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Your week in the gym
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By *rMonkey OP Man
over a year ago
Somewhere |
Whether losing weight, just keeping fit, training for an event/competition or sport.
How did it go?
Good, bad, indifferent, it's all
work in the bank.
Nothing major to report, training is steady, muscle going on, bench hit 180kg this week. That was goal 1. Now have a year to add another 17.5kg to that. Will be lower than my outright PB but will be competing at a much lower body weight.
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After many years I swapped from gym to endurance. I still do some strength work, but mostly swim bike run for the past few years. Ironman races booked July and October, training is going good so far, but a way to go yet. My only stated aim is not to be last, something I've managed so far. |
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Tuesday was my first gym workout for 8 weeks. It wasn't as bad as I was fearing. Kept it light and just went for form over weight. I also went swimming twice and did some strength and mobility exercises twice in the week. Trying in vain to rehab myself because NHS physio is utterly pointless. They printed out some "exercises" without any demo and told me to make another appointment in a month. That's it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Going well. I've switched to a 3x full body split at the moment due to other commitments and increased strength.
Can do 5x5 reps of squat and deadlift 90kg and Bench 80kg. Doesn't seem like much but I can finally lift more than my bodyweight in these ones. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Only managed 2 days this week as been battling the flu but before that, I managed to hit a PB on my bench press. Only 70kg for 4 reps but I'm absolutely chuffed to bits about as chest as always been a week spot. Hoping to carry on the momentum for major compound lifts while building my way up again for the hypertrophy exercises from the time missed  |
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Pretty good. After a week off on holiday lady week, I always feel like I'm going to struggle, but it's been ok.
In the middle of a hypertrophy block so not pushing max numbers overall, but this was my highest volume week so I was pleased with my conditioning. In a good place hopefully to set some new 8/10 rep PBs next week... |
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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago
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My training week have been really good, this month I have increased my deficit slightly whilst still training 3 times a week. I always increase my deficit once a month as I am doing a slow cut  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I really need to get back to it but it's finding that spare time and energy.
I'll have to start steady as it's been a while, may start back at classes to get me motivated, if I have the confidence to turn up to them  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My training week have been really good, this month I have increased my deficit slightly whilst still training 3 times a week. I always increase my deficit once a month as I am doing a slow cut "
Do you find 3 days enough for building muscle or are you just trying to maintain what you already have? I'd like to cut down to 3 days a week to make space for other stuff (football, table tennis etc.) But not sure if it's the right move |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not the gym per se as I train at home, but I’m pretty happy with the fact that I managed to keep progressive overload going on most sets for every day last week.
Already off to a good start this week! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol  |
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"I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol "
Well done you! We hope you find your new lifestyle suits you and wish you all the very best  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol "
All the congratulations are in order! It's always small steps that eventually lead to big changes. What might be tough now, won't be 6 months or a year from now and you can look back and smile at when you did used to struggle compared to where you are. You got this! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol
Well done you! We hope you find your new lifestyle suits you and wish you all the very best "
Thank you x
Just to be clear though I'm having my burger on the 16th lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol
All the congratulations are in order! It's always small steps that eventually lead to big changes. What might be tough now, won't be 6 months or a year from now and you can look back and smile at when you did used to struggle compared to where you are. You got this! "
I hope so xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Never been in a gym in my life and don't ever intend in being in one , a person's own body weight is more than enough to work with , if a person can move and carry their own weight at whatever sport they choose comfortably in that time then they're doing ok  |
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"Never been in a gym in my life and don't ever intend in being in one , a person's own body weight is more than enough to work with , if a person can move and carry their own weight at whatever sport they choose comfortably in that time then they're doing ok "
Yeah, some of us can't do that. I play my sports on wheels, sitting in a chair |
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"I'm posting to give myself positivity lol
I don't go to gym (see profile) but
I haven't had soft drinks since 1st of March. I am still smoking but limiting myself and now down to 8 per day. I walked 3 times this month. Tonight i only had to stop once to catch my breath instead of 4 to 5 times. I didn't get home and collapse like i did before. I've had no fast food since 16th of Feb.
I felt knackered but great!
Self congratulations over lol "
We shouldn't be shy about congratulating ourselves for doing good things (I'm telling myself this as much as you!) - but well done! First step is the hardest... |
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"Never been in a gym in my life and don't ever intend in being in one , a person's own body weight is more than enough to work with , if a person can move and carry their own weight at whatever sport they choose comfortably in that time then they're doing ok "
Each to their own but I get bored shitless doing bodyweight only exercises. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A week in the gym? Sound’s tiring, I’m out!
So much more stuff I could do instead, and I’m
lazy to the keep fit thing now, which is obviously the wrong attitude to have. |
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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"My training week have been really good, this month I have increased my deficit slightly whilst still training 3 times a week. I always increase my deficit once a month as I am doing a slow cut
Do you find 3 days enough for building muscle or are you just trying to maintain what you already have? I'd like to cut down to 3 days a week to make space for other stuff (football, table tennis etc.) But not sure if it's the right move "
Yes. I find 3 days a week is enough to build muscle. I maingain most of the year with a 6pack, the last few month before the summer. I do a slow cut to get more shredded, that is good that you also play football and sports too |
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By *imGimMan
over a year ago
london |
There's lots of things you can do:
Change how train: pre or post exhaust.
Do cardio /active recovery.
Look at factors outside the gym: sleep, diet. With clients I always work in 12 week blocks.
It's pretty easy |
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By *imGimMan
over a year ago
london |
Steps keep you active , but walking doesn't count as exercise. Without reisistsnce based training, you can't increase muscle, which means you're TDEE won't increase .
As a min you should do 150 mins of resistance s d 90 of cardio per week |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Most footballers have about 10%, body uses it when it goes into an aerobic state it you are playing a 90 min game"
Helped out to deliver a local takeaway to several local football players. Most were canny! Some basically clawed your hand off to get the bag at the door... Must be hungry |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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120 bench on flat and decline . 100 raised . Pretty much peak on all other aspects . And best cardio I’ve done in years . But also peak Friday night out lol |
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By *imGimMan
over a year ago
london |
How are you going to do pull ups with a bench or deadlifts without a lifting platform. Home gym equipment is never as good, also home gym workouts tend to be boring. Also: what do you do for leg day? |
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By *egoMan
over a year ago
Preston |
I’m doing a strongman in April. But while I’ve achieved the lifting weights required. I’m 8kg over the weight class. So I’m dramatic weight losing… hangry and lethargic are understatements. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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Really well - I'm managing 12/3/45 on the treadmill currently, getting ready for Mam Tor soon. Determined to see a sunrise and listen to Lana Del Rey while not sweating out my soul.
I'm getting far better at correct form on a few machines, my lifting ability is on the up. I'm happy.
Going to try and get an induction this week at a new(ish) gym I'm very keen to try out. |
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It was good. End of a cycle, so a bit of a deload in volume terms, but moving well. A few injury niggles have cleared up too.
A bodyweight clean complex felt surprisingly easy, so hoping to add some weight to the Olympic lift PBs in the next few weeks... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Steps keep you active , but walking doesn't count as exercise
Did I really read that ?"
Yes you really read that.
And now I'm fucked coz that's what I've been trying to do |
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By *aked_magicMan
over a year ago
the gutter looking at the stars (UAE) |
I only managed one gym session this week but hadnt eaten the day before so it was a bit of a disaster - just finished doing seven ten or twelve hours shifts in a row. Ive now joined a second gym next to work thats 24hour so i can train every day regardless of my work schedule. Aiming to do push pull legs twice each this week, my fat loss has hit a plateu and need to take the training up a gear now! |
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