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Yesterday I went back to the gym after many months (since June) without access to it. I had to find the right weights to start again. I've lost a lot, particularly my legs are quite weak right now. Hopefully I'll be able to share some progress over the coming months!

  • Squats: 3x5 80kg
  • Overhead press: 3x5 50kg
  • Deadlift: 1x5 120kg
 
Today I found my starting weight for bench press and rows. It's clear I lost much more strength from my legs than anywhere else, my bench and squat are comically close.

  • Squat: 3x5 85kg
  • Bench press: 3x5 70kg
  • Pendlay row: 3x8 60kg
 
Nice going @blig-blug

I'm nothing like what I used to be, I used to squat and deadlift up to about 140kg.
If my body would let me I'd still be doing it.

Currently I'm slowly building more fitness on the running machine and reintroducing some light weight high reps work back into my weekly exercises, Yoga has been keeping my back functioning for the last 3 years but if I'm to progress I need to build in more strength, but really slowly so I don't tweak my back and screw my arm tendons up!
 
I lifted my small 16kg kettlebell for a while until something in my mid-chest cracked, forcing me to return to bodyweight exercises. The kettlebell is a great tool, but one must be extra careful because of its dynamic nature. For now, it is just squats and stretching for me.

Vitamin D is quite important if you live in a cold climate. If I had started taking it sooner, my body would be in better shape today. Ime, conditioning is undervalued for medicine users. If you have a healthy cardiovascular system, medicine sessions go much smoother.

Flexibility and massage become increasingly important past a certain age. Weightlifting usually builds strength at the cost of mobility. I notice how much tension I hold in my lower body these days, so I constantly work to stretch my muscles and release that tension.

Yoga is my next mission, though I am currently just using specific asanas to heal my condition. Hopefully, it will improve so I can go deeper into the practice. Stay strong and healthy, everyone.

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northape said:
Vitamin D is quite important if you live in a cold climate. If I had started taking it sooner, my body would be in better shape today. Ime, conditioning is undervalued for medicine users. If you have a healthy cardiovascular system, medicine sessions go much smoother.
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I could do with getting back on the Vit D, I work in a place without natural light, but it seems to do weird things to my guts so I've been laying off the D.
 
Ran 5km after a 5 week period of inactivity, weather was -5c and windy. Lucky fives I suppose.

My heart rate got a little out of control, as I was not interested in taking my time to finish the course. Looking forward to fostering some consistency over the next few months so that I may head into the humid season with some semblance of fitness.
 
blig-blug said:
Muscle ups are really something, I've never even come close to be able to do one. Do you do them on rings or a bar?
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There are only bars to use at my gym, some being more preferred for muscle ups over others. I've heard rings are a very different beast and hope to be able to try them one day. Presently, with regard to muscle ups, I am focused on increased ballistic action and overall rep range. I can do about 8 in a row at most, but they start falling apart after rep number 5.

One love
 
Voidmatrix said:
It's tempting to share one of my modeling ascetic pics since this is a workout thread, and the gains are the ostensive reflection, but it's likely not the most appropriate.

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No problem if you want to. Don't expect me to do so, though :LOL:
 
The 60kg bench press warm-up set felt light, so I jumped directly to 80kg instead of my planned 75kg. It went well.

  • Squat: 3x5 92.5kg
  • Bench press: 3x5 80kg
  • Pendlay row: 4x8 65kg
 
Today I will be doing deadlifts, shrugs, and reverse flies.

Deadlifts: 10 sets of 10 with 60 lb dumbbells;
Shrugs: 5 sets of 30 with 35 lb dumbbells;
Reverse flies: 5 sets 15 with 15 lb dumbbells.

*deadlifts are my regular Monday and Friday morning workout; most Mondays I would go play soccer in the afternoon/evening as well but as my city is covered in two feet of snow, the field will not be suitable.
 
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