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Well-played, Sir!!

circuit training with
5 sets suitcase squats of 50 reps at 90lbs
5 sets of dips 10 reps(sad I know)
5 sets of 12lb medicine ball slams X 25 reps

4 sets of incline presses on yoga ball (2 sets of 70lbs dbsX 10 reps, 2 sets of 80lbs dbsX 10 Reps)

4 sets of 4 plates on hammer strength row machine X 10 reps
4 sets of 4 plates on hammer strength iso row machine X 10 reps
5 sets of 110 lbs curls on preacher bench

4 total sets of cable rows at 180, 200, 220, 250lbs (?) X 10 reps
5 sets of leg extensions 140lbs X 10 reps
4 sets of lat bar pulldowns chin up grip 200lbs(?)
4 sets of rope tricep extensions X 20 reps at 200lbs(?)

30 min of stair climber
20 min of C2 Rower

But I do have a question. Who are the other guys?

5.5 tough miles on the mountain- stiff wind which deposited snow helter skelter- varied between 3-10", which makes running a wee hard

You happen to be the one, on a so far all male workout forum, bragging up their glutes. You trolling????



Anyway, work got in the way of the gym, so 30min rower at home.

No I'm not trolling. But I do like it when you talk about my glutes.

Upper body today, and a few miles trying to keep up with my crazy mutt.

Short run with Onyx this morning. Gunr is on the DL with a sore paw.
Added a couple sets of squats and lunges.

Elliptical:25min

4x5: Standing press, incline bp, curls, straight leg deadlift dumbell squats.

Box step ups, lunges.

Treadmill: 25min.

well with 35 mph winds, gusts to 45 mph- I decided to run on the treadmill

cranked the treadmill up to 15 degrees "run" for .2 miles, back to 0 for .2 miles and repeat 10 times, ends up close to 1500' gain and about 5 miles with a warmup/cool down

Nice day here! Did my 27-mile hill ride.

An hourlong trail run with 1000+' of elevation gain. Mud, slush, drifted snow, ice, even a bit of wind

nice 6 mile run in the snow, temps near 40 and I was in shirt sleeves w/ my windshirt tied around my waist- love it!

Cardio:

Jog/walk with the Dogs: 75min
Treadmill, elliptical, bike: 60min

Cardio yesterday. Stair machine/bike. Going to do lower body today, and hopefully get the dawg out.

Deadlifts

5 Sets of 315lbs X 10 Reps.
2 sets of 215lbs X 10 reps
2 Sets of 365lbs X 4 Reps

5 sets of 50(25 each way) deadlifts with kettlebell 53lbs
between deadlift sets( I hate these more than the heavy sets)

5 Sets of 105lbs DB Rows X 10 reps
5 Sets of 50lbs DB Rows X 20 Reps

5 Sets of Jailhouse bench dips X 50 Reps

5 Sets of Hammer Strength Preacher Bench 135lbs

5 Sets of tricep rope extension X 20 Reps
5 Sets of wide grip lat pulldowns 140 lbs X 10 Reps

20 Min on Bike
20 min on Stair Climber
20 min on C2 Rower.

Still so far back.

strength training this evening

warmup
squats 3x5
bench 3x5
overhead presses 3x5
dips 3x25
chins 3x11

No one should be doing squats at any age... and it's definitely one of the worst things anyone over 30 can do.

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Squats are incredibly good for you. Probably the best body lift out of all of them. You can't go to high in weight too fast(biggest mistake people make) and you need to have good form(next biggest mistake because of lower back and knee injuries) but dude- its exercise science. Your body responds to squats by building every muscle group in the body. It is one of the few compound exercises that makes your whole system respond.

It is also one of the few exercises that helps build up your cardio response. This means it actually helps your heart become more efficient.

I will let Vek who is a mechanical engineer and a superb athlete provide scientific data. He is good on that. However, in nearly every small town in the midwest old time strong men have been doing squats to stay strong through early, middle and old age for as long as our nation has been in existence.

Most people my age(48) have had knee and back problems through carrying heavy weights for long trips. I get sore knees if I have a 20 mile packout but squats build up connective protective tissues around your joints.

I'm looking for the advertisement for Magical Invigorating Elixir accompanying that post but can't seem to find it.

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