Better Late Than Never?

Training Over 35 Lifter
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A3 - Deadlifts

215 x 5, 230 x 5, 245 x 7

Chins
10, 9, 9, 8

One-Arm Dumbbell Rows
65 x 10, 80 x 8, 8, 90 x 6

RDLs
135 x 10, 155 x 8, 175 x 6, 6

Ab work to finish. Tough day today, just wasn’t feeling it. Legs were still sore from squat day after a couple weeks of vacation.

BoyfromMass

Squats
Bar x 10, 75 x 10, 95 x 8, 115 x 6, 140 x 5, 5, 6

Bench
Bar x 10, 65 x 10, 80 x 8, 90 x 5, 5, 5 105 x 2 (His first triple digit bench, he was psyched!!)

Cleans
Bar x 10, 45 x 8, 65 x 6, 70 x 5, 5, 7

Chins
5, 5, 4, 4

Ab work and curls to finish.

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Strong work MFM. Hockey season is coming fast. My kids are ready to get back to it. Your boy must be excited. Its so cool he’s working out. My oldest has shown some intrest by it fades after a few days.

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[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Strong work MFM. Hockey season is coming fast. My kids are ready to get back to it. Your boy must be excited. Its so cool he’s working out. My oldest has shown some intrest by it fades after a few days.[/quote]

He just told me the other day - it’s only a month til hockey starts again!! Frankly I can’t wait to start, I miss it. He doesn’t play spring or summer hockey anymore. He plays lacrosse in the spring, and 's been skating two nights a week at Merrimack over the summer for goalie lessons. He’s dying to get back to game action.

In addition, two of the older goalies at his high school are leaving to go back to public school, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up, even though he’s only going to be a freshman.

I’m actually pretty excited at how he’s really getting into lifting. He even got me to take him to the gym last week when I was sick and couldn’t work out - he didn’t want to miss any time. I’ve got to get him stretching more though - as a goalie, I don’t want him losing any flexibility.

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[quote]ManfromMass wrote:

[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Strong work MFM. Hockey season is coming fast. My kids are ready to get back to it. Your boy must be excited. Its so cool he’s working out. My oldest has shown some intrest by it fades after a few days.[/quote]

He just told me the other day - it’s only a month til hockey starts again!! Frankly I can’t wait to start, I miss it. He doesn’t play spring or summer hockey anymore. He plays lacrosse in the spring, and 's been skating two nights a week at Merrimack over the summer for goalie lessons. He’s dying to get back to game action.

In addition, two of the older goalies at his high school are leaving to go back to public school, so it will be interesting to see where he ends up, even though he’s only going to be a freshman.

I’m actually pretty excited at how he’s really getting into lifting. He even got me to take him to the gym last week when I was sick and couldn’t work out - he didn’t want to miss any time. I’ve got to get him stretching more though - as a goalie, I don’t want him losing any flexibility.[/quote]
My 15 year old nephew plays for the Avalanche in Hooksett. I showed him zercher squats and deadlifts because he lifts at home and doesn’t have a squat rack. Damn kid deadlifted 250 lbs 13 times in my basement a couple months ago. And he can’t weigh more then 145 lbs.

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A4 - Military Press
140 x 5, 150 x 5, 160 x 6

Pec Dec Rear Delts
90 x 12, 100 x 10, 110 x 8, 120 x 6

Supersetted with:

Dumbbell Military
60 x 8, 70 x 8, 6, 6

Upright Rows
70 x 10, 80 x 10, 90 x 8, 100 x 8

Side Laterals
20 x 10, 25 x 8, 30 x 6

Barbell Front Lats
30 x 10, 40 x 10, 50 x 8

BoyfromMass

Squats
Bar x 10, 85 x 8, 105 x 8, 145 x 5, 5, 8

Military Press
Bar x 10, 65 x 6, 5, 5

Deadlift
Bar x 10, 85 x 8, 105 x 6, 145 x 5, 5, 8

Dips
6, 5, 5, 5

Incline Sit-Ups, w/ 10 lbs
10, 10, 12

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Looks like the vacation was good for your lifts. See tequila is anabolic.

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Can’t say for sure if tequila is anabolic, but the rest certainly did me good. I’ve really felt strong since coming back.

B1 - Squats

240 x 3, 255 x 3, 275 x 5

Leg Press
5 pps x 10, 6 pps x 8, 7 pps x 8, 8 pps x 6

Leg Extensions
75 x 12, 87.5 x 10, 100 x 10, 125 x 8

Leg Curls
75 x 12, 87.5 x 10, 100 x 10, 9

Hanging Leg Raises
Knees to Chest 15, 15 Straight Leg - 10

BoyfromMass

Bench Press
Bar x 10, 75 x 8, 95 x 5, 5, 5, 105 x 3

Cleans
75 x 4, 70 x 5, 6 Form got shaky on 75, moved him back down to 70

Chins
BW x 2, assisted 6 plates 7, 7, 5, 6

Leg Raises
15, 15, 15

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Damn fine squatting.

