You have no idea. Lead, follow, or get the FUCK out of the way. I’m doing this for ART. Soon he will read this and guess what, Don’t fuck with old people who lift weights. Jimmy T and I are doing a Halloween lift. I have to lift like an animal to do this. I am psyched, pumped and ready. Hey u ready?
[quote]jerrycurlycurls wrote:
heavythrower wrote:
squats today,
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box squat 160kgx5, 170kgx5, 180kgx5. last set was tough, i remember 180kg x 6 being pretty easy last time, so this was discouraging. left knee (possible torn meniscus) is not feeling too good. last week i dropped my box height about an inch, and it was a mistake, still not fully recovered from that. i am considering dropping squats all together and for low body work just doing deadlifts, ghr and sled/prowler.
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ghr 2x10
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roman chair abds 2x10
done.
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first, love the animal abuse. takes a real man to punch an innocent dog in the face.
second, you have no clue how to do a box squat. you don’t relax and sit down. that’s a great way to destroy your back. instead you’re suppose to touch the box with your ass and come up. never ever ever should you relax and sit down in a squat in the bottom position.
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hahahaha! is this our threads first troll???
thats awesome!
[quote]Dr.PowerClean wrote:
'HT, whenever I have a half decent workout I come here to see what you’re up to because you and the clan have helped me learn a few basic truths about hard training after 50.
a.) At any one point, at least three (3) bodyparts will be hurting and/or limiting your lift choices.
b.) Overtraining is easy to do, but undertraining happens often if you have defective brain matter such as me.
c.) There is little redeeming value in calling anything a "PR" if you were strong in your youth, but it is good to lift more than you did last week, last month, or last year.
d.) Analyzing why we do what we do is sure to give you a headache.
e.) Yes it feels damn good to still look and be strong at our age with your lady on your arm. Nobody fucks with you and nobody sneaks more than a glance at your lady.
f.) A max deadlift feels almost as good as sex.
I think that last one may just be me! Doc[/quote]
very well said doctor. very well said.
Damn HT, you always have to one up me. My first thread had what, forty or fifty pages but not ONE TROLL. Not even any haters, but I did have a few wackos.
BTW, your form was off in pushing the big dog out of the way. My Great Dane always tries to get too close when I’m training and a choke hold works better…
Cool dog HT. Thing looks like a small horse. I thought the box squats looked good. Its great your girl friend is hitting the weights. Just don’t use the words ‘raw and deep’ when you’re referring to any of her lifting. Gets me to excited.
[quote]Elaikases wrote:
Dr.PowerClean wrote:
'HT, whenever I have a half decent workout I come here to see what you’re up to because you and the clan have helped me learn a few basic truths about hard training after 50.
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c.) There is little redeeming value in calling anything a "PR" if you were strong in your youth, but it is good to lift more than you did last week, last month, or last year.
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f.) A max deadlift feels almost as good as sex.
I think that last one may just be me! Doc
I’m going to have to start doing deadlifts …
Seriously, when I was younger I was stronger and did not appreciate it. I remember the first time I did one armed push-ups. Knocked out 7 and decided to stop so I could keep a little in reserve in case I needed to knock out 10 (the other guy had just done 3 and if he came back and matched me, I still wanted to be able to beat him easily). Sure can’t do that any more.
But, you are right about the making steady progress.
And it really helps to see someone with a clear goal and focus, which HT has. Reading other people’s posts helps give me focus.
Age does things. I’m not going to have .1 sec reaction times again. I’m still just below .2, but it literally takes me twice as long to react to things. That, and the reduced flexibility means I’m not going to ever compete the same way as I did twenty-five years ago. But it is good not to just be a large ball of muscle-free fat like I became when my life fell apart.
Anyway, I gain strength from visiting the forums.
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ya, doc speaking lots of TRUTH…
[quote]Dr.PowerClean wrote:
Damn HT, you always have to one up me. My first thread had what, forty or fifty pages but not ONE TROLL. Not even any haters, but I did have a few wackos.
BTW, your form was off in pushing the big dog out of the way. My Great Dane always tries to get too close when I’m training and a choke hold works better…[/quote]
the wackos were right down your alley, no?
