Our Physical Fitness

[Scribe]

Good workout today.

I think I'm going to drop the Bench down a bit. I'm kind of stuck.
Dips, 110, fine.
Pull down, improved, felt solid at 180 x 8.
Cable Row - 220, this was too much. 210 was fine, so kinda in limbo.
Pec Deck - I did drop this down to 220, with a wider/fuller range of motion, felt better.
Incline Bench - Sameish, since I'm moving other stuff around its kind of a wash.
BoBR - Same, just getting tired at this point of the workout.
Incline Dumbbell - 9 x 90, felt real good.

Threw in some delt stuff, since I'm taking the weekend off to reset for the 'typical' schedule starting Monday.

Felt really good. Weekend will be renos and 'real life' job stuff.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

Today I dropped my fitness walking class.

But I did walk 1.6 miles.

I’m baffled as to why that class doesn’t ramp up brand new walkers slowly.

It’s—forgive me—balls out from week one.

 

[Scribe]

Anyone have a recommendation for calories calculator? I'm tired of eating all the time and looking to start the diet in Feb.

 

[darjr]

Anyone have a recommendation for calories calculator? I'm tired of eating all the time and looking to start the diet in Feb.

Macro Factor has been great for me.

 

[Mannahnin]

Breathing better and better. Sleep seems good too; finally got a new humidifier for the bedroom in the new place, too. Wednesday evening:

Smith barbell inclined bench: 100x12, 100x12, 100x10; increased weight, dropped reps by 2, 2, 1 from Sunday.

Machine biceps curls: 70x20, 70x16, 70x18; increased weight set 1, -2 reps set 2m +2 reps set 3

Hammerstrength overhead shoulder press: 50x11, 50x10, 50x9 +40x3; increased weight and dropped some reps from last week.

Lat pulldowns (narrow grip) 100x18, 115x15, 115x12 +100x3; first time getting back to these since the 22nd. Less weight and fewer reps, but not a giant drop. Form nice and strict.

Got in Friday evening and tried to go Sunday but the gym was shut down early for the blizzard. Boo.

Friday:
Smith barbell inclined bench: 100x12, 100x9, 100x9, 100x10; steady, dropped 3 reps, dropped 1 rep, added a fourth set to make up for it.

Hammerstrength overhead shoulder press: 50x9, 50x10, 50x10 +40x3; dropped 2 reps, held steady, added 1 rep.

(New) Triceps pressdown machine: 80x25, 110x18, 11x20

Chest and overhead seem to be stagnating a bit from Wednesday, but I didn't sleep the best Thursday night. Oh well. Onward.

 

[Evaniel]

Anyone have a recommendation for calories calculator? I'm tired of eating all the time and looking to start the diet in Feb.

I'm cheap and just use the free version of MyFitnessPal, but @darjr's recommendation for MacroFactor seems to be the popular choice.

 

[darjr]

Saturday was grapple drills in soft kit, the a Dominance workout, three rounds. Then drills in armor and practice in armor, not sure how many hours we did.

Sunday was grapple drills in soft kit, counted dominance workout four rounds, then takedown drills.

FYI I’m Fighting in Pendleton South Carolina in Carolina Carnage Feb 6-8 if anyone wants to see armored fighters in combat and skill events.

40 + teams at a fighting festival

Carolina Carnage - Palmetto Knights