Well, time for a new log. Been a while since I was logging, mainly due to things like covid, getting divorced, moving house a couple of times, getting cancer (now clear), selling my business and retiring, then remarried. But apart from that not really been up to much
During that I've been continuing the cycling, doing some gym work, was down to about 74kg and life was good. Top 4 abs were just visible and then came the cancer news , treatment and that put my weight up to about 82kg, mainly as a result of the steroids and lack of exercise. (Although after surgery I was showing at 72 for a short time) For more or less a year I was only able to do some light cycling, maybe 150/200km a month at a low intensity, no weights
So
Age now 62 (How did that happen
Weight 80.4
Goals by April 26: back to 74kg
dead 150kg
squat 120kg
bench 100kg
cycling back to 260W ftp
rejoined a local gym a couple of months ago which is based on a small class pt approach. In other words there are 8 people at a class, we all follow the same programme but just at our own level. Each class is based on a main lift for each session and then various supplementary exercises. really like the format. In and out of the session in 45 minutes and if I'm feeling that I haven't hit a muscle group properlly I can supplement it at home.
So:
Last session:
paused squats
10X20kg
6X40
6X60
5X70 (5 sets)
Dumbbell push press
6X20 (4 sets)
6X25
Hang clean
3V40
3X45
3X50
3X55
3X60 (2 sets)
Standing broad jumps
3 ses of 5
Plank Ab drive
3 sets of 10.
During that I've been continuing the cycling, doing some gym work, was down to about 74kg and life was good. Top 4 abs were just visible and then came the cancer news , treatment and that put my weight up to about 82kg, mainly as a result of the steroids and lack of exercise. (Although after surgery I was showing at 72 for a short time) For more or less a year I was only able to do some light cycling, maybe 150/200km a month at a low intensity, no weights
So
Age now 62 (How did that happen
Weight 80.4
Goals by April 26: back to 74kg
dead 150kg
squat 120kg
bench 100kg
cycling back to 260W ftp
rejoined a local gym a couple of months ago which is based on a small class pt approach. In other words there are 8 people at a class, we all follow the same programme but just at our own level. Each class is based on a main lift for each session and then various supplementary exercises. really like the format. In and out of the session in 45 minutes and if I'm feeling that I haven't hit a muscle group properlly I can supplement it at home.
So:
Last session:
paused squats
10X20kg
6X40
6X60
5X70 (5 sets)
Dumbbell push press
6X20 (4 sets)
6X25
Hang clean
3V40
3X45
3X50
3X55
3X60 (2 sets)
Standing broad jumps
3 ses of 5
Plank Ab drive
3 sets of 10.
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