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Your two a days remind me of high school. I dig it
Same. Haven’t done that since I was a youngster lol. Kleen is on one!
Thanks Gents! It is more about me saving time at home than anything. Doing what I can at my work gym during lunch hour then finishing the big stuff off at home. It actually is nice to break the workout up but I still only do about 75-90 minutes of actual training between both sessions.
I love this group. Anytime I start feeling like a pussy you just open up any random log and everyone is going balls to the wall. Makes ya step your game up
I know that's right!!!!

Unfortunately this session was not meant to be. I got outside and started warming up, but was already noticing my arm was a little tender. Then I grabbed the 10lb DB's to do curls to get blood in the biceps it became obvious that I needed to take the safe route and call the session. The 10lbs was causing a pain in my biceps tendon even after trying to pump some blood into them. Rather than inflame it worse I am giving it a rest, going to ice the biceps, take some ibuprofen and see what I can do tomorrow when I get home. Hopefully I both get good news there, and am able to so some DL's and if not I will do squats and push strength tomorrow since I just found out my sister was showing up first thing Saturday morning to stay the weekend with me and leaving Monday to celebrate my birthday which is on Wednesday. So I will not be taking time away from that short visit to train. I think I am going to go ahead and deload next week anyway. I have been pushing things very hard for 6 weeks now and things are starting to feel a little beat up so it is time.
 
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Thanks Gents! It is more about me saving time at home than anything. Doing what I can at my work gym during lunch hour then finishing the big stuff off at home. It actually is nice to break the workout up but I still only do about 75-90 minutes of actual training between both sessions.
I know that's right!!!!

Unfortunately this session was not meant to be. I got outside and started warming up, but was already noticing my arm was a little tender. Then I grabbed the 10lb DB's to do curls to get blood in the biceps it became obvious that I needed to take the safe route and call the session. The 10lbs was causing a pain in my biceps tendon even after trying to pump some blood into them. Rather than inflame it worse I am giving it a rest, going to ice the biceps, take some ibuprofen and see what I can do tomorrow when I get home. Hopefully I both get good news there, and am able to so some DL's and if not I will do squats and push strength tomorrow since I just found out my sister was showing up first thing Saturday morning to stay the weekend with me and leaving Monday to celebrate my birthday which is on Wednesday. So I will not be taking time away from that short visit to train. I think I am going to go ahead and deload next week anyway. I have been pushing things very hard for 6 weeks now and things are starting to feel a little beat up so it is time.
Even though you didn’t get to your deadlifts you already put in some good work on your lats earlier. Probably a smart move to pull back and not risk an injury. Our bodies really do communicate with us on what direction to go in, we just have to be willing to listen. I’m way better at listening to my body now that I’m older, whereas in my younger days I was known to plow ahead and unfortunately sometimes that resulted in injuries that were my own fault.
 
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Even though you didn’t get to your deadlifts you already put in some good work on your lats earlier. Probably a smart move to pull back and not risk an injury. Our bodies really do communicate with us on what direction to go in, we just have to be willing to listen. I’m way better at listening to my body now that I’m older, whereas in my younger days I was known to plow ahead and unfortunately sometimes that resulted in injuries that was my own fault.
I am trying to get better at it for sure. Biceps is feeling a bit better. I'm still probably just going to move on to a push session today to be careful. I will have to keep an eye on it during the negative portion of bench press too.
 
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Thanks Gents! It is more about me saving time at home than anything. Doing what I can at my work gym during lunch hour then finishing the big stuff off at home. It actually is nice to break the workout up but I still only do about 75-90 minutes of actual training between both sessions.
I know that's right!!!!

