Sept 15
Legs
Leverage Squat Machine
320 x 6
320 x 6
320 x 6
SLDL
275 x 6
275 x 6
275 x 6
*skipped calves today no time.
Ive finally come to the conclusion that it really sucks getting old. I turned 36 yesterday, and it just sucks that you no longer are able to do the things you used to do so easily. I play roller hockey and I remember back in the day I used to be pretty damn good, I was fast, I scored goals at will, and i was generally always one of the better players in the league. Fast forward to today, I am slow, my joints always kill me after a game, my groin is permanently shot, my elbows hurt the next day after a few pushing matches in front of the net, and I just generally suck now. Sure, it's fun, it's good cardio, etc, but it sucks when you USED to be really good at something and now you're not.
working out is just as bad. It's more of a challenge to find exercises that don't HURT you to do them as it is to do them with heavy weights. I can no longer do any tricep isolation exercises without pain in my elbows. So long as I play hockey, I might never barbell squat again because of my groin. I don't think I can flat bench press anymore without pain in my shoulder. My all time favorite, dips, are useless for me now, as my shoulder and elbows hurt too much afterwards. The list goes on
I guess the challenge is finding a few things that you CAN do pain free and have the mental willpower to stick with them and work with what you got, I guess. After all, it is only weightlifting, there is more important stuff in life, but when it's your passion, it's just tough to swallow.
AND I'm only 36....
/end rant