Love weight training-boxing-running- cycling-keeping fit,won Rotherham strongest man under 105kg in 2012-just here for fitness in twitter world 🏋️♀️🥊 Married
55yr old today… feel blessed every yr as i kno a few who didnt get this far god bless em…. 55 but …… no frail old fuckers to see here 😄😄💪💪 still smashin it n god willin…. At 65 ill still be doin same 🙏😄 blessed day t ya all 👊
10yr challenge ...... (maybe a few more than 10yrs since 1st pic, cant exactly remember) but a long hard yet enjoyable journey goin from “fat to fit” (comparing my self then to now) anyhow have a happy healthy day folks 😁😁😁
#fitat52
#nevertooold
#keepploddin
Absolutely fuckin a se FUCKIN BUZZIN.... 166kg fe a one rep max... most ive hit for yrs n in my 50s pb... 170kg is comin soon 100%.... my secret is.... hit it... hit it... hit it.... 💪💪 im fackin beamin 😁😁😁😁
This is a lad from gym… known him yrs…. Overcome Big C 3/4 yrs ago….. 65yr old…. Yep 65yr old… terrible Tony we call him as few can keep up on a trainin sesh with him… point im makin is “KEEP FUCKIN GOIN N IGNORE THE NUMBER THAT IS AGE” 👊👊👊
Gone from 140kg bench in november to hittin 150kg in dec to hittin 160kg this week... my next goal is this again... 170kg blessed day folks 😁
#fitat52
#grandadstrong
New toy.... tyre loaded wi plates farmers walk... long time since ive dun these but managed this lil run wi 200kg (inc tyre weight) so happy enuff 💪💪 loved it... can deadlift (ish) wi over 180kg again na wi these 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️ blessed day folks 🙏💪
#grandadfitandstrong
#fitat52
1st pic thirtys n all i did was lift heavy weight.. 2nd pic... lighter weights/light cardio n thought i was a bodybuilder lol 3rd pic... just a 52yr old tryin stay fit-strong healthy-cycling/runnin-weights-boxin happy as..
#fitforlife
#grandadscanbefittoo
Proper start to 2020..... 155kg bench best ive done fe fuckin ages n probz cudda put anotha couple kg on if im honest... no complaints tho from grandad 💪💪💪💪 have a blessed day n a blessed new yr folks 😁
#fitat52
#grandadstrong
#oldmanonfire
Sooooo i joined gym today 🏋🏻♂️🥊 time to get serious n in shape…. 1st sesh……. LEGS …… well….. what ya gunna do….. STRONG LEGS…. STRONG BODY 🏋🏻♂️ n then 15 mins on pbag 🥊 back sparrin sat/sundays too 🥊🥊
Str8 into tyre deadlifts after walk this am.... up to this 220kg so happy enuff, feels wierd wi diff weight handled (sledgehammer n a chin bar) but got it done n dusted 💪💪💪 stay safe n strong my friends 🙏💪
#fitandstrongat52
Guess whos gunna be a grandad again ❤️❤️❤️ 4th grandchild fe me.... truly blessed n couldnt be happier or prouder.... family is 1st for me everytime n cant wait for it to get bigger ❤️❤️❤️ happy sunday folks 😁
#blessedgrandad
#family1st
#lovinglife
Finally got to meet my lil grandaughter today, all the money, jewels, gold in the world coudnt buy this feelin… 5x a grandad…x2 a dad…. Best job in world ❤️❤️ TRULY BLESSED N RICH ❤️❤️
3 decades of tryin lol see if i can get condition i had in my 40s lol either way ill keep liftin-boxin trainin-running because.. i love it lol ive been the fat man so i know i dont like that but love pushin for fitness/strength/health 🥊🏋️♀️🏃♂️💪 have a good un 😁
#fitandstrongat53
#throwbackthurday
used to heavy breath n gas jus walkin up hill n now run as a hobby, spar 10 rounds n lift loads more (me compared to old me) plan wen i started my new lifestyle was.. Fit-Strong-healthier,still workin on all 3 but 100% improvements 🏃♂️🏋️♀️🥊
#fitat52
Posted this before but still postin lol 5/6 yr ago (ish) trainin here for a “5hr world record car deadlift attempt” (240kg on handles) on night a group of us hit 3366 reps n got an “unoficial world record” i did i believe 160/70 reps n was sore as hell day after 💪
#HAPPYTIMES
Steady 4 miler done early this am 🏃♂️🏃♂️ was gunna be squats but like to swap n change (squats thurs now) coz fitness is as important as muscles and strength so like to “try” n keep on top of em all 🏋️♀️🏃♂️🥊💪 have a good day folks 🙏😁
#fitandstrongat53
