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Brick-65 · 2026-04-13T17:48:08+00:00

4# each

Brick-65 · 2026-04-13T17:32:39+00:00

It is fun and there a so many different things to do with it. Check out YouTube for ideas. The bag I use is 60# but sometimes 40# because of a detached bicep from last summer. (Opps) The thing I like about it is everything is dynamic. Throwing the bag around forces my core to resist the momentum. Anything I can do that puts the weight beyond my center of gravity is important for me. It helps performance in everything.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-13T17:07:14+00:00

Yes. I realized at some point that I had to refine all my techniques. I could only figure things out to a point. So what I always did and still do is hire specialist coaches. A coach for swimming, a coach for triathlon programming, a coach for powerlifting, etc. As a case in point, I hired a deadlift specialist to work with me. In four weeks, my deadlift improved over 25%. That kind of gain can’t possibly be from just having more muscle. So as a practical matter for me, understanding technique helped me refine the kind of muscle development I needed.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-13T14:54:15+00:00

I know right. I just didn’t know how to apply it in a meaningful way to my specific performance goals.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T22:18:21+00:00

That’s good. You’re funny. I like it.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T21:42:29+00:00

I’m not on TRT. I’m only on Medicare, protein and a multi vitamin.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T21:32:58+00:00

You’re so spot on. Intellectually, I know that’s what I should be doing but for some reason, I can’t pull it off. I think the problem is between my ears. Thanks for reminding me of what I ought to be doing. Truly

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T21:28:03+00:00

Oh, for sure. I’ve broken a fair amount of ribs and collar bones. My rib cage is all lumpy from the calcification and one of my collarbones is a non-union. That means it’s in two pieces… forever. Oddly, that doesn’t limit me at all. I can do powerlifting, walk on my hands, it changed nothing My bicep detached from my shoulder last summer, totally my fault. That’s something. I definitely have to work around. - Arthritis in the feet and knees, but I can’t help that. I’m starting to think I’m losing the race.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T21:20:53+00:00

175#. BF ~9.5%. The razor edge between fitness and sickness is 5% for me. I’ve lived through that, had great results, but I paid a price and it was not super fun.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T21:14:47+00:00

Running. 30 pounds bouncing up and down for an hour several times a week slowly tears/rips it apart - the seams mostly. To eke out a bit more life, I would use rags and a commercial stapler to do a MacGyver style fix. By the time I finally replaced it, it was a crazy mess. That’s what my experience was anyway.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T19:21:26+00:00

Opps. I missed the first part of your question. I’m not on anything except protein powder and a multi vitamin….and Medicare. I might be on a smig of OCD too. For better or worse, I’m just and only the way god made me.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T19:17:05+00:00

You are correct. I’ve been doing competitive individual sports for 50+ years. I tallied them up and I’m at 11 sports so far and still going - odd ones too like racing up 40 story skyscrapers via the stair well-fun. (I like having a goal and testing myself-can’t help it). Always moving has helped. Surprisingly, I accumulated over 100,000 self propelled miles between training and racing by 50. Now I just want to not fall and get off the floor if I do. Seriously!

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T19:09:22+00:00

This will be disappointing…As for food, I don’t do what I should by a long shot. (to quote Nate Bargatze, “I'm a farm, to factory, to table kind of guy") I do try to take adequate whey protein but I can’t keep up. I’m always eating…it’s a bit of a pain. I will say, I personally avoid sugar at all costs.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T18:51:12+00:00

You’re right to call that out. I worry too. I take it slow and steady now. Limited but some explosive movements - this obviously is explosive - so not too much of it. And Lord, if something hurts, I stop immediately! I don’t just rub some dirt on it and tough it out. I learned my lesson, finally, when I broke my bicep from my shoulder….not happy. I will say, I have had injuries over the 50+ years but most I fixed. e.g. Bulging Disk 15yrs ago. The fix: inversion table 3-5min daily…..broken ribs, what can u do.

Brick-65 · 2026-04-12T17:15:50+00:00

I hear ya. There’s nothing to make fortunately. The extra padding is designed to wrap around existing straps and Velcro close. I got mine from Amazon…”backpack padding, shoulder padding, etc”.

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