Fear of the Dark
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Hello. I'm a 39 male 215 lbs probably over 20% bf
5'11"
Started lifting at 12. Powerlifting at 14. Consistently gained 10 lbs a year till 23-24. Bodybuilding at 23. Oly lifting at 25. Then quit due to back problems. 25-present....Switched to running, boxing, cycling, body weight exercises and mma. I'm a bit of an extremist/addict in most everything I do.
I wish I never stopped lifting but all the docters told me that it was causing it. Went through acupuncture, chiropractic crap, drugs, heavy duty massage therapy and physical therapy. Finally a therapist said, get back in the gym and lift weights. So here I am.
Started out first month with a basic 5x5 oly strength training program 3 days a week. Includes hang snatch, hang cleans, push press, front squats, "clean/deadlift/shrug, overhead squats, and bench.
I'm now adding in power cleans, power snatch, split jerks, incline bench and now that I've gained some strength back I'm adding some higher rep bodybuilding movements for biceps n tris. Going to do back squats tommorrow for the first time in over a decade!
Still....I'm pretty satisfied with being in the gym for under six weeks and regaining my strength. My shoulder strength has always been my sweet spot. Seated military press 190lbs! Standing Barbell push presses at 165lbs and 175! Give me a year and I'd be blowing those numbers past 250 natty. Unfortunately, my deadlifts, squats and anything that has to do with my lower back, is weak. Deads are at 195-205lbs at last sets and recovery takes 2-3 days with a crap ton of stretching. I've only front and overhead squat so far with no more than 155lbs. So we are going heavy on back squats tomorrow to see what I'm capable of.
Im not even thinking of AS for a year or more now. My history is one short deca/Winnie and one long eq only at 23 and 24 years old. I respond ridiculously to hormones. Gyno and severe acne at puberty. Packed on lbs with pro hormones when they were legal. Then with light AS. Also got gyno scares everytime. Fortunately, I was well prepared.
Came here because
I need to re learn A LOT.
You guys seem to stick together like a pack of wolves.
Also cause this is a self moderated board. Not much chit is tolerated.
Plus I have questions, that I will start threads on in appropriate areas. Mostly gyno drug related/Pct.
Looking forward to being here.
5'11"
Started lifting at 12. Powerlifting at 14. Consistently gained 10 lbs a year till 23-24. Bodybuilding at 23. Oly lifting at 25. Then quit due to back problems. 25-present....Switched to running, boxing, cycling, body weight exercises and mma. I'm a bit of an extremist/addict in most everything I do.
I wish I never stopped lifting but all the docters told me that it was causing it. Went through acupuncture, chiropractic crap, drugs, heavy duty massage therapy and physical therapy. Finally a therapist said, get back in the gym and lift weights. So here I am.
Started out first month with a basic 5x5 oly strength training program 3 days a week. Includes hang snatch, hang cleans, push press, front squats, "clean/deadlift/shrug, overhead squats, and bench.
I'm now adding in power cleans, power snatch, split jerks, incline bench and now that I've gained some strength back I'm adding some higher rep bodybuilding movements for biceps n tris. Going to do back squats tommorrow for the first time in over a decade!
Still....I'm pretty satisfied with being in the gym for under six weeks and regaining my strength. My shoulder strength has always been my sweet spot. Seated military press 190lbs! Standing Barbell push presses at 165lbs and 175! Give me a year and I'd be blowing those numbers past 250 natty. Unfortunately, my deadlifts, squats and anything that has to do with my lower back, is weak. Deads are at 195-205lbs at last sets and recovery takes 2-3 days with a crap ton of stretching. I've only front and overhead squat so far with no more than 155lbs. So we are going heavy on back squats tomorrow to see what I'm capable of.
Im not even thinking of AS for a year or more now. My history is one short deca/Winnie and one long eq only at 23 and 24 years old. I respond ridiculously to hormones. Gyno and severe acne at puberty. Packed on lbs with pro hormones when they were legal. Then with light AS. Also got gyno scares everytime. Fortunately, I was well prepared.
Came here because
I need to re learn A LOT.
You guys seem to stick together like a pack of wolves.
Also cause this is a self moderated board. Not much chit is tolerated.
Plus I have questions, that I will start threads on in appropriate areas. Mostly gyno drug related/Pct.
Looking forward to being here.
