Cool guy who started training hardcore powerlifting and strongman style a couple of years.
He used to do the old Mens Fitness stylke of training, but being of higher than average intelligence he knew there had to be a better bad ass way of training to get stronger, tougher and functional.
Darren is going to write a series of blogs about being an over 35 year male training hard and getting stronger than ever.
I Am a fan, you will be too!
Strength Athletics for the Over-35 Crowd
Blog 1 – Introductions
Welcome to the first in a series of articles directed at those who want to get and stay strong in their 30’s, 40’s and beyond. My name is Darren Mallette and I turn 38 at the end of 2009.
I started competing in the Fitness Warehouse “Push / Pull” events that Curd Hos hosted starting in 2003.
I don’t recall exact numbers but I think I lifted 455 pounds on the deadlift and 275 pounds on the bench press at my first meet.
I had been training with the goal of getting stronger and competing for about a year at this point. However, I had been training with weights since I was in my early teens, typically following the program of the month from the various bodybuilding magazines, with little to no results.
In 2005 I tried a strongman competition at the Gloucester Fair. I finished in the top 10 out of a field of 30+ and was immediately hooked. In 2006 I won Cornwall’s Strongest Man and in 2009 I won the Carp Fair Strongman. I’ve also recently deadlifted 585 pounds in competition and bench pressed 385 at one of Curd’s (highly recommended) seminars.
Recently Curd approached me and asked if I could write some “tips and tricks” articles on training for “us old guys”. In future posts I’ll write about how I approach training, nutrition and health.
The first tip is to see your doctor if you haven’t done so in the past year. Get a physical, go over your family history and get clearance to lift! You should also get a baseline reading for blood work – lipid assessment (cholesterol, triglycerides), blood sugar, etc. Ask for a vitamin D level check as well.
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