So everything looks pretty "in order" but where are you failing on the lift? could be due to tricep strength and your chest is fine. I noticed if I'm failing a round where my elbows hit parallel I need to do some more tricep work and it usually makes the weight easier next week.
I can completely relate with this except when I bench at home I've got safety bars so if I do fail I can just roll it off me. At the gym is another story though lol
Re: strength, D Drake , refer to the chart below.
3-5 rep heavy sets will increase your strength, power, and functional muscle growth. Drop your reps to 5 and incrementally increase weight each session starting at around what you're currently doing at the higher reps (give yourself adequate recovery time). That should help you break through your plateau.
even though only two reps. 100kg (I’m ~80kg for reference) for the first time is okay I guess. I’m always afraid to fuck myself up when I’m deadlifting. So that’s quite the achievement imho
Still progress was made (did a set of 20 diamond push ups, max ring dips,8 pike presses and 10-12 Bench presses with 50kg back to back, 4 rounds)
yeah. We have to. Today I was a lazy piece of shit and I have a programming class so I can’t go to the gym. I feel bad
Tesseract
decided to take a break. I miss you brother if you're checking in on here at all. Life has been crazy going in to the holidays and I've been backsliding on exercise.
Man, I’ve been a little down since
Today I decided I'm going to do 100 push ups and squats a day minimum. I've done 60 of each so far in sets of 20 and 20.
Listening to some JRE (the episode with ultrarunner Zach Bitters) and getting some motivation and knowledge to continue growing.
It is great to seem so many folks getting in this thread and I love reading all of your posts. ❤
Pull ups are hard for me too. I can do about 12 and then it declines with each set. To get your numbers up is a pain in the ass, at least for me. Then you don’t do them for 2 weeks and a starting at 8 again.. always the same shit with pull ups
Good work! I'm at disgusting 215 at the moment. I'm about to get back to it. Do you mention how you are eating in this thread somewhere?So I know
2018
11/2 218.8
11/8 213.8
11/10 211.8
11/12 211.4
11/13 210.4
11/15 208.6
11/17 208.6
11/20 207.8
11/23 206
11/26 205.8
11/28 203.6
12/1 203.6
12/8 199.6
12/16 197.2
12/22 196.2
12/30 191.6 size 34 jeans fit, but tight. Try again in 2 weeks.
2019
01/06 189.6
01/13 186.6 size 34 jeans fit perfectly.
01/20 183.8 size 34 jeans becoming a little big. Look for 32's around 175
01/27 178.4
02/03 178
02/17 173.6
02/24 173/174.7
03/03 171.8
03/10 166.8 wearing 32's now. Might need to go down to 30 waist in the 150's
03/17 166.8/168.8
03/23 165.8
03/31 163.6
04/07 163.6
04/09 161.4
04/17 160.2
04/22 159.6
04/30 158.8 60 pounds! Goal reached!
05/04 158.2
05/10 158.2
05/19 154.4
05/27 152.8 Time to put on some weight
06/03 152.8
06/14 152.8
06/27 154.4
07/04 154.4
07/12 153.8
07/17 158.2
07/20 154.4
07/27 157.2
07/31 156.8
08/16 158.4
08/18 160
8/27 156.8
09/13 161
09/21 163.8
09/24 159.0
09/30 161
10/07 159
10/13 162
10/20 161
10/26 161
Gotcha, I'm planning on doing some fasting here as well with the wife. I can totally see how that works. My problem is my love for chocolate. I have to stop that right there.
I got 100 each in the first two days and day three I bonked. Only got 60. Day four I got my 100 and an extra 40 to make up for what I missed day three.
I’m sore today but I got in 2.5 miles this morning and 20 each so far today. I can tell the next 80 will be tense but I’ve got all day. It’s gonna happen.
I used my fitness pal for a couple of months to track calories and understand the nutrition And fuel that I’m putting into my body a bit better. For me I need to be eating 1300-1600 calories and exercising to lose weight at a pace that feels right for me.
Along with counting calories I ate as wholesome as I could. I would eat the same thing for lunch almost everyday and it would be my first meal of the day.
Some combination of a bowl of spinach, baby carrots, an apple, a banana, 2 slices of cheese, 4 slices of lunch meat, 3 hard boiled eggs, cup of cottage cheese 4%. I wouldn’t eat all that protein in one sitting, but rotate what I took to work based on what’s available.
Never buy low fat things because there’s added sugar. Find a wife who will want to cook you good, healthy meals.
I ran mostly for exercise along with simple body weight exercises. Running starts slow if you’ve never done it but use an app to track it. The data and feedback loop from your results is really awesome. At least it was for me. 3-4 times a week has been my sweet spot.
Big picture you need to find what works for you but the best way to do that is to dig in. Start with diet because you need to find something that is easy to maintain and scalable based on your fueling needs.
Getting a healthy diet tuned in and then working on calorie restriction will help a lot and then slowly start the exercise. Don’t over do it and listen to your body. It’s better to go a little easier and avoid injury than to push yourself and have constant issues.
That’s all* the info/advice I have for now. Make the time, take action, it will happen. There are no failures, only lessons. ❤
I got 100 each in the first two days and day three I bonked. Only got 60. Day four I got my 100 and an extra 40 to make up for what I missed day three.
I’m sore today but I got in 2.5 miles this morning and 20 each so far today. I can tell the next 80 will be tense but I’ve got all day. It’s gonna happen.
I used my fitness pal for a couple of months to track calories and understand the nutrition And fuel that I’m putting into my body a bit better. For me I need to be eating 1300-1600 calories and exercising to lose weight at a pace that feels right for me.
Along with counting calories I ate as wholesome as I could. I would eat the same thing for lunch almost everyday and it would be my first meal of the day.
Some combination of a bowl of spinach, baby carrots, an apple, a banana, 2 slices of cheese, 4 slices of lunch meat, 3 hard boiled eggs, cup of cottage cheese 4%. I wouldn’t eat all that protein in one sitting, but rotate what I took to work based on what’s available.
Never buy low fat things because there’s added sugar. Find a wife who will want to cook you good, healthy meals.
I ran mostly for exercise along with simple body weight exercises. Running starts slow if you’ve never done it but use an app to track it. The data and feedback loop from your results is really awesome. At least it was for me. 3-4 times a week has been my sweet spot.
Big picture you need to find what works for you but the best way to do that is to dig in. Start with diet because you need to find something that is easy to maintain and scalable based on your fueling needs.
Getting a healthy diet tuned in and then working on calorie restriction will help a lot and then slowly start the exercise. Don’t over do it and listen to your body. It’s better to go a little easier and avoid injury than to push yourself and have constant issues.
That’s all* the info/advice I have for now. Make the time, take action, it will happen. There are no failures, only lessons. ❤
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how many of you always wanted to join gym and even joined but hardly were regular lolWell, we need a new thread. This is nothing fancy. Where my workout bros at.off duty ninja
last time I played this shit was probably like 15 years ago in school. Will be exciting 
