Gym Confrontation

[bufbiker]

So I was at the gym and this old dude was squatting only going down half way. I walked over to tell him to clean up his form and all he wanted to do was argue and fight........ LOL
j/k...

More likely scenario:
So I was at work walking around talking to the customers, especially the hot ladies, when I noticed these three hot babe's at one of the leg press machines. Being the good employee that I am I immediately went over and began helping them, showing them how different foot positions and placement would work different muscles. It also gave me a chance to rub my hand along their legs to try to get a phone number or whatever.
All three ladies stopped what they were doing and watched this old tatted up dude doing squats, repping 495. I began to criticize him to get the attention back on me. But they just kept talking about how much did they think he could lift.
One of the girls walked over to this old man and asked him how much he could lift. She came back and told the other girls that he has a recorded 785lb squat when he was 57, but that was three years ago, and probably not that much any more at age 60.
One of them asked me how much I could squat. I told them it's not about the amount of weight but more about getting a good pump and flushing those muscles with blood. So I never go over 275 so I can maintain perfect form, because form is more important than how much you lift. Then they stopped what they were doing to watch the old man do his next set as they ood and awed.
Then I told them he wasn't going down deep enough. His butt should almost hit the floor for the greatest benefit.
So I go over and talked to the old guy that was minding his own business, not messing with anyone just trying to lift some weight and I got embarrassed in front of the hot chicks.
I am going to kick his a## next time I see him. Or maybe not. On second thought I'm just going to leave him alone until he apologizes.

 

[Player]

Buf what did the fact have to do with anything that he was good looking? You mentioned that in your OP? Do you typically notice the small, cute good looking men? How bout the ones that can cook?

 

[mrhtbd]

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[bufbiker]

Buf what did the fact have to do with anything that he was good looking? You mentioned that in your OP? Do you typically notice the small, cute good looking men? How bout the ones that can cook?

Had to do with the fact that he obviously thought he was God's gift to the earth. And also that even though I'm not pretty I get a lot of female attention where ever I am.
I also got upset when I asked for his phone number so I could meet his mother and he took offense. I figured as pretty as he was, whatever hole he crawled out of must be absolutely stunning.

 

[bufbiker]

Are your traps sloped? Do you have a long torso? I am not in your lifting league (weights/reps) by a long shot (most I ever did with squats was 465 for 7 on my 12th set) but am close to your age (56) and I get it concerning injuries. I commend you for breaking parallel in the squat. At our age, it seems to be a point of pride to do that, especially because of the muscles involved to do so. Never liked going into the bucket myself, as there's a point at the bottom where the stress naturally goes to the joint and isn't supported by muscular contraction.
My traps are very sloped and it's difficult to keep the bar on the top. The heavier I got in my sets, the more I positioned the bar lower and eventually set it on my rear deltoids. This also works better using a wide stance with the toes pointing out slightly, which is what I presume power lifters do it when handling max weights as it uses the hamstrings in the lift. Is that why you do that? Also, guys with long torsos, like myself, support the weight lower on the traps to even out the heavy weight towards the hips in the lower position so the stress is on the quads and not the back. Is this your situation? Nice set, by the way. You are an inspiration to us neophytes and young guys too.

I use different foot positioning for each set to target different areas, close in for quads, wider for hams etc, and work at 495 because its a comfortable weight and I dont want any more size, just maintaing for now. And I try to go butt to the floor for my last two reps of each set but no more than that due to stress on my 60 year old knees.
I don't want to wind up like Ronnie Coleman with knee replacements, hip replacements etc. Not that I'm in his league, but I'm close

 

[mrhtbd]

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[bufbiker]

I've managed to stay relatively injury free for well over 30 years training.

 

[Dawgpound_Hank]

Buf you are to be commended for the #'s you still toy with at your age. I mean really. I know we all may get used to how strong you are from reading your posts over the years, but dude, when I really think about you lifting those heavy ass weights at 60, it's effing mind boggling man. I mean those are great #'s for ANY age, but at 60 - dayuuum c'mon! Respect amigo.

 

[bufbiker]

Just trying to stay ahead of the curve. As long as I lift heavier weights my body aches but feels tight, like every part is attached or held in place by muscle. When I get lazy or busy and take time off my body feels like it's going to come apart.
There's this guy named Caleb in the bible. He was 80 years old and said he was as strong as he was in his forties and wanted an area as his possession where very large people lived. And he accomplished his goal. I've always admired that vitality and attitude. I'd love to get to that place in life.