Ein Physical Fitness Thread.

shadowalk · Post by **shadowalk** » 28 Jul 2025, 10:36

You're all fooling yourselves. All of us here are fat and out of shape and that's the way it shall be, forever.

User · Post by **User** » 29 Jul 2025, 16:00

i refuse to believe this

zim · Post by **zim** » 30 Jul 2025, 01:11

i really need to lock in, feeling fat and undisciplined

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 07 Aug 2025, 23:12

i haven't lost weight in the last six weeks but i have definitely gained muscle so i think that means im doing this correctly

User · Post by **User** » 09 Aug 2025, 11:26

i haven't weighed myself since 2024

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 20 Aug 2025, 18:37

went running for the first time since the 4th (i don't count bullshit treadmill miles because they are boring and done out of obligation) last night and closed out the 10k. i guess adding lean mass has helped my endurance a lot 'cuz i added 2.3 miles without really breaking a sweat. now i just gotta learn to do it faster

User · Post by **User** » 21 Aug 2025, 09:31

i run very slowly and find it hard to run faster than very slowly

i ran yesterday, 50 minutes, no idea how far

my playlist was

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 01 Sep 2025, 03:24

Despite many chronic injuries over the years I still lift very consistently. I hit a 77.5kg standing strict press recently and also just did 140kg canary squats for 3x8 as my heaviest "light" day before beginning a push for heavier weights. Chasing a 200kg/double bodyweight squarsh if my knee tendons cooperate. Deadlift should already be there I just haven't bothered to test it.

:squarsh:

shadowalk · Post by **shadowalk** » 01 Sep 2025, 20:05

I still can run fast if I want to but only for like 15 seconds...after which I will be slumped on a corner trying to catch my breath with a feeling that I'm about to regurgitate out my lungs.

User · Post by **User** » 02 Sep 2025, 12:18

that doesn't sound healthy

shadowalk · Post by **shadowalk** » 03 Sep 2025, 08:50

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 04 Sep 2025, 22:29

well you do that for 15 seconds, and then a couple days later you can do it for maybe 17 or 18, and so on and so forth. until eventually you are running several miles.

i am a bit sore from lifting my baby weights yesterday, but if its nice out after work i will try and run a few miles

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 24 Nov 2025, 01:35

Today I did a front squarsh

For long this seemed impossible to do but the daily stretches bring some results. I felt my wrists a bit, I still need to improve and stay upright

For once I don't care how much weight is on the bar, I just want to get this technique right

bills bro · Post by **bills bro** » 24 Nov 2025, 03:35

Awesome! I used to love front squats, weirdly almost as strong as my back squarsh. With practice your wrists will feel fine, my advice is to think "elbows up" throughout the lift. Great lift for abs as well as quads/legs.

I'm hoping to get back into fitness shortly, I'm having hip surgery in December and after that I'll reassess. I've had a sedentary 5 years where I have never felt like I could push myself. I'd really love to get into cycling and indoor rowing again.

User · Post by **User** » 24 Nov 2025, 05:14

hip surgery that's rough, what's the go there?

RE: fitness, ran 21.2 km last sunday, cycled 40km this sunday, still playing badminton, i think i'm slowly losing weight

bills bro · Post by **bills bro** » 27 Nov 2025, 01:01

User wrote: ↑
24 Nov 2025, 05:14
hip surgery that's rough, what's the go there?

hip arthroscopy, shaving/trimming an area of the socket. I have an impingement that means it has been painful to exercise. I get around fine, can go hiking without any bother, but to push myself with any running, cycling, or squatting is painful

User · Post by **User** » 27 Nov 2025, 05:59

man hips are meant to be the worst, like back. good luck.

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 28 Nov 2025, 03:25

Hell yeah ninny

Front squats are a staple for me. I recently did 125kg for 6x3. I have done 150kg in the past and I'm clawing my way up there again after some recurring knee woes. Various lat stretches and literally just holding the bar with 40kg on it for a minute or two improves mobility with minimal effort.

I did some 175kg deadlifts yesterday before thxgiving closures.

Also did 62.5kg/135lb strict press behind the neck, from a dead stop off my traps, for 8 nose picks. Standing. Feels like a major flex, I probably have the lowest injury prone shoulders I've ever had. Casually benching 225lb for nose picks these days but I will eventually focus on getting it up to 3 plates when I feel like taking a break from olympic lifting, which takes most of my time and energy.

