The Mature thread

[njflex]

Got to admit i am not so big as you steve on Forearm training but i think i have slowly got the hang of Zottman curls...

i throw them in for something extra,,

[Donny]

part 2,,,

legs il ove leg day too nice weekend to be couped in gym tho ..ran workout hard and fast..

trisets x3 extension /leg press /hack squats 10 reps per leg

195/205/220 extensions/leg press 4/5/5 plates per side.hacks 3/3.5/3.5 plates per side ,,intense painful pump...

polished off on own 55 lb kettle bells walked stairs up/down up/down..x2

hams
sldl 135/185/205/225 with rear leg curls 140/140/145/145

calves
seated calf raises 3 plates/3.5/3.5/3.5 .5=25 lb plate 'for u math geniuses...repped 15/20 on these..hi reps are better w calves..

Q U A D Z I L L A ....

[njflex]

memorial day ,,god bless past/present military/war heroes..

chest

inc press..x5 135/205
hammer strenght lying chest press x3 2 plates to 2.5
decline flyes x3 40/45/45
superset cable crossovers with dips x3
seated chest press x2 'stack version'

tris

premade curl bar skull crushers x3
pushdowns x3
reverse pushdowns x3
lying extension db across face and out x2

abs

[Donny]

did legs today..

Front squats 5 sets
seated leg press 5 sets
leg curls 5 sets
Stiff legged Deadlifts 5 sets
Seated calf raises 5 sets

machine crunches 3 sets.

[Donny]

 Back ..

Meduim grip front chins 4x max

DB pullover SS Undergrip Barbell bent over rows 4 supersets
Barbell pullovers SS One arm dB rows 4 supersets

Cardio: Run in woods.

[njflex]

nice work there d....I have back 2 nite..

[njflex]

back

chins 2 wide 2 inner
tbar row lying on pad x3 inner grip 2 plates and 2 sets 2.5
cable low rows 'small bar'x3 180/210
underhanded wide grip reverse pulldowns x3
2 sets standing pulls to waist pulldowns

weighted hypers x3

shrugs 185/225/275/295


calves 3 sets 4 drops 10 reps set 200/180/160/140

abs


180/160/140

[Donny]

back

chins 2 wide 2 inner
tbar row lying on pad x3 inner grip 2 plates and 2 sets 2.5
cable low rows 'small bar'x3 180/210
underhanded wide grip reverse pulldowns x3
2 sets standing pulls to waist pulldowns

weighted hypers x3

shrugs 185/225/275/295


calves 3 sets 4 drops 10 reps set 200/180/160/140

abs


180/160/140

T-Bar rows are a great move i have not done in a long time...

[njflex]

T-Bar rows are a great move i have not done in a long time...

we have 2 different versions I do both..

[Donny]

we have 2 different versions I do both..

I just do them old school with a bar and v attachment. Shoulders today..

tri set...
Front Barbell raises 4 sets
Side raises (machine) 4 sets
Rear Delt machine 4 sets

seated back supported DB press 4 sets
upright rows (cable) 4 sets

standing calf raises 5 sets.

[njflex]

I just do them old school with a bar and v attachment. Shoulders today..

tri set...
Front Barbell raises 4 sets
Side raises (machine) 4 sets
Rear Delt machine 4 sets

seated back supported DB press 4 sets
upright rows (cable) 4 sets

standing calf raises 5 sets.

I do this workout to a ttttt sometimes..nice runs..

[njflex]

 donnys delt workouts keep me pumped lol for delt day

front presses 135/145/165/165 drop 145

trisets
side
front
rears x3 20/25/25 lb dbells

smith upright rows x3

3 sets cable behind back raises

bis
premade curl bar 70/80/90/100

inc db curls x3 30/35/35
hammer curls 30-45's x3
2 sets curl machine single arm at time

forearms
behind back bar wrist curls x3
reverse curls x3

[Donny]

donnys delt workouts keep me pumped lol for delt day

front presses 135/145/165/165 drop 145

trisets
side
front
rears x3 20/25/25 lb dbells

smith upright rows x3

3 sets cable behind back raises

bis
premade curl bar 70/80/90/100

inc db curls x3 30/35/35
hammer curls 30-45's x3
2 sets curl machine single arm at time

forearms
behind back bar wrist curls x3
reverse curls x3

pump it up man!... my Birthday today...49   work till 12 then a cold beer 

[Donny]

well i took a Day off yesterday and celebrated Today i will just eat well and recover. Tomorrow a nice run in the woods. Monday back on schedule. the weather here is changing all the time, wind..rain...sun if lucky.

[Primemuscle]

well i took a Day off yesterday and celebrated Today i will just eat well and recover. Tomorrow a nice run in the woods. Monday back on schedule. the weather here is changing all the time, wind..rain...sun if lucky.

This is my belated happy birthday wish to you. I hope you enjoyed you day off and your birthday. You are now 49 years young now and fit as a fiddle. You are one to be envied and admired.

[Donny]

This is my belated happy birthday wish to you. I hope you enjoyed you day off and your birthday. You are now 49 years young now and fit as a fiddle. You are one to be envied and admired.

Thanks Jay... i am actually looking forward to 50 and my Golden years.

[njflex]

Thanks Jay... i am actually looking forward to 50 and my Golden years.

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[Donny]

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y birthday....

Thanks Steve

[njflex]

leg day

leg press warmed up /stretch...4 plates/6/7/7 side
squats  225/315/365
kettle ball 45's stair lunge climb x2 up/down/up/down each set
leg extensions x4 x12-15

hams
sldl 135/185/225/275
seated leg curls x3

leg press calve raises x5

[The Scott]

Herzlichen glückwunsch zum geburtstag, mein Schottischer freund!

And a thanks to all that post here for the inspiration!  I have been given the green light to begin training again starting tomorrow.  Dammit! 

[DroppingPlates]

Herzlichen glückwunsch zum geburtstag, mein Schottischer freund!

And a thanks to all that post here for the inspiration!  I have been given the green light to begin training again starting tomorrow.  Dammit! 

Some more inspiration for you, also in green

[Primemuscle]

Herzlichen glückwunsch zum geburtstag, mein Schottischer freund!

And a thanks to all that post here for the inspiration!  I have been given the green light to begin training again starting tomorrow.  Dammit! 

I gave myself the green light months ago. So far, training is still in my imagination. Soon, I will haul that imagination to the gym and put it to good use. I too appreciate all the inspiration in this thread.

[Primemuscle]

Some more inspiration for you, also in green

What is with her expression? It seems kind of hostile. She scares me more than she inspires me.

[DroppingPlates]

What is with her expression? It seems kind of hostile. She scares me more than she inspires me.

It's a woman, so there's nothing to rationalize here

[Primemuscle]

It's a woman, so there's nothing to rationalize here

Huh? You lost me. I must be having some kind of senior moment....this happens to folks my age from time to time.