Kidcolin's log: back to basics (plus neck harness)

6/8/26: workout #2 at Old's Gym

Deadlift:
185x6
225x6

Easyish but harder than expected. Def have some relearning to do.

Seated Press (unsupported, on bench):
65x6x2
65x9 @8 or so

Kept it light as my left shoulder is not a fan of overhead at the moment. Keeping everything light just to build back capacity. Back at it tomorrow.

Need to figure out some weight storage. Need to relocate the sink to get it out of my way.

My platform is slightly off level, like barely a degree but it does cause some roll to the front. In truth my basement floor isn't level so there's no easy fix. Probably just by another dead wedge and keep those in front of the plates.

Do people still use the forumserver site or the new site. Image looks right on forumserver so I'll stick with that.

That shiet looks legit af. Platform and the whole nine. Seems ideal for your two-three sets workouts.

Lol thanks. I'm old now man and had a big layoff. Spent the first year of my son's life just underlsept undertrained overstimulated.

I find it better to ease back into the volume. Eventually will be back to 2-3 main lifts and some accessories plus conditioning but going to very slowly ramp. Otherwise the DOMS are just too much. Just every other day for now.

Basement has some space constraints so constructed a 6x7.5' platform which required more pieces of 4x8 plywood so I could put the squat stands on it. Came out pretty good but skimped and just did one coat of clear coat cuz it was too hard to ventilate the basement properly. If I did it again I'd stain the top board in the garage prior to gluing/screwing it down and then do some light touch up around the holes (I countersunk the screws then filled the holes with bondo wood filler, sanded those down and stained over it).

Going to put a pull-up bar somewhere outside maybe attached off my garage or something. My ceilings are too low in the basement.

Yeah agreed best to ease into it. It’s like going back to work after a month off lol. Just doing the workouts is a big deal. Congrats on dad lyfe, jus get fit and maingain. Easy mode.

6/10/26: Old's Gym session #3

HBBS:
175x6x2

Prob @8 on second set.

Bench:
115x6x2
115x8 (soft amrap, 1-2 reps in the tank)

Messed around with some inverted rows.

6/12/26: #4 at Old's Gym

Deadlift:
245x5
225x5

Wanted 6 and it was there but knee a little wonky and would've been higher rpe than I wanted. Doing all this double overhand to regain my once very strong grip. My hands were sore after the first DL session lol.

Seated Press (unsupported):
75x6x2
75x7 @8.5

Left shoulder still a bit blah but I will say the lockout position seated feels awesome. Getting much better upper trap engagement.

Next week I'll start peppering in some goblet squats to end DL day. We'll see how I feel this weekend. I have a lot of mulching to do.

Eh, not really. Yes, in the sense I'll do other things like swimming or running, but I have no interest in bodybuilding.

I'm almost 45 I have no delusions of putting up 1200+ totals just want some baseline of strength. But I don't ever really wanna weight more than like 175.

I also have zero time currently for getting to a gym. Infants are a lot of work and my job is pretty demanding.

I think what Thrall is currently doing is pretty ideal for washed up dads.

Cool. Personally in your situation I'd be spamming dips and pullups and not even training lower body beyond maybe some db lunges/rdls once a week, but to each his own. I've become a barbell h8er (I just barbell pause SLDLed 160kgx10 this offseason though so clearly I don't hate it that much)

I do plan to get a dip attachment though I gotta measure if it's feasible, and Def a pull-up bar somewhere. I do think BW training kinda rules and has a lot of carry over to general health.

And actually I'm with you on the lunges. I'm definitely not going to be doing any high volume RTS type barbell centric program. Don't have the time or care that much. I will hit ok volume but fill in a lot with lunges, goblet squats, etc.

Srs, bodyweight exercises just kinda mog for both aesthetics and "functionality" and more importantly its pretty hard to get hurt doing them unless you're training gun-to-your head style with also very high frequency. I'm trying to figure out a way to include dips in my push days because they're such a "balanced' pressing movement that gets delts, tris, and chest really evenly as opposed to most machines or barbell/db which tend to bias one of the 3. I credit my relatively good ab development largely to all the pullup spam over the years. Most bbers don't do them in the modern era anymore.

You ever hear of anyone tearing their pec on a weighted dip or having chronic elbow/shoulder/wrist pain from it? Me neither. Barbell bench including incline, frequently. DB, less frequently but still significant amount of pain/injuries. Weighted dips? not so much, something about the movement just seems safer and more natural to how human elbows and shoulders want to move.

Weighted dips are "main lift" territory imo and can replace other main upper body lifts.

Skipped yesterday as I did a ton of yard work over the weekend which was extremely hot and I overslept and woke up feeling like I got hit by a truck on Monday.

6/16/26: Old's Gym #5
HBBS:
165x6
185x6 @8
165x10 pretty ez

It's coming back.

Bench:
115x6
125x6 @8.5
115x8 @8ish

Think I did 8 last time but this felt better.

6/19/26: Old's Gym #6
Deadlift:
225x6
275x1 pretty ez

Just a quick ten minute workout before dinner after a beer at late lunch and 2hrs driving. I'll press tomorrow hopefully.

One area already paying dividends. I went to Slovenia and did a lot of hiking 3 weeks ago, rucking my son in one of those rear carriers. It was a blast but my hips were on FIRE the entire time pretty much.

Took the family for a short hike today and used it again, didn't feel a thing.