Originally Posted by knobster

I got heavily into body building when I was in my early 20's. 5'10" 249lbs. I had one hell of a time stopping and mainly it was because of the change in diet I'd have to go through in order to not turn to a blob. My normal weight is about 185 and it's easy to maintain. As you have already found out, it's going to be a lifetime commitment to stay at the weight you're at currently. It may be best to come to terms with it now verses later.

It's only counter productive if you're racing really. There is nothing wrong with having muscle on your upper body and can be quite beneficial. But having to dedicate a lot of time to it is counter productive to the rest of your life. I switched to doing P90X and have maintained plenty of muscle and got back a lot of time and money because of the lack of gym and the time needed for those workouts.