My next Mid-Life Crisis

[PizzaDad]

Body weight 217. I feel like I have lost weight but gained fat. I need to tune in my diet.

squats. bwx10, 10
45x5,5,5
95x15
115x15
135x15
155x15
175x15
bench 45x5,5
65x5
95x5
135x3
175x3
195x4,5,4

deadlift.
135x5,5
185x5,5
205,5
225x5,5

[PizzaDad]

Squat BW 10,10
45x5,5
95x10
135x10
175x10
185x10
195x10

Press--- had to warm up with dumbbells. The rack was taken
20x5 ,
30x5
40x5
Now the rack and bar was available.
95x5
115x3
125x5,5,5

Power clean
45x5,5
95x5
135x3,3,3,3,3

[PizzaDad]

October 31. First workout in almost 2 weeks.

Squat 245x5,5,5

deadlift 315x5

Press with dumbbells 50x5,5,5

chin-ups 5,6,6

Nov 3

Squat 255x3,3,3

Bench 195x5,5,4

chin-up 6,8,7

[PizzaDad]

Nov 7
squat 45x5,5
115x5
185x3
225x2,2
265x5,5,5

deadlift
135x5,5
185x5
225x3
275x2
315x5

press 45x5,5
65x5
85x5
95x5
115x3
120x2
125x5,5,5

I have started building my house and my weekends and vacation time are completely absorbed with trying too get a roof over my head. Lots of shovel work and bucket carries last weekend. Shoulders hate me. I am not even trying to make any strength progress, just trying to hang on to what I have thru this build process.

[Mr. Bingley]

sounds like you are getting a good enough workout from other things!

[PizzaDad]

sounds like you are getting a good enough workout from other things!

Yeah, it's kicking my butt some days. It's nice that it isn't too hot but the rain has been a challenge. We were bitching about the drought so this is what you get.
This morning I only had time to squat
45x5,5
115x5
185x3
225x2
275x5,5,5

This afternoon I was working at a different site than normal and slipped into their gym. Smith machine that had hook on it t that let me use free weight barbell but they only had a 10 kilo barbell. Short 25 mm thing. Gave it a try
22 x5
72x5
112x5x
162x5
182x5. This started bruising my hand with the small bar so I stopped

Chins 8,7,9,6,7

Dumbbell bench w 80'sx 7,8,8. It ain't the program but it's training.

[PizzaDad]

haven't lifted in two weeks. This morning I rolled out there and squatted.
45x5,5
115x5
185x3
225x3
275x5,5,5.

The garage was 30 degrees. Winter hasn't even started yet. I'll be strapping hot water bottles to the bar before long.

[Mr. Bingley]

nicely done!

i'm sure that steel bar was...refreshing...across your back

[PizzaDad]

nicely done!

i'm sure that steel bar was...refreshing...across your back

It was downright cold.

I spent the last 4 days busting my butt on the house. lots of bucket carries with both dirt and rocks. And shoveling, and swinging a pickaxe. I am sure that I am detraining, but I'm thankful that I have enough strength to do the work.

[PizzaDad]

Since I hadn't worked out in a week, I forced myself out there this morning.
worked up to second set of 275x5 when the phone rang. Work pulled me away. I went into the company gym later and did some dumbbell presses and shrugs.tomorrow will be a ton of shovel work. Shoulder pain is really getting to me when I squat lately. I'm starting to fold toward a safety squat bar.