yeppo

well im sure some of you know i havent been to the gym in ages but i went back today expecting to have lost tonnes of strength, but i racked up 5kgs more on my bench, i was speechless, maybe i should have hue layoffs more often :boink: haah but then i thought about how im 16 and i maybe had gained strength because of maturing, like i know when i am 18 i will be stronger than what i am now, but why is this, who do you get stronger as you get older? and oy yeah 5kgs extra on my bench is friggn awesome.

Vegeto

It doens't usually work like that once you are full grown. Your tendons are almost fully matured, your sex hormones are probably starting to peak and you may be bigger than you were last time.

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DJSTARER

If ur diet was in check, then yes, a layoff of significant time may produce excellent strength gains. I know when I take a couple weeks off, my lifts tend to go up.

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SoMdHunter

Yeah, at 16 you are still growing, your test levels are naturally through the roof and your body is naturally getting stronger and bigger on its own. So this is not surprising. Take advantage of it while you can. Eat well, lift as often as you can and get plenty of rest. You'll nautrally be big and strong.

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skelooth

sort of related but kind of unrelated... it's the old dudes at my gym who have the amazing strength. For some reason old guys are really strong. I think as you get older your brain naturally gets better at firing off neurons at muscles.

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Grunt76

Maybe they've just been lifting for a gazillion years?

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skelooth

they sure don't look like it

They look like 'old men' just shy of retirement.... big bellies, skinny arms, the whole 9.... :blue: yet they outlift me like car-ay-zee

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A.FreeRadical

You guys crack me up!

You might be right though. I went to a powerlifting meet a few months ago. There was this guy there who is 82 years old and he outlifted me on total (bench, deadlift and squat) by about 200 lbs. I figure I have about 22 years to catch him. When I do, I will break his world record for 80+ years and 180 lb class.



I don't have a big belly or skinny arms (I do have skinny legs though), but I love it when I outlift the young guys.


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yeppo

im afraid at ones peak they will fall around 55 you will start to lose strength.