The Mature thread

[Donny]

so last night i had a back workout...

 pulldowns behind neck 4x12 ( not done These in a Long time)
 Close grip parallel pulldowns to chest (leaning back, chest out) 3x12
 Barbell rows 4x10
 Deadlifts 4x 10,8,6,6 (pyramid)

 cable crunch 3x15 superset with leg raises 3x30 off a flat bench.
 too finish off the fun i did 40 mins Interval on a bike.

[booty]

ah yes Karen i saw that on Facebook this morning....nice pic Koala bears look nice, well to me anyway in reality they could be aggressive in the wild. Only ever seen one in Pictures...

Only wild blondies who are foaming at the mouth due to a mayo allergy are aggressive.    Koala bears are gentle creatures...

Here's the pic for everyone else.   

[Donny]

I want one.... i do like animals..

[Mr Nobody]

Only wild blondies who are foaming at the mouth due to a mayo allergy are aggressive.    Koala bears are gentle creatures...

Here's the pic for everyone else.   

I saw one beat the piss out of a Kangaroo when I was there, they have bad tempers.

[Donny]

ever tried Kangaroo Steaks??? is it true People eat them ??

[wild willie]

so last night i had a back workout...

 pulldowns behind neck 4x12 ( not done These in a Long time)
 Close grip parallel pulldowns to chest (leaning back, chest out) 3x12
 Barbell rows 4x10
 Deadlifts 4x 10,8,6,6 (pyramid)

 cable crunch 3x15 superset with leg raises 3x30 off a flat bench.
 too finish off the fun i did 40 mins Interval on a bike.

solid workout!

[oldtimer1]

I did chest and arms today. All sets shown are work sets not warm ups:

Dumbbell flat bench 2 sets of 8 reps
Incline dumbbell bench 2 x 8
Flat flies 2 x10

barbell curls 2 x 10
alternate dumbbell curls 2 x 8
single arm pulley curls 2 x12

triceps pulley pushdowns 2 x 10
single dumbbell with two hands 2 x 10 ( lean back on a reversed scott bench)
reverse single arm triceps extensions 2x12

forearm wrist curls 2 x 20
reverse wrist extensions 2 x 15

hanging leg raise 2 x max
hip ups 2 x 22 (lie on back and raise your legs. Push hips toward the sky.)
ab pulley crunches 2 x 30

ivanko grippers 2 x 20

I rested for about an hour then ran two miles. It turned out to be a big mistake on my sore lower calf. I will only walk and bike for cardio for about a month.

[booty]

I saw one beat the piss out of a Kangaroo when I was there, they have bad tempers.

You saw a wild blond beat up a roo?   

[Mr Nobody]

You saw a wild blond beat up a roo?  

No it was a redhead. You maybe the first I see doing that.   Pms rules.

[njflex]

back triset
1 bent over row
2 low pully cable row
3 reverse hammer pulldown
3 times around 8/10 reps per movement.
then
1 front pulldown
2 tbar row wide grip chest to pad version
3x around 10 reps each

great pump something different

bi's
curl bar premade 60/70/80 10 reps per slow /squeeze
inc db curl 30/30/35 again close to or 10 reps per...
seated concetration elbow to leg 3x 25/30/35

abs hanging leg raises x3
crunches floor and legs on bench 3x30

[Donny]

I did chest and arms today. All sets shown are work sets not warm ups:

Dumbbell flat bench 2 sets of 8 reps
Incline dumbbell bench 2 x 8
Flat flies 2 x10

barbell curls 2 x 10
alternate dumbbell curls 2 x 8
single arm pulley curls 2 x12

triceps pulley pushdowns 2 x 10
single dumbbell with two hands 2 x 10 ( lean back on a reversed scott bench)
reverse single arm triceps extensions 2x12

forearm wrist curls 2 x 20
reverse wrist extensions 2 x 15

hanging leg raise 2 x max
hip ups 2 x 22 (lie on back and raise your legs. Push hips toward the sky.)
ab pulley crunches 2 x 30

ivanko grippers 2 x 20

I rested for about an hour then ran two miles. It turned out to be a big mistake on my sore lower calf. I will only walk and bike for cardio for about a month.

Hip ups are a hard exercise...you have strong abs. workout Looks good.

back triset
1 bent over row
2 low pully cable row
3 reverse hammer pulldown
3 times around 8/10 reps per movement.
then
1 front pulldown
2 tbar row wide grip chest to pad version
3x around 10 reps each

great pump something different

bi's
curl bar premade 60/70/80 10 reps per slow /squeeze
inc db curl 30/30/35 again close to or 10 reps per...
seated concetration elbow to leg 3x 25/30/35

abs hanging leg raises x3
crunches floor and legs on bench 3x30

GREAT TRI SET Steve....you were sweating after that ! no wonder you never bother with Cardio. Tri Sets and Giant sets for a big muscle Group are intensity  I broke sweat just reading your workout....well done !

[Donny]

so i just did 5 Tabatas back to back....jumping rope. I nearly could not do the first one because i was laughing so much at the Rocky Music....hi hi .. reminded me of Boxing Training as a Young Boy...oh...the good times.... still got a bit of nasty in me. Itīs Born in you.

