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That’s awesome manYep, same here bro. I’m 42 & I’ve transitioned to more calisthenics based training, but I can still incline 80 lbs at a 10-12 rep range.
The heaviest I ever got to dumbbell pressing in the 10-12 range was 105, and I was 27 at the time. This was w/ no spotter. I’ve never been a meat head who had to yell & put up massive amount of weights for show; my goal was heavy weights to struggle w/, but able to control for max pump in targeted areas.
Also, I feel like there should be a pause in all of that, so to be on the safe side, pause.
For me at 43 I probably feel better than when I was in my 20s just keeping in the gym but also getting my mind right over the years. It’s cool to see 40+ guys changing the narrative because some guys I went to school with look old as **** because they don’t prioritize health. Even the basics man.
I was throwing around the 120s on the incline today feeling pretty good. I haven’t gone the TRT path yet (never done PEDs just was always worried about test suppression) but I’ll keep monitoring it. If I can feel like this for the next 15-20+ years that would be fantastic