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Life is still good. We are down in the valley for the winter but I must say its been quite a warm and dry winter here in the west. Could have stayed in the mountains for that matter. Spent holidays...

I ran into a pic taken at a local show a year after my 2nd place Nationals. Sad actualy. In all honesty I should have in hind sight rested on my laurels at the Nationals. Shortly after that second...

Not too busy in here but did post a piece in the Central section wroting contest. Hope you all enjoy.

I continue to hike and not lift. Shrinking away.

Baldie

152446After our first month on the hill we went down into the valley 3 hours to the west to see our doctors. We left 88 degrees and decended into 114....good grief.

Now some 5 months no weight...

151105Its a cool 75ish here on the hill. Since hiking is my only exercise the weather is a bonus. Pics along the trail yesterday. And YES its Arizona.

Baldie

Yes, 1992 Over 50 2nd place (one class) Natural Mr. Universe. John Hansen won the Open.

Baldie

Good question. Why not do a light circuit or something similar?

In my case I have only two speeds. 1. Full throttle 2. Brakes aplied.

I did try some medicine ball work at work for 30 days....

Sorry Waylon. Did not know Tucson economy was behind rest of the state. The dude that is moving our stuff to the mountains told us that he just doubled his crew and bought 5 more moving vans to...

You can get a 4-6 year old 3800+ sq ft home in north Peoria on a foreclosure for 225-275. (about all dried up) Brand new for 375 on up.

Up in the White mountains near new foreclosures going for...

They hardest thing to get use to when you stop lifting in your 70s after 60 years is the joint pain. Over use and calcification mixed with inherited arthritis. My Doc does not like daily use of...

People have no idea how beautiful Arizona is. We drove thru 2 hours of this before we hit the Ponerosa pine forest.

Baldie

Looking at another mountain get away. This time in the White Mountains overnear the New Mexico border. Even better deals. Small town of 4100 at 7,000' elevation. Lots of creeks, ponds and little...

Jennifer recovering great. I havn't done a single push up or sit up in weeks. Never the less life is great. Mountain home was cancelled. Our inspector found ​MOLD. Having fun in the RX cenral section...

Thanx.

Surgery went well. Bigger deal that Jennifer thought. 3 4" incisions. One under navel and two along Lumbar area. 'Worst discs I have seen in over 1,000 surgeries." Never the less repairs...

Wife under the knife as I type. Big Fen surgery. 2 Surgeons and a Neurologist. Reconstructing her back from front and rear. YIPES!!

My candy ass home WOs going OK. Needless to say our big mountain...

GREAT NEWS

I have been tested every way to Sunday over my "COPD". Asthma, Emphasema, lung cancer...? CT scan showed "broken glass appearance". Not good in most cases. As I mentioned I have...

Looks like home training plus long hikes for a while. No more Bodybuilding. Got my medicine ball and a perfect spot in yard for step ups.

I will always be a Bodybuilder at heart. 60 plus years of...

Pic for Mike et al. Wife Jennifer and 6 mo. Labradoodle Aidan atop the 1250' vertcal rise at Thunderbird Park. 4 1/2 mi. all together. We do it 3 x week. Mountains in farthest distance are Flagstaff...

Arizona has been both good to me and good for me.

Jennifer, Aidan the Labradoodle,and I did the 4 1/2 miles around (and up 1250' rise in the middle) Thunderbird park this afternoon. We could see...

Humbled.

Did our second big hike at Thunderbird Reserve. A huge park here in Peoria, Az. Trails everywhere thru 3 low lying volcanic mountains covered with giant Saguarao cactus and a dozen other...

You too Rick. Thanx....that was at age 71 at 215. Thats the size I wanted to take to the Nationals in 2013.....alas, not to be. My friend Peter would have been surprised. My guess is that I will...

Baddie is good. Hope you all had a great holiday filled with family and future.

Baldie

Oh well.....found a pre pec tear pic taken about 30 days prior to tear. Oct 2010. I'm a good 20 pounds lighter today and pec to say the least is fugly.

