What have you accomplished in your 40,s??

It,s not all doom and gloom in your 40,s I just won 2 Mr Bitain titles age 46, so come on guys and gals what feats have you all acomplished as we have rached the big 40??

Well done indeed there. Nothing of note training wise lol. I competed and won numerous titles as a natural BBer back in the 90's. Don't think I'll compete again as the dieting ime takes a heavy toll which I am not really willing to go through again. Shame as I've done 2 AAS cycles in the last year for the first time and respond magnificently to them!

British masters 2 superheavy powerlifting champion twice

North West masters 2 superheavy powerlifting champion three times

British masters 2 superheavy squat record holder

All since I turned 50. In my 40s I did the groundwork

well after hearing pete`s acomplishements there is hope yet,,,,just turned 40 last sat so nothing yet,, but there will be plenty to come...

I stopped drinking, best thing I've ever done.

scruffy


well after hearing pete`s acomplishements there is hope yet,,,,just turned 40 last sat so nothing yet,, but there will be plenty to come...

You're in your prime. Just keep ploddin' on. You will be amazed how far you can get. Ten years is a long time, it'll go in the twinkling of an eye, but it is a long time.

You are still young but you have wisdom. best of both worlds

Achievements are, learned to train smarter.
Competed once.
Overcame skin cancer (trust me to get rare form)even docs puzzled.
Started open university and still plodding my way through it.
Eventually found a job I like after leaving armed forces.
Still learning new things and want to achieve other goals while I still can.

Competed in my first ever international show and got bronze medal for the Masters ladies

I feel quite embarrassed that i am in such great company.

Granted i only turned 40 last September,but even in the years gone by i have not achieved anything like the things some of our older members have achieved.

Respect to you all.

galenkia


I feel quite embarrassed that i am in such great company.

Granted i only turned 40 last September,but even in the years gone by i have not achieved anything like the things some of our older members have achieved.

Respect to you all.

Plenty of time mate!!

Well done on the achievments everyone, me = bugger all!

Broke 300kg squat for the first time

I'm 48.
Since turning 40 I gave up smoking.
I went back to university and got a 1st Class Honours degree and an award for outstanding work.  Then changed careers and became a psychiatric nurse.
And at the end of this month I'm off to Thailand to train Muay Thai for 2 months in an effort to kick start a weight loss/fitness regime after I piled on stones after packing in smoking and giving up all training after a shoulder injury - weak excuse I know, but it happened, so now I have to put it right.

Can't say that I've done anything of note.  Currently I'm working on regaining and beating my physical fitness and condition of my early thirties, when I was the fittest I've ever been.

Age is a number, attitude counts.

In GBPF/BWLA
British 50+ Bench Press Champion Equipped and Unequipped 2006/7/8/9
British 50+ Bench Press Record Holder Equipped (200) and Unequipped (165)
Members of Masters Bench Press team since 2006.
 
In BDFPA
British 50+ Bench Press Champion Unequipped 2007/8/9
British 50+ Equipped Champion 2007 and 2009 (injured 2008)
British Record Holder Equipped (192.5) and Unequipped (157.5)
 
In WDFPF
World 50+ Bench Press Champion Equipped 2007 and 2008
World 50+ Bench Press Champion Unequipped 2007 (runner up 2008)
World 50+ Bench Press Record Holder Equipped (192.5)
World Open Bench Press Bronze Medallist 2007
 
Plus various North West divisional things, and 3rd and 4th places overall in British Championships with both organisations.
 
That reads at bit 'I am...' actually. Sorry, but that's the answer to the question!
 
Long term goal - IPF M3 (60+) Bench title in 2016!

I knew you were 'the man' Martin, but that is very impressive! Well done sir!

Thanks Malc, but possibly it reads more impressive than it is. I remember my first M1 British Bench in 2004. There were 14 entrants in the M1 alone in the 90s and I came 12th out of 14! Now I usually only have to beat two or three people to take Masters titles. For me records are more important than titles. To win a title, you can be the only one there on the day and you just have to push up the qualifying weight. But a record means you've lifted more than anyone in your class has ever - even if you are using a better shirt than they had years ago - so that's more special.

i'm 29 so just looked in on this forum for 1st time, fantastic stuff very inspirational to those of us worried about getting older. I cant believe micky is 46 ( i said this once before about 12 months ago then forgot how old he was) wish i looked half that good now!

46 and counting haha!!! watch out for a better me next year!!!

I'm an under achiever