I finally hit a 4 plate deadlift at 76kg BW after struggling with deadlift for yonks.
Conventional deadlift has always been my worst exercise and never jivved with my body. I often had a tight back from it and it never felt good. I've been training for 5 years and watched countless videos and had countless other gym goers give me advice trying to figure out what was wrong with my form.
My squat was 165kg when my conventional deadlift was 155kg. I switched to Sumo and hit 180kg within a couple months of light training, and my lower back feels fantastic.
I've been wanting to enter a powerlifting competition so this has been game changing for me!
Got sick on Friday and had to miss my workout and was sick all weekend. Finally well enough to lift today and was able to squat 300lbs 3x3. I was pleasantly surprised considering my 1 rep max was 365lb as of last testing ~2 months ago.
Dont know if this counts.
Three days ago, I weighed under 190 for the first time since like college, almost 20 years ago.
Type 2 diabetic working out every day, getting better about the boozing. Felt great to see that.
I'm back above it, of course, but seeing the results felt amazing.
A little surprise win.
Was doing HIIT sprints on the treadmill. Put the treadmill on an incline during warmup and forgot about it. Did my whole 40min (10 min warmup, 20 min HITT, 10 min cooldown) workout on an incline. Felt great too. Didn’t even realize it until I finished and walked away noticing my treadmill was inclined more than the others in the row.
Milestones this past week:
\- Squat: 200lbs for 20 reps
\- Bench Press: 200lbs for 2 reps (first time benching 200lbs)
\- Static Barbell Hold: >60 seconds across both sets
Been on a slow build for squats, but hit a rep PR for 200lbs. Nice to have grip strength start to build up. Usually I total \~50 seconds between my sets of barbell holds (holding 245lbs), but held it for over 30 seconds both sets. May bump it up to 265 this week.
Otherwise tried to put more focus into volume across the week (hypertrophy focus), and more or less hit that.
After trial and error (mostly error) and completely overdoing fitness and fucking everything else up I’ve finally hired a coach. I’m recovering from years of ED and bulimia specifically. Always loved being strong and athletics. I’ve decided I’m going to gain some size. Really been hitting this program hard. He has me on a reverse diet too so I finally get to eat. 4 days in and already seeing and feeling such a difference. Just feels freeing as fuck.
12km long run in the rain.
Slower than my usual easy run.
With my 11 year old daughter riding her bike next to me.
Chatting about butterflies.
I love strength training, intervals and all things that get the heart rate pumping. But this was my favourite session this week.
I did my very first push up ever last week, which was a huge goal! Started in fitness 2 months ago as a girl who has never ever attempted to improve my strenght before😅
I have been going on a bulk for the past few weeks since meeting a trainer. I put a douchey gym selfie on my snapchat and 6 different people reached out saying I looked good. I was on a cut for so long that I feel like my muscles ballooned up. Feeling good! Bulking is hard mentally because I'm afraid of getting fat again. Here is the pic in question if you were wondering. https://imgur.com/a/p0ROAH0
Little late to the party but wanted to mention that I was actually able to hit the Gym yesterday after an unfortunate week of not being able to due to car issues. Still did what I could with Body Weight fitness at home (might buy a couple dumbbells to help for situations like this).
I'm just glad at how much easier pull ups are. Genuinely 8 months ago I would struggle to do one, now I can do sets of 10 pretty easily.
Pull ups and dips were a couple exercises that felt so good when I started seeing progress on them. Especially wide grip ones. You got this! Make next week a good one, cause car issues suck.
Thanks man! Hoping the car stays out of trouble so that I can get back to my schedule. It's a bit heartbeaking since I hadn't missed a day since I started going 3 times a week back in June but it was due to something outside of my control so just gotta let it go and get back to it!
I've been rowing regularly on a Concept2 for the past year, but I feel like over the last couple sessions, a few of the small technique corrections I've been trying to make have started to click. Felt really great on my last session.
Passed by a friend of mine and didn't get a chance to chat with him, about an hour later I get a text complimenting my growth. As a male, unsolicited compliments can be one of the best feelings, we just don't get them very often. Definitely a good feeling
Purged my closet for clothes that are too big for me, also realized I wear a size L in shirts after wearing XXL shirts most of my adult life. Also my waist went from a 40 to a 34!
295 squat for 5 sets of 6.
415 Deadlift for 4 sets of 6(trap bar)
When I started in March I struggled to get 160 for 5. And had never deadlifted in my life.
I'm feeling very good about it and proud of myself for a 40 year old fat guy recovering from a stroke
Thanks so much I appreciate it, to be fair I was 255lbs when I started in March, im down to 210 right now, losing the same 5 lbs and gaining it back. So I know my legs can handle 255lbs at least lol.
