I'm so tired right now I kept looking for c/exercise instead of c/fitness.
Got my mile jog on the elliptical machine under 9 minutes and closing in on 8.
Also I've just kept at it since January, so that's good too.
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I've been fat since a couple of years now, without any motivation to exercise.
I started bench press at the beginning of the month, and I like this a lot! I have the luxury of having enough room in my appartment to exercise at home. My current objective is to be able to lift my friends (more exactly the friends that consented to tell me their weight). I believe having a goal helps a lot.
I'm only able to lift 30 kg for now, but you have to start somewhere :).
It's amazing how much gains you can get from a simple linear progression - just keep upping the weight a little bit each time and de-load 10-20% when you can't hit five clean reps and you'll be double that in the space of a couple months.
Thanks for the advice!
No prob! Good luck getting mad gainz.
Down 20 pounds since January
A couple weeks ago I set a goal on my rowing machine. In a single set I wanted to do 1,500 strokes in 60 minutes. That's 25 stokes a minute. It seemed very ambitious for me so I thought it would take months for me to get there. But I surprised myself and I managed that goal. And I kept going faster.
Today I did 1,507 strokes in 58 minutes which is ~26 strokes a minute. Somehow found an inner spring of will power. Don't ask me how.
For some reason right now I'm fixated on 1,500 strokes. Tomorrow I'll do two or three sets with my goal being 57 minutes. I think in three sets it's doable.
Finally started lifting weights again after a long hiatus, doubled my weekly bike miles after getting a bike that doesn't make my back hurt (although I'm going to miss the old one - sweet classic steel road bike). Looking forward to being able to do some gravel rides!
I made responsible food choices at the beach- didn’t binge drink, small portions of my favorite boardwalk foods. I didn’t do formal workouts but did a lot of walking. Gained a teensy bit of weight over the long weekend, but it came back off.