i've been biking back and forth from work every day for the past month! about 12 miles round trip
this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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Your lungs are loving you!
I hit a 4 plate (405lbs/183kg) deadlift for 5 reps the other day. When I finished, a fellow gym bro dapped me up and said “nice job, you’re strong.” I wasn’t really looking for compliments, but it was definitely a great feeling!
That's a solid lift! Do you compete?
Thanks! I don’t compete, but I’ve always thought about it. I think I might be too old to start lol I’m 31 and am really just trying to see how strong I can get before my body doesn’t let me do it anymore
I did my first meet at 34. My friend has been setting records in his late 50s. You have a lot of years of lifting left.
Oh shit! Well that’s promising hah thank you, that gave me a little jolt of optimism
I didn't want to work out today but I did.
I'll try to do the same tomorrow.
I can do a knee pushup now :) Still working on full pushups.
Progress!!
>10k steps/day (on average) since half a year. Often up some hills around here. Had a few days "off" with sickness or injuries, but also other (e.g. hiking) days with multiples of that. Good for mental health, eyesight, and some (basic) conditioning.
Very good track record of going to the gym 3 times per week for a year. Few exceptions. Eating well. I can feel and see improvements, and apparently so can others. Likely in the best shape of my life so far, and let's see where we can go. I once read male fitness tends to peak around 25-27, but I'm much better now than back then and not intending to stop improving for a while still.
Actually, 25-27 is for females. Makes peak at 35-ish. After that, it's where whatever you've been doing in your previous years shows up (either good or bad).
I rowed 21k meters on my rowing machine this week, which is more than double my previous distance record. I'm new to rowing and having a lot of fun with it (and seeing some results, too!)
That's some serious distance on the rower. Congrats!
I've stuck to my routine and diet for a month now, and had someone tell me that i looked healthy recently.
Sounds like you have yourself a habit!
I’ve been trying to go to my fitness class once a week. I’m keeping it up, so now I might bump it up to twice a week!
Nice work!
I did 8 pull ups in a row unassisted and then ran two miles. Feel pretty good about that.
Back pump incoming
My OHP is more than what my Bench was ~8 months ago when I started working out.
I can hip thrust the equivalent of my weight now, which is cool
It's the summer of peach!
I did my first brick workout for a triathlon I'm training for! That was cool.
Awesome! What's a brick workout?
In this case it was a bike and a run back-to-back. In general, it can be any 2 workouts back-to-back. But generally, it means a bike then run. You use it to practice transitions, as well as helping the legs learn going from biking form to running form as it can be a weird transition for people.
I started running again recently after having neglected exercise for nearly a year and worked up three miles without stopping to walk the other day.
Three miles strait having only started recently is solid
The fact that I even started working out again after years. I'm keeping track of what I do every day. On day 3.
Nice work!
Thank you! Start of new week now for me. Gotta do my core today.
I just got my home gym finished after a few months off!
Congrats! What's in it?
Basic equipment, 300lbs mixed bumper weights, 35lb and 45lb Olympic bars, ezcurl bar, powerblocks, rower, resistance bands.
I made going to the gym a habit. Went to the gym for 25 out of 30 days in june. And I need a new belt right now, since the old one wasnt helping keeping my pants up anymore.
Nice work! You've done the hard part. As for belts, I got tired of cheap fake leather ones getting destroyed every 6 months and bought a custom made real leather belt fit to my size. It's lasted about 5 years now with another decade or two left in it. I'm a fan.