Goals for 2019?
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My 2019 goal is to run my first half marathon.5
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For me 2019 is going to be about balance and taking things easy.
I want to slow down and be less rushed and competitive. Enjoy life and savour things rather than bulldoze through them.
I want to find balance with food and exercise too. Go back to basics. Rather than spend a small fortune on gym equipment or obscure health foods, I want to work on cooking one more meal a week from scratch, eating a little less of the highly processes, sugar laden stuff and work on moving just a little more everyday.
Similarly I want to pay attention to my hobbies. Work takes over my life a bit and I feel like I don't have the time or energy for anything else (which is rubbish- there's about 10 hours a day when I don't need to be in work or asleep!). So painting more, getting out in the garden, baking....I want to make time for the things I enjoy that seem to have taken a back seat.
Making the most of my mornings seems to be the way to go (although waking up in the dark always feels unnatural!)2 -
1) change mindset to aid in rehabbing hip impingement—which means giving up or significantly delaying some bigger lifting goals (especially squat) and being consistent with my mobility program.
2) do an unassisted chin up. A pull up would be awesome.
3) successfully complete my nemesis green clamshell route at the climbing gym. I will beat you, even if I have to hang one handed from a side on grip to do it!
4) complete a Spartan Sprint with my husband
5) run a faster 5k with my son3 -
2019 I would like this to be my bench gains year.
I want to focus on upper body more and get some bench gains. I feel like it has been stuck at the same weight and not getting anywhere! But in 2019 I will make sure this changes 💪1 -
1. Get abs
2. DL - 400
3. Bench - 250
4. Squat - 300
5. Have a more consistent golf game (single digit handicap).
6. Stronger forehand in tennis.
Well I have to revise my bench goal. I was curious and did a 1RM on bench was, and I hit 250 a few days ago. Below are my new goals.
1. Get abs
2. DL - 400
3. Bench - 275
4. Squat - 300
5. Have a more consistent golf game (single digit handicap).
6. Stronger forehand in tennis.
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2018 was a good year. Lost 35lbs and went from 45lbs squat 55lb DL to 135lb & 165lb respectively.
Goals for 2019 are:
DL - 225lb (60lbs increase)
Squat - 185lb (50lbs increase)
Maintain my weight, +/- 5lbs.
These seem reasonable and reachable to me, and I honestly think I will surpass them but I don't want to set the bar so high that it is unreachable or make it where that is the only think I can work on all year to reach my goals.
Also eating healthier. I've started 2019 off well, we got a Ninja Foodi for Christmas and it was the spark I needed to change my food game. I have no excuses now, I can cook fabulous meat with hardly any effort. I used to be afraid to try to cook meat and I get distracted a lot with the kids, hard to keep an eye on something. Now I can stick it in the Foodi and it will be fine for a minute if I have to stop and clean a poop diaper my toddler pulled off. Veg is so good cooked in it too, it's fantastic.2 -
1. Drop the ten pounds I've gained through lazy maintenance tracking
2. Get my ab definition back
3. Do a pull up/improve shoulder mobility
4. Outlast the fittest gal at my gym more often than not 😂
5. Lower my resting heart rate from low 70s to low 60s1 -
Goals are:
Bench 160 lbs
Squat 220 lbs
Deadlift 270 lbs1 -
billkansas wrote: »So what's everyone's goals for 2019?
I'm going for the 1000 lb club once and for all at age 50 this year. My sub-goal is to do this while only hitting the gym twice per week. I'm quitting the "chase for abs" and all that junk and don't care if I have to bulk to 220 lbs (body weight) to do it. I've been chasing it for a over two years now but shoulder pain and illiac crest pain has been holding me back. We'll see what happens.
My additional sub-goals:
1. Quit tracking calories/protein daily (don't need this hobby taking over my life). Instead going to eat until I'm satiated (bulk) and eat less than (cut) with perhaps some calorie tracking every once in a while.
2. Quit checking my muscles or lack thereof via the mirror. If I'm getting stronger- all that matters (not a bodybuilder).
3. Just focus on eating and cooking healthy. Observe my next cuts during lent/advent, otherwise bulk slowly and get stronger.
