I got a late start in fitness, I was one of those awkward, lanky, clumsy kids who always got picked last when choosing teams in PE class - not athletic in the slightest. I really didnt do anything fitness wise till I was 21 and started lifting weights. I'm 50 years old now and have been lifting weights an hour a day, five-six days a week, 52 weeks a year, for the last 29 years. I take at most one week off from weights a year, but usually only skip a day or two. After starting to lift weights, my confidence was boosted and I started to enjoy other sports as well - skating, hiking, volleyball, cycling, windsurfing, and recently running and swimmng. I reached my genetic potential at about age 40 and have been stable at 235lbs with 8% body fat since then, no strength or mass gains or losses.

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