Vascularity, does it come with age?

[TooJacked]

I noticed at my last show (actually my only show), that I was no where near as vascular as some of the older competitors. I'm 21 yrs old, and was competing against 35 and 40 year old guys. My BF was <4%, so it wasn't that. I mean I was fairly vascular, but I didn't have those thick garden hose veins that some of the older competitors did. In your experience have you noticed that you gain vascularity with age?

 

[THE_BIG_FED]

i have noticed this (31 now). my 19 year old friends at work always compliment me on the vascularity. and i'm the old guy.

 

[BIG D HASEK]

It comes with diet.

BIG D HASEK

 

[TooJacked]

Big D,
My diet was on point, what do you mean exactly by "it comes with diet"

 

[v shape]

Actually I hear the bigger your muscles grow your veins also grow in size..Although diet and genetics are a large factor.

 

[Zoomster]

As Fed said, it comes with diet. Age makes no difference.
Training style can affect it a little, higher reps, but not without getting rid of the fat.

 

[TooJacked]

Zoomster, wouldn't you think that at 4% bf, vascularity would be there?

 

[TooJacked]

not saying I didn't have some, just not the thick-ass veins the older dudes had

 

[Zoomster]

Zoomster, wouldn't you think that at 4% bf, vascularity would be there?

I only have one thing to say to that. In all of my years of training
I have never seen anyone below 7% that did not have some vascularity and at 4% you should be ripped with a lot of vascularity. I would have too see it to believe it.

 

[Ulter]

They come with being lean, being older, and lots of eq and Glucorell R. At least for me.