Paul's log - Staying strong past 50

[irongeek]

3/5/24

DL w/belt - 350 x 5 x 3
Bench - 250 x 5 x 4
Rows w/belt and straps - 250 x 10 x 3

[irongeek]

3/7/24

Low Bar squat w/belt - 295 x 5 x 4
Press w/belt - 155 x 5 x 4
Pullups - BW x 12, 12, 12

Still getting the hang of low-bar squats. It's been a while.

[T_M]

Still getting the hang of low-bar squats. It's been a while.

How do your shoulders like low-bar? I started doing SSBs because I couldn't bring my shoulder that far back anymore. Even high-bar is tough. I do miss low bar squats though...I was my strongest back then.

[irongeek]

How do your shoulders like low-bar? I started doing SSBs because I couldn't bring my shoulder that far back anymore. Even high-bar is tough. I do miss low bar squats though...I was my strongest back then.

My shoulders don't like low-bar squats much. The first day after doing squats, my shoulders ached all day - especially my previously injured right shoulder. But, I think I'm regaining some flexibility there after a few sessions.

A few years back, I had a shoulder injury that resolved on its own, though I still have some residual pain that I feel doing things like body weight rows. The safety bar squat was a godsend back then, and I stayed with them until now. But, like you, I remember when i was strongest, and that was when I was doing low-bar squats. My deadlift was definitely stronger then as well.

Right now, I'm just going to slowly add weight to my LBBS and see how it goes.

[irongeek]

3/9/24

DL w/belt - 355 x 5 x 3
Bench - 255 x 5 x 4
Rows w/belt and straps - 255 x 10 x 3

Ready for a nap.

[irongeek]

3/10/24

LBBS w/ belt - 300x 5 x4
Press w/ belt - 157.5 x 5 x 4
Pullups - BW x 12, 12, 13

[irongeek]

3/11/24
Cardio - 30 minutes. 2 miles, 3.9 mph, 7.0 deg incline.

I hate "spring forward". This tradition must be relegated to the dustbin of history.

[irongeek]

3/12/24

DL w/belt - 360 x 5 x 3
Bench - 257.5 x 5 x 4
Rows w/belt and straps - 257.5 x 10 x 3

Had a little tweak in my back, but it didn't affect my lifting at all. Actually, my deadlift actually felt really good this morning - not sure why.

[irongeek]

3/13/24
2.5 mile walk

3/14/24
LBBS w/belt - 305 x 5 x 4
Press w/belt - 160 x 5 x 4
Pullups - BW x 8 x 4

Caught a cold yesterday and feel pretty crappy today, so I took it easy on pullups.

[irongeek]

3/15/24

30 minutes treadmill - 6.5 deg, 3.6 mph, 1.78 miles