Nymeria said: Weight lighting friendly competition this weekend. Images below are me and my partner doing snatches.

Far out, how much weight is that you're lifting?

curl-6 said: Nymeria said: Weight lighting friendly competition this weekend. Images below are me and my partner doing snatches. Far out, how much weight is that you're lifting?

85 lbs / 39 kgs - doing sets of 20, was focused on form, speed, and linking reps.

Nice work! :D

Don't know if I could handle 40 kilos; I don't really do that kind of lifting so the specific muscles I'd need are probably underdeveloped. I mostly do pushups, situps, and leg raises.

Teeqoz said: Well fuck. 30 mins and 9 seconds lol Oh well, an improvement is still an improvement right, even if it's just by 1 second lawl

Do you have a goal in mind? What is your 1 mile time?

Killing it as usual! I've been considering throwing oly lifts into my routine for a change of pace, and maybe for the possibility of trying out for the University weightlifting team. I've started using a hook-grip on all of my heavier pulls as I refuse to buy straps, and I like using a snatch grip on my RDLs (and high pulls), so I've kinda started it already. Would likely start out with cleans and overhead squats until I can get my mobility and coordination to a good enough point.

I've also really started to focus on my caloric intake! Trying to get my bf% closer to 10-12% so I can look the part a bit more. I'm not necessarily aiming to lose weight as much as I am aiming to lose fat, so my protein intake is going to be preeettttyy high for a while (think 160g+ daily). DOn't want to lose any muscle mass in my cut if I can help it!

Other than that I've really taken up hiking. Snagged a few good pics from my recent hike in the Waterton Lakes Park this past Saturday. It was a 12km (roundtrip) hike past a waterfall and 1200 feet up a mountain to a glacier fed lake. Very nice hike with some great views, and totally worth it! Especially since I brought steak with me to chow down on.

Here's a picture of the endpoint - Bertha Lake:

In the future I have plans to go on some 2-3 day hikes across the US border (within the same park). Hiking is great guys! So is mountain biking. I highly recommend both activities for some cardio that doesn't suck balls!

After being sick for months, started again my training. I'm almost completing 3 months of constant training.

This is my workout now:

Lower body (legs):
Day 1 - Quadriceps
Day 2 - Femorals
Day 3 - Butt
Day 4 - Abductors
Calf (pantorrilla) almost diary

Upper body:
Day 1 - Chest & biceps
Day 2 - Back & triceps
Day 3 - Shoulders

Intensity is a little more as I have to complete in an hour o a little more than an hour (monday-friday).
Now I need to rest a little less in between the excercises to make it slower every repetition with a little more weight.

That's an interesting split. So you do a bit of upper body and lower body each day (3-4 days/week)? You might be able to progressivley overload a bit more if you put the push muscles together and same with the pull. Just my two cents. I understand the daily calf exercises though lol the struggle is real here too.

How long have you been doing this split and how are you finding it so far?

Yes, I split it. First lower body and then upper body.

I found to be very good because I don't end tired. I can put a lot more weight in every part.

For example, today it's Day 1 on lower body and Day 3 on upper body. So, quadriceps and shoulders. Today is a light day.

Butt and back day are harder -_-

After sometime, I will start with "pyramids" (dunno how to say in english). I fear those.

more power to ya! I have pyramids too except I rarely go back down the pyramid haha

Hey i am planning to start swimming soon enough. What gym workouts do you recommend to get better in the pool?

Hmmmm that's a tough one. I'm no expert on swimming but to be honest swimming is a pretty good workout in itself! I'm trying to think of some accessory lifts in the gym to help with swimming but I'm not too sure what to recommend. I hope you don't mind if I refer you to the Fittit wiki for some research! They would probably be able to help you a lot more than I could https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/wiki/index