How do you train? My younger training partners say Sheiko is the best, but I need to lift w/less volume and more intensity. What do the older lifters think is the best way?
BB
I have it on good authority that all the 50 plus lifters are dead. How did you escape?
Don’t listen to the younger guys. They’re high and wear gay hats.
My coach is 49, still competes, is natural, and I believe follows some variation of Westside.
Have you tried the over 35 forum?
if i’m not mistaken my coach is 54 and still competes, canadian champion this year.
I train with a guy who still competes at 54. He uses westside.
I have heard that Westside is good, and I frequent Louis site a bit. I can’t seem to get my head around it though. I must admit it did intrigue me from the first time I read about it, and all the success that lifters have had.I think it is the fact that I don’t have a monolift or a reverse hyper. One of my older training partners made a Sheiko for old farts that works pretty well though.
I do read a lot on the over 35 lifter forum, but seeing as this is the Powerlifting forum I thought that there might be some old guys over here. If you are old or young please give me some input if you have something to add. It is always appreciated.
Ouro, I sometimes feel like I am in a Terminator movie. The young guys are all out to get me, some actually gloat when they beat my squat or bench. I think the gay hats give them some sort of energy.LOL
BB
There was a 54 year old competitor at the Fibo 2010 strongest raw benchpresser who came in 3rd with a bench press around 240 kg.
Maybe Try some sort of Block Periodization. And when you see a PR, you try to hit the PR, and when your not feeling like superman, you back off a little that day.
At a number of comps that I have competed in there has been 1-2 older gentlemen still gearing up. I’d say they are mid-70 age wise…
HERC410 what fed?
I train with a 54 year old guy but he only has the ontario masters bench record
I think he does something akin to texas method
[quote]schultzie wrote:
HERC410 what fed?
I train with a 54 year old guy but he only has the ontario masters bench record
I think he does something akin to texas method[/quote]
What club are you at?
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
HERC410 what fed?
I train with a 54 year old guy but he only has the ontario masters bench record
I think he does something akin to texas method[/quote]
What club are you at?
[/quote]
I’m going out on a limb to say HERC may train at Power Pit and schultzie is with Golden Triangle…
Me I’m with Ouroboro_s garage gym, but they hurt me whenever I go. Damn scare still isn’t gone. 
[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
HERC410 what fed?
I train with a 54 year old guy but he only has the ontario masters bench record
I think he does something akin to texas method[/quote]
What club are you at?
[/quote]
I’m going out on a limb to say HERC may train at Power Pit and schultzie is with Golden Triangle…
Me I’m with Ouroboro_s garage gym, but they hurt me whenever I go. Damn scare still isn’t gone. :)[/quote]
You’re right about Herc. His coach throws a hell of a meet and a better barbecue. I’m guessing you’re right about Schultzie. It’s either London or Toronto.
Anyway, it’s only BB that hurts you. You need to get out here more and get under some heavier weight.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]schultzie wrote:
HERC410 what fed?
I train with a 54 year old guy but he only has the ontario masters bench record
I think he does something akin to texas method[/quote]
What club are you at?
[/quote]
I’m going out on a limb to say HERC may train at Power Pit and schultzie is with Golden Triangle…
Me I’m with Ouroboro_s garage gym, but they hurt me whenever I go. Damn scare still isn’t gone. :)[/quote]
You’re right about Herc. His coach throws a hell of a meet and a better barbecue. I’m guessing you’re right about Schultzie. It’s either London or Toronto.[/quote] I’m thinking Cambridge.
[quote]Anyway, it’s only BB that hurts you. You need to get out here more and get under some heavier weight.[/quote] Truth hurts you know!!!
I’m trying to find time, likely another week or so.
Back on topic.
You should take a look at Westside again. It seems to be more up your ally with higher intensity. I get the feeling that Sheiko bores the hell out of you.
We have a guy that’s 47 and a woman that’s 50 (she got her USPF elite at 49). They train like everyone else. We follow the Westside template.
Brauny I like the idea of the block periodization. In fact I have been sort of playing with it in the last couple of weeks and it seems to satisfy my need to go heavy when I want.
Rugger if you have any Westside ideas throw them my way and I will give em a shot.
My main goal is to qualify for IPF Master’s in 2011 and I gotta train smart. I have had a pretty bad shoulder injury for almost a year now. It is getting better but as my handle would tell you I am a lifter that depends on my bench to give me a total. I figure if I train smart and take it slow on the bench progress I have a shot.
I have scheduled my self to lift in January and at nationals in the spring to keep my rehab going without going backwards. This is why I posted this thread. I originally was going to post in the over 35 forum, but I am a Powerlifter, old guy or not lifters know lifters.
I want to thank all who have contributed I appreciate the input.
BB
[quote]Big Bencher wrote:
How do you train? My younger training partners say Sheiko is the best, but I need to lift w/less volume and more intensity. What do the older lifters think is the best way?
BB[/quote]
Big Bencher,
I’m 51, turning 52 in October. I’m a natural, competitive powerlifter in the 275 weight class. I use a variation of Westside with a three week work period and the fourth week is a deload week. Between the deload week and varying levels of supplementary and accessory exercises, I can control the volume and intensity based on how I’m feeling and recovering. The deload week is either a very similar format to my work weeks with reductions in the top weight to 50-60 percent of a geared max for the core lifts or not doing any core lifts and doing just supplementary and accessory exercises – depends on how beat up or tired I am. This has given me geared lifts of 705 squat, 515 bench, and 585 deadlift. My goal is to hit an elite total while still in the 50-54 age group at both the 275 and 242 weight classes. I’m still improving with every meet and training cycle. I’ve lifted for years with Division I football and national level rugby backgrounds. However, I’ve only been competing for one year with two geared meets under my belt. Will I do raw meets? Yes I will. But my personal feeling is raw is to geared as flag football is to professional football. I know I’ll get flamed for this statement, but it is a personal opinion I’m not pushing on anyone.
[quote]Big Bencher wrote:
. This is why I posted this thread. I originally was going to post in the over 35 forum, but I am a Powerlifter, old guy or not lifters know lifters.
BB[/quote]
Interesting perspective. Care to elaborate?