Oldguyjiujitsu and Sorbate's Road to 50!

Sorbate said:
Ok Mr. Juju.
I’m hammering it pretty hard. I think I’m starting to look decent, but who knows it could be my ego fooling me, lol.
I never did bother doing cardio.

Anyhow here’s a pic for motivation. 3 more weeks of starving myself, oh yeah!

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@Sorbate - your looking a lot leaner and ripped compared to the pics before. I haven't followed this log the whole way but you guys are doing something right. I can relate to training at the same age, any injuries or issues stopping your progress out of your control? It is always a strain or pull that stops me for a few weeks and then back it. Congrats on your progress.
 
Goldenrod said:
@Sorbate - your looking a lot leaner and ripped compared to the pics before. I haven't followed this log the whole way but you guys are doing something right. I can relate to training at the same age, any injuries or issues stopping your progress out of your control? It is always a strain or pull that stops me for a few weeks and then back it. Congrats on your progress.
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I have been major injury free.
The injuries that have set me back was major issues. My colon resection and the varicose vein. Other than that, massage therapy helps to keep things at bay. The rest I ignore.
I do have a bad case of bicep tendinitis in my right shoulder, but I have been trying to work around it, so it flares, I give it time to heal and it flare again. I know not ideal and I will likely tear the tendon over time that way, but I'll slow down in september and really rehab it then.
 
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Sorbate said:
I have been injury free.
The injuries that have set me bad was major issues. My colon resection and the varicose vein. Other than that, massage therapy helps to keep things at bay.
I do have a bad case of bicep tendinitis in me right shoulder, but I have been trying to work around it, so it flares, I give it time to heal and I flare it again. I know not ideal and I will likely tear the tendon over time that way, but I'll slow down in september and really rehab it then.
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My RMT used to hammer the side of my neck and whatever shoulder blade was the same side as my tendinitis, ; just tore it apart for 90 minutes and I swear the pain and the popping and clicking would almost be gone instantly. You going for deep tissue work @Sorbate ?
 
Sorbate said:
You are still way leaner than me.
9 lbs is alot
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i am sure we are the same leanness. i am just longer so it will look different. your muscles will always look thicker than me.

yes very happy with the huge progress. Was definitely too restrictive with my calories before and too much jiu jitsu made it hard to gain. but i will prove that consistency, a good program, diet and sleep (fixed my sleep apnea) is just as important as gear. i never went above 120mg test.
 
Oldguyjiujitsu said:
i am sure we are the same leanness. i am just longer so it will look different. your muscles will always look thicker than me.

yes very happy with the huge progress. Was definitely too restrictive with my calories before and too much jiu jitsu made it hard to gain. but i will prove that consistency, a good program, diet and sleep (fixed my sleep apnea) is just as important as gear. i never went above 120mg test.
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Shit man, wonder what we will look like next year. It will be the "Road to 51", lol. Now that you are not under eating, and I hopefully say healthy we should look really damn good next year.

Oh fuck I'm juiced to the gills compared to you, lol
200 test
500 primo and 50 mg of winny a day
A little clen, but the heartburn sucks, if not then 120 mg of ephedrine.
So cheating so I don't have to do cardio. I took 1000 cal out of my diet I should tighten up a bit in a couple weeks.
I just need to figure out whats a natural diruetic (pills) I can take the day before and day of the pics I take.
Plus I'm going to really work on my tan, lol.

I may not look like a pro bodybuilder, but I will do what I can to really get the most out of this.

Truthfully I should have actually really dieted properly, but man my head was just not into it. I've been really cranky with life lately. I had to actually really push myself to train, I think I had more shitty days then good ones.
 
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OTFJOEY said:
My RMT used to hammer the side of my neck and whatever shoulder blade was the same side as my tendinitis, ; just tore it apart for 90 minutes and I swear the pain and the popping and clicking would almost be gone instantly. You going for deep tissue work @Sorbate ?
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Was going every two weeks, now once a month. I had a very trapped nerve in my traps that caused unbelievable pain. Took me 5 years to figure out what exactly it was.
 
