GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)
Replies
-
Well no workouts for me this week, i do not want to risk any injury since i am still in the top14 for finals of the National Championship (currently at 8th place with 9 more people to play)
So crossing fingers i am making it to the finals on the singles event.
On doubles we are at 4th place, where there will be 7 going to finals, and it seems that spot for finals is pretty secure right now.
Also, my wife has had surgery, so i wanna be home as much as possible to take care of her, where i would normally workout during lunchbreak, we now have lunch together4 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »Well no workouts for me this week, i do not want to risk any injury since i am still in the top14 for finals of the National Championship (currently at 8th place with 9 more people to play)
So crossing fingers i am making it to the finals on the singles event.
On doubles we are at 4th place, where there will be 7 going to finals, and it seems that spot for finals is pretty secure right now.
Also, my wife has had surgery, so i wanna be home as much as possible to take care of her, where i would normally workout during lunchbreak, we now have lunch together
Fingers crossed for ya Gus. I hope your makes a fast recovery as well.1 -
With my son visiting from the Army, the family went out bowling together. Only got one game, first I've bowled in years, using house equipment at that.
The good news is I converted 9 spares, including a pair of splits.
The bad news was I needed to try for 9 spares, since I only recorded a single strike. Between trying to use a house ball with full-finger grip (very small hook), plus shoes which kept sticking when I tried to slide and darn near breaking my ankle each time, it was rather frustrating.
Felt good, though. Rekindled a desire to join a league with my wife, like we used to do when we were dating.1 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »Well no workouts for me this week, i do not want to risk any injury since i am still in the top14 for finals of the National Championship (currently at 8th place with 9 more people to play)
So crossing fingers i am making it to the finals on the singles event.
On doubles we are at 4th place, where there will be 7 going to finals, and it seems that spot for finals is pretty secure right now.
Also, my wife has had surgery, so i wanna be home as much as possible to take care of her, where i would normally workout during lunchbreak, we now have lunch together
That is so epic, Gus! Congrats on all your hard work and on how well you're doing so far! You're a winner in my book already!
Hope your wife recovers quickly from her surgery. So great that you're spending your lunch time with her. That's a man with awesome priorities in my book!2 -
Managed to do 8,8,10x255lb tonight for deads... 3,2,2x130lb for bench and 3x8x639lb for leg press. Bring on the gains!3
-
Week 8 of my bench press triplet protocol, where I started doing 10 triples at 60% of 1RM and every week add 5lb. Any week I fail to complete all 10 triples, the following week will have fewer triples to perform. Repeat until I am down to a single triple, then recalculate 1RM and see if it's changed.
Today was at 230, or 78% of 1RM. Ten sets up, ten triples down. Lifted heavier than last week, yet last week verily flew up, this week the final three sets were a real grind to complete. Not sure how much of the difference was the extra 5 lbs, how much was less than ideal sleep. I predict I may get another week completing all ten triples, but here very soon I will start to fail at the end and have to cut back the number of sets each week.2 -
The other day I came in from finishing my week-long yard maintenance project, exhausted, sat at the table to have a snack, and had a revelation. The food made me instantly feel better, possibly due to low blood sugar from all the work I had just completed, and it hit me: I bet I know what happened with my bench press session on Monday, the reason my set at 230 was so much more difficult than the prior week's set at 225. Amount of sleep was the same as was time of day, and yes, increased weight was a factor, but a far bigger factor was my diet.
In the five days leading up to my 225 day, my calories consumed nearly equaled my calories burned, with an average difference of 81 per day.
In the five days leading up to my 230 day, my calories consumed was far below my calories burned, with an average difference of 567 per day. Not because I was eating too little; I was eating a lot, including multiple days above 3000 calories on the day with 200g+ protein. But when I factor in how many calories I was burning, I should have been eating far more.
The net result was I had started an inadvertent cut, as evidenced by losing a couple pounds (some water weight, some bodyweight). This is the reason I did not want to stop my bulk before reaching a 315 bench, as a cut comes with strength reduction.
