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Aces and eights
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:50 pm
by BillyRao
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.
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 6:01 pm
by mgil
That’s a heckuva training history! Awesome that you have been able to keep up with it!
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 7:20 pm
by Wilhelm
Welcome, @BillyRao!
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 9:23 am
by BillyRao
Thanks for the warm welcome Gents, and for having me.
I
Monday
Incline Press
1 x 2 x 195
6 x 5 x 165
Reverse pulldowns
3 x 10
Ab wheel some
Side planks
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:07 am
by Cody
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!
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:36 pm
by BillyRao
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.
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:14 pm
by BillyRao
Wednesday
Squat
1x3x325
4x5x275
Ab wheel some
Side planks
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:50 am
by BillyRao
Friday
Military Press
1x3x165
5x5x140
Parallel grip pulldowns
3x10
Ab wheel some
Side planks
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:48 am
by BillyRao
Sunday
Deadlift
1x3x355
1x5x300
Ab wheel
Side planks
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:10 am
by BillyRao
Saturday
Incline Press
1x1x195
5x5x165
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:53 am
by BillyRao
Tuesday
Military Press
1x2x165
5x5x135
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:27 am
by BillyRao
Friday
Incline bench
1x2x195
5x5x165
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 12:51 pm
by BillyRao
Sunday
Military press
1x3x165
5x6x135
Front squats
5x3x135
Upright rows
2x12
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 7:53 am
by BillyRao
Tuesday
Incline bench
1x2x195
6x5x165
Front pulldowns
5x10
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 9:50 am
by BillyRao
Saturday
Deadlift
1x1x350
3x5x245
Pulldowns
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 9:03 am
by BillyRao
Monday
Miltary press
1x1x170
5x5x135
Upright rows
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 12:24 pm
by BillyRao
Wednesday
Front squats
5x4xinsert miniscule number
Farmers walks
100lb each hand
Underhand pulldowns
Weight going down and strength loss along for the ride.
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:06 pm
by BillyRao
Friday
Incline press
1x1x195
5x5x165
Reverse grip pulldowns
Sure lots more fun gaining weight and strength than the other way around. Cest la vie.
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 11:29 am
by BillyRao
Sunday
Deadlift
1x2x350
3x4x280
Ab wheel
Re: Aces and eights
Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 11:58 am
by BillyRao
Tuesday
Military press
1x1x170
1x3x150
3x5x135
Underhand pulldowns
2x10
Leg raises
Some
Mediochrity
A bunch