[gnheil]

my situation is no different than a professional football player who decides to quit after years of playing. you've achieved everything you wanted to achieve it's that simple. i have been weight training for over 20 years. i work with loads that most people only think about. why would i want to go any heavier and risk a possible injury that would prevent me from doing anything. that would be rather ignorant and would lack responsible thinking. i have 2 grandkids that i want to spend time with. i don't want to spend my days in a doctors office having my busted up body looked at. when i was a kid i thought differently but a mature responsible adult looks at things differently. i see too many young guys in the gym trying to be "cool" and go as heavy as possible without concern for injuries. i don't need to be "cool" anymore. my main point here is when you attain your goals with weight training be happy with what you've accomplished and let it go. i will be simply maintaining what i have gained and i will be happy with that. i will enjoy watching all the "kids" grunting and groaning.!