Friday weigh in thread (suns out guns out challenge 8/31/2025)

#4,802
#4,802
itsme said:
-1 mile run
-100 pull-ups
-200 push-ups
-300 body squats
-1 mile run

All for time. My time was 50:43.

It was my first one so I did the mile run, 10 rounds of 10/20/30 splits and finsihed with the 1 mile run.

Some people add a 25 lb vest. Going to try it next year and hope to hit 40 min
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Wow, that’s definitely not for me. I’m a slow and steady-state kinda guy. I injured my back badly doing HiiT cardio, and injured myself again recently trying to lift too heavy. I’m changing my workout routine now.

I was going to the gym 3x per week, doing full body every time, and it would take about 2 hours. I was lifting very heavy and resting about 4 minutes between each set to properly recover. I was getting noticeable results, but I hurt the tendons in my elbows, and I can’t curl or grip heavy at the moment. So here’s the changes I’m making:

Instead of going to the gym for 2 hours 3x per week, I’m going to go for 1 hour, 6x per week. I’m also going to lighten the load I’m lifting and decrease the rest between each set to 1-2 minutes. Instead of taking every set to failure, I’ll take the sets to about 3-4 reps away from failure. I injured myself going to failure too much, so I’m backing off of that. I’ll also split my routine differently. Instead of full body each time, I’ll do 1) arms push, 2) legs & abs, 3) arms pull, 4) rest, then repeat. On my rest days, I’ll probably do an abs workout, unless I feel overworked.

But for now, I am doing very little for the upper body, just rehabbing my elbows and a couple of working sets with lighter weights, planning on gradually increasing the reps and weight over the next few weeks. I’m going to try very hard to listen to my body and avoid ego lifting. It’s okay if you don’t increase volume every single week. At my age, it’s better to stay safe than be sorry later.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Body weight and yoga. It’s literally all you need.
Some cardio doesn’t hurt.
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I do like some heavyish, lifting 6-8 rep sets, but there's no more maxing for me. When I start lifting really heavy, my body tends to break down. Starting next week I will do 5 am cardio in the morning and lifting in the afternoon time. I lift with a bunch of tanks and have zero desire to outlift them.

I have to take the competitive side of me out of lifting because I push myself beyond my breaking points. Did it with running told myself I would run an 8 miler having never ran over 5. Then get a blister, push through with a hobble, at mile 6 I tweek my knee, push through, at mile 8, I am compensating and mess up the calf on my other leg. I was literally just running with some friends.
 
#4,805
#4,805
itsme said:
I do like some heavyish, lifting 6-8 rep sets, but there's no more maxing for me. When I start lifting really heavy, my body tends to break down. Starting next week I will do 5 am cardio in the morning and lifting in the afternoon time. I lift with a bunch of tanks and have zero desire to outlift them.

I have to take the competitive side of me out of lifting because I push myself beyond my breaking points. Did it with running told myself I would run an 8 miler having never ran over 5. Then get a blister, push through with a hobble, at mile 6 I tweek my knee, push through, at mile 8, I am compensating and mess up the calf on my other leg. I was literally just running with some friends.
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I’m 53 will be 54 august 30th. My shoulders and elbows hurt less now than they have in years. I’ve been body weight only for about 3 years now. It’s interesting that I look better in the mirror now than I have since I was 30. It really is mostly what you put in your mouth but body weight training just does an overall better job in a shorter amount of time. It works your whole body instead of the one muscle you’re pushing with that weight.
I’m like an evangelical for body weight training spreading the word. Lol.
 
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I put the challenge out there before.
I’ll post a picture on my birthday if anyone else is brave enough to do it too.
 
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#4,807
It’s been awhile since I posted
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#4,808
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Orangeslice13 said:
I put the challenge out there before.
I’ll post a picture on my birthday if anyone else is brave enough to do it too.
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I wish I had a "before" photo to compare myself to now, but I always avoided cameras. I'm up to the challenge of posting a picture now though. I turn 48 in Nov, and having this gentleman's agreement looming will help me stay motivated.
 
