The 40 Plus Journal Part 2 - The Search For Strength

40 plus


Sounds like you will with the new woman mate, all the best with it.

Yeah I will with her mate fair play. She is a good un.

Thanks fella. All the best to you mate

Tonights training

Squats
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
Belt on
5 x 140 kg
3 x 3 x 155 kg
2 x 2 x 155 kg

Rope crunches, SLDL's, calf raises

The plan was 5 x 3 at 155 so I was a bit dissappointed at first but looking back through my journal my previous best 5 x 3 was at 140, so not too bad really.
Stick with the same weight next time for triples.

Tonights training

Flat BBBP
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 1 x 125 kg

Hammer Strength Incline BP
5 x 120 kg
3 x 5 x 140 kg
4 x 140 kg
3 x 140 kg

Dips
5 x 3 BW + 40 kg

First 125 was tough but they got easier, move onto 127.5 for next 5 x 1 but put in a warm up triple at 115.

Tonights training

Deads
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
5 x 5 x 155 kg

Rows, pulldowns

Hard but good, surprising given my sh!t diet today.
Move on to 160 for 5 x 5.

Tonights training

Seated DB Press
5 x 50 lb
5 x 60 lb
5 x 70 lb
5 x 80 lb

Push Press
3 x 60 kg
3 x 70 kg
5 x 1 x 80 kg

Shrugs, lat raises, rope crunches

Strength was there to press the 90's but they were too painful on the elbows to get into position.

All in all a decent weeks training.

Tonights training

Squats
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
3 x 155 kg
3 x 1 x 170 kg
1 x 170 kg (f)

Calf raises, SLDLs, rope crunches

The plan was 5 singles at 170, I got 2 good ones, 1 **** one and didn't get back up on the 4th.
I've not done a 'proper' 5 x 1 before and I might have started too heavy but I'll stick with 170 for next time.
Warm up sets were good.

Hi fella. Hows things with you mate?

Good thanks mate.
Training going well now that my hamstrings have just about mended.

Tonights training

Flat BBBP
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 5 x 105 kg

Incline Hammer Strength
3 x 160 kg
4 x 2 x 160 kg

Dips
5 x 3 x BW + 40 kg

Comfortable benching tonight, move up to 110 for 5 x 5.

40 plus


Good thanks mate.
Training going well now that my hamstrings have just about mended.

Good to hear mate. Ah hamstrings going is a nasty one (as I am sure you now know) haha

Tonights training

Deads
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
5 x 3 x 175 kg

Rows, curls

Very hard but happy to move on to 180 next time round.

Tonights training

Push Press
10 x bar
5 x 40 kg
5 x 60 kg
3 x 70 kg
2 x 80 kg
3 x 1 x 85 kg

DB presses, lat raises, rope crunches

Poor session tonight, failed at the 4th rep on the push press because of the pain in my right elbow.
My 16 yr old came training with me tonight, a bit of a distraction from my own training but we both enjoyed it.

Glad to here hamstring is better?

I hope to qualify for Unequippeds next week so hope to see your there next sept!!!! Tysley/Birmingham next year.

Hamstrings are much improved and deadlifting has resumed thanks mate, I'm going to do some singles on Thursday so that will push things a bit more.

The plan is to qualify at either the South Yorkshire or the North Midlands in May or June but I really want to get in 6 months of uninterrupted training before then.
All being well I'll see you in Birmingham.

Tonights training

Squats
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 5 x 145 kg

SLDL's, calf raises, rope crunches

Blowing hard at the end but nearly all good reps, move on to 150.
Weight is steadily creeping up but f**k it.

Tonights training

Flat BBBP
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
4 x 3 x 117.5 kg
1 x 2 x 117.5 kg

Incline Hammer Strength
5 x 5 x 120 kg

Dips 5 x 1 x BW + 60 kg

Felt weak tonight.
Failed my target of 5 x 3 at 117.5 but only just, I'll get it next time.
 

Tonights training

Deads
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
Belt on
3 x 180 kg
5 x 1 x 200 kg

Rows, pulldowns

Felt good tonight so went for the 200 instead of the planned 195.
Happy with that, move onto 205 for 5 x 1.

Tonights training

Push Press
10 x bar
5 x 40 kg
5 x 60 kg
3 x 70 kg
2 x 80 kg
1 x 85 kg

Standing Press Machine
5 x 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 plates
3 x 10 plates

Lat raises, shrugs, rope crunches

The standing press is like a poor mans viking log press but it's a good pressing angle and doesn't aggravate my elbows/forearms.

Tonights training

Squats
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
5 x 140 kg
1 x 155 kg (see below)
5 x 3 x 155 kg

SLDL's, calf raises, rope crunches

Split yet another pair of tracky bottoms when squatting, they had given me a few warnings recently but the recent weight gain was the final straw.
Squats were ok but could have been better, easily a PB for 5 x 3, move onto 160 for triples.

Tonights training

Flat BBBP
10 x bar
5 x 60 kg
5 x 100 kg
3 x 115 kg
5 x 1 x 127.5 kg

Incline Hammer Strength
5 x 3 x 160 kg

Dips
3 x 5 x BW + 20 kg

Quick session tonight, had things on.
Bench was poor, I've managed so far without a spotter but I'm at the point where it's difficult to un-rack it myself, press it and re-rack it. I'll move onto 130 for 5 x 1 but I need to sort out a spotter.