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[JimmyRustler]

Alright, since now 2-3 time training a day are something regular for me now and I have 3 weeks off at the end of the year, I'm planning my magnus opus workout block.

3 weeks will be structured like this:

Monday (Cardio): 1,5 hours of cardio in the morning (+walk in the afternoon if weather is good)

Tuesday (1 workout): Full Body Workout (High Reps) in the afternoon

Wednesday (2 workouts, Lower Body): Heavy weights, low reps in the morning - Mid weights, mid reps in the afternoon

Thursday (2 workouts, Upper Body): Heavy weights, low reps in the morning - Mid weights, mid reps in the afternoon

Friday (Cardio): 1,5 hours of cardio in the morning (+walk in the afternoon if weather is good)

Saturday (3 workouts, Lower Body): Heavy weights, low reps in the morning - Mid weights, mid reps in the afternoon - Low Weight or Bodyweight, max reps in the evening

Sunday (3 workouts, Upper Body): Heavy weights, low reps in the morning - Mid weights, mid reps in the afternoon - Low Weight or Bodyweight, max reps in the evening

Each day has a special nutrition (already worked out but I won't bother you with it).

So much for the plan. If I can actually pull this off I may as well quit after because I don't know where to go from there.

So I've just commenced to this plan and so far it's going well. I only decided to ditch the cardio on Monday/Friday and instead just go for an 1,5 hour walk on the threadmill in the morning.

Today was a bit rough I have to say. Since it's Christmas the gym didn't open until 10am so I could not go at 7am as usual…. long story short, I finished my first workout at around 11:20am and was at my 2nd workout in the other gym at 1:40pm. That was less rest than usual… but it was manageable. So Imit got me a new idea. If this schedule goes well, I may just go all in next summer during my holiday and try to do 5 times training a day. That would be my magnum opus for my 40th birthday.

But anyway, first things first. Let's get this over with first without injury.

 

[JimmyRustler]

So I've just commenced to this plan and so far it's going well. I only decided to ditch the cardio on Monday/Friday and instead just go for an 1,5 hour walk on the threadmill in the morning.

Today was a bit rough I have to say. Since it's Christmas the gym didn't open until 10am so I could not go at 7am as usual…. long story short, I finished my first workout at around 11:20am and was at my 2nd workout in the other gym at 1:40pm. That was less rest than usual… but it was manageable. So Imit got me a new idea. If this schedule goes well, I may just go all in next summer during my holiday and try to do 5 times training a day. That would be my magnum opus for my 40th birthday.

But anyway, first things first. Let's get this over with first without injury.

Alright, week 1 of 3 is done. That was 11 workouts in 7 days. Not gonna lie, today was quite rough. I have to trim down my upper body workout because it takes me way too long. For lower body+shoulder I usually have 20 minutes at the end to cool down but today it took me even longer than the set time to complete my workout and I had no time whatsoever for cool down. Workout both in the afternoon and evening today took a real toll on me. Gonna ditch abs next week so I can be done a bit sooner.

Putting aside that last day the workout went well so far. Despite the heavy load no injury yet, thank God. And I am enjoying it for the most part. Though make no mistake... With all the food I'm shoveling to provide my body the nutrients I look (to my eyes) like shit at the moment and I'm not sure all this will even pay off in some way for me down the line. But as said, I just want to see if I can actually do this physically. I am a bit surprised how well I'm taking it so far considering that I am never sleeping more than 5-6 hours...

Anyway, tomorrow rest day with only a 90 minute walk on the threadmill. Weightlifting will continue on Tuesday.

 

[tamago84]

why are you going overboard on exercise?

 

[JimmyRustler]

why are you going overboard on exercise?

Jokes aside, it's personal. I can't explain it. I just want to see where my limits are.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Hope you guys don't mind me using this thread as a bit of blog post thing for the workout I'm doing. This is the only place I even talk about this. I even avoid using the same gym and hop between two different locations just so people don't ask me what I'm doing.

Anyway, I find it interesting what you can learn about yourself doing something like this. And today was certainly such a day. After the 6 workouts I did on Saturday and Sunday I was a bit beat up on Monday evening and I was battling all through Avatar 3 in the cinema not to fall asleep (inb4 it's because the movie was bad). When I woke up this morning I felt like absolute shit and as I was driving to my first workout at 7am I was seriously considering to just abandon the whole plan. Then the morning workout itself was quite shitty as first but then midway through I somewhat managed to get into the flow again. But the interesting thing came after. Not only did I start to feel better later but actually great after lunch and hence went to my 2nd workout with anticipation again. And not only that, I even managed to squeeze a new deadlift PR in that training (went from 400x5 to 410x5).

