Finally going to get with a program!
I'm 40, 6' 4", 230 lbs. estimate 20-24% bodyfat (ok, actually the 24% is a scale reading but seems high to me)
In pretty good overall shape right now. For about the last 6 months I've been exercising almost daily. Combination of swimming, yoga, running, and rowing along with squats and deadlifts 1-2 x per week. The swimming, rowing, and running are for stress relief. Started the yoga mainly to deepen my squats and wound up enjoying it a lot. I'm going to try shift the focus onto weights to add some strength particularly lower body. In a former life I was a rock climber at about 180 (and was able to do 1-arm pullups left-handed). For several years in high school I lifted 6 hours per day 6 days per week and looked like a bodybuilder at about 250. I doubt either of those bodies are coming back and I'm comfortable with how I look right now.
I'm a full time caretaker as my wife recovers from brain injuries as described here:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/85...y-log-1316428/.
There's a lot of frustration and stress in my life, and a lot to do. Getting a good workout really helps, often especially when transitioning to work. Truthfully, an hour of swimming or yoga has a much bigger effect on my mood and ability to get through the rest of a tough day gangbusters than a lifting session, which has been a big cause of the inconsistency.
Why lower body strength? As she has gotten better, my workload has gotten lighter (so without extra work I'm getting weaker). However, if there is a setback like even a blister where her ankle brace goes then it's right back to having to pick her up and carry her 40 times per day for a while. If it's taxing, I only find out when I need to keep going with it for a week or so. I also need to be ready to full-on pick her up off the floor and carry her up or down a flight of stairs if necessary. I've done this as is, but it was harder than I'd like.
Diet is shared with the wife's so lots of fish, veggies, eggs, and heavy on fats. All wholefat dairy, coconut by the tub, nuts, and high-DHA supplements. No fried food, no sugary drinks. We log all of her calories but haven't been doing mine. I...sometimes indulge my piehole.
Recent maxes (haven't actually done 1rm):
Deadlift 405 lbs
Squat 315 lbs
10 Pullups
??? benchpress
??? press
??? power clean
It has been 20 years since I've done a benchpress, 25 since OHP in high school football, and I have never tried a power clean before. Already I've discovered that I never used a belt properly, had never been taught a correct deadlift (we did it as a squat, basically), and all those upright rows may have contributed to my ****ed up right shoulder. So I've got stuff to look forward to plus I hear "planking" is a thing now! Just going to assume the old staples the curling bench and lat pulldown machine are superfluous or worse.
Well, it *was* that long until my first SS workout Sunday: