Workout of the Day

[LordWilbur]

Did 20 sit-ups 10 push-ups and did a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood today.

May not sound like much but getting in to shape is one of the things I've been putting off for years. I didn't think I was really that bad because my daily job requires walking around an amusement park all day, but haven't weighed myself for years. I got a rather rude wake up call last week though when my mother passed away and the idiots from the mortuary were not able to move her from her bedroom to the living room (narrow hallway) and needed my help. She was 180 pounds and frankly I thought I was going to have a heart attack and never be able to catch my breath again. Weighed myself that night and my 6'2" frame is lugging around 306 lbs.

I've lost 12 pounds the first week and have a goal of 50 pounds and 4 inches off the waist by the end of the summer.

Guess it's true that moms help you even after their gone.. (yes I said it, I love her more than anything and she'll be sorely missed, but she helped make me into the man I am and I'll be damned if her last act on this earth doesn't mean something even if she didn't know it.)

-mike

[Zombie309]

Did 20 sit-ups 10 push-ups and did a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood today.

May not sound like much but getting in to shape is one of the things I've been putting off for years. I didn't think I was really that bad because my daily job requires walking around an amusement park all day, but haven't weighed myself for years. I got a rather rude wake up call last week though when my mother passed away and the idiots from the mortuary were not able to move her from her bedroom to the living room (narrow hallway) and needed my help. She was 180 pounds and frankly I thought I was going to have a heart attack and never be able to catch my breath again. Weighed myself that night and my 6'2" frame is lugging around 306 lbs.

I've lost 12 pounds the first week and have a goal of 50 pounds and 4 inches off the waist by the end of the summer.

Guess it's true that moms help you even after their gone.. (yes I said it, I love her more than anything and she'll be sorely missed, but she helped make me into the man I am and I'll be damned if her last act on this earth doesn't mean something even if she didn't know it.)

-mike

I'm sorry for your loss, but I wish you the best of luck with your goals. Stick to them!

[Zombie309]

Another shot at the 50 burpee challenge today. Knocked it out in 2:27 which is a pretty good time for someone my size. Also did a 20 minute run afterwards.

Back to the heavy weights tomorrow!

[phil_in_cs]

boxing drills for 30 minutes
db rows, 55lb db, 3 of 15

[Bubba Enfield]

Overhead press 95lbs 5x5
Chinups 3xmax
Chest Dips 3x10
Empty bar curls 1x100

[Chantrea]

Broke a personal mental barrier tonight--ran for 20 mins straight without stopping/walking. I did not track distance since I was just concentrating on pacing/steady/getting through it. this is a huge breakthrough for me.

[cautiousdan]

I'm including my warm up sets in my write-up today for funsies. I've had a few days off and I was worried about atrophy but it seems like the break was a good rather than bad thing.

Notation is: weight in Lbs. X Reps X Sets

Squat
45 X 5 X 2
65 X 5 X 1
85 X 3 X 1
105 X 2 X 1
130 X 5 X 3

Bench Press
45 X 5 X 2
65 X 5 X 1
85 X 3 X 1
105 X 2 X 1
120 X 5 X 3

Deadlift
135 X 5 X 2
155 X 5 X 1
175 X 3 X 1
195 X 2 X 1
215 X 5 X 1

[Regular Guy]

1.5 hrs of kettle bells. My coach kept giving me new exercises if I stopped for more than a minute or two. I was SMOKED. By far the hardest exercise was sitting in a chair with legs lifted of the ground so I was sitting in a V position. Then I did curls with a 20 lbs bell. I used 2 bells for 40lbs squats.
Jogged 1 mile. 50 shrimps, 50 bridge and rolls. 50ish sit ups.

[Bubba Enfield]

Today was personal record day! Body weight 168lbs-ish. (That's not a record)

Squat (pounds, sets, reps)
145 1x8
195 1x5
215 1x3 PR
220 2x2 PR

Bench press
125 1x10
140 2x4
160 2x1 PR
165 1x1 PR(failed on second rep)

Deadlift
165 1x5
215 1x5
265 1x2 PR
270 2x1 PR

Now I feel like eating a horse or two.

[cautiousdan]

Did a five minute warm-up walk followed by 30 minutes of running. Twas a slow pace but I did run the whole time without stopping to walk.

[CountryJim]

2.8 mile run followed by a 2.8 mile walk.

10 sets of push ups for a total of 184 pushups.

4 sets of pull up for a total of 32 pull ups.

5 sets of sit ups for a total of 100 sit ups.

Stay safe.

[Bubba Enfield]

I've let my conditioning slide over the last 4-5 weeks, so today I did sprint intervals.

[Regular Guy]

Mowed the lawn in 45 minutes. I was walking as fast as I could while pushing a lawn mower. Twernt easy.

