Fitness

So, I have those powerblock weights. They go up to 50lbs.

Is anybody using the workout on demand program? I am curious how it is. Looking mostly for strength, core, yoga, HIIT, indoor cycle and treadmill workouts. Also do they have some trial offer?

Hey

We don’t have a ton of activity in this community, so it seemed like a good time to ask everyone how they’re doing with their fitness goals.

So google etc just says 1.5 times body weight blah blah blah,

It’s been roughly 3 months since I was diagnosed with sky-high blood pressure and renal artery stenosis. I also spent a night in the ICU after a false alarm for a stroke. (I was on a super strong blood pressure med for the night and it required continuous supervision.)

Hey I am kind of feeling sad right now.

Do you write it down as Biceps Curls or do you log them separately.

I used to use Iron on iOS, which a very minimalist, open-source gym tracker, that does what I needed it to, in a very simple way. It allowed me to create workout plans, I could edit/add new workouts and machines, and had rest timers. During the workout I was able to log reps to my sets I've set during the workout routine setup.

Four months ago I was unhappy with how I looked and decided I needed to change.

tl;dr: looking for a moderately intense upper body workout that will impact heart rate the most.

Suggest me some Home Workout app that doesn't require to be always online.

How did I manage to go from 0 times gym in my life (now 32 years old) to jnot being able to stick to Upper Lower Routines cause I want to go to gym and hating rest days?

I bought a pair of barefoot shoes recently. If you haven't heard about this type of shoe, it's kind of a loosely-defined category, but generally means:

Hey! Been reading a lot currently on how to create a routine and found this

So, I look at this bottle of lemonaid. 130 calories per 8fl oz.

I've been exclusively on Garmin watches since my interest in fitness started, my current Watch is a Forerunner 255s that I bought around 3 years ago. Thing is, it's been slowly starting to decline in battery life (one charge maybe lasts 5-7 days) and my height sensor started to really drift around, giving me that "You climbed 10 stories!" achievement like 7 times every day.

@klemptor@startrek.website got their first pullup. What about you?

I (40M) am new to this whole scene because I wanted to lose weight. This is the first time I have ever really gained weight because my metabolism was always stupid high, but its slowed down in middle age as expected.

I don't know where else to share this, but I'm so proud of myself so I've gotta post it somewhere. I've finally got my first unassisted pull-up! It wasn't a goal I was working super hard toward, but I've noticed a lot of new muscle definition in my back, probably because I do a lot of rows, especially bird-dog rows and renegade rows. So I tried a pull-up and I was able to do one pretty easily! Not bad for a middle-aged lady! Now I've got a goal to do three. :)

Might be a question with an obvious answer, but I'd like some input.

27M. I have lost 5 BMI points, down to 30 from 35, in 5-6 months. I did simple CICO and resistance training (PPL split).

I've been maintaining my weight for a while now but lately it's been rising so I've adjusted calories accordingly, but I'm curious what you see as an acceptable "fluctuation" when you're maintaining?

So, I'm pretty new to working out. I'm deceptively strong, but I'm more into losing weight than strength building. Still though, I paid $600 for a year of gym membership, and I bought these things called Powerblock's, which are like dumbells, but you can customize their weight up to 50lbs (and you can expand them later up to 90lbs). So I figure I should just do some strength training anyways. Not like there's a downside, right?

I usually plan on Sundays, adjusting based on how much time I’ll have. I always aim for at least 4 workouts a week, even when life gets busy.

Push Pull Legs (6 days a week) Back can be sore after pull day and will limit leg day.

I normally do a regular calisthenics routine 3 times a week, which involves push-ups among other exercises. Unfortunately I have recently injured my elbow, and need to give it some rest to heal. Are there any upper-body or arm exercises I could do in the meantime to preserve my strength that won't put stress or pressure on my elbows?

So years ago I got some stretchy ribbon stuff from a PT I was going to. It's kind of gross now and not as bouncy. I clearly need some new stuff. But where to get decent ones? There's a PT down the street from me but it's, I think, over priced. $5 Below sells it but, I think, it's probably trash. Where does one find some huge rubber straps for a good price outside of a bdsm dungeon (and i only ask because I want green and red, not black).

This is an open ended question. How do you create continuity in how you visualize your fitness journey across devices/platforms?

So, I started going to the gym about a month ago. Doing dumbell curls I started at 10lbs. I tried 50lbs at first.

I am always wondering and overcomplicating things in life and I have been posting quite a lot of questions here lately because I am just more confused the more I read.

We want to hear it!

Hey... I weight 76 kg, started at 83,8 kg in december 2024. Am 175 cm tall and eat about 2500 kcal and 1,6 gramms and more per kg bodyweight since december. Haven three days with less than 120g protein.

So I have been doing full body workouts the last months.

Maybe someone can give me advice here or atleast confirm if my thought process is correct.

What to do with calluses that hurt? After workout I couldn't even hold a toothbrush properly because it hurts. Also the calluses aren't symmetric in both hands. Could it mean I'm not holding the dumbbells correctly?

I go to the gym a long time now but it seems like no one ever teached me how to do proper form on exercises.

As the title states. Am looking for decent chest exercises I can do from home. I have exercise bands and some space available. Any recommendations from you experts?

So happy right now

Currently doing Push Pull Leg routine with 5 exercises each day.

Basically the gist of it, I'd like to switch to an unflavored protein supplement. Any recommendations or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

I've been doing yoga for over 2 years multiple times pretty much every week and I restarted weightlifting for mostly hypertrophy dec 2023 after not having done it for 5 years. I've never put that much thought towards "deload weeks" where you take a full on break for a week in order to have your body recover a bit better. Are these a necessity or what are your thoughts towards it?

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Hello guys, so now I finally managed to get going and work out consistently (currently I've been doing it for 2 weeks) at home with a barbell currently I noticed that particularly when trying to do lunges I cannot complete the sets not even without the barbell.

Hey!

Might seem like a silly question but I'm curious.

so far I’ve ditched the ketogenic diet to not show my lifestyle change to anyone. I am still counting calories and macros. I skip the gym only on days where my girl is at home as to not raise any suspicion. On days where I am at the gym I get at around 1900~2100 kcal, on days without I’m staying at 1600~1800 kcal - so far I lose about 100g a day/ 1.5 lbs a week. I’m down 4.6 kg (10 lbs) since I started on December 27. The belt hole puncher is useful. I’m down 2 holes on the belt, 1 of them I needed to punch myself.

.. but still end up going. Anyone agree?

After starting hitting the gym and clicking on a few videos (workouts, excercises etc) my feeds started being dominant with science hypertrophy. Probably because one of my favorite home cooks, Adam Ragusea because of his lean on actual published science, did a piece with Renaissance Periodization so cross pollination happened. And then it spiraled from here from the folks RP works with. And now it is so filled with science hypertrophy and that approach to lifting.

Heey,

I've been bombarded recently with adds for the Muscle Booster app. Just a minute's research revealed that this is just a subscription renewal scam, but the app looks perfect for my needs.

So I am a beginner (male) in the gym and honestly I am feeling really good. 2 Months ago I started my cable lat pulldown at about 29 kg and was exhausted mid set 2 and went down with the weight.

Short story: Today after cardio/strength class I casually repped out two sets of three good pullups while testing out grips I just got for myself. 2x3 like it was no big deal. I sure as hell looked flabbergasted after I did it. Just like that. Like it was no big deal.

Got a partial TFCC tear climbing like six months ago and recovery has been slow. Ortho doesn’t think it needs operating and PT likes progress, so I guess I’m inclined to agree.

Hello everyone,