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I can't believe no one's made a new one since the old one purged?

Got a video of me doing squats tonight. But since this topic is about everyone, I'm not going to have a video of myself plastered on the OP. Later, about noon, I shall.

Those of us that regularly post in there are strangely lazy about making new topics
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Anyway, hurt my lower back this morning doing bent over rows. Immediately stopped so I cut my workout a little short. We'll see how crippled I am later. Atm I'm able to get around well enough but things like putting socks on are troublesome. Thankfully tomorrow is a rest day. I dont see it bothering me more than a week but less is better.

Week in review: Diet went okay. Definitely ate under maintenance but also drank a ton of water because it's suddenly in the 80s. My weight more or less stayed the same.

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I have lost almost 30 pounds since early 2020. Lost 3 or 4 inches off my waist to a 31 inch waist.

Been running pretty steady the whole time and will hit 100 miles for May.

Couple months back started daily pushups and pullups. Went from 25 to 45 pushups and from 1 (ugh) to 7 pullups.

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225 lbs (102 kg) -- my 3rd set of 5!

https://youtu.be/d9ffHq2YRWQ

I've been consistent in the gym for not quite 7 weeks now, after being inconsistent for 5 years.

Holy fuck! I just did 50 pushups for the first time

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bsp77 posted...

Holy fuck! I just did 50 pushups for the first time

In one set? That's awesome!

Metal_Bug posted...

In one set? That's awesome!

Yeah. And thanks! My 11yo daughter was watching me and thinks I am insane.

You can clearly lift a lot more than me lol

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Today is deadlift day, I need to lift 312.5

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Damn that's the hardest pull I've had since I started lifting a year and a half ago. I never had a problem breaking the bar off the floor until now at 312.5. the only struggles I've had were at lockout. That wasnt an issue today though

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Balrog0 posted...

Damn that's the hardest pull I've had since I started lifting a year and a half ago. I never had a problem breaking the bar off the floor until now at 312.5. the only struggles I've had were at lockout. That wasnt an issue today though

Reading this is like a different language lol

I don't lift, obviously. But congrats on the accomplishment

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I haven't lifted weights in over a year due to the pandemic. But i'm finally going back to enroll around sometime next week.. finally.

Yet i've been doing soccer fitness for a year now (going to my local park). Sometimes doing pushups and such.

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eating a burger rn

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bsp77 posted...

Reading this is like a different language lol

I don't lift, obviously. But congrats on the accomplishment

Thanks man. It just means I had trouble picking the bar off the ground but I didn't have trouble straightening my back after that lol

MaddenDude-- posted...

eating a burger rn

Bout to eat some nachos

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bsp77 posted...

You can clearly lift a lot more than me lol

Perhaps. I doubt I could do 50 push-ups with strict form, though. You might think that because I can outlift you means I should be able to do more push-ups, but that's not necessarily true.

I'm used to doing heavy work with no more than 5 reps, so my body has developed more slow-twitch muscle fibers. If you're a rep beast, then yours has developed more fast twitch fibers. At least I think it works that way if I'm not mistaken. Either way, by this point, your body will be built to lean more towards endurance work than mine. Whereas mine is built to go Elder Scrolls orc berserk mode just a few times.

Balrog0 posted...

Damn that's the hardest pull I've had since I started lifting a year and a half ago. I never had a problem breaking the bar off the floor until now at 312.5. the only struggles I've had were at lockout. That wasnt an issue today though

My issue is keeping my back straight. I can do 285 for 5 reps no problem. 290, I can't even keep my back straight on the first rep. I believe I've hit my plateau.

Metal_Bug posted...

Perhaps. I doubt I could do 50 push-ups with strict form, though. You might think that because I can outlift you means I should be able to do more push-ups, but that's not necessarily true.

I'm used to doing heavy work with no more than 5 reps, so my body has developed more slow-twitch muscle fibers. If you're a rep beast, then yours has developed more fast twitch fibers. At least I think it works that way if I'm not mistaken. Either way, by this point, your body will be built to lean more towards endurance work than mine. Whereas mine is built to go Elder Scrolls orc berserk mode just a few times.

Well, to be fair, my form faltered on the last several pretty bad. Before that though, it was a straight back with my nose brushing the ground. It really is torture. I'd rather run 7 miles than any form of actual working out.

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Cardio today. 60 minutes on treadmill. Also walked a mile to the store (and a mile and a half back) to buy something instead of driving the short distance.

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I did short 30 minute easy run tonight. I would have gone longer, but it looked like it was going to rain. Yesterday was a lot harder. I would like to do a race, but the 2 local ones I think of still appear to be cancelled due to lockdowns.

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Just did 16 sets of abs and 16 sets of booty exercises! That's going to be a four-day-per-week occurrence until I go to the beach in about a month. That doesn't include my main lifting days that I will still do 3 days per week.

My vertical jump went up for the first time since September

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I am happy I got a 6.5 mile run in today, so only need 11 more to hit 100 for May

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Got up to 19 minutes of jogging yesterday, will continue to gradually increase it as I am worried about injuries.

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Ran 1 mile in the morning 3 days in a row, 5 total days in the last week. Did chest saturday, back sunday, legs this morning.

