The Mature thread

[Primemuscle]

Dips used to be my favorite exercise by far. I like to do them wide for chest and narrow for triceps and I'd do them at least 2x a week. However, now that I'm old (44) they seem to really do a number on my joints, particularly my wrists. I worked through the pain until this weekend and have taken a break since then (I'm going to try and do legs tonight). The wrists are slowly feeling better but I'd hate to give up this movement.

Any of u old guys experience anything like this?

The gym where I workout has a Nautilus weight assisted dip machine. The nice thing about this is that you can preform the movement regardless of whether you are able to hoist your own weight. I find that I benefit from exercises where I am not totally maxing myself out weight-wise.

[njflex]

married 9 yrs tomm,,had dinner out 2 nite due to major storm hitting tomm,nice italian dinner and vino...

[Wez]

married 9 yrs tomm,,had dinner out 2 nite due to major storm hitting tomm,nice italian dinner and vino...

Congrats Steve....just picked up some diamond earrings for Valentine's day in case we can stuck tomorrow!

[Donny]

The gym where I workout has a Nautilus weight assisted dip machine. The nice thing about this is that you can preform the movement regardless of whether you are able to hoist your own weight. I find that I benefit from exercises where I am not totally maxing myself out weight-wise.

yes we got a chin/dip assist machine too.. not bad at all but i am still doing Dips no Problem and chins. I find Dips better for my shoulders than bench press. I always liked doing Dips and push ups superset style for chest... a few sets of flys afterwards and you are good to go.

[Donny]

Try some of These moves....

[wild willie]

only working tris tonight.......close grip smith 3-4 sets.......lying db extensions 3 sets and finishing up with 3 sets of unilateral cable pushdowns 2-3 sets.

[Wez]

Hey Donny my shoulder hurt just watching that.

Arms in the snow day...14 inches so far..more tonight. Gym still open.

60mg T-bol

Unilateral seated DB curls tension on other arm 5/4/3/2/1 3 sets 15 lbs
Standing Alternate DB curls 25X20 30X15 35X12
One arm Cybex Preacher curls 3X12

Pushdowns with three different distances working in 10/10/10 3 sets
Cybex Dip Machine 1 and 1/4 reps 3X10
Reverse Grip pushdowns 3X10

High cable one arm forearm curls 3X10

[njflex]

snow day alot of snow back/bi's

pulldowns behind neckx4
one arm db rowsx3
low cable rows x4
underhand close grip pulldownsx4
front stretch pulldowns to waist x3

bi's
db curls 30/45/45
curlbar curls x3 12 reps
hammer curls 45's x2
inc dbell curls x3 30lb dbell

abs

[njflex]

No thx. My wrists hurt just looking at that. 

I did manage to do legs yesterday and shoulders today. I did some chest but it was tough and I don't want to make things worse. I'm hoping I'm close to 100 percent next week. Not being able to train like u want sux.

what happened cholo??

[njflex]

I started doing heavy (for me) weighted dips for both chest and triceps a couple of times a week and developed a nasty case of tendinitis in both wrists. The inflammation is finally starting to go down. Pretty painful. If I had to work w/ my hands I would have been fucked as any pressure on the wrists was super-painful.

when i get bad on dips it hurts front delt area for me,,i love dips but when i add weight and too much it hurts...

[Donny]

yeah just put the vid up for fun. I donīt think i would try some of that stuff either. I did Dips yesterday. I did my full Body workout and did chins and Dips at the end. Tell you guys i trained this Girl yesterday and she was so sweet. she had a bit oriental in her and massive breasts. I loved watching as they were sqeezed up against the chest pad on the seated lat row machine... nice low cut t Shirt..

[njflex]

yeah just put the vid up for fun. I donīt think i would try some of that stuff either. I did Dips yesterday. I did my full Body workout and did chins and Dips at the end. Tell you guys i trained this Girl yesterday and she was so sweet. she had a bit oriental in her and massive breasts. I loved watching as they were sqeezed up against the chest pad on the seated lat row machine... nice low cut t Shirt..

cool d,,,sounds nice

[njflex]

delts
db press 50/60/60-45 drop
side raises 25/30/35/35-25 drop normal straight sets not rack run like 'wez'
rear delt bent over cable raises x3
front raise dbell held hammer style slight bend in arm 30/35/40
dbell press arnold style x3

shrugs 225/275/295/315
rear shrugs 225 x2 x15 reps

forearms
wrist curl cable reverse
old school rope rollups weghted

calves 5 sets calf raise

[wild willie]

leg work:

leg extensions  5 sets

smith squats   4 sets

seated leg curls 4 sets

seated calf raises 5 sets

[Donny]

leg work:

leg extensions  5 sets

smith squats   4 sets

seated leg curls 4 sets

seated calf raises 5 sets

I am not a big fan of Smith  squats or bench press. I have done it now and again but i just like doing it with a bar.

[Wez]

Starting some crazy shit to bring my arms up.....100 reps hammer curls 5lb 100 reps lying DB curls on the floor 5lbs before bed.

Chest/Biceps

125mg TrenA/75mg Mast P/60mg T-bol

Hammer wide x-man style 3 sets 5/4/3/2/1/
Hammer inclines same
DB Inclines same with 30s
Cable crossovers 1 and 1/4 reps 3 sets

DB Preacher curls 25X20 30X15 35X12 40X10
One arm Cybex Preacher curls 3 sets
Cybec concentration curls 3 sets

[njflex]

Starting some crazy shit to bring my arms up.....100 reps hammer curls 5lb 100 reps lying DB curls on the floor 5lbs before bed.

