My legs got pretty weak as compared to upper over the years. To demonstrate.
Basically, I weigh ~195lbs, fluctuating. My first six sets @ dips have an extra 150lb strapped around my waist. So 345lb combined.
But my deadlifts, now that I resumed? Highest sets are 2 reps @ 275lb, usually do about four of those before working my way down. So 470lb combined. AND, more annoying to me is that back in senior year of high school my deadlift sets started at 365lb...
Seems a bit unbalanced. Keep it up, and I'll look somewhat bulky on top, "chicken legs" on bottom, if I don't already....
I mainly exercise for the mental health/energy/concentration benefits, but I do admit that I like the side-effects of putting a lot of work in all around. I'm no bodybuilder, but I like being able to tell myself "allright, you're XX years old and in better condition than Y% of people twenty years younger, etc." I have various goals along the lines of "ok, once I can do sets at this, I'm not pushing higher, just maintaining". The wife certainly approves. I also want to remain as mobile as possible as I age. (It'd also be a pleasing benefit if one day I end up in an article about "this 80 year old overpowered a burglar and duct-taped him to the wall".....like that article about the 82 year old grandma 'powerlifter' who dealt with an intruder.
The main thing will be maintaining running despite the added stress on my legs. It was more difficult but didn't feel like undue stress to lift then run when I was much younger. But the older I get, the easier it is to injure myself. And that too often turns into a long unintended break.
Anyway, off to shovel soon.
:groan: