Elderly Thread of Awesome

[VNV]

I think this is worth bragging about.

Today I competed in the 2020 Phoenix Classic at Weights & Plates, Robert Santana's gym. I'm 59, 5'10", weighed out at 98.3kg (216lbs).

Set a 33 lb PR in squat with a final lift of 190kg/418lb. I uploaded to YouTube but the AC/DC playing in the background got it blocked. :-/

5 lb PR on the press @ 82kg/180.4lb. Forgot to video.

Just under 20 lb PR for deadlift with a pull of 236 kg/519 lb:

236kg/519 lb Deadlift @ 93.4kg, Phoenix Classic, 10/31/20 - YouTube

I'm gonna feel that deadlift tomorrow!

-RJP

Quick edit on the squat video to remove sound:

190kg/418lb Squat @ 93.4kg, at Phoenix Classic, 10/31/20 - YouTube

-RJP

Extremely impressed.

[Browndog]

I think this is worth bragging about.

Today I competed in the 2020 Phoenix Classic at Weights & Plates, Robert Santana's gym. I'm 59, 5'10", weighed out at 98.3kg (216lbs).

Set a 33 lb PR in squat with a final lift of 190kg/418lb. I uploaded to YouTube but the AC/DC playing in the background got it blocked. :-/

5 lb PR on the press @ 82kg/180.4lb. Forgot to video.

Just under 20 lb PR for deadlift with a pull of 236 kg/519 lb:

236kg/519 lb Deadlift @ 93.4kg, Phoenix Classic, 10/31/20 - YouTube

I'm gonna feel that deadlift tomorrow!

-RJP

Quick edit on the squat video to remove sound:

190kg/418lb Squat @ 93.4kg, at Phoenix Classic, 10/31/20 - YouTube

-RJP

Dayum son, that's nice work!

[RJPinAZ]

Thanks guys.

Looking through you guys' logs is inspirational.

Browndog, great news about the cancer check up but a bummer about the quad issue! Best of luck with the recovery from that. You know what to do.

[jimbronsdon]

64. 5'11" , 225. Squats going great. Three sets of 5 today at 335. But deadlift seems to be stalling. A few months back couldn't get to 5 at 350 and was cheating by doing touch-and-go, so reset at 325 and am not really progressing after 4 weeks. Doing BB Rows in lieu of deads on medium days. Was doing H-L-M, but recently switched to H-M to better manage volume.
Welcome thoughts to get deads moving again.