How Old is Too Old
for hypertrophy to be a realistic goal? All summer I heard that any 35 year old professional baseball player who gained significant muscle mass had to be juicing. Personally, at 51, I've lost fat, become stronger and I assume healthier, but haven't gained much size. This may be because I've been eating at about maintenance except for holiday/vacation splurges which all seem to land around my gut. Am I past the age where an extra 500 calories per day and a good hypertrophy workout can add some muscle? I'm currently 6'2" and 216 lbs. I've dropped 8 lbs this year and have about 11 more to go to reach my goal weight. After that I'm thinking maybe my first bulk attempt in 35 years, but am afraid of just getting fat and having to loose it again. Any thoughts?
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