Unfortunately this session was not meant to be. I got outside and started warming up, but was already noticing my arm was a little tender. Then I grabbed the 10lb DB's to do curls to get blood in the biceps it became obvious that I needed to take the safe route and call the session. The 10lbs was causing a pain in my biceps tendon even after trying to pump some blood into them. Rather than inflame it worse I am giving it a rest, going to ice the biceps, take some ibuprofen and see what I can do tomorrow when I get home. Hopefully I both get good news there, and am able to so some DL's and if not I will do squats and push strength tomorrow since I just found out my sister was showing up first thing Saturday morning to stay the weekend with me and leaving Monday to celebrate my birthday which is on Wednesday. So I will not be taking time away from that short visit to train. I think I am going to go ahead and deload next week anyway. I have been pushing things very hard for 6 weeks now and things are starting to feel a little beat up so it is time.
Good timing for a forced deload. This week I ended up with mon-weds as zero barbell days instead of deload. But at the end of the day, my body desperately needed it as well.
 
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Sub'd again! PFlow 1.0 was banned last night for a silly post I made...
Well damn!
Good timing for a forced deload. This week I ended up with mon-weds as zero barbell days instead of deload. But at the end of the day, my body desperately needed it as well.
Yeah, I know I will come back and end up doing even better.
Smart deload. You have been crushing lately
Thanks! I had another great push session today. Ran out of time for squats but will find 45 minutes to toss those in this weekend. I wanted to push things to see where I was right before the deload,

1/27/23 Push Upper Hyper

Elliptical 6 minutes
RC Band Complex

Flat Bench WU 45x20, 95x10, 135x5, 185x5
205x5, 210x5, 215x5, 220x5, 225x5 -
Excited about hitting 225 for the first time since surgery. Even better, with no pain! Felt good, and was a good RPE8-8.5

Military Press - WU = 45x10, 95x5
115x5, 135x5, 140x5, 145x5, 150x3
- Went from 135 for my top 3 sets, and that was a little work just 10 days ago. Stability is really coming back in my shoulder.

IronTec Dip Attachment - 210x10, 210x10, 210x10 - Up from 200 - I hit a true maximum effort RPE10 on the last set with these.

I was very happy with everything here! Not just the weights, but the amount of effort I was confident in allowing myself to put in on the sets. The instability and auto-inhibition in the shoulder from the surgery is quickly disappearing, and the resulting progress is amazing. I am loving it! Just have to keep training smart!

Actually looking forward to the deload, some fluff and pump sessions sound good right about now.
 
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Well damn!
Yeah, I know I will come back and end up doing even better.
Thanks! I had another great push session today. Ran out of time for squats but will find 45 minutes to toss those in this weekend. I wanted to push things to see where I was right before the deload,

1/27/23 Push Upper Hyper

Elliptical 6 minutes
RC Band Complex

Flat Bench WU 45x20, 95x10, 135x5, 185x5
205x5, 210x5, 215x5, 220x5, 225x5 -
Excited about hitting 225 for the first time since surgery. Even better, with no pain! Felt good, and was a good RPE8-8.5

Military Press - WU = 45x10, 95x5
115x5, 135x5, 140x5, 145x5, 150x3
- Went from 135 for my top 3 sets, and that was a little work just 10 days ago. Stability is really coming back in my shoulder.

IronTec Dip Attachment - 210x10, 210x10, 210x10 - Up from 200 - I hit a true maximum effort RPE10 on the last set with these.

I was very happy with everything here! Not just the weights, but the amount of effort I was confident in allowing myself to put in on the sets. The instability and auto-inhibition in the shoulder from the surgery is quickly disappearing, and the resulting progress is amazing. I am loving it! Just have to keep training smart!

Actually looking forward to the deload, some fluff and pump sessions sound good right about now.
It’s good to see that shoulder strength coming back….flat bench followed by some good strong military presses are about as good of a test you could have for your shoulder.
 
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1/29/22 - Last Squat session before deload

Walk 1 mile with 44lb chain - doing some side laterals, front raises, and rear delt work with the chain
Banded Side Walks

SSB Squats - WU = 65x15, 155x5, 205x5, 245x5, 265x5
WS - 285x5, 305x5, 315x5, 325x5, 335x5


I am very happy with this performance! Up from a challenging 305x5 for 3 sets. EI am pretty sure everything over 305 is a new best effort in the last few years. The 335x5 was an RPE7.5-8

I took a video of the 335x5 set and will post it once it finishes uploading, For some reason it is taking forever to upload.
 