4. Hit the gym twice per week (max). Any conditioning or other junk happens only if I'm playing with my kids: basketball, tennis, tag in the park, bike rides, hikes, etc.
5. Quit reading/posting on Myfitnesspal! I think I know enough now and just want to keep this hobby as a hobby and focus my limited time on what really matters!1 -
1. Jump rope for at least 2min+ consecutively
2. Lean bulk to 180 lbs
3. BF to 12%
4. 220+ bench
5. 240+ squat
6. 300+ Deadlifts0 -
To gain a minimum of 4kg of stage weight2
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2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.2 -
Loose 20 pounds1
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TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.2 -
letsgain01 wrote: »TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I considered myself an intuitive eater when I was in University. I did eat a lot of candy, microwaveable meals, fast food, I also ate nutritious meals, and it balanced out over time. I maintained my weight and felt great.4 -
letsgain01 wrote: »TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I considered myself an intuitive eater when I was in University. I did eat a lot of candy, microwaveable meals, fast food, I also ate nutritious meals, and it balanced out over time. I maintained my weight and felt great.
Me too. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I've had enough and maintain a weight of 57-58kg (162cm). My doctor, blood tests,and energy level all say I'm healthy.
If I want a cookie or loaded wedges or whatever I'll eat it. But I'm still eating wholefoods daily too. I just think I should eat less junk and more wholefoods and I'm working on it.0 -
letsgain01 wrote: »TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I considered myself an intuitive eater when I was in University. I did eat a lot of candy, microwaveable meals, fast food, I also ate nutritious meals, and it balanced out over time. I maintained my weight and felt great.
Considering yourself an intuitive eater doesn't make you an intuitive eater. And being an intuitive eater doesn't mean never eating junk. It means basing when and what you eat on how those times and foods make you feel: physically, mentally, and emotionally.0 -
letsgain01 wrote: »letsgain01 wrote: »TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I considered myself an intuitive eater when I was in University. I did eat a lot of candy, microwaveable meals, fast food, I also ate nutritious meals, and it balanced out over time. I maintained my weight and felt great.
Considering yourself an intuitive eater doesn't make you an intuitive eater. And being an intuitive eater doesn't mean never eating junk. It means basing when and what you eat on how those times and foods make you feel: physically, mentally, and emotionally.
What makes your definition the only one though? According to sources I have seen an intuitive eater is someone who "makes food choices without experiencing guilt or an ethical dilemma, honours hunger, respects fullness and enjoys the pleasure of eating" that fits what I did very well!5 -
letsgain01 wrote: »letsgain01 wrote: »TinyRaccoon19 wrote: »2019 is a year of new beginnings for me (10 year marriage ended last year).
Goals:
- Improve my eating. I'm an intuitive eater but half of it is junk
- Improve my sleeping. Aiming to go to sleep and wake up at a similar time each day, and get 7+ hours sleep each night (instead of 3-5 like I currently do).
- Be more consistent with going to the gym. Got more gym buddies. Got a program written for me by a PT.
- Be able to do unassisted pull ups/chin ups. Currently doing toe assisted pull ups/chin ups.
If half of what you eat is junk, you're not an intuitive eater. You eat whenever and whatever you want. I don't understand why intuitive eating has become so misunderstood. It's simple: you eat when you're hungry and the food you eat is based on how it will make you feel after eating it, minutes hours days and potentially even weeks later.
I'm not sure what you mean here. I considered myself an intuitive eater when I was in University. I did eat a lot of candy, microwaveable meals, fast food, I also ate nutritious meals, and it balanced out over time. I maintained my weight and felt great.
Considering yourself an intuitive eater doesn't make you an intuitive eater. And being an intuitive eater doesn't mean never eating junk. It means basing when and what you eat on how those times and foods make you feel: physically, mentally, and emotionally.
What makes your definition the only one though? According to sources I have seen an intuitive eater is someone who "makes food choices without experiencing guilt or an ethical dilemma, honours hunger, respects fullness and enjoys the pleasure of eating" that fits what I did very well!
I'm going by articles that have been published in the last month,that went in depth into what your definition really means.
