New Old Guy

Bigger Stronger Leaner Over 35 Lifter
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Background:

  1. Been lifting off and on for 25 years, two degrees in exercise physiology, current physical therapist, former strength coach at a Div I university.

Following 5/3/1 with Triumvirate assistance template. Love the program because it brings in strength, volume and conditioning.

Numbers are pretty bad, but here they are following a month of serious training

Bench 290
Squat 400
Deadlift 400
OHP 190

Weigh 245 with “too much for my liking” bodyfat. Working with a professional on a modified warrior eating plan.

I’ll try to update things as I go. I look forward to getting to know the “geezer” group.

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Welcome - and those numbers aren’t “pretty bad”

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Welcome! And I echo Soldog - I would be very proud of those numbers.

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Well, they are pretty respectable. I consider them “pretty bad” because A: I weigh 250 and B: I blasted all of those numbers out of the water when I was 17 and weighed 175-180 with 5-8% bodyfat.

The numbers will get better.

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Wellcome to the old folks home.

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Welcome to block! Numbers look fine to me.

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One day I’ll realize that I’m not 17 anymore. Not sure when that will be.

Goals are

OHP x BW
Bench x 1.5 BW
Squat x 2.0 x BW
DL x 2.5 x BW

or based on where I am now I’m looking at

245 OHP
370 Bench
500 Squat
625 Deadlift

My goal BW is 220 so the numbers will look closer to:

220 OHP
330 Bench
440 squat
550 Deadlift

Still working out my technique.

I will also enter my first powerlifting meet this year (Raw), but that won’t be til the end of the year some time, probably.

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[quote]SportsPT wrote:
I will also enter my first powerlifting meet this year (Raw), but that won’t be til the end of the year some time, probably. [/quote]

Ahh, so much fun.

Sounds like you have all the credentials to put together a first-rate training plan to achieve your goals.

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I do for sure. Sometimes it’s just easier to be brainless. I have a hectic life, if I can follow a sound program and not have to think too much, then all is good. The triumvirate allows me to play around a little bit, though.

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Welcome . I have to say you have a pretty respectable back ground in strength training. Ill overlook the fact your from the Buckeye state. :slight_smile:

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Great pic bulldog. Love it. My background is definitely repectable by many’s accounts. lol. As for the Buckeye state? Eh. I only live here. Not an Ohio State fan per se. I know a few of the coaches professionally so I follow them, but I’m a Nebraska fan through and through.

Thanks for the welcome folks

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Wow, I have been spending so much time in another forum here on the board that i forgot about this one.

I guess I need to update a few things.

Back on some TRT (still working that out)

DL the other day resulted in 315x15 reps (on my 3 week of 5/3/1)–time to reset the msx I think

Squat sucks but I’m working on technique now in order to sit back and activate the posterior chain more.

Been doing GHR’s 2x/week to improve PC strength and it’s working. Using less assist now (less sore after, also)

Bench is doing OK.

Going to start recording my lifts via video next week.

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Looking forward to the videos. A picture’s worth a thousand words, especially where lifting’s concerned.

Those lifts are very respectable, don’t be so hard on yourself.

They are a great bunch of supportive and knowledgeable people on here. I’ve learnt alot.

Oh and welcome.

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The numbers are OK. I’m just fat. Not nearly where i want them, but they’ll get there.