Hello, fellow Geezers/Geezettes!

[SeanThornton]

So, it's himself you're named after?

Aye, that I am

[SeanThornton]

An interesting thought, but on 6 August I will turn 80(although I will appear no more than 78). Forecasting one's entry into the 9th decade may be presumptuous,but with luck I should make it. My competitive nature and the contraction of pneumonia and flu simultaneously set me back a bit, but I seem to be making progress. My goal on or shortly after the big day is to DL 4x, squat 3x and bench 2x my age in pounds. We will see.
I find that while my"strength" seems OK, my ability to recover from the slightest injury seems compromised. Also, my coach, Nick D'Agostino, is experimenting with volume, mainly reducing it, while keeping the weights up. An experiment of one.
I DL on Mondays, do a light KB workout on Wednesdays and squat and bench on Fridays. I throw in a few chins on Tuesday or Thursday.

Best of luck to you in hitting your targets on the big day. And noting that those totals are all well above my current sets... hats off to you!

[Bestafter60]

An interesting thought, but on 6 August I will turn 80(although I will appear no more than 78). Forecasting one's entry into the 9th decade may be presumptuous,but with luck I should make it. My competitive nature and the contraction of pneumonia and flu simultaneously set me back a bit, but I seem to be making progress. My goal on or shortly after the big day is to DL 4x, squat 3x and bench 2x my age in pounds. We will see.
I find that while my"strength" seems OK, my ability to recover from the slightest injury seems compromised. Also, my coach, Nick D'Agostino, is experimenting with volume, mainly reducing it, while keeping the weights up. An experiment of one.
I DL on Mondays, do a light KB workout on Wednesdays and squat and bench on Fridays. I throw in a few chins on Tuesday or Thursday.

That's totally inspiring! You could probably pass for 77.

[SeanThornton]

That's totally inspiring! You could probably pass for 77.

Reminds me of those ridiculous Teeter Hang Ups commercials... "I'm over 72..." What a strangely non-round number to pick!

teeter hang ups commercial over 72 - Bing Videos

Bob

[Oldman]

Welcome to the forum, Bob!

[Mr. Bingley]

welcome, and as someone who's your age and ran a lot (and a couple of full marathons in my teens) I would say that running does a lot more damage to your knees than SS will

[Bill Quick]

An interesting thought, but on 6 August I will turn 80(although I will appear no more than 78). Forecasting one's entry into the 9th decade may be presumptuous,but with luck I should make it. My competitive nature and the contraction of pneumonia and flu simultaneously set me back a bit, but I seem to be making progress. My goal on or shortly after the big day is to DL 4x, squat 3x and bench 2x my age in pounds. We will see.
I find that while my"strength" seems OK, my ability to recover from the slightest injury seems compromised. Also, my coach, Nick D'Agostino, is experimenting with volume, mainly reducing it, while keeping the weights up. An experiment of one.
I DL on Mondays, do a light KB workout on Wednesdays and squat and bench on Fridays. I throw in a few chins on Tuesday or Thursday.

Well, you've got about ten years on me, so you are now my official inspiration. I am indeed currently hitting those marks for the bench, bench press, and squat, but I'm lagging a bit on pulls. Still, I've be more than happy if, by the end of my next decade, I'm able to hit the same marks you are hitting.

Also: Geezolith! Woot!

[Bill Quick]

Also also: A few chins? At eighty?????

Good lord. How many eighty year olds can do even one chin?

Maybe this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE2BX0ghres

But he's a legend and an icon.

Here he is last year at 84, deadlifting 430 pounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWW6vTML3qk

[SeanThornton]

Hey guys, back from oblivion, and lifting again! I've been lifting since December, and am just updating my log (SeanThornton gets back in fighting shape!). Glad to be back among you and posting.

Bob