Workout: What did you do today?

[DJChameleon]

Asked my trainer what are some good exercises for weight loss and he said this machine is rather underrated (as well as pretty straightforward and a low risk for injury, except those that are poorly designed). Maybe you wanna see if your gym has one of those, DJC

No my gym doesn't have that machine but a stair master can give similar results. 10 mins on one is good because it's super efficient and gets you sweating quickly.

[jimmy jazz]

Last workout I just did squats.

7 sets of 80kg x 20
Then I had to drop the weight.
7 sets of 70kg x 20

I like this very basic routine doing only compounds but with intensity and volume. Next week, I will rest and go back to heavy weight to see where I am.

Soon, we are going to have a heatwave so I will stop and rest until it passes. Went about two weeks last summer as it was just too hot it would be dangerous (35c+). When I started again I was raring to go. Recovery and rest is very important.

[jadis]

No my gym doesn't have that machine but a stair master can give similar results. 10 mins on one is good because it's super efficient and gets you sweating quickly.

I tried stair master one time for the hell of it, didn't enjoy it all that much, a bit boring I thought. If it works for you, great

In general, deriving pleasure from what you do is a huge part of why people keep going to the gym, I don't think many who don't stick with it for the any serious length of time.

[DJChameleon]

I tried stair master one time for the hell of it, didn't enjoy it all that much, a bit boring I thought. If it works for you, great

In general, deriving pleasure from what you do is a huge part of why people keep going to the gym, I don't think many who don't stick with it for the any serious length of time.

I hate the stair master but I like the results of it. It's like speedrunning for cardio. It's a devil machine. One time my trainer put me on it and told me to do it for 20 mins as a beginner!!!! I never used the machine before that day. I only did 13 mins and said fuck that I'm going home.

Yeah it is boring thats why you listen to a podcast while doing it or music or watch tv.


I tortured myself by doing legs and shoulders today. I alternated between leg machines and ones that focus on shoulders.

Then I took a 20lb kettle bell and did some lunges with it. I also did step ups. I was supposed to do it with the kettle bell but I was way too tired at that point.

Then I did 15 mins on the elliptical to end my session.

[jimmy jazz]

For the lifting bros:

[DJChameleon]

I took the day off Friday because I knew I would be traveling and getting in a shit load of steps. I did my normal 20 mins walk and some incline push ups but that's about it.

I ended the day with 8k steps. I thought I would've done more but oh well.

[Guybrush]

I'm trying to buy one of those benches that you can lock in various angles. I found one on the used market for 50 bucks that I'm picking up today, so then it's bye bye exercise bike and hello bench. I want it for manual / chest exercises, but figure it'll generally be more useful than the bike.

Time to get swole.

[jadis]

I'm trying to buy one of those benches that you can lock in various angles. I found one on the used market for 50 bucks that I'm picking up today, so then it's bye bye exercise bike and hello bench. I want it for manual / chest exercises, but figure it'll generally be more useful than the bike.

Time to get swole.

Good idea.

I got one of these during the pandemic for free on a second hand website, just had to pick it up and carry it for a bit. It's much better than not having a bench and you can do some back exercises on it too, lifting as you lie on your stomach, but the fact you can't lift and adjust it is a serious limitation. Overall I suspect we used it to make love (it's great for access to her g spot with your dick) more times than I actually trained on it.

[jimmy jazz]

I'm trying to buy one of those benches that you can lock in various angles. I found one on the used market for 50 bucks that I'm picking up today, so then it's bye bye exercise bike and hello bench. I want it for manual / chest exercises, but figure it'll generally be more useful than the bike.

Time to get swole.

If you've got some dumbbells, a barbell and about 100kg in weight you'll be set for a couple of years imo.

Can't wait to see your progress and physique!!! 

[jadis]

Last workout I just did squats.

7 sets of 80kg x 20
Then I had to drop the weight.
7 sets of 70kg x 20

I like this very basic routine doing only compounds but with intensity and volume. Next week, I will rest and go back to heavy weight to see where I am.

Soon, we are going to have a heatwave so I will stop and rest until it passes. Went about two weeks last summer as it was just too hot it would be dangerous (35c+). When I started again I was raring to go. Recovery and rest is very important.

Does it subside at night though? What I love about the part of the Mideast where I live now is that however oppressively hot it gets during the day, at night it's very breezy unless there's a case of this thing. Also, there's strong AC just about everywhere so no reason to skip the gym

Scary how bad the climate thing's getting

[jimmy jazz]

Does it subside at night though? What I love about the part of the Mideast where I live now is that however oppressively hot it gets during the day, at night it's very breezy unless there's a case of this thing. Also, there's strong AC just about everywhere so no reason to skip the gym

Scary how bad the climate thing's getting

It does but not really cool enough to be able to do anything. Even past midnight it can be well above 20c. Which is horrible if you're trying to sleep, and we have no AC. I don't know anyone who has AC here. So I just prefer to wait until the hot weather passes, the rest does me good anyway.

It's great at the moment though, 15c approx and rainy (in the daytime), been like this for a week or so. 

[Lexi Darling]

I get up at 7 on Saturdays usually, but today I woke up at 5 and felt really inspired to do a longer morning walk. Walking is also one of only three situations where I can leave the house without the mister's permission, so I slunk out of the house at 5:30 and watched the sun rise.

I'm currently working on a novel, and walking helps get my creative juices flowing. Ended up walking about an hour and I'm really feeling those endorphins right now. An excellent way to start this sunny Saturday!

[DJChameleon]

Saturday I decided not to do my calisthethics because I knew I would walking a shit ton in the city. By the end off the day. I had hit 19k steps and my shirt was drenched in sweat from walking in the heat and stuffy hot subways.

[jimmy jazz]

Question for everyone: Why do you train/exercise? What is your reason or motivation?

[jadis]

Gives me energy, helps me concentrate, gets me out of my own head. Makes me feel more in touch with my own body. Puts a spring in my step.