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B2 - Bench Press

205 x 3, 225 x 3, 235 x 6

Dumbbell Inclines
65 x 8, 75 x 8, 85 x 8, 95 x 3

Dips
10, 10, 10, 9

Flyes/Dumbbell Press
35 x 8/4, 40 x 7/6, 40 x 5/4

Close-Grip Decline Bench
135 x 10, 185 x 8, 6

BoyfromMass

Squats
Bar x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 6, 155 x 5, 6, 6

Military Press
Bar x 10, 65 x 8, 75 x 5, 5, 6

Deadlift
Bar x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 6, 155 x 5, 5, 7

Dips
5, 6, 5, 5

Weighted Incline Sit-Ups
w/10 lbs - 10, 10, 10

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yeah for Boy’s tripple digit bench :slight_smile:

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No gym this weekend - I broke my big toe on Saturday, which was problematic on deadlift day.

It’s still swollen and painful, but I’m going to try to work through it tonight - we’ll see how it goes.

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B3 - Deadlifts

Warm-Ups
95 x 10, 135 x 10, 185 x 6, 225 x 6
(toe became a real problem once I hit 225 lbs)

Work Sets
240 x 3, 255 x 3, 275 x 4

Chins
10, 10, 8, 6

One-Arm Dumbbell Rows
70 x 8, 80 x 8, 8, 90 x 6

RDLs
135 x 10, 155 x 10, 185 x 9, 8

Leg Raises
15, 15, 15

BoyFromMass

Squats
Bar x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 6, 160 x 5, 5, 7

Bench
Bar x 10, 65 x 8, 85 x 6, 100 x 5, 5, 6

Hang Cleans
25 x 10, 45 x 8, 65 x 8, 75 x 5, 5, 8

Assisted Chins (6 plates)
7, 6, 5, 5

Hanging Leg Raises (Straight Legs)
11, 11, 12

Some curls and incline sit ups.

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B4 - Militaries

Warm-Ups
Bar x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 6

Work Sets
150 x 3, 160 x 3, 170 x 4

Pec Dec Rear Delts
100 x 10, 100 x 10, 120 x 8, 130 x 8

Supersetted with dumbbell militaries
70 x 8, 70 x 8, 70 x 8, 75 x 6

Upright Rows
90 x 8, 100 x 8, 8, 110 x 7

Side Lateral Raises
20 x 10, 8, 8

Supersetted with front barbell raises
40 x 8, 8, 8

Close Grip Decline Press
135 x 10, 185 x 9, 205 x 7

Overhead Tricep Extensions
75 x 10, 80 x 10, 85 x 8

BoyfromMass

Squats
Bar x 10, 95 x 8, 135 x 8, 165 x 6, 6, 8

Military Press
Bar x 10, 65 x 8, 80 x 5, 5, 7

Deadlift
Bar x 10, 65 x 8, 135 x 6, 165 x 5, 5, 6

Dips
6, 5, 6, 6, 5

Weighted Incline Sit-Ups ( 10 lbs)
10, 10, 10

Supersetted with Seated Calf Raises
25 x 15, 35 x 15, 15

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Did the toe cause any problems while lifting?

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[quote]JoeGood wrote:

Did the toe cause any problems while lifting?[/quote]

Only during deadlifts. It was sore as hell, and it really swelled up - I couldn’t get my shoe on the next morning, had to wear sneakers in to the office.

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Wow, your kid is doing really great. He could keep up with Bulldog’s son. Is he really excited about weightlifting or is he just doing this for other sports?

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[quote]cavalier wrote:
Wow, your kid is doing really great. He could keep up with Bulldog’s son. Is he really excited about weightlifting or is he just doing this for other sports?[/quote]

He started doing it for other sports - primarily hockey and lacrosse - but he’s really starting to get more into it for it’s own sake now.

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C3 - Squats

Bar x 10
135 x 10
185 x 6

225 x 5
255 x 3
285 x 1 (PR)
315 x 1 (PR)
325 x 1 (PR)

I’ve never tried going above 275 due to concerns about my back, but I’ve been getting good reps at 275, so I decided to try moving up. I was walking on air after getting the 325 - though I could barely walk by the time I left the gym. The 325 might not have passed in competition, but if not, it was very close.

Leg Press
4 pps x 15, 5 pps x 15, 6 pps x 15, 7 pps x 8

Leg Extensions
100 x 15, 125 x 15, 137.5 x 10

Leg Curls
75 x 12, 75 x 15, 87.5 x 8

Did some curls between sets - BoyfromMass is away for the week visiting his grandparents, so I was on my own.

Barbell Curls
60 x 10, 70 x 10, 80 x 10, 10

HS Preacher Curls
62.5 x 10, 75 x 10, 87.5 x 9

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That is an enormous PR! Congratulations!

I’ve had a broken toe before and that is one annoying injury. I hope you are feeling improved.

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Good news, no ill-effects with the back after yesterday’s heavy squatting.

I was half-expecting to be unable to get out of bed.