Huddle Workout Warriors

[Chimera]

Did 304 push ups today over about a 3 hour period while at the office. My 100 consecutive push up test comes Saturday or Sunday, which ever day I feel the best. Not feeling optimistic about this.

I found an android app that I guess is either the same thing or similar.

The first day was a test to see how many you could do. I believe I did 50 for that.. could have done a few more, but stopped.

Well, the choices they gave were like 0-6, 7-14, 15-20 and 21+.

Well I expected a little better range than that. I just picked the second highest total, 15-20. I guess I should have gone with 21+ because the first three days of the workout have been underwhelming. The first day was something like 11-9-7-7-9+. 43 reps total. I did it twice. Same for the second day (but it had a few more reps). I only did the third day once.

I wish I had started at the highest level, but I have to say I like the program. I'm not too happy with 60-90 second rests after a set of 7, but it'll eventually be worthwhile.

[Doyle]

Mr. Belding, on 13 Mar 2014 - 10:31 PM, said:

I found an android app that I guess is either the same thing or similar.

The first day was a test to see how many you could do. I believe I did 50 for that.. could have done a few more, but stopped.

Well, the choices they gave were like 0-6, 7-14, 15-20 and 21+.

Well I expected a little better range than that. I just picked the second highest total, 15-20. I guess I should have gone with 21+ because the first three days of the workout have been underwhelming. The first day was something like 11-9-7-7-9+. 43 reps total. I did it twice. Same for the second day (but it had a few more reps). I only did the third day once.

I wish I had started at the highest level, but I have to say I like the program. I'm not too happy with 60-90 second rests after a set of 7, but it'll eventually be worthwhile.

 

Sounds like the same app.  Oh don't worry as lame as it starts out it snowballs out of control towards the end. 

[Darth Biscuit]

This is the dude I've mentioned on here before... I deadlifted with him last week...  he did reps at 650 and then did reps on the rack pull at 675.  Dude is a beast... 6'3", 320.  His calves are bigger than my thighs...

 

I've seen him squat 500 10 times and barbell military press 315 for reps.

 

 

[toldozer]

Any type of food tracker helps a lot. You know what you can eat--calories out have to be greater than calories in. If you log all your food, and you know what your body needs to maintain, then wasting a ton of calories on pizza will make you feel disgusted with yourself as you are doing it. That's the way it worked for me. You have to be religious about it, though. Fitbit is my choice.

Got a calorie counter app today. It measures caloric burn too. Beers tonight not helping. May be my last night of drinking for a while.

[88 Bronco]

Counting calories really kills the desire to have beer. 

[the butch]

Had 3 beers last night, and aside from my slight hangover this morning, I feel like crap.  Had to celebrate my Wolfpack beating Syracuse!

 

But yeah, 88 hit the  nail on the head, counting calories really curbs a lot of your food and drink desires.  Last night was the first night in about a week any liquid other than coffee and water entered my body.  34.5 oz of beer later, and I feel like crap.  Piled on top of that, I didn't do any cardio yesterday.  It was leg day at the gym, but other than that, I didn't really get my heart rate up for extended periods of time.

 

Time to get back at it today.  Headed to GBoro for the UVA-Pitt and State-Duke games.  I don't plan on having a drop of alcohol.  And I will eat something afterwards, i.e., something that isn't totally defunct of nutritional value.

[the butch]

Just got done with a workout.  It was ROUGH.  And to think I used to polish off kegs in college.  Feel like a million bucks right now, though.  Glad I pushed through.  GRANTED, it wasn't the longest, toughest workout, but I probably still burned over 500 calories.

[toldozer]

Put in work today to. Chest/tri 33 total sets!

[Darth Biscuit]

Tweaked that exact same spot in my back again squating today...

It was Joscotts fault... He spotted me wrong... Absolutely nothing to do with me being old... Nothing.

If he'd stop scoping hot chicks in the gym while we're lifting... Pervert.

[Joscott]

Spotting, meaning starring at them while biscuit pushes massive amounts of weight?

[toldozer]

Spotting, meaning starring at them while biscuit pushes massive amounts of weight?

[Darth Biscuit]

Spotting, meaning starring at them while biscuit pushes massive amounts of weight?

Yes, right after I tell you I'm trying not to hurt my back I hurt my back... Genius.

[the butch]

I still have a nagging back injury, too.  Just got back into deadlifting, and then all the sudden my lower back wants to act up; lower left, to be specific.  I'm guessing I'll start back up again, but take it much, much, much easier.

[Darth Biscuit]

My lower back cramps every time I DL... Even at like 135. It's just a thing to deal with. If I'm careful it doesnt bother me too bad.

This thing today is that same intercostal muscle I pulled last week...