Just starting one of these things for the first time. Want to attention whore a little, I’ve been all over the place in recent years, but want to focus on powerlifting for the short term.
Here are my stats:
almost 38 years old
5’10", 200lbs
Pathetic max lifts:
405 deadlift
275 squat
250 bench
Been enjoying the forum and looking forward to becoming a 500/400/300 type of guy.
Been focusing on squat strength in the recent months, as I finally bought a squat rack and acknowledged my leg strenght is pathetic. No mas!
Welcome to the Old Folk’s home. I have exactly zero powerlifting insights to share, but if you ever decide to try more of a Shake Weights-style training regimen, I’m your man. Best of luck with your lifting goals.
There are so many programs to choose from. Please read Squat Every Day for great insights on how to train. I think the e-book costs about 6 dollars on amazon and it’s worth every penny. Then you could do a Wendler program, a 5x5(madcow-type) program, Sheiko, Westside type training, etc. Dan John and his Simple Strength programs are excellent. Be consistent and grow strong. 38 is a good age to get motivated at.
[quote]Stoney56 wrote:
Just starting one of these things for the first time. Want to attention whore a little, I’ve been all over the place in recent years, but want to focus on powerlifting for the short term.
Here are my stats:
almost 38 years old
5’10", 200lbs
Pathetic max lifts:
405 deadlift
275 squat
250 bench
Been enjoying the forum and looking forward to becoming a 500/400/300 type of guy.
Been focusing on squat strength in the recent months, as I finally bought a squat rack and acknowledged my leg strength is pathetic. No mas![/quote]
Welcome to the not yet over the hill crew… you fit in just fine since a large % of us are strength oriented.
Welcome! Your lifts are far from pathetic. You are already much stronger than most men your age. According to a recent T-Nation thread, you are about as strong as Hugh Jackman, which is fine company to count yourself in.
Thanks guys. I have most recently been running a 5/3/1 with the BBB option. Before that (in April) I got a bug up my ass and did the 10,000 kettlebell swing workouts for a month. That program was great for my cardio conditioning for ice hockey (which I play twice a week from October to April).
And on a different note, ice hockey is also a source of my fitness bipolarism, as ice hockey and a weekly training regimen for strength sports fight with each other tooth and nail. I wish I could do both to the end of time, but sometimes I go too hard in the gym and have trouble standing up on the ice from all the DOMS. I can get into this more later…
And I am always looking for stuff to read when traveling for work, so I’ll definitely check out Squat Every Day.
Here is the stuff I’ve done this week:
8/25
Squat:
128x10
178x10
218x5
238x3
258x3
278x1
218x10
218x10
218x10
Hiking on the family farm. About 3 miles of hilly terrain with a recovering ACL surgery wife, guard Chihuahua, and two boys. Wish I took some pics, next time
8/30
Swanky 18 year anniversary dinner with the wife. It was at a place with a bunch of yuppies and hipsters. It was a battle of Rolex’s vs goofy facial hair. BMWs vs Fixies.
A) EZ Bar Curl 5 20 40lbs 2-3 min.
B) Tri Pushdown 5 20 50 2-3 min.
C) Preacher Curl 5 20 40 2-3 min.
D) Overhead Cable 5 20 30 2-3 min.
E) Hammer Curl DB 5 20 20 2-3 min.
F) Skullcrusher 5 20 40 2-3 min.
G) Seated BB Curl 5 20 30 2-3 min.
H) DB Kickback 5 20 15 1-2 min.
I) EZ-Bar Rev Curl 5 20 35 2-3 min.
J) Bench Dip 5 20 1-2 min.
Thanks, Mr. The Crippler. Took yesterday (9/3) off, first day of school for the kids and had to work at night for an hour or so with my Chinese colleagues.