The Mature thread

[DroppingPlates]

Happy birthday jay ...

70 years, almost older than Wes... congratulations/herzlichen glückwunsch Jay!

[oldtimer1]

Happy birthday!

[njflex]

1 already? Damn we're getting old.

,,,YEAH HE'S TAKING A FEW STEPS TOO...HE'S FEISTY..

[Primemuscle]

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I've enjoyed a spectacular day with friends and family here in Uettingen. Too bad Donny couldn't get off work to join us.

My next visit to Germany, I plan to make sure we get together. I'm told he is just 2 hours away from here.

Headed home to Oregon on Sunday. My wife told me to be prepared to celebrate my birthday again once I am home. It is great to be so loved. I am truly a lucky man.

[njflex]

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I've enjoyed a spectacular day with friends and family here in Uettingen. Too bad Donny couldn't get off work to join us.

My next visit to Germany, I plan to make sure we get together. I'm told he is just 2 hours away from here.

Headed home to Oregon on Sunday. My wife told me to be prepared to celebrate my birthday again once I am home. It is great to be so loved. I am truly a lucky man.

nice  jay happy bday,,

[The Scott]

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I've enjoyed a spectacular day with friends and family here in Uettingen. Too bad Donny couldn't get off work to join us.

My next visit to Germany, I plan to make sure we get together. I'm told he is just 2 hours away from here.

Headed home to Oregon on Sunday. My wife told me to be prepared to celebrate my birthday again once I am home. It is great to be so loved. I am truly a lucky man.

From the heart, I envy you.  Be well, not only on the day of your birth but on every day that God grants you up to and including the one He calls you home.  And when that day comes, go without fear but with joy in the knowledge that loved ones long gone wait for you as you shall wait for those still here.

You are a good man.  I would never say so if I did not think it to be true. 

[njflex]

delts/forearms

delt press machine'stack type'wide grip  3 sets and 1 drop

side lateralsdrops 30/25/15 x3 each set 8-10..sick pump

cable uprights x3

rear delts machine x4

incline lying face down on bench front raises db 15' lb's..

shrugs
225 x12,,275 x12,,315 x10,,275 x12,225x20

cable reverse wrist curls x2,bar reverse wrist curls x3

[njflex]

From the heart, I envy you.  Be well, not only on the day of your birth but on every day that God grants you up to and including the one He calls you home.  And when that day comes, go without fear but with joy in the knowledge that loved ones long gone wait for you as you shall wait for those still here.

You are a good man.  I would never say so if I did not think it to be true. 

,,,the scott..

[Donny]

Arms today+ abs

BB curls 3 sets
incline dB curls 3 sets
Concentration curls 3 sets

lying DB extensions 3 sets
incline BB extensions 3 sets
Lying close grip BB Kickbacks 3 sets

Machine crunch with hanging knee raises 3 sets. 30 mins interval training on bike. lying BB kickbacks are a bit harder to master than with a cable or Dumbbells. Just threw them in for a change.

[Charlys69]

Arms today.....9 AM (central european time), in my private homegym....

standing dumbell curls, 3 warm-up sets, 2 working sets, 8 + 6 reps
EZ-Bar-Curls, 1 warm-up set, 2 working sets, 14 + 9 reps
dumbell-curls on incline bench, 1 warm-up, 2 working sets, 12 + 10 reps
Cabel-Curls, 2 sets, 18 + 14 reps

Triceps-pushdown on lat-pulldown machine, 4 wqarm-up sets, 2 working sets, 12 + 10 reps
Dips, warm-up 1 x Bodyweight, workings sets BW + 40 lbs dumbell for 18 reps, BW + 50 lbs. dumbell for 15 reps
Dumbell extensions behind head, 2 working sets, 15 + 12 reps
Rope-extensions on cqable station, 3 high rep sets

age 51, current Bodyweight 245 lbs., 6 "2", + natty, training 34 years.....

[Primemuscle]

Very impressive.

[chaos]

Nice! A newcomer to the mature thread.

[Donny]

yes wellcome to the last Bastion of Physical Culture !

[Donny]

so i´ve been really lazy today..i´m "monging" on my couch.. nearly sleeping. looks like it´s going to rain but i have to get up and go for a run.. i need fresh air. On a positive note my son is in the Town here with his friends and will bring me my favourit Chinese meal back...

