A quarter of the way through 2016. What have you achieved so far /fit/?
Started SL 5x5 mid January.
Squat: 90kg
Bench: 57.5kg
Row: 67.5kg
Deadlift: 125kg
Overhead Press: 37.5kg
Pulled my left soleus and kept squatting through it for a week, so going to have to stop squatting for a week or so for it to heal.
Started SS in mid February
Squat: 102.5kg
Deadlift: 115kg
Bench: 77.5kg
Press: 47.5kg
Started SS yesterday
Squat: 160kg
Bench: 100kg
Deadlift Isleykg
OHP: E-statkg
Started SL 5x5 last week, counting cals like a montherfucker.
Not sure if ill make it, and i feel like ive got bad gyno, but theres nothing worse than not trying.
dropped around 7% BF
Just started 5x5
Bench 60
Dead 80
Squat 70
Row 50
Press 40
We're all gonna make it ;-;
Lost 15 lbs and Went from just barely doing the bar to almost 1 pl8 bench. Started Jan 19. End of year goal is over 2 pl8.
I've managed to drop about 15 pounds this year. I'm still fat and look like shit, though.
5'7", dropped from 212 in January to 188 today.
Got a gym membership and starting 5x5 tomorrow after work.
Started SS today
Squat: 345kg
Bench: 285kg
Deadlift 460kg
OHP: 215kg
Regressed on most of my lifts.
Knee deep studying shit that I'm not sure I want to get into.
Maybe this is the year I'll hang myself.
Almost 2 plate squat
125 lb OHP
3 plate deadlift
Also life gains
>Got a raise so now I make $42,000 + commissions and bonuses
>Got a new apartment with my gf of 1 year
>Learned how to cook chicken so now I eat decent and save money
>>36565730
How the hell did your bench go up so high?
Dropped 45lbs since January 17th, also went up 30lbs on bench
>Hit 4 pl8 squat
>Now only drinking 1x/week or less
>Had first date since ex & I broke up, went very well
>Being groomed for promotion at work
>Cleaned up diet; getting visible abs, vascularity
Fuck it, this year is going great so far.
>>36567033
and people said compounds only wouldn't get you anywhere
>>36567050
No legit lifter ever said that.
>Then again, many of us believe what /fit/ tells us to do.
>>36565657
PR on Deadlifts and OHP. I pulled my groin though so my squat game is weak this year.
Self Imprvement general
How have you improved yourself this week/month/year? (aside from lifting)
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http://youtu.be/b-a1jXgAsQI
http://youtu.be/3Ao7rZ8-HWo
Approved reading material:
http://raouldify.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/2011_1203-the-flinch.pdf
Dale Carnegie - How to win friends and influence people
Unapproved reading material:
Benjamin Francklin's Autobiography (work ethic as a young man, his philosophy of self improvement, time management and scheduling, how he got into politics, how to become a founding good father)
Brian Tracy + Colin Rose - Accelerated Learning (Staple self-improvement. Really really good, full of practical information)
The Millionaire Next Door (Full of really engaging anecdotes)
The book of pook.pdf
Models by Mark Manson (What "be yourself" really means)
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
No More Mr. Nice Guy
The Art Of War
Total Recall
The Way Of Men
Things you should be doing:
-Exercise
-Put actual effort in to your diet
-Clean your room / house at least once a week, don't live in a pigsty
-Do daily, simple, effective things (Brushing your teeth, flossing, making your bed)
-Learn to play an instrument (imagine having 10 years experience playing the piano when you're 30)
-Read every day
-Wake up at the same time every day (and get at least 8 hours of sleep)
-Have a morning routine-Learn a second (or third) language (duolingo.com)
-Stretch every day to become more flexible (http://www.reddit.com/r/flexibility/comments/28anxp/welcome_to_our_first_ever_30days_toetouching/)
-Taking good care of your skin (http://np.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/wiki/beginners)
-Meditate 10 minutes per day
-Stop cursing
-Make good long term decisions (getting braces, stopping smoking, losing weight)
-Make goals with the “7 days to live” mentality and accomplish them in 7 days
I got sober. Two months going.
Nothing. I've been stalling with a shitty four day split.
I'm going to start the ice cream 5x5 workout tomorrow, then return to the same gym as my mate in a couple of weeks.
>>36567521
>Things you should be doing:
>already been doing those for 6months
FEELS GOOD SENPAI
Since the new year:
>Deadlift
65>90kg
>Squat
70>90kg
>Bench
35>55kg
>OHP
25>35kg
I'm still DYEL af but progress is progress.
Started this whole /fit/ thing
Lost around 30 lbs
Got a lot more self-control/dedication from going to the gym and watching my diet
On my way to actually being fit for once
