Mooveeguy
1. The original outdoor gym was in the backyard of my trainer. He set up my entire program and adjusted it accordingly. He was there with me a lot. My husband trained with me. (both of us worked evenings/nights...we were together all the time) This was not an elegant gym, but I had everything I needed to train well. I was as well pretty good at training with found objects.
2. Before I had that gym , I used my husband on my shoulders for squats. He weighed about 155lb at the time. Facing the refrigerator.
3, Protein powder, milk whey, bee pollen, tofu, nutritional yeast, and multivits....I was reading "Life Extension" by Durk Pierson and Sandy Shaw ( correct me if I'm wrong on the names). I remember reading that & supplementing with specific amino acids,.... glutamine... It's been a long tme and I forget. I was reading what was current in nutrition and keeping close tract of all my amino acids and was super anal about recording everything.....what I ate, what I did and results. That journal helped.
4. I was on a fast track of natural bodybuilding. I knew my candle had not much more to burn...I was in my late 30's. With surfing in the day as well as working out then working all night as a nurse my reserve was marginal at best considering my age. I was VERY fortunate to have done as well as I did. I owe it to having an expert trainer.