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1) I can’t say anything about at what age gains slow down, since I didn’t start lifting seriously until age 59. When I did knock around with lifting in my 20s and 30s I only needed one day off to...

Bench and cardio.

Keep getting stronger. Keep pushing up PRs on squats and deadlift. Start losing body fat.

Just starting cutting.

Feels, man. I’ve been living alone since February for the first time in more than thirty years. Took a lot of adjustment.

My current coping strategies... Lifting every day (four-day split)....

I finally looked up what is a “sledgehammer deadlift” and watched a few videos. Tried it on my measly six-pound sledge. I’m impressed.

You’ve inspired me! This spring I am spending at least two...

I am extremely impressed by your kindness towards them. Good job, man!

(Reps on spread.)

Very impressive weights!

Been awhile, so I thought I should update things here. (Mostly as a cautionary tale. Don’t be like me! Start out right rather than kluge year after year. But hey, I am what I am.)

I decided my...

Happy Birthday!!!

295 is a very nice number! Congrats!

Agreed! Back in the day when I could hang out in hotel gyms, on two separate trips I ran the rack with drop sets of bench press. I was surprised to find that it was possible to be completely killed...

Yay Athena!!!
Hard work, done well!

Amen to that!

(“You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to MuscleXtreme again.”)

SHINGLES! (Not a pec strain.) On March 23, I fumbled my last bench rep, tried too hard to catch it before letting the bar hit the safeties, and figured I made a minor strain. Instead of diffusing...

Very nice!

Sounds very nice!

Good medical news!

I don’t know about OP, but I had a temporary retinal problem that may have been caused by blood pressure spike due to holding my breath during a lift. (I don’t do that anymore. :) )

Always impressive workouts! Great job!
(Even your “a bit lazy” days put my best days to shame. :) )

Nice!!!

I’m still subscribed to some o35 journal threads, but now that I am working out much more frequently, I’m doing most of my interacting with people via the Fitposts.