Well.. 56yrs old today (2nd pic) took first pic on my 55th bday… look same? All i want is to maintain size/strength/fitness at the very least…1yr on done that but fitter.. n still doin same intensity as always… 2 words to anyone tellin ya ya too old…. “FACK OFF” 🏃♂️🏋🏻♂️🚴♀️🥊😀
57 tday-still liftin… still boxin,still bikin/still runnin,still act as daft as i did as a teen,only here once,i embrace age n love gettin older as i kno some who didnt get to my age,but old and frail aint fe grandad-Old n strong n fit n daft fe me if i can help it 🚴♀️🏋🏻♂️🥊🙏😄
Shoulders done nice and early… n nope i aint a bbuilder so not ever gunna be ripped to bone… my thing is i love trainin n just want to maintain “Health/strength/fitness” hit my happy weight n hover round that…. Boxin trainin later 🥊 Happy monday my friends 🏋🏻♂️😃🙏
Fuckin buzzin wi this.... 177 kg for a set of 3 💪 heaviest ive dared go at home wi no safety rack or spotter.... felt easy too believe it or not once head adapted lol bit more weight in tank wi some racks 💪💪
Up n in the gym 🏋🏻♂️🏋🏻♂️ then 1st thing im doing after thats visiting all my grandkids so happy saturday for Grandad 🏋🏻♂️❤️ have a great day folks 😃🙏
Love lookin at old pics vs new ones.... never gunna look like arnie n course not perfect but progress is progress n this old grandad keeps chasin n tryin to improve 🏋️♀️🏃♂️🥊💪😁 blessed day folks n stay safe n strong 🙏💪
#fitandstrongat53
#keeppushing
Haha ... fuckin buzzin... 147 n half kg bench..... n felt ok really.... 150kg next week, shudda gone straight for it tday after 145 coz it flew up..... said id av 150kg b4 xmas n certain i will 💪 blessed day all 😁
#fitover50
#grandadstrong
#fuckage
Only managed 150kg tday.... aim was 157 but twinged my chest on this set 🙈🙈🙈🙈 bastard lol hope its not gunna be a long lastin thing coz wo doin well 🙈🙈 ahh well perils o pushin lol have a great day folks n stay strong 💪💪
#fitat52
#grandadstrong
So lucky to have my own gym with all talk of closures in near future, not the best or as good as a “public” gym but its got all i need.. 💪💪💪 plus gunna start runnin/joggin in fresh air 🏃♂️🏃♂️ stay safe folks n blessed day t ya 😁
#fitat52
#keepploddin
When ya son who hasnt trained for years starts back n nails 115kg easy 🙈🙈🙈 (needs to slow descent down a tad but powered it up) as a 16yr old he hit 140kg... strong as on bench... old grandad still got trophy tho lol (fe na 😂😂)
#gymlife
#family
55 in under 2 weeks….. bit still chasin 🏃♂️🏋🏻♂️🥊🚴♀️💪👍 i train because i love to n wanna “try” n stay “Fit-Strong-Healthy” not a bodybuilder a strongman a boxer or a runner….. just a plain ole fuckin gymfreak 👊👊👊 “do the work n reap the gainz” happy monday my mates 👊
After 2 days kickboxin … then today-1st deadlift sesh since last june (i kno 👀) hit 185kg i did leg press… kept reps high (ish) up to this 320kg fe a few sets of 10 easy reps… followed wi leg curl n leg ext…. Happy enough 🏋🏻♂️🏋🏻♂️🥊
Blast from the past “world record attempt” 5hr car deadlift ….. i hit 166 reps in sets of 10-15reps n in 5hr we did 3366reps…. Sore as fuck day after but believe it or notWas in gym at 8.00am lol got “unofficial” world record thru sum discrepancy… we all loved every min 💪
Thought id give upper body a rest due to twingin my chest yest... thought “light deads n legs” n hit this “210kg” 💪💪💪💪💪best lift in ages again ... “GRANDADS ON FIRE” have a blessed sunday folks n stay strong 😁
#fitat52
#grandadstrong
Back finisher… 4 sets of 5 reps wi 80kg on dbell rows… followed that wi beastin biceps 🏋🏻♂️ cardio later is my steps n a couple o hill sprints 🏃♂️🏃♂️ have a great day folks 🙏😃
Steady 205kg dead tday.... strengths comin along nicely without all sparring 🥊 n runnin every other day 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️🏋️♀️ wont hit my all time pb (250kg) this year but gunna aim fe 230kg 💪💪 blessed day all n stay strong 💪
#fitat52
#strongat52
#pushpushpush
Nothin too heavy today... so rep PB (in my 50s pb) of 10reps with 122kg... (hit a one rep max of 145kg before this bit wasnt feelin anythin heavier) then 6sets of double figures with 100kg to fin 😁💪 blessed day all n stay strong 😁
