* The 2016 Gym Rats Thread *

cHk4 · 20 Dec 2016 at 10:30

1st DEXA scan was 19th October and I was 20.4% body fat. 2nd DEXA 9th December and I was 16.7! Only 15% of people they have ever scanned have less BF than me which is mental seeing how I started at 392lbs. I lost 3.5k of fat and put on 1k of muscle which isn't bad seeing how I was having 135-160g of protein a day and 78-93g of fat and 20g of carbs a day... Really happy with the results! Especially seeing how I had bloods done recently and my testosterone is on par with a 12 year old girls -.-

I have a SKULPT too and measured both times before the DEXA and my SKULPT is 5.5% out for me which is good to know.

V F · 20 Dec 2016 at 13:33

CaptainRAVE said:
^^ yup, Friday evenings are empty. Quite a huge gym and I often have the whole free weight area to myself. Best time in there.

Most are on their own or twos at mine. I just stick in my noise cancelling earphones and enter my own little world

Has gotten quieter towards the end of the year. New Year rush soon. January always amuses me

When do they fade away?

tom_e · 20 Dec 2016 at 13:47

V F said:
When do they fade away?

By mid Feb it's normally back to the usual numbers plus a couple of people who have actually stuck with it.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Dec 2016 at 18:57

tom_e said:
By mid Feb it's normally back to the usual numbers plus a couple of people who have actually stuck with it.

Yup, this.

GSVBagpuss · 20 Dec 2016 at 20:04

PermaChanged said:
Might try a 50% body weight bench AMRAP in a minute tomorrow morning when the gym's empty - I'd be content with 25 at 50kg but it may be a struggle!

30 reps for me (@37.5kg) tonight. If anyone cares.

mrkambo · 20 Dec 2016 at 20:14

ahh man im dreading the whole new year starters, while im all for supporting those who want to truly make changes in their lives, the amount of people that do it for the social hype just annoy me....

Sigh...

mrthingyx · 20 Dec 2016 at 22:45

GSVBagpuss said:
30 reps for me (@37.5kg) tonight. If anyone cares.

A ton of chest volume is nothing to be sniffed at. :cool:

MoNkeE · 21 Dec 2016 at 07:08

I'll give this a go today. Was it the first lift you did?

GSVBagpuss · 21 Dec 2016 at 09:36

It was the end of my proper bench sets but first exercise.

MoNkeE · 21 Dec 2016 at 09:45

So is it just amount of reps in a minute, or amount of reps til failure?

I'm training arms today so will probably do this first.

tom_e · 21 Dec 2016 at 09:47

If we're doing it in the style of bakes0310 then until the bar lands on your face.

Edit: Ignore me, it is indeed in a minute. I'll get back to the office chocolates now...

tom_nieto · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:17

Got a chest session tomorrow... is there any real point to the half bodyweight bench challenge or are we comparing the length of our manhoods?

I worry that I'll embarrass myself anyway!

PermaChanged · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:19

The rules are in one minute, although that'll be difficult to do for me without a training partner.

tom_nieto said:
is there any real point to the half bodyweight bench challenge or are we comparing the length of our manhoods?

Answered your own question here.

tom_nieto · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:24

PermaChanged said:
The rules are in one minute, although that'll be difficult to do for me without a training partner.

Answered your own question here.

Use a timer on your phone?

Not sure how many reps I'll get with a set of 24 kg DBs. I've eaten too many mince pies recently

GSVBagpuss · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:48

PermaChanged said:
The rules are in one minute, although that'll be difficult to do for me without a training partner.

Set a two minute timer on your phone, leave phone where you can see it, start pressing at 1 min to go, stop when Buzzer sounds. Worked for me.

PermaChanged · 21 Dec 2016 at 10:56

I can't see anything other than the barbell and ceiling though when pressing, perhaps I can find an interval timer app which beeps at 1 minute intervals.

Edit: Found an app suitable, I'll try this tomorrow

wozza2k · 21 Dec 2016 at 11:41

MoNkeE said:
I'll give this a go today. Was it the first lift you did?

Will be expecting a photo update later today then

MoNkeE · 21 Dec 2016 at 12:07

Do I have a reputation for posting too many photos or something....?

:

****, just weighed myself. 100.1kg

Guess I'll be benching 50kg then hahaha.

MoNkeE · 21 Dec 2016 at 12:36

Managed 44 reps at 50kg

CaptainRAVE · 21 Dec 2016 at 12:41

Physio booked for next week. I honestly didn't realise how much the lats are used. Trying to work out what I will actually be able to do in the gym until this is healed. Chest? Squats? On the final stretch to wedding/beach bod and could well lose a lot of this by April

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