Fitness Checkin
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Also last weekend finished 44th in the elite wave at a Spartan Beast.
This is admittedly a nice problem to have but I've been having problems finding fitting clothes. Either clothes are too big in the stomach area or too tight around the shoulders. And department stores have full racks of size 36 jeans then tiny sections of 30 and 31. It's like American clothes makers think nobody is going for lean muscle, everyone is either thin and scrawny or giant and bulky.
80% of small shirts are effing 'Slim fit'. No, all I want is a nice button down shirt which fits my form, doesn't drape and doesn't bunch up around my shoulders whenever I raise my arms.
This is admittedly a nice problem to have but I've been having problems finding fitting clothes. Either clothes are too big in the stomach area or too tight around the shoulders. And department stores have full racks of size 36 jeans then tiny sections of 30 and 31. It's like American clothes makers think nobody is going for lean muscle, everyone is either thin and scrawny or giant and bulky.
80% of small shirts are effing 'Slim fit'. No, all I want is a nice button down shirt which fits my form, doesn't drape and doesn't bunch up around my shoulders whenever I raise my arms.
I stopped wearing jeans for a time because my legs were 31-32" and they didn't fit me proportionally. Loose pairs looked terrible. My legs aren't that big anymore though.
Congrats on Spartan!!
Congrats on Spartan!!
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Having a bit of a deload week this week, higher reps but using my baseline lift (60kg on bench).
End of the month before payday though and my energy is miminal - gotta get in some fat-burner, protein bars and BCAA next week. I did really well last week with my protein levels too!
End of the month before payday though and my energy is miminal - gotta get in some fat-burner, protein bars and BCAA next week. I did really well last week with my protein levels too!
After a couple years of weight training, it still seems to take me a long time to make increases on the bench press; it was the same when I first did weight training back in high school.
Right now, I can comfortably do five or six strict reps (bar all the way down to the chest) at 180 pounds (81.65 kg), or about two strict reps at 190 pounds (86.18 kg). I try to hit at least 25 total reps in a single workout (sometimes it takes a lot of sets). I don't go for the one-rep max on the bench press, as I work out by myself at home without a spotter, and getting pinned under the bar is really annoying.
Kor
Right now, I can comfortably do five or six strict reps (bar all the way down to the chest) at 180 pounds (81.65 kg), or about two strict reps at 190 pounds (86.18 kg). I try to hit at least 25 total reps in a single workout (sometimes it takes a lot of sets). I don't go for the one-rep max on the bench press, as I work out by myself at home without a spotter, and getting pinned under the bar is really annoying.
Kor
There are good "powerlifting" style bench press workouts that are designed to increase bench press. They generally go as low a 3 reps for a high percentage of max, but rarely do maxes till the end of the program. When doing these, a partner is a good idea. The last time I used one was late 2010 when I just missed a 505lb bench press and settled for my PR of 485.
I have a question as someone who is trying to go to the gym more regulary. How do you juggle weightlifting with cardio. Right now I've been doing mostly cardio with some weight training but it's maybe not enough. I've also kept workouts to between 45 minutes to an hour. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I also do a lot of lifting and walking at work.
I also do a lot of lifting and walking at work.
I think it really depends with what you're aiming for - I do very little cardio in contrast to the weights, which I do about four times a week now. But I'm trying to build and retain muscle during a shred - but then again, part of the reason that we do that is because I don't drive and therefore walk a bit more.
my back hasn't healed 100% due to nerve damage but just the other day it felt the best since November. I also had a nagging wrist problem that's going away. I leveled off on weight loss, I've been trying to make up for some of the lost time operating at less than 100%. In my current profile photo I'm 266lbs.
I'm not going to say where I am, weight-wise, but I certainly went in the wrong direction. I'm now trying to rectify that in the face of my mother's passing.