#fitat52
#oldmangainz
#stillpushin
4 mile done in 10kg weighted vest 🏃♂️🏃♂️ n hard 1st mile coz got sciatica 😢 once it warmed up tho i enjoyed it... steady walk home na to cool off n hit shoulders later this afternoon 🏋️♀️🏃♂️💪 blessed day all n stay safe 🙏😁
#fitat52
#grandadruns
#grandadlifts
#staysafe
Proper before n after pic.... from heaviest i was (20st+) to lightest i was (14st ish) .... around 16st now but tried to put lean weight on lol no point dietin.... lifestyle change is all that works in my humble opinion... blessed sunday all 😁👍
#grandadfitandstrong
#gymlife
#throwbackthursday
1st pic 20st late 30s 2nd pic this AM 15st 13lb 53yr old (lost 2lb this week) stronger now-fitter now-feel healthier now.. point im makin is.. ignore ya age n concentrate on what you can do not what ya head thinks you can do as you get older
#fitandstrongat53
Early bird gets the worm eh?? Super early pre work workout…. Legs it was 🏋🏻♂️🏋🏻♂️🏋🏻♂️ na a sit n a coffee n off we go … if ya love it yal find the time… if ya dont yal find an excuse… old Grandad dont make excuses 🏋🏻♂️🏃♂️🥊💪😄 👊
Lookin thru my vids n deletin off my phone n came across this “166kg” my best lift in my 50s from last yr… dun go anywhere near this sorta weight these days but still got a buzz watchin it (all time pbs 190kg btw)
Grandchild No 4 arrived all healthy n so is mum ❤️❤️ 9lb 4 Alfie jae will be as loved as other 3 ❤️ proudest achievment for me is my family n being a loyal husband/dad/grandad for life n i couldn’t be prouder or happier ❤️❤️ blessed day all 😁
#blessed
#familyiseverything
Hit a 152kg one rep max tday so grandads happy agen after strugglin satdy lol then dropped fe a few rep sets wi 100kg n hit 20reps on 1st set so happy again 🏋️♀️💪😁 blessed day folks 😁
#fitat52
#grandadlifts
#throwbackthursday
...... 1st pic in my 30s...... 2nd pic this mornin (52) n i dun think im a bodybuilder b4 sum1 says im outa proportion or carryin fat, js a 52yr old berk tryin stay “fit-strong-healthy” cant believe how long i bin doin this lol 😂😂. Blessed day 👍
#fitat52
Heres newest addition to our lil family.... Alfie jae ❤️❤️❤️ words cant describe how much i love my 4 grandchildren (2 boys n 2 girls) family for me is everythin ❤️❤️❤️ we are truly blessed 😁😁❤️ stay safe n stay strong folks 😁💪
#blessed
Old picture if me n my old man,had big C in his lungs here n couldnt do anything for him but,he still laughed,messed about n acted daft r8 to the end,learned off him not to stress over little stuff n enjoy life.. his fav words were “chuff it” only here once... enjoy it 😁😁😁
Guess which ole grandads back in 160kg bench club 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️💪💪💪 absolutely buzzin 💪💪💪 failed miserably saturday so xtra motivated coz i knew i could do it just my head kept failin me lol said 170kg before yrs end n got ages t do it 💪 blessed day folks 😁
#fitat52
#grandadstrong
Welllll ……just hit my 2nd fastest 2-3 mile run ever …….. n im wearin an 8kg weighted vest 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ them hill sprints have put some r8 strength/stamina in the old legs…. So…. I did a couple o sprints up “Phills Hill” in vest too as a finisher 🏃♂️ 🏃♂️ happy sunday folks 😃👊
When i used to warm up with 200kg lol too bad we gotta get old lol, altho it wasnt age that weakened me but injury.. n then went mad on cardio n stopped heavy deads/squats.... try to do both these days n aim for fitness and strength 😁😁 happy friday folks
#fitandstrongat53
Rep pb of 10reps with 120kg 🏋️♀️ was hopin for 160kg tday but at 150 i knew id maxed out lol after these 10reps dropped to 100kg fe a few sets 💪 🏋️♀️ only count my pbs at what i do in my 50s na ill not equal my 40s pbs but happy enuff 💪 blessed day all 😁
#fitat53
#grandadstrong
#throwbackthursday
back 4/5yrs ago when i didnt really train too heavy n ran half marathons so did bodyweight excersises (wi a bit added on) once in a gym comp i did 75 reps on press ups ... jus wanted fitness/endurance... want strength/fitness and endurance these days 💪💪