Merry Christmas all.......

Baldie

2 days off. Last night ate 2 oz. Filet-on-the -Bone, sweet potato casserole (brown sugar and butter), a near beer and choc moose desert. Weight today at gym down another 3 pounds. 195. I smell the...

$$ Yes Mac its about the money. No longer do promoters tollereate just breaking even for the love of the sport. Jon Lindsay's Excalibur show in Culver Vity, Ca. must net him $250K with all hundreds...

Yesterday got in a 5 mi walk and another quick circuit at the gym. Felt great until I got stomach flu last night. Possible bad roast chicken at COSTCO. Our dog also barfed. Dog and I did the Pepto...

Yesterday I started back to the gym after a not so good Doc's visit. For one healthy looking cogger I have a lot of functions nailed by age and abuse. I did a sissy circuit. I have laid out a 4 day...

Now that I am no longer a competitor I can say what I will about the sucky regional and sponsor based biased judging. Its worse in most cases than ice skating was 15 years ago. Half of the judges are...

Had great visit with my Internist today. Went over my COPD, BP and freaking allegies. He doubled my BP/diuretic meds. No training still for another week. My weight is 201. And dropping....

On the TV show Dexter, the main character has a sister Deborah. My favprite Deborah line is:

"FUCKITY FUCK FUCK"

Went to the allergist yesterday. My skin was on fire with welts everywhere. My...

Got in circuit #3. Everything 2 sets 15 reps.

Lying ham string curls.
Leg extensions.
Calf raises.
Upright rows on Smith.
Hammer bench press.
Hammer narrow pull downs.
Seated side delt...

Thanks. My firsts are few and far between. Mr. San Francisco Over 50, Mr. Muscle Beach Masters, Mr. Muscle Beach Over 50.

I rest my case.


Baldie

Thanx friends. And Peter you ARE the man for the next Over 70 Pro Card. I am officially RETIRED from competition. I will be at best happily a gentleman Bodybuilder.

I have been posting in the...

Timidly did a complete circuit training today. Mainly 2 sets ea body part on the Hammer equipment. Felt GREAT to be back in 'church' after some 2 weeks itching scratching and flu like.

Will do a...

Woke today and was head to toe inflamed. Eyes looked like pee holes in the snow. Arthritis and red skin were outta control. No shingles. Took my Prednisone, Tylenol 650, and all of my suppliments...

Now 48 hours on the dreaded nasty Prednisone. Welts and pain 90% gone. Still some red rash. Looking to train tomorrow very light. A friend dropped by last night and was agast what 11 days of being...

Still laid out....I have not weighed but guess I have lost 10 pounds in last 2 weeks. I have no idea when I can return to gym. My skin looks like SHIT. Have a slight flu like feeling now for weeks....

DAY 3 on Valcyclovere. 50% of my body is rash and welts. They STING and ITCH. No BB for a while....maybe Monday.


Baldie

SHINGLES back round 2. I need a freeking time out already.

Baldie

Yipes......2 weeks since my last post. Lets see. Got flu shot. 2 days later BP went off the wall. ER room. Flu like symptoms. Finaly BP settled down. Skin started to itch. Saturday full blown...

Took a 3 day hiiatis. Combo of things. Jennifer took a bad fall badly spraining an ankle while we were looking for our new pup who panicked slipping his leash and hi tailed it into the dark desert....

Man what 2 days off will do. Had a fantastic back day. Weighted chins, V bar pulls, rack pulls. and pull overs. 5 sets each with last set to failure.

Got home and found in the mail that my...

Yes a steady 50% better. When it hits its weird. Like having the flu in shoulders, traps and neck. Still gonna see whats up with sports med MD on Monday.

Baldie

Monday was squat day but I did not want a bar anywhere near my traps. So.....front squats. Warmed up with ham curls, leg ext., and calf. Then it was 5 sets of 135# front squats to bench (to be sure I...

WO went fantastic. Heavy weights with no pain. The blood flushed in the trap area has eased the pain.

All is well in Arizona.


Baldie