I will test this theory out by paying closer attention to my caloric balance between now and Monday when I bench 235 for triples. With all the labor intensive yard work done, it should be easy to balance the eaten/burned equation. If Monday goes off without a hitch, then I'll know.2 -
Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!1 -
The other day I came in from finishing my week-long yard maintenance project, exhausted, sat at the table to have a snack, and had a revelation. The food made me instantly feel better, possibly due to low blood sugar from all the work I had just completed, and it hit me: I bet I know what happened with my bench press session on Monday, the reason my set at 230 was so much more difficult than the prior week's set at 225. Amount of sleep was the same as was time of day, and yes, increased weight was a factor, but a far bigger factor was my diet.
In the five days leading up to my 225 day, my calories consumed nearly equaled my calories burned, with an average difference of 81 per day.
In the five days leading up to my 230 day, my calories consumed was far below my calories burned, with an average difference of 567 per day. Not because I was eating too little; I was eating a lot, including multiple days above 3000 calories on the day with 200g+ protein. But when I factor in how many calories I was burning, I should have been eating far more.
The net result was I had started an inadvertent cut, as evidenced by losing a couple pounds (some water weight, some bodyweight). This is the reason I did not want to stop my bulk before reaching a 315 bench, as a cut comes with strength reduction.
I will test this theory out by paying closer attention to my caloric balance between now and Monday when I bench 235 for triples. With all the labor intensive yard work done, it should be easy to balance the eaten/burned equation. If Monday goes off without a hitch, then I'll know.
You are probably on to something here. I really wish I was more in tune with my body to understand why some days I'm a total beast under the bar and other days just a little beastish. HAHA
I think your experiment with your triples has been a really neat thing to do, and while you may start "failing" some of the sets, I prefer to think of it as maxing out your reps. Nothing you do is failure!
1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Happy trails along the path of life and fitness, lady. Pity I only became introduced to you within the last few months.
Personally, I never used the newsfeed, so its loss means nothing to me. I will continue to use the logging and forums. I don't foresee my interactions here changing at all, unless I start to find myself only talking to myself due to all my regular interactees disappearing for greener pastures.0 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »Well no workouts for me this week, i do not want to risk any injury since i am still in the top14 for finals of the National Championship (currently at 8th place with 9 more people to play)
So crossing fingers i am making it to the finals on the singles event.
On doubles we are at 4th place, where there will be 7 going to finals, and it seems that spot for finals is pretty secure right now.
Also, my wife has had surgery, so i wanna be home as much as possible to take care of her, where i would normally workout during lunchbreak, we now have lunch together
Well this didn't go very well last sunday.
Where i played the qualifies a very good game, as bad it was last sunday with only a 189 average over 6 games.
I went from 8th place to 10th place (out of the 14 qualifiers) so still top 10 i guess, but i made terrible shots.
I was not feeling well the day before already, and was coming down with a cold, so that might have a little part in it, because not being 100% always throws my game off, but still, i made terrible spare shooting, missed probably 30% of my spares, where usually that is my strong part and i miss maybe 3-5%.
After the singles, i was also playing doubles, that went a little better, and we kept 4th place with only 42 pins behind the number 3.
Overall i am satisfied with my playing, and i have also learned a few things about my own bowling i can improve, so gonna work on that for next years edition.3 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Is Lose it only a app, or also a site with forum?
And i am glad i can follow you on IG as well Sandy, your video's/posts alwasy bring a smile to my face1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
You created on of my favorite threads here Sandy. I’ve enjoyed this thread and your Gifs. I’m not sure if the other site allows for creation of threads but if they do you should start the same thread there.0 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Is Lose it only a app, or also a site with forum?
And i am glad i can follow you on IG as well Sandy, your video's/posts alwasy bring a smile to my face
It's an app for logging and has a community with forums and a newsfeed. I think I like the logging and some of the extras better there, but it doesn't do gifs or pics like the forums do here. You just post links to google/amazon photos or ig content.