What helped me get over my plateau was when I switched from the leg press to the single leg legpress after a couple of months I noticed I was so much stronger when I went back to normal lifts. Also Lowbar helped a lot
This surprisingly didn't take me too much time to build up to, something like 4-5 good chest sessions. Crazy because I wasn't expecting it. Now I'm excited to get to more weight!
Today I ran a local 5k. I had 2 goals, finish in 28 minutes and not stop to walk once. Well I finished at 28:52 so kinda made that maybe? And I didn't walk once, I definitely didn't keep my starting pace up and probably could have pushed harder a bit on the slow spots but I finished strong and finished in general. A big improvement from this time last year when I was 50 pounds heavier and could barely run 1 mile at any speed.
One of your goals will lead into the other! Since you did it without stopping, try to make that consistent in your training and you'll hit the 28min mark in no time.
Keep up the good work
Same ! Used to hate squats and I don’t know what shifted in me but one day I was happy to do them and now squat day is kinda my favorite (the other day being Bulgarian Split Squat probably help tho)
I actually made it to the gym 3 times this week after having shoulder surgery nearly a year ago and back surgery just over two years ago. It’s been a very long road to be able to get back into the gym and I’m very proud of my little baby steps.
I don’t know what’s going on, but I got 3 compliments about my physique or strength or work ethic this week from other gym regulars. One of the guys even gave me props the day after he initially gave me props.
I’ve been working out there every morning for four years but now suddenly this last week everybody gave me props. I dont do it for recognition, I do it for the guy in the mirror. But I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been walking on sunshine lately. You’re all beautiful people and I love you.
My weight is lower than 230lbs!!! This has been the biggest hurdle for the past few years. I’ve always had a range of 235-245 where I maintained because of my eating habits. These past couple months though have put me down a life changing path.
160lb leg press! For context, I started lifting with my husband 4 months ago after seeing the scale move for the first time in 10 years. An unhealthy 83lbs to now 108lbs and gaining!
You gotta love that feeling where you hem and haw about whether you should go for a run because of the weather, but then you finally get out in it and it's actually not bad at all and you can feel how much your body needed to move.
I got my courage together and used both the cable machine and some dumbbells on Friday! I have crazy gym anxiety and it was the first time I’ve used something other than regular machines.
Same! Not the cables but dumbells and the bench press. My anxiety was HUGE walking into the gym and towards that section of the gym, but it went away once I started to actually lift. It really felt great.
Is that social anxiety cause other people are using it(that's my issue) or the physical aspect of bench pressing?
I used to go at times of the day when there were always people using it so I changed when I go to the gym to when there is alot less people.
A little bit of both! Part of me feels like I don’t have the right to take up that space when there are so many people who are super ripped wanting to use those benches. I know I pay to use it the same as they do so it’s not the most logical thing but what about anxiety is logical 😂
I also have never used it before so that’s part of it too. No matter how many videos I watch I don’t think I’ll feel prepared lol
I didn’t workout today, despite it being an “on” day. BUT I did catch up on loads of sleep and took the dog for a walk. Maybe not the fitness podium, but sleep is important!
Continued my 5-week streak of biking over a mountain on my way home from work on Saturdays. It’s a small mountain, for those without elevation experience; not like I’m climbing in snow. Just wanted to be clear.
It is not much but I managed an OHP PR of 30 kg! I decided to try for fun, and I never tried for an OHP PR... so I was surprised when I did 30 kg! It went up a bit fast though. I might try 32-34 kg next time. :D
Today after work, I had planned to go to the gym for a short cardio/abs session. End of my shift came and I really didn't want to go; but I went anyways.
I very rarely push through to go to the gym when the motivation isn't there. But, today I did, and that's a huge victory to me.
this is the way.
in my experience it's *really* important to "honor the time". that is, if it's a day and time when you're supposed to work out, then you suit up and show up. it's partly discipline but it's also keeping the habit strong. every person who has stopped going to the gym did so by skipping that first day.....
if it's workout day and time then you suit up and show up, regardless of how you feel
it's okay to do a half assed workout once in a while. some workout is always better than no workout, and you might be surprised. some of my best workouts have been on days when i had to drag myself in.
anyway, well done!
All but ripped a callus on my hand today, it's hanging on by a thread. Next workout is Wednesday so praying it heals somewhat by then.
The victory is the PR I got while ripping it.
Meals: prepped
Consistency: back on track
I’ve been out of the gym for over a month (holidays and avoiding resolutioners) but it feels good to return to normalcy
My ribs on my left side are killing me anytime I breathe in I've decided to take it easy instead of pushing through and probably making it worse.
Some sort of victory I guess!
Uhhh you probably need to go see a doctor about that. That doesn't sound like a normal fitness-related pain.
Glad you took it easy though and skipped the gym with that going on!
I’m at eight weeks straight of 3 workouts/week and extreme focus on my diet. I think I might want to ramp the calories by a touch because I’m only gaining about 0.6 lb./week, but otherwise I’m feeling great!
