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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-phdzreyA&feature=youtu.be 235 lb. squat from today's training

I've been bulking since October 2016 and I'm not only stronger but have gained a significant amount of muscle mass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDL2y1QqGRs 300 lb. deadlift on my 59th Birthday!

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You probably need a new scale. I used to have a cheap one that would vary by a few pounds. I bought one on Amazon that I've had for a few years and it's exact (my weight is always exactly what the scale says when I do my weigh-ins for my comps and their scales are always calibrated). I keep mine in the same spot

Raw Nationals was such an awesome experience. It was a privilege to lift with world champions. Best of luck to you too!

My Mom passed away a couple of weeks ago and I flew over 3000 miles to get to her funeral. The airline was having issues that night and my flights got canceled. I had to turn around, come back home then fly out again the next day. For 3 straight days, all I did was eat fast food (Wendy's, McDonald's, Chinese food, lots of…

No lol. If I ever have to eat out or go to a party, I eat small, low fat/low carb meals prior. If I overeat, I get back on track the next day and don't fret over it. I recently had to go out of town for 3 days and my flights got all messed up and literally spent hours in airports and was extremely stressed out and ate fast…

Great job! I compete with USAPL too! Have you qualified for Nationals yet? I qualified last year and will try to qualify for 2019 Nationals at Regionals in August

New update again lol since I recently had a birthday and got a DL PR: 59 YO Squat - 235 lbs. (testing my 1 RM tomorrow) Bench - 115 lbs. DL - 300 lbs.

BW is probably being posted since competitions use body weight, not height

I was 55 when I started my weight loss journey in 2014. It took me over a year to lose 53 lbs. And I led a very sedentary lifestyle for 30 years. I started out doing 100% cardio, then slowly added strength training in. Now I do about 95% lifting and minimal cardio. I consume 2200 calories and became a competitive…

I started my weight loss journey at the age of 55. It took me over a year to lose 53 lbs. Looking back I would have changed the way I handled it. I would have started weightlifting immediately instead of focusing mostly on cardio for a full year and would NOT have continued on a 1200 calorie diet for nearly a year as it…

Bruins!

Here are more current photos. I'm not as shredded as when I was 125 lbs. (currently 146 lbs) but I can still see I have gained some significant amount of muscle mass in my traps, triceps and delts

Photo on left is before I started bulking. Photo on right is current photo after bulking since October 2016 and lifting heavy 2x/week and light 2x/week. I just turned 59 years old 2 weeks ago

Left photo: 1200 calories Right photo: 2200 calories You aren't eating enough. I'm 59 years old, my macros are 2200 cal (150gP/60gF/264gC) and I'm only 5'0". You are literally starving yourself! I was in the same boat and stayed pretty much on a 1200 calorie diet for an entire year and it did some serious damage to my…

I occasionally eat Popchips and eat rice cakes daily. I don't recommend "Popcorners". They are THE nastiest things ever lol. I'm not really a fan of chips anyway so I never have issues with eating too many chips.

59 year old who lifts heavy - 235 lb. squats/115 lb bench/300 lb. deadlifts

Thank you!

https://youtu.be/uDL2y1QqGRs 300 lb. deadlift on my 59th Birthday last week!

5' tall and will be 59 years old this week. I'm about 24 lbs. heavier now due to bulking for a year but gained quite a bit of muscle and very strong as a Powerlifter

Did almost 1200 calories exclusively, lost over 50 lbs. in a little over a year, did some serious damage to my metabolism and took me nearly a year to recover. NEVER diet for more than 3-4 months at a time. Take a week or so off then go back to a caloric deficit. I honestly should have sued that "so-called" diet coach who…

It took me over a year. I did it slowly so I wouldn't risk losing a lot of muscle. Biggest mistake I made though was being at a caloric deficit for an entire 12 months because it did some major damage to my metabolism. Took me over a year to recover :-(

I actually lost 2 lbs. between Christmas and New Year's. My weight has been fluctuating a lot since then between .5-1.5 lbs

I only eat wild caught fish, never farmed. Wild caught salmon is hard to find around here.

I rarely get sore any more and I'm old lol. I stretch and walk slowly on the treadmill for 15-20 minutes after my lifting sessions and always stretch before lifting

https://youtu.be/aXMRFFGlaig 225 x 2 Squats

325 Deadlift by the end of the year 250 Squat at Regionals in August 120 Bench by the end of the year Qualify for Raw Nationals again but as an old "M3 Division" lifter lol