Wow, I’ve been gone for over a month now and so much has changed in my absence…“What’s up, Doc?” Welcome back! Hey Barry, you don’t have to do it for me; doing it for yourself is OK too! Michael, your a friggin’ tank and you do those box squats like a machine…each rep is a perfect copy of the previous one! Hi, hel, hope your lifting and throwing are where you want them to be! JimmyT, god I wish I could come train with you and your gang in the Redneck Gym!
Things have been just ok here. I am reluctantly on unemployment right now…as far as jobs go, I’ve had some nibbles, but no bites yet! I have decided to look for work as far away as NYC and Philly as there is nothing locally.
I have been terribly depressed…I guess my PLing kinda defined “who I was” & once I stopped training like a PLer, my body/mind went into a funk I’m just starting to come to grips with.
I guess i was OCD/“addicted” to heavy training & when i stopped pushing myself, I went into a huge depressed downward spiral…I have tried to do other types of training but none seem to stimulate me like PLing did, so I am not consistent in training…sometimes 1x/week; other times 3x/week nothing consistent and nothing stimulating - it’s a fight, a struggle to force myself to train.
I realize it and say to myself, “I’ll start tomorrow” but each tomorrow comes and no training, LOL! My physical symptoms have plateaued; I still walk with a pronounced limp on R side, my R lower extremity has atrophied horribly! I now have some upper extremity problems that just materialized…my ulnar nerve is irritated around my elbow joint & now my pinky & 4th finger are numb and/or in a state of intermittent cramping.
I am very dissapointed in myself…all these years my lifting kinda defined who I was instead of what was inside me. I was living a dream/fantasy and not being a realist. My training always seemed to be high on my priority to-do list. Life in general revolved around training, period. I was lucky enough to juggle things like work and family but now I see how selfish I was.
I have started coaching a local high school/middle school sailing team…this has helped my psyche tremendously…I have immersed myself into this coaching and it has provided a distraction from my sad state of life these days. I have OCD’ed once again and substituted coaching sailing as what gives me purpose in life until I tire of that or the season ends & then I will have to find another substitute…I’m hoping lifting will be that!
I’m not sure about the real me yet…who or what I truly am, but I am resolute in trying to find out w/o fucking up mine and everybody’s life close to me. I know this is some deep shit but I feel you guys have always been honest and genuine with each other in our assessments, suggestions, opinions, etc.
I know if I bounce things off you, you will give me honest feedback/advice and maybe that’s what I need…some more advice from people who are connected to me but not my immediate family with their biases, fo which i am all too familiar. So fire away, if you will, I’m all ears and eager to find/attempt any solution to my predicament.
As always, my best to you and yours.
My brothers& sisters in Iron,
Art
I’ve tried to be more active in something else I love…racing my own boat!
Off to the races!
Things I love!
More of the same!
Last, but not least!
great stuff, you have my support no matter what direction you take. you have a rare gift Art, that is the ability to be introspective and self aware. you know your strengths, weaknesses, faults and positive attributes. you will do well and make it no matter what.
today… continueing with the 5/3/1 focusing on pulls and chins and push presses.
monday…
chins 5x5x bodyweight.
strict military press 80kgx10
dumbbell rows, 100x18, 115x6
tabata on airdyne bike
today
power snatches(as a warm up for the deadlift) worked up to 75kgx3
deadlift 200kgx3, 220kgx3, 230kgx3. no straps, but belt on last set.
free back squats 100kgx10, 110kgx10, 120kgx10 140kgx5, 160kgx3
good mornings 60kgx12,12,12
standing pulldown abds, 3x15
everything felt good.
Fun day at the gym. Broke out the Psych Ward shirt. Trying to load a vid of a zercher off pins, an old man tribute to Meat. Getting ready to see Jimmy T.
ez curl 105X10,125X6,145X6,165,175,185X0,155X6
rack #2 pin 315X3,405X3,495X3,545,585,495X5
zercher off pin 225X5,315X3,405X3,455
bent bb row 225X10, 295X10
Time to go, have a blessed week. I will be PMing you Art.
Frustrating
Said it over my thread Barry but damn! You are the man big bro.
Barry that was incredible.
Nice work.
fucking hard core old school barry.
today, power clean deload.
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3x5x80kg
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back squat raw, deep, 3x10x100kg, 1x10x140kg.
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good mornings 3x10x135
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abds 3x10