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You have a neurological disorder with pins and needles sensation, and want to remain as active as you can? Well, everyone is affected differently - but I'll chime in if it helps in any way. I lost the ability to walk one evening, it came on quickly as I started to realize I was having trouble writing and typing because of…
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My side-gig. Fancy backgrounds and smiles optional. Fitness not so optional.
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So my update: started day zero of the challenge able to do 5 good-form pullups, or 6 including a stressed final rep. At the end of W3, the program states I should be able to complete 9 pull-ups. W3 result: 5 max pull ups including a stressed final rep. In other words, no progress and likely regression instead. If I factor…
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Completed W3D1, and managing to still plug away at it. If I pay attention to the suggested rest periods between sets I should be able to complete this aggressive week (W3 looks aggressive!). Up to now I've been rotating to other stations in my workout routine between the pullup sets. The only bad news is that a busier than…
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mthwbrwn: I worry about this too, in reading ahead at future weeks' expectations. I've come across many "challenges" in the past that suggest things like "60 seconds plank yesterday? great, hold it for 2 minutes today and 4 minutes tomorrow," or "10 pushups yesterday? do 20 today!". Despite my misgivings, I just finished…
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gemiller87: smartbmicalculator.com puts me at 23.7 which roughly corresponds with other calculators as well. In my 30s I was fine doing regular situps *with* my feet held in place. I wasn't enjoying trying to break my recent situp/curlup plateau as part of my routine though, so I took another approach with the Ab-Carver…
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An interesting read through this thread. I set my mind in January 2019 that I wanted to accomplish as many pull-ups as I could when I was 17 (between 7-9, I think). Background: I’m 44, follow a non-strict healthy vegetarian diet, and had regressed in my exercise routine since a pinched nerve affected my left leg 3 months…
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Post workout shirtless selfie. Currently at a really stubborn pull-up / chin-up plateau. No, I don't live in paradise - that's a wall projection I use during workouts!
