lurkerhasarisen

6mo ago Bodybuilding

Since my job requires so much travel, it’s all I can do to maintain. I set a PR of 355 in January 2024, and here I am a year later at essentially the same place.

My issue probably won’t be trying to get gains too fast, but being able to be consistent enough to get any at all.

In 2024 I was on the road frequently up until August, at which time I had a break that lasted until November. November was busy, but once my last mission ended I’ll be off until the second week of January. Then it’s balls-to-the-wall for at least six months, which means that my ability to follow my training routine will be significantly compromised. I’ve been thinking about ways to change up my training to compensate for the irregularity that’s coming my way.

When I’m not traveling I’m highly disciplined, but maintaining on the road is hard.

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GWDdVMtR38 @lurkerhasarisen Lurker, this guy will get you motivated to crack that 400 pound barrier. The second deadlift shown is 688 in pounds, and it and the squat were done at IPF worlds meets, which have strict day of meet drug testing and random out of meet testing for lifters, and the IPF is an organization that hates U.S. lifters and would like nothing more than to bust one for failing a drug test. From everything I've heard, this guy was never an enhanced lifter. I met him at a drug tested meet in St. Louis where he pulled 716 at 181, and it was hard to believe someone his size could be so strong.

What's remarkable to me is that the 688 deadlift preceded the 700 squat by 25 years, so he would have been in his early to mid 50s when he did the squat. Sure, he was 25 pounds or so heavier, but a 700 squat at any age or weight is pretty impressive to me, and certainly by someone under 200 pounds who is over 50.

6mo ago Bodybuilding

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrGIh84HBzg. I'd heard of this guy but hadn't seen him lift until I stumbled across this video on youtube. 705 x 4 on squat without even wearing a belt. Great technique and drug free lifter. Obviously gifted genetically.

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

@lurkerhasarisen Just don't try to move up too fast and you'll likely do more than you think you can right not.

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lurkerhasarisen

6mo ago Bodybuilding

Strenthlevel.com allows you to factor in age. When you account for that, “elite” begins at 323 pounds for my weight class and age. (As you noted, that’s straight deadlifting, whereas I use a trap bar, which makes a big difference). I have no idea how much I can lift with a barbell… I’m sure it’s nowhere near 350.

If I had any sense I would be content where I am. Early in my journey I was doing around 250, and I viewed 300 as a probably-unattainable number. As I started to approach it, it became a goal. Once I made it I got the bug to do three plates (320 pounds). Nobody was more surprised than I was when it happened. Now that’s my final warmup weight before I push my max.

I may have a problem.

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

@lurkerhasarisen www.reddit.com/r/powerlifting/comments/uq6602/determine_your_relative_strength_using_real/?rdt=64175. I don't know how valid this is. A 402 deadlift (182.5 kg) at your age and weight is in the 73rd percentile of competitive lifters at that age and weight according to this. But note these are competitive deadlifts and not trap bar. At the gym I go to on my travels, they have a board listing their competitive lifters' meet lifts. At 148, as I recall the deadlifts were 515, 455, and two at 405, for men, and there was a female at 315 or 335. These aren't elite lifters, not even close, but aren't 60 either. Still, should give you motivation that 400 is very doable at your weight.

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

@Typo-MAGAshiv My high school football program did something similar to that.

lurkerhasarisen

6mo ago Bodybuilding

@Typo-MAGAshiv @SeasonedRP

I do resistance training six days per week as it is. Mondays and Thursdays I do lower body lifts, Tuesdays and Fridays I do upper body lifts, and Wednesdays and Saturdays are for core strength. I alternate between strength / power and endurance / hypertrophy for upper and lower.

That way I never work a muscle within 72 hours of the last time I worked it.

Still… I’m 62, and my deadlift is approaching 2 1/2 times my body weight. There’s only so fast this thing can go before the wheels come off.

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

routine change up

Muscle confusion, good:

www.trp.red/feed/status/157776

www.trp.red/feed/status/143355

www.trp.red/feed/status/143925

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6mo ago Bodybuilding

Think it might be time for a deload or a routine change up. Starting to fail with adding weight to my main lifts but have no issue adding reps.

About 12 weeks in of hitting it hard.

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