Fitness Resolutions Volume 2
Today, January 15 marks the official end of new year resolution season. The day when the crowds in the gym mysteriously start to dissipate. For those of you who have a health/fitness goal, are you still getting after it? What is your plan? Anyone out there getting sidetracked? Why?
Not getting sidetracked - continuing what I've done since COVID hit. Mixing it up between cycling, running and weights - all at home. Running when it's warm enough (it's not anymore... ever) and alternating otherwise.
I'll say that I've gotten into the Peloton content - It's a bit preachy at times, but I don't have to think much which is a plus - combined with a Schwinn IC4 bike which I really like. Not as elegant as the Peloton, but just as effective.
Love my Bowflex adjustable weights - have had them for years, but never really used them. At this point, I'm more consistent with workouts than prior to COVID and, honestly, probably more effective.
That's awesome. Do you have a goal like weight loss or building muscle? Do you do any programming for the weights? Keep crushing it !
I've leveraged my career on a start-up venture that has some SERIOUS peaks and valleys. Staying consistent with my workouts is the only way I stay getting buckets on the tougher days / weeks. I'm doing 5x5's M/W/F and Hot Yoga in-between. I can't afford to stop or I risk spiraling out.
I hear you, working out keeps me sane. What lifts are you working on for 5x5?
Have lifted 5-7x/ week for the better part of the past decade. Decided to start incorporating cardio into the routine regularly. Have a goal to run my favorite hike by the end of hiking season. Starts at 7k elevation, ends at 10.5k, 10 ish miles round trip. Will be hell, but solid progress thus far and stoked to start changing up the routine.
Nice!
Username checks out. lol. That will be brutal haha. Where is the hike?
Mt. Tallac, lake tahoe
Doing cardio consistently makes you feel really good (relative to lifting). Just gives you extra energy
gym are still closed
Have you tried working out at home?
Built my own wfh gym setup this past summer so have been getting back into powerlifting. Hoping to hit 405 S, 275 B, 500 DL by summer if I stay injury free
nice! What is your program look like?
Basically a PPL split with a high intensity, low vol day, and a high vol, low intensity day each week for each area
I've been taking a daily walk with my daughter in the baby carrier since she was pretty small. She's like 23lb or some shit now. I wonder how long I'll be able to keep it up. It's pretty fucking tough, actually. Because she's hanging off the front and not sitting on your back, your whole posterior chain has to pull way harder the whole time. You can really feel your hammies and upper back pull to keep your center of gravity.
That reminds me of the story of Milo of Cronton the guy who carried a baby calf everyday until it was full grown lol. That sounds brutal though. You should try hiking uphill with her.
Dude that was literally my thinking months ago. I was like yo if I can just keep carrying this kid as she grows and my deadlift and squat keeps doing up, I can probably rule the world by 45.
Yes
Yes you are still crushing it? Or struggling ?
Maintain 2 plate bench, 3 plate squat, 4 plate deadlift.
Keep cardio at a reasonable level via swimming & boxing
Try to not lose weight, maybe lose some body fat?
Learn how to do a back handspring (failed 2020 goal)
ok ok those are solid numbers. How much bodyfat do you want to lose?
Good question. I don't trust or believe in this trend of scales that give you every measurement under the sun, so the first thing I would have to do before deciding how much to lose is know how much I have right now. And I'm too lazy to do that
I think an overlooked workout goal is safety. A few years ago my boss (who was like 37 at the time) was in great shape--he looked terrific. One day he pushed himself too hard working out and injured his back. Fast forward 12 months and he looked like sh*t. I don't look like a Greek god, but I've never been willing to push myself (especially lifting) to the point where I could get injured as it could potentially ruin the rest of my life.
Another overlooked workout goal is long-term sustainability. I think getting used to yourself at sub 10% body fat is a recipe for depression later in life and probably divorce (as you slowly change away from the man she fell in "love" (lust) with). I don't engage in workout or eating habits that aren't sustainable long-term, even if it results in me not be shredded today (to what end?).
Finally, another workout behavior that boggles my mind is running outside in the hot sun. In exchange for a good cardio workout you are slowly "leather-izing" your skin, ensuring that you'll look like sh*t at the age of 30 or 35. Excessive sun exposure (after smoking) is the #1 reason for premature skin aging.
In other words, people who push themselves super hard to look like 1990s Lex Lugar and who consistently expose themselves to large amounts of sun are destined to look like the current Lex Lugar.
Safety is absolutely number 1 and yes it is overlooked all too often. It requires a thoughtful and balanced approach to training to avoid these kinds of pitfalls. And to your point if you get hurt working out and then gain a ton of weight because you cannot workout, that is an ineffective training program. Long term sustainability is smart too, working out is a life long endeavor. What does your routine look like?
TLDR: Secret to no disease and perfect bloodwork? Stay a little chonky, routinely strength train moderately, walk a few miles a week, keep stress low, and eat a balanced diet a little more weighted toward high protein. That’s it. That’s how you get perfect bloodwork and no sickness. On the other hand, you won’t crush Tinder.
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I have a somewhat counterintuitive approach (read: correct approach) to overall life fitness. I see many of my peers workout really hard and diet like crazy and they achieve amazing body goals for a brief period of time. It definitely helps them with Tinder and they have more fun on the beach, without a doubt. However, I have yet to see one non-professional (that is, someone who doesn’t do fitness for a living) maintain a Greek god body into a long-term relationship with a woman (or man, and I'm including my gay friend). There are many reasons that 80(?) percent of divorces are initiated by women, but I have to think that falling for a man who is ripped or jacked who then becomes average or fat is not helpful to this cause (100% of my married male friends have become fat, except for my friend who had cancer).
A study was released a few years ago that showed that people who are slightly “overweight” are the most healthy (which calls into question what is and isn’t overweight). My BMI is 25.3, just slightly above overweight (>25), and some of it is definitely “chonk” (LOL). I haven’t been sick in at least 10 years and last time I had my bloodwork done the nurse was in shock over my essentially perfect levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. (she said my bloodwork looked like I was a health nut).
My health routine: stay a little chonky, routinely strength train moderately, walk a few miles a week, keep stress low, and eat a balanced diet a little more weighted toward high protein.
My goal is to stay fit and build a little muscle without getting injured. I try to workout everyday but I think I may have to pull back a little on jumping rope, as it is starting to affect the back of my knees. If I do 500 jumps, I have been feeling a little sore. My form is probably not great. I bought a mat to reduce the impact and I think it helps a little. I probably should only jump every other day and do other stuff on the off days.
Nice, muscle is your friend for a number of reasons. What is you plan for building muscle? Do you want help with the jump rope form?
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