Fascinating... So much for "listen to what your body tells you".... Sometimes you just have to push through.

 

[DavidGzz]

We never regret working out.

 

[tamago84]

easier than i thought!

 

[Raven117]

Hope you guys don't mind me using this thread as a bit of blog post thing for the workout I'm doing. This is the only place I even talk about this. I even avoid using the same gym and hop between two different locations just so people don't ask me what I'm doing.

Anyway, I find it interesting what you can learn about yourself doing something like this. And today was certainly such a day. After the 6 workouts I did on Saturday and Sunday I was a bit beat up on Monday evening and I was battling all through Avatar 3 in the cinema not to fall asleep (inb4 it's because the movie was bad). When I woke up this morning I felt like absolute shit and as I was driving to my first workout at 7am I was seriously considering to just abandon the whole plan. Then the morning workout itself was quite shitty as first but then midway through I somewhat managed to get into the flow again. But the interesting thing came after. Not only did I start to feel better later but actually great after lunch and hence went to my 2nd workout with anticipation again. And not only that, I even managed to squeeze a new deadlift PR in that training (went from 400x5 to 410x5).

Fascinating... So much for "listen to what your body tells you".... Sometimes you just have to push through.

As we all know, there is a fine line between listening to your body and telling it to shut the fuck up.

I know we disagree on this, but I would venture that you would see better gains if you let yourself recover. I know that's not your end goal and enjoy seeing how much you can physically push yourself (ie, not about the gains), but geesh.

You aren't a spring chicken. Just be mindful of how much damage you are doing in the quest to push

 

[DavidGzz]

easier than i thought!

I just began trying to do this. At 200 pounds and 44 years of age, they are a bitch to learn right now. I pulled something in my right bicep and it's taking forever to get better. Great job on the muscle up!

I was almost there. Hopefully I'll be able to do one or more by the summer.

 

[JimmyRustler]

As we all know, there is a fine line between listening to your body and telling it to shut the fuck up.

I know we disagree on this, but I would venture that you would see better gains if you let yourself recover. I know that's not your end goal and enjoy seeing how much you can physically push yourself (ie, not about the gains), but geesh.

You aren't a spring chicken. Just be mindful of how much damage you are doing in the quest to push

Thanks for the concern bro. Be assured that I am very careful when doing this. I don't have a fixed workout planned here that I'll finish no matter what. Meaning, I'm open to adapt if I sense an injury upcoming. Not to speak of the fact that I'm absolutely ready to drop the whole thing if I think it gets too risky. Although here my thick head is a bit the way.

I just began trying to do this. At 200 pounds and 44 years of age, they are a bitch to learn right now. I pulled something in my right bicep and it's taking forever to get better. Great job on the muscle up!

I was almost there. Hopefully I'll be able to do one or more by the summer.

Not a fan of these workouts to be honest. For me this stuff is always like you're asking for the injury. And for what? It looks cool. Completely pointless to me.
Like this these guys in my gym who are constantly doing their handstands. They juggle from one injury to the next yet refuse to stop doing this stuff.

And yes, I know it is strange to read this from someone who is currently trying to do 11 workouts a week, but all the stuff I am doing has been thought of with safety in mind.

 

[Wilhelm_85]

easier than i thought!

Nice! I'm great with pullups, so I feel like I might be able to do that if I can just find a bar with enough head clearance. Haven't tried doing it with a lot of momentum yet.

 

[DavidGzz]

Not a fan of these workouts to be honest. For me this stuff is always like you're asking for the injury. And for what? It looks cool. Completely pointless to me.
Like this these guys in my gym who are constantly doing their handstands. They juggle from one injury to the next yet refuse to stop doing this stuff.

And yes, I know it is strange to read this from someone who is currently trying to do 11 workouts a week, but all the stuff I am doing has been thought of with safety in mind.

Yeah I just see it as a challenge to overcome. It's like people trying to deadlift 500 or bench 315. They can also result in injury. I quit deadlifting and squatting really heavily after a couple of injuries. I haven't tried the muscle ups in a while. I may attempt again once I drop 20 pounds. Currently training for a half marathon.

 

[tamago84]

Not a fan of these workouts to be honest. For me this stuff is always like you're asking for the injury. And for what? It looks cool. Completely pointless to me.
Like this these guys in my gym who are constantly doing their handstands. They juggle from one injury to the next yet refuse to stop doing this stuff.

