Things you have noticed in the gym

[Shooterpunk]

Anyone posting a legitimate member or witness of the 405 BP club? 540 DL?

I get a kick out of posers--kids that will never reach the top of the mountain. I see this everywhere.

I've hit 425 on bench, 600 on squat, and 633 on deadlift. I competed in powerlifting for a while and just have always really enjoyed strength. Last march I tore my rotator cuff completely off my shoulder benching 405. Came down and when I pushed, for reason flared my elbow way out and heard it tear. Sounded like velcro.

I'm fully healed now but have decided to lift in more of a bodybuilding style and not go so heavy, because who cares now. I'm 42. I do want to maintain repping 315 on bench, 405 on squat, and 500 deadlift.

We only have one gym in town, VASA. Nice gym but it's insanely busy, like crazy busy. Even early mornings. But my wife teaches group fitness classes and we get free memberships.

A fun thing I saw was a Polynesian buddy of mine slap the shit out of a young (20ish) kid who was getting mouthy and in his face for some reason (why you'd try to fight a Polynesian I'll never know). It was hilarious.

 

[tkhuntsman]

I was a BB and power lifter for 20 years and I have hit 425 bp, 610 dl, and 585 squats. I love to be strong and I really hate to diet but I have done well. I'm in my 40s now and only her to work out about 3x a week what with family, work and hunting commitments but it keeps me in shape. I don't have nearly the mass of physic I used to but I still do alright.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

I workout at home or outside…so I can avoid people at the gym. Im working out…not at social hour or in a fashion show.

 

[Coffeetalk]

At 55 years old, I am close, 385 BP, 480 DL, both in competition (at 198-lbs). My powerlifting buddies hit well above those numbers. @ 520BP and 700 DL's. I hope to break a 400 BP before I give up for good, but age may win out....


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"age may win out...."

Always does--that's why I wish this younger generation would take things more seriously--either career, family, health, education.

I am aging and have few regrets--certainly not in the gym--

I will never hit 405+ bench again--there are a few guys I train with that are unreal strong--but young--I hope they still have the drive and desire when they get to be our age--life, family, career gets in the way.

Powerlifting keeps me 'grounded' and keeps me out of trouble--I owe alot of good personal choices to the discipline learned in a cold dirty gym.

Best of luck to you--life is nothing more than moving heavy weight

 

[Marble]

I focus more on "time under tension". I warm up with two lighter sets of ~20 reps and do 3-4 more sets with heavier weights each set. Sometimes replacing a few sets with drop sets until failure. It varies.

I don't need to impress anyone with the total amount I can lift. I'm more interested in seeing changes in the right direction.

People forget or don't know that your diet plays as much of a role in muscle growth. Alcohol and sugar are probably the biggest culprits of robbing people of making progress.



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