76 Year Old Olympic Lifter

76now · November 26, 2020, 3:26am

Dramatic end to our draconian lockdown. The employee at the quarantine hotel admitted he did not pick up covid from a pizza delivery box, but because he worked shifts at a pizza restaurant with an infected person. So the deadly wasn’t deadly at all. We just have a contained cluster of 35 in one spot, and 4,000 contacts in quarantine. The state is fully open again.

Mon 23-11-2020

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 ) 2. (80) 9. (85) 7. (90) 6.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.
Clean and Jerk press. (30 k) 5. (35) 5. (37.5) 3.

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1.(25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

one arm curls (8 k) 14. 12.
calf machine, leverage type. (70 k) 14. 13.

Thurs 26-11-2020.

Stick warmups
Power clean (30 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2.2.1.1.1.
Clean and Presses (25 k) 5. (30) 5. (35) 4+F.
Split snatch. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 3 pulls only.

Flex exercises, all done with a dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Incline tricep curls, dumbells. (8 k’s) 13. 12.
Ab roller 20. 20.

76now · December 3, 2020, 12:02am

Mon 30-11-2020.

79 NOW

Stick warmups.

Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (101 k) 20.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.

JBN. (22.5 k) 3. (27.5) 3. (32.5) 3.
Split C+J. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flex exercises, dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
calf raise (70 k) Leverage machine, 14. 14.
curls (25 k) 10. 10.

Thurs 3-12-2020

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 3. (37.5) 1.1.1.1.1.
Hise Shrug. (70 k) 20. (90) 20. (100) 20.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 3 pulls.

Flexing exercises, dead stop top and bottom. And CAT on the “up”.

Wide grip lat machine (92 lb) 12. 12.
lying triceps curls, 2 dumbells. (8 k’s) 12. 11.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · December 10, 2020, 1:30am

Mon 7-12-2020

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 ) 2. (80) 11. (85) 8. (90) 6.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.
Clean and Jerk press. (30 k) 5. (35) 5. (37.5) 4.

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1.(25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

one arm curls (8 k) 14. 13.
calf machine, leverage type. (70 k) 14. 13.

Thurs 10-12-2020.

Stick warmups
Power clean (30 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2.2.2.1.1.
Clean and Presses (25 k) 5. (30) 5. (35) 4+F.
Split snatch. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 3 pulls only.

Flex exercises, all done with a dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Incline tricep curls, dumbells. (8 k’s) 13. 13.
Ab roller 20. 20.

76now · December 17, 2020, 12:54am

Mon 14-12-2020.

79 NOW

Pizd off. Went in for my D.L. main exercise, and the room with the heavy equipment and olympic bars is shut. They are “redoing the floor” , “this week”.
Went into the boyz ‘pump up’ room, full of isolation machines, cables, and aerobic machines.
Took a ‘dead’ bar from a bench press rack, and cobbled up what i could.

Stick warmups.

JBN. (22.5 k) 3. (30) 3. (32.5) 3.
Split C+J. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flex exercises, dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
calf raise (70 k) Leverage machine, 15. 14.
curls (25 k) 10. 10.

Thurs 17-12-2020

Must say they did a quick job, wall to wall heavy drop resistant squares. Back in “my” room, all well today.

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 3. (37.5) 2.1.1.1.1.
Hise Shrug. (75 k) 20. (90) 20. (100) 20.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 3 pulls.

Flexing exercises, dead stop top and bottom. And CAT on the “up”.

Wide grip lat machine (92 lb) 13. 12.
lying triceps curls, 2 dumbells. (8 k’s) 12. 12.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · December 24, 2020, 8:34pm

Mon 21-12-2020.

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 k) 2. (80) 12. (85) 9. (90) 7.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

one arm military press (8k) 13. 12.
Leverage Calf machine (70 k) 15. 15.

Thurs 24-12-2020.

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 2. (37.5) 1. (41.25) F. F.
Power Snatch (20 k) 5. (25) 5. (30) [1+F.]
Clean pulls (45 k) 5. (57.5) 5. (62.5) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. ( 20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) F.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

curls, barbell (25 k) 11. 10.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · December 31, 2020, 12:08am

Mon 28-12-2020.

79 NOW

Stick warmups.
Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (101 k) 20.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.
Shrugs. (80 k) 20. 20.
C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flexing, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Leverage calf raise (75 k) 10. 10.
wide grip lat machine (42.5 k) 13. 13.

Thurs 31-12-2020.

Stick warmups.

