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Originally Posted by David Kirkham
No Smith Machine for me. Free weights only. Everything with a barbell.
Weigh 210
Squat 300 x 1 rep. I could have done more but was so happy to hit 300 I stripped off the belt and screamed.
Bench 250 x 5 reps
Deadlift 375 x 5 reps
I never learned to clean or snatch. (The explosive lifts are hard on the pushing 50 crowd.)
I PR'd 36 pullups 2 years ago, probably could do 15-20 now.
I don't run the 1.5 mile stuff. Pretty boring. I have entered the Squaw Peak 50 twice. Ran 30 and 36 miles in the mountains. Bowed out--that was tough. I ran the Snow Shoe Marathon in the mountains 3 times. The last time I only did 22 miles and bowed out with IT pain (it was only 3 months after my heart attack so I hadn't been training).
David
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That's very impressive even for weighing in at 210 lbs.
The mile and half is a common fitness test of speed and strength. A distance that can be too long to sprint and not long enough to get a comfortable pace. A better fitness test would be how many burpees can a person do in 5 minutes.
Sounds like you're in the "elite" class of athletes. Congrats.