Your Workout Today

[Gipper]

9 minute jog tonight..... I am no where near a 6:30 mile

[mvmac]

Dark chocolate almonds, dark chocolate raisins, trail mix, peanut butter chocolate "pudding" (I'll share the recipe).

For anyone that's watching their calories, here's a great snack/dessert if you like peanut butter and chocolate.

3 Tbsp PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter

1 scoop chocolate protein powder

2 packets of Truvia

2 oz water

143 calories

Protein- 20 grams

Carbs- 18 grams

Fat- 3 grams

[bplewis24]

6:16 this morning!

5 minutes better keep an eye out

[FooFader]

Squats 5x5

Bench press 5x5

Bent over row 5x5

Shrugs 4x10

[JuddMack]

Squats 5x5

Bench press 5x5

Bent over row 5x5

Shrugs 4x10

Do you follow 5x5 stronglifts? http://stronglifts.com/5x5/

I've heard good things about it.

[FooFader]

Do you follow 5x5 stronglifts? [URL=http://stronglifts.com/5x5/]http://stronglifts.com/5x5/[/URL] I've heard good things about it.

Yes I am following 5x5 at the moment and have been for about 3 months now. I have really enjoyed it because the workouts are relatively short but very intense, also I just like all the compound lifts. Are you thinking about starting it? If so feel free to ask me anything

[JuddMack]

Yes I am following 5x5 at the moment and have been for about 3 months now. I have really enjoyed it because the workouts are relatively short but very intense, also I just like all the compound lifts. Are you thinking about starting it? If so feel free to ask me anything

I'd like to give it a go. I've recently moved and have no gym membership here yet. All the local gyms are about £40-50 per month and I can't currently justify that. At the moment I'm making do with my own smaller weights and the GSP Rushfit series. It's okay but I wish I had the heavier weights for 5x5 as it offers benefits you can't get with small weights.

[JetFan1983]

Appreciate all the help @mvmac . Thank you!

Great job, @bplewis24 !

[CarlSpackler]

Leg presses, leg curls, 2 miles on the elliptical in 17.5 min + cool down and stretching.

[CarlSpackler]

Machine bench press and machine flys to failure. 2.25 mi on the elliptical. Hit 2mi at 17m 0s.

[mdl]

Been on a big swimming kick recently, starting last summer.  Finally did a mile in 30 minutes on the nose (25m pool)!  Looked up at the clock at the start of the last lap and had ~45 seconds left.  Always try to turn it up the last few laps and sprint the last, but I didn't think I had 45 seconds in me.  But I finished at exactly 30:00!  And yes, I know for you ex-competitive swimmers this is NOT impressive in a 25m pool :)  But when I started timing myself I was at 33-34 minutes, so I'm pumped.

Really been digging the swim workout.  I work at a university so I swim at lunch MWF, try to mix in a push-up/pull-up based session on the weekends.  I go a mile total every workout.  Mix it up between full mile straight, ladder 100m to 400m and back in 100m steps, and a half mile "warm-up" then 50m sprints starting every 60 seconds.  Those are super fun and tough.  Typically start out with a 38 second 50m.  By the 12th I'm killing myself and can't beat 46-47 seconds.  I'm only doing 12 at the moment, finish the mile with a 400m cool down, usually with fins for extra leg work.  I have a buddy who turned me on to mixing in the sprint day doing 16 laps every 50 seconds!  I'm working towards that but nowhere close.  At this point I'm barely able to breath by the 12th lap every 60 seconds...

[Always an 80]

Loaded pressure treated lumber and 80 pound bags of concrete into several pick up trucks.  It's deck building season!

[Yukari]

When you reach maximum weight, do you go back down on weight or just repeat the same weight the next time?

[Yukari]

Wrong quote. Stupid iPhone. I was referring to 5x5 strong lift.

[mvmac]

Deadlifts, front and back squats and floor wipers.

And KB class

[CarlSpackler]

Deadlifts, front and back squats and floor wipers.

And KB class

Gotta ask... what is a floor wiper?

[mvmac]

Gotta ask... what is a floor wiper?

Did 3 sets, 20, 16 and 10 reps with a similar weight to what this guy is doing, about 135 lbs.

[bplewis24]

I will try those next week, but with less weight.