43yr old to 53yr old.. remember at 43 folk sayin “slow down ya gettin old” lol n although im no bigger ive maintained n look leaner n am 100% fitter... imagine if if listened to negatives.. ida bin 20st again, no energy, unfit etc.... reposted coz put throwback thurs 😂😂😂
Gutted... maxed out at 153kg tday... all week ive bin thinkin 165kg.. too many reps after 140 a think creepin up in weight at 2kg increases...ahh well betta look next time.. now fe some work sets and flyes etc.. blessed day folks cant win em all lol
#fitat52
#grandadlifts
And…… early gym done again…. N them hill sprints leanin old mans legs up me thinks 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ along wi squats n leg curls, stiff legged deads etc etc lol
Another 4mile run in country... n to think a decade ago i couldn’t run 5ft lol amazin what sensible eatin... good excercise and determination can do.... wouldn’t change my lifestyle for anythin now 🏃🏻🚴♀️🏋️♀️🥊
#fit50s
#fitforlife
#healthylifestyle
have a blessed day folks 😁👍
When ya in gym n ya granddaughter comes in puts her arms up so ya pick her up then gives ya biggest hug ever …… that ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ cant buy moments like these ❤️❤️❤️
Squats-deadlifts (rackpulls) -bench again today.... nowt special on squats (dun squat heavy no more) then hit this 200kg again but failed 220kg... then hit 140kg on bench.... grandads happy enuff 😁 blessed sunday all 😁😁😁
#fitat52
#grandadfit
#progressisprogress
Fastest 5km again today so buzzin 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ then 2 mile in gumshield 💪and seem to be keepin mi strength 💪💪 this ole mans on fire lol blessed day folks n stay strong 🙏💪
#fitandstrong
#grandadlifts
#grandadruns
#fitat52
From my heaviest …. 20+st to my leanest….. was a looooooong journey n at 1st hard as hell stoppin drinkin n eating healthy from junk food every meal….. but so so glad i stuck to it…. Not as lean these days bottom pics..but at 57nearly…. Im happy enough 😁😁
Seriously .... can not believe how far ive come since the days i drank every day n ate anything n everything in sight... diff good food n not drinking makes (2 pints max on fri or sat night) was lifting weights too in first pic believe it or not 👀👀👀 2nd pic bodybuildin days 💪
Up n at chest n tri’s … nothin heroic these days on a diff path to all heavy one rep stuff like last yr, so heres a vid of my all time pb “amrap” with 100kg…. 33reps 😃 prep for a comp i did “100kg as many reps as” n in comp hit 28 (came 5th out of 27) winner hit 50reps 👀👀👀
Still restin pec so bis/tris tday.... dbell curls.. preacher curls... barbell curls... dips n rope extensions n then 6sets o these to finish off all nice n early 😁😁 cardio before my tea later a reckon... blessed day all 😁
#fitat52
#keeppushin
#grandadgainzzzz
Up n made my home made protien bars 💪💪💪💪 .. peanut butter (fats) honey (fast acting carbs pre or post workout) oats ... (longer lastin carbs)..blueberry whey (quick actin protien) and natural nuts and dried fruit 💪💪💪 love em 😁😁😁💪💪💪
#fitandstrongat53
1st pic in my mid 30s second pic 54…. Overdid the bulking n underdid the cardio back in my 30s ….. actually cant believe how much i used to eat of the wrong foods back then n how unfit i was… in life we live n learn n hopefully progress… love comparin old pics n new ones
Thats tdays cardio over-16-1 min rounds on bag-4 rounds on focus ball 🥊 na am off see grandkids ❤️ n doin no more gym work coz am knackered after all runnin/bikin/liftin n boxin trainin this week,have a truly blessed day folks n stay strong
#justforfitness
#fitat52
#grandadfit
When you complete your 5km run n app says “your fastest time ever” n your first mile is “8min 24 seconds” fastest for yrs (only compete against my own times btw n im not sayin im a good runner lol) but grandads buzzin 🏃♂️ blessed day folks n stay safe 🙏😁
#fitat52
#grandadfit