[TheLifter]

It has points because I copied it from my log on Fitocracy. If anyone's interested in more of my log you can see it here : http://ftcy.me/V3aWkg - you need to register though. Signing up with that link should make you follow me. If it doesn't my username is Scott.


Front Barbell Squat:
20 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
20 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
40 kg x 5 reps (+48 pts)
40 kg x 5 reps (+48 pts)
60 kg x 4 reps (+59 pts)
80 kg x 3 reps (+70 pts)
90 kg x 2 reps (+68 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
100 kg x 4 reps (+107 pts)
Rep PR.

Barbell Bench Press:
20 kg x 8 reps (+40 pts)
20 kg x 8 reps (+40 pts)
40 kg x 5 reps (+48 pts)
50 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
60 kg x 2 reps (+43 pts)
80 kg x 10 reps (+102 pts)
100 kg x 2 reps (+79 pts)
70 kg x 12 reps (+91 pts)
60 kg x 10 reps (+76 pts)
Rep PR on set 6,7,8

Squat Lockout:
100 kg x 2 reps (+19 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
140 kg x 2 reps (+36 pts)
Loaded carry in front squat grip. 1 rep = Back support,front support, back support in rack.

Pull-Up:
3 reps (+12 pts)
3 reps (+12 pts)
3 reps (+12 pts)
3 reps (+12 pts)
3 reps (+12 pts)
A1: Clapping pullup, short rest.

Body Weight One-Leg Squat:
3 reps (+10 pts)
3 reps (+10 pts)
3 reps (+10 pts)
3 reps (+10 pts)
3 reps (+10 pts)
A2 : Short rests

[jnathan]

Part 1:

Roughly 1.5 hours of Gi Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (Gi); Thursdays are usually spent practicing some Judo throws. The first 30 minutes is all conditioning (the fun kind, where the anaerobic work becomes aerobic and the aerobic also becomes anaerobic). Followed by 3 or 4 rounds of stand-up sparring (Judo throws only, no singles, doubles or fireman's carry so you can focus on the Judo throws) for 2 minute rounds followed by about 30 minutes of technique instruction and practice followed by 4 6-minute sparring rounds starting from your knees.

Part 2:

First time deadlifting post hernia re-repair surgery 6 weeks ago. All weights in pounds.
8 x 137.5
4 x 187.5
8 x 227.5
4 x 277.5
8 x 317.5

I went to pull a 367.5, but didn't have any gas left in the tank. When I have more energy I can find out how far off I am from my deadlift PR weight pre-surgery (191 kg) Haven't weighed myself in a while, probably clocking in around 173lbs.

-Jeff

[cautiousdan]

I also now have "points" by my stuff because it's copied from Fitocracy. I just signed up for an account and it seems pretty cool.

Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 5 reps (+31 pts)
45 lb x 5 reps (+31 pts)
65 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
85 lb x 3 reps (+33 pts)
105 lb x 2 reps (+32 pts)
115 lb x 3 reps (+40 pts)
115 lb x 5 reps (+50 pts)
95 lb x 3 reps (+35 pts)
Was going for 135 for my 6-8th sets but I failed as soon as I tried for it. I know it's a weight I should have been able to do but I lifted just after waking and without eating first. Bad decision and I'm pretty sure that's what caused this workout to be a pile of fail.

Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
45 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
45 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
55 lb x 5 reps (+53 pts)
65 lb x 3 reps (+45 pts)
70 lb x 2 reps (+39 pts)
75 lb x 5 reps (+60 pts)
75 lb x 5 reps (+60 pts)
Was planning on another set of presses and then deadlifts but I was so shaky/weak I called it a night. Valuable lesson about nutrition was learned.

[cautiousdan]

5 minute warm-up
7 .3 mile running intervals with 1 minute of rest between each
10 minute cool down

[CountryJim]

3 mile run, 10 sets of pushups for a total of 200, 4 sets of pull ups for a total of 32 and 5 sets of sit ups for a total of 100.

[Bubba Enfield]

2 mile run.

[Chantrea]

Took a 45 min in-line skating class this morning (i was shocked how much I was actually sweating, but maybe that was the helmet)? Heading out for a run this afternoon.

[Biggin]

Headed out now to go rock climbing at some new place for my first time.

[Regular Guy]

2 hrs working in the garden making a new area for my Magnolias and Crape Myrtles. Looks nicer now.

[cautiousdan]

Squat, Bench and Deadlift today. Warm-up sets not included.

Squat
125 Lbs X 5 reps. X 3 Sets

Bench
125 Lbs X 5 Reps X 3 Sets

Deadlift
220 Lbs X 5 Reps

[Chantrea]

Brick today:

10 mile cycle immediately followed by 1.5 mi run w/o stopping.

It didn't hurt but it felt *weird*. For the first 5 minutes of my run, my brain kept processing how my legs felt as if they were digitigrade/moving "backwards" from how they should. Very odd sensation. I haven't heard it described that way by other people, maybe I am just strange.