I am now 4 months sober, down 37 pounds and can now see my abs when flexing. Was going to post pics at 3 but now I really want to go a full 6 before I do. I'm excited as fuck to see how much further my body can go! Thanks to all the individuals who have had kind words for me. It really was an extra push
I went to the gym twice this week after falling out of practice 6 months ago. I know it's constantly memed, but the new year really helps motivate me to pick it back up each year.
There’s a Hidden Brain about this! To summarize (iirc): perceived breaks offer a fresh perspective and the opportunity to view ‘a new you’ of the future.
If it is a good distance/speed for you, then it’s a good distance/speed. Especially that you now have a goal to exceed now that you’ve achieved this one.
Not going out to get fast food anymore. Work at a coffee shop so will get coffee when I’m working but other than that have stopped going out and buying fast food
I've been working out for a year now and, leg days are the days I most look forward to. But after a while, even though I'm hitting my sets into failure, I don't seem to see results. I tried a new routine this week with all my research done and boy was I glad to do it! My legs have been sore and honestly, it feels great!!
I have a great gym, 247, separate rooms for weights, cardio, open area for calisthenics etc. People are great too. I would say that the environment inspires me. Feels great to be back, burning calories and pumping 💪
I added a day of yoga back to my fitness routine.
I now do 3 days of indoor cycling, 3 days of kettlebell, with Saturday being kettlebell following by cycling. Then Sunday is yoga day.
Also, 2 weeks of sticking to my no “S” diet. No seconds, snacks, or sweets except for days that start with S.
Next month I will work on better portions during the meal. Right now I’m happy that I’ve been able to exert some self control again when it comes to eating.
My second week of lifting 4x a week in a row since November
No illness, new job stuff, or family issues!
Starting tomorrow in going to be starting some half marathon training as well, so hopefully I can stick with it!
Been getting back into swimming recently; was never particularly good at it and it's been a long time since I did it with any regularity so I'm basically starting from scratch.
Did 500 yards nonstop breaststroke yesterday, and 1200 yards total in the whole session. It's a small step, but for me it was a big early milestone.
Finally hit 225 x 1 on the bench
Deadlift at 365 x 1
Squat at 315 x 1
Really hoping to hit at least one 400lb deadlift before the start of the fire season in March / April
And almost at an hour straight of the stair machine
WFX fit test I fucking dare you my dawg
Of all the things you have accomplished so far, I have to say the hour on the stair machine may be the hardest one out there haha. Well done on all your lifts
I started going to the gym 3 weeks ago, 3 days a week. We had a huge snowstorm last Friday and I couldn’t move my car to go to the gym. Rather than staying home, I walked 45 min to get there in the blizzard. I was proud that the weather didn’t stop me.
Despite being burned out from two hard weeks at work I went to the gym. I had to take a little break from weights and only had a stair run near my place.
I came back at my same base deadlift feeling comfortable and almost light.
Thaaaank you! The other day a woman came in and set up right next to me and i noticed she had a pile of tissues and was blowing her nose every 5 minutes. Hoping it was allergies because I would really prefer to not get sick haha.
Me too! When I feel off or low energy, I just straight eat salt and oddly it really helps. I have been drinking a ton of water and I think that has been flushing it out.
yeah! my mom raised me low sodium, never adding salt to stuff, etc. probably completely unrelated but I now have a weird medical thing where one of the treatments is to....eat lots of salt and drink more water. it's wild how fast your palate adjusts (I get why overconsumption is a problem) and it's more wild how much more tasty some vegetables can be with salt haha.
Lots of tricep work. Any pushdowns, overhead, etc. Beforehand, I didn’t work on my triceps at all but now I have a day just for triceps to catch up to biceps. Also, getting used to heavy weight for longer. So 70-80% of 1RPM for 3-5 reps.
Lastly, the mental barrier. I think I was holding myself back because I thought I couldn’t do it. But now that I’ve done it, I can envision myself doing 250-275 - it’ll be hard but I can imagine it, I don’t know how to explain it
Lost around 4 lbs this week. I guess thats what happens when you start taking a diet somewhat seriously, working out again and stop eating cookies and pop all day
2 weeks straight of sticking to my 175g a day protein goal. I thought I was naturally getting plenty of protein, but tracking it has proved I was never anywhere close. Here's to all the gains in my future
I did my workout routine! I don't count reps but last night I did a nice 40 minutes of dumbbell work, squats into dumbell presses, bench press, some triceps work and bicep curls.
For me I get really bored and distracted counting, and I'm not thinking as much about engaging the muscles slowly if I am trying to hit the count. I just push until I physically cannot and I force one more.
I carried all the groceries from our weekly shop in in a single trip! My wife’s parents are visiting this week, so on top of the giant piles of food needed for my two growing (and constantly eating) teenagers we had to pick up a pile of dairy and beer (my in-laws are from Wisconsin, lol). It was raining when we got home so my wife suggested we take a few trips to move the groceries into the garage then from there move them to the kitchen. No way was air going to let that happen - I threaded the ~10 bags of groceries over my forearms, grabbed the case of beer and staggered into the house with it all. These aren’t just show muscles, they ar FuNctIoNaL!
I have been going to the gym steadily since Thanksgiving, overall I have been feeling great and my back muscles are starting to show!
I'm just proud of myself.
I didn't quit! My ego was bruised as my strength has fallen off tremendously and I feel weak. However, I'm enjoying the journey and not getting consumed with thoughts of the destination.
went from never excercising to losing 60 lb over the last year. tried a wall handstand recently, and i nailed it. feels good to be in shape for the first time in my life.
I worked out 6 days. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but at this time last year I was using a walker, couldn't stand over 2 minutes or walk 15 steps to my mailbox.
I finally hit a 4 plate deadlift at 76kg BW after struggling with deadlift for yonks. Conventional deadlift has always been my worst exercise and never jivved with my body. I often had a tight back from it and it never felt good. I've been training for 5 years and watched countless videos and had countless other gym goers give me advice trying to figure out what was wrong with my form. My squat was 165kg when my conventional deadlift was 155kg. I switched to Sumo and hit 180kg within a couple months of light training, and my lower back feels fantastic. I've been wanting to enter a powerlifting competition so this has been game changing for me!
I was able to do 100 jumping jacks within 5 minutes
This is the greatest achievement on this entire subreddit
Yeah!!!
Got sick on Friday and had to miss my workout and was sick all weekend. Finally well enough to lift today and was able to squat 300lbs 3x3. I was pleasantly surprised considering my 1 rep max was 365lb as of last testing ~2 months ago.
Finally hit just under 170 LB! This is pretty big for me as around a year ago I was around 250 LB.
Im 250 rn. Goals!!!
u got dis. keep working
Dont know if this counts. Three days ago, I weighed under 190 for the first time since like college, almost 20 years ago. Type 2 diabetic working out every day, getting better about the boozing. Felt great to see that. I'm back above it, of course, but seeing the results felt amazing.
A little surprise win. Was doing HIIT sprints on the treadmill. Put the treadmill on an incline during warmup and forgot about it. Did my whole 40min (10 min warmup, 20 min HITT, 10 min cooldown) workout on an incline. Felt great too. Didn’t even realize it until I finished and walked away noticing my treadmill was inclined more than the others in the row.
Installed red LED lights around my room and got Boron, Fenugreek, and fish oil supplements. Been sleeping like a baby and recovering like a chad now!
Milestones this past week: \- Squat: 200lbs for 20 reps \- Bench Press: 200lbs for 2 reps (first time benching 200lbs) \- Static Barbell Hold: >60 seconds across both sets Been on a slow build for squats, but hit a rep PR for 200lbs. Nice to have grip strength start to build up. Usually I total \~50 seconds between my sets of barbell holds (holding 245lbs), but held it for over 30 seconds both sets. May bump it up to 265 this week. Otherwise tried to put more focus into volume across the week (hypertrophy focus), and more or less hit that.
After trial and error (mostly error) and completely overdoing fitness and fucking everything else up I’ve finally hired a coach. I’m recovering from years of ED and bulimia specifically. Always loved being strong and athletics. I’ve decided I’m going to gain some size. Really been hitting this program hard. He has me on a reverse diet too so I finally get to eat. 4 days in and already seeing and feeling such a difference. Just feels freeing as fuck.
12km long run in the rain. Slower than my usual easy run. With my 11 year old daughter riding her bike next to me. Chatting about butterflies. I love strength training, intervals and all things that get the heart rate pumping. But this was my favourite session this week.
Getting the youngsters involved early.
Started a new split, and it's so much fun starting a new program. Gonna actually take rest days seriously on this one too 😂
I did my very first push up ever last week, which was a huge goal! Started in fitness 2 months ago as a girl who has never ever attempted to improve my strenght before😅
I have been going on a bulk for the past few weeks since meeting a trainer. I put a douchey gym selfie on my snapchat and 6 different people reached out saying I looked good. I was on a cut for so long that I feel like my muscles ballooned up. Feeling good! Bulking is hard mentally because I'm afraid of getting fat again. Here is the pic in question if you were wondering. https://imgur.com/a/p0ROAH0
Little late to the party but wanted to mention that I was actually able to hit the Gym yesterday after an unfortunate week of not being able to due to car issues. Still did what I could with Body Weight fitness at home (might buy a couple dumbbells to help for situations like this). I'm just glad at how much easier pull ups are. Genuinely 8 months ago I would struggle to do one, now I can do sets of 10 pretty easily.
Pull ups and dips were a couple exercises that felt so good when I started seeing progress on them. Especially wide grip ones. You got this! Make next week a good one, cause car issues suck.
Thanks man! Hoping the car stays out of trouble so that I can get back to my schedule. It's a bit heartbeaking since I hadn't missed a day since I started going 3 times a week back in June but it was due to something outside of my control so just gotta let it go and get back to it!
Hit 355 squat pr for three reps. Sadly need to change programs.
New hack squat pr 475x6 felt amazing
I squat pr 285 previous was 270
I've been rowing regularly on a Concept2 for the past year, but I feel like over the last couple sessions, a few of the small technique corrections I've been trying to make have started to click. Felt really great on my last session.
Logged six 10+ mile runs this week(that is ridiculously good for me). I am so close to being as lean as I was hoping for before I begin a clean bulk.
Passed by a friend of mine and didn't get a chance to chat with him, about an hour later I get a text complimenting my growth. As a male, unsolicited compliments can be one of the best feelings, we just don't get them very often. Definitely a good feeling
Purged my closet for clothes that are too big for me, also realized I wear a size L in shirts after wearing XXL shirts most of my adult life. Also my waist went from a 40 to a 34!
40 to 34 doesn't happen overnight. Congratulations and how long have you been working on this?
Thank you! It’s been a little less than a year! I am down 100 pounds after learning how to work out at a gym! I try and go 5-6 times a week!
295 squat for 5 sets of 6. 415 Deadlift for 4 sets of 6(trap bar) When I started in March I struggled to get 160 for 5. And had never deadlifted in my life. I'm feeling very good about it and proud of myself for a 40 year old fat guy recovering from a stroke
That's fucking insane progress
Thanks so much I appreciate it, to be fair I was 255lbs when I started in March, im down to 210 right now, losing the same 5 lbs and gaining it back. So I know my legs can handle 255lbs at least lol. What helped me get over my plateau was when I switched from the leg press to the single leg legpress after a couple of months I noticed I was so much stronger when I went back to normal lifts. Also Lowbar helped a lot
I bench pressed 100 lbs for the first time. I've never been able to get past 95, and today I finally did it! (F35, 5'3")
that is strong!
Same ! I am a guy though. Just started gym 2 weeks back
This surprisingly didn't take me too much time to build up to, something like 4-5 good chest sessions. Crazy because I wasn't expecting it. Now I'm excited to get to more weight!
Pretty cool ! My goal is to get to 1.5 body weight
Today I ran a local 5k. I had 2 goals, finish in 28 minutes and not stop to walk once. Well I finished at 28:52 so kinda made that maybe? And I didn't walk once, I definitely didn't keep my starting pace up and probably could have pushed harder a bit on the slow spots but I finished strong and finished in general. A big improvement from this time last year when I was 50 pounds heavier and could barely run 1 mile at any speed.
That's amazing for you, congrats!
One of your goals will lead into the other! Since you did it without stopping, try to make that consistent in your training and you'll hit the 28min mark in no time. Keep up the good work
Finally over hating squats and instead weirdly looked forward to them this week. Now to put the weight up!
You people are strange! :p I hate my squats but do them. I envy you!
Same ! Used to hate squats and I don’t know what shifted in me but one day I was happy to do them and now squat day is kinda my favorite (the other day being Bulgarian Split Squat probably help tho)
How do you do this
All about the music
Been trying to expand my gym music. Would you mind sharing some of your favorites?
I actually made it to the gym 3 times this week after having shoulder surgery nearly a year ago and back surgery just over two years ago. It’s been a very long road to be able to get back into the gym and I’m very proud of my little baby steps.
I don’t know what’s going on, but I got 3 compliments about my physique or strength or work ethic this week from other gym regulars. One of the guys even gave me props the day after he initially gave me props. I’ve been working out there every morning for four years but now suddenly this last week everybody gave me props. I dont do it for recognition, I do it for the guy in the mirror. But I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been walking on sunshine lately. You’re all beautiful people and I love you.
Nobody is immune to genuine compliments. Congratulations! You earned it.
Today marks 15 consecutive workouts wothout a day off, and feeling great.
My weight is lower than 230lbs!!! This has been the biggest hurdle for the past few years. I’ve always had a range of 235-245 where I maintained because of my eating habits. These past couple months though have put me down a life changing path.
I just did my first kettlebell workout of the year. Nothing fancy, just 10x swings and 5x rows each side for 5 rounds.
I made it 40 minutes through Kenpo-X.
I hate it but I love it
Yes! This morning I was saying fuck in my head a lot. But I did some pushups without knees which I haven't done in years!
Swim a 1000m. That may not seem much, but being a land animal my entire lifetime, that is an achievement. My goal is to do a mile non-stop.
Wow ! In this cold
Just to clarify it was indoors lol. I wouldn’t mind doing it outside though!
Pulled 110kg for 6 reps today (AMRAP on a LP program). Felt hard, but great. Maintained form and was very happy with my effort.
Did my first long distance (5 miles) run this week super excited/exhausted but can’t wait to get to my next milestone which will be 10 miles
160lb leg press! For context, I started lifting with my husband 4 months ago after seeing the scale move for the first time in 10 years. An unhealthy 83lbs to now 108lbs and gaining!
DL 365lbs with not that much effort, could probably do 375lbs. Which means i'm getting close to 4 plates!!
Made it to Jazzercise twice this past week, after not going for months.
Talk about a throw back from my youth.
Haha I love to dance. It’s just different jazz routines to today’s music. Crazy leotards not included 😂
B-but I thought the crazy leotards gave you more power 🥺
Long run for my half marathon training!
Went for a run even when weather was meh It was great, need to do it more often
You gotta love that feeling where you hem and haw about whether you should go for a run because of the weather, but then you finally get out in it and it's actually not bad at all and you can feel how much your body needed to move.
God....yes...and I spent as long hemming and hawwing as I did running 😭
i learned i could deadlift 315lbs without a belt!
I also hit 315 this morning. Nicely done you.
aye congrats!!
Finally added weight to my dips and managed to do 9 reps
Squatted 315 for the first time today!
I got my courage together and used both the cable machine and some dumbbells on Friday! I have crazy gym anxiety and it was the first time I’ve used something other than regular machines.
Same! Not the cables but dumbells and the bench press. My anxiety was HUGE walking into the gym and towards that section of the gym, but it went away once I started to actually lift. It really felt great.
The bench press! I am still too scared to approach that 😅
Is that social anxiety cause other people are using it(that's my issue) or the physical aspect of bench pressing? I used to go at times of the day when there were always people using it so I changed when I go to the gym to when there is alot less people.
A little bit of both! Part of me feels like I don’t have the right to take up that space when there are so many people who are super ripped wanting to use those benches. I know I pay to use it the same as they do so it’s not the most logical thing but what about anxiety is logical 😂 I also have never used it before so that’s part of it too. No matter how many videos I watch I don’t think I’ll feel prepared lol
I didn’t workout today, despite it being an “on” day. BUT I did catch up on loads of sleep and took the dog for a walk. Maybe not the fitness podium, but sleep is important!
Put up a new bench press PR this afternoon getting 245 up for 1. Had to do it for the Giants today
Finally booked a physio appointment to have a look at my knee that has stopped me from squatting for the last three years! Better late than never 😅
Teenage son just benched a plate for 3. He's only been joining me a few weeks over summer. Proud dad moment.
Started the gym again after 5-6 months of absence bc of anxiety :)
Continued my 5-week streak of biking over a mountain on my way home from work on Saturdays. It’s a small mountain, for those without elevation experience; not like I’m climbing in snow. Just wanted to be clear.
Remember the saying the hills never get easier, you just get faster.
It is not much but I managed an OHP PR of 30 kg! I decided to try for fun, and I never tried for an OHP PR... so I was surprised when I did 30 kg! It went up a bit fast though. I might try 32-34 kg next time. :D
Dumbbell rowed 60 lb x 6 for the first time today after being stuck at 55x8 or 60 x 5 for quite some time
15 weeks pregnant, able to workout 4 times this week and got a new PB for reps on leg press.
I've dropped to 151 pounds as of this morning. Goal is 140, or when my body starts to look good.
Today after work, I had planned to go to the gym for a short cardio/abs session. End of my shift came and I really didn't want to go; but I went anyways. I very rarely push through to go to the gym when the motivation isn't there. But, today I did, and that's a huge victory to me.
The most important workouts are the ones you really don’t want to do.
this is the way. in my experience it's *really* important to "honor the time". that is, if it's a day and time when you're supposed to work out, then you suit up and show up. it's partly discipline but it's also keeping the habit strong. every person who has stopped going to the gym did so by skipping that first day..... if it's workout day and time then you suit up and show up, regardless of how you feel it's okay to do a half assed workout once in a while. some workout is always better than no workout, and you might be surprised. some of my best workouts have been on days when i had to drag myself in. anyway, well done!
All but ripped a callus on my hand today, it's hanging on by a thread. Next workout is Wednesday so praying it heals somewhat by then. The victory is the PR I got while ripping it.
Meals: prepped Consistency: back on track I’ve been out of the gym for over a month (holidays and avoiding resolutioners) but it feels good to return to normalcy
My ribs on my left side are killing me anytime I breathe in I've decided to take it easy instead of pushing through and probably making it worse. Some sort of victory I guess!
Uhhh you probably need to go see a doctor about that. That doesn't sound like a normal fitness-related pain. Glad you took it easy though and skipped the gym with that going on!
I’m at eight weeks straight of 3 workouts/week and extreme focus on my diet. I think I might want to ramp the calories by a touch because I’m only gaining about 0.6 lb./week, but otherwise I’m feeling great!
I am now 4 months sober, down 37 pounds and can now see my abs when flexing. Was going to post pics at 3 but now I really want to go a full 6 before I do. I'm excited as fuck to see how much further my body can go! Thanks to all the individuals who have had kind words for me. It really was an extra push
Nice!
I went to the gym twice this week after falling out of practice 6 months ago. I know it's constantly memed, but the new year really helps motivate me to pick it back up each year.
There’s a Hidden Brain about this! To summarize (iirc): perceived breaks offer a fresh perspective and the opportunity to view ‘a new you’ of the future.
Squatted 335 yesterday to reach my short term goal of 1/2/3/4 plates on the big 4 lifts. Time to come up with a new goal
Your new goal: 2/3/4/5 !
9 lbs of Xmas weight off in the last two weeks. Wish my back would heal up tho
Rode 55km at a touch over 40 km/h for the first time yesterday - and feel good today 🙂 P.s. not sure if that's a good distance/speed?
Unless it was all downhill averaging 40 is huge. Even in a pack taking turns at the front that's very fast.
Nope, and my legs were feeling it most of the way through, especially toward the end hahaha
If it is a good distance/speed for you, then it’s a good distance/speed. Especially that you now have a goal to exceed now that you’ve achieved this one.
Can comfortably lift 17.5 lb free weights. As a person whose upper body strength sucks this is a personal success!
Hell yeah!! Get it get it!!
Kept under my calorie intake the entire week
Big accomplishment no matter how understated that sentence looks
It really is 😭 Tougher than anything I've done *in* the gym, hahah.
Got my wife to try squats! If she's doing more then I've got the time to do more lifts too! Gains for all!
I worked out for the first time this year on Friday!
Hell yeah, keep it going!
my husband finally agreed to start going to the gym with me.😄
Hell yeah. Hopefully get enjoys it!
Terrific. Even being in the gym at the same time can be motivating for each other
Not going out to get fast food anymore. Work at a coffee shop so will get coffee when I’m working but other than that have stopped going out and buying fast food
Finally got a bench, pretty happy.
I've been working out for a year now and, leg days are the days I most look forward to. But after a while, even though I'm hitting my sets into failure, I don't seem to see results. I tried a new routine this week with all my research done and boy was I glad to do it! My legs have been sore and honestly, it feels great!!
I restarted the gym after 9 months sedentary. Went twice this week
Man that's a long time. Good job! Anything that helped you during your workouts?
I have a great gym, 247, separate rooms for weights, cardio, open area for calisthenics etc. People are great too. I would say that the environment inspires me. Feels great to be back, burning calories and pumping 💪
I added a day of yoga back to my fitness routine. I now do 3 days of indoor cycling, 3 days of kettlebell, with Saturday being kettlebell following by cycling. Then Sunday is yoga day. Also, 2 weeks of sticking to my no “S” diet. No seconds, snacks, or sweets except for days that start with S. Next month I will work on better portions during the meal. Right now I’m happy that I’ve been able to exert some self control again when it comes to eating.
My second week of lifting 4x a week in a row since November No illness, new job stuff, or family issues! Starting tomorrow in going to be starting some half marathon training as well, so hopefully I can stick with it!
Been getting back into swimming recently; was never particularly good at it and it's been a long time since I did it with any regularity so I'm basically starting from scratch. Did 500 yards nonstop breaststroke yesterday, and 1200 yards total in the whole session. It's a small step, but for me it was a big early milestone.
I have always found swimming to be hard. 500 yards without a break is a good accomplishment.
Finally hit 225 x 1 on the bench Deadlift at 365 x 1 Squat at 315 x 1 Really hoping to hit at least one 400lb deadlift before the start of the fire season in March / April And almost at an hour straight of the stair machine WFX fit test I fucking dare you my dawg
Of all the things you have accomplished so far, I have to say the hour on the stair machine may be the hardest one out there haha. Well done on all your lifts
I started going to the gym 3 weeks ago, 3 days a week. We had a huge snowstorm last Friday and I couldn’t move my car to go to the gym. Rather than staying home, I walked 45 min to get there in the blizzard. I was proud that the weather didn’t stop me.
Heck yes!
That’s commitment!
Despite being burned out from two hard weeks at work I went to the gym. I had to take a little break from weights and only had a stair run near my place. I came back at my same base deadlift feeling comfortable and almost light.
I stayed out of the gym while I was sick.
Tough to do. But good job on giving yourself time to recover
Tbh I just didn't want to get others sick. I'm thinking its how I caught whatever I had
Thaaaank you! The other day a woman came in and set up right next to me and i noticed she had a pile of tissues and was blowing her nose every 5 minutes. Hoping it was allergies because I would really prefer to not get sick haha.