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imw8n4u said:
I wish I had a "before" photo to compare myself to now, but I always avoided cameras. I'm up to the challenge of posting a picture now though. I turn 48 in Nov, and having this gentleman's agreement looming will help me stay motivated.
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As hard as we work at this there has to be a touch of vanity attached to it.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
I’m 53 will be 54 august 30th. My shoulders and elbows hurt less now than they have in years. I’ve been body weight only for about 3 years now. It’s interesting that I look better in the mirror now than I have since I was 30. It really is mostly what you put in your mouth but body weight training just does an overall better job in a shorter amount of time. It works your whole body instead of the one muscle you’re pushing with that weight.
I’m like an evangelical for body weight training spreading the word. Lol.
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Shoulders are my biggest problem and really hindering me on upper body work. What did you do to improve yours?
 
#4,811
#4,811
imw8n4u said:
Shoulders are my biggest problem and really hindering me on upper body work. What did you do to improve yours?
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First is lighting up my rotator cuffs as the first part of every workout.
Arms out straight and palms up like telling someone to stop. 30 small rotations forward and 30 backward.
Fingers pointing down. Repeat. Stop sign again big circles this time. The fingers down for big circles.
That combination with all the small muscles work of yoga has me from a near frozen right shoulder 5 years ago to completely pain free and full range of motion.
 
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Pennheel said:
I'm around 255 lbs at this point. I haven't moved down much in weight from where I lost so much,but I'm feeling good both physically and mentally. I've found getting out in the pool whenever I can at least 45 minutes to an hour a day has done me a world of good.
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Good for you!!! How you feel >>>>>what you weigh.
 
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#4,816
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8/4/23 - 156.7

A 10-day cruise led to me gaining a few pounds and a notch on my belt. I’m trying to get back down to 150 and the correct belt loop. I think it’ll probably take about 6 weeks, give or take.
 
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#4,819
#4,819
I'll join in. Belts and pants were getting a little snug last winter, probably largely due to late night eating, carb snacking, and some extra liquid calories. The final straw was my wife telling me I was "getting a little fluffy."

So, I did about 3-4 months of intermittent fasting, bulletproof coffee, and very low-carb diet + Peloton rides 3x/week. I lift on the other days. I went back to healthful breakfast after that and increased my protein intake + started BCAAs and creatine to add some muscle. Here are a few interval numbers:

12/7 191#, 92 cm waist
3/7 185.4 87cm
4/12 182.7 85 cm
5/26 178.4 84 cm
7/31 182 84 cm

I went down 2 full belt holes and am getting a little ab definition. I'd love to work towards a six pack.

Reading through, some of you guys are really rocking it! This is a great idea for motivation and accountability.
 
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#4,821
#4,821
kiddiedoc said:
I'll join in. Belts and pants were getting a little snug last winter, probably largely due to late night eating, carb snacking, and some extra liquid calories. The final straw was my wife telling me I was "getting a little fluffy."

So, I did about 3-4 months of intermittent fasting, bulletproof coffee, and very low-carb diet + Peloton rides 3x/week. I lift on the other days. I went back to healthful breakfast after that and increased my protein intake + started BCAAs and creatine to add some muscle. Here are a few interval numbers:

12/7 191#, 92 cm waist
3/7 185.4 87cm
4/12 182.7 85 cm
5/26 178.4 84 cm
7/31 182 84 cm

I went down 2 full belt holes and am getting a little ab definition. I'd love to work towards a six pack.

Reading through, some of you guys are really rocking it! This is a great idea for motivation and accountability.
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Posting progress here certainly helped me stay on track. Interesting that you measure weight in pounds but waist in cm, any particular reason?
 
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imw8n4u said:
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Posting progress here certainly helped me stay on track. Interesting that you measure weight in pounds but waist in cm, any particular reason?
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Nope, just how I did it. Cm seemed easier to see numerical progress. I'm used to kg at work, but nobody would know what that means.
 
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