Used to be 270 lbs and couldn’t climb a flight of stairs without losing my breath. Now I’m 212 and deadlifting more than some guys at my gym 😏
No crash diets, no gimmicks just years of showing up, learning macros and treating my body like something I actually care about.
I’m not done yet next stop 190 lbs and abs for the first time in my life.
Age ain’t the issue excuses are.
In practice, I swapped to an upper/lower split and recovery went way up. YMMV though.
To add on, RPE tracking stopped me from overshooting every session. Hope that helps.
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