Day 486: Ageing Strengthfully

[@LyonsLeo]

SOLID

[@adambrown3918]

You dead lift more than me. I have to be gentle living on the second floor to my nice downstairs neighbors. 195lb's is the most I gently lay down on the floor while they eat dinner. LOL! It was amazing to see you hold on to 335lbs with no straps? Wow! Excellent job! 👍

[@Schismarch]

Thanks! Heh, love to hear you being considerate of the downstairs neighbor. Same for me; need to be gentle with the put down or it sets off the dogs and will drive my wife crazy. 😂😂

[@adambrown3918]

@@Schismarch LOL!

[@Hossak]

Booom! Up she comes!!!! Great work :)

[@Schismarch]

Thanks! Didn’t start feeling heavy until 315; feels like I’m making progress! I focused on the narrow stance and it felt good.

[@Hossak]

@@Schismarch Good on you! Your stance widened for the heavy work but that is natural. A heavy deadlift (and squat) effects you psychologically in many ways and you will tend to revert to a form that you don't have to think about which is fine. I have found that the most important thing is to have a successful and satisfying workout with some real progress markers that can either be major or minor. I did a deadlift session yesterday which ended up quite okay but could have been better but I cut it off when my lazy ass core decided to take a holiday when the going go tough, so I stopped at a certain weight and packed things up rather than endure a failed rep or ping my back. I always use the "I am 54!" excuse which is effective, recovering from injuries takes ages now so I don't want to get one in the first place. Ego lifting is for the young :)

[@Schismarch]

Yes, totally! That 335 felt really heavy, so i stopped; up until then i was thinking I might get more, but discretion and valor, etc. I use your philosophy that every day in the gym without injury is progress.

[@Hossak]

@@Schismarch I think there is a tipping point in every session where if you keep going, you will be doing more harm than good, especially as you get older. When the weights start to get seriously heavy (like yours), discretion is the better part of valor. Of course it means that "progress" may be slower but we are not at that age when you can just shrug off injuries and tweaks like they are nothing. 95% of exercise content on youtube is for the young and now, unfortunately for the juiced up young ones. We both have responsibilities and people (and pets) that depend on us. No point in making things more difficult than limping around for no reason. I think of it like painting, every session we are applying a thin coat of additional strength, it takes time but over time the layers become stronger and more formidable. Slowly formed strength is best I believe :)