Thanks Gus!0 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
You created on of my favorite threads here Sandy. I’ve enjoyed this thread and your Gifs. I’m not sure if the other site allows for creation of threads but if they do you should start the same thread there.
This means a lot and I hope it keeps going. Would be nice to see others keep joining in and adding from time to time. I have also really enjoyed the dialog and lifting discussions we've had. It's definitely one of my fav threads! (but I'm kinda biased. Lol)
Thanks for the kind words Chris. That means a tonne to me!0 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »Minion_training_program wrote: »Well no workouts for me this week, i do not want to risk any injury since i am still in the top14 for finals of the National Championship (currently at 8th place with 9 more people to play)
So crossing fingers i am making it to the finals on the singles event.
On doubles we are at 4th place, where there will be 7 going to finals, and it seems that spot for finals is pretty secure right now.
Also, my wife has had surgery, so i wanna be home as much as possible to take care of her, where i would normally workout during lunchbreak, we now have lunch together
Well this didn't go very well last sunday.
Where i played the qualifies a very good game, as bad it was last sunday with only a 189 average over 6 games.
I went from 8th place to 10th place (out of the 14 qualifiers) so still top 10 i guess, but i made terrible shots.
I was not feeling well the day before already, and was coming down with a cold, so that might have a little part in it, because not being 100% always throws my game off, but still, i made terrible spare shooting, missed probably 30% of my spares, where usually that is my strong part and i miss maybe 3-5%.
After the singles, i was also playing doubles, that went a little better, and we kept 4th place with only 42 pins behind the number 3.
Overall i am satisfied with my playing, and i have also learned a few things about my own bowling i can improve, so gonna work on that for next years edition.
Sad to hear that you are disappointed, but still so impressed at how well you did! I am sure that feeling sick contributed to your performance, and given how much you were off on your spares, it's even more impressive that you still placed so well! Be proud Gus, you did great!
Congrats on the doubles standings too!
Is there still more to come? I'm over here (across the pond) cheering for you!0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
Sad to hear that you are disappointed, but still so impressed at how well you did! I am sure that feeling sick contributed to your performance, and given how much you were off on your spares, it's even more impressive that you still placed so well! Be proud Gus, you did great!
Congrats on the doubles standings too!
Is there still more to come? I'm over here (across the pond) cheering for you!
Thank you Sandy.
Considering this was my first major tournament this season, and actually since 2017, i should be happy with the result.
And no, the Championships are over now
1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It.
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something.
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Hi Sandy, I've been silently following along on this thread for a few weeks now (not coincidentally, I've started lifting free weights on a regular basis but am a looong way from posting any GIFs), and your lifts have been so inspiring! They didn't seem showoff-y to me, or maybe it's along the lines of the old saying, "It's not bragging if you can do it."
I have maybe two-three threads I feel closely connected to. Those are keeping me anchored here for now. I'd hate to see you leave MFP, though I get the frustration many people have been expressing these last few weeks. I lost my Newsfeed yesterday and I've been more sad about it than I anticipated. I also started a (free) Lose It membership but doubt I'll really switch over, at least not this summer.
Best of luck, whether you go or stay. ~Amanda1 -
Not a lift, but here's something different!
5 -
Those abs!1
-
2 -
amorfati601070 wrote: »
Well done! Skipping is sooooo not my forte!0 -
I remember as a kid entering a school competition for who could skip rope the longest without stopping. Came in third, IIRC, and it was approaching an hour straight.
These days, if I tried for more than about ten seconds I'd be gasping for air, lol.1 -
Week 9 of my bench press triplet protocol, where I started doing 10 triples at 60% of 1RM and every week add 5lb. Any week I fail to complete all 10 triples, the following week will have fewer triples to perform. Repeat until I am down to a single triple, then recalculate 1RM and see if it's changed.