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with eating what you want when you want. I'm just saying that if the way you eat stops at that, it isn't intuitive eating yet.0 -
billkansas wrote: »So what's everyone's goals for 2019?
I'm going for the 1000 lb club once and for all at age 50 this year. My sub-goal is to do this while only hitting the gym twice per week. I'm quitting the "chase for abs" and all that junk and don't care if I have to bulk to 220 lbs (body weight) to do it. I've been chasing it for a over two years now but shoulder pain and illiac crest pain has been holding me back. We'll see what happens.
How'd everybody do on the 2019 goals?
I went backwards a bit. I backed off my heavy squats/deadlifts and went on an extended cut to let my illiac crest/pain heal and I haven't gotten back to the weights I was using routinely back in 2017/2018. My shoulder is completely healed so my bench press is ok. I've also been working to get deeper in the squat to "below parallel"... this has accounted for a bit of the deload. My illiac crest seems to continue to bother me from time to time but it is more a fear (of what's wrong) than something that is actually stopping me from completing a rep or set.
I said I was quitting the "chase for abs" but I think I did cut too much... I got weaker. Conversely, my bulk didn't seem to help my strength at all.
I quit my gym membership and started working out in my cold, dirty garage. I've been good at hitting my two strength training workouts per week but now have more distractions and less motivation (am enjoying more time with kids outside though between sets).
The big question for 2020... start over with the linear progression beginner program or continue to fool myself that I am intermediate? It seems little depressing to go back to the old Starting Strength beginner program however this was where I was when I was at my best.
Thanks for reading and in advance for any advice or input you may offer.
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I am dialing it back this year. Goals are to get at least 3 lifting sessions in per week if I can. Eat a decent amount of protein. Don't go too overboard with the eating. Try to stay sane. Yea that's pretty much it!
I just found out I was pregnant (with #3) when I wrote this and had my baby in September. I am doing well. I dunno about staying sane, well, despite the chaos I think I'm doing ok !1 -
1. Get abs
2. DL - 400
3. Bench - 250
4. Squat - 300
5. Have a more consistent golf game (single digit handicap).
6. Stronger forehand in tennis.
1. Nope (back on the goals for 2020)
2. I did not get this.. I got injured and went Keto which killed it. But got 355.
3. I hit 255lb for my 1RM at 173lbs
4. Nope, hit 280 before I got injured
5. Didn't get to play much, but the few times I did play, I was in the mid 80s.
6. Yes... and a killer serve.3 -
Love reading these, is there a 2020 goals thread?2
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I am dialing it back this year. Goals are to get at least 3 lifting sessions in per week if I can. Eat a decent amount of protein. Don't go too overboard with the eating. Try to stay sane. Yea that's pretty much it!
I just found out I was pregnant (with #3) when I wrote this and had my baby in September. I am doing well. I dunno about staying sane, well, despite the chaos I think I'm doing ok !
Congratulations. I'm sure you're doing great. I remember when you posted this I thought your goals were a little vague for an expert like yourself- now I understand why! You're 2019 goals seem perfect for someone preparing for a baby. Babies bring some wonderful chaos.0 -
My goals are to
1 hit 10% or sub 10% bf
2 hit a 400lbs bench press. I feel I’m close may even be able to do it I just need a spotter( I have my own gym and workout at home)
3 do one hand pull ups for reps2 -
billkansas wrote: »I am dialing it back this year. Goals are to get at least 3 lifting sessions in per week if I can. Eat a decent amount of protein. Don't go too overboard with the eating. Try to stay sane. Yea that's pretty much it!
I just found out I was pregnant (with #3) when I wrote this and had my baby in September. I am doing well. I dunno about staying sane, well, despite the chaos I think I'm doing ok !
Congratulations. I'm sure you're doing great. I remember when you posted this I thought your goals were a little vague for an expert like yourself- now I understand why! You're 2019 goals seem perfect for someone preparing for a baby. Babies bring some wonderful chaos.
Thanks! Honestly I had no idea how the pregnancy would be. I really had to lower my expectations. Good thing since I was super sick the first three months.. but eventually got back in the gym and started eating better again.1
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