Hey guys! First, welcome to so many new members! Can't wait to dig in and hear all your stories and see what your goals are for your fitness. Wanted to mention that I checked off a bucket list item this weekend! I lifted at Muscle Beach in Venice Beach California. Always wanted to ever since I started following Arnold and the other guys who formed bodybuilder culture. It was so much fun!

Getting hungry too often by day 4.

For me, I have always hit the gym. I have had a solid routine for years but got comfortable. Now I am pushing it more with lifting. Told myself for years that I was “too old to dead lift”… Well that is not the case. Mind you I am not doing crazy weight, but I am lifting to failure in reps. I have built up to 225lbs and today I did 12 the first set, 9 the second, and 7 the third set then dropped down to. 135 and did 20. Disclaimer, I’m 5’6 and weight 152lbs now.

Hi guys, I was a fat kid growing up and while I’m no longer obese, I never really got lower than 22% body fat and most of the time stayed around 25%. I’m a gym rat at heart but when building muscle would sort of balloon up in size like super Mario, but never really would get muscular. Same thing when I lost weight we just shrink, but never really got defined. I was on Tirzepatide and went all the way up to 7.5mg with saw only modest changes (5 lbs) nothing really that drastic so I just switched to retatrutide this last week and I’m hoping that the added receptor will really benefit me. I had surgery a few months ago and just getting back into weight lifting. Not lifting as heavy as I used to out of caution, but can now say at least that I’m lifting three times a week. Looking forward to learning from you guys

Hey ya’ll! I’m Brian. I began my fitness journey about 2 years ago (for the first time since leaving the military 19 years ago). My current goal: Figure how to keep a lower body fat % and NOT feel like I’m starving everyday 😂