About a month ago I turned 45. There is a big part of me that thinks I should calm down in the weight room, focus more on lighter weights and mobility. It’s what I would work on if I was training myself. Buuuuuuuut, I’m not going to do that. I’m kind of stubborn like that.
Instead, we’re going to see how hard I can push myself at 45. Can I train like a 25-year-old? We’re going to find out. Am I going to seriously injure myself? More than likely, I am me and that’s what I do.
I do want to make it clear that I am an experienced weight lifter. One of the first rules of the weight room is to not lift beyond your means, and I will not be doing that. But I will be pushing the envelope. One thing I want to focus on during this time is mobility. I’ll be working the strength portion of course, but also doing mobility work following the lifts. I think it will help create good balance.
I counted it up, and we are 16 weeks away from the beginning of baseball season. (For those that don’t know, I coach the Miles City American Legion teams). That is 16 weeks to prepare for the rigors of the baseball season.
I will be breaking the 16 weeks into 4, 4-week segments. The first segment, starting today, is all about volume. A lot of sets. A lot of reps. A lot of weight being moved. I am big on the traditional lifts, so you want see a lot of fancy things like a lot of social media “fitness” influencers. I believe in the traditional lifts and doing them properly.
These programs can be done by anyone, just know yourself. For beginners, maybe 4 sets of 10 instead of 10 sets of 10. During this volume segment, I am taking 45 second breaks between sets and two minutes between exercises.
Every evening I will post workout videos and my thoughts on the workout and other various fitness related topics that come up. That’s the point of this website. I will also share my daily calories and steps. And today, I am sharing my beginning measurements. We will retake these measurements and post before and after shots in 16 weeks.
Thank you for following along, and happy lifting!
Calories- 2,436
Steps (as of 6:30 p.m.)- 8,835
Measurements 12/16/24
Weight- 250 lbs
Neck- 18”
Shoulders- 53”
Chest- 51”
Arm (at the bicep)- 17”
Belly- 44”
Waist- 40”
Butt- 44”
Thigh- 25”
Calf- 16.5”
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