Lifetime PR at 48 Years Old!

Lifetime PR at 48 yrs old!

Tonight, first time ever, I hit 505lbs on the trap bar.

That might not be much for some people, but for me it was a lot.

With all of my back, hip and knee injuries, from decades as an infantry soldier and martial arts practitioner, I was alway limited in my lower body strength & power development.

A couple years before I retired from the Army, I could barely walk, after a parachute landing injury followed up with 

insane Ranger 5 mile runs and other useless physical therapy. 

Almost 10 years after I retired, my knees are fine, the rest of me is hanging in there and I just lifted over 500lbs. 

I validated my program once again. 

Hopefully, I will be able to walk tomorrow. 

Hit the weights!

Eric Dempsey

MS, Training for Warriors Level 2 Coach

Deadlifts and EMOM equals good stuff

Worked on some modified sumo deadlifts tonight.

I did an every minute on the minute (EMOM) workout for 20 minutes. 

With these types of workouts you want a weight that is challenging but can be done with good form. 

You can do one rep or more if desired. More reps equals lighter weight. 

I just did one rep with 315 every minute so I knew I could do it and kept the back and hip relatively safe.

As you get older you have to address risk management instead of ego. 

It was an awesome workout and my glutes are screaming. 

My back and hip survived so I call that a victory. 

Give the EMOM drill a try for variety. It's a smoker.

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Eric Dempsey

MS, ISSA Master Trainer