[amphibian]

Way to get in the gym. I had to take the last two weeks off due to work, vacation with the SO and family commitments. I put on something like five lbs too.

My resolution for the next 4 months is to get back down to 175 walking weight from current weight of 195. Bread is going to be a big item to address diet wise.

[Slow Ben]

amphibian said:

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Way to get in the gym. I had to take the last two weeks off due to work, vacation with the SO and family commitments. I put on something like five lbs too.

My resolution for the next 4 months is to get back down to 175 walking weight from current weight of 195. Bread is going to be a big item to address diet wise.

This is exactly me as well. Except it was more like 10 lbs and I need to get from 265 to 245.


Went for a mile jog today, then did boring ole awesome pushups and pull ups.

[Binder of Demons]

I have started doing sit-ups, squats and press-ups as my attempt to get back into things after a very fallow period due to injury,and a new job screwing my timetable (and having me stuck at a desk for hours on end). I'd like to do some running again, but firstly my ankle is in pieces at the moment, which makes any jogging painful. And secondly, when i get home from work, I have to take the dog for a walk of at least an hour across uneven fields, which leaves me in no humour to do any kind of running either.

So having stopped basically any sort of activity, I have ballooned in weight to a whopping 98kgs, and I'm only 5ft 7inches tall (approx 170cm). Now I've always been quite stocky in build, even when playing sport at a high level, but I've developed a fairly hefty belly in the last 6 months, so something has to be done. And for the record I am 40, so I can't just go nuts with the exercise side of things like i used to.

The aerobic/cardio side of things will have to be seriously addressed, and with a bit of luck there might be a gym for me to use at work in about 2 weeks time (which would be perfect). The diet is also under serious review.

So my aim is to try and get down to 85kgs/~185llbs over the next few months. It's probably an overly ambitious goal in the short term, but I'm gonna try and aim for dropping approx 0.5-1kg a week for the next 3-4 months. Wish me luck.

[amphibian]

I am currently wasting time before I take a pup out for a walk.

What about making the walks but of calisthenics? You can do some burpees during fetch runs or go up and down the hills, sidestep things like a ladder run and so on.

I did this with a German Shepherd for a while and we loved it, even if he got a claw into my jeans pocket during a tag session and tore my pants half off in the dead of winter.

[Maark Abbott]

Upped my personal best deadlift to 215kg today.

Videos to come later as my phone is being a dildo.

[Maark Abbott]

Here we go...

[Coco with marshmallows]

you've got your videos set to private.....

[Maark Abbott]

Oh, arse burgers on toast. Right...

Let's try again.

This post has been edited by Maark: 03 January 2015 - 05:02 PM

[Maark Abbott]

Now with added death growls.

[Nicodimas]

Cool chucks!!

[Maark Abbott]

That's the first time anyone's complimented them - they're about ten years old and torn to shreds!

[Maark Abbott]

*second video is sideways but Youtube should be sorting that out. And I was looking around a lot because a chap I refer to as 'Twerky' (because his warm up routine is absolutely hilarious, consisting of swinging wildly and full on twerking) was bouncing around not far away doing his atypical awfully-performed bits and bobs (I think he may have crossfits).

This post has been edited by Maark: 18 January 2015 - 02:08 PM

[amphibian]

No knee wobble or weird back shapes.

Those are all solid deadlifts. You've built a great blend of form and "WEIGHT GOES UP!".

[Maark Abbott]

Thanks! I've never really looked at form much, but it's nice to hear that I'm doing them right.

Feeling them today and all (two days on).

[Coco with marshmallows]

Maark, on 19 January 2015 - 05:00 AM, said:

Feeling them today and all (two days on).

probs getting up towards max then. but form still looked good, so could probably eke out a 230, maybe a 235 if you're feeling good that day.

[Maark Abbott]

I'm going for 230 tomorrow - I'll video and put them up, provided I manage (if I fail the 230, you'll get the non-failed which will still be a new max).

Being that I seem to be creeping closer toward 250kg every week, the overall goal is now 300kg by the end of the year. Unrealistic? A little. But it's something to aim for, and a motivation to keep.

I do have a little assistance from Richard as well. Superdrive plus Duncan Hills Coffee gives me nutty focus.

[Maark Abbott]

So I may have somewhat smashed the 230kg target today. I'm pretty certain I'm now at my maximum lift, which just so happens to be 2.5x my bodyweight...



...more...

[Maark Abbott]

...MORE...



And then the biggun. To put this one into terms you Murrknz will understand: It's 237.5kg, being 532lbs, being 37.3 stone.

[Coco with marshmallows]

Maark, on 23 January 2015 - 12:22 PM, said:

And then the biggun. To put this one into terms you Murrknz will understand: It's 237.5kg, being 532lbs, being 37.3 stone.

Actually it's 523 lbs - I'm assuming Maark made a typo. Good bit of lifting though, GJ.

[Maark Abbott]

Yup. Typo, my bad there. Think I'll have a rest from maxes for a while now though.