Quote Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet View Post
Bro 1 year ago my wife was pregnant with twin boys. She looked like a beached whale. Since then, she lost A TON of weight. If she can do that, I can lose a measly 19 pounds in 7 weeks.

Seriously though, yeah I’m trying to make it lifestyle change. If I’m not quite there by that date I won’t get discouraged. Phase 2 though…go on a calorie surplus with mass gainer and go hard in the paint at the gym. I want to add 25 pounds of mostly more muscle, and then get shredded this Spring.
If your goal is to gain a lot of muscle, then I would not focus on cardio, but you will need to hit the gym hard and lift heavy, which is very good for you incidentally since it stimulates the body to produce all kinds of good things like testosterone. The risk at your age is injury, trust me on how I know this. So make sure you have a spotter or use a machine, not as good as free weights but a lot less prone to injury. I gave up on lifting heavy in my early 50's, now I just try and keep up with cardio so my brother does not lap me when we ride mountain bikes.