• Guest, the forum is undergoing some upgrades and so the usual themes will be unavailable for a few days. In the meantime, you can use the forum like normal. We'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Regular moderate exercise log

Saturday, Jul 24, 2021.

Squat, Barbell Row, RDL (Romanian Deadlift), and Bench Press. ~80 minutes, ~200 kcal, ~90 bpm(54%)

Jump Rope, 20 minutes, 96 kcal, 117 bpm (~70%)
25 jumps for each set, followed by a little interval

Stretch as finisher
 
Sunday, Jul 25, 2021.

Monday is a busy day for me. So, let me post my Sunday activity.
Some box fun with my son: 48 minutes, 148 kcal, 100 bpm (59%)


Nice week for all of you
 
I'm finally getting back to my pre-March 2020 levels of walking. A whole combination of factors contributed to a distinct lack of enthusiasm for walking in the outside world which I'm not going to rehash here, just noting it!

Here's hoping the enthusiasm remains as I definitely feel so much better, on so many levels, for re-introducing those routines back to my life.
 
Joined the 500 lb (230 kg) deadlift club on Monday. A year ago it was 485 lb (220 kg) -incorrectly calculated at 225.

I set this target a year or so ago for 3 reasons: 1. 500 people a week die of diabetes, or the complications of, in the UK, this is very symbolic for me. 2. I wanted to show that it is possible to obtain a decent strength level on Keto, as a senior novice, with minimal but focused effort. 3. I like a challenge and wanted to show my children that I might be out of step with 1 foot in the grave, but not ready to go quietly yet.

230 kg Deadlift 4th Oct 2021.jpg
 
Mbaker said:
Joined the 500 lb (230 kg) deadlift club on Monday. A year ago it was 485 lb (220 kg) -incorrectly calculated at 225.

I set this target a year or so ago for 3 reasons: 1. 500 people a week die of diabetes, or the complications of, in the UK, this is very symbolic for me. 2. I wanted to show that it is possible to obtain a decent strength level on Keto, as a senior novice, with minimal but focused effort. 3. I like a challenge and wanted to show my children that I might be out of step with 1 foot in the grave, but not ready to go quietly yet.

View attachment 51477
Click to expand...

All good reasons and wow! That’s brilliant work.
 
Mbaker said:
Joined the 500 lb (230 kg) deadlift club on Monday. A year ago it was 485 lb (220 kg) -incorrectly calculated at 225.

I set this target a year or so ago for 3 reasons: 1. 500 people a week die of diabetes, or the complications of, in the UK, this is very symbolic for me. 2. I wanted to show that it is possible to obtain a decent strength level on Keto, as a senior novice, with minimal but focused effort. 3. I like a challenge and wanted to show my children that I might be out of step with 1 foot in the grave, but not ready to go quietly yet.

View attachment 51477
Click to expand...
Amazing! That’s some real weight right there! Inspirational!

BTW. What are you doing for recovery, I.e. meals? I found I need about 50grams of carbs post workout to aid in recovery or I seem to get overtrained. All my other meals are no carbs. Just wondering if you have some sort of recovery plan
 
Last edited:
DJC3 said:
All good reasons and wow! That’s brilliant work.
Click to expand...
Thanks. It was not technically my best lift on video review. It was good for the first three quarters, tension was good, broke from the floor well, fast pull up the knees....then almost lost the lift at lock out. I can see that I allowed the bar to move forward off vertical and was terrible with the hip follow through, so the lock out was a fight. Over the next few months I am going to work between 180 and 200 and focus on the discipline throughout the entire movement.
 
LaoDan said:
Amazing! That’s some real weight right there! Inspirational!

BTW. What are you doing for recovery, I.e. meals? I found I need about 50grams of carbs post workout to aid in recovery or I seem to get overtrained. All my other meals are no carbs. Just wondering if you have some sort of recovery plan
Click to expand...
Thanks. My regime for the day was to ensure a very good sleep the night before, totaling 8 hours (fitbit score 83). Breakfast was egg protein bread sandwiches (Maria Emmerich), with left over rolled beef with philadelphia cream cheese, followed by several nuts, street picked blackberries, raspberries, lidl 95% dark chocolate and 2 generous scoops of full fat Greek yogurt.
Did sort of home workout at rpe of 6 for 15 mins in the late morning

Thought about matching my 220 last year, then toyed with 240, settled mentally on 230. Went to the gym warmed up with Karate, 100 kg warm up deadlifts, 5 x 150 (should have done 3), 1 x 180. Then pulled the 230.

Post workout meal was the steak dinner below

4th October Meals.png

Tuesday recovery:
Listened to my wife who is a Physio. Light Karate workout at the gym, whirlpool and sauna.

Wednesday: 15 k steps, Karate, pulse lunges, leg curls, bicep curls, upright rows.

Today: Literally about to walk, then Karate. Planning bench pressing in the afternoon, walking after dinner.
I will then start next week on X3 bar lifting and over time do more hex bar.
 
Mbaker said:
Thanks. My regime for the day was to ensure a very good sleep the night before, totaling 8 hours (fitbit score 83). Breakfast was egg protein bread sandwiches (Maria Emmerich), with left over rolled beef with philadelphia cream cheese, followed by several nuts, street picked blackberries, raspberries, lidl 95% dark chocolate and 2 generous scoops of full fat Greek yogurt.
Did sort of home workout at rpe of 6 for 15 mins in the late morning

Thought about matching my 220 last year, then toyed with 240, settled mentally on 230. Went to the gym warmed up with Karate, 100 kg warm up deadlifts, 5 x 150 (should have done 3), 1 x 180. Then pulled the 230.

Post workout meal was the steak dinner below

View attachment 51483

Tuesday recovery:
Listened to my wife who is a Physio. Light Karate workout at the gym, whirlpool and sauna.

Wednesday: 15 k steps, Karate, pulse lunges, leg curls, bicep curls, upright rows.

Today: Literally about to walk, then Karate. Planning bench pressing in the afternoon, walking after dinner.
I will then start next week on X3 bar lifting and over time do more hex bar.
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top