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 02 Dec 2025, 21:29

my buddy invited me to his gym over the weekend to show me around on barbell exercises, learned back squats and deadlifts and a couple others. i learned that i am very good on form. and that i can load a lot more weight with a barbell. i also learned what serious CNS fatigue is, hooooly shit i have been dead the last couple days

my numbers are not very impressive but i am clearing body weight and for a beginner that seems pretty fine

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 04 Dec 2025, 04:56

Hell yeah stormy

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 05 Dec 2025, 18:37

Barbell

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 09 Dec 2025, 22:20

Lavabug wrote: ↑
28 Nov 2025, 03:25
Hell yeah ninny Front squats are a staple for me. I recently did 125kg for 6x3. I have done 150kg in the past and I'm clawing my way up there again after some recurring knee woes. Various lat stretches and literally just holding the bar with 40kg on it for a minute or two improves mobility with minimal effort.

I did some 175kg deadlifts yesterday before thxgiving closures.

Also did 62.5kg/135lb strict press behind the neck, from a dead stop off my traps, for 8 nose picks. Standing. Feels like a major flex, I probably have the lowest injury prone shoulders I've ever had. Casually benching 225lb for nose picks these days but I will eventually focus on getting it up to 3 plates when I feel like taking a break from olympic lifting, which takes most of my time and energy.

That olympic lifting must be challenging. As a non-olympic lifter, the timing seems crucial. It is also a sport, have you ever thought of competing?

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 22 Dec 2025, 05:56

Timing really matters, I'm trying to get a coach to help me with the timing in the jerk, which makes a big difference in kilos. I actually did compete once around 9 years ago as a total novice. I am much stronger now but still nowhere near good enough to be worth competing again, so I just train for the sake of it. Best snatch was 97kg and I have done 90kg for multiple sets of 2 this year. Best C&J around 110kg. Given my overpowered squarsh, in theory I should be able to snatch 105-110kg and C&J around 140kg. But I would like to bring my squarsh closer to 200kg (double bodyweight) before attempting a clean that heavy, if my injuries and age allow.

Currently spent the last 2 weeks with an inflamed popliteal muscle which made squatting to full depth annoying but it appears mostly fine now, just did 3x6 110kg front squats to start some higher volume and it was tolerable (other than the lack of breathing lol).

I have taken a liking to weighted dips and I am now doing around 3x10 with a 35# weight strapped to my waist. Hoping to make triceps extra hueg.

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 25 Jan 2026, 22:31

I achieved a lifetime PR in the push press: 90kg x 6.

Should be closing in on 100kg/bodyweight for nose picks soon.

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 26 Jan 2026, 14:27

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 28 Jan 2026, 01:04

I just realized I am 103kg.

Time for a bit of a diet cleanup.

zim · Post by **zim** » 28 Jan 2026, 01:41

i have locked in with a calorie deficit and have lost 10 pounds, very happy about that. currently at 220, aiming for 190-180

gotta start lifting the heavy thing soon

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 28 Jan 2026, 04:23

hell yeah

lifting is mad fun, just start light and really get your form locked in before you worry too much about numbers/progress, your body will thank you later

also dont get too hung up over the number because it can get stubborn or go in what seems to be the wrong direction if you're both losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time, which is very possible to do depending on your regimen, calorie/macro intake etc

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 28 Jan 2026, 09:14

Made a 160lb x 6 strict press (standing) PR today.

After having done 125kg/275lb front squats for 3x4 so my upper body was trashed already.

Not sure what I did differently this programming cycle other than cutting a few sets but I seem to have unlocked something and I am gaining momentum.

Hope to land some more lifetime bests in the coming weeks. Shooting for a 400lb+ squarsh. I think reducing volume a bit at my age/experience was a good idea.

User · Post by **User** » 28 Jan 2026, 12:17

the only thing i do weights wise is every day i do 40 push ups, then 1 rep of 10kg dumbbells before getting in the shower. but i slept weird and have awful pain behind my right shoulder blade so i'm skipping it all today

just gonna eat chocolate instead

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 28 Jan 2026, 21:52

Lavabug wrote: ↑
28 Jan 2026, 09:14
Made a 160lb x 6 strict press (standing) PR today. After having done 125kg/275lb front squats for 3x4 so my upper body was trashed already.

Not sure what I did differently this programming cycle other than cutting a few sets but I seem to have unlocked something and I am gaining momentum.

Hope to land some more lifetime bests in the coming weeks. Shooting for a 400lb+ squarsh. I think reducing volume a bit at my age/experience was a good idea.

this is insane and impressive and i wish i could do that but i think i started too old to ever hope to put up these kinds of numbers

keep those PRs rolling

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 29 Jan 2026, 00:36

Forgot to post video evidence:

I think I started too old to reach my true potential in the olympic lifts cause of the speed/athleticism demands but I think all the other barbell lifts aren't as limited by age, just gotta put in time. You can do it stormy

I think my pressing strength is unremarkable at my bodyweight and there's definitely lighter folks who press more in half the time it took me to get there. Finding the appropriate programming at any given stage in life is more important than age imho, I hit a plateau with the press for like 5 years and thought it was over till I tried a few different things (namely assloads of sets in the 2-3 rep range, or silly stuff like 8 sets of 5, although this last month I have just been doing 3x6 once a week in addition to other heavier pressing things).

shadowalk · Post by **shadowalk** » 30 Jan 2026, 02:05

nice ass

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 30 Jan 2026, 10:47

It has gotten huge. :squarsh:

Did push press for 92.5kg 4x4 today. Starting to get difficult now.