And yes, I know it is strange to read this from someone who is currently trying to do 11 workouts a week, but all the stuff I am doing has been thought of with safety in mind.

bro that sounds copium

 

[JimmyRustler]

bro that sounds copium

I assure you, it's not. At least until someone is able to name me any benefits of this aside from impressing other people.

 

[tamago84]

I assure you, it's not. At least until someone is able to name me any benefits of this aside from impressing other people.

U can easily ask chatgpt that

 

[Raven117]

Thanks for the concern bro. Be assured that I am very careful when doing this. I don't have a fixed workout planned here that I'll finish no matter what. Meaning, I'm open to adapt if I sense an injury upcoming. Not to speak of the fact that I'm absolutely ready to drop the whole thing if I think it gets too risky. Although here my thick head is a bit the way.


Not a fan of these workouts to be honest. For me this stuff is always like you're asking for the injury. And for what? It looks cool. Completely pointless to me.
Like this these guys in my gym who are constantly doing their handstands. They juggle from one injury to the next yet refuse to stop doing this stuff.

And yes, I know it is strange to read this from someone who is currently trying to do 11 workouts a week, but all the stuff I am doing has been thought of with safety in mind.

Thanks for the Gold man! Good for you on being able to throw in the towel on a workout. Just…. Keep in mind long terms effects. You are fine now. But will you be at 50? 60?

Stay frosty out there my man.

 

[Raven117]

bro that sounds copium

Jimmy is right. Sure they look cool and are a challenge, but it's not like you are getting some huge strength benefit from it. It's an example of strength not a strength builder. (And typically the province of smaller guys who can't lift actually heavy weights).

I would suggest that being in one's 40s, time would be better spent on a general strength program with some hypertophy. The window to make gains (appreciable gains) is slowing down with each passing year. I'd want to have as strong and healthy sized base as possible before the decline.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Thanks for the Gold man! Good for you on being able to throw in the towel on a workout. Just…. Keep in mind long terms effects. You are fine now. But will you be at 50? 60?

Stay frosty out there my man.

Sorry for the late reply, I wanted to wrap up my training first - which I did today. Plan was to do 33 workouts throughout 3 weeks but I toned it down a bit for the last weekend (I did only 2 workout per day today and yesterday instead of 3) and hence finished this block with 31 workouts. Wild stuff... and I feel good actually. Learned a lot this past few weeks.

1. Short training bouts (45 minutes) twice a day are the absolute best. I kid you not, when I train heavy in the morning my workout in the afternoon is absolute bangers. Twice a day Saturday/Sunday will be my default workout from here on in.

2. Three workouts a day is possible, but it takes a big toll on me. I have to eat too much, and it takes me a bit too long to fully recover for it. I'm still gonna do it in the future (and as said even try to go to 5 workout per day) but only for the shits as an ego-thing 2 or 3 times a year.

3. Sleeping only 6 hours is usually fine but when doing this I need one full rest day where I just sleep in. Did it this week and it was awesome.

4. My old workout with combining 2 lifts with no break in-between is possible again but I have to be really careful, and I think I figured out a system I can do without injuring myself. This way I can put an insane amount of load into only 45 minutes and STILL have strength gains (was surprised myself).

Bottom line... No matter what you guys said, this workout block was totally worth it. There were at least 2 days where I was very close to abort the whole thing. Glad I didn't. I learned so much about myself. Thank God I made it through without injury.

Now's time to go back to normal. Tuesday back to work so I don't have time for this anyway. Will now stick to the weekend warrior schedules mentioned about (plus maybe one or 2 additional fully body workouts during the week if I have time) for the next two months or so. Curious to see how my strength will develop. In March I'll probably do a 1 week block like the one I just did again.

I love this sport.

 

[Baemono]

I just began trying to do this. At 200 pounds and 44 years of age, they are a bitch to learn right now. I pulled something in my right bicep and it's taking forever to get better. Great job on the muscle up!

I was almost there. Hopefully I'll be able to do one or more by the summer.

I'm trying to do this, but I just don't understand the movement I need to do. It's not a regular pull-up, so I'm stuck and I don't know what to do when I'm up there

Seems easy on the internet though.

 

[DavidGzz]

I'm trying to do this, but I just don't understand the movement I need to do. It's not a regular pull-up, so I'm stuck and I don't know what to do when I'm up there

Seems easy on the internet though.

