For bodybuilding as well as physique you’ll need superlean, nicely shaped muscle. The fact that you are considering bodybuilding tells me that you probably have enough muscle to do it. You have to lose fat all over your body by following a solid diet, training hard with weights and adding cardiovascular exercise as necessary. The classic era of bodybuilding and weightlifting undoubtedly occurred in the 1970s and early 1980s. That you are also considering physique tells me that you feel pretty good about the way you look in swim trunks. At 5’7” I usually compete weighing 170 to 175 pounds. I’m hoping you can give me some guidance on that. Legs. Bodybuilding is a process of building, then refining. Fast-forward another 10 years, and I was long past the point where anyone was calling me skinny. Enter both divisions for your first show. Building muscle mass after 50 is definitely possible. Hardest fat to move? The result was that I added 1 1/2 inches to my waist from contest shape in 1983 to contest shape in 1984. Many of those athletes graduated to successful careers in the IFBB Professional League, a list that includes 24 Olympia and 38 Arnold Classic winners. To contact Dave directly, send e-mail to [email protected] IM, You must be logged in to post a comment I have not done any direct oblique work in 29 years. Home I have a contest-preparation video available at www.Home-Gym.com that covers bodybuilding posing as well as diet, tanning and training. See which division you are more competitive in and more comfortable doing. Fitness Models Over 50! Login. Learn what a top competitor goes through in the final days before a contest. Regarding which division to enter, if you’re in a quandary about whether to compete in bodybuilding or physique, enter both. Abdominal fat – decidedly stubborn, especially in the 50’s. So, at age 50, I made a last-minute decision to enter my first fitness competition. 2020 NPC Worldwide International Schedule, 2020 NPC North American Championships:Masters Bikini Over 50 Winner Tanna Telligman, 2020 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Masters Championships Women’s Physique Over 55 Winner Jane Davis, 2020 NPC North American Championships Bikini Over 35 Winner NOELLE AGNEW after show interview, 2020 Road To The Olympia Interview with IFBB Pro League Bikini Pro Lauralie Chapados, 2020 NPC National Championships Women’s Backstage Pt 1 Video, 2020 Road To The Olympia: Kamal Elgargni & Alex Cambonero Workout, IFBB Pro League Bikini Pro Etila Santiago interviews Mr.Protan, REDCON1 BLACK FRIDAY VIDEO : GET YOUR DEAL TODAY, HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE NPC NEWS ONLINE TEAM, 2020 Road To The Olympia Interview with @ifbb_pro_league 212 @mrolympiallc @ifbb_pro_kamal_elgargni, 2020 Road to the Olympia Clarence Mcspadden Posing Video. As you get older, you may start to believe that you are 'past your prime' as far as muscle building is concerned. Building muscle after 50 might be a bit more of a challenge than doing so in your 20s and 30s, but it is still doable — … He’s done well in both divisions and at this point enters both at every show because he enjoys it. In order to get it that small, I do absolutely no oblique work! Or you may be like my friend Mo Bennett. Includes all types of shows: local, national, natural, beginners, all Federations (eg NPC, IFBB etc). I got in the absolute best shape of my life—and I had just 10 weeks to do it! Starting in their 30s, men begin to lose their muscle mass. The natural anabolic hormones in the body are starting to slow down and this is just going to make it harder and harder to gain the lean mass you're looking for..