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@BennyMagoo79 Yes it does! @Rocket3015 @gphagan1 Thanks Gentlemen!

The video finally finished loading, so here it is!
 
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Those looked really good! Very clean, and very fast and explosive too.

I think, given your back issues like I’ve had, you would benefit from learning how to take your air before you unrack the weight, then topping off your air/re-bracing after the walkout and starting the squat sooner.

In the video you are taking a lot of time to breath and be stable before you begin the descent, which is the next best thing and useful for very high rep work (20-rep “breathing squats”), but suboptimal safety-wise for probably anything under 12 reps. The reason being you can never take as much air in with load bearing down on you, so you want to fill before you unrack, quickly walk out & settle, suck a last breath while you brace even tighter, then squat.

These looked incredibly good, but that’s the one thing I see that could help a little in preventing a back flare up issue. It will get you tighter before the weight is on your spine (which will also help you transfer power even better).
 
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Those looked really good! Very clean, and very fast and explosive too.

I think, given your back issues like I’ve had, you would benefit from learning how to take your air before you unrack the weight, then topping off your air/re-bracing after the walkout and starting the squat sooner.

In the video you are taking a lot of time to breath and be stable before you begin the descent, which is the next best thing and useful for very high rep work (20-rep “breathing squats”), but suboptimal safety-wise for probably anything under 12 reps. The reason being you can never take as much air in with load bearing down on you, so you want to fill before you unrack, quickly walk out & settle, suck a last breath while you brace even tighter, then squat.

These looked incredibly good, but that’s the one thing I see that could help a little in preventing a back flare up issue. It will get you tighter before the weight is on your spine (which will also help you transfer power even better).
That’s good advice, as I usually do squats under that 12 rep range with heavier weight, and I tend to pause too long before starting, but I need to pay more attention to that sucking in the last breath and be sure I’m bracing my core better. I’m sure my old back would appreciate the extra stability.
 
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For real!
Thank you, Sir!
Those looked really good! Very clean, and very fast and explosive too.

I think, given your back issues like I’ve had, you would benefit from learning how to take your air before you unrack the weight, then topping off your air/re-bracing after the walkout and starting the squat sooner.

In the video you are taking a lot of time to breath and be stable before you begin the descent, which is the next best thing and useful for very high rep work (20-rep “breathing squats”), but suboptimal safety-wise for probably anything under 12 reps. The reason being you can never take as much air in with load bearing down on you, so you want to fill before you unrack, quickly walk out & settle, suck a last breath while you brace even tighter, then squat.

These looked incredibly good, but that’s the one thing I see that could help a little in preventing a back flare up issue. It will get you tighter before the weight is on your spine (which will also help you transfer power even better).
Thanks for the compliment!

Agreed, and I actually thought about it while doing it. That I need to get my two step walk out and go, aimed back down to save air and energy. I was just kind of familiarizing myself with the load. I did take deep breaths and brace before un-racking, but for some reason, I have been breathing and everything again while under the weight. I think maybe nerves about how well it is going to go being a first attempt at the weight again.

I didn't really know it was a safety issue, so thanks for mentioning it!
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That’s good advice, as I usually do squats under that 12 rep range with heavier weight, and I tend to pause too long before starting, but I need to pay more attention to that sucking in the last breath and be sure I’m bracing my core better. I’m sure my old back would appreciate the extra stability.
Amen to that. I ain't ready to stop pushing the weight. So I will be better off with some safety precautions.
 
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@Hyde Do you think my depth could be low enough to become a limiting factor? I was told before I could still get white lights a couple inches higher which could add some weight to my max.
 
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Those were definitely some solid reps! And as others said, looking strong. Nice work.
Thanks!

