Getting into shape.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Today's workout was changed today. Had to get a haircut and get my bike fixed, which meant around 10 miles of walking. The 2nd half of it was in a thunderstorm, it was both fun and not fun. I am pretty sure I am going to have plenty of blisters on my feet from this so I imagine there will be less exercising for the next few days.

I probably should have taken the bus or that offer from someone to drive me home, but I guess I had some thing or another to prove. Funny thing is, as of writing this I will be up for 27 hours.

Walking

• 02:00:00 | 4.9 mi
• 02:00:00 | 5.1 mi

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Finally got to workout today as the blister on my foot healed up. I bumped the weight up 20 pounds to see if I could do it and I will have to take things a little slower. I won't do what I was doing before and I think for the next week I will do this for another week or so to get used to the increased weight.

• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 17 reps
  
  
• Push-Up
  
  • 17 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done today. Getting slightly harder to get the bar over my head for the squats, but other than that nothing spectacular happened besides getting used to the new weight.

• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb
  
  
• Push-Up
  
  • 17 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 17 reps

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done today. The bench presses were slightly difficult today, but the farmer's walk was easier. I have been feeling that I have lost some weight, so I guess things are going good.

• Push-Up
  
  • 18 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 18 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Simple workout done for today. It was a bit of a struggle as I haven't done these in a couple weeks. It is still pretty funny how people react to seeing me carry the weight on my shoulders for the farmer's walk.

• Dumbbell Lunges
  
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  
  
• Dumbbell Bicep Curl
  
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  
  
• Arnold Dumbbell Press
  
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  • 30 lb x 17 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done today. Things went pretty smoothly and nothing all that interesting to report. Bumped the reps up a little to get used to the weight more.

• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb
  
  
• Push-Up
  
  • 18 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 18 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps

[Edrak Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Edrak]

Hi to all, I'm new in the thread and in the site as well, let me share my experience I started a workout to accomplish challenge like 100 push-up in a row, 50 pull-ups, 200 sit ups and 200 squats, now I'm in the 7 week feel really good about my self, I'm fitter and leaner.

If some one of you are interested gladly I will share how to do this workouts . The idea is to accomplish that goal in 7 weeks, but if you are not as for as required melaybe it will toke 14 week (my case in pull ups)

Have a nice day

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done for today. I thought I would have gotten more used to the weight by now, but the bench press seems just as hard as last week, which is a little concerning to me, but I guess I am underestimating how long it takes to get used to an extra 20 pounds.

• Push-Up
  
  • 18 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 18 reps

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Well I heard back from the shop that I was getting my bike fixed at and unfortunately they ended up breaking it beyond repair. I don't blame them as the seat was rusted to the frame and they tried to remove it, the bike was about 6 years old and I left it out in thunderstorms and biked it during the winter months among the salt and snow so it is understandable that it would have happened.

They say they will credit me the amount I was going to pay towards a used or new bike. Now I will just have to see if they have anything that can support my weight or one I won't have to lose too much more weight so I can start riding soon.

It is surprising how much $75 from a Wal-Mart got me.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done for today. The bench press felt slightly easier, but not by a whole lot. Next week I'm going to bump the reps up on everything and walk a little farther with the farmer's walk (from 0.5 miles to 0.7 miles).

• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 145 ft | 67 lb
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 19 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 7 reps
  
  
• Push-Up
  
  • 19 reps

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Different type of workout today as I finally got a new bike and had to ride it home. I'll be able to start looking for jobs nearby, now I can only hope to get a job as nothing has panned out so far and I need to get $1000 by the end of the year for something special.

Cycling
00:30:00 | 5.2 mi

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done today, now with increased numbers. The squats are still a single set because it is much easier to only have to lift the bar over my head one time rather than two, although I suppose making it harder on myself would be a reason to split up the squats into two sets. The farmer's walk is now at 0.7 miles.

Once I replace the seat on my bike, because the one it came with is uncomfortable, for a horizontally advanced guy like myself, I will probably bike on the other days I don't do my other workout. Will need to take the bike back though so I can get a water bottle holder and a kickstand installed on it.

• Push-Up
  
  • 19 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 19 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 10 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 203 ft | 67 lb

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done for today. No farmer's walk because of rain. The bench press was a little easier, but the squats were a little more difficult today.

That toe problem I had a few weeks ago, where I couldn't stretch my foot out, has somehow moved from my big toe to my small one. This is becoming quite annoying.

• Push-Up
  • 20 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  • 45 lb x 20 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  • 134 lb x 10 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Workout done for today (or technically yesterday). The bench presses were slightly more difficult and the farmer's walk took slightly longer, but after that nothing interesting.

I get asked by a neighbor that sees me do this why I don't weigh myself and I am not sure as to how to answer it most of the time without telling some sort of dumb joke.

• Push-Up
  
  • 21 reps
  
  
• Weighted Crunch
  
  • 45 lb x 21 reps
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Bench Press
  
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  • 134 lb x 5 reps
  
  
• Barbell Squat
  
  • 134 lb x 10 reps
  
  
• Farmer's Walk
  
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 499 ft | 67 lb
  • 203 ft | 67 lb

[GoingForGold Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GoingForGold]

Is the Farmer's Walk comfortable? Looks awkward to me; like the hanging, extended arms would cause a lot of unnecessary joint and spine stress. Why not carry the weight on your shoulders or chest or hips to stabilize the load?

Excellent record and progression here by the way.