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Morning all. Wife's outta town until Saturday so my eating is probably going to suck. I suppose its better than drinking way too much. lol Cardio- 23 minutes ~3.3 avg 8.5 incline Strength- 10,8,5,4,3,3,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2 Yup, all bench. I think I'm going to give squating a shot on Saturday and see how it goes. Assessment-…
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Sounds like me! lol Good luck keeping at it!
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The Vitamin Shoppe house brand is decently priced and really close to Optimum Nutritions Gold Whey in protein/carbs/etc. Also Vitamin shoppe occasion runs online deals on ON Gold whey where you get 8lbs for like $50 which is a heck of a deal. Those are the only ones I really have experience with but they taste decent, mix…
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My bench sucks because I need to work on my shoulders and pecs more. Surprise huh? :smiley: Generally if you can't get the bar off your chest after bumping up 5-10lbs from a weight you can do cleanly it indicates weaker shoulders. If you get stuck half-way up towards lockout it generally indicates you need to strengthen…
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Morning all. No gym today as I had to take my wife to the airport. Assessment- Went out for burgers and a couple beers last night. Ended up about 500 over my daily target but nothing serious.
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Awesome job @McCloud33 ! The curling guy was fun people watching too! :smiley:
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If I can add 200 this year (which I think is doable for me) I'll be firmly in the club. Until then, I lurk....
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I got to the part where this makes sense. My head hurts and I am sad for humanity now.
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Not much. :lol: Most I've done is 205 but after this morning I know I can do more. Since I haven't actually done more yet: I bench 205.
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Happy birthday @ninerbuff!
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Yeah, this is what I was thinking too. I haven't hit 2x my BW on deads yet much less multiple reps. Much less 25 reps! lol That's super impressive.
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Between 90-120 seconds on average I'd say but I should actually check. I do a set, set up plates for next set, walk a circuit around the weight area which takes 20-30 seconds, then reset myself on the bench take a few deep breaths and go.
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Good morning everyone! Got a bit more sleep last night, not totally caught up, but it was a good day at the gym. Going a bit batty not being able to squat but its only a few more days. cardilol- 30 minutes treadmill 3.2mph average 8.5 incline Bench- Just calling my strength workout bench today. I'm ready for my regular…
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Today was a good day. I'm getting restless from not squatting but what can ya do? Only a few more days. Didn't quite get as much sleep as I wanted, a half-hour or so more than usual, but still not nearly enough to make up for Sunday night. Also was ~300-350 low on calories. However thanks to Electric Wizard's seminal album…
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Awesome job! The year of lifting certainly helped it go smoother and with no straps! So much motivation in this thread!
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Thanks! It'd make sense to actually use my phone for some of the things it can do besides play games occasionally. lol
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Great videos in here! I'll hafta have my wife take some of me sometime. I should for form purposes anyway. How do you all get videos of yourself solo? Just sorta prop the phone somewhere and edit all the prep out later?
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Happy monday anyone following this. Had a minor procedure last week so only got 3 days in and I won't be squatting this week just to make sure everything heals up properly. Sore from sitting on my *kitten* for 3 days. Tired as hell because my brain decided I needed to wake up at 2:45 and not go back to sleep. Great first…
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Wow, congrats @brandiuntz ! Finally could get back to the gym today. I was starting to go stir crazy at home not being able to do anything. Still kept it light and will be doing so for the rest of the week. Cardio-35 minutes on treadmill ~3mph ~8 incline Strength- facepulls 3x10 bench- 10,7,5,4,3,2,1,1,1,1 Assessment-…
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If you're interested, do it now! If you still have about 30lbs to lose I wouldn't worry too much about changing your eating habits when you start lifting. Your body has plenty of fuel to spare and as a "new" lifter (even if you once lifted a lot years ago) your body will probably respond well to the stimuli. If you…
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Nothing super major but since I was slacking its helping. A little bit of static stretching for hamstrings & calves. Then I do something where I kneel and put 1 foot on a bench, the other foot out, then twist towards the foot that's out, hold 2-3 seconds, go back, repeat about 10x side. Then I do this stuff:…
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Happy Wednesday all! Last day working out this week for me as I'll have to take it easy for a few days after tomorrow. Monday I'll be back at it though. Cardio: No time. I'm tired of this weather. Strength: Squat-10,10,10,7,5,3,2,1,1,2 Bench-10,7,5,4,3,2,2,1,1,1 Assessment: Calories on target yesterday. A few grams under…
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I'm tired of it being cold and making me later to the gym so I'm not getting any cardio or accessory work in. Ah well, those things aren't what this is about right now anyway. Squat: 135x10 155x10 185x10 205x7 215x5 225x3 235x2 245x1 255x1 245x2 Bench: 135x10 155x7 165x5 170x4 175x3 180x2 185x2 190x1 195x1 195x1 No…
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Tuesday Squat: 135x10 155x10 185x10 205x7 215x5 225x3 235x2 245x1 255x1 245x2 Bench: 135x10 155x9 165x5 170x4 175x3 180x3 185x2 190x1 195x1 200x1 2-190x1 No time for accessories today sadly. Stupid weather. Thought I felt tired but apparently not. The 245x2 involved probably 5 seconds of standing rest under the bar as I…
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Happy Tuesday folks. Hopefully its nicer outside wherever you are than it is here. Brrrrr Cardio- No time for it today. Booo weather. Strength- Bench: 10,9,5,4,3,3,2,1,1,1,1,1 Squat: 10,10,10,7,5,3,2,1,1,2 Assessment- Ended up ~200 over on target calories because I was low on protein so of course grabbing a bag of chips to…
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Apparently it was hiding in my gym bag the whole time. I don't know how as I was SURE I emptied the sucker and its not that big. Oh well, no complaints that its found! lol
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I just got a set of tony komo knee sleeves and EliteFTS elbow sleeves. I have somehow already lost one of the elbow sleeves but I bought them a size too small anyway so I'll just get the right size now. Anyway, only having used the TK sleeves 3 times now I gotta say I like them so far. Keep my knees nice and warm and…
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Yup, sounds like you need a new program. Your muscles have gotten used to what you're doing and you aren't doing enough volume to force past where you're at it sounds like. 2x a week isn't an awful lot to be going to the gym, you'd probably see more results going 3x, but 2x is better than none and you should still be able…
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I don't hold the bar but I hold the HRM handles sometimes. Running on a treadmill is murder for me focus-wise so I can understand those that might want to hold the bar so as not to launch themselves off.
