The Fitness Thread

[Vhozite]

Not really progress related but I’m very slowly starting to get compliments. People occasionally make comments on my improving physique and it makes me feel really good. I’m still nowhere close to where I want to be weight wise but it’s nice that people can at least tell I work out.

 

Only thing is that it makes me feel retroactively bad about how I used to look 

[purbeast]

On 3/24/2021 at 7:26 PM, Vhozite said:

I’ve been going to the gym for the last couple weeks (on week 3 or 4 now) and I really enjoy it. Usually I go Mon.-Thurs. but I’m thinking about going Saturday also. Is 5 days too much?  I feel like I lose progress resting for 3 days straight.
 

 

You aren't going to lose progress in those 3 days at all.  I've been going to the gym mon-thurs for like the past decade and it's been just fine.

[Darc_Requiem]

I started slacking, thankfully I haven't put on any weight. I got back on my push up grind. I'm to busy at work to work in pushups though the the day. I'm going have to cram them into my free time at home. 

[Vhozite]

This has nothing to do with anything but the ladies running in the Olympics are all fine as shit. Lawd Jesus abs everywhere 

[OPTIMUS124]

Since this got brought back to the top. Dropped 25 lbs since April (intentionally). Right now I've just been running as my aerobic system was complete trash. My progressions for cardio so far. 

5X a week on average - 

 

April -  Walk 1 hr a day

May - Walk/Run in heart rate Zone 2-3 for distance (5K). 

June - Walk/Run in heart rate Zone 2-3 for distance (5K) and time. (sub-50)

July - Walk/Run in heart rate Zone 2-3 for distance (4 miles) and incorporate HIIT (at least once a week) via 10 intervals of 1 min running. As a side, I'm able to do a 5K sub 39 min now. 

August - Same a July but increase distance by 10%. 

 

My goal now is to increase the distance but keep the same time. 

 

Now that I feel better, I am adding resistance training back into the mix. I'm gonna spend the weekend making a routine of sorts. 

Edited July 31, 2021 by OPTIMUS124

[ssjgoku45]

On 3/13/2021 at 10:28 AM, Lord Vega said:

I have 9 exercises that I cycle through throughout the day.  I do these exercises whenever I feel like it in this sequence:

 

1. Pushups: 40 reps.

2. Pullups: 7 reps.

3. Shoulder Presses: Two 25 dumb bells for 25 reps. 

4. Curls: Two 25 pound dumb bells for 20 reps. 

5. Triceps extensions: One 40 pound dumb bell for 20 reps. 

6. Sit Ups: 30 reps. 

7. Stiff Legged Deadlifts: Two 50 pound dumb bells for 12 reps. 

8. Squats: Two 50 pound dumb bells for 12 reps. 

9. Calves Raises: 45 reps on a step. 

 

That routine exercises all major muscle groups. 

 

My cardio is walk for 30 minutes daily. 

 

Ever since I stopped over eating, I lost 11 pounds. My face is looking much better looking and thinner. I'm also losing my gut.  

 

Cheers man, I might have to steal this workout 👀

[Seth Vega]

I might start working again after my body has completely regenerated. There is almost no pain in my body. 

 

I'm going to use Lord Vega's workout routine plus biking. 

Edited October 7, 2021 by Seth Vega

[Vhozite]

This technically isn’t about fitness but idc 

 

If you don’t rack your weights i fucking hate you. I’m going over to the leg press machine and there is over a dozen 45lb plates still on it. I’ve seen one of the guys that do it too he takes every plate within a quarter mile just to do like 10 reps and then he fucks off with like half the plates in the gym in one spot. Literally moved like 400+ lbs of plates to their right spots  just so I could finish my workout. 
 

Fuck that guy.

[Seth Vega]

I need to lose 16 pounds to get down to my ideal weight of 145 pounds.  I started lifting again after taking a break since my body is almost pain free now. 

[Camacho]

I can't recommend a power cage enough for anyone interested in a home gym. Finally upgraded to a cheap one after years of benching on a rickety old combo bench. The spotter bars make it so much safer to lift or squat alone, you can do multi grip chin ups on it, and there's a ton of attachments you can add on, many of which are cheap. I wish had bought years ago instead of a lot of other stuff I've tried.