Our Physical Fitness

[Bedrockgames]

Been a bit lazy past couple days. Today was my first day getting back into things since Monday. Kept it a little broad. Ate well rounded meals, had a couple of protein shakes and did 9 sets of push ups (3 variations), 4 sets of squats with 40 pound dumbbells, 3 sets of lunges with 40 pound dumbbells, sit ups, shadow boxing, shadow boxing with two pound weights, 4 sets upright rows with 40 pound dumbbells, 4 sets of overhead dumbbell tricep extension 45 pound dumbbell, 9 sets of 40 pound dumbbell curls (3 different variations), jumping jacks, skip knee, running in place, 1 more round shadow boxing, then old school line drills for martial arts techniques (mostly kicking: front kick, push kick, round house, hook, and axe....I like to mix up TMA and muay thai routines). I rushed a bit. All that came in under 40 minutes I think. Going to try to either do less at a slower pace next time or similar amount but over an hour or so. My main goal was just to get moving and get things back into working order.

 

[Mannahnin]

Just got back from a week and a half visiting my sister in SoCal. I got one gym day at LA Fitness while I was there, and another limited workout at a tiny hotel fitness center on our way to hike Sequoia. It was interesting working with limited or crowded equipment in both cases. Making adjustments like having to use an overhand bar for lat pulldowns because LAF didn't have a neutral grip attachment, or using a kind of odd inclined bench because no flat benches were free.

The first two trails we did in Sequioa weren't much; Giant Forest and General Sherman are short. But we wanted to climb Moro Rock and the access road was closed, so that added some miles. Moro Rock was amazing. Between those hikes Friday, 12-ish hours of fast walking around Disneyland on Sunday, lots of walking in downtown Hollywood on Monday and Universal Studios on Tuesday, my legs definitely got some work even though I didn't have a lifting leg day during the trip.

I also had a really good long session the Sunday before I left, and finally broke 300 on my deadlift.

March 20:

90 second planks x 5

Deadlift 205x10, 225x10, 255x6, 275x5, 285x2, 300x1, 255x5

Dumbbell bench 45x11 +40x3, 50x9 +45x4 +40x4, 55x3 +50x2 +45x3 +40x3

Dumbbell preacher curls 40x17, 45x10 +6 (switch arms), 45x7 +4 (switch arms)

Inclined Smith bar bench 90x7 +80x5, 100x5 +90x4 +80x4 +70x3, 100x3 +90x3 +80x4 +70x4

Inclined dumbbell curls 20x12, 20x15, 25x9

Leg press 318x12, 408x12, 468x8, 498x5, 548x2 +498x3 +408x5

Lat pulldowns 105x15, 110x8 +105x2 +100x2

Cable row 120x15, 140x12

 

[darjr]

Max lift week done! Squat 410, Deadlift 500, Bench 315.
Note I did it for a t-shirt! Ask how many things I've done for a t-shirt.

The deadlift was without straps, I don't think I've tried to lift over 315 without straps ever. With straps I almost got 550 but by then I was toast. I tried 450 on squat but I'm still recovering from all the fasting I did a couple years ago. And I have old man knees.
Here is a bad crop of the shirt.

I've been on a long cut losing over a pound a week for months. Everything is heavy now.

 

[Richards]

Nicely done, darjr!

Sadly, this is more my level of fitness:

Johnathan

 

[Campbell]

Been dealing with some plantar fasciitis for last 4 weeks so I have not really been able to train legs or do very much cardio. Upper body lifts are still going pretty strong.

I have started incorporating the rowing machine at my apartment complex gym into my routine in the last week. In tonight's session I did 6000m in 31:17 (going with a distance target instead of a set amount of time).

Weight has been a little stagnant for the last month at ~285, but my waist is a bit smaller. Just went down to a 34-inch waist on my jeans (down from 44 inches at my heaviest).

 

[Campbell]

@darjr

Those are some really impressive numbers. How long have you been powerlifting?

 

[darjr]

@darjr

Those are some really impressive numbers. How long have you been powerlifting?

Kinda my whole life.

Off and on.

Seriously got back into it a couple years ago.

When I was a kid I don't think I would have been happy with those numbers.

 

[darjr]

Been dealing with some plantar fasciitis for last 4 weeks so I have not really been able to train legs or do very much cardio. Upper body lifts are still going pretty strong.

I have started incorporating the rowing machine at my apartment complex gym into my routine in the last week. In tonight's session I did 6000m in 31:17 (going with a distance target instead of a set amount of time).

Weight has been a little stagnant for the last month at ~285, but my waist is a bit smaller. Just went down to a 34-inch waist on my jeans (down from 44 inches at my heaviest).

I love rowing so very much.

I had very bad plantar fasciitis, I was lucky, it turned out it was the cheap crappy shoes I liked to wear.

 

[darjr]

My gym, like me, is a work in progress.

 

[Mannahnin]

Wrenched my neck randomly just getting up in the morning last week and had to cut my Thursday workout short due to pain and performance impingement. Took Sunday off because I was still recovering, and was up in Vermont touring around with the GF, but at least I got a bit of hiking and swimming in. But my neck is at least 90% back to normal now, so I got back to the gym last night and had a good session (planks, dumbbell bench, shrugs, dumbbell preacher curls, lat pulldowns, face pulls, and some light cable flies). Managed to hurt my right trap, though.