50th year PRs

Mon am 60 min walk
Mon pm 5k easy row - did it on Just Row but it ended at 20.57, so 2.05.7/500. Am actually enjoying rowing a little. Might do a little more

Tues am

Leg Extensions 3x12-83kg
Leg Curl 3x11-55kg
Leg Press 4x9-270kg
Hip Thrust 3x15-180kg
Standing calf raises 3x20-130kg

Weds am 60 min walk
Weds pm 5k row - a little quicker than last one....20.37 - 2.03.7/500m

Thurs pm

went heavy on back & really enjoyed it

Pull Ups 3x14 (happy with this - most in a while)
Wide grip pull downs 3x10-97kg
chest supported close grip rows 3x11-150kg
shrugs 2x11-180kg
back extensions 2x11-20kg

rest day Friday although I painted all day.

Sat early am
db Incline bench 5x10-30kg
machine flye 3x15-66kg
seated db Press 3x11-22.5kg
seated lat raises 3x20-10kg

painted all day again

was painting all of Sun so another rest, then also painting all of Mon but got into the gym anyway at 6pm

Chins 3x14
Barbell Curl 3x15-40kg
Preacher Curl 3x11-52.5kg
Skullcrushers 3x12-42.5kg ss with
close grip press 3x23-42.5kg
dips 1x25

omg so sore from the weekend

am heading to Vegas tomorrow so did a combined back & push session this morning. I might try to get out for a walk/quick row this pm. I'll be training in Vegas albeit it'll be in the 'just ticking over' theme rather than doing anything too hard. Staying at Horseshoe, which I haven't done before so am not quite sure what I'll find there/at the Paris in terms of gyms

pull ups 4x10
seated close grip row 3x8-87kg
db bench 3x11-30kg
seated Press 3x11-22.5kg

managed a session after busting an mtt. Am staying at the Horseshoe & the gym is fine - not top tier hotel gym but enough to get cover what you want

pull ups 12, 10, 10
wide grip pull downs 3x13-155lg
close grip pull downs 3x14-160lb
chest supported row machine...really old 3x14
chins 3x10
seated db curls 3x14-35lbs

very easy workout after a 13 hour mtt day

4x13 incline bench 65lb db
seated db press 3x13-45lb
flye machine 3x14

I trained 5 times during my 9 day Vegas stay. Really just ticking over. I also averaged almost 20k steps per day & I'm the lone person who doesn't eat much in Vegas so I actually lost 1.5kg in Vegas. I had some long mtt days where I'd have something light for breakfast and then top up on protein bars or yoghurt from Walgreens & get to the end of the day without ever eating a proper meal.

Back for 4 days now & have trained each bodypart once at about 80%. Am moving house on Fri...hopefully for the last time for a while as I've bought something...so will re-commit to gainz next week

my post from Tues has vanished

got some unexceptional workouts in Vegas but didn't break any records. Have been back & went through the motions this week. Back to normal service now

pull ups 13, 11, 12
Pull downs mid grip 3x11-87kg
chest supported wide grip rows 3x10-140kg
straight arm pull downs 3x11-28kg
shrug 3x11-170kg

moved house on the weekend & took two complete days off....albeit 30000 steps both days

chins 3x12
barbell curl 3x15-35kg
facing away cable preacher curl 3x12-28kg
tricep push downs 3x12-37.5kg ss with
tricep extensions 3x12 - 27.5kg
dips 3x15

lightish leg day as I ease my way back in post Vegas

leg extensions 3x11-89kg
leg curl 3x10-53kg
leg press 4x8-280kg
hack squat 3x8-90kg
rdl 3x10-80kg
hip extensions 1x15-170kg ddd

Pull ups 9, 12, 11
Wide grip pull downs 3x12-77
Close grip pull downs 3x12-77
Straight armed pull downs 3x12-31kg
Back extensions 2x10-20

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rest on Sun

Mon am

leg extensions 3x12-89kg
leg curls 3x11-53kg
hack squat 3x9-110kg
leg press 3x10-250kg
calf raise 2x12-140kg

all fine.

How'd everything go with the move? Has to be a relief to finally get that sorted.

thanks for asking - total relief....3 moves in 16 months as was renting post separation.

Have bought a place now so it's great to be able to put some roots down and not have to worry about another move. I have a ton more painting & some spending to do but it's so much more fun when it's your place

pull ups 11,11,11
wide grip pull downs 3x9-87kg
chest supported close grip rows 3x9-140kg
seated cable rows 1x10-77kg
straight armed pull downs 3x12-28kg
back extension 3x10-15kg

Glad to hear it! It seems like it's been a pretty long and unfortunate journey, but it's impressive how you've worked through it and I'm sure it's gratifying to be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Cheers.

thanks mate.

I've adjusted to my new reality pretty well I think. I certainly don't mourn the end of my relationship & I'm 100% happy to not be married to the ex. The $$ adjustment took a while in some regards but I'm also lucky I think that I got through the separation without a protracted legal battle. The $$ is the $$ & it's a cost of the whole process IMO. I'm not some super money focused person & actually not having to pay for the big house & the alcoholic coke addict ex has been OK for cash flow!

the biggest adjustment probably has been to being a full time single parent & handling everything related to the education, health, living arrangements & all the daily contact, advice, supervision & feeding/clothing/housing that teenagers need. That's not typical for most men post divorce - it's clearly the right thing for them & they are the most important thing in my life so there are no complaints at all, but I do occasionally wistfully consider the advantages of the deadbeat dads who see their kids once a week!

also lucky I think to have met a really great woman quite quickly. I think post separation can be quite a lonely place for a lot of men - despite what happened in my marriage & what my wife did, I lost contact with most of the couple friendships I had as generally the women side with the woman & the men are mainly apathetic!

Slept through my alarm so had to rush this morning

Incline DB bench 4x10-30kg
Flye machine 3x8-75kg
Seated DB Press 3x9-22.5kg ss with
Seated lat raise 3x12-10

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Chins 12,10,13
Barbell Curls 12, 14, 16 - 35kg
Preacher Curl 3x12-45kg
Tricep Push downs 3x8-41.5kg ss with
Tricep Extensions 3x12-35kg
dips 3x15