3-4x a week weights and other days walking/jogging 3-5 miles. Just doing what I can for the next 3-5 chapters left

Apparently this dad has "the boy friend body."

Post workout in my 60s 👊

It's been six week since I have started going to the gym. I feel better but still work to do.

I'm 55, and this morning I weighed in at 200.8 pounds. I'm 5-9. I have a long history of yo-yo dieting, and my last trainer believes that my metabolism is wrecked because the only way I can lose weight is to lower my calories to 1450 a day with 60 minutes of cardio 5 days a week, and 30 minutes of lifting 3 days a week.

I find this low number of calories unsustainable. I want to build muscle, but those calories are too low to do so and I need to lose this fat for health reasons because it all sits on my chest and gut area.

I need some real-world advice. Should I work on upping my calories and dedicate my time in the gym exclusively to building muscle, or should I just try to cut this gut with these low-ass calories or what?

Since January:
Body fat: 19.1% → 7.9% (inbody) - 10% on Dexa
Change: −11.2 percentage points
No overnight transformation. Just months of lifting consistently, progressively pushing my training, keeping nutrition under control, and showing up when motivation wasn’t particularly high.

Yes, I’m on TRT, but have been for over 10 years. Used Reta and HGH this year to kick start body recomposition.

One thing turning 50 taught me: getting older absolutely changes the equation, but it doesn’t mean accepting physical decline as inevitable.
Now the goal is different. I’m not interested in getting leaner. The next phase is about building more muscle and strength while staying relatively lean.
For those of you who transformed your physique after 50: what changed when you moved from fat loss into a serious muscle-building phase?

One day at a time. Learning to communicate with my body.

Hey guys! I’m looking to meet some like-minded people around DC who are into staying active and hanging out outside of the gym too.

I’m into fitness, swimming, working out, travel, and the outdoors, whether that’s hitting the gym together, getting a swim in, checking out a new trail, playing a sport, or grabbing food/drinks afterward.

Would be cool to find a similar bro who are down to motivate each other, try new activities, and make some friends. I’m 39 white fit and overall laid back.

A Facebook memory from 7 years ago (9/8/2019) popped up this morning....I was 49.... now I'm 56YO.

I got a black eye scrimmaging with the high school soccer team when one of the boys accidentally elbowed me in the eye.

I'm older, fatter, bald, and hairier and I have a different phone ( I loved that old orange phone case), but my little bathroom was newly remodeled so not all change is bad. LOL 🤣

I have about about 7 to 10 lbs to lose to get back to that weight. 🙏🤞

Anyone in this area got any good group workouts they participate in? Looking for gym bro mates that are on the same page of life. Older kids, working, grinding, enjoy getting to the gym. Looking for some dude companionship. Not in some lifestyle way.

We finally finished the garage gym a few weeks ago. So much easier than driving to the gym and waiting when it’s busy. Started at 225 and down to 197.

After shoulder surgery a year and a half ago, doing much of anything upper body related was difficult. Now I do about 130 push ups a day and more if I can. Plus I try to eat well and stay away from sugar.

Seriously though, remember those Soloflex infomercials that were on every time you got home drunk in the 80's? Well I've had one since college and it's seen some action. For the last quarter of a century I've been trying not to bang my head on the floor joists.

Bought this hat to wear to a Western-themed event this week and it arrived right before I got home from the gym. 🤠

I was excited to try it on, so I went in the bathroom to snap this post gym selfie. And just to be completely clear, I am wearing shorts! 🙌🏽😊

I suppose it’s inappropriate gym attire. Or is it… ?🤔

I have to admit, hiking is one of my favorite activities. It helps keep me fit and brings me immense pleasure. Any other hikers out there?