[njflex]

thanks Donny,,,feel nice pump still and soreness good soreness,,,i wanted to move fast last nite and came up with it,,,nice change /pump is great,yeah I was sweating and great vascularity in arms for doing bi/back.

[oldtimer1]

The dreaded leg day today:

leg press 2 x 12
squats 2 x 8 then 1 x 1
tuff stuff squat machine 1 x10 (feels different from bar squats)
leg extension 2x20
seated leg curls 2 x 15
standing leg curls 2 x 12

single dumbbell side bend 1 x 15
hanging leg raise 2 x max
hip ups 2 x 22
pulley ab crunches 2 x 25

leg press calf 2 x 20
standing calf  2 x15
leverage standing calf machine 1 x 15
seated calf 2 x 15

neck work.

Really feel drained. Squats went well. I feel my strength is returning. I always use a whey protein after my weight workouts. I'm going to stop and see how it goes. The price of isolate whey is off the charts. I suspect it's just a psychological advantage. I will see.

[njflex]

delts in super set mood again,,

front press with side laterals x3,,135 x10/25 lb lateral x10,155 x10/30 lb x10,repeat x10 /30 lateral x10
 
upright rows with under handed front raise dbells,,premade bar curl bar upright 60lb x10,30 lb front raise x10,80 lb bar x10 w/30 lb x10 ,repeat
same as previous.

finished 4 sets bent over seated rear delt 25,25,30,30 x10 per set

shrugs on chest machine 2 plates x30,3 plates x20,4 plates x15,5 plates x12

calves 5 sets standing calf raise
forearms weighted rolls x3 and reverse cable wrist curl..
one of my more detailed most muscular poses,,,

[wild willie]

NICE WORK STEVERINO!!!

[Donny]

JEEZ...Steve you look like you are gonna explode... great work.

[njflex]

JEEZ...Steve you look like you are gonna explode... great work.

LOL  NOT QUITE,,,I DO FEEL GOOD RIGHT NOW ,,BUILD IS COMING TOGETHER ,,SUMMER LOOK,CUT CARBS JUST A BIT...I FELL REALLY BACK/SHOULDER WISE BACK TO NORMAL,,,SUPERSETTING IS GREAT TO DO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAX MY OLD SETS/WEIGHT PREINJURY,I'M REAL CLOSE IN TERMS OF FULL STRENGHT ,,BUT AS ONE INJURY SOLVES ANOTHER COMES,AROUND TRYING TO COMPENSATE R/S DUE TO LEFT WEAKNESS MY R/S LOWER BICEP INTO FORARM IS HURTING SO CHINUPS HAVE TO BE DONE UNDERHAND GRIP AND PULLDOWNS TOO,,GEETING BACK TO THE 'LOOK'I AM CANDID /HONEST HERE IF I REALLY GOT BACK INTO GAME AND 'USED'I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH FREAKIER I COULD LOOK,BUT HONESTLY AT 45 I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE IN TERMS OF TRAINING AND BUILD I HAVE MAINTAINED /AQUIRED AND ITS PRETTY MUCH ALL MINE ,,,,,,

[Donny]

so i did arms today...
Pre exhaust ...just to shake it up..
tricep pushdowns (straight bar) 3x15 with
Dips machine 3x 10
Tricep machine 3x15 with
Smith machine Close grip bench press 3x10

Preacher bench sz curls 3x15 with
Close grip chins 3xmax
one arm cable curls 3x15 with
reverse barbell curls (Standing, normally i like to do These on the preacher bench but i was taxed) 3x10

Abs: seated bench knee raises, leaning back and on the raise(of my knees) crunching my upper lower Abs together.. yes ..yes there is no upper lower Region but you know what i mean. Crunching the abs together .. a great exercise sometimes called seated bench tucks. I really feel my abs on These.

[Donny]

LOL  NOT QUITE,,,I DO FEEL GOOD RIGHT NOW ,,BUILD IS COMING TOGETHER ,,SUMMER LOOK,CUT CARBS JUST A BIT...I FELL REALLY BACK/SHOULDER WISE BACK TO NORMAL,,,SUPERSETTING IS GREAT TO DO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAX MY OLD SETS/WEIGHT PREINJURY,I'M REAL CLOSE IN TERMS OF FULL STRENGHT ,,BUT AS ONE INJURY SOLVES ANOTHER COMES,AROUND TRYING TO COMPENSATE R/S DUE TO LEFT WEAKNESS MY R/S LOWER BICEP INTO FORARM IS HURTING SO CHINUPS HAVE TO BE DONE UNDERHAND GRIP AND PULLDOWNS TOO,,GEETING BACK TO THE 'LOOK'I AM CANDID /HONEST HERE IF I REALLY GOT BACK INTO GAME AND 'USED'I COULD ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH FREAKIER I COULD LOOK,BUT HONESTLY AT 45 I CAN'T ASK FOR MORE IN TERMS OF TRAINING AND BUILD I HAVE MAINTAINED /AQUIRED AND ITS PRETTY MUCH ALL MINE ,,,,,,

