Smashing My Personal Records in Front Squat and Back Squat at 38. But then, Deadlift happened…

This was a great day for me, I've been expecting it for some time.
The old records were 102.5kg in Front squat, 125kg in Back squat and 140kg in Deadlift. And today, in theory, I needed to break them all :))
The Torokhtiy programming for the Pull and Squat strength didn’t let me down.
I show in this video a good day for lifting weights (Olympic weightlifting preparation program). I dominated the weights from the old PR's. Watch till the end to see what I did in Deadlift :)
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Masters category lifter (over 35 years old)
Regular person
Not a professional athlete
Olympic Weightlifting & Functional Fitness Enthusiast
Please read below:
I Am:
- Doing all of this for fun, as a hobby and for my health
- Sharing only personal opinions
- Trying to explain the best I can the techniques and methods that worked for me
- Trying to motivate everyone to just be active
I Am NOT:
- Selling anything
- Affiliated to any gym
- Ambassador to any brand
- The representative to any shop/brand/image
- A professional Olympic Weightlifter or a Weightlifting Coach (I used to be a functional fitness coach)
- Giving advice on how you should do the movements you see in my videos, even if during the videos I sometimes say "you should do" (what works best for me, doesn’t mean it will work for you)
What I Do:
I take things easy; I do not go too hard, so I won’t injure myself. I want to be consistent and safely progress in lifting weights and general fitness. If I feel that something is off, then I will scale the movement or use lighter weights.
“No Pain No Gain” doesn’t work for me, I am truly against this saying. There shouldn’t be any pain involved. If by “pain” I understand “hard work” then yes, this could be used as a metaphor, but not as actual pain. I see this as a marathon, not a sprint. This also goes in Weightlifting or Fitness for people my age (or over). Better safe than sorry!
Keep On Being Active !
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Monday-Thursday
2:21 Friday Session Discussion
3:09 Front Squat
5:02 Back Squat
6:35 Deadlift
7:22 Conclusion & Program Feedback

[@gtyah]

Wow, I thought I was old for doing this, at 32, so I stopped trying to hit new numbers. You are an inspiration, thanks!

[@GON.Lifting]

Thank you 🙏 never too old to start something you like. You can check my full story in the first ever video I posted, just the intro part maybe. 32 is different than 38 :)) but still, keep an eye on the weights and volume.. You saw what happened to my knee

[@henrikgulyas]

Your huge FSQ PR took a great deal out of you, but I think it was totally worth it.

[@GON.Lifting]

Thanks! Yes, totally worth it, I'm OK now. Will explain more in the video I'll post tomorrow. On the long run and on a constant level, I'm not used to push it too hard.. but sometimes, 1-2 times/year, I do it.

[@maakamakana7007]

I am 70yrs old and started weightlifting last two months, every second day, one hour a session..I started with 10kg and the bar, and next day I could hardly walk..so I dropped it back to 5kg and bar, and took my time in increasing the weights..so six weeks now and 30kg -40kg, and still no hurry..got to master all technic...your video is of some interest to me, in how you programmed your week...thanks

[@GON.Lifting]

Thank you for your feedback. I really appreciate you took the time to write this. Great job! Doing technical work is the most important aspect. Then, the weights will follow. First, an athlete needs to master the PVC bar, then the training bar, all the way up to the 20kg bar + weights. When I was younger thought that I know things, and I got injured... now, I also take my time and do things properly. Regarding the programming, I always document what I do, in every video I post I show the workout in the beginning; and in this video, I thought it would be interesting to show everything in 1 clip :) Thank you, and keep on being active.