Power Clean (35 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2. 2. 2. 2. 1.
Quarter Press. (42.5 k) 5. (47.5) 5. (50) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 3 pulls. (30) 1.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

Curls, barbell (25 k) 11. 11.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · January 7, 2021, 6:45am

Mon 4-1-2021

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 ) 2. (80) 12. (85) 10. (90) 8.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.
Clean and Jerk press. (30 k) 5. (35) 5. (37.5) 3+F. f---- , i’m going backwards!

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1.(25) 1. (27.5) 1. (30) 1. (32.5) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

one arm curls (8 k) 14. 14.
calf machine, leverage type. (75 k) 11. 10.

Thurs 7-1-2020.

Stick warmups
Power clean (30 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2.2.2.2.2.
Clean and Presses (25 k) 5. (30) 5. (35) 4+F.
Split snatch. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. (25) 1. 1. 1. 1.

Flex exercises, all done with a dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Incline tricep curls, dumbells. (8 k’s) 14. 13.
Ab roller 20. 20.

aldebaran · January 7, 2021, 8:56am

You’re not a true olympic lifter

Great lifting!

bonoboschimp · January 7, 2021, 11:12am

this at 79, checked with strength levels cf. snippet below, however, just assumed weight is 75 kg, but i recall that you did some 20 repping breathing squats at much higher weight not that long ago

Snippet from strength levels.

aldebaran · January 7, 2021, 11:21am

Indeed it is. Clearly an inspiration

76now · January 14, 2021, 1:20am

“You’re not a true olympic lifter” — aldebaran.
Busted! Well, aldebaran, i could argue that olympic lifters will do curls to treat elbow injuries …
Fact is, it’s just vanity.
thanks for reading.

Gee Bonobos, that was awesome of you to do that research, but i’m not that good. My bodyweight is 85 k, which i hold constant by diet control. When i did the 110k for 20, it was the end target of a several year campaign. They were done low-bar. And it was a case of ‘death or glory’.
What i am doing now with high bar a.t.g. is just a training weight [not all-out effort]. i just increase the reps on one or two sets each time. when all sets get to 12 reps, i will increase the weights by 10 k. Target is 100 k for 12 by year’s end, and 20 reps olympic deadlift with 115 k.
i will be 80 next month, so there are no guarantees of succeeding with my plans. thank you for following me all this time.

Mon 11-1-2021.

79 NOW

Stick warmups.

Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (102 k) 20.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.

JBN. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (32.5) 3.
Split C+J. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1 (22.5) 1. 1. 1.

Flex exercises, dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
calf raise (75 k) Leverage machine, 11. 11.
curls (25 k) 12. 11.

Thurs 14-1-2021

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 3. (37.5) 2.2.1.1.1.
Hise Shrug. (80 k) 20. (90) 20. (100) 20.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1.
Flexing exercises, dead stop top and bottom. And CAT on the “up”.

Wide grip lat machine (92 lb) 14. 13.
lying triceps curls, 2 dumbells. (8 k’s) 13. 12.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · January 21, 2021, 12:25am

Mon 18-1-2021.

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60) 2. (80) 12. (85) 11. (90) 9.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

one arm military press (8k) 13. 13.
Leverage Calf machine (75 k) 12. 11.

Thurs 21-1-2021.

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (20 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 2. (37.5) 1. (41.25) 1.
Power Snatch (20 k) 5. (25) 5. (30) 2.
Clean pulls (45 k) 5. (57.5) 5. (65) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. ( 20 k) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

curls, barbell (25 k) 12. 12.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · January 28, 2021, 6:52am

Mon 25-1-2021.

79 NOW

It’s been 43 degrees centigrade here on the weekend. In fact this State has been the hottest place in the world this weekend. So i have been going to the beach swimming every day. We are 500 m. from what i think is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Feel really good, but i crashed and burned on the olympic deadlift. Maybe too much sun, swim, relax. Maybe the end of easy progress.

Stick warmups.
Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (103 k) 13.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.
Shrugs. (82.5 k) 20. (80) 20.
C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Leverage calf raise (75 k) 12. 12.
wide grip lat machine (42.5 k) 14. 13.

Thurs 28-1-2021.

Stick warmups.

