My next Mid-Life Crisis

[PizzaDad]

PizzaDad . . . great deadlifts! Nice platform as well!

Thank you. The platform was absolutely necessary. The basement floor is tile and I did't want to destroy it.That's also why I put my Iron plates in storage.

[Chad Mynhier]

Nice PR there, PizzaDad.

[PizzaDad]

Nice PR there, PizzaDad.

I truly appreciate the encouragement.

[PizzaDad]

Forgive my whining and bitching, I woke up with a cold this weekend. Some fever and back ache came with it. And my groin has been giving me some concern, so I didnt' want to go "heavy" today. My heavyweights is pretty's light for a lot of people... but the bottom line is, I don't want to pull or tear anything. coming back from injury really sucks so I decided to just do an easier training session to put some thing on the books and fight detraining, but not put myself at risk.

SSB Squat
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x3x5 pause squats. only about a 2 count, since I have never done these before.

deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x3x5

[Mr. Bingley]

it's nice to crank out 3x5 at 315, ain't it?

[PizzaDad]

It is. I did have to talk myself up for the last set but I did it just the same.

[PizzaDad]

SSb Squat
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x3
245x3x5. I wanted to jump right back to 265. I'll build back to it and just be stronger.

Deadlift
125x5
225x5
315x5
365x3
365x2. had to take a knee after this one. A bit dizzy.

[PizzaDad]

Wednesday I pulled a big deer out of the woods so I counted that as a volume training day. Much deadlifting and power rowing to get it up a long hill and out of the woods to the field.
I am 52 today and I woke up planning a deadlift PR. I failed to pull a single at 30 lbs less than my PR. This is training.

BW squats and some foam rolling to loosen up,
Deadlift 135x5
225x5
225x5
275x3
315x2
355xF.

ssb squat
135x5
185x5
225x5
255x3x5. I am not in a hurry to increase my squat. I fear re-injury. q

pushups and barbell curls.

roman chair situps.

I have been trying to drop some fat the last week, until two days ago....I have had two full Thanksgiving dinners. We had a 13 lb turkey, several lbs of venison and a full table of side dishes yesterday with 9 adults and a toddler. There is some gravy and root vegetables left. The rest is eaten. I also knocked down an ample amount of beer, wine, and spirits over the last two days. I have had a fantastic day. Can't always set PR's.

[Mr. Bingley]

congrats on the b-day!! you know, speeding nice time with loved ones is all the PRs a feller could ever need when all is said and done my friend

[PizzaDad]

Thanks Bingley. I agree. I am stronger than I was 10 years ago, and I'm grateful for that.

Got back under the bar today.

BW squat x2x10
ssb squat
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x5
265x3x5

Deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x5
345x3
345x2.