Current Events > How are your fitness goals coming along, CE? Part III

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only hit 25 miles last week. starting to socialize with some real life people again.

wondering what's going to happen to my mileage if everything goes fully back to normal. i'm going to add 2 gym days into the week and probably at least 1 social day. i'm probably fine with 20 miles per week if i can maintain sub-20 5k/5:30 mile off of that

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Back up to 445 for 1 on squat. My back felt tight today so I didnt push it too much...until I went straight leg DL 315. If I keep going up like this Ill be over 500 by mid-July. I was at 545 before my injury.

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Im giving up on lifting because its been 7 years and it doesnt even look like I lift at all

genetics matters

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I don't feel like biking today... Might skip and be lazy

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Well my gym has opened up again so I've basically started over with exercise, doing nub stuff, upper body on sat and legs yesterday. Will do back tomorrow. I'm focusing on strength training.

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I didn't skip today but I did take it pretty easy. Only 7.21 miles

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im 3 days no workout since i went into the office yesterday so im itchin to get back today

Weighed in 248.1 this morning.

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5/11: 26:52
5/14: 26:05
5/21: 25:35
5/24: 25:32
6/3: 25:17
6/9: 24:46

Pleased with today's 5k! I feel like I'm finally getting over the first hump. After a month, I've shed 2 minutes. 5 months to knock off 9 more, but every minute will get harder. Prognosis: not favorable.

Great chest workout tonight...back up to 425 for 1. Couldve done two, but my left shoulder has been feeling off the past couple weeks. Also inclined 365 for 1.

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How do I be strong like you

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Balrog0 posted...

How do I be strong like you

Eat your vegetables, take your vitamins, and say your prayers every night, brother!

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So like I said I'll never be strong

Today is a rest day for me so I'm taking it easy

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Oof might have some fish and chips for dinner

Extra chips

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Do bowflex strengthen/builds muscle or just tone it?
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2 weeks left until im done with insanity and i can be a fatass again
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Pulled 445 on deadlift before I absolutely slaughtered my back. Got all my main lifts up about 50lbs in three weeks, so while the actual numbers arent great the progress makes up for it. Next week is a deload week before getting back at the heavy stuff.

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lol meanwhile I'm working on a cool 170 pounds for my deadlifts
will probably move up to 180 soon
but I did run a 6:49 mile!

V-E-G-Y- posted...

Do bowflex strengthen/builds muscle or just tone it?

Bowflex can work just fine for building muscle. It's not much different than resistance bands in essence. Like, you're not going to use it to get up to benching 400lbs like some of these dudes but it's perfectly fine for most people's needs.

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scorpion41 posted...

Pulled 445 on deadlift before I absolutely slaughtered my back. Got all my main lifts up about 50lbs in three weeks, so while the actual numbers arent great the progress makes up for it. Next week is a deload week before getting back at the heavy stuff.

Nice work. I just had to spot a guy in the gym doing 405 on incline then he proceeded to do 405 flat. Incline and shoulder press were just things I could never figure out. I'm about to bench 405 yet can barely incline 275 and barely strict overhead 200.

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Welp, it looks like they aren't going to reopen my gym. I got an email saying that a number of the gyms will be closed permanently.

They are opening other gyms in my area under strict restrictions but they are open from 6am-8pm, which sucks for me as I work nights and usually go into the gym around midnight :(


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Well, I feel like I'm starting to readjust. A week ago, I couldn't finish a 3x5 on squats @185lbs. Finished 4x5 @205lbs today with ease. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get back above 300.
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NightMarishPie posted...

Nice work. I just had to spot a guy in the gym doing 405 on incline then he proceeded to do 405 flat. Incline and shoulder press were just things I could never figure out. I'm about to bench 405 yet can barely incline 275 and barely strict overhead 200.

My shoulders have always been super strong. I was inclining almost 455 before I cut weight, and I could military press 315 for reps. But my bench always hovered between 485-495. I hit 500 once a few years back.

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Deadlifts can permanently damage your back. Happened to my dad.

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Im sure, if you do them wrong.

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I know your guys anxiety is probably through the roof but the gym is one of the last places I'd want to go to right now. The coronavirus is still wreaking havoc amongst society and can be spread through the air, do you really want to be at a place where a bunch of strangers meet and breath really heavy for an extended amount of time?

Be smart, workout outside or at home. There are other things you can do besides free weights and machines.

I won't be going near any gym til at least November.

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lincoln002 posted...

