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StillHandsome Posts: 3 Joined: 2009/08/14	2009/08/14, 11:43 PM I'm a 51 year old fella and I started my first weight lifting program 2 months ago. When I started, I could barely bench press 110lbs, but this week I benched 165lbs after one of my workouts. I work out about 100 minutes per week... I'm a low energy guy! My goal when I started was to be able to get to pressing 225lbs 5 to 10 times in a row, and squat 350lbs. When I first started I could squat only 250lbs, but I don't know my maximum squat lift yet. Thoughts anyone?
StillHandsome Posts: 3 Joined: 2009/08/14	2009/08/21, 08:57 AM ============ Quoting from StillHandsome: I'm a 51 year old fella and I started my first weight lifting program 2 months ago. When I started, I could barely bench press 110lbs, but this week I benched 165lbs after one of my workouts. I work out about 100 minutes per week... I'm a low energy guy! My goal when I started was to be able to get to pressing 225lbs 5 to 10 times in a row, and squat 350lbs. When I first started I could squat only 250lbs, but I don't know my maximum squat lift yet. Thoughts anyone? ============= I was hoping someone would give a reply to my first post after one week.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2009/08/21, 09:05 AM Sounds like what you are doing is working for ya -------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2009/08/21, 12:02 PM It sounds like you are on the right track. Sometimes the best workouts I have is when I hit one exercise really hard and call it a day. If it's working then stick with it.
StillHandsome Posts: 3 Joined: 2009/08/14	2009/08/21, 09:35 PM Thanks for the replies, guys. In the last week or so I've gotten even stronger with my bench presses, now I'm up to 175LBS without a bunch of strain. A couple of days ago I got a bit of a scare with one of my shoulders. I thought I ripped a muscle or something, because the darn thing was throbbing and I would get sharp pains when moving it back and forth, but the next day there was no pain at all. Amazing! I assume I was having growing pains. That was a really weird experience for me, I have to admit!
kellybabex Posts: 6 Joined: 2010/05/24	2010/05/24, 04:46 AM hii. just try ur best innit x -------------- Kharvey