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    Gains possible over 50?

    @janeevans89 I'm not going to lie, those rest-pause sets are no joke. The first two sets feel fine. Three starts to burn. Four, half way through, I'm dying, lol. The last volume set is light, but after 10 reps, it's a grind. The key is to go for 20 even if the last 5-10 are partial sets. My 22...
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    Gains possible over 50?

    @janeevans89 Early on (30s-40s) my trainer had me focused entirely on progressive loading. Typically, we would do one-two warm-up sets (low weight, high reps of 15-25) and then 6-8 sets of 8-10 reps with increasingly heavy loans (usually hitting failure by the 7th or 8th set). Now, it varies...
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    Gains possible over 50?

    @janeevans89 I still push myself, but I am more mindful of my age and injury risks. I can comfortably bench 220-230 but would like to reach 250 before the end of the year without destroying my shoulders, lol. I definitely don't lift as heavy as I did in my 30s and 40s when I was training for...
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    Gains possible over 50?

    @janeevans89 Been training/lifting for almost 18 years now. I train 4-5 days per week, still progressive loading, BUT I listen more to my body and adjust my training and rest days as needed to minimize injury (recovery over 50 takes much longer and sucks ass). Made significant changes to my...
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