1/31/23 - Morning Weight 214.8 - Up one pound from Thursday, not bad after a long weekend of relatively relaxed eating and having some drinks with my Sister.

Had an awesome visit with my sister, we both decided to take a bit of a sabbatical from being strict on our diets but didn't go crazy. We mostly just sat around and caught up. Had a few drinks and played a few games on Jackbox with the kids. That is such a fun game. Yesterday I just chose to rest, it was her last day with us, so we just chilled. Came home from dropping her off and decided to go to bed early to catch up on the missed sleep from staying up late with her all weekend.

Going to go over to the gym here at work and just do a light quick paced pump session to get the blood flowing. Nothing challenging just enough work to fill everything up with blood and get my heart rate up. I may only do one meal today, not sure, but I am going to keep it a low calorie day for sure. Even though we went to Longhorn Sunday for my BDay dinner the wife says we are still going out for my real BDay tomorrow. So, I am thinking I might talk her into a date with just her and I and go to Fogo De Chau or Texas De Brazil for dinner.

Tomorrow is the Big 50!!! Although I did not get my abs back in, I did gain about 10-12 lbs of muscle this year in my opinion which coming off of being injured or coming off of an injury for more than half the year I am very happy with the progress. i could have gotten them in but happy I made the decision to keep rebuilding my strength and muscle mass.

Rather than stop the log and move onto a new one I am going to continue "building a better 50" all throughout my 50th year as well!!!
 
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Well damn!
Yeah, I know I will come back and end up doing even better.
Thanks! I had another great push session today. Ran out of time for squats but will find 45 minutes to toss those in this weekend. I wanted to push things to see where I was right before the deload,

1/27/23 Push Upper Hyper

Elliptical 6 minutes
RC Band Complex

Flat Bench WU 45x20, 95x10, 135x5, 185x5
205x5, 210x5, 215x5, 220x5, 225x5 -
Excited about hitting 225 for the first time since surgery. Even better, with no pain! Felt good, and was a good RPE8-8.5

Military Press - WU = 45x10, 95x5
115x5, 135x5, 140x5, 145x5, 150x3
- Went from 135 for my top 3 sets, and that was a little work just 10 days ago. Stability is really coming back in my shoulder.

IronTec Dip Attachment - 210x10, 210x10, 210x10 - Up from 200 - I hit a true maximum effort RPE10 on the last set with these.

I was very happy with everything here! Not just the weights, but the amount of effort I was confident in allowing myself to put in on the sets. The instability and auto-inhibition in the shoulder from the surgery is quickly disappearing, and the resulting progress is amazing. I am loving it! Just have to keep training smart!

Actually looking forward to the deload, some fluff and pump sessions sound good right about now.
Congrats on the first 2 plates since surgery! That’s a PR, it’s a new body part.
 
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It’s always good to catch up with family, and definitely an acceptable cheat day…..
And Happy Birthday……
The Big 50 is just a number brother, you’re determining your quality of life with the healthy decisions you’re making now, and that always pays dividends.👍😎
 
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Congrats on the first 2 plates since surgery! That’s a PR, it’s a new body part.
Yes Sir!
Sent em deeeeeeeep. Bet that feels good
Oh yeah, I use my elbows a depth gauge on the SSB. When they touch my knees it is time to go back up. :)
Always means a lot to me to see dudes in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond busting ass and taking names. True role models, imo.
Thank you Sir, thank goodness we have some great examples here to follow! @Rocket3015 and @gphagan1 , and of course in remembrance of TheBigT!
It’s always good to catch up with family, and definitely an acceptable cheat day…..
And Happy Birthday……
The Big 50 is just a number brother, you’re determining your quality of life with the healthy decisions you’re making now, and that always pays dividends.👍😎
Thanks, and agreed, I see it as a mile marker and am happy. I don't know many at 50 who can bench 225 for reps or deep squat 335 even once much less for their last set of 5. The best part of it is knowing I still have plenty of room for improvement. It is funny I have been telling people I am almost 50 since I turned 46, so the number has no power over me other than a mile marker.
 