Sorbate said:
Its just for fun. We will both be winners because it was to motivate us to try harder.
BTW, I'm just saying this in case I lose, lol.
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Ahahahaha. Honesty both of you have fuckin great physiques compared to what I’ve seen most 50 year old men carrying around . also Great to see guys on here pushing eachother to do well. Kudos to both of you
 
Sorbate said:
Shit man, wonder what we will look like next year. It will be the "Road to 51", lol. Now that you are not under eating, and I hopefully say healthy we should look really damn good next year.

Oh fuck I'm juiced to the gills compared to you, lol
200 test
500 primo and 50 mg of winny a day
A little clen, but the heartburn sucks, if not then 120 mg of ephedrine.
So cheating so I don't have to do cardio. I took 1000 cal out of my diet I should tighten up a bit in a couple weeks.
I just need to figure out whats a natural diruetic (pills) I can take the day before and day of the pics I take.
Plus I'm going to really work on my tan, lol.

I may not look like a pro bodybuilder, but I will do what I can to really get the most out of this.

Truthfully I should have actually really dieted properly, but man my head was just not into it. I've been really cranky with life lately. I had to actually really push myself to train, I think I had more shitty days then good ones.
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My “Road to 51” goal is 195lbs with same condition as now

I don’t want to get any heavier than that. Start becoming a little too slow for jiujitsu. But I’ll look very athletic at that size.

Just want to bring my arms and chest up more. Made most progress this year on back and legs. Covid was a blessing for legs…Did not have access to leg press or hack squat so I had to focus on on front squats, Bulgarian split squats, and kettlebells for legs and completely change the shape and size


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Sorbate said:
I have been major injury free.
The injuries that have set me back was major issues. My colon resection and the varicose vein. Other than that, massage therapy helps to keep things at bay. The rest I ignore.
I do have a bad case of bicep tendinitis in my right shoulder, but I have been trying to work around it, so it flares, I give it time to heal and it flare again. I know not ideal and I will likely tear the tendon over time that way, but I'll slow down in september and really rehab it then.
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If your staying fairly injury free into 50 and training hard, you are lucky and have good genetics. I am always pulling or tweaking something. Luckily, I have learned to walk away from the workout and assess the damage and decide if I need more rehab or just a few days off.
It took me a long time to learn good from bad pain - use to try to work through it and inevitably did more harm.
 
Goldenrod said:
If your staying fairly injury free into 50 and training hard, you are lucky and have good genetics. I am always pulling or tweaking something. Luckily, I have learned to walk away from the workout and assess the damage and decide if I need more rehab or just a few days off.
It took me a long time to learn good from bad pain - use to try to work through it and inevitably did more harm.
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oh yeah genetics plays a big part. I’m lucky that I’m a fast healer. My dad is 70 and still renovating houses. My grandfather at 80 built a garage by himself.

Ive never been able to take time off work for an injury, my job is heavy labour. I tell my body that it will heal, and I do the appropriate steps to make it happen thru rehab and nutrition.
Yes, I’ve learned how to be careful now that I’m older, like a couple days ago, I was squatting 225, the eye of round muscle(sorry not sure what it’s called in a human) was feeling funny like it was going to tear, so instead of doing 10 reps and adding more weight, I stopped at 6 and moved on to hamstrings. I also take more time warming up.
 
Goldenrod said:
If your staying fairly injury free into 50 and training hard, you are lucky and have good genetics. I am always pulling or tweaking something. Luckily, I have learned to walk away from the workout and assess the damage and decide if I need more rehab or just a few days off.
It took me a long time to learn good from bad pain - use to try to work through it and inevitably did more harm.
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I have been very lucky for how hard I play

Have chronic stuff I live with…neck, shoulder and low back issues and just learned to work around

Plus, I always got something tweaked but relatively few major injuries. That said, for the past decade I have invested heavily in mobility work, warming up and preventative work (chiropractic, message, etc)

Like Sorbs i heal fast. My mom is 81 and still does aerobics several times per week

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Oldguyjiujitsu said:
I have been very lucky for how hard I play

Have chronic stuff I live with…neck, shoulder and low back issues and just learned to work around

Plus, I always got something tweaked but relatively few major injuries. That said, for the past decade I have invested heavily in mobility work, warming up and preventative work (chiropractic, message, etc)

Like Sorbs i heal fast. My mom is 81 and still does aerobics several times per week

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And this is why we kick ass, lol
We have just beat our bodies in different ways, you thru martial arts and me thru my job. I bet that's why we are hard asses and don't whine.
 
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