Today was at 235, or 80% of 1RM. Ten sets up, ten triples down. As I had hoped, by increasing my caloric intake the last few days up to goal amounts, this morning felt far easier than last week, despite being heavier. As a scientist, I have to admit the possibility that last week was merely an "off" week and the calorie consumption was not a primary influence, but that does not support my position so I choose to move forward with my supposition that food provides energy, lol.1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Just as a fyi...this has been one of my favourite threads too! I am one of probably many lazy lurkers who looked forward to your posts and gifs and found them inspirational. You've NEVER come across as showy. I dont do IG/Tiktok/etc so wont be following anybody over there but good luck in whatever you do going forwards.3 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Not a lift, but here's something different!
Absssolutely Fabulous! 🤩1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Just as an fyi... with the newsfeed gone, my desire to come to MFP has waned a lot. I used to check in with my friends and then check in with the community and this thread. I don't feel like I connect as well in the community as I did with the people on my FL, and half the time my social anxiety makes me feel like my posts aren't received in the heart with which I post them.
I just find that it's so easy to get lost in the community/forums.
So... I am one of those exiles who DID sign up with Lose It. (There's a bunch of MFPeeps there already), and am working on building a community of friends there again. I even PAID for a premium membership (which I never did here). LOL
This one GIF thread has been a mini community for me, and I have truly cherished the conversations and interactions that have come out of it... but often I feel like maybe I'm overdoing my gifs and seeming like a showoff or something. Or maybe they're just not interesting (same old same old). (again - social anxiety for the "win").
It's why I've not shared as many gifs lately. I do share them on IG and TikTok, so they're there if anyone wants to see them (same username as here)
Anyhoo... I don't know that I can leave MFP entirely, but I may become less and less active.
Lots of love to you guys. I know some of you weren't my "friends" on the app, but I still consider you friends in my heart!
Just as a fyi...this has been one of my favourite threads too! I am one of probably many lazy lurkers who looked forward to your posts and gifs and found them inspirational. You've NEVER come across as showy. I dont do IG/Tiktok/etc so wont be following anybody over there but good luck in whatever you do going forwards.
I do find it hard to quit this place, though I get sad when I log in and see no feed. I do find the feed at Lose It nice and active and the food diary is pretty good too, so maybe I'll just keep coming back here for this feed! HAHA. I do have quite a few favourite peeps here.2 -
I have been finding it hard to get consistent workouts in with Baseball (Slo-Pitch) happening 2 (or 3) nights a week. I'm still trying to average 2 heavy sessions a week though and for the most part, I'm winning.
My knee does act up on me ever since ball started, but so far it just gets puffy and not painful.
I also took a line drive to the wrist and worried I might have broken something, but it turned out to be an ugly bruise only.
My last lift session (Monday) was week 5 (so 3x6 @ 85%)... so I just did this GIF instead.
I was happy with my deads - 6,6,7 @ 270lb. Bench seems to have lost some power, so I doubt I'll get a PR there (and I'm not surprised). Squat is about the same.
During ball season, I think I'll be content if I just maintain ground, and not lose.
4 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »I have been finding it hard to get consistent workouts in with Baseball (Slo-Pitch) happening 2 (or 3) nights a week. I'm still trying to average 2 heavy sessions a week though and for the most part, I'm winning.
My knee does act up on me ever since ball started, but so far it just gets puffy and not painful.
I also took a line drive to the wrist and worried I might have broken something, but it turned out to be an ugly bruise only.
My last lift session (Monday) was week 5 (so 3x6 @ 85%)... so I just did this GIF instead.
I was happy with my deads - 6,6,7 @ 270lb. Bench seems to have lost some power, so I doubt I'll get a PR there (and I'm not surprised). Squat is about the same.
During ball season, I think I'll be content if I just maintain ground, and not lose.
This montage needs the Rocky theme tune playing in the background!
3 -
Week 10 of my bench press triplet protocol, where I started doing 10 triples at 60% of 1RM and every week add 5lb. Any week I fail to complete all 10 triples, the following week will have fewer triples to perform. Repeat until I am down to a single triple, then recalculate 1RM and see if it's changed.
Today was at 240, or 81.3% of 1RM. Ten sets up, ten triples down. The grind is getting real, and I foresee a day very soon where I will fail to get all ten sets. But that day was not today!!1
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions