Chris Hobson
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I started training with weights when I was first diagnosed in 2013 at the age of 54. I've written a few posts about it in the past, some links here.
My original motivation was being told that muscle to fat ratio was important to diabetics. When I was in my twenties and thirties I had a fairly muscular build naturally, enhanced a bit by karate training. In my forties and early fifties I let it slide a bit and went a bit pear shaped. Weight training and triathlons got me back onto shape and proved that, yes you can do it in your fifties. Interestingly I seem to have attained a more ripped appearance by concentrating on swimming. Swimming long distances has caused me to lose quite a bit of weight and I think that the lack of body fat means that my muscles are becoming more clearly defined.
My original motivation was being told that muscle to fat ratio was important to diabetics. When I was in my twenties and thirties I had a fairly muscular build naturally, enhanced a bit by karate training. In my forties and early fifties I let it slide a bit and went a bit pear shaped. Weight training and triathlons got me back onto shape and proved that, yes you can do it in your fifties. Interestingly I seem to have attained a more ripped appearance by concentrating on swimming. Swimming long distances has caused me to lose quite a bit of weight and I think that the lack of body fat means that my muscles are becoming more clearly defined.
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