Jeepers who workout, weights and gym thread

Was big into Powerlifting for a while. Kind of slacked the last 2 years and haven't even lifted much. Life then excuses just got in the way.

Competed in the 181lb Raw then 198lb Raw and Single Ply. I was a light 198lb. Never really had to drop weight much at the class. Local meets that's not a huge problem. Set a few State and National Records in all Lifts in both Classes.

These are my Best lifts done in Competition. Of course I've done a little better in Training, but doing it in front of Judges always makes it harder. Depth, Pauses, Lockout all being watched over by 3 Judges. 2nd set of Numbers are Gym PR's

Squat 655lb - 685lb
Bench 365lb - (455lb 2ply)
Deadlift 660lb
 

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WJCO said:
Decided to get some more dumbbells today as I anticipate stores won't have them in the coming weeks as we go through Kung Flu Round Two.

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Good plan picking up those dumbbells.

During the height of ’Rona 1’ when all the gyms were closed it was almost impossible to buy any gym equipment. I managed to scrape together enough stuff to be able to do a decent workout at the house, however it took some time and was pricey. When round 2 is imposed and the gyms are closed again I’ll now have enough equipment to get a solid workout in. Some local gyms went through a period where they were open but wanted everyone to wear a mask while working out!?! 🖕🏻
 
AZVAJKU said:
Good plan picking up those dumbbells.

During the height of ’Rona 1’ when all the gyms were closed it was almost impossible to buy any gym equipment. I managed to scrape together enough stuff to be able to do a decent workout at the house, however it took some time and was pricey. When round 2 is imposed and the gyms are closed again I’ll now have enough equipment to get a solid workout in. Some local gyms went through a period where they were open but wanted everyone to wear a mask while working out!?! 🖕🏻
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Good for you. I've been out of shape for a decade or so but got back into it within the last year (not because of covid. Just wanted to) and built a pretty decent home gym for now. Yeah, working out with a mask? No thanks.
 
It's been a year now since I've decided to improve my weight, health, etc. I've lost a total of 50 pounds. I'm at point now where I will probably still lose a little more or stay about the same and keep weight training. I plan to slowly aquire more gym equipment as well. Healthy food choices have really become part of my life and I see no reason to change it.
 
WJCO said:
It's been a year now since I've decided to improve my weight, health, etc. I've lost a total of 50 pounds. I'm at point now where I will probably still lose a little more or stay about the same and keep weight training. I plan to slowly aquire more gym equipment as well. Healthy food choices have really become part of my life and I see no reason to change it.
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I’m in the same boat. These 2 pictures are about 4 years apart. I was unhealthy, unhappy and a liability to my crew. Then a friend helped me turn it around.
Food played a huge part in it. I used to get the big meals at fast food restaurants and drank Dr. Pepper like it was water.
Now I try to eat foods with minimal processing and ingredients, drink water constantly, and eat less portions while trying to loosely hit macronutrients targets.
All I can say is congratulations on getting healthy and keep it up!!
 
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I’m in the same boat. These 2 pictures are about 4 years apart. I was unhealthy, unhappy and a liability to my crew. Then a friend helped me turn it around.
Food played a huge part in it. I used to get the big meals at fast food restaurants and drank Dr. Pepper like it was water.
Now I try to eat foods with minimal processing and ingredients, drink water constantly, and eat less portions while trying to loosely hit macronutrients targets.
All I can say is congratulations on getting healthy and keep it up!!
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Thanks. Congrats to you too! That's awesome.
 
FFPulley77 said:
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I’m in the same boat. These 2 pictures are about 4 years apart. I was unhealthy, unhappy and a liability to my crew. Then a friend helped me turn it around.
Food played a huge part in it. I used to get the big meals at fast food restaurants and drank Dr. Pepper like it was water.
Now I try to eat foods with minimal processing and ingredients, drink water constantly, and eat less portions while trying to loosely hit macronutrients targets.
All I can say is congratulations on getting healthy and keep it up!!
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WOW! That’s amazing, keep up the hard work!
 
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