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Fitness Weekly Discussion
What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?
I have maintained my Monday gym classes but haven't been able to show up for the second visit of the week due to moving... I'm just putting in some dumbbell curls and the usual bodyweight exercises in the meantime.
Made my first bike trip yesterday! I'm glad that the physical location of my new apartment worked out the way I hoped - it's a short walk to the river, which has walking/bike trails. I went to a Middle Eastern (I do not know enough to narrow down more than that, Google Maps does not mention it) cafe down the street, which would have been an estimated 7 minute bike ride if I risked my carcass out on that very busy main street, but instead rode up towards the river and only rode on small residential streets for something like 20 minutes. Had a Turkish coffee which I've never had before, which was an experience and I'm looking forward to coming back!
2/23 class: I don't remember the names of the exercises/movements again, but they were all small exercises that would lead up towards doing Turkish get-ups. I uh, am still very very weak and the coach said I can do it without the kettlebell (lightest kettlebell at the gym is 13lbs, send help).
There was one exercise that I actually just could not do all the reps for, similar to the weighted sumo squat but with a bit of rotation? And the sumo squat fucked me up back when I first did it several weeks back, so I think I'll need to add that to my home workouts more often...
2/25: It's been a while since I showed up for the more strength/lifting oriented sessions (that is, the non-Monday sessions)! Today was very legs/glutes focused:
Warm-up:
Workout:
I've been trying to work towards being able to do pull-ups. The coach had me start with making sure I could hold a dead hang for 1 min (this was 2-3 weeks ago, I'd put a few attempts in after the scheduled workout). Today I did a few resistance band assisted pull-ups, which still kicked my ass.
Bouldering progress check in: ive been going to a different gym than my usual one and i think its graded a fair amount easier (or my body moves the same as the setter's?) but i got my first V6. It felt tough but overhangs are my jam so i knew it'd give eventually. Felt really good, it was my last attempt for the night. I felt properly accomplished, my arms were covered in chalk up to my elbows, my hands were dried up with blood from numerous scrapes earlier in the session, taped up in other spots and i got it and i felt like i wasnt pretending to be a boulderer anymore. It felt like not just a personal milestone but a legit like... accomplishment. Of note. It was good.
I've been going hard again. I started with a lot of running when I turned 30. I'm still maintaining and slowly increasing it - I travel a lot so it's hard to get a rhythm sometimes. And I'm in Thailand with 90% humidity, and high heat, so it is also tough to go out during the day.
Other than that, I am working out a lot these days. Gym + Run I did like 8 Sessions last week and will go on to my second session for today (biking an hour)
I'm vegan, so it's important for me to eat a lot. When I was younger, I used to get sick after 4 intense workouts a week. Now I still feel good, even if I go quite hard. But I definitely also need at least one protein shake a day. If you're cooking by yourself, you can always make sure to hit your protein target, but have a pizza out once, and it's really tough.
I do weightlifting right now, and slowly trying to hit old amounts. My next goals are: benchpressing my bodyweight (73kg) and then I want to practice some calisthenics skills.
Longer term I want to hit a 20 Minute 5k, do an Ironman, 3h Marathon, and many other goals. But I'm in no rush. My main goal is long term health
Also, since i am in Thailand, I want to attend at least one muay thai class, do a wingfoiling course, and freediving too. I'll try to write about my experience