Fitness brag thread

sm_usagi

I couldn't find another thread solely for the little achievements at the gym you want to brag about, but are sure your Facebook friends are sick of hearing about!

I did 10 handstand presses in my bootcamp class this morning. My shoulders are feeling it now, but I felt so strong!

sugaree1202

^^Awesome!

I stomped so hard during one of the combos in my TurboFire class yesterday that I knocked all the picture frames off the mantle......twice! Doing most of the 55 minute class with minimal modifications was pretty big for me since I have limited use of my right foot.

sm_usagi

Hahaha, nice work!

JamieM8168

I did 15 burpees, ran a quarter mile and then did 15 more burpees at class Monday in under 10 minutes....and didn't die

koing

MP 85kg at 87.4kg. The last time I did 85kg I was 94kg!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V15tyPHAe74

I think bw within 4 weeks!

Koing

determined_erin

I've been hitting 20,000 steps every day this week!

melindasuefritz

GREAT JOB

missshyeviolett

Today was able to do the harder option during "round back" exercises in class- which are really freaking hard. You have to keep both legs totally straight- one pointing perfectly horizontally right above the floor and the other totally vertical while doing presses and stretches. Thought I was going to die but I did it!

JossFit

Awesome additions in here!

Yesterday I deadlifted 200 pounds, and did barbell hip thrusts with 225 pounds.

sm_usagi

Nice work everyone!!

It's definitely a good feeling to progress to the harder option!

Brandy1775

Great to see everyone hitting goals!! I went from 0-6 unassisted pullups in 5 weeks. My goal is to be at 10 by the end of July!

snookumss

The other day, my calorie burn was over 4000 calories which is supposed to be crazy for a girl, because I started walking all of my patrols at work (graveyard security guard) and staying on my feet and being very busy the rest of my day. Love it when I can show I work hard enough for those numbers and mfp only gave me a 2200 calorie burn at the same fitness level I'd have selected anyway! What a silly thing, but I could have been driving all my patrols as is normal!

CampMom10

I held a plank for 1:40. Took a 10 second break then went for another minute. I also called and found a sitter so I couldn't use that as an excuse for skipping out on Zumba.

DawnEH612

⬆⬆⬆ impressive! I went to valley forge national park for a walk, starting running and turned into Forrest Gump... i even ran some seriously steep inclines that used to make me winded just to walk! It was the first time i ever ran up those inclines and i even passed two younger guys on my way up!

grimendale

In two weeks, I run the Peachtree Road Race, which I promised myself I would do this year. I made that promise back when I was still at 40% body fat and unable to run half a mile without falling over gasping. It won't be my first 10k, but it is a major milestone for me.

holothuroidea

I managed a freestanding headstand. It lasted for half a second but it totally happened. My goal now is to hold it long enough for someone to take a picture (a picture that IS going on FB, I don't even care).

lambchristie

I've been hitting 20,000 steps every day this week!

WOW!! Really, 20,000 every day ... HOW?

lambchristie

through out the coarse of an 1/2 stretch of time I did over 200 crunches;
then at the end of my workout period I did another 100.
thinking i'll be feeling the abs about this time tomorrow night.

JamieM8168

I managed a freestanding headstand. It lasted for half a second but it totally happened. My goal now is to hold it long enough for someone to take a picture (a picture that IS going on FB, I don't even care).

Awesome. I have a goal of getting a photographed headstand too! ha

projectbam

When i was doing Push-Ups last night at the gym i realised i wasn't lifting my own body-weight .. i was actually pushing the Earth away from me.

pinkraynedropjacki

I have worked out every single day since Feb 8th 2012. I walk over 20km every day as well as doing a full workout that goes for 1.5 hours at least. I get over 30,000 steps on most days even though my personal minimum is 20,000. I never sit down for more than 5 mins at a time & even then only about 3-4 times a day. I sleep about 4 hours a night. I never cheat & never have a rest day.


All with a back injury & I lost almost 80lbs in 7 months.

pinkraynedropjacki

I have worked out every single day since Feb 8th 2012. I walk over 20km every day as well as doing a full workout that goes for 1.5 hours at least. I get over 30,000 steps on most days even though my personal minimum is 20,000. I never sit down for more than 5 mins at a time & even then only about 3-4 times a day. I sleep about 4 hours a night. I never cheat & never have a rest day.


All with a back injury & I lost almost 80lbs in 7 months.

Forgot to add a brag... I run 10km easy daily (not during winter cause my knees dont like the cold same as my back) but this is from a person who could not run 10 meters without puffing away. Took me about 3 weeks to go from running nothing to 10km. I do that now in 50 min flat.

missshyeviolett

I've been hitting 20,000 steps every day this week!

WOW!! Really, 20,000 every day ... HOW?

Seriously, I have only hit 17k twice and I was running around the city all day.

aakaakaak

I did my first non-kicking, straight-armed pull up on Monday...twice. I haven't been able to do that in maybe 15 years.

Then I went to the gym and upgraded to 150lb dumbbell bench press at 8 reps. Coincidentally, I'm now dumbbell deadlifting 150lbs just to get those 75lb bells into position.

SpringFever19

When i was doing Push-Ups last night at the gym i realised i wasn't lifting my own body-weight .. i was actually pushing the Earth away from me.

Hilarious.

pinkraynedropjacki

I've been hitting 20,000 steps every day this week!

WOW!! Really, 20,000 every day ... HOW?

Seriously, I have only hit 17k twice and I was running around the city all day.

It's not hard to hit 20k every day. Hitting 40k is the harder one. I got to 30k yesterday just to 'beat' someone on my fitbit list. If I got to 17k I would not stop doing anything till I got to 20k, I'm just ODD like that.

sheilastyle526

I finally caved in and became a Beachbody coach! I have struggled with weight loss since high school and these programs have really helped me lose weight, become stronger, and healthier. I have done P90X in the past and am about to finish Insanity now. Looking forward to T25 coming out and want to start a challenge group. Anyone interested?

Mjhnbgff

I climbed 307 floors in 60 minutes on the stepmill.

JamieM8168

When i was doing Push-Ups last night at the gym i realised i wasn't lifting my own body-weight .. i was actually pushing the Earth away from me.

Love it

sm_usagi

Bump! I was push-pressing 50lbs this week. Probably doesn't sound like a lot to some, but it's a PB for me! BOOYAH.

Alehmer

After doing 'Grese the Groove' training at work for a month, I can now do 4+ full-on Pistols (Single Leg Squats) on both legs.
IF these don't look tough, just give them a try!



I do 4 on each leg every hour at work, never did them outside of work, and the improvement was amazing!

http://humanmachine.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/grease-the-groove-for-strength

This is honestly one of the best strength building routines I have ever done (have done with a few things over the years) and NOTHING has shown more consistent results.