pb's are harder to come by

[bartman314]

to keep it alive...

9 @ 315 flat bench (and it was easy). i'm near the end of my cycle and am aiming at 10 @ 315 - will see how it goes. not bad for a 53 year old with severe shoulder arthritis. :-)

son did 1 @ 365 dead lift (he also did 5 @ 165 flat bench with me today, which was a pb - he recently started 5x5's and is seeing improvement each workout - i remember those days!) he weighs 162 and is 16 years old.

[bethdoth]

I guess I might as well add mine. 55 in July and did 315 for 7 flat bench last week. But the one I was the happiest with was 265 for 8 on military press. I have been working shoulders and back hard for the past 9 months trying to put some more size on them and it is paying off.

[Rozzyrat]

I guess I might as well add mine. 55 in July and did 315 for 7 flat bench last week. But the one I was the happiest with was 265 for 8 on military press. I have been working shoulders and back hard for the past 9 months trying to put some more size on them and it is paying off.

That is really f#4ing impressive, particularly the press. I've seen plenty of people bench 315 for reps. I've never seen anybody strict pressing that kind of weight for reps.

[oldnsedentary]

That is really f#4ing impressive, particularly the press. I've seen plenty of people bench 315 for reps. I've never seen anybody strict pressing that kind of weight for reps.

I got 315 for 5 on the flat bench the same day I posted the incline press (above), but that was after incline press and incline flies with 50 pound dumbbells to tire me out first. I am scared of hurting myself if I flat bench first, all fresh and strong and ready to go. In consideration of my age and shoulder pain, I do the other two exercises first to keep my flat bench weight lower. I also think the chest looks better if one concentrates on developing the upper pecs as a priority.

[bartman314]

wow... 8@265 military is incredible.

[bartman314]

got 11 @ 315 today. cycle almost over, maybe 12 before i plateau?

[bartman314]

12 @ 315, cycle over...

[Proximal]

12 @ 315, cycle over...

Beast!!!!!!

[oldnsedentary]

Incline Press: 295 for 5 reps. Still growing.

[bartman314]

as one grows older, one enjoys the success of others more - especially your sons.

to refresh, my son, now a jr in HS, started lifting with me after christmas. at the time he was about 150 lbs... now he's about 170 lbs and benched 225 today for a new srm pb. it's incredible to see him lifting big boy weights...

[Proximal]

Nice job at passing along the "muscle-genetics"!

Congrats to you and your son.

[bartman314]

lol... getting older has mental consequences as well, it seems!

[ScotchGuard02]

After my shoulder surgery last year I'm a little gun shy to PB on the bench right now. I did change my PB from max weight to timed sets. I can get 100 reps with 225# 21 minutes, 100 reps squat with 225# 19 min 30 sec, and 100 reps with 225# dead lift in 32 mins. Yeah, my dead lift kinda sucks. LOL My next goal is to go 100/100/100 in under 90 mins.

[E5Charlie]

I just discovered the 40+ forum after 3 years of visiting this site. I just never scrolled down this far. I'm 39 yo and I'm really motivated by reading other members (not in their 20's) doing so well with the weights. I'm on trt and I've never done a cycle. My pb's are not that impressive so I won't even post them. I used to be very fit when I was in the Marine Corps back in the day, just not so very muscular. Just had a lot of endurance. I hurt my back and had to have back surgery and I just left the lifestyle and got really fat. Went from 170 lbs to about 240 in a few years. I'm only 5'8". Because of chronic opiate medication for my back my tt dropped to as low as the 100's, don't remember exactly, hence why I was put on trt. In 3 years I've gone from 240lbs to 185-190lbs, and I plan on doing my 1st cycle in February '17. Again, I just want to thank you guys for motivating me to keep working at it. I read about guys starting their 1st cycle in their 40's and it's really encouraging. Hope to post my pb's one day. Thanks guys!