New Hampshire Lifter II

Training Over 35 Lifter
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Thanks all. I’m amazed the meet on Aug 21 is already sold out. Glad I got my name in on time. Hopefully pull and bench a little more than I did last weekend. To bad Skip can’t come. I’m sure my son would give up his spot for him. The benchblokz worked well tonight.

4/27

  1. trap bar deadlift 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5 325x5 375x5 425x5
  2. powertec squats (5-10 second pos and neg reps)1 ppsx50 seconds 2 ppsx50 seconds, 45 seconds
    3a. leg curls 110x3x8
    3b. powertec calf raise 2 ppsx3x10
  3. 2 sets abs

4/28
walked around Boston all day

4/29
1a bench barx25 95x10 135x5 185x5 225x5 265x5 300x10
1b. rows with football and regular bars
2a. 3 board bench 315x5,5 275x10
2b. more rows
3. football bar curls 115x3x5
4 mile walk

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looks like you and the fam had a great meet.

you and your son are both strong,
cant wait to see if my son ever wants to train.

great job all around

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Nice work, Steve. bench and more bench… Glad that the bench-majiggy worked well.

And there is no way I would let your son give up his spot. Yes, the one he doesn’t know he has. He actually has potential!

364

Strong benching and pulling along with all that walking is great GPP.

365

Thanks guys.
Kev, I’m sure your son will be into wrestling and training or into some kind of sport.
Skip, I’m figuring with this bench gadget I should be pressing 500 in no time.
GV, I need to walk more. It seems to help with some of my aches.

5/2

  1. sumo deads 135x3 225x3 275x3 325x3 375x3 425x3
  2. sumo deads standing on 100 lb plate 425x3,2,2
  3. regular deads 315x3x3
    4a. leg curls 3 sets
    4b. calf raises 3 sets
  4. hanging leg raises 3 sets

5/4

  1. MP barx20 95x10 135x5 150x3 170x3 190x10 210x3 230x3
  2. football bar chin-ups x many sets
    3a. football bar curls 5 sets
    3b. dips 5 sets

I tried to do some skull crushers with the neutral grip football bar but my elbows wouldn’t have any part of it.

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Actually, Steve, it wouldn’t surprise me if you one day hit 500#, even if only a touch and go.

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Good work Steve. We have a ton of meets in this area and it is hard to believe how quickly a lot of them are selling out.

I’m with you on the skull crushers. I gave them up years ago as they did much more harm to my elbows than they did good for my triceps.

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I like your positive attitude Skip. I’ll have to buy a stronger bench if that ever happens.

Dave, powerlifting seems to be popular. Lifting in my basement for the past 16 years has me clueless to what people are doing in the gyms these days.

5/7

  1. trap bar carries/deads worked up to 495
  2. trap bar deads worked up to 515x3
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5/8
1a…leg curls 5 sets
1b. calf raises 5 sets
1c. sldl 5 light sets

5/10
1a. bench barx20 95x10 135x6 185x5 225x3 245x3 280x3 315x10
1b. trap bar bent over rows 135x10 185x10 225x10 275x10,6,6 225x12,6
2a. superset
bowflex tri ext 160x12,10,9
football bar bench 165x10.8.8
2b. db curls 40’s x10,8,7

My youngest turns 15 tomorrow. How did I get so old?

370

Got outside for a bit last evening. Black flies were a little thick but the weather was perfect. I’m hoping to get a sledgehammer workout in tonight.

5/12

semi-sumo deadlift: warm-up, 365x3, 405x3, 455x3

tire flips x 7-8 sets x 4-6 flips

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5/14

1a. MP 1st rep cleaned 135x5 155x5 185x3 200x5 185x10 135x15
1b. football bar chin-ups BW and +25 x 7 sets
2a. 3 baord bench 135x10 225x10 315x10 365x2 315x5
2b. trap bar rows/shrugs 245x5 sets

As soon as I finished my workout my oldest asked me to squat with him. So I tried some front squats. I’m a bit excited because I had no pain. I threw in a set of MP with 225 after my front squat. Its so much easier doing MP from the rack.

front squats 135x3 185x3 225x3 (MP 225x5) 275x2 315x1
big tire x 10 flips

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Good all around lifting. 315 front squat after not doing them for a while is good.

373

That is some solid military press and front squat work. Especially cleaning the weight from the floor.

374

That’s a ton of work with the pressing and front squatting.

375

Yes, pressing from the rack is the way to go…unless you’re Harry.
Hard to ensure your setup when cleaning it first.

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Hope you and your family are well…workouts look as solid as ever. I hate black flies…they are one pesky annoyance!

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Thanks all. I could barely get off the couch Saturday night and Sunday. I had to replenish my fluids and energy stores (beer and snacks). Front squats went so well on Saturday I did them again last night.

5/17

front squat 135x5,3 225x5,5,5,5,10
GM 135x5 155x5 175x3x5
leg curls 3 sets
calf raises 3 sets

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5/18

  1. 3 board press 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5 315x5 365x2 315x6

2a. bench 135x20,20 225x21,15,10
2b. bb and seated rows 5 sets
3. football bar curls 1 drop set

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What better to go with bench than more bench!

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Skip, now you’ve got the right idea.

I didn’t write down the 21st workout so it’s as accurate as I can remember. I have today off so I got the workout in early.

5/21

  1. sldl on 100 lb plate 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5 315x5 365x5 315x5
    2a. bb rows 225x5x10
    2b. leg curls 110x5x8
    3a. chin-ups x several sets
    3b. 1 leg calf raises x several sets

5/24
1a. MP barx20 95x10 135x10 155x5 175x5 200x5 225x5
1b. 1 arm db rows 120x5,6,7,8,9 150x5 150 with wrist straps x 15
2a. 2 block bench 135x10 225x10 275x10 225x10,10
2b. chin-ups BWx5x6
3. 1 set db curls with 40’s