So I’m 38, not quite sure how I got here so quickly, and back into lifting again after yet another of my laziness/post holiday/bored/injury (delete as applicable) breaks.
Started on weights when I was 21 after my Dad told me I’d got fat from too much beer during my first year at Uni. One summer holiday of physical work and a friend’s garden shed gym in the evenings sorted that out. I was so damn proud to have got up to a 60k bench by the end of the holidays
Only been back in the gym since New Year after 6 months off, but already back up to old weights, dropped 7% body fat and definitely the strongest I’ve ever been. Age seems to be working well for me so far…
Will start posting from tomorrow’s session and see how it goes. All weights in kilos as I can’t be arsed to convert to lbs
Chest and Back today and not too shabby.
Really need to get a training partner though as grabbing random folks to spot gets frustrating. Haven’t had one in a few years now since last one got a new job and the others all gave up a bit too easily. Either that or I smell.
Close-grip Seated Cable Row
15 x 40
10 x 80
9 x 87.5
5 x 95
Incline Bench Press
20 x 20
10 x 60
6 x 80
6 x 100
Wide Grip Front Lat Pull Down
10 x 72.5
7 x 80
5 x 80
Barbell- Bench Press
10 x 70
6 x 90
Long rest here and change of spotter to someone I had a bit more faith in.
9 x 100
Chest and Back today and not too shabby.
Really need to get a training partner though as grabbing random folks to spot gets frustrating. Haven’t had one in a few years now since last one got a new job and the others all gave up a bit too easily. Either that or I smell.
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Having a training partner is a big bonus - I haven’t had one since I’ve been back lifting again. I’d like to, but there is no one at my half-ass gym that lifts seriously over the age of 25.
@DJHT Never sober from the cheesecake. I can give or take most sweet things, but a fruit cheesecake gets me every time (well, apart from Black Forest, yeuch!).
@hel320 Yep, like them as a final back hit for the isolation. Nicely rounds things off like the machine flyes.
The training partner stuff really is a bitch when you want to push yourself. Talking of which, here’s today’s workout with a failed PB in the squat where maybe someone shouting in my ear to “lift the bloody thing you big wuss” might have made all the difference
Should have been in the gym yesterday morning, but an impromptu couple of drinks after work on Friday turned into a 2am taxi and a long lie-in… Sunday at 6pm isn’t a great time to get in gym mode.
Squat
20 x 20
5 x 70
2 x 100
2 x 120
1 x 140
150 FAIL!!!
Stiff Legged Deadlift
10 x 70
10 x 80
7 x 80
5 x 80
