Question for people who workout

Started by Mindship6 pages
Mindship Snap out of it.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I look better and my joints are healthier because I don't lift so heavy anymore. Super heavy max lifting is stupid, IMO. No one should do it unless you plan to have a painful last half of your life and you enjoy it.
Indeed. Heavy lifting is for the young, or at least younger, unless you're taking a ton of dietary supplements (which I never did because that would've been more stuff to be dependent on, in addition to the 100s of lbs of weights). Even then, I would generally say, by one's early 50s it's time to "let go" and scale down. In effect, this is what I've been doing: working out to develop the form of strength that will serve me best from hereon: the inner strength to "let go," to accept that my best days are behind me and still enjoy what's ahead.

It sux getting older. OTOH, it is a privilege denied to many.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Surtur
Pooty is a good source for workout info.

Ask him how to get your pecs to go all the way around to your back like he has.

Lol who gets the reference?!

covid diet, I'll grant you Surt I'm not as lean or big as in my 20's or 30's, however, this is not bad for 53 and my challenge is open to everyone here still to post vids of ourselves a month after gyms open everywhere doing our maximums or maximum working set for 6-8 reps. I'll even post first. 🙂

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

BTW, that's not pumped or anything, it's waking up and getting out of bed.

Badabing Gym rat

Originally posted by Mindship
I'm 64. Next summer I'll have been working out -- mostly lifting -- for a half century, and still only 2x/wk. In my prime, I could bench over 2x bodyweight, and do 1-arm chinups. At 42 I military pressed my bodyweight @155. During these years, I ate normally, a balanced diet, very rarely dabbling in protein supplements.

I still eat normally, occasionally supplementing with a protein drink once/twice a week. My routine is much simpler though. For the last few years, it's been military-press, chinups, and brisk walking. Period (I love it for its convenient comprehensiveness). I'm also working out lighter. After decades of heavy stuff, I've been giving my body a much needed, deep-tissue rest. It feels wonderful.

Wow, someone on KMC who makes me feel young. 😛

Good for you for staying active. 👆

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
BTW, that's not pumped or anything, it's waking up and getting out of bed.
Really? I couldn't tell from your bed head. 😆

Still looking good for 53. 🤘

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Badabing
Wow, someone on KMC who makes me feel young. 😛

Good for you for staying active. 👆 Really? I couldn't tell from your bed head. 😆

Still looking good for 53. 🤘

thank you Bada and Mindship was still going bareknucke on the bag a year ago, I shit you not.

Btw, I haven't done any gear for a while due to covid, so also the cleanest for longest in maybe 30 years too. 👆

Badabing Gym rat

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
thank you Bada and Mindship was still going bareknucke on the bag a year ago, I shit you not.

Btw, I haven't done any gear for a while due to covid, so also the cleanest for longest in maybe 30 years too. 👆

I never knew Mindship was the elder statesman of KMC. Somebody needs to keep me informed! durfist

Done gear and been the cleanest? I'm not sure what we're talking about.

I used the Covid to focus on training. I was deleting pics from my phone when I found an early pic from when I was leaning out. I didn't realize I was making much progress.

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=17260474&highlight=userid%3A89307#post17260474

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Badabing
I never knew Mindship was the elder statesman of KMC. Somebody needs to keep me informed! durfist

Done gear and been the cleanest? I'm not sure what we're talking about.

I used the Covid to focus on training. I was deleting pics from my phone when I found an early pic from when I was leaning out. I didn't realize I was making much progress.

http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=17260474&highlight=userid%3A89307#post17260474

i have not taken any supplements which might be considered a hormone since November last year. So I am all natural. 🙂

It is great how Covid has at least made us all healthy i had no idea i could still run 5K+ over broken ground at a decent rate. That was my biggest pleasure from it all.

My waist is 34" now. Which is also a big plus.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

yeas I am holding my much smaller gut in. Thank you Covid-19.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Wasn't going to post these for twelve more weeks as I am tightening up the diet. 🙂

Badabing Gym rat

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
i have not taken any supplements which might be considered a hormone since November last year. So I am all natural. 🙂

It is great how Covid has at least made us all healthy i had no idea i could still run 5K+ over broken ground at a decent rate. That was my biggest pleasure from it all.

My waist is 34" now. Which is also a big plus.

I haven't run since the mid 90s. When my gym closed I did it out of necessity. Now I'm do about the same as you, 3 miles/5k. I had forgotten how much I liked it and how good it felt.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Badabing
I haven't run since the mid 90s. When my gym closed I did it out of necessity. Now I'm do about the same as you, 3 miles/5k. I had forgotten how much I liked it and how good it felt.
I'll be honest Bada sometimes when you say shit like like that, I think he is my mental brother across the Atlantuc, my reasons have been totally the same, withe same result. I admit I wear knee wraps to run now. I think after ops on both from Rugby it makes sense. I'm enjoying the aerobic exercise more than the weights tbh. It's the freedom I think.

snowdragon Senior Member

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
i have not taken any supplements which might be considered a hormone since November last year. So I am all natural. 🙂

It is great how Covid has at least made us all healthy i had no idea i could still run 5K+ over broken ground at a decent rate. That was my biggest pleasure from it all.

My waist is 34" now. Which is also a big plus.

Grats man, grats to mindset also and everyone else that maintains the discipline of working out, the discipline of steel is easy to understand once you get it in your blood🙂

Best thread evah
😉

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by snowdragon
Grats man, grats to mindset also and everyone else that maintains the discipline of working out, the discipline of steel is easy to understand once you get it in your blood🙂

Best thread evah
😉

Yes it is, so different to bag work or weights, I think variety is key. Depending on flights etc, im going to go skiing for the first time in 17 years this February.m Snow.

Blakemore Restricted

Originally posted by Surtur
Eating 6-7 times a day damn.

I eat like twice a day. But then I can't work out much. I try to do an exercise bike.

schwarzeneggegger did that.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

I really would love to see more of how people who train here, look. Bada, DDM, Dynamic are the only ones I've really seen with identifiable features recently, I've seen Rob and Adam in the past of course.

Surtur Restricted
Originally posted by Blakemore
schwarzeneggegger did that.

I know lots of body builders, etc. do that.

I just can't imagine eating so many times per day, but I guess burning up all that energy you need to refuel.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Surtur
I know lots of body builders, etc. do that.

I just can't imagine eating so many times per day, but I guess burning up all that energy you need to refuel.

To be honest, most people simply don't have time for that kind of diet. If people do like Bada, good luck to them.

snowdragon Senior Member

IMO eating multiple times a day is best when you dip into single digit fat percentages, otherwise it's just eating.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

I'll also give Bada this, his routine would wreck me, no way I could spend that long in a gym and work now.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by snowdragon
IMO eating multiple times a day is best when you dip into single digit fat percentages, otherwise it's just eating.
i don't know if mine is that low yet it's certainly getting below 15% now.