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[penguinz]

2022 getting and staying fit thread!

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Clyde Frog

I'm turning 45 this year so my goal is trying to hit the thousand pound club before I'm too old.

"The 1,000-Pound Club is an unofficial weight room title for people who can lift a combined one rep max (1RM) of 1,000 lbs or more in the squat, bench press, and deadlift. These three exercises are considered the "big three" of powerlifting"

Currently I'm at
Bench - 255 (I'm probably capped here with my middle-aged shoulder pain)
Squat - 315
Dead Lift - 405

All you guys who've lifted for ages knows that adding 25 pounds of one rep max weight is a ****ing lot, especially for a middle aged guy. My most likely route will be adding to dead lift but it'll be a long, slow process. If I get hurt, I can't work, and if I don't work I'll have no money and, well, then I'm ****ed.

Don't use age as an excuse. I'm days away from 50 and I totaled 1129.8lbs in a powerlifting meet this past fall. That was with missing my last two bench attempts and 3rd deadlift. All while recovering from a torn bicep.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Just started HotWorx this week. Had surgery and was unable to work out for 3 months so I dropped Orange Theory. Gained 7 pounds and lost muscle. Ugh.

We'll see. So far HotWorx is great. Basically shorter workouts under infrared heat so you burn more calories and "detox". We'll see.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Pretty happy with where I'm at as being consistent hitting the gym and eating like shit isn't as much of a challenge it used to be. Cut way back on the booze too which has been pretty easy. I think this year I'd like to get more into the micro nutrient side for health benefits

I don't worry too much about micros. I just take supplements for that. From food would be best of course but it's not something I have the patience to deal with.

I just make sure I hit my macros and get plenty of sleep.

Cutting back on booze is huge.

Check out Stan Efferdings Vertical Diet.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Don't use age as an excuse. I'm days away from 50 and I totaled 1129.8lbs in a powerlifting meet this past fall. That was with missing my last to bench attempts and 3rd deadlift. All while recovering from a torn bicep.

Good for you. I'm 54 and I'm slowing down. I need a lot more recovery time and I'm not just sore when I'm done, I'm actually hurting. Not saying it's ALL age, but this shit was just more doable at 44. Age is a thing.

[Clyde Frog]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Don't use age as an excuse. I'm days away from 50 and I totaled 1129.8lbs in a powerlifting meet this past fall. That was with missing my last two bench attempts and 3rd deadlift. All while recovering from a torn bicep.

No excuses here, friend. Just using my advancing age as extra motivation to get it done before I am physically unable to.

That's a massive amount of weight you put up and a solid amount of mental toughness powering through pain while injured. Good on you.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by penguinz

What's everyone's fitness goals for 2025?

Expanding the small home gym setup to at least replace entire workout days at the gym, if not the gym membership completely.

And consistency with off days... neighborhood walks, stretch routines, little isolation movements and what not that I can knock out at home instead of at the gym.

18" biceps.


(^jk)

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Clyde Frog

No excuses here, friend. Just using my advancing age as extra motivation to get it done before I am physically unable to.

That's a massive amount of weight you put up and a solid amount of mental toughness powering through pain while injured. Good on you.

Go in with the mindset that you are pushing weight now so that 10 years from now you will still be in the gym pushing weight.

Strength training is about the only thing you can do to defy the aging process.

You might need to put more rest days in between gym days but no reason, other than getting injured or sick, that you can't still hit the weights.

I hope to do another powerlifting meet this fall. Goal is to get close to a 1300lb total.

[jerryaldini]

Started running on a school track again this summer and worked up to 4 miles pretty comfortably at about a 12/min mile pace a few times a week. But the combination of my knees and weather has me back to walking for awhile, so I'm weighting a backpack at 20 pounds and can get my dog exercise simultaneously. Also do a lot of mountain hiking and snow shoeing.

Walking about 5 miles a day with the pack, and I like being able to go every day. But missing how good running felt.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven

Good for you. I'm 54 and I'm slowing down. I need a lot more recovery time and I'm not just sore when I'm done, I'm actually hurting. Not saying it's ALL age, but this shit was just more doable at 44. Age is a thing.

If you are physically hurting then something is going on. You should not hurt from lifting no matter how old you are.

Any chance you are on TRT and using an AI like anastrozole?

[loochy]

Originally Posted by penguinz

If you are physically hurting then something is going on. You should not hurt from lifting no matter how old you are.

Any chance you are on TRT and using an AI like anastrozole?

Low E2 can make you feel like absolute crap. It's even hard to walk

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by loochy

Low E2 can make you feel like absolute crap. It's even hard to walk

Yep, give me high E2 over low anyday. I'm currently not taking any AI and running 450 Test E and 150 Decca a week.

Looking forward to ramping down in a week for 6 weeks until next prep.

[InChiefsHeaven]

Originally Posted by penguinz

If you are physically hurting then something is going on. You should not hurt from lifting no matter how old you are.

Any chance you are on TRT and using an AI like anastrozole?

LOL! Given that I have no idea what those things are, I'm hoping the answer is no...

No, I think I just need to evolve in how I'm working out. I also believe genetics plays a role in how we perform. Some folks are built better than I am. I'm OK with it, I'm still watching what I eat (though the booze still flows, not as much as it used to) and I'm not a lumper, I'm relatively active. I had built quite a bit of muscle in the 6 years I was doing Orange Theory, but there were times where I overdid it. Not in the workout, but the next day. I had shoulder pain for weeks\months in 2022 from doing front raises. I mean, it seemed fine while working out, but the next day and then weeks\months after, my shoulders were in pain. Not sore...****ing pain.

IMO, I'm just not in my 30's anymore. Haven't been for awhile and it's starting to show is all.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven

LOL! Given that I have no idea what those things are, I'm hoping the answer is no...

No, I think I just need to evolve in how I'm working out. I also believe genetics plays a role in how we perform. Some folks are built better than I am. I'm OK with it, I'm still watching what I eat (though the booze still flows, not as much as it used to) and I'm not a lumper, I'm relatively active. I had built quite a bit of muscle in the 6 years I was doing Orange Theory, but there were times where I overdid it. Not in the workout, but the next day. I had shoulder pain for weeks\months in 2022 from doing front raises. I mean, it seemed fine while working out, but the next day and then weeks\months after, my shoulders were in pain. Not sore...****ing pain.

IMO, I'm just not in my 30's anymore. Haven't been for awhile and it's starting to show is all.

If that's the case you have something mechanically wrong in your shoulders. Age should never equal pain from exercise being an expected response.

Have you seen a physical therapist for your shoulders?

[BWillie]

Ran a wind assisted 7:13 mile. Was about 18 mph wind. 80% of the run was with the wind. Haven't ran a mile all out for a couple months. Last time was right around 7:55

I'm sure wind and hills make all the difference although I do feel like I'm improving

[loochy]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Ran a wind assisted 7:13 mile. Was about 18 mph wind. 80% of the run was with the wind. Haven't ran a mile all out for a couple months. Last time was right around 7:55

I'm sure wind and hills make all the difference although I do feel like I'm improving

Did you deploy a sail as well?