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More Time To Get Fit - 2025

stangmx13 said:
Yard and house work is still exercise that can provide gains 👍
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well mostly sitting on zero turn mowing for long stretches of time and way less time swinging a weedwhacker. Multiple acres sucks just saying. Although I am thinking about buying some zoysia grass plugs and scattering them across the yard so they eventually choke out the bahia grass and it won't get so tall so quick.
 
Ridley said:
I saw this and thought of you and your journey of recovery.

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Thank you. I'm nowhere near the beast that she is but appreciate the comparison!

I have been slacking on the walking because it hurts. I've gone on a few short bicycle rides. Mainly I just consider my puttering around in the garden to be my exercise for the moment.
 
two wheel tramp said:
Thank you. I'm nowhere near the beast that she is but appreciate the comparison!

I have been slacking on the walking because it hurts. I've gone on a few short bicycle rides. Mainly I just consider my puttering around in the garden to be my exercise for the moment.
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It isn’t about her beast vs yours, it’s people overcoming injury to accomplish what they love.
 
Im pretty happy about my Wharf to Wharf run today. That’s about as fas as I can go. I haven’t really been training very strictly so this was a bit of a surprise. 4 pre race Advil definitely help things feel better lol One very sweaty post race selfie. 16k in attendance and it sure looked like it at the start. Fun day.
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Mike95060 said:
Im pretty happy about my Wharf to Wharf run today. That’s about as fas as I can go. I haven’t really been training very strictly so this was a bit of a surprise. 4 pre race Advil definitely help things feel better lol One very sweaty post race selfie. 16k in attendance and it sure looked like it at the start. Fun day.
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bravo. you were boogeying!!!



i walked my longest continuous distance yesterday (1.1 miles). i had hoped to be at two miles by now but the limp abides and so does the pain. i did walk 3.99 miles total yesterday. slow and steady and all that.
 
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Mike95060 said:
^ Yay! Stacking good days never fails.
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dammit. now i’m gonna try to get to the nearest intersection so i can surpass yesterday.

it didn’t kill me. just made me sore. “pain is weakness leaving the body” and all that.

editing to add that i went 1.13 miles today then puttered around in the garden for 45 minutes. i did a mile in 26:00. that’s a big improvement since the boot first came off.
 
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Well new fridge is in so no more excuses. Also shit got real one of the twin girl units got engaged this weekend and I don't want to be fat dad walking her down the aisle so I gotz one year to whip my fat ass into shape wish me luck.

It was a sad day I told the kids that I am going to look like Arnie after I lose weight and do a bunch of illegal mexican steroids and all I got was a blank look and Who's this Arnie guy. I almost cried at the sad state of affairs for our youth as they don't even know the Governator.

So I lost the ability to put up weight like I used to before I kind of had a gym hiatus so this time around I am forcing my body to adapt quicker by putting 5 extra pounds of weight on each week so that it hopefully forces me back to where I was before and I was kind of wussing out before so am now going full bore to get back where I was.

Tonight is one of my favorite days as it back day. shrugs, lat rows and good mornings, oh my.
 
Sharxfan said:
Well new fridge is in so no more excuses. Also shit got real one of the twin girl units got engaged this weekend and I don't want to be fat dad walking her down the aisle so I gotz one year to whip my fat ass into shape wish me luck.

It was a sad day I told the kids that I am going to look like Arnie after I lose weight and do a bunch of illegal mexican steroids and all I got was a blank look and Who's this Arnie guy. I almost cried at the sad state of affairs for our youth as they don't even know the Governator.

So I lost the ability to put up weight like I used to before I kind of had a gym hiatus so this time around I am forcing my body to adapt quicker by putting 5 extra pounds of weight on each week so that it hopefully forces me back to where I was before and I was kind of wussing out before so am now going full bore to get back where I was.

Tonight is one of my favorite days as it back day. shrugs, lat rows and good mornings, oh my.
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BEEEEEEFCAAAAAAKE.

:love

Congrats to your daughter.
 
Thanks you all. I like her boyfriend and not just because he gets me into a swanky golf course for super cheap. He's a good guy and takes care of her and loves her to death so me and moms are happy for them. mama bear has let it be known he better take good care of her or the claws will come out pretty sure he got the hint. :LOL:

It was a good day despite all the issues we had going up to that day. In case you didn't see it somewhere else I did a fat BBQ. was doing an 18 hour brisket on the smoker so put it on Sat night at 5pm and had to run to the store later to get some more pellets for overnight. Left went to store and came home to see fire coming out of the grease drain and flames shooting out of the grill lid. Got the grill turned off and when I finally got the fire out my beautiful brisket was a charred hunk of meat. So brisket was now out and that is my daughters favorite thing. called her and told her the horrible news so we pivoted to her picking up some steaks for Sundays dinner as I could still do the ribs for everyone else. Then she texts me Sunday to say she is going to be late because she dropped the mac & cheese she was making so has to redo it. But we got the ribs cooked, the mac & cheese redone and the ribeyes she brought cast iron pan seared to actually have a great family dinner and proposal was a complete surprise to my daughter.
Holeshot said:
Go get it. Just 1 more...1 more. For every set.
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Man I really wish I had a spotter most days so I could just push out one more without dropping it on my head because right now I have to make sure I have enough juice to push once more on a lot of exercises but I don't because I am not sure I can make it back up. But if I can I do try to get just one more and sometimes if I don't finish a set I "punish" myself by lowering the weight and doing another set.
 
If you decide to try to push through, make sure you have your phone recording it so that the internet can have another video of somebody trying to get out from under a bar. :twofinger

About 20 years ago I moved to sets of 18 reps, I decided that I'd rather have fitness than a higher risk of injury. It's served me well.
 