It for sure works new muscles. Like I was feeling a strain on my triceps just to get my shoulders above the bar. It reminds me of when I see people doing pulldowns wrong by pushing the bar all the way to their thighs. Maybe they were practicing for muscle ups lol

 

[Baemono]

It for sure works new muscles. Like I was feeling a strain on my triceps just to get my shoulders above the bar. It reminds me of when I see people doing pulldowns wrong by pushing the bar all the way to their thighs. Maybe they were practicing for muscle ups lol

I should start to do pull-ups again, I used to do 75 in a row (albeit not perfect by the end), I should still have some muscles left here and there that would let me do that again

I went back to 220 pounds though, might be tough

 

[Hypereides]

Just recently got back into lifting. My weights are still low, but steadily and slowly progressing back to what I hope will be my former PRs and plateau.

Used to do like 135kg squats, 65kg OHP, 85kg bench and 165kg deadlift. Its going to take a while to get back there, and let muscle memory work its way, but the progression is part of the enjoyment. Steadily and consistently rebuilding yourself.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Guys, anyone else playing around with ChatGPT for their workout? That stuff's insane. Been having loads of fun optimizing my training with AI. I never thought I'd make a sub for AI, but here I am. This is so cool.

Currently have 3 chats going. One for my workouts, one for my core training and one for my nutrition.

It does have some strange advice here and there and also makes mistakes but for everyone who has enough knowledge to spot and discuss these points with it, I can't recommend it enough.

 

[Baemono]

Went back to lifting (after running for 3 weeks straight where I managed to gain 4 pounds somehow), bench press hard at 220 but easy at 210 (weird), biceps curls at 60lbs were okay, didn't have time to do the legs so I'll go back tomorrow.

 

[Baemono]

I never thought I'd make a sub for AI, but here I am. This is so cool.

I'd rather look for videos on Youtube on how to do some stuff. Like I started doing this to improve my glutes

 

[JimmyRustler]

I'd rather look for videos on Youtube on how to do some stuff. Like I started doing this to improve my glutes

Waste of time. Most of it is bro-science and everyone says something different. The awesome thing about AI is that it can tailor the program perfectly to you over time. Of course, you have to talk to it. Just telling it to make a workout for you is pointless.

I can't believe it took me so long to try it. It's bloody amazing. Lo and behold, the first thing it told me was to tone down my workout, and it explained it exceptionally well to me why I should do that. I don't think the workout it gave me is perfect by a long shot but it certainly is a big improvement and I have to admit that I felt amazing after I did it the last weekend - and I still feel the pump in my pecs 2 days later. Will continue to refine it over the next few weeks.

Made me laugh actually when I had to adapt my Sunday morning workout a bit because machine was taken and then wanted to do barbell row in the afternoon. AI was like: "Well, you can do it, but doesn't your back hurt a bit from doing deadlifts yesterday?" And as I confirm it suggests to rather do something else. I mean, that reaction was really impressive.

I'm already looking forward to discussing my next workout block with it and recap with bodyweight progression.

 

[Baemono]

Waste of time. Most of it is bro-science and everyone says something different.

Not the "you're doing these exercise wrong" type of video, just regular dudes (over 30 most of the time) doing exercises and explaing what they're training.

Like I am very tempted to do deadlifts, but I'm scared I'll ruin my back, so I'm watching videos to see what's the best approach would be. And looks like the square shaped bar would be a good middleground.



And I did my legs today, my thighs barely fit my dress pants now, fun

 

[Esquie]

Really sad news about Jeff Nippard's fiancé. Always been a fan of Jeff's content, and in general he seems like a good dude. They were together for ten years, just brutal.

 

[Baemono]

RIP to her

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I cleared 220lbs bench press done properly (which I lied to myself being already the case for 10 years). They say peak performece is reached at 35, I'm not that far, so I still have room to improve

 

[killatopak]

I have a nagging pain in my quad tendon when squatting. Honestly scares me cause somehow social media suddenly shows me all these gym injury videos lately.

I should probably deload on squats specifically til it heals completely right? Should I stop squatting entirely?

All other exercises are fine on my leg days.

 

[Baemono]

I have a nagging pain in my quad tendon when squatting. Honestly scares me cause somehow social media suddenly shows me all these gym injury videos lately.

I should probably deload on squats specifically til it heals completely right? Should I stop squatting entirely?

All other exercises are fine on my leg days.