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@BennyMagoo79 Yes it does! @Rocket3015 @gphagan1 Thanks Gentlemen!

The video finally finished loading, so here it is!
Dude your back is frigging YOKED. were you in that movie 300? one of the bad guys that killed all the Spartans?

Thanks, and agreed, I see it as a mile marker and am happy. I don't know many at 50 who can bench 225 for reps or deep squat 335 even once much less for their last set of 5. The best part of it is knowing I still have plenty of room for improvement. It is funny I have been telling people I am almost 50 since I turned 46, so the number has no power over me other than a mile marker.
IDK about you but most inspirational thing I heard was "you're 40 now, you can't do those things anymore". so then I PR'd deads.

It would be nice to be 50 again, I do remember having my lifetime PR on the Bench at 50
Maybe I'm a fool but now that I'm not 25 I see every passing year and decade as an opportunity to raise the bar on what humans can do. I'm not the strongest guy here by a long shot but I still love running circles around the frat boys in the gym. For so many years I was told this or that "isn't healthy and will destroy my body" but here I am still pounding away at 40 and they're hiding from every warm day, virus, and set of stairs. Maybe by the time i'm 50 I'll be benching as much as you guys
 
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It would be nice to be 50 again, I do remember having my lifetime PR on the Bench at 50
Well now I have a new goal for this year...
Dude your back is frigging YOKED. were you in that movie 300? one of the bad guys that killed all the Spartans?

IDK about you but most inspirational thing I heard was "you're 40 now, you can't do those things anymore". so then I PR'd deads.

Maybe I'm a fool but now that I'm not 25 I see every passing year and decade as an opportunity to raise the bar on what humans can do. I'm not the strongest guy here by a long shot but I still love running circles around the frat boys in the gym. For so many years I was told this or that "isn't healthy and will destroy my body" but here I am still pounding away at 40 and they're hiding from every warm day, virus, and set of stairs. Maybe by the time i'm 50 I'll be benching as much as you guys
Great comment all the way around! First thanks for the compliment on my back. I consider myself lucky to have a good back. I work it hard but I have great genetics for my back in my opinion. When I was born my traps and shoulders were already big, and my back was thick. I had enough strength to hold my head up immediately. It's funny because the Dr. told my Mom "Congratulations Ma'am, you had a linebacker!"

Agree on the age thing. I was told by a few people when I started training for my PL meet that I was too old to be starting in this game. I won my weight class and Best Over All Powerlifter where they divide your total by your body weight to see who was the strongest pound for pound. I loved the whole experience. Now not tooting my own horn here, it was an RPS event which is not like the big leagues, but still we had about 80 competitors in that meet. I was definitely stoked about that!

After this last surgery I have been asked so many times "Are you going to start going easy and lifting like your age. I tell them "No, I got it fixed so I can push hard enough to break it again. I ain't stopping but plan to do things smarter, but not easier."

Then I have coworkers who tell me You keep getting these aches and pains and injuries here and there. Why don't you stop before you wreck yourself. I tell them I ain't wrecking myself any worse than you are by doing nothing. You are always crying about my bad back, or shoulder, or knee, but can't do any of the things with your body that I can. So where is the benefit if we both have aches and pains but I am for more able bodied than you and will be long into my older years??? I think my total in that meet was 1468 and I think I can still break a 1500 in the 220 class if I put my mind to it which if things continue to go well will be exactly what I intend to do!


I just finished up workout 1 of my deload.

Full Body Pump Deload Day 1

I chose a weight that felt good for the exercise then repped it until it felt like work and stopped the set. I did 3 sets on all upper body movements and 5 sets on leg press. No rest between sets.

