2/11 Leg Day Squats, Leg Press, leg curls, leg extensins.
2/12 thru 2/15 Vacation/ rest
2/16 Arms - skipped shoulders, have pain in right shoulder.
Preacher curls: 40 x 15, 60 x 6, 70 x 3, 75 x 6, 70 x 7, 60 x 9
db skull crushers: 27.5’s x 10, 30 x 10, 35 x 8, 40 x 6, 40 x 6
barbell standing curls: 50lbs x 10, 65 x 8, 50 x 8, 50 x 8 (no body english)
cable pull downs: 90 x 15, 110 x 10, 120 x 8, 130 x 5
seated incline Hammer curls: 27.5’s x 10, 30 x 8, 30 x 8, 30 x 8
French Press: 65lbsx 10, 70 x 8, 70 x 8, 70 x 8
Incline DB Fly: 27.5’s x 10, 30’s x 10, 30’s x 10, 30’s x 10
Barbell Bench Press: 120lbs. x 10, 140 x 8, 160 x 6, 170 x 4, 200 x 6, 180 x 8, 170 x 9
Incline DB Press: 52.5’s x 10, 65’s x 10, 70’s x 8, 75’s x 8
Dips: BW x 10, BW + 15 x 9, BW +20 x 8, BW + 20 x 7
Smith Incline Press: 130lbs. x 12, 170 x 8, 150 x 6, 150 x 9 (last 3 assisted)
[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
You are getting strong fast. Some good work this month. Hope the rains didn’t ruin your mountain vacation.[/quote]
It actually helped by dropping a record amount of snow in the mountains. The most in approx. 40 years. Thanks for the compliment. It’s nice receiveing encouragement. It seems that a lot of the other threads will have regular “pissing contests.”
This is a pretty good forum except there are a lot of threads that aren’t related to over-35 LIFTERS, if you know what I mean. There isn’t any point in starting pissing contests. As long as people are getting help and support that’s all that matters.
If you are talking about Big Bear, that’s a pretty cool area. My wife and I cabined up there many years ago in the snow.
Yeah, Big Bear gives you the opportunity to go surfing in the morning and skiing in the afternoon.
2/20 Back Day
Deadlifts: 130lbs. x 10, 180 x 6, 200 x 4, 220 x 3, 240 x 3, 270 x 8, 240 x 8, 220 x 9
WideGrip pull ups: BW x 6 - (switched to WG Cable pull downs) 180 x 10, 190 x 5, 180 x 8
Abs 4 sets of 10 (abs are an afterthought that I throw into random workouts)
Seated close grip cable pull ins: 4 sets of 10
Single Arm DB Rows: 65 x 10, 70 x 10, 75 x 8
2/21 I’m taking a rest day, ready for legs on Monday
Didn’t feel like doing squats today, almost didn’t do any legs. I have a head cold once again.
Leg Press: 4pps - 4 sets of 10
calf machine: 4 sets of 10
DB lunges: 20’s x 10, 30’s x 10, 27.5’s x 10, 27.5’s x 10
Hack squats: 4 sets of 10
superset leg ext. w/ leg curls: 3 sets of 10
2/23 Skipped shoulders and did arms. Still experiencing pain in the right shoulder.
single arm DB preacher curls: 6 sets of 8
3 sets of both biceps and tri’s. Can’t remember the rest of the work out. I’ve been extremely busy at work.
2/24 through 2/26 Rest
2/27 Chest (a little hung over… o.k. a alot)
Flat DB bench press: 52.5’s x 10, 60’s x 8, 70’s x 6, 80’s x 3, 90’s x 3, 100’s x 7, 90’s x 9, 85’s x 7
Dips: BW x 10, BW & 15 x 10, BW & 20 x 10, BW & 20 x 8
Peck Deck: 4 sets of 10 with all but 2 of the plates
Smith incline press: 130 x 10, 150 x 10, 160 x 6, 150 x 8
[quote]NvrTooLate wrote:
It was a long road to get her to start listening to me. First I told her the basics. Of course she doesn’t believe me, then gets a trainer. Trainer echos everything I’ve told her. Then finally I told her to save the money and just let me train her.
