Comic book heroes have it made!

[CompEng1]

in that last 6 months or so I've gotten back into the gym. As much a function of health as it is vanity but overall the results are great and I feel much better. At 6' and about 195-200 I'm starting to get the desired results but man, for every one thing that gets more "pumped", two things break! Doing squats, Quads bulk up, blow out a hamstring and wrench the ankle. Doing bench press, chest gets bigger, blow out a shoulder, wrist is killing me. I'm sure it's as much my age as it is anything else, and I'm taking all the reps very slowly and controlled but damn! I need to guzzle some toxic waste or be bitten by a radioactive armadillo or something. Instant muscle and power with no side effects. Heroes in comics have it made!

[Tetragrammaton]

Maybe your pushing too fast?

[CompEng1]

Taking it slow and easy bro, just think I don't bounce back like I used to.

[metalsquid]

heh, your post made me think of this article i was reading last night. thought i'd just post it here. it's a fun read. how do actors get pumped up for the superhero roles they play in the movies, in just 12 weeks!? Read on...

20 pounds of "Hollywood" muscle

[CompEng1]

Man, there is some crazy stuff in that article. That's my point though, you can get too carried away with it all. When it becomes more like a job than exercise, I'm out...