Yeah I wouldn't lift until the pain is gone. I got back pain following my last leg day, I'm taking a week of rest

 

[JimmyRustler]

So, I've been doing 6 weeks of AI workout so far and fellas, I'm blown away. If you're not using this, you're missing out. Thanks to some amazing advice I've gained relatively clean 20 lbp in the past 2 months and the training itself has been bangers. It really is about training smart, not training hard. Who would have thought? Although it keeps trying to convince me to sleep more. haha

Anyway, week 7 now and since I took a week off from work, I worked out a de-load week together with ChatGPT. Will be working out every day this week in the morning. Tomorrow's workout gonna look like this.

TUESDAY — Upper Push (Deload / Control Day)

Goal

• Perfect execution
• Stay 2–3 reps in reserve
• Leave the gym feeling fresh

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Warm-Up

General Warm-Up

• 5 minutes incline walk or light jog

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DB Bench Ramp

• Light dumbbells × 10 reps
• Moderate weight × 6 reps

Just to groove the movement — no fatigue

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WORKOUT

DB Bench Press

4 × 10–12 reps
Rest: 90 seconds


Choose a weight where:

• Set 1 feels easy
• All sets stay controlled
• You always have 2–3 reps left

Target:

• 10 / 10 / 10 / 10 (or similar)

---

Incline DB Press

3 × 12 reps
Rest: 90 seconds

Smooth reps
No grinding
Same weight across all sets

---

Cable Fly

3 × 15 reps
Rest: 60 seconds

Focus on:

• stretch
• squeeze
• slow tempo

---

Lateral Raises

4 × 15–20 reps
Rest: 60 seconds

Strict form:

• no swinging
• control both up and down

---

Rope Pushdown

3 × 12–15 reps
Rest: 60 seconds


Full extension
Elbows stay fixed

---

Overhead Triceps Extension

3 × 12 reps
Rest: 60 seconds

Controlled stretch
No rushing

---

Cool-Down

• 5–10 minutes easy walking

---

KEY RULES (VERY IMPORTANT)

Effort

Every set should feel like:

"I could do 2–3 more reps"

---

Do NOT:

• push last set harder
• chase reps
• go close to failure

---

Consistency

Keep reps roughly the same each set:

✔ Good: 10 / 10 / 10 / 10
Bad: 10 / 10 / 12 / 15 (too hard at the end)

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FINAL CHECK

After your last exercise, you should feel:

• not exhausted
• not pumped out of your mind
• just clean, worked, and fresh

If you feel like you could've done more → perfect
If you feel tired → too much

Say what you want, but there is some good stuff in there. And I don't have to bother tracking all this stuff. So much fun.

 

[Baemono]

"Do not go to failure"

Why not ?

 

[JimmyRustler]

"Do not go to failure"

Why not ?

Well, that's the point of a de-load week. You train every day but avoid going max. Lets the nervous system calm down a bit. Makes perfect sense. Next week I go back to normal again.

 

[Baemono]

Well, that's the point of a de-load week. You train every day but avoid going max. Lets the nervous system calm down a bit. Makes perfect sense. Next week I go back to normal again.

Okay

I'd rather do resting weeks (which I currently do btw), helps me giving time for my muscles to grow properly.

 

[Raven117]

So, I've been doing 6 weeks of AI workout so far and fellas, I'm blown away. If you're not using this, you're missing out. Thanks to some amazing advice I've gained relatively clean 20 lbp in the past 2 months and the training itself has been bangers. It really is about training smart, not training hard. Who would have thought? Although it keeps trying to convince me to sleep more. haha

Anyway, week 7 now and since I took a week off from work, I worked out a de-load week together with ChatGPT. Will be working out every day this week in the morning. Tomorrow's workout gonna look like this.



Say what you want, but there is some good stuff in there. And I don't have to bother tracking all this stuff. So much fun.

It's almost like….. actual people told you to take it easier in the gym to get recovered…..I kid I kid. Glad you are seeing some results!

I've been using Claude as well, and…. Yeah. It's pretty great for programming (if you know a bit about programming and know where to push back when it says something crazy).

 

[Raven117]

I have a nagging pain in my quad tendon when squatting. Honestly scares me cause somehow social media suddenly shows me all these gym injury videos lately.

I should probably deload on squats specifically til it heals completely right? Should I stop squatting entirely?

All other exercises are fine on my leg days.

I wouldn't stop all together. You need to move it and get some blood flowing in there. But, it needs to be significantly lower. Is there a weight you can do where it doesn't hurt? Start a bit below that. Then slowly add some weight.

