The Fitness Thread

[Psychoblue]

Quarantine forced me to stop making excuses and go all in with my workout routines, whether it be stretches, aerobics, heavy weights, cardio or overarching physical activity.  I taught myself how to cook delicious healthy food too. 

 

How's everyone holding up as we reach the end of the COVID mess and vaccines start to roll out?  

[Darc_Requiem]

I need to start working out but I've changed my diet, cut out fast food, reduced calories, cut my sugar intake and I've gone from 259lbs to 231lbs. I literally have to buy some more belts because I can't tighten my belt anymore (out of holes). Went from 40" pants to 36" pants. My waist is actually smaller than 36".

 

 

[Psychoblue]

Yeah, the quarantine forced me to change my diet too.  I can't really say I lost weight but I definitely became leaner overall.  I'm still about the same weight but I can tell a lot of it is muscle density making up for it.  For now I'm staying active and continuing to show discipline.

 

Home cooking is also something that can improve self-confidence.  You see these neat looking food items in magazines and menus and then you up and make it yourself, you don't burn your house down, it tastes amazing and it's way better for you.  It's godlike.  

 

I pulled my MCL a couple of weeks ago so I've fallen off big time on my squats.  I've been gradually stressing my quads again so I can not fall off too hard with I fully heal, and I'm confident I can make myself stronger than before.  

 

The weight truck before this injury was one of my favorite new things to do post-quarantine.  It's extremely motivating to have the weight truck at max resistance with 6 45s stacked upon it and to be able to do laps with it.  Even the trainers were in awe.  I'm proud that I was able to keep pace and even improve my performance during quarantine.  The metal hook of my resistance bands broke off earlier this week during my lunch break workout, so I still gotta hook up the new stuff.  

 

 

[Jurassic]

Quit the gym as soon as COVID hit, so I have been relying on changing my diet, doing more activities outside and using resistance bands. The diet change was easy since I gave up eating out. Now I cook for myself more and only have takeout twice a month. Resistance bands I try to do everyday, but I don't do as much cardio as my old gym routine.

 

I am planning to get an exercise bike to do more cardio because I highly doubt I will be going back to the gym in 2021. I am fine-tuning a consistent routine that keeps me active.

[Darc_Requiem]

Oh I did my weekly weigh in this morning. 228 now 😀

[Psychoblue]

My knee I think is almost totally healed up.  Gonna do some squats before bed tonight.  

[Darc_Requiem]

Hey man, don't push yourself too hard. Be mindful of your knee. 

[Psychoblue]

Just now, Darc_Requiem said:

Hey man, don't push yourself too hard. Be mindful of your knee. 

Just some stretches and aerobics.  if I can get through them well enough tonight, then tomorrow I'll try something more in line with old routine.  

 

Here's how we're looking now 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Psychoblue

[Darc_Requiem]

I checked my waist. I'm right at 36". So I had to buy a 34-38 belt. But I was wearing a 40-44, so I'm not complaining. How's the knee holding up @Psychoblue

[Psychoblue]

1 hour ago, Darc_Requiem said:

I checked my waist. I'm right at 36". So I had to buy a 34-38 belt. But I was wearing a 40-44, so I'm not complaining. How's the knee holding up @Psychoblue

Minor soreness but at the very least I can do squats and deep squats again like I used to.  It's gonna be a matter of pushing myself little by little until I know we're ready to go farther than where we were before the injury.