I know your guys anxiety is probably through the roof but the gym is one of the last places I'd want to go to right now. The coronavirus is still wreaking havoc amongst society and can be spread through the air, do you really want to be at a place where a bunch of strangers meet and breath really heavy for an extended amount of time?

Be smart, workout outside or at home. There are other things you can do besides free weights and machines.

I won't be going near any gym til at least November.

My gym is 24 hours so the people are spread thin. You might have 10 people at the most in there at once.

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lincoln002 posted...

I know your guys anxiety is probably through the roof but the gym is one of the last places I'd want to go to right now. The coronavirus is still wreaking havoc amongst society and can be spread through the air, do you really want to be at a place where a bunch of strangers meet and breath really heavy for an extended amount of time?

Be smart, workout outside or at home. There are other things you can do besides free weights and machines.

I won't be going near any gym til at least November.

Cool

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I think i've been miscalculating my TDEE. I think I overestimated by about 200 calories a day or so. I dropped my calorie goal and added cardio twice a week. Its just hard to figure out when I should do cardio cuz I'm doing legs twice a week. Overall my body looks better in the mirror, but weight is stuck at 180 lbs. Its been about 7 weeks of lifting so far. I've essentially done a recomp inadvertently while failing a cut.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Bowflex can work just fine for building muscle. It's not much different than resistance bands in essence. Like, you're not going to use it to get up to benching 400lbs like some of these dudes but it's perfectly fine for most people's needs.

Cool, thanks. I don't want to become a huge bulky bodybuilder but i do want to build some extra muscle.

All I've had so far was a bench and a few dumbbells
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My mom said I'm getting "definition in [my] arm muscles". I'm gonna ride that high for the next month.
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It's a heavy (for me) day but I'm so darn busy idk when I'll lift

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Smithmachine shoulder pressed 335 twice today. It felt...nice.

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Down about 20 lbs from my start date 4ish months ago. Right on trajectory for weight loss. Squatted 405 lbs for singles 2 days ago with a 90 degree bend in the knee, no wraps. I'm super tired all the time, but it's working!

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had our second crucible today

75 burpees
75 arnold presses
75 jump lunges
75 chest press
75 plank archer rows
75 goblet squats
75 each leg of those little hop jump things on one leg from a sprint position
and i think one more

with 30 seconds of plank crawls in between each exercise

feeling pretty toasty

I got my squat up to 225 today, did 2 sets of 8 reps at that after 6 warmup sets starting at 110.

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nice - i wish i could squat heavier but my legs always seem to hurt. I went like 4 good years of basically sitting for 8 hours a day before switching to a stand up desk (+another 2.5 hours of commute, which is gone now that im WFH)

slowly building back my hamstrings

I did one set of 192.5x5 on squat
145x4 on bench

Weighed in at 157.6

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My mile time was 9:09 tonight! Shaved a full minute off in only 2 weeks!

Ran 10x400m with 60s rest

1-82
2-83
3-84
4-80
5-83
6-82
7-83
8-83
9-83
10-84
Avg - 82.7

This is actually known as a really good mile predictor workout. The avg pace of your 400s will be very close to your mile pace. I ran 5:30 the other week, which is 82.5, so almost spot on.


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Managed to get in a bike ride as well. All over downtown and into an easier single track. Couldn't begin to guess the distance, but total ride time was 97 minutes. I need to get a Garmin.

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Fuck I'm in an awful mood today. I honestly wish it was a weight day. Get less aggro

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gf agreed to let me use her as a squat weight

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Finally attempting to get back in the swing of things. Today ended the first week of my return to lifting since life calmed down a bit.

I changed the exercises a bit and I'm starting at the 21 lb. mark with my dumbbells. Arms were sore for a few days, but as today goes on, they don't feel so bad anymore.

Alright, time to spend summer focusing on getting better at this. And hopefully acquire a proper bench at some point. I am finished with heavy cardio focus to lose weight so I'm letting work take care of light cardio requirements I set. Anytime work is slow or doesn't have me move enough, I will be getting on the treadmill at home after work before bed.

Welp, it's good to be back. And on the bright side, I have plenty of protein supplements left to help this time. Off to work soon.

You guys keep up the good work I see in here.

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Are any of you guys back in the gym yet?

Crushed arms today. Weekend off before I deload next week.

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Bike went okay but I'm still pissed off

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Gym opened today

good god I lost so much strength

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Hiked 8 miles today.

I'm really beat.

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