Power Clean (35 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2. 2. [1+F]. F.
Quarter Press. (45 k) 5. (47.5) 5. (50) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. my chronic shoulder injury has been playing up. Thanks bench press.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

Curls, barbell (25 k) 13. 12.
Ab roller. 20. 20

76now · February 4, 2021, 12:11am

Mon 1-2-2021

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 ) 2. (80) 12. (90) 10. (85) 12.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.
Clean and Jerk press. (30 k) 5. (35) 5. (37.5) [1+F.]
Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

one arm curls (8 k) 15. 14.
calf machine, leverage type. (75 k) 13. 12.

Thurs 4-2-2021.

Stick warmups
Power clean (30 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2.2.F. (40) 2.2.
Clean and Presses (25 k) 5. (35) 5. (30) 5.
Split snatch. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flex exercises, all done with a dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Incline tricep curls, dumbells. (8 k’s) 14. 14.
Ab roller 20. 20.

raven78 · February 4, 2021, 3:49am

Checking in and following - from a fellow South Australian, impressive and inspiring work here (just 42 years old here - in the Adelaide Hills).

76now · February 10, 2021, 11:58pm

Hi Raven. Thank you. Makes me feel like i’m not at the end of the world, after all.

Mon 8-2-2021.

79 NOW

Stick warmups.

Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (103 k) 17+F.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.

JBN. (27.5 k) 3. (30) 3. (32.5) 3.
Split C+J. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1 (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flex exercises, dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
calf raise (75 k) Leverage machine, 13. 13.
curls (25 k) 13. 12.

Thurs 11-2-2021

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (25 k) 3. (30) 3. (37.5) 2.2.2.1.1. (35) [1+F]
Hise Shrug. (80 k) 20. (90) 20. (105) 20.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises, dead stop top and bottom. And CAT on the “up”.

Wide grip lat machine (92 lb) 14. 14.
lying triceps curls, 2 dumbells. (8 k’s) 13. 13.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · February 17, 2021, 11:34pm

Mon 15-2-2021.

79 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60) 2. (80) 12. (90) 11. (85) 12.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.

Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1. (30) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

one arm military press (8k) 14. 13.
Leverage Calf machine (75 k) 14. 13.

Thurs 18-2-2021.

80 Now

Stick warmups.

Clean and Presses. (20 k) 3. (30) 3. (35) 2. (37.5) 1. (42.5) F.
Power Snatch (20 k) 5. (25) 5. (30) 3.
Clean pulls (47.5 k) 5. (57.5) 5. (65) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. ( 20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1. (27.5) 1.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

curls, barbell (25 k) 13. 13.
Ab roller. 20. 20.

76now · February 25, 2021, 12:54am

Mon 22-2-2021.

80 Now.

Stick warmups.
Olympic Deadlift (65 k) 4. (103 k) 18.
Rader Pulls 12. 60.
Shrugs. (85 k) 20. (80) 20.
C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing, all done with dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Leverage calf raise (75 k) 14. 14.
wide grip lat machine (42.5 k) 15. 14.

Thurs 25-2-2021.

Stick warmups.

Power Clean (35 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 2. 2. 2. 2. 2.
Quarter Press. (45 k) 5. (47.5) 5. (52.5) 5.

Split snatch. stick - 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1.

Flexing exercises, all done with dead stop top and bottom, and CAT on the “up”.

Curls, barbell (25 k) 14. 13.
Ab roller. 20. 20

76now · March 4, 2021, 3:53am

Mon 1-3-2021

80 Now.

Stick warmups.

High Bar Back Squats, ATG. (40 k) 3. (60 ) 2. (80) 12. (90) 12. (85) 12.
Rader pulls. 9. 6. 15. 15. 15.
Clean and Jerk press. (30 k) 5. (37.5) 4. (35) 5.
Split C+J. stick 2. (20 k) 1.1.1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1. (27.5) 1.

Flexing exercises. each rep done with a dead stop at top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.

one arm curls (8 k) 15. 15.
calf machine, leverage type. (75 k) 15. 14.

Thurs 4-3-2021.

Stick warmups
Clean and Presses (25 k) 5. (36.25) 4. (30) 5.
Power clean (35 k) 5. (40) 5. (45) 3. 2. 2. 2. 2.

Split snatch. stick 2. (20 k) 1. 1. 1. (22.5) 1. 1. 1. (25) 1. 1. 1. (27.5) 1.

Flex exercises, all done with a dead stop top and bottom. CAT on the “up”.
Incline tricep curls, dumbells. (8 k’s) 15. 14.
Ab roller 20. 20.

raven78 · March 4, 2021, 10:33pm

Happy Birthday!

This is brilliant stuff, hoping we are still lifting at 80. Super inspirational work here!