In Fitness and in Health

[Denman John]

@tody Congrats and keep it going!

[tody]

thanks guys. current plan is to keep it at 20-25 sessions per month, at extended duration. with 15k i'm around the 1 hour mark. weight loss goal is 3-4 more kilos, to get just under 90kg.

[Stringthing75]

I'm currently Wk 4 of Manchester Marathon training plan. This will be my 3rd Marathon, really enjoying the training and seeing proper progress. 18km done today.

[goosehd]

@Stringthing75 Congratulations and good luck on the next. You may also be interested in this thread: https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/2076/runners?_=1769981095539

Feel free to post on either.

[Stringthing75]

@goosehd said in In Fitness and in Health:

https://forum.ironheart.co.uk/topic/2076/runners?_=1769981095539

thank you, and thank you!

[Giles]

Deadlifts today - Did 90kg which is new PB. Tried 95, got it halfway up my calves on the first attempt, barely lifted it off the floor on the second

Tiny steps.....

[yannis]

Awesome @Giles. What is your sticking point on deadlifts. Sounds like its from the floor to mid shin or knee. Make sure you keep pushing your legs into the floor constantly through the lift. Do not even think about your back. Think legs pushing down into the floor.

[Giles]

That was the sticking point. I will try and do that next time.....

[Giles]

Sorry to be hogging this thread, but the mere fact of documenting what I am doing is added inspiration to try harder.

2 weeks ago, my PB for leg press was 12 reps at 173kg. 10 days ago, I failed at 183.

Today, I did 213kg and felt I could go further.

I am frankly amazed.....

[goosehd]

@Giles and I have been motivating each other for the past few months in preparation for tuna fishing in the fall. He sends me updates on new exercises that he's trying which I try and incorporate from time to time. The progress has been good and a nice change from some of my normal goto lifts. Yesterday I added Bulgarian squats for the first time...

I don't know if I should thank him or kick his arse the next time I see him...

[Giles]

I think you should thank me

[Bridger]

Bulgarian style

[goosehd]

@Giles I may have to as I can’t lift my foot high enough…

[1WayTrip]

I have always loved natural weight training. In my 20s I let my weight get away from me and got to about 20 stone.

Sorted myself out and in my 30s got in pretty decent shape.

In my late 40s now but still in good shape and lifting heavy. Really just focused on functional strength now and overall health.

[Giles]

Picked this plate set up for a steal from eBay a couple of days ago. Well pleased....

[1WayTrip]

@Giles

You can’t beat having stuff at home to work out.

[Bridger]

@Giles Two kinds of plates can move you beyond the 634 to the 684S-16-GER.

You are on the better path @Giles

[yannis]

Nice! Looks like a complete set also. Now get a nice bar, if you are going to spend money spend it on the bar. A good bar vs a shitty bar have a day and night difference.

[Giles]

Complete 155kg set. Mirafit 7ft and 4ft arriving today, hope they are good......Both will do 300KG (so they say), not that I will get anywhere near that, but I am assuming they will be better than the ones that cop out at plus or minus 100kg

[Jord]

@Giles I have similar weights, I remember during covid I was going to build a "home gym" and the prices were insane... I ended up just buying dumbbells and a bench, got weights like yours the next year for a lot cheaper...

I guess this could be in "rants" as it still pisses me off people taking advantage of covid lol