Building Muscle Over 40: A Realistic Guide
Ideas to inspire your fitness journey.
CONTENTS:
Introductory
Mindset in the Zone
Aging
Fuel Plan
Opinion About Steroids
Opinion About TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy)
Sleep
Cardio
Resistance Training
Final Thoughts
“Talk”
By Gilbert Quinones
1989 to 1993 – Elementary to High School
This is not a traditional article. It is a chapter in a book I have been writing that covers four years of events that impacted the kids I grew up with, who knew Avedis Garcia. It contains events that may be painful for some to read, but that is not my goal. I want to demonstrate how the people in our lives can positively impact us.
If you knew Avedis personally, reading this may take strength, and it still may if you didn’t know him. If you have had a dear friend or a close family member that you lost, you will understand how difficult it is. Although it was difficult to write this chapter, I am glad I did.
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Throughout my 20s and 30s, I attended a plethora of seminars and read a ton of books. After every class, coaching seminar, or book I always took notes of what I considered were the golden nugget takeaways. Golden nuggets are the summarized key points of the most valuable and helpful information.
There are a lot of people who have achieved weight loss and when you ask them how they did it many people say, “I just watched what I ate” or “Diet and exercise”, etc. Sometimes this is not helpful as I know people prefer to hear genuine answers they can relate to.
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The reason I think I use so many movie analogies in some of my writings is because I grew up watching a ton of movies as a kid. My big sister worked at a theater called the Cinema 76 in Copperas Cove, Texas and I got free popcorn, soda, and movies. I think watching all the movies early on helped me to be intuitive during my childhood and to this day I still use movie scenes to make analogies.
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A little about me.
I was fortunate enough to shed 100lbs over a decade ago. I have a naturally slow metabolism. The photo above on the right was taken in November of 2021 but I’m not going to pretend that I don’t go through off-seasons. I’m far from perfect and it was just earlier this year that I was 20lbs heavier and only recently shed my quarantine weight off.
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By Gilbert Quinones
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C. Clarke
Let’s face it. For many, life may be considered boring if aliens didn’t exist but at least we would have each other.
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Modern media and politics can be dangerous to our overall mental well-being. The overall effects and how it affects our mental health can sometimes go unnoticed. I hope this article gives you perspective and that you will share it’s message so that others can become more aware of the different media outlets’ motives. Awareness is the start to creating change.
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