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Hail to the Dinosaurs!
I thought I'd share some more
info about Wolfgang Sadowski,
the strongest 80-year old in the
world.
I got this info from articles in
German newspapers, which I
translated with a translation
tool. I think it's correct, but if
not, consider it "lost in trans-
lation."
He trains three times a week.
His workouts last one hour.
He used to train more when
he was younger, but he finds
needs the rest now.
He lifts a total of 5 tons in
every workout (that's total
tonnage, of course).
In other words, a total of
10,000 pounds.
I'm not sure if that's work
sets only, or if it's all sets,
including warm-ups.
But to put that in perspective,
consider this - based on a
possible workout for a man
who clean and jerks 80 kilos:
Clean and jerk
Bar x 5 = 220 lbs.
Bar plus 5 lb. plates x 5 = 270
lbs.
Bar plus 5 kilo plates x 5 = 330
lbs.
Bar plus 10 kilo plates x 3 =
264 lbs.
50 kilos (bar and plates) x 3
= 330 lbs.
55 kilos x 3 = 363 lbs.
60 kilos x 2 = 264 lbs.
65 kilos x 2 = 286 lbs.
70 kilos x 1 = 154 lbs.
75 kilos x 1 = 165 lbs.
80 kilos x 1 - 176 lbs.
TOTAL = 2822 lbs.
So his workout would be 3 or
4 times what I just outlined
for the clean and jerk alone -
which is a heck of a workout
to complete in one hour.
Not many men of any age
could do that, let alone a
man of 80.
After each workout, he has a
big bowl of oatmeal, bananas,
and at least one liter of milk.
He goes to bed at 9:00 every
night.
He wears full sweats when he
trains (a very good idea for all
of us).
He keeps a detailed training
journal (another very good
idea for all of us).
There's more, but I'll save it
for another email.
Here's a video about Wolfgang
Sadowski:
https://www.thequint.com/news-videos/2017/07/18/80-year-old-german-weight-lifter
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Old-school, stand on your feet
training is one of the secrets of
healthy aging. I cover it in all of
my books and courses:
Hard-copy and PDF
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
Kindle
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P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"The guy who says it can't
be done probably never
even tried."
Brooks Kubik
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