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I forgot this one.......Absolutely poor advice. Competition is not for everyone. There is no reason why you can't enjoy the sport of bodybuilding with out ever stepping onto a stage and competing. Its all about the lifestyle.

When I changed from competitive powerlifting to more of bodybuilding I was amazed at how I could totally reshape my body. I went from the shape of a refrigerator to actually having a shape. From sitting on my ass so I am not too tired to squat to doing what I wanted to do and start taking my health into consideration for the 1st time in my life. Its hard to do that competing because your only goal is winning. This is the best hobby in the world.

Last, the fact that you are at just over 200lbs and are able to eat such a large amount of protein/calories and keep the body fat down shows the powerful Thermic Effect of protein.

<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 43589" data-source="post: 240095" data-attributes="member: 43589">I forgot this one.......Absolutely poor advice.&nbsp; Competition is not for everyone.&nbsp; There is no reason why you can&#039;t enjoy the sport of bodybuilding with out ever stepping onto a stage and competing.&nbsp; Its all about the lifestyle. When I changed from competitive powerlifting to more of bodybuilding I was amazed at how I could totally reshape my body.&nbsp; I went from the shape of a refrigerator to actually having a shape.&nbsp; From sitting on my ass so I am not too tired to squat to doing what I wanted to do and start taking my health into consideration for the 1st time in my life.&nbsp; Its hard to do that competing because your only goal is winning.&nbsp; This is the best hobby in the world.Last, the fact that you are at just over 200lbs and are able to eat such a large amount of protein/calories and keep the body fat down shows the powerful Thermic Effect of protein.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deleted member 43589, post: 240095, member: 43589"] I forgot this one.......Absolutely poor advice. Competition is not for everyone. There is no reason why you can't enjoy the sport of bodybuilding with out ever stepping onto a stage and competing. Its all about the lifestyle. When I changed from competitive powerlifting to more of bodybuilding I was amazed at how I could totally reshape my body. I went from the shape of a refrigerator to actually having a shape. From sitting on my ass so I am not too tired to squat to doing what I wanted to do and start taking my health into consideration for the 1st time in my life. Its hard to do that competing because your only goal is winning. This is the best hobby in the world. Last, the fact that you are at just over 200lbs and are able to eat such a large amount of protein/calories and keep the body fat down shows the powerful Thermic Effect of protein. [/QUOTE]

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038