Quote Originally Posted by hurley842002 View Post
Thanks, and nice! I didn't get up near that high, but I only did it for a couple months, starting with 135 bench and squat, and that was after neglecting legs for awhile. Bodyweight started at 162 and am now around 185, I'm hoping to end (in June) at 170 with 10-12% BF, but I don't know if that's a reality this time around. My end goal is 180 at 5'9" with sub 10% BF, but we'll see, getting older sucks.
It's not an overnight thing, if you want to get there just stick with it. It was pretty fast for me to get fit (9-12 months), and then to get "strong", but after those relatively quick initial milestones the added strength and size takes a lot more work. Stick with it though. I totally agree with the getting older part sucking- my joints hurt when I go heavy, I tweak stuff way easier than before, and it seems like it takes twice the work to get the same gains as these 20 somethings I'm deployed with!