That dumb Thanksgiving wrecked my diet like you wouldn't believe. I decided to do an older program I hated during rainy day gym time. Abs of Steel. Hey if it works for the abs of steel chick it could work to trim me down right?
My goals aren’t really centered on weight, because my body cares about as much about calories intake vs output as it does meeting doctors’ expectations, but I am and have been very into hiking and climbing for years! I had major surgery this year, after organ failure caused by a hereditary condition independent of anything I can control, likely, my doctors told me, spurred on by me having been sick with Covid in weeks prior. But!!!! I’m back up to 10-15 mile walks and hikes less than 6 months later, and I’m considering non-competitive sports with other adult women. I absolutely ADORE exercise, cooperation, and casual socialization mingled with what is essentially glorified cardio-heavy “play”, but I despise competitive environments. Hoping I can find a comfortable way of meeting those needs without running into what, if one were being polite, one could call hyper-competitive, cliquey, female jock blowhards, which are far more common than anyone thinks.
Outrageously excellent. Best I've done is a set of 465x8 reps, no belt but with straps. I prefer to work in sets of 8, but when I was doing sets of 5 I managed to get to 500x5reps.
Other human beings actually having this kind of strength is almost more surreal to me than the idea of the fictional alien robots this site is dedicated to. Like. How? Are we the same species? I mean that in a positive and impressed light, to be clear, just. A shocked one.
Been a few years (4-5 years) but competed in a powerlifting competition yesterday, WABDL Federation. Masters Men (40-46) & Open divison, 165# class, Raw. Bench pressed 275.5#. Attempted 292.0# but couldn't finish it. Deadlifted 391.2#. Happy with my results. Bench pressing on a competition style bench was still harder as I was used to the gym bench even after training on a competition bench for 10 weeks. Been having a lot of mental block on lighter deadlift weights for the past few months after re-hurting it (pulled it but not as bad as a back spasm). I heard they might have another competition down south during the summer. Depending on the day, I might try to do it.
Activity. Shoulders are better now. I can't bench heavy because I've been out for a while. Now, I did six reps of 245lbs and squated 315lbs five reps last Sunday.
Buying a cheap smartwatch off Amazon can help with that. I got one for 30 bucks and it measures my blood o2 level, how many steps I've walked, heart rate, and even how many calories I've burned that day. A smartwatch, even a cheap one, is a seriously helpful fitness tracker
It's always awesome to see people's fitness journeys. I'm not sure how many people here use martial arts as a vehicle for weight loss, but I love it. Keep up the good work everyone, the wife and I are right along with all of you.
Just turned 21 and I'm so happy I've been regularly working out and taking care of myself for three years now, and I'm finally starting to get along with the man in the mirror Got some good real life friends now, which is so nice, and am also starting to get the hang of dating, I know that sounds lame but during my teens I was essentially a social hermit so it's taken a lot of focus to build back a normal life/social circle. I'm out of uni this year and am now working hard on my own toy business, it's only a few months away from being totally financially sustainable which blows my mind, it's the kind of thing I'd always dreamed of doing but thought was impossible Thanks all for being cool and indulging my borderline insane opinions over the years <3 -Will
Wym? Im designing + printing figures, selling at conventions/markets and have just started shipping in bulk to shopify for sales in the usa Its starting to be hard work but my margins are getting better
I tried to do the MTV Grind workout. And I'm even more terrible at it then when I was a teen. I have all the graceful coordination of a drunk giraffe caught in power lines. How embarrassing.