[The Scott]

yes wellcome to the last Bastion of Physical Culture !

You've got that right, my friend!     There is today's bodydoping and then there is physical culture. I will take the latter every time because it lasts.  It's real.  And the reason for the first two is because it is what we do, we do with what was given us from God, Nature and our parents.  Not a bottle or syringe. Do I believe in HRT for those that need it? Yup.  But outside a lesbian bull dyke claiming sHe is now a He, I don't see how anyone of a rational mind can state grams of drugs each week are what's needed to be who we are. 

Men.  Shit, I don't see how a woman can claim to be a woMan and thereby need male hormones, but I digress...Again.

And speaking of which, yesterday I did shoulders and arms.  17 sets of very light DB laterals, machine presses and machine rear delts followed by 24 total sets of arm work consisting of 6 sets of 5 to 15 reps on the BB curl followed by 6  sets of alternating DB curls.

Then 6 sets of tricep pushdowns and 6 sets of machine close grip benches.  The usual 5 sets each way of wrist curls on the pullies and a few sets of machine sit ups.  Feeling better with each workout.

Welcome to Charlys69 and of course to our own version of Milo, chaos. 

[Primemuscle]

Tomorrow I fly home. It has been a great visit. Part of me is sad to be leaving and another p art is excited to see my family back home. I need to win the lotto so I can buy a private jet.

[Charlys69]

Today training at 11 AM (CET) in Bonn/Germany in a local Gym with Life-Fitness & Hammer-Strength equipment. Cardio + Chest + front + side delts.

warm-up, Cardio 15 Minutes life-fitness bike....level 1 up to level 18, starting at level 1 (very easy), and up the levels every 30-40 seconds....last 2 minutes back down to level 10.

Chest, first: 2 light sets for the rotator cuff, rotating outside....

incline bench press, starting with just the bar....., 60kg, 80kg,100 kg, 120 kg x 16 reps, 140 kg x 10
Hammer-Strength decline bench press, 2x44´s, 4x4´s, 6x44´s, 6/44 + 2/22 x 15 reps
Life-Fitness "fly-machine", seated, 89 kg, 131 kg, 143 kg (full stack + 2 x 2,5 kg extra plates) x 14 reps, 143 + 20 kg plate, total 163 kg x 9 reps

Front-lateral, dumbells, 10kg, 15 kg, 2 sets with 22,5 kg (each dumbell)
side-lateral-machine Life-Fitness, 2 warm-up sets, 95 kg (full stack) x 12 reps, 100 kg (95 + 2 x 2,5kg) x 9 reps
Arnold press, 2 medium heavy dumbells (30 kg) don´t count...up to faillure....

in 2 weeks i may will post some pics when i´m training in Thailand......

have a good weekend & thanks for welcome me in this thread......i´m still 51, but not feeling like "mature..."

Charly

[njflex]

was away few days with wife only  ,,few days in atlantic city,,lost money  :-..ate at some nice resteraunts and drank a bit,trained legs a bit in the gym there they had good cybex machines,,got some sun,lost more money  ,,missed the kids...sorta ...one thing its like vegas in these hotels 'the tropicana or the trop as its called has shops,fountains,clubs,bars all under 3 buildings awesome,,the smoke was very bad,,very bad,,most if not all nj establishments are all smoke free..whats the norm now is girls getting married have there bachlorette parties for weekends there and thats all u see is hot young soon to be married girls,and some older girls getting away with the 'girls'away from husbands/boyfriends also very hot ones..its crazy..considering i ate crappy a tad body still kept lean ,i felt soft..

[Donny]

was away few days with wife only  ,,few days in atlantic city,,lost money  :-..ate at some nice resteraunts and drank a bit,trained legs a bit in the gym there they had good cybex machines,,got some sun,lost more money  ,,missed the kids...sorta ...one thing its like vegas in these hotels 'the tropicana or the trop as its called has shops,fountains,clubs,bars all under 3 buildings awesome,,the smoke was very bad,,very bad,,most if not all nj establishments are all smoke free..whats the norm now is girls getting married have there bachlorette parties for weekends there and thats all u see is hot young soon to be married girls,and some older girls getting away with the 'girls'away from husbands/boyfriends also very hot ones..its crazy..considering i ate crappy a tad body still kept lean ,i felt soft..

good to see you Steve, you gotta have fun sometimes. Good for your well being..

[Donny]

I think tonight i will go back to an Antagonistic workout.

Chest + Back supersets

Incline BB press/wide grip pull downs

flat DB Flyes/close grip cable rows

Flat DB press/BB rows

This should work well i think. Get my Heart pumping too. I think each superset 3 sets per ex. should stimulate

[oldtimer1]

Trained chest and back today. I kept the weight down and tried to make it harder with a fast pace and good form.

Chins 2 x max
Low V bar cable lat rows 2 x 12
One arm dumbbell rows on a bench 2 x 10
Reverse grip pull downs 2 x 10

Flat bench with a barbell 2 x 6 then 1 x 1
Incline barbell bench 2 x 6
dumbbell flies 2 x 10
Push ups 2 x max (one set regular and one set with perfect push up bars)

Dead lift 2 x 4 then 1 x 1
Weighted back extensions 2 x 12

Flat floor crunches 1 x 50

Then floated in the pool drinking 3 beers. I have to stop drinking. I would be really lean without the beer but would I be happy?

NJFlex, glad you had a good time in Atlantic city. I'm going to Harrah's at the end of the month. I like their club Eden. I dance with the wife like a fool in front of the band.  I guess for the younger crowd the night club that surrounds the indoor pool is the place to go but I feel to old to party there.

[njflex]

Trained chest and back today. I kept the weight down and tried to make it harder with a fast pace and good form.

Chins 2 x max
Low V bar cable lat rows 2 x 12
One arm dumbbell rows on a bench 2 x 10
Reverse grip pull downs 2 x 10

Flat bench with a barbell 2 x 6 then 1 x 1
Incline barbell bench 2 x 6
dumbbell flies 2 x 10
Push ups 2 x max (one set regular and one set with perfect push up bars)

Dead lift 2 x 4 then 1 x 1
Weighted back extensions 2 x 12

Flat floor crunches 1 x 50

Then floated in the pool drinking 3 beers. I have to stop drinking. I would be really lean without the beer but would I be happy?

NJFlex, glad you had a good time in Atlantic city. I'm going to Harrah's at the end of the month. I like their club Eve. I dance with the wife like a fool in front of the band.  I guess for the younger crowd the night club that surrounds the indoor pool is the place to go but I feel to old to party there.

yes great time.. incredible how theses casinos are little cities inside hotel..

[Donny]

Trained chest and back today. I kept the weight down and tried to make it harder with a fast pace and good form.

Chins 2 x max
Low V bar cable lat rows 2 x 12
One arm dumbbell rows on a bench 2 x 10
Reverse grip pull downs 2 x 10

Flat bench with a barbell 2 x 6 then 1 x 1
Incline barbell bench 2 x 6
dumbbell flies 2 x 10
Push ups 2 x max (one set regular and one set with perfect push up bars)

Dead lift 2 x 4 then 1 x 1
Weighted back extensions 2 x 12

Flat floor crunches 1 x 50

Then floated in the pool drinking 3 beers. I have to stop drinking. I would be really lean without the beer but would I be happy?

NJFlex, glad you had a good time in Atlantic city. I'm going to Harrah's at the end of the month. I like their club Eve. I dance with the wife like a fool in front of the band.  I guess for the younger crowd the night club that surrounds the indoor pool is the place to go but I feel to old to party there.

Do you see an advantage in the Perfect push up bars you use rather than standard ones? Rotating your Hands? I use normal ones like below.

[Donny]

I think you use these ?
https://perfectpushup.com/

[njflex]

CHEST
FDB PRESS 2 WARM UPS WITH 45'S...60/75/80/80
INC DB WITH INC FLYE SUPERSETS 60/60/60..40/40/40 SICK PUMP
SEATED HAMMER PRESS 2 PLATES,2.5,3 PLATES
CABLE CROSSOVERS X3
PULLOVERS WITH STRAIGHT BAR..X3

TRIS
SUPERSETS

CLOSE GRIP WITH ROPE PUSHDOWNS X3
DIP MACHINE WITH TRICEP EXTENSION MACHINE X3
CABLE KICKBACKS X2

ABS