Dumbell half sets or negatives? Got access to a smith? I know you've got lots of experience in gym environments. I've found that slow negatives can be super effective as well as half presses. I'm in the same boat as you; no spotter (ever). I'm the only one in the gym. I've found the smith to be my safety net when needed and more so; negatives to get the muscle to submit. "Punish"....the motivator!
 
I'm still focusing on strength, minimal soreness, and progressive overload in my lifting. So for me that's 3x 4-8 for every exercise. The lighter lifts are 3x8. The heavier ones are 3x4.

Today's workout was:
- Bulgarian Split Squat 3x8 50#
- B-Stance Deadlift 3x8 50#
- Hip Thrusts 3x8 135#
- Deadlift 3x6 185#
- Squat 3x6 135#
- Single Leg Press 3x4 Sled+50#

Today was the first day I didn't overload a lifting workout in many weeks. I had a high intensity ride last night and have another in a few hours, so I'm already kinda beat. I'll overload again when I go back on Monday.

Edit: Also, I have no idea why I'm doing so much leg day every time. My coach only put the first 3 exercises on my workout plan. I added the last 3 - the more fatiguing ones. But now that I've started them, I can't stop. That would ruin the "overload" :LOL: 😭
 
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Holeshot said:
Dumbell half sets or negatives? Got access to a smith? I know you've got lots of experience in gym environments. I've found that slow negatives can be super effective as well as half presses. I'm in the same boat as you; no spotter (ever). I'm the only one in the gym. I've found the smith to be my safety net when needed and more so; negatives to get the muscle to submit. "Punish"....the motivator!
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Been working on going slower on negative part of exercise to get a better burn. The gym has smith machines but then to stay away as they lock me and particular motion and remove stabilizing muscle growth but do you use them some stuff like heavy shoulder shrugs and incline/decline press as they got rid of those benches. Tomorrow is arms/shoulder day which I dread because my shoulders are my nemesis but I do need to make them submit so will work them harder as they let me down constantly.

Also as I am getting serious again need to start documenting reps/weights used so I can better track progress and make sure I am not getting lazy and self plateauing due to not increasing weights
 
Good stuff. I tend to get locked into a weekly routine and then don't change it up...cause that means I need to think. Because I aim for HR and strength/ mobility goals, I end up compromising on all 3 elements. OTOH, it matches what I do in the wild pretty well....but more mobility for sure. Currently working into pistol squats...what hell these things are. FWIW: these are really good...surprisingly good. Worth getting your own set, IMO:Tricep Rope with Ergonomic Handles

Agree with the limited use of the Smith, however I still prefer it for overloads and the lockouts when there's no one around. I've ended up doing lots of biceps / reverse curls on the Smith and come to love it for that. Total isolation and I can overload far more than a typical dumbbell eccentric or concentric movement.
 
Berto, training theory says that you can only do the same workout for 4-6 weeks before you see a drop-off of benefits from the workout.

The body adapts and if you don't change it up after a max of 6 weeks, then that adaptation starts eating into your potential gains.

I'd say your best bet is to have 2-3 different workouts that you switch off on every 4-6 weeks.
 
Climber said:
Berto, training theory says that you can only do the same workout for 4-6 weeks before you see a drop-off of benefits from the workout.

The body adapts and if you don't change it up after a max of 6 weeks, then that adaptation starts eating into your potential gains.

I'd say your best bet is to have 2-3 different workouts that you switch off on every 4-6 weeks.
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That totally tracks when trying to not suck at 3 different things. :laughing I have noticed that I naturally gravitate to “blocks” Of cycling, swimming or Running. Because I look at it more as a hobby than a “sport” when I get a little mentally burnt out on one discipline I naturally am drawn to one of the others. I was cycling more towards the beginning of the year. Lately swimming has been fun again. I like to think that the alternating between different focuses helps keep me engaged for the long haul. Fit for a life I enjoy is the point. Change is definitely a factor in that for me.

If there is a downside to that approach, I do occasionally find myself a little disappointed that I don’t feel like Im “good” at anything and instead have traded that for being “average” at a few different things. I see the amazing progress Robert has made cycling and Im blown away. Seriously man, fucking amazing. The work you are putting in is paying off! It’s an inspiration. It’s hard to not feel like I should be able to keep up with those kind of gains. Then I remember “comparison is the thief of joy” and it’s a little unrealistic to think I can keep up if im trying to maintain any ability to run or swim.

Tldr: find a way to keep moving that keeps you happy and don’t worry too much about keeping up with anyone but yourself.
 
Doing the same thing over and over is definitely a great way to plateau and accomplish not much. I think many of my cycling friends are spending years on the same plateau because they so infrequently push themselves. Even switching sports provides a great opportunity to stress and overload your body in diff ways - which can break the plateau.

Ya don't compare to me. I've effectively made cycling my full-time gig. My work hours are way down and I've neglected all my other hobbies. My life is ride, eat, sleep, and chill with the SO. So I better be getting massive gains for all the work I'm putting in LOL.

The SO did ask me the other night "Can you sign up for XYZ race? You race, I'll vacation". She's a keeper to say the least.
 
I think I have one more season in me before I take a break from structured training. I'll probably be in Mammoth for a race in Sept. Then Jan-May will be stacked. I'll reassess after that.

Oh. I started creatine monohydrate yesterday. The literature mostly says "possible gains with very unlikely downsides", mostly in the TimeToExhaustion area. And the coach said "Ya you should definitely try it". No loading for me, just 5g per day.
 
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