Super Set 1
Lat Pull Downs 100 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
Assisted Dip Machine = =60 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Super Set 2
Smith Machine Flat bench - 135 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
Chest Supported Row NG - 120 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Superset 3
Leg Press - 180 x until it felt like work x 5 sets.
- I opted for 5 sets here since only doing 1 movement since my legs are not fully recovered from squats yet either.
DB Curls - 15 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Super Set 4
DB Overhead triceps Ext. - 45 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
DB Lateral Raises - 10 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Workout completed in 42 minutes.
 
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I love the people that tell me, enjoy your time in the gym now, when you hit 60 you won't be able to do that, I just smile and think I hit 60 4 years ago butt head !!
 
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I love the people that tell me, enjoy your time in the gym now, when you hit 60 you won't be able to do that, I just smile and think I hit 60 4 years ago butt head !!
@Rocket3015 You should make it a point to let them know you are 64 and the reason you have longevity is never stopping.
 
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Hit up a 2 scoop shake, an apple and a clementine, post workout. Going to have a good meal with the family tonight and call it a day on nutrition.
 
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Well now I have a new goal for this year...

Great comment all the way around! First thanks for the compliment on my back. I consider myself lucky to have a good back. I work it hard but I have great genetics for my back in my opinion. When I was born my traps and shoulders were already big, and my back was thick. I had enough strength to hold my head up immediately. It's funny because the Dr. told my Mom "Congratulations Ma'am, you had a linebacker!"

Agree on the age thing. I was told by a few people when I started training for my PL meet that I was too old to be starting in this game. I won my weight class and Best Over All Powerlifter where they divide your total by your body weight to see who was the strongest pound for pound. I loved the whole experience. Now not tooting my own horn here, it was an RPS event which is not like the big leagues, but still we had about 80 competitors in that meet. I was definitely stoked about that!

After this last surgery I have been asked so many times "Are you going to start going easy and lifting like your age. I tell them "No, I got it fixed so I can push hard enough to break it again. I ain't stopping but plan to do things smarter, but not easier."

Then I have coworkers who tell me You keep getting these aches and pains and injuries here and there. Why don't you stop before you wreck yourself. I tell them I ain't wrecking myself any worse than you are by doing nothing. You are always crying about my bad back, or shoulder, or knee, but can't do any of the things with your body that I can. So where is the benefit if we both have aches and pains but I am for more able bodied than you and will be long into my older years??? I think my total in that meet was 1468 and I think I can still break a 1500 in the 220 class if I put my mind to it which if things continue to go well will be exactly what I intend to do!


I just finished up workout 1 of my deload.

Full Body Pump Deload Day 1

I chose a weight that felt good for the exercise then repped it until it felt like work and stopped the set. I did 3 sets on all upper body movements and 5 sets on leg press. No rest between sets.

Super Set 1
Lat Pull Downs 100 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
Assisted Dip Machine = =60 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Super Set 2
Smith Machine Flat bench - 135 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
Chest Supported Row NG - 120 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Superset 3
Leg Press - 180 x until it felt like work x 5 sets.
- I opted for 5 sets here since only doing 1 movement since my legs are not fully recovered from squats yet either.
DB Curls - 15 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Super Set 4
DB Overhead triceps Ext. - 45 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.
DB Lateral Raises - 10 x until it felt like work x 3 sets.

Workout completed in 42 minutes.
Amen, I agree with all of that! I only got one body to enjoy and I'm not returning it mint in box! Running this sucker till the wheels fall off.
 
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@Hyde Do you think my depth could be low enough to become a limiting factor? I was told before I could still get white lights a couple inches higher which could add some weight to my max.
No, if that’s comfortable then squat that way. It will build more muscle and make you stronger with less spinal load, and it’s a lot easier to try to cut your squat a couple inches high at the meet over usual than find out you’re high in the ref’s opinions and have to retake a squat and try to get deeper after training higher.

I generally squat about that deep.

Also, 1,510lbs at 220 Open is a Masters level total - as in, approximately 90% of the totals that come in annually are below that. It’s like being Cum Laude, and the last notch before going Elite (top 1% annual total). You can find 42 more lbs!!!

