So I'm 38 now and I'm thinking the next big number I need to worry about is the big 4 oh right?
Yeahhhhhh. Not so much. Seems I forgot about another number.
The big 200. As in 200 pounds.
Dude, for real.
I'm not sure what happened. I started Crossfit at 195 or so, then did the Paleo diet and went down to 185. Then just today I weighed myself at the office as part of the Wellness challenge thing and saw that I was 200 pounds.
Two hundred. WTF?
I'd be more worried about it but my stomach is smaller even though I weigh more. Bumper says I'm getting my body is getting "more dense".
Yes, I know, lots of Portuguese jokes to be made after that. Insert "dense" pocho jokes here.
But seriously, I have noticed that some long time weight limits have gone up as well, strengthwise. Here are some observations:
- Since high school I've never shoulder pressed more than 135 pounds. I'm doing 155 now and that's still not my one rep max.
- I'm up to or close to deadlifting 300 pounds. Thanks to Kats who always inspires me to push myself when I see him throwing on the big weight.
- I'm back to benching 225, which is unreal considering I ripped my pectoral last year. My chest is deformed but getting back to full strength.
So I guess I can't expect those kinds of improvements in strength without some weight gain.
But damn, 200? Time to eat more salad.
Yeahhhhhh. Not so much. Seems I forgot about another number.
The big 200. As in 200 pounds.
Dude, for real.
I'm not sure what happened. I started Crossfit at 195 or so, then did the Paleo diet and went down to 185. Then just today I weighed myself at the office as part of the Wellness challenge thing and saw that I was 200 pounds.
Two hundred. WTF?
I'd be more worried about it but my stomach is smaller even though I weigh more. Bumper says I'm getting my body is getting "more dense".
Yes, I know, lots of Portuguese jokes to be made after that. Insert "dense" pocho jokes here.
But seriously, I have noticed that some long time weight limits have gone up as well, strengthwise. Here are some observations:
- Since high school I've never shoulder pressed more than 135 pounds. I'm doing 155 now and that's still not my one rep max.
- I'm up to or close to deadlifting 300 pounds. Thanks to Kats who always inspires me to push myself when I see him throwing on the big weight.
- I'm back to benching 225, which is unreal considering I ripped my pectoral last year. My chest is deformed but getting back to full strength.
So I guess I can't expect those kinds of improvements in strength without some weight gain.
But damn, 200? Time to eat more salad.
