The 40 Plus Journal Part 2 - The Search For Strength

Formerly Known as Old Git


Fcukin good squating mate, very well done.

Cheers Malc

Bill45


Excellent stuff mate. Like you say, your squat is soaring at the moment.

Cheers Bill, well on the way to my first big squatting target which is 160 kg.
 

Yeah, if all goes well you should do it in 3 weeks, or failing that in 6 weeks?

Should do mate, probably 6 weeks though, if you had asked me a couple of months ago I would have guessed at some time in Summer.

Tonights training
 
Flat BBBP
10 x bar only
5 x 60 kg
5 x 80 kg
5 x 100 kg
3 x 110 kg
1 x 115 kg
1 x 115 kg
1 x 115 kg
1 x 115 kg
1 x 115 kg
1 x 122.5 kg (PB)
 
Tricep Dips
5 x BW + 80 lb
5 x BW + 80 lb
5 x BW + 80 lb
 
Incline DBBP
8 x 85 lb
8 x 85 lb
8 x 85 lb
 
A triple at 110, 5 good singles at 115 and a PB, good session.
 

Well done mate.

Cheers Malc

Great PB on the bench, well done Sir

Cheers mate.

Tonights training
 
Deads
10 x bar only
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
3 x 160 kg
1 x 170 kg
1 x 170 kg
1 x 170 kg
1 x 170 kg
1 x 170 kg
1 x 185 kg (f)
 
Seated Lever Rows
8 x 40 kg
8 x 90 kg
8 x 90 kg
8 x 90 kg
 
EZ Bar Curls
5 x 30 kg
5 x 40 kg
5 x 50 kg
5 x 50 kg
5 x 50 kg
 
No PB on the singles but that's the first time I've been able to hold onto the bar long enough to do a triple at 160. Grip let me down on the 185 and is holding me back on deads but improving slowly.
 

Looking good and consistent mate. Looking bloody good in the avatar too.

ste1984


Looking good and consistent mate. Looking bloody good in the avatar too.

Cheers Ste, the avatar was from the end of the shape up back in November, I'm about 20 lbs fatter now but working on it.
 

mwah ha ha. 20lbs of muscle though yeah :)

If only mate, if only.

Tonights training
 
Seated OH Press (Smith Machine)
10 x bar only
5 x 40 kg
5 x 60 kg
2 x 70 kg
1 x 75 kg
1 x 75 kg
1 x 75 kg
1 x 75 kg
1 x 75 kg
 
Deadlift Holds
5 x 140 kg for approx. 10 secs
 
Power Cleans
10 x bar only
5 x 60 kg
3 x 80 kg
1 x 85 kg
1 x 85 kg
1 x 85 kg
1 x 85 kg
1 x 85 kg
 
I've taken out the Lat Raises and put in Deadlift Holds to try to improve my grip.
OH Press at 70 kg should have been a triple but failed.
Holds will be moved to the end of the session from next week.
 
All targets have been hit this week though only just.
 
 

top work you been doing..

tbowman


top work you been doing..

Cheers Tommy.
 

Sunday update 

Weight is down 1.4 kg to 89.8 kg, a concentrated effort to drop a couple of pounds this week.
 
5 x 5 targets for this week:
Squat 130 kg, Bench 102.5 kg, Deads 142.5 kg, Seated OH Press 65 kg, Power Cleans 75 kg

Tonights training

Squats
10 x bar only
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 120 kg
5 x 130 kg
5 x 130 kg
5 x 130 kg
5 x 130 kg
5 x 130 kg
Hyper Extensions
8 x 20 kg
8 x 40 kg
8 x 40 kg
8 x 40 kg
 
Rope Crunches
70 x 11 plates
30 x 11 plates
 
Form could have been much better on squats.
 

Good solid stuff thoughmate