Chest/Biceps

125mg TrenA/75mg Mast P/60mg T-bol

Hammer wide x-man style 3 sets 5/4/3/2/1/
Hammer inclines same
DB Inclines same with 30s
Cable crossovers 1 and 1/4 reps 3 sets

DB Preacher curls 25X20 30X15 35X12 40X10
One arm Cybex Preacher curls 3 sets
Cybec concentration curls 3 sets

nice goodluck,,i try that stuff to extra days for a bodypart,,that's what i did for delts,,pump stuff,,,

[Wez]

nice goodluck,,i try that stuff to extra days for a bodypart,,that's what i did for delts,,pump stuff,,,

Thanks Steve....we shall see!

[njflex]

leg day

leg press 4/5/6/7 plates per side 12/12/10/10
hacks 3/4/5/ plates per 12/10/10
walking lunges 80lb bar on back walk the floor x2
extensions 205/220/235/240 all 12 rep sets

hams
sldl dbells 60/70/80/85 12-10 reps
lying leg curls 140/155/155 12/10/8 was cooked by now'never happens'

calves
leg press 3plates and 3.5 x3 reps 12-15
standing calf raise x3 toes pigeon toed slightly 200 on stack slow/stretch/squeeze 12 reps or failure x3

side note when my back was hurt last yr and i was recoupoing on own 'medicine/therapy'i bought 2 compression balls hard plastic for massages one could do on own lying on floor or wall .i was watching a jay cutler video and he is so thick massive that as a bber or someone who trains like all of use ,relative to our own size or muscluture that massage benefits muscle relaxing/blood flow/nerve decrompression,i did full body last nite spent 15 or so minutes really felt good felt loose at gym today and good pump esp calves .

[Donny]

leg day

leg press 4/5/6/7 plates per side 12/12/10/10
hacks 3/4/5/ plates per 12/10/10
walking lunges 80lb bar on back walk the floor x2
extensions 205/220/235/240 all 12 rep sets

hams
sldl dbells 60/70/80/85 12-10 reps
lying leg curls 140/155/155 12/10/8 was cooked by now'never happens'

calves
leg press 3plates and 3.5 x3 reps 12-15
standing calf raise x3 toes pigeon toed slightly 200 on stack slow/stretch/squeeze 12 reps or failure x3

side note when my back was hurt last yr and i was recoupoing on own 'medicine/therapy'i bought 2 compression balls hard plastic for massages one could do on own lying on floor or wall .i was watching a jay cutler video and he is so thick massive that as a bber or someone who trains like all of use ,relative to our own size or muscluture that massage benefits muscle relaxing/blood flow/nerve decrompression,i did full body last nite spent 15 or so minutes really felt good felt loose at gym today and good pump esp calves .

yes i remember your Posts about your massage balls....

[njflex]

yes i remember your Posts about your massage balls....

lol..thanks for reading,,thats why this thread is a1,,,,people actially read and comment and no flaming ..they work great donny,,i feel loos,,i just need to do it more frequently..can't afford real massage monthly...

[O.Z.]

had a shoulders session last night:

-4 sets dumbbell press
-3 sets dumbbell side laterals
-3 sets dumbbell rear delt raises
-3 sets dumbbell shrugs

never use anything else for shoulders, always dumbbells, I believe you have much better movement control with dumbbells.

after shoulder session, 15 minutes of incline treadmill cardio session.
I have noticed a great fat burning results since I have started doing incline treadmill at 10% incline at medium speed, a couple weeks ago.
Much better for fat burning than doing it on flat.
Today is cardio day only, sixth consecutive visit to gym and tomorrow is a rest day with plenty of carb refeed

[njflex]

had a shoulders session last night:

-4 sets dumbbell press
-3 sets dumbbell side laterals
-3 sets dumbbell rear delt raises
-3 sets dumbbell shrugs

never use anything else for shoulders, always dumbbells, I believe you have much better movement control with dumbbells.

after shoulder session, 15 minutes of incline treadmill cardio session.
I have noticed a great fat burning results since I have started doing incline treadmill at 10% incline at medium speed, a couple weeks ago.
Much better for fat burning than doing it on flat.
Today is cardio day only, sixth consecutive visit to gym and tomorrow is a rest day with plenty of carb refeed

other than front press for delts and incline press/hammer lower /mid pec press machine..i use all dbells for chest/delt work...

[Donny]

lol..thanks for reading,,thats why this thread is a1,,,,people actially read and comment and no flaming ..they work great donny,,i feel loos,,i just need to do it more frequently..can't afford real massage monthly...

you are an advanced Trainer. you know your own Body. Infact i learned a lot from your Posts on this subject. I am sure it was intresting for others on here.

[Donny]

had a shoulders session last night:

-4 sets dumbbell press
-3 sets dumbbell side laterals
-3 sets dumbbell rear delt raises
-3 sets dumbbell shrugs

never use anything else for shoulders, always dumbbells, I believe you have much better movement control with dumbbells.

after shoulder session, 15 minutes of incline treadmill cardio session.
I have noticed a great fat burning results since I have started doing incline treadmill at 10% incline at medium speed, a couple weeks ago.
Much better for fat burning than doing it on flat.
Today is cardio day only, sixth consecutive visit to gym and tomorrow is a rest day with plenty of carb refeed

yes  Dumbbells are perfect for upper Body workouts. Get some Interval Training in there on the bike 20-30 mins. melt the fat like a hot knife through butter. cross Trainer i like to.