Quote:Yeah.. very often I will take a week or so off to heal things up. Usually feel better and stronger after that time period. Part of the reason I lift is to help deal with my cerebral palsy. I've convinced it's kept me strong and out of a wheel chair.. yes it has it's trade off i.e.. lots of joint issues and pain but it's worth it to me.
I can do Nothing but wish you the Best w/respect to keeping your mind and soul politically correct...
Do What You Do...
NH3...
Quote:I can do Nothing but wish you the Best w/respect to keeping your mind and soul politically correct...
Do What You Do...
NH3...
thanks brother... plus should I end up in a wheel chair I am going to become one of them wheel chair body builders.
Quote:What's an M60 & Master 5?
This is the class for lifters 60 - 64 years of age
M80 are those 80-85
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Quote:This is the class for lifters 60 - 64 years of age
M80 are those 80-85
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that's pretty impressive. Love seeing old farts lifting and staying active. Have you heard of Andreas Challing? (sp)
Quote:that's pretty impressive. Love seeing old [BAD WORD REMOVED] lifting and staying active. Have you heard of ? (sp)
I had to google him, yup he is a fit AOF. (Ancient Old F_rt) as the group I lift with call ourselves.
Some retired Special Forces, Divers, Doctors and then me ;-)
My mentors were Clarence Bass and Phil Outlaw, I have all of Clarence's books and read all of Outlaw's writings
I mostly go for the companionship and health reasons. Feels good.
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Quote:I had to google him, yup he is a fit AOF. (Ancient Old F_rt) as the group I lift with call ourselves.
Some retired Special Forces, Divers, Doctors and then me ;-)
My mentors were Clarence Bass and Phil Outlaw, I have all of Clarence's books and read all of Outlaw's writings
I mostly go for the companionship and health reasons. Feels good.
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Can I ask how old you are now and what your current one rep maxes are?
Quote:Just a simple rep test.
At that rate, it's all cardio anyway
Quote:Not even trying to hate, but y'all are posting some pro athlete type of numbers in here. I am very skeptical that you guys are actually posting these kind of stats.
You have a very valid point.
But I will never fool myself into thinking I am a Pro Athlete.
I can do a cone drill, if I get credit for knocking over all the cones in a minute or so.
I do not posess the conditioning at that level and never did.
I forgot who was the strongest at the combine when Boselli was drafted.
Folks were amazed at the max lift.
Of course Tony could bench 275 or so all day long.
Just ask any DE that got tossed back 5 yards or pancaked LB as Freddy scampered for the end zone.
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Quote:Not even trying to hate, but y'all are posting some pro athlete type of numbers in here. I am very skeptical that you guys are actually posting these kind of stats.
What does anyone on here have to gain by posting anything but what they've done? Trying to impress folks on a MB that they have most likely never met? Trying to get a tryout in with the Jags?
Quote:Not even trying to hate, but y'all are posting some pro athlete type of numbers in here. I am very skeptical that you guys are actually posting these kind of stats.
Not really. Pro athletes are putting up 225 15+ times.
I just started back to lifting, been over 10 years since high school football. I never really was strong on the bench however squats and leg press I was decent.
Anyway, having never done dead lifts before and hearing about them in just about every article online related to lifting I decided to give them a go. I do 4 sets of 10 reps each but only do 185 pounds. After seeing a lot of your numbers here it makes me think I am either weak or doing something wrong, maybe should lower the reps and increase the weight? Any suggestions?
Also wouldn't mind some tips on increasing my bench. I have been concentrating on form quite a bit the last few months and have been working out back, arms and shoulders to help complement other muscles used in the lift yet I'm not seeing that much of an increase in strength. Any tips would be helpful.
Quote:I just started back to lifting, been over 10 years since high school football. I never really was strong on the bench however squats and leg press I was decent.
Anyway, having never done dead lifts before and hearing about them in just about every article online related to lifting I decided to give them a go. I do 4 sets of 10 reps each but only do 185 pounds. After seeing a lot of your numbers here it makes me think I am either weak or doing something wrong, maybe should lower the reps and increase the weight? Any suggestions?
Also wouldn't mind some tips on increasing my bench. I have been concentrating on form quite a bit the last few months and have been working out back, arms and shoulders to help complement other muscles used in the lift yet I'm not seeing that much of an increase in strength. Any tips would be helpful.
