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What do folk use for organising their training calendar? I want to go through a simple 5x5 type thing 3 days per week alongside my running 5 days a week and although strava is great for the running i don't really have anything to hand to track weights, nor indeed a comprehensive plan what to do for the weights.

Last time I kept a proper training log I just jotted stuff in a paper notebook and that worked ok.
 
shroomz said:
What do folk use for organising their training calendar? I want to go through a simple 5x5 type thing 3 days per week alongside my running 5 days a week and although strava is great for the running i don't really have anything to hand to track weights, nor indeed a comprehensive plan what to do for the weights.

Last time I kept a proper training log I just jotted stuff in a paper notebook and that worked ok.
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Give the Strong app a go.
 
Don't normally post things but felt like I wanted to contribute. Had my first session back in the gym after a 5 week layoff from some long cold that refused to shift.
Done very light chest/triceps exercises to get back into the swing of things and I have really missed it.

I have a very hectic life with 3 kids and being 45 in a sedentary job this 30mins 3 or 4 times a week is my little escape and release from the world!

p.s. I am not a cardio person!
 
Been doing 5x5 stronglifts, and really pleased to say I managed to get 5 x 5@101kg backsquats on yesterday's session. Right chuffed, as 100kg was my initial target. Onward and upwards! I know it's not a big lift, but I'm still a very new lifter :)
 
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So it was deadlift testing night tonight, i hit a new PB but feel a bit disappointed at the same time. I managed to get 190kg, but it moved so well it felt like 200kg was going to happen but it was just glued to the floor.


I didnt load this but last weeks AMRAP was also a PB for weight anyway and i managed 4x180kg.


Adding in the attempt at 200kg for reference, any tips, advise, failings please feel free to feed back!

 
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That 190 was so easy it's got to be more of a mental "it's 200kg" thing rather than you not even being able to break it off the floor physically.
 
Well I've been shopping. This should keep me busy for a little while. I already have a pair of 20kg plates, so in total I've got 137.5kg and my biggest lift so far is DL 130kg I'll be adding another pair of 20kgs when I find a cheap enough 2nd hand pair. Bought the 20s there new as I want to swap over to the new gear asap lol!

Bar, plates and collars, combination of 2nd hand and new was under £240 so pretty please with that tbh (plus £60 for the existing 20kg plates I bought a while ago)

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It's a good club to be in! ;)

The SSB and Hex bar have now become my most used bits of gym kit! Supports the training I'm doing better. I'm not going to be doing powerlifting comps, so I just need to build power and explosiveness for the sport that I do now. No longer chasing big numbers - although it would be nice to still do above average. However, joints and age are definitely having an impact!
 
I've dropped down to one weights session on average a week these days. The time I do get to spend in the gym is currently focusing on really hammering my cardio for extended periods to try and mirror my krav maga sessions
 
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I've dropped down to one weights session on average a week these days. The time I do get to spend in the gym is currently focusing on really hammering my cardio for extended periods to try and mirror my krav maga sessions
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Nice! How long have you been doing KM?

I still train 2-3x a week but also do BJJ 2-3x a week. But at my age, recovery is becoming an issue, so I sometimes drop them to 2x a week each. Plus I have so many commitments plus 2 kids, so it's quite tough. I still manage it though. Dodgy joints now means I have to focus more on recovery than training unfortunately.
 
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Nice! How long have you been doing KM?

I still train 2-3x a week but also do BJJ 2-3x a week. But at my age, recovery is becoming an issue, so I sometimes drop them to 2x a week each. Plus I have so many commitments plus 2 kids, so it's quite tough. I still manage it though. Dodgy joints now means I have to focus more on recovery than training unfortunately.
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It's very tough with kids, have 3 myself. I literally have 30mins in my lunch break to go. Thankfully my work has a strength and conditioning gym that nobody uses or incredibly rarely so I'm usually the only one in there. I aim to get in there 4x a week as 1 day a week I work from home but even then it's a struggle.

Leg day today after a 6 week layoff from illness. The lifting I'm really looking forward too, the struggle to walk tomorrow I'm not. I've noticed as well that recovery takes a lot longer now in my mid 40s.
 
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It's very tough with kids, have 3 myself. I literally have 30mins in my lunch break to go. Thankfully my work has a strength and conditioning gym that nobody uses or incredibly rarely so I'm usually the only one in there. I aim to get in there 4x a week as 1 day a week I work from home but even then it's a struggle.

Leg day today after a 6 week layoff from illness. The lifting I'm really looking forward too, the struggle to walk tomorrow I'm not. I've noticed as well that recovery takes a lot longer now in my mid 40s.
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Yep, but it's important to make time. I have my own gym at home so I can train after the kids are in bed, or during the weekend, or early in the morning when everyone is asleep. You just have to make it work. Unfortunately with senior roles at work I also do long work days, plus weekends I want to commit to taking the kids to their clubs/parties/activities as well. That's why morning sessions are best. However, for martial arts most people are available in the evenings, so it's just a balance but being flexible about choosing where/when to go.

Recovery is tough in your 40s, TRT is probably something to consider, but that doesn't help joints, but I see the physio twice a month to keep on top of my joint health. Peptides are something I'm keeping an eye on, although legal are "research only' - that said a friend who is recovering from a motorbike crash has been using peptides and the Drs are blown away by his recovery - they do work, but again not technically prescribed yet although not illegal at all.

Working on nutrition and mobility is key, and also just taking a rest for a week or two is important. I'm looking at getting some injections for my facet joints - but there's a waiting list! Perhaps I should stop doing martial arts! :D
 
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