Ate a protein/blueberry shake (homemade)
Ate a chicken salary sandwich
Ate a homemade chicken salad for dinner with spinach, broccoli, carrots, avocado

Now I'm eating queso and chips lol

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I recently got this machine, but I don't know if I'm using it correctly or not, tbh

https://i.imgur.com/TFeydOm.png

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I just ate ice cream now.

Alright I need to get serious. Set a weight goal and count calories like I used to do.


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MaddenDude-- posted...

I just ate ice cream now.

Alright I need to get serious. Set a weight goal and count calories like I used to do.

You can do it. Worth it when you hit your goal

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work is just so goddamn brutal. You guys ever hear about medical residency being tough, well medical fellowship is a whole different animal.

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Took some glamor shots of me at my job doing my workout

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Look at this sexy trumpet beast

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You just made the trumpet super phallic. Thanks for that! Lol

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Ohp went well today, 120x4

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I have one month until the beach. I'm confident I'll have a presentable amount of muscle mass by then (hell, I already do), but I definitely want my belly to be smaller, with abs as visible as possible. So today I started tracking my macro nutrients.

Holy shit, I've been eating WAAAYYYY too much! To put it vaguely, without going into detail about macro nutrients, I could eat about 800-1000 fewer calories than I have been, based on a rough estimate of my lean body mass.

My new diet will be to shoot for this every day:

Calories: 2220
Protein: 180g
Fat: 60g
Carbs: 240g

Balrog0 posted...

Ohp went well today, 120x4

Nice. I'm supposed to do that same amount of weight for 3 sets of 5 tomorrow.

Metal_Bug posted...

Nice. I'm supposed to do that same amount of weight for 3 sets of 5 tomorrow.

Hell yeah dude, that's strong as hell. I can't even do it for 5 once.

Just got done with mah squats, 235x8, 265x6, 282.5x3 then I did some goblet squats with 55 lbs

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Hell yeah. Fitness topic. I've been cutting these days. Going on a ruck run later today, despite hitting legs yesterday, because I hate myself.

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My back is probably well enough to workout today but I think I'm just going to do a rest week instead and heal up properly. Plus my air conditioner conked out and I won't have a replacement until this weekend. The idea of lifting in muggy weather is unappealing. I'll just leave my workout at walks and those trumpet curls.

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Did Kroc rows with a 160 lb dumbbell for 20 reps, forgot how brutal these are.



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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Did Kroc rows with a 160 lb dumbbell for 20 reps, forgot how brutal these are.

Fucking motivator. I'll have to remember this pic next time I wake up and feel like being a lazy sack of shit.

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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Did Kroc rows with a 160 lb dumbbell for 20 reps, forgot how brutal these are.

I've never done Kroc rows, but I know the form usually isn't super strict on them. I'm sick of screwing up my back with poor form on bent over barbell rows and want to switch to db ones to avoid injuries.

With the Krocs would you think im more likely to injure my lower back than standard ones? Or would that arm stabilizing me be plenty to not have to worry about it? I've never had db rows as part of my regular routine either so I'm not sure how much difference this makes.


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Gurifisu posted...

Fucking motivator. I'll have to remember this pic next time I wake up and feel like being a lazy sack of shit.

Funny, I felt exactly like that when I did them, lol

Jiek_Fafn posted...

I've never done Kroc rows, but I know the form usually isn't super strict on them. I'm sick of screwing up my back with poor form on bent over barbell rows and want to switch to db ones to avoid injuries.

With the Krocs would you think im more likely to injure my lower back than standard ones? Or would that arm stabilizing me be plenty to not have to worry about it? I've never had db rows as part of my regular routine either so I'm not sure how much difference this makes.

I'd recommend starting with standard dumbbell rows and working your way to a decently-heavy weight before killing yourself with Kroc rows. You're right, the form is pretty loose for the purpose of banging out more reps. You want to have a good base on yourself before doing something like that.

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Balrog0 posted...

Hell yeah dude, that's strong as hell. I can't even do it for 5 once.

Just got done with mah squats, 235x8, 265x6, 282.5x3 then I did some goblet squats with 55 lbs

You must have a stronger lower body than I, then. Assuming you're going parallel with your squats.

Is Pow Pow the designated beast of CE?

So, how about the day after I start tracking my macros, they give us a pizza party at work. Lol. I didn't want to be "that guy" so I indulged in three slices and a Dr Pepper. Since I already had a carb-heavy breakfast, I'm already past my carb limit. I can have nothing but tuna, protein shake, and eggs for the rest of the day.

Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Did Kroc rows with a 160 lb dumbbell for 20 reps, forgot how brutal these are.

Bro I would be careful doing those especially with heavy weight Jeff Cavalier (Athlean X on YouTube, physical therapist and personal trainer) says those are high risk for developing a hernia for whatever reason.

@Pow_Pow_Punishment You are strong as fuck tho.

Sabio posted...

Bro I would be careful doing those especially with heavy weight Jeff Cavalier (Athlean X on YouTube, physical therapist and personal trainer) says those are high risk for developing a hernia for whatever reason.

@Pow_Pow_Punishment You are strong as fuck tho.

I want to respect that athlean X guy but I just get massive goober energy from him. He's like the broscience version of Scooby.

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Getting back into serious business with my diet. No more sweets/ice cream.
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