New Hampshire Lifter II

Training Over 35 Lifter
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ILooks like my max is 375 right now. Not sure I could have gotten 380. I’ve benched 405 several times in competition and 420 once in the basement. I’d like to get at least 410 in competition one time before I’m too old.

I was supposed to start this new workout on Monday but I was bored. Both sons and wife are working.

7/26

  1. 17’’ box front squat: barx10 95x10 135x5 185x5 200x3x15
    2a. 170 lb stone to chest 4x3
    2b. Sit ups and hip thrusts

Does anyone know if any of the water weight mixed into dry concrete somehow remains after the concrete is fully cured? Because all of the stones I’ve made feel heavier than the amount of dry concrete in the mix.

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It does not, but the weight varies with the humidity. And cured concrete has a different density than dry mix. You can actually figure the weight if you know the diameter, by calculated the volume of the sphere times the weight of cured concrete. The info is easy to find on the internet.

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I don’t think your new BIG stone ha shad time to fully cure yet. I would bet that still has water weight in it.

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Thanks Hardartery. I’ll be getting my tape measure out.

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I was thinking the exact same thing!!!

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Concrete hits roughly 80% cure at 72 hours, I think it’s 96% at 30 days. and then gradually gets to 100% over the next 20 years. The water weight will depend on where it is and the ambient air. A lot of sun and it’s dry quick, we used to fight that when pouring in the summer.

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But what about the Hoover Dam ? It’s still not cured lol
Sorry, I couldn’t help it :smirk:

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No stones today so I didn’t have to worry about the water weight.

7/29

  1. bench 50% max, 3x12
    Barx20 95x10 115x5 135x5 175x3x12
  2. cgb 175x3x10
  3. MP 135x3x10
  4. 1 arm db bench 70x3x10
  5. rope pushdowns 4 sets
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Trapbar palooza tonight

7/31 50% max, 3x12

  1. Trapbar deadlift 135x10 185x10 225x10 250x3x12
  2. Trapbar sldl 250x3x8
  3. Trapbar rows 225x3x10
  4. Trapbar shrugs 225x3x12
  5. Sit ups x several sets
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Pffft, no trapbar curls. Total missed opportunity.

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How could I have forgotten? I feel like a failure.

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8/2

  1. Bowflex chest press 100x25 160x20 200x15 260x12 310x12,10
  2. 2 sets banded push-ups
  3. Lat raises 3 sets
  4. Front raises 3 sets
  5. Rope pushdowns 3 sets
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8/4

  1. 20’’ box jumps 3x5
  2. 17’’ box front squats: barx10 95,135,185x5 220x3x12
  3. Stone row/good morning combo x 4 sets
  4. Abs x 3 sets
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8/6

1a. Bench barx30 95x10 135x10 185x5 210x3x10
1b. 20’’ and 24’’ box jumps x sets of 5
2. cgb 210x3x10
3. Log press 75x10 125x10 145x10 165x4 145x10
4. 1 arm db bench 80x3x10 each side
5. Rope pushdowns 50x15,15,12,12

60%, 3x10 day. My bench grip isn’t much wider than my close grip so I just kept the same weight for both.

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I think one arm dumbbell benches are a good exercise.

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8/8

Got outside for some natural stone lifts. I may lift them again tomorrow.

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8/9

  1. Farmers carries 220x2 trips, 320x1, 460x2
  2. Atlas stone 150 lb x multiple floor to shoulder
  3. db curls 40’s x4x10

My top set of carries was only 230 lbs each hand. The grip strength of the guys who carry 300+ each hand is incredible. I guess you could call it speed work I was doing with the 150 lb atlas stone. I moved it from ground to shoulder as quickly as I could.

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8/11

  1. MP barx10 95,115,135,155,175,185,195,205x3
  2. cgb 225x10,10,10,10,15
    Got outside
  3. Hand over hand rope pull the prowler then push on low handles back to start x 5 rounds

I figured it would be a good idea to dust off the prowler.

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Nice pressing. I remember a time when my military press was not an embarrassment. But alas

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My MP hasn’t budged for years. So I feel your pain.

8/12
17’’ box front squats barx10 95x5 135x5 185x5 225x3 275x3 315x3 365x1 225x10

I was feeling a bit tired tonight so I called it quits after front squats.