Total Gym for many years but have incorporated some dialup weights and kettle balls lately with it. About 30lbs lighter now too. Need to get to 185-190 and hold.
FIT.Y.E.R.O. (Meathead, wellness, fitness, diet, exercise) Thread
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warrior cat out here looking like Al Snow and hadn't told us, smh. (seriously, you're killing it, and I love the photo of coaching)
Lol.
Did not know who Al Snow was until I looked him up. Not into Pro wrestling.
Raced home from beach vacation, unloaded car… and off to the gym
. Took my 21 yo. He followed my lead and was toasted after my routine.
. Took my 21 yo. He followed my lead and was toasted after my routine.Sam's Club needs to get its act together and get cottage cheese back in stock. Greek yogurt sucks and I'm tired of it.
Worship skyr. Eat it every morning.
Welp, the increased calories definitely work. BF back down and muscle up 3#s. Wild stuff. Gonna keep eating but tighten up the cheating a bit. WS needs to knock it off with peach crisp every single weekend.
Back(mid and lower) and elbow are being c*nts right now. Back is same old, same old ****. I know how to fix that. Tennis elbow is pretty annoying. Good part of being in shape is attacking **** like this rather than medicating and using it as an excuse to avoid.
Sucks, within 7 days of the best I've felt in the gym I'm the goddamned tin man.
Welp, the increased calories definitely work. BF back down and muscle up 3#s. Wild stuff. Gonna keep eating but tighten up the cheating a bit. WS needs to knock it off with peach crisp every single weekend.
Back(mid and lower) and elbow are being c*nts right now. Back is same old, same old ****. I know how to fix that. Tennis elbow is pretty annoying. Good part of being in shape is attacking **** like this rather than medicating and using it as an excuse to avoid.
Sucks, within 7 days of the best I've felt in the gym I'm the goddamned tin man.
Yep, continue to move and exercise, that will help keep the pain down somewhat as you age. I sometimes have to modify a workout to get around what ever pain I have for the day. In any case, it helps no matter what.
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^That is a fire snack right there. BOGO Publix watermelon ftw and freeze the extra.
Been loving some Bob Vylan at the gym lately. Like a modern day Rage not that Rage doesn’t hold up just feels like a newer version.
I've sadly come to realize that barbell back squats with any significant weight and a 47 year old Bonz just aren't going to jive. ROI is upside down to the point where I'm hobbling around for a week afterwards and seeking out every method imaginable to try and tamp down an inflamed sciatica...
...so I've started using this Arsenal power squat rack. While it's nothing can replace the full body benefits of free-weight squats, this thing is functionally similar to a belt squat where I can load it heavy, be within the ballpark of a back squat and not pay for it for weeks at a time...
...and if you're so inclined, allows for a controlled 'Good Morning'.
...so I've started using this Arsenal power squat rack. While it's nothing can replace the full body benefits of free-weight squats, this thing is functionally similar to a belt squat where I can load it heavy, be within the ballpark of a back squat and not pay for it for weeks at a time...
...and if you're so inclined, allows for a controlled 'Good Morning'.
WS can send that peach crisp my way.
Bonz, sorry about the sciatica. excellent move to switch to the hack squat though, those things are phenomenal.
Bonz, sorry about the sciatica. excellent move to switch to the hack squat though, those things are phenomenal.
Speaking of groovy canned health beverages…
These were fantastic adds to my diet. Keytone drinks to get diet rolling, curbing appetite, and add energy without adding to my daily & ample caffeine bolus.
Kenetik - expensive but effective.
Being away for travel makes maintaining diet routine impossible. I’m trying my best, however. Brought my scale to both legs of trip, but not actively counting every caloric morsel along the way. Monitoring shows a definite and immediate impact to letting go of the rope a little. Oops.
Not buggin out about it because I know I will float back into a regimen again. Leanin up in fall.
These were fantastic adds to my diet. Keytone drinks to get diet rolling, curbing appetite, and add energy without adding to my daily & ample caffeine bolus.
Kenetik - expensive but effective.
Being away for travel makes maintaining diet routine impossible. I’m trying my best, however. Brought my scale to both legs of trip, but not actively counting every caloric morsel along the way. Monitoring shows a definite and immediate impact to letting go of the rope a little. Oops.
Not buggin out about it because I know I will float back into a regimen again. Leanin up in fall.
This is the recipe I base it off of but I double or triple the topping. @80 Proof made some homemade vanilla ice cream to go with it.
That combo is unbelievable. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, specifically fresh made @80 Proof vanilla ice cream, and I could legit eat myself back to 30% in one sitting.
Have you tried using the safety bar? I know it's not exactly like a back squat but takes some of the mobility out of it. We've been using one with my piece of **** posterior and it's been pretty good. Also, maybe reduce load and depth on the back squat? We've also been doing goblets which I feel like has really helped my safety squats and overall mobility.
The belt squat seems to be the culprit for my lower sciatica sacrum flare ups. Guess a heavy load on that area is causing me to cheat or something because both times it's flared up were the day following a heavy heavy belt day.
Belt squat has never felt great to me either. I think the belt bit pulls on me in an unnatural way that makes my hips hurt, which kind of neutralizes any benefit of not loading your spine. Safety squat bar is a good alternative if your shoulders are burnt, although I call it Satan's Sodomy Bar because it friggin wrecks me. I used it last night for speed squats and I have a kink in my trap that's murderous today. However, most men I know don't have the same upper back/neck issues I do after using it, so I do still recommend it.
Good look on the Marrs bar, will definitely give that a try this week and report back. A quick crash course on the equipment and science behind it sounds promising.
Since becoming a masochist with kettlebell Bulgarians, I've neglected other torture devices for stems. Good call on goblets. Also need to revisit sumo squats - both wouldn't bother my old man hips.
Edit:
at Satan's Sodomy Bar.
Since becoming a masochist with kettlebell Bulgarians, I've neglected other torture devices for stems. Good call on goblets. Also need to revisit sumo squats - both wouldn't bother my old man hips.
Edit:
at Satan's Sodomy Bar.
Make sure to loosen up before your squats and probably roll out glutes/hams/it after. I neglect that **** but it makes a big difference.
It’s kinda fun inventing a comprehensive workout in a spartan hotel gym this past week. Didn’t miss a beat. Dumbbells, a bench… Leggo.
my 12 yo, joined every morning. He’s so cute.
my 12 yo, joined every morning. He’s so cute.
Friday of truth 216 16%
Injuries all better other than the elbow. Dry needling, cupping and PT started yesterday. Annoying af.
Injuries all better other than the elbow. Dry needling, cupping and PT started yesterday. Annoying af.
I’ve been having fun coming up with dietary plans with ChatGPT. I asked it for a plan to lose 30 pounds by Dec 1st (215 to 185) using intermittent and anti inflammatory principles. Then I had it take out nuts and lentils (don’t like them), add red meat, and simplify the protein choices to steak, eggs, chicken, salmon. I did that for a few weeks, didn’t follow it or exercise on vacation at all (did fine), and then revised it to get protein in after my morning workout. I lift on M/W/F and swim on T/R.
Occasionally, I’ve asked it for adjustments mid-day based on stuff like having a McFlurry after picking my kid up from baseball camp. The tone it takes is hilarious, “…McFlurry confession accepted… skip the Greek yogurt tonight…”
I’m not a big foodie person, so it’s been fun to eat incongruent stuff (it’s not perfect) and confuse my wife. Teaspoon of peanut butter and then 50g of kimchi for an afternoon snack - welp, OK - gotta eat it, the robot told me.
I primarily WFH, so I don’t have to meal prep and am taking advantage of cooking meals 3x a day in our little Tovala oven.
Occasionally, I’ve asked it for adjustments mid-day based on stuff like having a McFlurry after picking my kid up from baseball camp. The tone it takes is hilarious, “…McFlurry confession accepted… skip the Greek yogurt tonight…”
I’m not a big foodie person, so it’s been fun to eat incongruent stuff (it’s not perfect) and confuse my wife. Teaspoon of peanut butter and then 50g of kimchi for an afternoon snack - welp, OK - gotta eat it, the robot told me.
I primarily WFH, so I don’t have to meal prep and am taking advantage of cooking meals 3x a day in our little Tovala oven.
I use GPT daily for macros and such. Great tool. Basically eliminated MFP for me.
Love the routine JR. Get after it.
Love the routine JR. Get after it.
Does ChatGPT have any issues using the daily data to create a fitness log? That's my biggest issue with using Claude as an ad hoc diet and fitness tracker. It randomly shuts off chats and will start removing data from the logs I have it create.
Also, as I've posted elsewhere, in using AI for this purpose you see just how limited it actually is. Claude (which to my understanding is supposed to be better about this than ChatGPT) hallucinates things and just flat makes up quotes it attributes to people all the time, no matter how many times I tell it not to.
If this is top of the line, Waterhead @Wayne Dougan predictions of AI taking everyone's jobs remains just as moronic now as it was all the times he's made it in the last few years.
I don’t log any fitness stuff. I just show up and lift with a trainer and make sure I hit my lap count for swimming.
I’d try to get it to export the logs as Excel or Notion data with consistent formatting as you go to keep it in a trusted system and then bring it back as screenshots if you want analysis. (?)
Took my fam to Graeters last night after a Taqueria Ramirez carne asada fest… they chowed, whilst I got nothing and didn’t miss it. Ditch the McFlurries for 30 days @joeyrupption and let your diet do the work until you hit your goal weight.
Refined sugar and syrup derivations should be avoided… for a bit.
Refined sugar and syrup derivations should be avoided… for a bit.
I've got a BodPod appointment on Thursday. I mainly want a baseline of where I am at. Well, that is a lie. I mainly want my stupid bathroom scale to be wrong but the other sounds better. So we shall see.
We are heading to Cincy this weekend to see friends, catch a game, and see the zoo. I'm going to eat and drink whatever I want. Between the heat and walking, I'm unlikely to go crazy regardless. We've been diligent this summer with diet and workouts and I am happy with where I am now. When it is time to relax, I'm not going to worry in the least about a few extra bodyfat percentage points, etc.
@Joey Rupption I've found a way to get it to backup consistently now but it is not as helpful as it could be. I was just curious on how you are using AI for fitness as you are far more technically adept that I.
We are heading to Cincy this weekend to see friends, catch a game, and see the zoo. I'm going to eat and drink whatever I want. Between the heat and walking, I'm unlikely to go crazy regardless. We've been diligent this summer with diet and workouts and I am happy with where I am now. When it is time to relax, I'm not going to worry in the least about a few extra bodyfat percentage points, etc.
@Joey Rupption I've found a way to get it to backup consistently now but it is not as helpful as it could be. I was just curious on how you are using AI for fitness as you are far more technically adept that I.
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If you lift three days a week and swim laps on the off days while tracking macros everyday— enjoy your gd mcflurry from time to time! Damn
I’ll stick with the treats, thanks. My goal weight isn’t really a big driver - my physicals always come back healthy as a horse and I’ve never had specific problems due to weight. I just enjoyed working out again for PT after knee surgery and wanted to take advantage of WFH through the end of the year and see where I could get.
I was eating/drinking a ton before this (~4k calories/day of junk - whole pizzas, cokes, pints of ice cream) but only hovered around 225 while not working out - but playing a lot of sports with my kids. So it’s not too hard to dial it way down but keep some treats.
From this initial sprint, I’ve lost 12 pounds in the first 6 weeks so far (including the vacation week I used as “control” to see if being an absolute monk was worth it, and for me it isn’t.) If anything, I’m afraid my goal (victim weight) will make me appear too gaunt.
And I’m lifting & swimming at 6am btw. So I may feel like that early call time earns me large Icee w/Soft Serve treats as well, on occasion (twice so far).
Start to monitor your Body Fat and keep your current schedule up. Having a trainer is a great start. I'm sure they have access to a BF Scale.
You're just trying to tighten it up, not enter a body building comp.
Ninja Cremi w/protein scratches the ice cream itch, being a healthy alternative -without shít ingredients and monstrous amounts of calories.
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I’ve been tracking my BF for years and have my weight tracked back to 2008 in my Apple Health account. It ported it from my old Livestrong website account at some point - pretty cool. (I don’t log “exercise” - just body weight / composition on a smart scale.)
I’m an ice cream / milkshake truther. If I don’t keep my reps up with milkshakes, I’ll start to feel an itchy throat and slightly allergic to it - and that’s not a world I want to live in.
I don’t think “real” Ice cream is that bad in moderation. I was just housing a few too many pints per week because I love it:
Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don’t want to talk about it.