If you just started lifting again, it's understandable if you're not hitting much weight. You lose a lot of muscle mass if you don't exercise/lift.
If you really want to increase your bench I suggest you try negatives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_repetition They have been proven to increase your max weight in pretty much any lift possible. I also suggest burnouts.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/67384-...le-growth/ Remember, these lifts are not everyday lifts and should be done 1-2 times a week. If done too often, they can actually slow down your muscle growth.
You said in your post you've been lifting for a couple of months now, so I assume you're already in shape and can lift a little weight. What I did when I first started benching was I chose a weight in which I could do 10-12 reps on and once I passed 12, I moved up in weight. However, I've now learned that it's better to do less reps and more weight. Whatever gives you better results. It's different for everybody.
Quote:I just started back to lifting, been over 10 years since high school football. I never really was strong on the bench however squats and leg press I was decent.
Anyway, having never done dead lifts before and hearing about them in just about every article online related to lifting I decided to give them a go. I do 4 sets of 10 reps each but only do 185 pounds. After seeing a lot of your numbers here it makes me think I am either weak or doing something wrong, maybe should lower the reps and increase the weight? Any suggestions?
Also wouldn't mind some tips on increasing my bench. I have been concentrating on form quite a bit the last few months and have been working out back, arms and shoulders to help complement other muscles used in the lift yet I'm not seeing that much of an increase in strength. Any tips would be helpful.
also you can probably dial it down on the headlifts.. less reps and maybe more weight kinda like a pyramid workout. 6 reps 185, 6 reps 205, 4 reps 225.. etc...
Quote:I just started back to lifting, been over 10 years since high school football. I never really was strong on the bench however squats and leg press I was decent.
Anyway, having never done dead lifts before and hearing about them in just about every article online related to lifting I decided to give them a go. I do 4 sets of 10 reps each but only do 185 pounds. After seeing a lot of your numbers here it makes me think I am either weak or doing something wrong, maybe should lower the reps and increase the weight? Any suggestions?
Also wouldn't mind some tips on increasing my bench. I have been concentrating on form quite a bit the last few months and have been working out back, arms and shoulders to help complement other muscles used in the lift yet I'm not seeing that much of an increase in strength. Any tips would be helpful.
I've seen the most improvement in deadlifts going low reps with lots of sets. I vary my workout from 7x3, 6x4 or 7x2.
Deficit deadlifts help as well. Id think incorporating the same type of exercise for bench would work as well.
Quote:thanks brother... plus should I end up in a wheel chair I am going to become one of them wheel chair body builders.
I've heard of guys that were wheel chair bound "Snatching A KNOT" in a walking man's rectum. Their arms are Extremely Powerful.... All they need to do is Grab Ya and It's On...
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Quote:I've heard of guys that were wheel chair bound "Snatching A KNOT" in a walking man's rectum. Their arms are Extremely Powerful.... All they need to do is Grab Ya and It's On...
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haha that's a hilarious :woot: analogy
Quote:I just started back to lifting, been over 10 years since high school football. I never really was strong on the bench however squats and leg press I was decent.
Anyway, having never done dead lifts before and hearing about them in just about every article online related to lifting I decided to give them a go. I do 4 sets of 10 reps each but only do 185 pounds. After seeing a lot of your numbers here it makes me think I am either weak or doing something wrong, maybe should lower the reps and increase the weight? Any suggestions?
Also wouldn't mind some tips on increasing my bench. I have been concentrating on form quite a bit the last few months and have been working out back, arms and shoulders to help complement other muscles used in the lift yet I'm not seeing that much of an increase in strength. Any tips would be helpful.
Look up wendler's 5/3/1 routine. Also have apps to keep track.
I got fat bald and lazy but once upon a time I used to do heavy lifting pretty much 5-7 days a week from aged 15 to 23. I went from about 250 at 15 to around 315-320 range in the end.
Bench- 520
Squat- 705
Deadlift-520
Bench at 225 I pulled 31 times.
Yea I know unbelievable but was true. I was one of those guys who had all the raw skills to play some good football but I had zilch for cardio as i never did it and also smoked, drinked, and partied during my high school days. /facepalm every day wishing I didn't have poop for brains back then.