[Evans, Marv]

Great advice from George & Scott. You have to look at what you are and have naturally. It's true that most guys can eat to their heart's content when they're young, but quickly find out one day they have gained a lot of weight and haven't even noticed. Once you gain weight when you are older, it's hell to get rid of it. For a long term perspective, you want to maintain a high level of health and fitness into your later years - and believe me, if you're lucky, you will find yourself in your "later years" someday. Listen to those who have already been through it. If you want to complete with bigger guys by building yourself up to their level of size and strength, you have to understand they had it naturally, and while you have to build up to their specifications and get into shape, they only have to get into shape. So what George said about an activity like boxing is totally true, and what Scott said about a body building activity is also totally true. Wrestling is a great sport that will build strength, flexibility, coordination and provide fun competition, but you should try to target your general weight class instead of trying to build up to something your're not. A friend of mine in high school started out as the manager for the wrestling team. One day the coach convinced him to try wrestling. He did and ended up winning the state title in the 156 weight class. Later in life, he had a career as a high level manager for a big company, didn't exercise at all and became the usual sloppy looking middle aged guy. That example shows how a person can sometimes become way more than they think, but can end up like the normal slob if they don't take care of themselves as years go by. If he had gone the body building route, he would be even worse off.