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Originally Posted by hrpiii

you are killing me here... lol. Oh, I get the whole BMI index, as my company used to have health coverage discounts, and I would have to get a note from my doctor saying I was a bodybuilder, as I was considered 30% fat based on those 'standards'. How about more like 12% at 225 lbs.

I will be 50 early next year, and been lifting a long time. No aches, no additional pains, and get a physical every year. So again, your 'impression' of 'most' bodybuilders/powerlifters really isn't true. But then again, maybe you are talking about the Professional Bodybuilders that are 280+ lbs and pushing their bodies to the max for what they do for a living (and not your normal gym rat that is muscular). I can see the pro's having potential issues later in life, but that is not just lifting, but also all the additional enhancing drugs to push well beyond your boundaries.

I've always found it comical most's people's perceptions of "powerlifters". They imagine these big blobs walking around....and while some are, there are weight classes down to 114 and a majority of the ones in the 198 and under, at at least a state level, are in great overall shape.

Regarding performance it depends on how you "wired" as much, if not more that your body "type". CF kicks my ass daily....Monique is 5'2", 140lbs and built like a brick sh..house. And most days she kicks everyone's ass including the men that are half her age. But then again, she is "wired" for it.....