A kno a do this a lot so apologies... but (comparing me to me b4 in my 30s to today) suprises me... told id never get fat off.. told im too old (in my 40s) n all the usual gym folk get... glad i dont listen to negatives n keep ploddin me
#fitat52
#nevertooold
17lb off na 😃😃😃😃😃 n rest day me thinks (usually friday but hit it hard this week jus coz i love it lol) soooo golden rule…. Listen to your body… n mines sayin “REST DAY” still hit steps tho 👍
About 6yr ago... back int day lol trainin for a car lift “world record attempt” used to love this kind of trainin n keep sayin gunna go back again lol
#happydays
#grandadfit
#grandadstrong
Shoulders blasted earlier this am 🏋️🏋️ diet cleaned up so see if i can stick to it this time n lean up 💪💪 treadmill pm 🏃♂️🏃♂️ blessed day folks n stay strong 🙏😁💪
#fitandstrongat53
#grandadgainzzzz
30 mins on punchbag 🥊 n bench sesh... hit 140kg so happy enuff n if i had bottle without a spotter 100% cudda gon 145-150... felt comfy as 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️🏋️♀️ but talks cheap so 140 will have t do lol have a happy healthy day folks n stay strong 😁💪
#fitat52
#grandadfit
#nevertooold
Well ole grandads happy... fastest 5km in over a year 🏃♂️🏃♂️😁😁 not seen a soul either, isolation at its best.... stay safe folks n stay strong 😁😁
#fitat52
#grandadfit
#staysafe
8 years from 1st pic to last n honestly loved it all but happier now jus tryin to be an all rounder lol always wanted abs,got em but wanted be stronger got stronger lost my abs these days im fit (ish) strong (ish) n got a bit o shape (ish) No pressure of comps jus enjoyin life 😁
Happy grandad... easy (ish) 150kg after hittin 3pbs runnin in week... could have gone maybe 152-155 if id had a spotter but ill take hoverin round 150+ with daily runnin 😁😁😁 blessed day folks n stay safe and strong 😁💪
#fitat52
#grandadlifts
#fitandstrong
Pyramid up to this 155kg bench tday so buzzin... if i had a spotter id a tried fe 160kg tday n wudda been quite confident as din feel too bad that... then dropped fe some worksets n flyes 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️💪 blessed day all 😁😁😁
#fitat52
#stillchasingainzz
#grandadstrong
Good wi bad...... miserable fail at 150kg bench lol ah well ill 100% nail that b4 xmas.... after squats n deads n workin up im thinkin ran out o fuel lol (my excuse anyhow lol)
#fitat52
#noego
#winsomelosesome
#keeppushin
Second fastest 5km again fe grandad.... kin 7 seconds off my best ever... but ill take it wi a big smile 🏃♂️🏃♂️ shoulders later then a sunday roast 🏋️♀️💪 have a bangin sunday folks n stay strong n safe 💪🙏
#fitandstrongat52
#keeppushing
Rest day today.. so heres a vid of me lifting a car … just fe laugh lol things i used to lift n “try” to lift a few yrs ago lol these days… all about Fitness n Health n Healthspan as i get older…. But…. Great lookin back n remembering, Love to see if i can still do it tho 😁
Worked up to this Easy 152kg bench fe a 1 rep max ...... 160kg.... grandads closin in on ya 💪💪💪💪💪 followed this with 10 sets of amrap with 110kg 🏋️♀️🏋️♀️🏋️♀️ blessed day all 😁😁😁
#fitat52
#grandadgainzzzz
#keeppushin
Back/bis this mornin 🏋️♀️ back in pm to 5km on my new gym toy 🚴♀️🚴♀️ gotta try to look after ya main muscle ❤️ heres wishin ya all a happy healthy day folks 😁
#fitat52
#grandadfit
#keeppushing
Finished back off wi some close grip pull downs... slow squeeze hold n slow release .... time under tension builds muscle 💪 n hurts more lol blessed day folks n stay strong n safe 💪🙏
#fitandstrongat53
3mile in weighted vest on an early sunday mornin ….🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ was bliss 😁 hardly a soul in sight… n only a min slower than my run (without 8kg strapped t me) two week ago so happy sumday 😀 enjoy ya day folks 😀🙏
7-8 yr ago (ish) World record attempt car deadlift- group of us did this 5hrs taking turns n hit 3366 reps, this is my 90-100th reps Got “unoficial world record” but guiness wouldnt make it official for some counting error,But great night n happy memories 😁
#fitandstrongat53