I hit a 4 plate (405lbs/183kg) deadlift for 5 reps the other day. When I finished, a fellow gym bro dapped me up and said “nice job, you’re strong.” I wasn’t really looking for compliments, but it was definitely a great feeling!

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sacbuntchris 1 point 3 years ago

That's a solid lift! Do you compete?

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stick2urgunz88 2 points 3 years ago

Thanks! I don’t compete, but I’ve always thought about it. I think I might be too old to start lol I’m 31 and am really just trying to see how strong I can get before my body doesn’t let me do it anymore

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sacbuntchris 2 points 3 years ago

I did my first meet at 34. My friend has been setting records in his late 50s. You have a lot of years of lifting left.

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stick2urgunz88 2 points 3 years ago

Oh shit! Well that’s promising hah thank you, that gave me a little jolt of optimism

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plum 9 points 3 years ago

I’ve been trying to go to my fitness class once a week. I’m keeping it up, so now I might bump it up to twice a week!

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sacbuntchris 3 points 3 years ago

Nice work!

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devnull 8 points 3 years ago

>10k steps/day (on average) since half a year. Often up some hills around here. Had a few days "off" with sickness or injuries, but also other (e.g. hiking) days with multiples of that. Good for mental health, eyesight, and some (basic) conditioning.

Very good track record of going to the gym 3 times per week for a year. Few exceptions. Eating well. I can feel and see improvements, and apparently so can others. Likely in the best shape of my life so far, and let's see where we can go. I once read male fitness tends to peak around 25-27, but I'm much better now than back then and not intending to stop improving for a while still.

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camelCaseGuy 2 points 3 years ago

Actually, 25-27 is for females. Makes peak at 35-ish. After that, it's where whatever you've been doing in your previous years shows up (either good or bad).

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sacbuntchris 1 point 3 years ago

Sounds like you've been doing some real great work. Fitness "peaking" can be very personal. I'm in my late 30s and in the best shape of my life.

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berryjam 8 points 3 years ago

I can do a knee pushup now :) Still working on full pushups.

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sacbuntchris 2 points 3 years ago

Progress!!

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42Lights 8 points 3 years ago

I started running again recently after having neglected exercise for nearly a year and worked up three miles without stopping to walk the other day.

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sacbuntchris 5 points 3 years ago

Three miles strait having only started recently is solid

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FermatsLastAccount 7 points 3 years ago

My OHP is more than what my Bench was ~8 months ago when I started working out.

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sacbuntchris 1 point 3 years ago

Pretty soon it's going to be more than your squat

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Thewarguy 6 points 3 years ago

I did my first brick workout for a triathlon I'm training for! That was cool.

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sacbuntchris 4 points 3 years ago

Awesome! What's a brick workout?

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Thewarguy 4 points 3 years ago

In this case it was a bike and a run back-to-back. In general, it can be any 2 workouts back-to-back. But generally, it means a bike then run. You use it to practice transitions, as well as helping the legs learn going from biking form to running form as it can be a weird transition for people.

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sacbuntchris 1 point 3 years ago

That sounds brutal

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_pv 6 points 3 years ago

I rowed 21k meters on my rowing machine this week, which is more than double my previous distance record. I'm new to rowing and having a lot of fun with it (and seeing some results, too!)

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A_cook_not_a_chef 2 points 3 years ago

That's some serious distance on the rower. Congrats!

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rave_demon 6 points 3 years ago

I can hip thrust the equivalent of my weight now, which is cool

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sacbuntchris 3 points 3 years ago

It's the summer of peach!

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nodiratime 4 points 3 years ago

Squatted 190KGx1 and Deadlifted 205KGx4.

Not all time PRs, but getting back to where I was ~8 years ago.

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sacbuntchris 2 points 3 years ago

Heck yes. You're going to breeze past those old PRs.

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Landi 3 points 3 years ago

I made going to the gym a habit. Went to the gym for 25 out of 30 days in june. And I need a new belt right now, since the old one wasnt helping keeping my pants up anymore.

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sacbuntchris 2 points 3 years ago

Nice work! You've done the hard part. As for belts, I got tired of cheap fake leather ones getting destroyed every 6 months and bought a custom made real leather belt fit to my size. It's lasted about 5 years now with another decade or two left in it. I'm a fan.

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drexy_rexy 3 points 3 years ago

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sacbuntchris 2 points 3 years ago

Congrats!

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Nerii 2 points 3 years ago

The fact that I even started working out again after years. I'm keeping track of what I do every day. On day 3.

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