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@daisydoodle78 Oh man, this is so true. As a teen or early 20's kid 18 weeks was forever, now the pages in my workout journal just flip on by. I didn't share this in my earlier posts but my deadlifts and squats are absolutely pathetic, like I was nearly unable to do proper BODY WEIGHT...

@petra2011 That is super-human. 10-15 seconds between sets is incredible! I’m more like 60-90 seconds. I would run out of lungs with nearly no rest on compound movements. And HOT! Holy shit! I already work out with a fan blowing on me and I’m already in a cold basement. I don’t have what it...

@capd1 I'm gaining strength but my body doesn't look much different. I think that at 50+ muscle growth is just slow. My son, who's at the prime "gym gains" age of 20, look dramatically different after a year of lifting, as did I when I was young. Now at 52 I look nearly the same as I did a year...

@embemboo That's great to hear. You've done really good to start lifting at 47 and still be doing it 10 years later. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!

@petra2011 What were your sets/reps like then vs now? It seems that reading the trends and studies everyone is preaching "going heavy", but I think that is a young man's game. I still go within a rep or two of failure but I'm getting there with lower weight and higher reps. I'm reaching failure...

@petra2011 Sounds like you are doing very good. I have a 20 year old who goes to UW Madison and lifts at the college gym and I think he's probably passed me in strength. I'm just glad I can still enjoy lifting. Do you still make gains? Can you bench more now at 54 than you could at 50 or 40...

@justaperson1 That is so true and important to keep in mind. The shoulder issue is from something I did while I was sleeping. I woke up one morning and I had been given the gift of shoulder pain over night. Who the hell knows. I'm right handed and all my irritations are in my right arm so...

@justaperson1 That's an interesting observation about going heavy vs going light. I was lifting heavy (even with my umbilical hernia, I was just managing it as best I could with a tight belt and proper form) but it seemed the wear and tear was adding up. Stupid stuff like pain in my elbow from...

@abouna I agree about the last rep thing. In my glory days I used to do "pyramid lifting" for lack of a better term. This would turn that last rep into 10 reps or so. Set 1: 10-15 reps in a warmup range short break 1-2 minutes Set 2: 10-12 reps in working weight short break 1-2 minutes Set...

@liz869802 I completely agree. I was lifting heavier (8-10 rep range) last year and it seemed the nagging issues were piling up. Since returning to lifting after my surgery I've been using lighter weights in the 20 rep range and it's been good. I've been able to increase the weights steadily...

@liz869802 I'm actually very distrustful of what I read, I need to find a strong consensus across multiple sources before I will begin to trust something. However, getting input from places like reddit might be the first time I hear a tidbit of information that turns out to be something true and...

@liz869802 I thought Reddit was my CPT-CNC!

@sanj79 Good for you if you can use resistance bands. For the life of me I can't not get a meaningful workout with those things. I have a pile of them because so many exercises seem to utilize them but the arc of resistance doesn't seem useful to me. Too easy early on, too hard before I've...

@nehemiah126 I'm doing it for health (adding life to my years) and aesthetics. I'm plenty strong enough for anything I want to do in life as I am however I sure could look better.

@bfg33 Interesting about the pacing. I go on the slower side, but I work muscles in opposing pairs. As an example I'll do flat bench along with bent-over barbell rows, alternating every set. This allow the active muscles from the first group to recovery while I'm working the second group, but...

@justaperson1 Geez, I learn something everyday. I've never heard of Boostcamp but it sure looks interesting. I just downloaded it to my phone and will give a try.

@sharon123 Yikes! If I'm understanding this program (I don't know what "5/3/1" is referring to yet) I am decimating one or two muscle large groups via compound lifts and calling it a day. Day One Press – 5/3/1 Press – 5 sets of 10 reps Lat work – 5 sets of 10 reps That sounds like it would...

@sharon123 What does that mean?

@roberto1820 I absolutely should be doing that. I need to face the fact that cutting is the next step in reaching my goals.

@steve12 I should cut (at 265 I could stand to lose 50 pounds) but I find it very frustrating to cut and lift heavy. If I eat I can make strength gains and enjoy my workouts. When I cut my energy deficit shows up in the gym and I'm lucky if I can maintain my strength. All that being said I...