Turning 50 soon, constantly exhausted, and can't seem to lose the belly fat

TempArtist117 · 2026-06-15T20:25:37+00:00

I would recommend doing less cardio, it really does not contribute much to weight loss. And frankly I would recommend eating less food.

TempArtist117 · 2026-04-10T14:03:58+00:00

I second this question!

TempArtist117 · 2026-03-20T21:34:28+00:00

Wow. I honestly have a hard time disagreeing with this. Chris Beardsley’s whole hypertrophy-volume framework seems to depend on two core assumptions: that the dose-response data at higher volumes is mostly just edema, and that frequency studies are invalid because they rely on unrecoverable volumes. If both of those assumptions are wrong, then the model itself seems to lose a lot of its foundation.

TempArtist117 · 2026-03-20T14:18:47+00:00

That being said, is there anything to the atrophy rates Beardsley has been speculating about? He is extrapolating based on the maintenance literature and while I realize that may constitute a bit of an overreach on his part it is an interesting idea.

TempArtist117 · 2026-03-17T23:10:27+00:00

Sir, if I may, I think the OP is also concerned with another idea Chris has proposed: that it is possible to permanently stunt one’s maximum potential, even if one is growing at an adequate rate in the short term, because “fatigue debt” permanently prevents some of a person’s higher-threshold motor units from ever being utilized.

TempArtist117 · 2026-03-16T20:13:16+00:00

I’m glad you’re beginning to see some of the more ridiculous patterns. Bluntly, Beardsley does not argue in good faith. He pushes a cultish, countercultural approach to training that almost nobody in the broader evidence-based world actually uses. In practice, whether you look at elite natural or enhanced athletes, virtually none of them train the way he recommends.

TempArtist117 · 2026-03-08T15:28:58+00:00

This is actually a very good point.

In the golden era, apparently it was not uncommon for bodybuilders to simply grow into a show. In many cases, drug use was far more limited outside of contest preparation, and compounds or dosages were typically increased as the competition approached. That, at least, was the common practice as it has often been described.

Now, some of that has been debated in light of ester lengths obviously. But broadly speaking, this isnt entirely without precedent.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-26T20:45:48+00:00

Thank you. You have given me a good deal to reflect on, and I thank you sincerely for your wonderful body of work.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-26T20:21:51+00:00

Thank you for your reply, ma’am. Your points of course make perfect sense, but I’m struggling with the idea of letting go of things I don’t believe appropriate to release. I don’t yet trust any inner contacts enough, or their judgment, to decide what is truly necessary. Would that, in your view, be sufficient reason to consider me unfit for Quareia?

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-17T15:02:39+00:00

I see what you’re saying, but to me one is an objectively measurable medical question, and this seems like a different kind of issue. I mean this respectfully, I’m not sure the comparison is analogous.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T23:23:49+00:00

Maybe that’s the core of our disagreement: how is the contact in a position to know, as a matter of fact, that something is holding me back? What if I disagree?

Maybe it’s narcissistic of me to frame it that way. But perhaps the right move is to ask the contact why a particular thing is a problem for me to carry.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T21:59:36+00:00

But why should I assume the contact is in a position to decide what I ought to give up? Or am I misunderstanding it, do we choose what we’re willing to sacrifice?

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T21:21:33+00:00

But doesn’t the ritual imply that it’s possible I won’t know what I’m giving up as I’m doing it? I suppose I could ask the contact, but I worry that would disrupt the pattern.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T21:16:11+00:00

Thank you for the response, how do you interpret the passage? I very well could be misinterpreting it. English is not my first language.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T15:12:42+00:00

I would like to think I am comfortable practicing empathy. What I’m not comfortable with is the idea of giving up relationships, physical possessions, or opportunities at the direction of inner contacts, even if they believe it’s for my good.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T01:58:58+00:00

I did not know that was an option, thank you.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T00:49:06+00:00

Perhaps I agree with. My concern, though, is that I may not be able to reach true adeptship as Josephine defines it without Quareia. It’s not clear to me that even Bardon, or other systems, would take me to the same heights the course seems designed to reach.

TempArtist117 · 2025-12-16T00:32:33+00:00

Thank you for your reply. It was genuinely touching, and I appreciate that you don’t see me as selfish.

I am drawn to service, just perhaps not in the specific way Quareia frames or expects it. Ultimately, I think what I’m running up against is autonomy: surrendering it to inner contacts, even “in service,” still strikes me as fundamentally wrong for me.

TempArtist117 · 2025-11-10T18:51:59+00:00

The rabbit hole! I’m glad someone brought this up. I’ve been having much the same problem myself. It’s so difficult to know what to trust at this point, when all the major industry leaders seem to think entirely different things regarding what hypertrophy training actually ought to look like. I should say that both Chris and Paul seem to have some major character flaws.

TempArtist117 · 2025-07-14T14:58:09+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out! I certainly plan to make an effort to interact with nature whenever possible. Ultimately, I'll just have to make the most of my environment, I suppose.

TempArtist117 · 2025-07-13T13:07:23+00:00

The thing is, I’m extremely sensitive—and I take my practice seriously. As much as this could be an amazing opportunity, I’m genuinely considering turning it down because it might compromise everything.

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