Misc. progress thread

[Mourningfall]

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Hey guys, just update.. I uh, I'm walking my dogs everyday now.
we go further down the track each day, and make sure to run a little further back each time.
hooray for making progress.
I know its not the same as lifting and gym but fuck dudes I'm trying to get my cardio back after years of smoking.

Spenner you're a soldier, fight me bro

[Mahou]

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good job on the progress. Hopefully people will feel more comfortable with posting here.

[Spenner]

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Oh man would love to spar you mourning <3 I LIVE FOR IT

Btw Mahou, mostly just looking to stay trim, build in my stabilizer muscles like I had at my peak of doing kungfu. I guess slower reps of body workout help that. But I'll get creative-- it's worked in the past, I was lookin bruce lee. I'd like that again.

[Mourningfall]

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Oh man would love to spar you mourning <3 I LIVE FOR IT

I breath for it. AN2018 let's start an FFR mma! We'll go first so everyone knows what's doin'. <3

We might get kicked out or something, but fuck it we'll just take our fun to the nearest pub/tavern/drinkhouse, see if we can't rent a basement or something. x3

[Mahou]

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Still working out but I'm slowly losing motivation. Not sure what to do... pretty sure my depression has something to do with it.

[Mourningfall]

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That's rough man, are you taking medication for it? Maybe discuss this with your psychiratrist and he could up your dose or transition you to a different medication. sometimes it just takes the right drug for the right mind to find that lost motivation and make a change. Not that you need to change because you're still lifting (stay strong bro), but it could help change you.

It could also be thyroid problems possibly, see if you can get a thyroxine prescription you'll thank me later

[Mahou]

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I'll take a look into it tomorrow. I've been just having this hard time being happy with anything. Lots of times I feel like I'm wasting my time with everything I do - as if I'm making the wrong decisions.

[Spenner]

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Sorry Mahou. I really hope you can overcome the mental game, remaining in momentum is super important. I'm here to help with what little I know. Support is around you bud.

[Mahou]

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Thanks Spenner

[Mahou]

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Had a great workout today. Did some arms with a good buddy of mine at work and I made some good gains during my cut (still cutting). I was impressed with my close grip bench more than anything.

2x12 of 185
1x10 of 205

Who knows? Maybe I'll close grip 225 for 10 reps soon.

[Spenner]

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Been doing 250 pushups per day now, every morning, then a lot of curls (haven't been keeping count... kind of changes), at least plenty of jumping jack cardio, my leg raises, crunches (don't really count those either...) and trying to eat only in Horse Stance.

My kungfu body will return. Been eating right too.

If nothing else it's great for my mind and soul. A touch of ego never hurt when you look good flexing after a shower.

EDIT: Legitimate question, can someone tell me what best thing there is to work (not sure the muscle group) under the shoulder behind the armpits? That needs work on me. Lots of supermans?

Btw here's where I'm at so far! This is just with bodyweight and the curls so far. I plan to expand a lot with what I've been doing once I have the money.



After many drug addictions and falling back to skin and bone I'm super happy with how far I've come.

[Mahou]

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Are you trying to put on size?

Also, nice progress!

I hit another PR tonight on standing overhead press. I just started incorporating this lift into my routine about a month ago.....still working on the deadlifts...but I'm really starting to dislike it just because my upper torso is pretty short. Also, creatine supplementation has ceased for over a week now...I have not noticed a decrease in strength at all. - in fact, I'm still getting stronger and have not changed the volume of my routines. I did notice that I do not look as bloaty as I did before which is a bonus for me imo.

1x5 of 155. 20lb increase within a month. Felt easy...felt good.

[Spenner]

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Not size necessarily. My arms are about what they were at when I was in my kungfu prime (been working my stabilizer muscles so that I can punch and maneuver hard... too bulky, no flexability). So I'm aiming for a nice balance.

[Reach]

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As for your question about under the shoulder and behind the armpits, I'm assuming that's a description of the latissimus dorsi.

The easiest way to work it without a gym membership is a wide grip pullup.

If you're in a gym there are a myriad of ways to target them. Essentially every variation of a row hits them, deadlifts hit them, pulldowns hit them.

[Spenner]

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I'll go the pullup route I have holes punched out of the -I- beam in my basement that I can modify and add a bar. Thanks.