Been having some fun with grip strength. Did some rows with a 110lb dumbell with a "fatgripz" rubber attachment that makes the handle like 2-3 inches thick. Nukes my ability to play guitar for a while but it's giving my forearms some necessary girth.

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 31 Jan 2026, 02:55

today was deadlift day and i had a feeling it was gonna be a bad session, slept like garbage and my right arm is still a little fucked up from shoveling on monday. stalled out halfway through my working sets @ 205, should be able to get it next week though

everything else went swimmingly however which i was a little surprised at

User · Post by **User** » 31 Jan 2026, 07:14

mark do you work out in designer activewear

zim · Post by **zim** » 31 Jan 2026, 08:11

kind of insulting to assume he doesn't

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 31 Jan 2026, 08:35

User wrote: ↑
31 Jan 2026, 07:14
mark do you work out in designer activewear

a little bit kinda, for lifting days i wear chucks and the pairs i have are all rick owens collabs. not designer priced but probably a little flexy for the gym. other than that i wear arcteryx shorts and a band shirt, today was funeral mist

i dress very normal for the gym. as evidence i present the moment last week when i noticed i now fill the entire sleeve of a size medium

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Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 31 Jan 2026, 10:29

Demilich

I have like 5 demilich shirts now iirc. Some might be medium which I've outgrown. You're welcome to have them

I need to sort out some shirts I've either outgrown or have shrunk over the years. My habit of never throwing them out has become unsustainable.

User · Post by **User** » 31 Jan 2026, 17:25

funeral mist

demilich

band shirts

i sometimes play badminton in band shirts

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 31 Jan 2026, 17:54

That's a good frame for getting buff

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 03 Feb 2026, 22:47

frame-wise i'm actually quite small, at my lightest and before i started working out, i could comfortably fit a size small and sub-30 waist. my wrists/hands in particular are teeny tiny - i wear the smaller watch band and i use the fourth hole

deadlifts and squats last night, didn't push for a weight increase so it wasn't too intense. also did a bunch of grip training torture between sets. my thighs are big enough that they touch each other now

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 08 Feb 2026, 00:15

I achieved 130kg/286lbs x 4 front squats. Matched a lifetime PR set of 4 I think but it was my 4th time squatting this week.

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 08 Feb 2026, 19:30

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 11 Feb 2026, 10:11

Took yesterday off cause stomach felt weird.

Achieved a 77.5kg/171lb strict press for 3. Took me 38 weeks to improve that weight by 1 rep. Pissed me off so much that I did 8 sets of 2 immediately afterwards out of spite.

Fortunately that is a good starting point for an ancient program I like from Doug Hepburn (8x2 progressing to 8x3) so that's what I'll do for strict press now.

This was done after 115kg 3x4 paused front squats and 2x8 deadlifts at 160kg/350lb ish. I imagine I might have had 4 in me if it was the first exercise.

Ninny · Post by **Ninny** » 02 Mar 2026, 19:56

I got that 220 lbs squarsh. That may not sound like much, I've done it before but that might have been 15 years ago.
It gives some confirmation, old men can still plan for the future. Age aint nothing but a number

jawn galliano · Post by **jawn galliano** » 02 Mar 2026, 21:05

i've had some inconsistency over the last couple weeks dealing with some bullshit but it is a new month and it is time to lock the fuck in

zim · Post by **zim** » 02 Mar 2026, 21:35

two months in a deficit, didn't lose much weight in feb but didn't gain anything. ate around maintenance more than jan.

not eating whatever i want without paying attention has started to become more annoying

starting workout plan today :squarsh:

User · Post by **User** » 03 Mar 2026, 08:38

i got lazy since arriving back to thailand, i have done minimal exercise, and had a lot of weed edibles i had left in the freezer

Lavabug · Post by **Lavabug** » 05 Mar 2026, 01:52

User wrote: ↑
03 Mar 2026, 08:38
i got lazy since arriving back to thailand, i have done minimal exercise, and had a lot of weed edibles i had left in the freezer

FB keeps showing me Patrick Mameli's posts. Apparently he retired from being an online douche and moved to Thailand to become a professional bodybuilder