65+ Kicking and Screaming Toward 74+

Married 12 yrs (13 this April 20); the donation at 8 seemed right.

I’m returning to most of my senses now. I’m willing to reconcile if possible, and I’m beginning to discover other options.

4/19
deads, worked up to 3 x 8 w/315
dips 3 x 12 w/190
cable curls overhead 4 x 10 w/15s
barbell shrugs 4 x 10 w/365

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4/23
yesterday
incline barbell press 4 x 8 w/50/70/100/100
pec dec 4 x 10 w/135
v bar tricep pressdown 4 x 12 w/42
overhead db tricep extension 4 x 12 w/40
machine lat raise 4 x 10 w/40

today
wide grip pullups 4 x 12
machine single arm chest supported rows 4 x 12 w/190/190/225/225
cable pullover 4 x 12 w/50
barbell curl 4 x 10 w/70/80/80/80
dumbbell curl across chest 4 x 10 w/25s
dips 4 x 10 w/205

today’s workout felt good.

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4/26

pullups 3 x 12 wide grip, 1 x 15 neutral grip
hack squats 4 x 10 w/420
lying leg curl 4 x 10 w/110
leg extensions 4 x 10 w/175
leg press calf raise 1 x 10 @ 690, 3 x 10 @ 740
dip machine 4 x 10 w/225

Kept the old man at bay awhile longer.

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Bam!

4/26
neutral grip pullups 4 x 10
2 arm chest supported rows 4 x 8 w/160
seated hamstring curls 4 x 10 w/160/190/205/205
deads 2 x 10 w/135, 225 2 x 5 w/315
machine shrugs 4 x 10 w/180, 270, 360, 360

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4/27
neutral grip pullups 3 x 10
db shoulder press 4 x 10 w/25s,30s
clowse grip bench 4 x 10 w/85/105/135/135
machine lateral raise 4 x 10 @ 55/70
one arm tricep pressdown 4 x 10 w/25
EZ skullcrushers 4 x 10 w/70

Shoulder hurts when doing presses and pressdowns, affects weight amounts.

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4/29
Incline barbell press 4 x 10 w/50/50/70/90
pec dec 4 x 10 w/100
v bar tricep pressdown 4 x 12 w/50
Rope extension 4 x 12 w/50
machine lat raises 4 x 10 w/55

I’ll blame this workout on inadequate coffee.

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That is a real thing.

Im stealing that and making a T-shirt

OG, where are you these days?

4/30

wide grip pullups 4 x 12
single arm chest supported rows 4 x 10 1/165, 3/205
cable pullover 4 x 10 w/67
barbell curl 4 x 10 1/70, 3/90
dumbbell curl (across chest) 4 x 10 w/35s
dips 4 x 10 1/200, 3/225

New scale registered 230. Got work on getting to 235.

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Yes, where have you been?

5/2

hack squat 4 x 10 w/225/315/405/405 ( w/o carriage weight)
lying leg curl 4 x 10 w/130
leg extension x 10 w/130/175/190/190
leg press calf raise 4 x 20 w/450/540/720/720 (carriage weight not considered here)

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That was some heavy hack squats.

5/3

2 arm chest suppprted rows 4 x 10 w/120
seated hamstring curl 4 x 10 w/175
deadlifts 2 x 10 w/135/225, 2 x 5 w/315/335
machine shrugs 4 x 10 w/270/270/393/393
cable curl 4 x 10 w/17s/27s

Been awhile since 335 deads.

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5/4
neutral grip pullups 3 x 12
dumbbell shoulder press 4 x 10 w/35s
close grip bench 4 x 10 w/135
machine lat raise 4 x 10 w/55
single arm pressdown 4 x 10 w/32

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5/6
forgot to post but did regular Monday workout

5/7
wide grip pullups 4 x 10
single arm chest supported row 4 x 10 2 @160, 2@ 205
cable pullover 4 x 10 w/50
barbell curl preacher bench 4 x 10 2 @ 50, 2 @ 60
dumbbell curl across chest 4 x 10 w/30s

The after effects of no preworkout coffee.

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5/9
belt squat 2 x 10 w/225/315, 2 x 10 w/720
leg curl 4 x 10 w/175, 205, 205, 225
leg press calf machine 4 x 20 w/720
seated calf raise 4 x 10 w/140

Impressed myself with 225 leg curls. It’s those 3 flights of stairs to my apartment.

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5/10
chest supported rows 4 x 10 w/130
seated leg extensions 4 x 10 1w/175, 3 w/205
deadlift 4 x 10 w/135, 225, 225, 315
shrugs 4 x 10 w/405
cable curl 4 x 10 w/17.5s

After the 315 deadlift I started talking in another part of gym. When I returned to do a second deadlift a woman had unloaded my bar and doing something like yoga. Won’t talk between sets in future.

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