Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Strength question, PLEASE HELP

EricB
EricB
Posts: 48
Joined: 2002/03/08
United States
2004/04/06, 09:20 PM
Hi, im 19 and i have little to almost no facial hair yet. Most people my age have a full beard by now. I weigh 210 lbs with about 8 perctent body fat. I am alot bigger than some guys in the gym who lift more than i can. Does strength have anything to do with this? Will I have more strength and will i be able to get more muscle mass in the future when i have fully reached puberty? My father did not get facial hair untill he was 21 or 22, but now he has alot... anyone have any input?
jsom85
jsom85
Posts: 316
Joined: 2004/01/16
United States
2004/04/06, 09:30 PM
its genetics...everyone is different. you may be bigger than some guys who are stronger than you and have little facial hair. yet i have seen the opposite, skinny guys with a beard at the age of 17 who could lift with the best of them. its genetics, a good comparison of how you will turn out (as far as facial hair and other genetic factors) is to look to your father.

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Get your weight up, kid
7707mutt
7707mutt
Posts: 7,686
Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2004/04/07, 07:40 AM
I did not really need to shave till i was 23. I am 33 now and even though I have a lot more of face hair I still can not grow a ful beard...it is just what the body is designed for I am afraid. I have a brother that was shaving in 7th grade so go figure LOL.

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bigandrew
bigandrew
Posts: 5,146
Joined: 2002/10/21
United States
2004/04/07, 09:44 PM
yea man genetics sux..........I have big, short legs, short arms and wide hips, i'll bench 500lbs lbs before I grab rim in a b ball goal.........as for facial I been shaving since 7th grade, it sux........lol After like 4 days i'm like the wolf man. owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww:laugh:

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jsom85
jsom85
Posts: 316
Joined: 2004/01/16
United States
2004/04/07, 09:46 PM
i with big andrew on the facial hair...i have to shave everyday or else i'll become part of ZZ Top. and most of my friends shave like once i a week...its crazy

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Get your weight up, kid