I was underweight most of my life, not severely, but enough where I’d get comments. I hated summer because I hated my skinny arms being exposed. Often avoided wearing shorts even in the heat. Almost never went swimming or to the beach. People don’t say “wow you’re a fat fuck” to people they know but they WILL comment on how skinny you are.
I started lifting, put on 25 lbs so far. I look better, have more energy, and more confidence in my body. Fewer random aches and pains. My mood has improved (turns out not eating can worsen anxiety and make you tired and depressed). While bulking I’ve paid attention finally to what foods digest well or not and so eating has become self-care rather than a chore. I’ve had to replace my entire wardrobe except shoes and hats so I took the time to overhaul my look. I don’t dress flashy now but I dress a lot less like an ignoreable wallflower and more in shit I like. I get more positive attention from hot people and I’m not even super jacked yet, I just went from skinny to normal.
I always had a lopsided body, my legs were big from cycling for years but my top half was always small & skinny. I decided to do something about it. 24 months later my body is proportional, I’m visibly muscular and feel sexy for the first time in decades. It’s amazing.
At 50 I thought I couldn’t put on much muscle, but I was wrong. I will never be huge, but that was never the goal.
Lifting weights and bulking up.
I was underweight most of my life, not severely, but enough where I’d get comments. I hated summer because I hated my skinny arms being exposed. Often avoided wearing shorts even in the heat. Almost never went swimming or to the beach. People don’t say “wow you’re a fat fuck” to people they know but they WILL comment on how skinny you are.
I started lifting, put on 25 lbs so far. I look better, have more energy, and more confidence in my body. Fewer random aches and pains. My mood has improved (turns out not eating can worsen anxiety and make you tired and depressed). While bulking I’ve paid attention finally to what foods digest well or not and so eating has become self-care rather than a chore. I’ve had to replace my entire wardrobe except shoes and hats so I took the time to overhaul my look. I don’t dress flashy now but I dress a lot less like an ignoreable wallflower and more in shit I like. I get more positive attention from hot people and I’m not even super jacked yet, I just went from skinny to normal.
I always had a lopsided body, my legs were big from cycling for years but my top half was always small & skinny. I decided to do something about it. 24 months later my body is proportional, I’m visibly muscular and feel sexy for the first time in decades. It’s amazing.
At 50 I thought I couldn’t put on much muscle, but I was wrong. I will never be huge, but that was never the goal.
Im also 50 and working out, definently worth it. It not even difficult to lift some weights 3 times per week.
Ive been doing it for a year and im happy with the dumbbell chest press. Got up to 32 kilo per hand and will try to get that higher this year.
That’s awesome! People can put on muscle at any age. At some point there’s no way you could get massive but you can still benefit from it.