Nice work backing up your smack talk!1/23/24
BW 257.4 yesterday
Band Pullaparts, Tris, Lats, Pecs
2 rounds
Dynamic Swissbar Bench
35,85x8
125,175x5
215x3
255 5x3 ~90 sec rests
Floorpress
45x10
135,225x6
275x5,8,10 w/ elbow cuffs
Dips
BWx10
+45,70,80x12
+90x8 PR
Today was a ballbuster; went light on the preWO (one small cup of coffee, one cap Eria Jarensis, 300mg Alpha GPC cap) but I wish I hadn’t! Still, hitting 330-340x12 & 350x8 on dips at the end has to be a PR. Poured the coals to them to make sure I beat another gym member who has also benched 405. I told him last week I was coming for his dips, so I had to make good on the **** talk
Nice work backing up your smack talk!
side note did you get your battery fixed and back on the road?
Gotcha yeah starting to sound like more in depth. Maybe the warm weather will make a difference on something though. We finally Sunday got into the teens and yesterday and today 30’s so a lot more pleasant.
You may have to replace the whole cable, if it’s had corrosion for a long time. It sounds like you still don’t have as much contact as you need to turn your starter fast enough.
Some nice numbers there!!!
Some nice numbers there!!!
So instead of Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, and Triangle
Is the Kabuki code Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down, Up ?!???!
Man I was scared for him at the beginning…then it just flew up. Kinda sounds like it hurt though lol.
Meh, there is something to say for the I am too old for that stuff. However it is very individual. I am too old personally for powerlifting and my risk reward profile. I have just put too many miles on these joints of mine, and they are not the resilient type. I got those degenerative arthritis genes unfortunately. So for me personally. I am too old for that type of stress on my body. I am not too old to build a damn good physique and step on stage though!
Meh, there is something to say for the I am too old for that stuff. However it is very individual. I am too old personally for powerlifting and my risk reward profile. I have just put too many miles on these joints of mine, and they are not the resilient type. I got those degenerative arthritis genes unfortunately. So for me personally. I am too old for that type of stress on my body. I am not too old to build a damn good physique and step on stage though!
When you get into guys being able to maintain lifting like this into their elder years you are talking about someone with great connective tissue genetics, a superior recovery ability, and probably trains smartly.
Thanks, It is awesome that my physique looks as good as it does at this bodyfat, but but I am so far from stage ready, not anywhere near close. I am likely somewhere between 12-15% so 7-10% to lose to be show ready around 5%. The biggest difference is how much smaller my waist gets once in the single digits it starts getting much thinner. Bringing out that X frame evenmore. With the additional delt work it should definitely look much better than the last time I was at single digit body fat.
Meh, there is something to say for the I am too old for that stuff. However it is very individual. I am too old personally for powerlifting and my risk reward profile. I have just put too many miles on these joints of mine, and they are not the resilient type. I got those degenerative arthritis genes unfortunately. So for me personally. I am too old for that type of stress on my body. I am not too old to build a damn good physique and step on stage though!
When you get into guys being able to maintain lifting like this into their elder years you are talking about someone with great connective tissue genetics, a superior recovery ability, and probably trains smartly.
Oh yeah, I love that right now I can make someone feel pretty stupid for saying that when I tell them how early I get up just to have time to train while still having time for my family.
Yeah the bolded is definitely me, it's not that I "can't" lift heavy, but that it isn't worth the risk for me anymore. My original love was bodybuilding, which I was always a strong lifter. That made me want to test myself in PL after switching to it for the lower volume and wanting to see what I could do. So never reached a big enough passion to push into those risky areas just for the love of it. Made it easier to as you so eloquently said lay down the sword. Well trade it back in for my original love.
Exactly, just comes down to priorities.
Totally. I have guys at my work who claim they can't find time for the gym and these are guys in their twenties who live at home with parents and aren't in a relationship. Then in another conversation they will be going on about how they have put 500 hours into Zelda tears of the kingdom on Nintendo Switch.
Missed a few days in here…..congratulations on the PRs, man that GM PR last week, actually that whole workout was very impressive. And the Mike Burch 700 lbs deadlift is one of the most impressive lifts I’ve ever seen, because of his age. And you hit the nail on the head with probably a big part of him continuing to be that strong was consistency and working through his challenges, and obviously staying as injury free as possible. That was my downfall when I got back to lifting at 52, was I had taken about a 9 year layoff because of “injuries”, but I knew I could have done more than just running, martial arts, and biking. So when I finally got back to lifting I’ve really battled the old injury and recovery bug, but I have hit goals I didn’t think I would at this age, so got to keep pushing, and guys like Mike, Rocket, and Kleen are great motivators for us old dudes.
Oh and cheering for Mrs Hyde to bring back a 1st place finish, and I thought I saw in another thread it’s her birthday, so Happy Birthday to your lady.
the way I see it, it seems like everyone has their own flavor of miserable, aches, pains, mental struggles etc. At least mine will be self inflicted and come with a little extra strength and fitness
My dad is in his 60s, and IMO, about 40lbs overweight (he has 30lbs on me and 1 inch shorter) but can still run 3-5 miles every single morning when he lifts. I have no idea how he does it, my feet would explode.
why am I not shocked?! haha congrats again dude, the momentum is on fire!
be honest now;
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I'm appalled.. yet intrigued...
As I sit here drinking a glass of water to choke down the chicken, I am sold. I'll try it tomorrow.
Or some taco seasoning and a lil salsa.
A lot of work there! KB skull crusher haven’t seen that one with a kettle ball before. One in each hand?
No but you would be getting the benefits of getting the meal down easier, and making digestion easier, which in a high food volume bulk is a tremendous benefit. Plus what are we talking about here, maybe a minute extra on the microwave? I eat most of my meals at work so my issue with this is figuring out how to blend one up at work. Then again, I guess I could puree it at home them just bring it to work.
Think will pass on the chicken shake. Mentally just don't think I can get over drinking chicken
