What-a-ya-mean I'm not 38 anymore!?

[YoungOpa]

5/9/2016 (BW: 193 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11"//68 YO Male)
Sleep: about 8 hours
Eating Habits: huh? I see food, I eat it.

Return from 1-week layoff to entertain out-of-town guests -- lots of beer and wine were consumed this week. Despite the nutritional abuse and lack of adequate sleep, I went for the planned 5-pound progression anyway (and almost made it).

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 85 lbs
1x3 at 115 lbs
1x2 at 145 lbs
1x1 at 175 lbs
3x5 at 210 lbs (RBWS = 8 minutes)
Not pretty, but they went up. SSC session on tap for this coming weekend to hopefully correct squat form deficiencies. Shoulder is still an issue, but at least I seem to have found a stable place for the bar while it's on my back.

Dead lifts:
2x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 175 lbs
1x3 at 205 lbs
1x1 at 235 lbs
1x0 at 265 lbs (weak as water!)
I decided that I was already warmed up for the dead lift and I wasn't going to leave until I pulled a set... took off 5 pounds -- nope... took off another 5 pounds -- nope... took off another 5 pounds -- shit! Finally got the bar to levitate at 245.
1x5 at 245 lbs (gotta wonder if all the beer and wine training last week finally caught with me)

Lat pull downs:
1x12 @ 60 lbs
1x10 @ 90 lbs
1x8 @ 120 lbs
3x6 @ 150 lbs

Got a date with the orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to see if he has any ideas about my shoulder issue

[YoungOpa]

5/10/2016
Visited this morning with a seemingly nice Ortho Doc (who apparently doesn't share our appreciation for the OHP)...
MRI revealed some tendinopathy, but no evidence of tears. Cortisone shot to the shoulder and an Rx for twice-a-day "silly bullshit" exercises with resistance bands. No definitive answer to the shoulder "catch" that I've been feeling with certain arm movements (other than, "don't do those movements").

5/15/2016
Spent an hour with my SSC about squats mainly... reviewed bar position and worked on squat depth... suggested minor (15%) reset to concentrate on achieving full ROM

[YoungOpa]

5/17/2016 (BW: 189 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11"//68 YO Male)
Sleep: about 6 hours
Eating Habits: huh? I see food, I eat it.

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 75 lbs
1x3 at 105 lbs
1x2 at 135 lbs
1x1 at 165 lbs
3x5 at 185 lbs (RBWS = 6 minutes)
Reset to concentrate on better squat depth. I started using knee sleeves about four sessions back and the change was apparently enough to slightly change my perception of squat depth.

Dead lifts:
2x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 175 lbs
1x3 at 205 lbs
1x1 at 225 lbs
1x5 at 250 lbs
Completed the set, but had the sensation on the last rep or two that my non-dominant hand (DOH grip) would have failed to pull an additional rep. I think I'll stick with 250 for my next work set to see if the grip improves (I think I'm getting to the point where I really need to consider using chalk).

BW chin-ups:
3x5 (RBWS = 4 mins)

[YoungOpa]

5/20/2016 (BW: 191 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11"//68 YO Male)
Sleep: about 6 hours
Eating Habits: Early day work session, sans breakfast

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 75 lbs
1x3 at 105 lbs
1x2 at 135 lbs
1x1 at 165 lbs
3x5 at 190 lbs (RBWS = 6 minutes)
Spending more time at the "bottom" to recalibrate my perception of correct depth -- makes coming up out of the hole a bit more of a grind

Dead lifts:
2x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 175 lbs
1x3 at 205 lbs
1x1 at 225 lbs
1x5 at 250 lbs
Repeat from previous session of 250. Last rep held for a 10-count -- onward to 255 next time.

BW chin-ups (strict):
4x6 (RBWS = 5 mins)

[Farback]

Nice numbers. 70 is the new 40.

[YoungOpa]

Nice numbers. 70 is the new 40.

Thanks Farback. Up until about six months ago, I would have never thought that picking up heavy things could provide so much satisfaction.

[YoungOpa]

5/23/2016 (BW: 191 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11"//68 YO Male)
Sleep: about 7 hours
Eating Habits: Early day work session, sans breakfast (again... and with no apparent ill effects)

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 75 lbs
1x3 at 105 lbs
1x2 at 135 lbs
1x1 at 165 lbs
3x5 at 195 lbs (RBWS = 6 minutes)

Dead lifts:
2x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 175 lbs
1x3 at 205 lbs
1x1 at 225 lbs
1x5 at 255 lbs
Left hand grip is holding. Last rep held for a 10-count -- onward to 260 next time.

BW chin-ups (strict):
7, 7, 7, 6 (RBWS = 6 mins)

[YoungOpa]

5/25/2016 (68 YO Male -- BW: 191 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11")
Sleep: about 7 hours
Eating Habits: Early day work session, sans breakfast (not hungry, but not feelin' strong either)

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 80 lbs
1x3 at 110 lbs
1x2 at 140 lbs
1x1 at 170 lbs
3x5 at 200 lbs (RBWS = 6 minutes)
At the work set, my concentration became a little distracted. It wasn't pretty, but they all went up. I'll do 200 again at the next session and see if I can better keep my head in the lift.

Dead lifts:
2x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 170 lbs
1x3 at 200 lbs
1x0 at 230 lbs -- Whut the...???!
OK... my head's obviously not into this today, so we'll try for the 260 again on Friday, but I AM NOT leaving that bar just sit on the floor...
1x5 at 230 lbs -- Bah!

BW chin-ups (strict):
4, 5, 5, 5 (RBWS = 5 mins)
Don't know what it is, but I'm definitely not feeling strong today. I'm gonna pretend this day never happened.

[Austin Baraki]

Might be time to adjust your programming a bit, John. Unfortunately we can't LP forever!

[YoungOpa]

Might be time to adjust your programming a bit, John. Unfortunately we can't LP forever!

Since the shoulder seems to be somewhat under control now, I'd like to see if I can get OHP back into the routine while I pretend I'm recovering...


5/29/2016 (68 YO Male -- BW: 192 lbs//Altitude: 5'-11")
Sleep: about 7 hours

Squats:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 80 lbs
1x3 at 110 lbs
1x2 at 140 lbs
1x1 at 170 lbs
3x5 at 200 lbs (RBWS = 7 minutes)
This session of squats felt a little better than last time at the same weight.

Dead lifts:
1x5 at 135 lbs
1x5 at 170 lbs
1x3 at 200 lbs
1x5 at 235 lbs
I rushed my warm-up a little so I could finish and free up the rack for the next guy -- I probably could have gotten back to my 255 pull today, but I'm running out of time anyway, and I want to see what a couple of light OHP sets feel like on the shoulder.

Press:
2x5 at 45 lbs
1x5 at 65 lbs
No shoulder pain, but I still get the feeling of a slight "catch". I'll experiment later today with a narrower grip on light bar to see if I can minimize the catch before I push my luck with loading the bar much more. Tuesday I'll pretty much have the school's weight room to myself, so there'll be no rush.

BW chin-ups (strict):
5, 5, 5 (RBWS = 5 mins)