I actually happen to be just about 5’7". Sucks that you are hurt. I’ve been dealing with impinged nerves in my left shoulder over the past four months. GL man.
OK! Week 1 accomplished! How’s everyone finding it?
Bit shitty that we started on a weekend, and it’s the summer and barbecues and vacations and all the rest of it, but hope everyone’s hanging in there and not giving themselves an easy ride.
long talk about what I’ve been doing this week, for anyone interested
[details=Spoiler]Just wrapping up my first ever 64 hour week without caffeine…and feeling pretty good! Iced green tea and water have been my only substitutes and have actually been just as good on long drives as the energy drinks and coffees that I usually get. Decided I’m gonna keep it up for the 3 months 
Haven’t touched alcohol yet…but no promises there haha.
Also seen out the week with nothing but nuts, berries, seeds, granola and 1 of those pots I made each day. Wanting to cut it right back, but as the exercise ramps up, I’ll be throwing some more stuff in there.
Lastly, sleeping a solid 7+ hours each night, no excuses.
In addition, I picked up a deck of cards today and started writing a single set of exercises on each of them. I used to have the Fitdeck app on my phone, which was basically the same thing, but since the official cards were so expensive, and the app got boring, I made my own. Back when I was on top of things, I’d be going through 60+ cards a day.
They can be applied in a bunch of ways; one thing I used to do was draw 2 cards whenever I went into a lobby when playing online, which would turn 2 hours of Street Fighter into a moderate workout. Additionally, drawing cards every morning, every night, every time I went to the kitchen etc, I found it was a great way to fit in exercise if you’re “too busy for the gym”.
Official cards can be found here, they do a bunch of different kinds for different people, but I found once you had the gist of what they put on the cards, writing your own was pretty simple. A bit gimmicky for some people, but great for people with limited resources; everything can be done in around a 6’x4’ space using only your bodyweight.
My personal deck is going to be mostly bodyweight exercises, stretches and even some pilates movements. Once I’ve wrote the full deck I’ll share them on here. Current plan is to draw 10 in the morning and 10 at night while I’m away and go through a full deck on alternate days when I’m home, fitting them around a normal cardio and weights routine.[/details]
Anyway, hope everyone’s trooping on. If you still haven’t left the starting blocks, or you’re already making excuses, it’s not too late!
Still not really sure what workout I want to consistently do, but I’m leaning towards some variation of the 5x5’s. Did a set of squats @ 140kg (3 plates) for the first time in a few years, felt great.
My lifts are getting easier so I’ll up the weight in the subsequent sessions.
I didn’t stay on target, I ballooned up a bit during exam period, too many late nights and lots of sugar.
Saw this on huffingtonpost
Scroll down to the slideshow for before and after pictures of random people, there are some seriously amazing transitions.
5x5’s is usually what I stick to when I squat. I did it with 325 today so I’m feeling hella good.
Tekno Virus: Protein Harvester
I actually didn’t go to the gym at all except for one day over the past week. My body was beat up from cutting plus my left shoulder needed some extra rest.
Back at it this week, though.
PR’ed this morning on the rack pulls.
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Suuuup! How we doing in here? Monthly check-in!
Bit disappointed. Things slowed down around halfway through the month and I gave myself excuses not to step up my training, so although my results are positive, I’m not entirely happy with them. Also overshot my target weight a little, so unsure of wether to keep going with burning fat, or increase my intake and maintain weight. Weight is almost more important than strength in my job, since you typically have to throw everything you’ve got at the torque wrench to hit some of the numbers haha.
Any input from you guys is appreciated.
Weight: 188 (down from 195 - target 190)
Bodyfat: 20% (down from 22%)
Muscle: 39.8% (up from 38.6%)
I’m a little stronger over all. I started log clean and pressing, and stone lifting. Log clean and pressing is hella fun.
Actually gained like 2 kg…no idea how, hoping it’s muscle lol. Just started a new job and only got to them gym once last week, gonna try and step it up this week.
How’s uhrrbody doing? It’s a dark day to be squatting (it’s been raining).
well, started riding my bike to the university, 20 miles round trip. Still doing HIIT, but I don’t do HIIT and Calisthenics on the same day.
Diet is easier now that I’m in school.
The big girl at DD near my office keeps giving me free doughnuts.
Haven’t made any gains for the past 2 weeks due to my car going to shit. I can’t lie, life has been bodying me for the past month or so.
Always miss the start of these challenges but I’ve kept up the gym work at least 3 times a week (been sick this week so only once this week)
Keep up the good work everyone.
Not to sound like a lady on a Jenny Craig infomercial, but can now hit the same notch on my belt that I used in college. Good shit.
Argh! Almost forgot! Happy Hump Day everyone! Halfway there!
Insert Bon Jovi/Camel meme