She listens to me now, somebody pinch me.
Thanks for the acolades[/quote]
I congratulate you for overcoming this major obstacle. It’s very difficult to train with your significant other, and as I was reading this post I was impressed that you could both workout at the same time. My ex-wife and I could never workout together, too competitive. It would just make her angry that she couldn’t lift as much as I would, or if I spotted something wrong with her form and tried to implement a correction I’d get the angry ‘I CAN DO IT’ glare. Nope, wasn’t about to go down that road. So, I had her train with a co-worker of mine, Lori, who I designed her programs anyways. Anyway, glad your wife finally listens to you…a truly major success IMO.
Sorry I haven’t posted anything in a couple weeks. The training has been going well, I was just too lazy to actually post it in my log.
Back Day
Deadlifts: 130lbs x 10 (slow reps), 180 x 9, 200 x 8, 220 x 7, 240 x 6, 260 x 5, 260 x 4, 260 x 4
I wasn’t really feeling it on my last two sets. My gloves were bugging me. I think it’s
to go with the wraps.
Single Arm DB Rows: 65’s x 10, 75’s x 10, 80’s x 9, 85’s x 9
Superman pull downs: 4 sets of 10
Seated Cable Rows: 4 sets of 10
Mrs. NvrTooLate - Leg Day
Squats: The Bar 4 sets of 15
Lunges: 8lb. DB’s 3 sets of 15
Leg Press 50lbs. 4 sets of 15
Superset leg curls w/ leg ext.: 4 sets of 15
Abs
20 min. cardio
I trained Mrs. NvrTooLate while getting mysets in. Here’s a conversation that took place:
Her: “How come you don’t have me doing abs very much?”
Me: “Because Abs are a small muscle group and abs are made in kitchen”
Her: “But Mark (old trainer) had us doing abs every day”
Me: “I’m having you do compound excercizes with large muscle groups, that will burn the most fat”
Her: “Hmm, I don’t know”
Me" Rolls eyes and walks away
Can someone unlock the secret of how to get my wife to listen to me?
Can someone unlock the secret of how to get my wife to listen to me?[/quote]
Sorry I am just a mortal man, no answers to lifes big mysteries but why not just have her do abs after every workout? If she’s still got the energy it couldn’t do any harm, kind of like throwing in curls at the end of a big compound workout. Either way good work!
Can someone unlock the secret of how to get my wife to listen to me?[/quote]
Sorry I am just a mortal man, no answers to lifes big mysteries but why not just have her do abs after every workout? If she’s still got the energy it couldn’t do any harm, kind of like throwing in curls at the end of a big compound workout. Either way good work![/quote]
I’m going to follow your advice. More for my well being.
Deadlifts: (working sets) 240lbs x 8 x 3
Pull ups: BW x 12, BW x 10, BW x 6,
Cable Pull: 150lbs. x 12
Seated close grip cable pulls: 4 sets of 10 (really felt the burn on this one)
Single arm DB Rows: 65lbs. x 10, 75 x 8, 75 x 8
Superman Cables: 3 sets of 10
Mrs. NvrTooLate
Superet seated curls w/ skull crushers: 4 sets of 15
seated military press: 4 sets of 15
Deadlifts: The bar - w/ 4 sets of 15
30 min. Cardio
[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
You are getting strong fast. Some good work this month. Hope the rains didn’t ruin your mountain vacation.[/quote]
It actually helped by dropping a record amount of snow in the mountains. The most in approx. 40 years. Thanks for the compliment. It’s nice receiveing encouragement. It seems that a lot of the other threads will have regular “pissing contests.”[/quote]
That’s because we seem to have reached a point where a) We are willing to ask for help, b) We listen after we ask, and c) We mostly are able to leave our egos in check. We just want to get better. Dick measuring is no longer required…thank god!!!