This was a really good morning for my "weights and a walk" routine. I've been doing that for years: working out with free weights and then taking a brisk walk. I like to do that in the morning. I feel great about being retired. I've never regreted retiring when I did, and I've never been at a loss for something to do. My current weight is 166 and I can bench press that weight, although only one rep. I usually use 120 for bench presses and do 15 reps, minimum. I think, at my age (62) it makes sense to do a bit less weight and as many reps as I can. Besides, I'm kind of tall and thin and haven't ever had a power lifter's bone structure. Some day I'll describe my exercises in some detail.
This post is obsolete. My wife and I go to a gym. She goes 5 times per week and I go 4. She does more cardio and I do more lifting and less cardio. I have access to free weights and machines. Bench one rep max now, at age 66, is 170. I weigh 170. Normal is 6 reps at 150. Dead lift max 275, no belt. usual is 250. 310 x6 on the leg press machine, and so on. At least I gained ground instead of losing ground as I grew older. I do a lot more exercises, of course. And sometimes I just go for reps rather than maximum weight. You have to do the best you can.
Another update: as of December 2015 my max deadlift is up to 295 lbs. Maybe I will make it to 300+.
5/17/2017: Yeah, I made it to 305 lbs. But then I asked myself what the heck I was trying to prove and decided that all I needed was to be able to do 250 lbs consistently. And that's what I do, 250 to 275, and that is good enough. One rep max on bench is now 180 but, again, why?? I don't go much over 150 on that anymore and do inverted pyramids to exhaustion. Good enough. On squats I worked up to 175. Good enough. More inverted pyramids plus front squats with 95, hack squats with 195 to 215-- good enough. Good enough!
This post is obsolete. My wife and I go to a gym. She goes 5 times per week and I go 4. She does more cardio and I do more lifting and less cardio. I have access to free weights and machines. Bench one rep max now, at age 66, is 170. I weigh 170. Normal is 6 reps at 150. Dead lift max 275, no belt. usual is 250. 310 x6 on the leg press machine, and so on. At least I gained ground instead of losing ground as I grew older. I do a lot more exercises, of course. And sometimes I just go for reps rather than maximum weight. You have to do the best you can.
Another update: as of December 2015 my max deadlift is up to 295 lbs. Maybe I will make it to 300