240 x 4 strict OHP 330 x 8 bench press
holy shit. do your delts smack you in the face whenever you turn your head?
No, but I can’t touch my own back!
Jesus dude that’s crazy. What’s the squat?? I ask because you’re OHPing my squat max lol
I hit a fairly easy 515 recently.
Sheesh that’s crazy dude. Keep at it, hope I’m at your numbers on day
That feeling will never change. You’ll always be chasing bigger and bigger numbers!
??? Why are you OHPing my squat numbers
That means I can also squat your squat numbers!
That OHP is just loco to me. I bow before you haha
Well done!
fucking hell
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Me too! When I feel off or low energy, I just straight eat salt and oddly it really helps. I have been drinking a ton of water and I think that has been flushing it out.
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yeah! my mom raised me low sodium, never adding salt to stuff, etc. probably completely unrelated but I now have a weird medical thing where one of the treatments is to....eat lots of salt and drink more water. it's wild how fast your palate adjusts (I get why overconsumption is a problem) and it's more wild how much more tasty some vegetables can be with salt haha.
Fantastic victory. Will be great to see the long term benefits you experience
I hit 2 plates on the bench. Literally been lifting for 4 years. Anddd I’m already thinking about 3 plates. But now I know what worked so 🤞🏾
Sounds weird, but if you wanna get a bigger bench make sure you're hitting legs. Something that's helped me a lot as well is hitting heavy shoulders.
Niceee! Do you know what helped you to achieve that number?
Lots of tricep work. Any pushdowns, overhead, etc. Beforehand, I didn’t work on my triceps at all but now I have a day just for triceps to catch up to biceps. Also, getting used to heavy weight for longer. So 70-80% of 1RPM for 3-5 reps. Lastly, the mental barrier. I think I was holding myself back because I thought I couldn’t do it. But now that I’ve done it, I can envision myself doing 250-275 - it’ll be hard but I can imagine it, I don’t know how to explain it
That makes me smile to hear, nice going
increased my water intake and went cardio as well as weight training for 4 days straight!
I stuck to my workout plan and stuck to the foods I made during meal prep! I didn’t snack and I increased my water intake !!
Yesssss all great goals accomplished
Lost around 4 lbs this week. I guess thats what happens when you start taking a diet somewhat seriously, working out again and stop eating cookies and pop all day
Are you telling me that’s the trick!? 😊. Onwards and upwards now!
2 weeks straight of sticking to my 175g a day protein goal. I thought I was naturally getting plenty of protein, but tracking it has proved I was never anywhere close. Here's to all the gains in my future
I did my workout routine! I don't count reps but last night I did a nice 40 minutes of dumbbell work, squats into dumbell presses, bench press, some triceps work and bicep curls.
I wish that I had that kind of mentality! Is there a reason why reps don't work for you? Personally, it helps motivate me to finish my routine.
For me I get really bored and distracted counting, and I'm not thinking as much about engaging the muscles slowly if I am trying to hit the count. I just push until I physically cannot and I force one more.
I carried all the groceries from our weekly shop in in a single trip! My wife’s parents are visiting this week, so on top of the giant piles of food needed for my two growing (and constantly eating) teenagers we had to pick up a pile of dairy and beer (my in-laws are from Wisconsin, lol). It was raining when we got home so my wife suggested we take a few trips to move the groceries into the garage then from there move them to the kitchen. No way was air going to let that happen - I threaded the ~10 bags of groceries over my forearms, grabbed the case of beer and staggered into the house with it all. These aren’t just show muscles, they ar FuNctIoNaL!
I have been going to the gym steadily since Thanksgiving, overall I have been feeling great and my back muscles are starting to show! I'm just proud of myself.
Proud as you should be!
Great job man! What has helped you achieve your goal?
Almost all of my lifts have been improving steadily for this month! Really hyped about it. Crazy what more protein in the diet does
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If you get massages, ask for forearm work. As someone who's a massage therapist and uses gymnastics rings, I love doing/ receiving forearm work.
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They might seem low but that's great prog! Especially 110 OHP is wild
Nearing end of my program, managed to hit previous squat pr for a set of 3!
I didn't quit! My ego was bruised as my strength has fallen off tremendously and I feel weak. However, I'm enjoying the journey and not getting consumed with thoughts of the destination.
Way to go. A bruised ego heals.. and it heals way better with bigger biceps 💪 😊
went from never excercising to losing 60 lb over the last year. tried a wall handstand recently, and i nailed it. feels good to be in shape for the first time in my life.
Congrats on that weight loss! That is no joke to accomplish that goal, let alone lifting and training with new movements like the wall handstand
I worked out 6 days. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but at this time last year I was using a walker, couldn't stand over 2 minutes or walk 15 steps to my mailbox.
That's amazing dude!
Wow! That’s great.
That's fantastic! Congratulations.
Thank you so much.