Exodus Strength

Greetings.

I am male going on 61 this year. Have lifted weights since my teens. Competed in Body Building in my 20's and managed a 600lb squat and deadlift and a 425lb bench press. In my early 50's I managed both a 500lb squat and deadlift, but can no longer bench due to a bad shoulder. Currently loosing some weight and have lost approx. 20lbs, down to 260lb. I retired from construction this past year and work out for an hour every other day. Currently doing one lift a day to try to fend off father time, but its tough having to use weights you used to use as a warmup for your top set. I am not much for logging, but I am going to try it to see how it goes.

Saturday

Deadlift
Worked up to a triple with 350lbs and a backoff set of 5 with 300.

Some leg raises.

That’s a heckuva training history! Awesome that you have been able to keep up with it!

Welcome, @BillyRao!

Thanks for the warm welcome Gents, and for having me.

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Monday

Incline Press
1 x 2 x 195
6 x 5 x 165

Reverse pulldowns
3 x 10

Ab wheel some
Side planks

Welcome to the forum! Do you have any pictures of your competitive days on stage? Were you pro? Would be cool to hear some stories about that era!

Cody,

Thanks for the warm welcome. I was never a pro. I competed in a couple amateur shows in the early 80's. I have a couple of crappy photos taken with a polaroid from one show. The other show my ex-girlfriend from the time had the photos and didnt pass them along when we split.

I have met with a fair number of pro's and trained with some for a period of time. The internet was not a gleam in Al Gores eye back then. The best thing was training at a good gym (which were few and far between, and I had to travel 30 miles each way 6 days a week). People that trained together had a camraderie and helped each other. There were some real characters that would tease each other in good fun, nothing malicious. It was good times. Programs were simple, not the complexity you see now, but by the same token todays trainees are far more advanced at an early stage because the learning curve is that much faster. Having seen both, I prefer the old ways, but I am a dinosaur.

Wednesday

Squat
1x3x325
4x5x275

Ab wheel some
Side planks

Friday

Military Press
1x3x165
5x5x140

Parallel grip pulldowns
3x10

Ab wheel some
Side planks

Sunday

Deadlift

1x3x355
1x5x300

Ab wheel
Side planks

Saturday

Incline Press

1x1x195
5x5x165

Tuesday

Military Press

1x2x165
5x5x135

Friday

Incline bench
1x2x195
5x5x165

Sunday

Military press
1x3x165
5x6x135

Front squats
5x3x135

Upright rows
2x12

Tuesday

Incline bench
1x2x195
6x5x165

Front pulldowns
5x10

Saturday

Deadlift
1x1x350
3x5x245

Pulldowns

Monday

Miltary press
1x1x170
5x5x135

Upright rows

Wednesday

Front squats
5x4xinsert miniscule number

Farmers walks
100lb each hand

Underhand pulldowns

Weight going down and strength loss along for the ride.

Friday

Incline press
1x1x195
5x5x165

Reverse grip pulldowns

Sure lots more fun gaining weight and strength than the other way around. Cest la vie.

Sunday

Deadlift
1x2x350
3x4x280

Ab wheel

Tuesday

Military press
1x1x170
1x3x150
3x5x135

Underhand pulldowns
2x10

Leg raises
Some

Mediochrity
A bunch