 

[JimmyRustler]

It's almost like….. actual people told you to take it easier in the gym to get recovered…..I kid I kid. Glad you are seeing some results!

I've been using Claude as well, and…. Yeah. It's pretty great for programming (if you know a bit about programming and know where to push back when it says something crazy).

haha, well, make no mistake, I still have that 5 workouts a day in sight either for this summer or for winter. Have to do that at least once. At least with AI I think I can at least do it a bit smarter than before.

But yeah, I definitely realized that I've been a) training too much in general and b) not eating enough. And even though I'm happy with the results, it's a constant struggle not to go back. But I set myself to goal to push though until summer before I re-evaluate. So... 2 more months to go.

 

[Baemono]

Starting cutting again, third time's the charm. Went above 222lbs during my bulk, I'll try to go below 210lbs before bulking again until June, before a big cut (maybe below 200).

It's crazy how consistent hard work actually works to have a great physique.

 

[Gubaldo]

Guys is this good size?

35.5 cm forearms and 42.7 cm biceps at 176.5 cm height
body fat may 19-20% at 82kg body weight
i wanna build good size before cut

 

[Baemono]

Guys is this good size?

35.5 cm forearms and 42.7 cm biceps at 176.5 cm height
body fat may 19-20% at 82kg body weight
i wanna build good size before cut

Depends on your performance, like bench press, biceps curl and stuff

 

[JimmyRustler]

Approaching 200 lbp bodyweight now. First time in years I've been eating that much. It's killing me. Takes a bigger toll on my overall mood than the training block I did at the end of last year.
But... for some reason I cannot explain my training is super strong, the pump has never been better, l sleep better and am not as cold any more...
Shame that everything aside from my training is such a slog. I'm seriously on the verge of depression at times.

The things I do... It's for sure the last time I do such a crazy bulk. A couple more weeks to go before I cut down again - hope to stay sane until 22.06.2026. Then to see if I made the progress I hope I did. If yes, the future will be wild.

 

[Baemono]

Approaching 200 lbp bodyweight now.

And I feel super skinny when I'm "only" 200lbs. What's your height ?

 

[JimmyRustler]

And I feel super skinny when I'm "only" 200lbs. What's your height ?

6'4"

Oh, I just realised I calculated wrong. I'm actually approaching 220 lbp now, meaning 100 kg (I always had the impression 1 kg = exactly 2 lbp).
My normal weight has been around 195 lbp for years now and I'm simply not used to eating that much any more. Granted, I eat quite healthy and the "worst" thing I drink are weight gainers (meaning, no sweets or fast food). So yeah, it's quite a chore.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I used to post a lot in the Fitness GAF OT back on the site in the yesteryear.

I didn't even know this community was still here until I accidently clicked the communities section.

It would be great if this thread could become a highly active one again (am starting to try and sort out my health) but it seems a bit dead in this section.

So perhaps we could ask some mods to move this back into the Off-Topic section, if anyone else here thinks its a good idea.

 

[Gubaldo]

Depends on your performance, like bench press, biceps curl and stuff

bENCH PRESS currently 100 kg for 5 reps
squat 155 for 5 reps
biceps seated barbell curls 60 kg x 5 reps
i donot do deadlifts. i do barbell rows 140 kgs x 5 reps

 

[Baemono]

bENCH PRESS currently 100 kg for 5 reps
squat 155 for 5 reps
biceps seated barbell curls 60 kg x 5 reps
i donot do deadlifts. i do barbell rows 140 kgs x 5 reps

Your performances are similar or better than mine, or maybe I'm reading it wrong (like the barbell curls - is that 60kg per hand ?)

But it's true that I don't really push myself to avoid injuries (got a surgery for a hearnia last year)

 

[Gubaldo]

Your performances are similar or better than mine, or maybe I'm reading it wrong (like the barbell curls - is that 60kg per hand ?)

But it's true that I don't really push myself to avoid injuries (got a surgery for a hearnia last year)

not per hand.
its total barbell + plates

 

[Baemono]

not per hand.
its total barbell + plates

Okay then it's more "normal"

I recall writing "30kg dumbell curls" to a friend and he was like "stop saying 30kg, you have 30kg in each hand, you shouldn't count it as "30"

 

[Meicyn]

After all these years of stalling and not quite making it, I finally reached a personal goal: just did 20 consecutive, dead-hang, full-extension pull-ups. Feeling stoked as hell today.

I might have to buy some olympic rings to put in my garage. Next fitness goal is probably going to be getting my first muscle-up, and I can't do that with a door-jam pull-up bar.