Workout

[Irving]

Sucks we lost recent content here. Only thing to do is to keep moving forward. With that said, my dog is the WORST yoga partner, ever.

[hurley842002]

Sucks we lost recent content here. Only thing to do is to keep moving forward. With that said, my dog is the WORST yoga partner, ever.

This type of "forward"?

[Monky]

Sucks we lost recent content here. Only thing to do is to keep moving forward. With that said, my dog is the WORST yoga partner, ever.

I can't even run with mine for fear of losing a shoulder.

[SouthPaw]

New Personal record for myself. I have never been the type of person to 'max out' on one rep, so my PR's on recorded with weight and reps in mind. I accomplished a new PR with my squats recently. I track my progress pretty religiously so this was good for me to see what I can do with heavier weight. Currently my body weight is 217lbs and I am 5'10". Here is what I did:

10x at 135#
10x at 225#
10x at 225#
10x at 315#
10x at 315#
6x at 405#

I never have gone above 315lbs before but decided I would give it a shot. To my surprise I was able to complete 6 reps. I remember when I first started training and at 215# I could barely do 3-4 reps. Now 215# is what I warm up with. Haven't gone above 315# since then but something is pretty attractive with 405# and the bar is bending across your back!

[Irving]

Isn't going from 315 all the way up to 405 a HUGE jump? What made you choose that weight?

[SouthPaw]

Isn't going from 315 all the way up to 405 a HUGE jump? What made you choose that weight?

Even amount of 45# plates? Just kidding. Being able to do 20 reps with 315#, I figured one rep of 405# would be a breeze. Once I hit one rep, I felt like I could keep going so I did. The smith machine was taken so I couldn't practice with that. To do it properly, I should have done 365#, 385# then 405#. I was already finished with squats so I wanted to try it out before I left. I used to train with my buddy a lot before I start going in the mornings. He was big into leg workouts and really could move some weight. He could squat 585# 4-5 times with ass to grass. Training legs with him we always just increased weights with 45# plates.

[Tim K]

I've been doing my "Man up Monday' workout, or some variation of it for years. I took about 5 months off it to try to let some injuries heal and got back to it 12 weeks ago.

Run 1/2 mile warmup

5 sets for time:
10 Dead lifts at 135#
10 sandbag get-ups with 25# bag or weight
10 Squats at 135#
10 pullups
15 pushups

After it's done, I run 1/2 mile about as fast as I can.

Twelve weeks ago when I did it for the first time, it took me over 30 minutes (running not included). There's been steady improvement every week, and yesterday I did it in 19:45. I gotta tell you, when I got finished on week one there is no way you could have convinced me I'd ever be able to do it in under 25 minutes, let alone under 20 minutes.

I'm old and creaky. I'd like to see how fast some of you young studs can do it. I'm pretty sure you big strong guys can do it in 13-15 minutes. On the other hand, maybe my ego isn't ready to know that.

[Teufelhund]

New Personal record for myself...

Good for you, man! That's a lot of weight. I would be scared to make that big a jump in one session.

I use 2.5lbs and 5lbs plates to increment slowly each workout; if I miss a planned rep, I use that weight again until I can hit all the reps. If I can hit 25 reps in 5 sets or less, I increase the weight next session.

[Irving]

I workout very slowly. I figure as long as I'm tired and breathing heavy, I don't need to kill myself. Sure it stunts progress, but for me, just the fact that I'm working out at all is what I'm usually going for.

Glad to hear sandwiching the workout between runs seems to be working for you Tim.

[Erni]

Woot woot, 4 plates is a serious weight. 4 plates is my eventual goal. But I'll be lucky to hit this years goal of 300 on the deadz. Stupid knees.