Let's Get Physical - The PC Fitness Club Page 4

Started by Entermaid May 9th, 2013 2:19 AM
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Age 27
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Bristol, United Kingdom
Seen April 28th, 2015
Posted November 27th, 2013
61 posts
11.8 Years
Right, let's do this!
Username: Goldengyarados
Overall Fitness Goal: 100 consecutive pushups, 30 consecutive pullups and to run 10k in under 40 minutes
Summer Fitness Goal: Summer is over but I guess a short term goal is to improve my core strength
Favorite Physical Activity: Swimming

Currently I can do about 5 pullups and 30 pushups in a row, and I have absolutely no idea how fast I can run 10k.
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Seen January 2nd, 2014
Posted November 28th, 2013
180 posts
11.6 Years
Right, let's do this!
Username: Goldengyarados
Overall Fitness Goal: 100 consecutive pushups, 30 consecutive pullups and to run 10k in under 40 minutes
Summer Fitness Goal: Summer is over but I guess a short term goal is to improve my core strength
Favorite Physical Activity: Swimming

Currently I can do about 5 pullups and 30 pushups in a row, and I have absolutely no idea how fast I can run 10k.
Are you trying to get into the military or is this just a personal goal thing? Either way, I found this gem a really long time ago. It worked pretty well. I stopped when I reached my goal of 20 consecutive pullups. It does list an exercise called dips, not sure you know what those are so just in case: click this here

As far as training to run 10k in 40 minutes, not sure what to tell you there. Cardio is an area of fitness I know very little about, but I found this for ya. There are more links for more intermediate runners up at the top under 'training' if you have more than a year or 2 of long-distance running under your belt. Good luck, and welcome to the club!
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Seen January 2nd, 2014
Posted November 28th, 2013
180 posts
11.6 Years
Date: 10-24-13

Today's workout overall was great. I also reworked some progression math because I realize I'm squatting and deadlifting 6 times over a 2 week period, while I'm doing OHPs and BPs 3 times over a 2 weeks period. So I'll keep it at 5lbs for the presses, 5lbs increase on squats, and 7.5lbs on deadlifts instead of 5, 7.5 and 10lbs respectively.

Back Squat:
5x3 @ 175lbs

Overall really well. I realized I was too careful on coming up on the squat on my first 2 sets, so I made a conscious effort to really drive the bar up on the concentric portion, while still maintaining a tight core on the eccentric on the 3rd set. I did have one little mishap however. On the 1st rep attempt on the 3rd set, I didn't go down far enough, so I didn't count that rep, and just did 5 more at a deeper depth.

Overhead Press:
5x3 @ 70lbs

Nothing too special to report here. I just gotta make sure my breathing is correct.

Deadlift:
5x1 @ 177.5lbs

This went so much better than my Tuesday's workout even with the increased weight. The reps were a lot faster since realizing on the squat I should focus on going fast and hard, and that mindset carried over to my deadlifts.

I could increase the weight a bit more than what I prescribed myself, but I don't want to stall too soon. I wanna keep a steady pace.

No, I'm not trying to get into the military it's really just a personal fitness goal lol. I might never even reach these goals but for me the journey is more important than the destination.
Cool. Just try not to have the mindset of "I'll never reach the goal". Just keep contuining on your journey and you'll eventually reach it. I hope the links I gave were of some help to you, too.

Edit: My main log is located at this link. http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/showthread.php?t=43872
Basically I increased my lifts by 5lbs again last Saturday, still continuing linear progression, and I hope I can milk it for all its worth. If it all continues smoothly, my strength levels should be back to where I was before I stopped in 2 months time.
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Posted June 28th, 2022
7,210 posts
15.9 Years
Been doing a bit of bulking recently, put on a few lbs and im about 158lbs atm (im 5'4) and i still look reasonably lean and vascular which is cool considering that is the second heaviest ive ever been. Im apparently 13% bf which is cool. Id say im not doing too bad considering Franco Columbu was my height and 185lbs when he competed (and also on steroids, which im not lol). :P

Gradually increased my calories to about 2500ish a day and started taking creatine again along with plenty of complex carbs.


Im still doing a few sessions of light cardio per week to minimize fat gain.

Lifts have gone up a little also.
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Seen January 2nd, 2014
Posted November 28th, 2013
180 posts
11.6 Years
Cool! Keep it up D-Azelf! :)

A little update from me now.


So, it's been 2 and a half weeks since I started working out, and I already notice my body's recompositioning back to where it was 5 years ago. I'm by no means near to where I was at my peak, and really only I could notice it, but it's a start!

Bodyweight: 185lbs (5 years ago) --- 200lbs (2 1/2 weeks ago) --- 205lbs (now)

Exercise: 5 years ago --- 2 and a half weeks ago --- now
3x5 = 3 sets of 5 reps

Squat: 265lbs 3x5 --- 170lbs 3x5 --- 195lbs 3x5 (had to reset to 140lbs when I saw my form was bad)

Bench Press: 205lbs 3x5 --- 120lbs 3x5 --- 150lbs 3x5

Deadlift: 315lbs 1x5 --- 170lbs 1x5 --- 260lbs 1x5 (Went overboard on that one lol, ouch...)

Standing Overhead Press: 110lbs 3x5 --- 70lbs 3x5 --- 95lbs 3x5

Even 5 years ago I wasn't all that strong, and I did bench press WAY too much when I first started lifting and not enough of anything else. This time around, the weight between each exercise will be a lot more balanced. I hope to get back to where I was 5 years in 2 months from now, but I'm also in no big hurry. My ultimate goal is to one rep max 300lbs on bench press, 400lbs on squat, and 500lbs on deadlift. That'll take a lot longer to reach, but as long as I keep going, I'll achieve it.