NOW IS HEAVY!

Bodybuilding.Com has a great clip of The World’s Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski, doing squats.

Mariusz Pudzianowski Doing Squats on The Fit Show
(Sorry about the ads at the beginning; persevere; it’s worth it for the “20 Kilo more” and “Now is heavy” — not to mention the 800 pound squat.)

I can’t lift anywhere near as much as Pudzianowski . His personal best (PB) in the squat is 826 pounds (375 kg). But I didn’t start lifting when I was 13, I’m not 31, and I don’t weigh 310 pounds. I’m 57, I started when I was 55 and I “only” weigh 225 (@ 12% body fat, down from 250 @ ~30+% BF 2 years ago). But I feel the weight brother! The relevant part of my training log for today is as follows:

Squats: 20 reps@42.5 lbs; 20@95; 10@135; 10@185; 10@225; 10@285; 5@305; 5 @315; 10@225×5.

Total weight: 14,180 lbs. ET 59 minutes.

Now IS heavy!

(BTW, that picture of Mariusz is what I mean by “gettin’ on the gorilla suit”.