In Fitness and in Health
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I have just "built" a "gym" at home. But it is a little less professional that your sons @Nocturama .....
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Looks cool. You got everything you need. Did you felt that you could of done another rep with 100kg?
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@Giles In Fitness and in Health:
Leg days are the worst, particularly when you can't reach the remote from the sofa to turn the TV on.
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@yannis said in In Fitness and in Health:
Looks cool. You got everything you need. Did you felt that you could of done another rep with 100kg?
Yeah actually, now you've made me think about it, I think I could have.....
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If you can do a double with 100 and you missed 105 it was all in your head but no rush. Enjoy the process. I deadlift very rearly now days. Probably about once per month. I do squat though twice per week.
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@mclaincausey said in In Fitness and in Health:
@Giles FatGripz makes some thick ones
Yeah, I know.....Doing these for a while, then I'll graduate to the lardy ones.....
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I used to weight train 4 days a week, without fail (powerlifting), for around 10 years pre covid. It marked the end of slim fit jeans for me in my initial selvedge/raw journey. Since covid I have really struggled to get back into a regular schedule. Lots of life changes around that time for me that disrupted the way things were, but I still highly value movement and strength training. I lost a lot of muscle, gained fat. I've since managed to shift some of the fat though.
A little over a year ago we bought a home gym that looks exactly the same as the Mirafit above but called "Verve Fitness" here in Australia - must come from the same factory in China. I'm still struggling to get a proper routine going. I start up, go for a few weeks, then it falls of a cliff for one reason or another. I feel bad for a while, then I start up again. Trying not to be too hard on myself, just get back up and do some work.
I know when I'm doing regular walks or runs my cardio fitness is improved and life is easier in so many ways. When my strength is up, I feel physically better and more confident in general. I know the value, and how important it is to a happy life, I just need to find the combination of all the things that works for me.
I love hearing about the success you're all having, especially Gile's deadlift milestones!
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@ManiacLachy I find it easiest to train towards something. For example, I ran a 25 km race two years ago and put in serious training to achieve that goal. I knew it would be outside of anything that I had trained for in the past, and to succeed would have to put the time in.
Right now my goal is to be a better fisherman than last year. Tuna fishing is a balance of strength, determination, balance, technique, and luck. The first fish I fought was a tuna that @Giles had hooked and I tried to battle it. Five minutes later I was gassed and questioned everything about myself and if I would be able to survive the week. I managed to get through the week with determination, a bit of technique, and luck. This year I know that I need to put some strength into my training as there are some monsters in there knowing that luck will only get me so far.
It sounds like you already have the basis of a goal with the benefit of just feeling better. Keep active in this thread and post your wins as well as the bad days. It helps all of us knowing that we’re not alone in this and we’re pretty good at keeping each other motivated.
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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A goal helps, certainly in my powerlifting days having a comp on the horizon helped push the focus. Powerlifting isn't a goal anymore, that kind of training can be detrimental to other less specific movement, but I picked up a lot of training tools there that I continue to use.
These days I'm reliving my youth and getting back into skating. Having the energy to get out there, the fitness to not run out of puff, and the joint health to take impacts are a focus. So, getting my cardio back up and keeping it there is key. Bulgarian split squats are great for knee and leg strength. But there's no event to focus on.
I'll post up here more regularly and share my successes and failures with you all! I want to get back to a 5k run (without walk breaks) - there's my first goal.
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@goosehd said in In Fitness and in Health:
I managed to get through the week with determination, a bit of technique, and luck
You caught more than most of the others.......I was pleased and impressed
