50th year PRs
Cliffs: I'm 50 later this year and am challenging myself to set as many lifetime PRs as I can
tldr
49yo male. 6ft, 90.5kg
Mon pm 45 min walk
Tues am off 4 hours sleep
DB Bench 12,10,9-30kg
DB Incline 10,9,8-26kg
Rope Face pulls ss with every bench set 6x12-24kg
Machine Flye 3x11-61kg
seated DB Press 3x9-24kg
seated lat raise 3x15-10kg
all fine I guess, albeit my pressing really hasn't advanced or progressed at all
am thinking about going back on the t for 10-12 weeks. Am not sleeping brilliantly and constantly feel that I've got less energy and spark in the gym than I'd like. Perhaps age, perhaps I train too often or perhaps I just need a touch of JUUUUUUIIIIICCCCE
Weds pm walk
Thurs am
Chins 13, 11, 11
Barbell curl 3x14-35kg
seated hammer Curl 3x13-15kg
ez bar Skullcrushers 3x10-42.5kg ss with
ez bar close grip press 3x20-42.5kg
v bar push downs 3x11-35kg ss with
v bar tricep extensions 3x12-24kg
Fri am
leg extensions 3x12-83
leg curl 3x11-53
leg press 4x10-250
calf raise 3x17-110
all fine didn't have long
traumatic day in an mtt yesterday and so was kind of heroic that I was back at the gym this morning
Pull Ups 14, 11, 12
Chest supported close grip row 3x10-140kg
Close grip high row 3x11-89kg
Shrug 3x14-180kg
trained pretty hard, but ran out of steam. am constantly in two minds about going back on the T. I have a 6 month supply and feel like I would benefit in the gym and walking around. But my gf is super holistic and keeps trying to warn me off. That and then 2-3kg of extra water I'll walk around with are the deterrents
Sun am 60 min walk
Sun lunchtime quick 40 mins
DB Bench 6,5,5-35kg
DB Incline 8,11,10-27.5kg
seated DB lateral raise 3x18-10kg
rest day Monday
Tues am arms
Chins 13, 13, 11
Barbell curl 3x14-35kg
Cable Preacher curl 3x12-26kg
seated Hammer Curl 3x9-16kg
close grip bench 1x12-50kg
ez bar skullcrushers 3x10-42.5 ss with
ez bar close grip press 3x22-42.5kg
v bar push downs 3x15-35kg
did a fairly meh cardio session tonight - really stressed with work and life and didn't have any WIM
did 5x1min 1r at 1.42.5 - plan had been 10 but I wilted as soon as there was hardship
did some other cardio type things and had an ocean swim too
Thurs pm legs
leg extensions 3x12-89
leg curl 3x10-61
front squat 3x5-60
leg press 3x12-200
hip thrust 3x14-180
Fri am
Pull Ups 13,11,12
chest supported high hammer row 3x11-80kg
seated chest supported close grip row 3x10-140kg
wide grip pull downs 3x13-79kg
straight arm pull downs 3x12-35kg
Sat am
DB Bench 3x9-32.5
Incline DB Bench 3x10-27.5
Machine Flye 3x12-61kg
DB Press 3x5-25kg
seated lat raise 2x15-10kg
Sun arms
Chins 13,11,12
Preacher Curls 3x14-45kg
seated Hammer curl 2x12-15kg
seated concentration curl 2x14-12.5kg
Tricep push downs 3x13-25kg ss with
Tricep extensions 3x14-24kg
Dips 17,17,14
rest day Mon
Tues 40 mins easy cardio
Thurs am
Pull Ups 10,10,11
Wide Grip Pull downs 3x11-87kg
Close Grip Pull downs 3x8-87kg
chest supported wide grip row 3x12-120kg
straight arm Pull downs 3x11-35kg
shrugs 3x12-140kg
Fri pm
Incline DB Bench 12,11,11, 9 - 30kg
Flat DB Bench 2x10-30kg
Flye 3x12-22.5
seated DB Press 3x10-22.5
seated lat raise 3x18-10kg
Sat am arms
chins 12,12,11
preacher curl 3x12-45kg
seated hammer curls 2x12-15kg
concentration curls 3x12-12.5kg
ez bar close grip press 3x27-55kg
rope push owns 3x12-28kg ss with
rope extensions 3x12-24kg
sun am legs
front squat 3x5-60
leg extensions 3x12-83kg
leg press 4x8-250kg
leg curl 3x11-56kg
rdl 3x5-100kg
Mon rest day from gym - 45 min walk in evening
Tues 40 min UT2
Weds am - felt super tired....no idea why as I had a decent, sober sleep. although Mon night sleep was really bad so maybe a hangover from that? But anyway no energy and only did about 75% of my planned session as time between sets was higher than usual
pull ups 3x11
medium grip pull downs 3x9-87kg
chest supported close grip rows 3x13-130kg
straight arm pull downs 3x11-38kg
swam in the ocean afterwards. the ocean is still warm but the air is getting colder. I generally get through til early June before it gets too difficult
Weds pm. 50 min walk
Thurs am 40 min zone 2
Fri pm
Incline db bench 8x8-22.5kg (30 sec rest)
db bench 8x8-22.5kg (30 secs rest)
db flyes 8x8-20kg (30)
db Press 8x8-17.5kg
seated late raise 8x10-10kg
sat early am - 2 hour sunrise kayak on sydney harbour....super super cool
sat late am
8x6 chins - 30 secs rest
8x8 barbell curl 30kg - 30s
8x12 ez bar close grip press 50kg - 30s
8x8 tricep pushdowns 31kg - 30s
thought I would try the 8x8 with 30 secs rest for the lols and omg the doms from last night are already huge. actually a really great change up...particularly if you have less time in the gym, but I might mix it in for maybe a week a month or sth
Sun - all 30 secs rest between sets
leg extension 8x8-65kg
leg curl 8x8-43kg
leg press 8x8-200kg
hip thrust 8x8-140kg
also 40 min walk
Mon - all 30 secs rest between sets
pull ups 8x6
medium grip pull downs 8x8-67kg
chest supported close grip row 8x8-115kg
rear delt flyes 8x8-30kg
all good - a good format to mix in with others....will use once a month or so I think, although might try one more cycle of it this week with slightly higher weights. I'm very sore in my pec region still from Fri
Tues 70 min walk
Wed - all sets 30 sec rest
db incline bench 8x10 22.5kg
db bench 8x10-22.5kg
flye machine 8x8-47kg
seated lat raise 8x8-12.5kg
seated db press 8x8-17.5kg
pm - 45 min walk
thurs
chins 3x12
preacher curl 3x12-45kg
facing away cable preacher 3x12-28kg
v bar tricep push downs 3x12-38kg
v bar tricep extensions 3x21-28kg last set drop set
Fri
70 min walk
20 mins hard cardio
Sat
pull ups 12,11,11
medium grip pull downs 8-90,2x13-80, 11-90
chest supported close grip rows 3x11-140kg
straight arm pull downs 3x12-35kg
back extensions 2x12
Sun
db Bench 7,5-35kg, 2x9-32.5kg
incline db Bench 3x11-27.5kg
db Flyes 6x8-22.5kg 30 secs rest
seated db lat raises 8x8-12.5kg 30 secs rest
