Attempting to start strength

[Derf123]

Hand stand push ups

4x3 1x2 (lost balance) 1x3

[Derf123]

HBBS no belt

5x70kg, 100kg, 130kg

Pin bench all paused

3x100kg, 3x90kg, 5x90kg

Deadlift no belt

5x 120kg, 150kg, 180kg - easy peasy

Chin ups 1x8

Pull ups 1x5, 1x8

[Derf123]

First training after turning 43 yesterday. I'm up on calories for this.

Front squat no belt

3x70kg, 3x90kg, 3x105kg

Press no belt

3x5 70kg - this moved quite easily.

Power Snatch

3x40kg, 50kg, 60kg

70kg - discovered, I'm still surprisingly tall. Failed 4 first attempts at catch position, got the 5th.

Chins and pulls 2x8

[Derf123]

Friday before soccer coaching

High bar box squat no belt

3s up to 130kg

Pin bench all paused, set slightly below comp bench height (minimal arch)

3x70kg
2x100kg
1x100kg
6x90kg

Power snatch

3x40kg, 50kg, 60kg, 70kg (70kg split catch, let go of the bar between reps) felt much better than monday

chins and pulls 2x8

[irongeek]

First training after turning 43 yesterday. I'm up on calories for this.

Front squat no belt

3x70kg, 3x90kg, 3x105kg

Press no belt

3x5 70kg - this moved quite easily.

Power Snatch

3x40kg, 50kg, 60kg

70kg - discovered, I'm still surprisingly tall. Failed 4 first attempts at catch position, got the 5th.

Chins and pulls 2x8

Derf: Happy Birthday! Didn't know you were so young!
Here's some prescient advice from an old man I know: "Don't get old."

[Derf123]

Thank you IG, very kind of you.

So I take it, you’ve seen my videos and thought “ You know, that’s pretty impressive for a man in his sixties…” haha

I’ll certainly try, but being self employed during the past two years, I feel 20 years older than my mid 2019 self.

[Derf123]

Quadriceps have informed me, I need to do less than last week.

Bench

5x100kg

Pin bench full stop on all

5x92.5kg, 4x92.5kg

slow muscle clean to front rack - 16x40kg

Chins and pulls 2 x 8

[Derf123]

Low quad weeks continues

Press

3x5 72.5kg - last rep of last set made air escape my mouth - otherwise no real issue. Other orifices were silent.

Slow snatch, no jump - 10x40kg

Chin and pulls 2x8

I have been to the soccer pitch 5 days straight with the 8 year old - probably the main reason my thighs are hurting. Here's hoping the rain diminishes his desire to go today..

[Derf123]

Quads are better

Box squat low bar no belt

3s up to 100kg - left elbow was fine right elbow didn't care for it - a few more weeks of hbbs methinks...

Pin bench

3s up to 100kg

Deadlift no belt

3s up to 150kg

Pull ups 9x

Rain and 8 year olds soccer coaching later...

[Mr. Bingley]

<struts his stuff in front of the Little Woman when he sees he squatted as much as Derf today>