Hope you have a happy 50th birthday! Keep killing it.
 
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Amen, I agree with all of that! I only got one body to enjoy and I'm not returning it mint in box! Running this sucker till the wheels fall off.
Amen, just because we have to pay more attention to recovery, especially of connective tissue and cartilage.
Happy 50th Kleen!
Thanks! The Big 50 today and don't feel any different. Imagine that! :)
No, if that’s comfortable then squat that way. It will build more muscle and make you stronger with less spinal load, and it’s a lot easier to try to cut your squat a couple inches high at the meet over usual than find out you’re high in the ref’s opinions and have to retake a squat and try to get deeper after training higher.

I generally squat about that deep.

Also, 1,510lbs at 220 Open is a Masters level total - as in, approximately 90% of the totals that come in annually are below that. It’s like being Cum Laude, and the last notch before going Elite (top 1% annual total). You can find 42 more lbs!!!

Hope you have a happy 50th birthday! Keep killing it.
Good deal, it is where I feel I should naturally change directions. It is actually harder for me to remind myself to cut the squat short.

I didn't realize that a 1510 would be that well. I just wanted to break the 1500 mark, now I have a bigger reason to push for that!
 
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Amen, just because we have to pay more attention to recovery, especially of connective tissue and cartilage.
yeah but we're smarter about injury maintenance too. When I raced BMX my motto was "if I'm not getting hurt I'm not trying hard enough"... now, if I noticed the slightest twinge I go immediately into prehab mode to make sure I'm ready for the next session lol
 
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Thought this was interesting and reminded me of the podcast you posted:


Fasting and caloric restriction also appear to increase NAD+ levels and boost the activity of sirtuins, aka the longevity genes. It is suggested that their activity relies on the presence of NAD+. In mice, fasting boosted NAD+ levels and sirtuin activity, and it appears to slow down aging.
 
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1/31/23 - Extra Cardio Session
Treadmill - 35 minutes including cooldown 300 calories.
Sage wanted to go to the gym for the first time so I went with her for support and to help them get started.

2/1/23 - 50th Birthday! WooHoo! Time for things to get real! :)

Morning weight 212.6
- Already heading back down.

I should have taken a pic of myself this morning to show what I actually managed to accomplish this year. Maybe I will remember tomorrow. I am close to the same body fat maybe a little lower but was 203 when this started so 10lbs of muscle this year. Not bad for having been injured or recovering from surgery for 11 months of the year. I tore my shoulder March 2nd 1 month after the beginning of this log.

Current Testosterone dose 60mg twice a week, and still killing the progress. My workout yesterday felt great, just what I needed. Looking forward to the rest of the workouts this week, and feeling refreshed next week.
 
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Thought this was interesting and reminded me of the podcast you posted:


Fasting and caloric restriction also appear to increase NAD+ levels and boost the activity of sirtuins, aka the longevity genes. It is suggested that their activity relies on the presence of NAD+. In mice, fasting boosted NAD+ levels and sirtuin activity, and it appears to slow down aging.
Nice! I will dive into that here shortly.
 
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Treadmill - 35 minutes including cooldown 300 calories.
Sage wanted to go to the gym for the first time so I went with her for support and to help them get started.

2/1/23 - 50th Birthday! WooHoo! Time for things to get real! :)

Morning weight 212.6
- Already heading back down.

I should have taken a pic of myself this morning to show what I actually managed to accomplish this year. Maybe I will remember tomorrow. I am close to the same body fat maybe a little lower but was 203 when this started so 10lbs of muscle this year. Not bad for having been injured or recovering from surgery for 11 months of the year. I tore my shoulder March 2nd 1 month after the beginning of this log.

Current Testosterone dose 60mg twice a week, and still killing the progress. My workout yesterday felt great, just what I needed. Looking forward to the rest of the workouts this week, and feeling refreshed next week.
2/1/23 - 50th Birthday

Happy bday Kleen 💯💪
 

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