i Salute you Sir  Steve you look better than most of us..lol

[njflex]

i Salute you Sir  Steve you look better than most of us..lol

WELL THANK YOU DONNY,,,WE ARE IN SAME 'BOAT'WE KEEP TRAINING AT A HARD PACE TO KEEP OURSELVES IN OUR 'PRIME'EVEN THOUGH AT OUR AGE WE ARE CONSIDERED MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NOW ,,BUT ON A POSITIVE NOT 40 IS NEW 30 AND SO ON,,,,THERE HAS TO BE AN ALL AROUND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO MAINTAIN/KEEP THE OUTSIDE LOOKING GOOD,AND EATING FOR THE INSIDE ,THEN ITS UP TO GENES AND GOD OR WHOMEVER TO CHANGE OR THROW THE MONKEY WRENCH INTO PLANS/LIFE..

[Donny]

WELL THANK YOU DONNY,,,WE ARE IN SAME 'BOAT'WE KEEP TRAINING AT A HARD PACE TO KEEP OURSELVES IN OUR 'PRIME'EVEN THOUGH AT OUR AGE WE ARE CONSIDERED MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NOW ,,BUT ON A POSITIVE NOT 40 IS NEW 30 AND SO ON,,,,THERE HAS TO BE AN ALL AROUND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO MAINTAIN/KEEP THE OUTSIDE LOOKING GOOD,AND EATING FOR THE INSIDE ,THEN ITS UP TO GENES AND GOD OR WHOMEVER TO CHANGE OR THROW THE MONKEY WRENCH INTO PLANS/LIFE..

could not put it better... i really never think about my Age....suppose i did just before 40 but now i go just by how i feel. I mean i am 47, another Trainer at work is 45 and we have younger Trainers. Itīs the same with courses.. a mix really so you are not old at 40+....

[Primemuscle]

could not put it better... i really never think about my Age....suppose i did just before 40 but now i go just by how i feel. I mean i am 47, another Trainer at work is 45 and we have younger Trainers. Itīs the same with courses.. a mix really so you are not old at 40+....

Being a "mature" person, if I were to hire a trainer, I would prefer someone with some experience and age to a young fellow or gal who has no idea what comes with age. Hopefully you will continue your work as a trainer for many years to come.

My wife has been going to physical therapy. Her therapist has her out on the gym floor doing some exercises, which is great. Her muscle strength is near nothing which is probably causing a lot of the problems she's had lately, like falling. My wife amazed me last night when she asked if I thought it would be a good idea if she joined the gym on a month to month basis. I told her that it was an excellent idea. For the time being, I advised she continue with physical therapy and letting her therapists train her on how to use the equipment. One thing that is so great about the gym is that there are people of all ages working out and people with all manner of handicaps who manage to put forth some effort to be more fit. I think this has inspired my wife some. Not that I am at some unattainable peak of fitness, but I think my wife is a bit intimidated by my commitment to working out.

I did work my back last Thursday, I just haven't gotten around to posting it up yet. Yesterday, I got home from meetings at around 3:30 p.m. and I just didn't feel like going to the gym. I also had a wave of depression come over me which kind of bummed me out too. My son sent me an email that his brother-in-law had died the night before from complications following treatment for colon cancer. He was probably only in his early 50's. I don't know why this upset me so much, but it did. A couple of shots of Tequila numbed the depression and I feel much better today. 

[njflex]

Being a "mature" person, if I were to hire a trainer, I would prefer someone with some experience and age to a young fellow or gal who has no idea what comes with age. Hopefully you will continue your work as a trainer for many years to come.

My wife has been going to physical therapy. Her therapist has her out on the gym floor doing some exercises, which is great. Her muscle strength is near nothing which is probably causing a lot of the problems she's had lately, like falling. My wife amazed me last night when she asked if I thought it would be a good idea if she joined the gym on a month to month basis. I told her that it was an excellent idea. For the time being, I advised she continue with physical therapy and letting her therapists train her on how to use the equipment. One thing that is so great about the gym is that there are people of all ages working out and people with all manner of handicaps who manage to put forth some effort to be more fit. I think this has inspired my wife some. Not that I am at some unattainable peak of fitness, but I think my wife is a bit intimidated by my commitment to working out.

I did work my back last Thursday, I just haven't gotten around to posting it up yet. Yesterday, I got home from meetings at around 3:30 p.m. and I just didn't feel like going to the gym. I also had a wave of depression come over me which kind of bummed me out too. My son sent me an email that his brother-in-law had died the night before from complications following treatment for colon cancer. He was probably only in his early 50's. I don't know why this upset me so much, but it did. A couple of shots of Tequila numbed the depression and I feel much better today. 

JAY UR A GOOD MAN...GOOD HEART FOR YOUR KIDS AND EAR...HUMAN NATURE TO FEEL SYMPATHY/LOSS..

[Donny]

JAY UR A GOOD MAN...GOOD HEART FOR YOUR KIDS AND EAR...HUMAN NATURE TO FEEL SYMPATHY/LOSS..

x2...Jay you are a good man.