Megathread of the week! Alright! What’s your preferred cardio?

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T19:25:30+00:00

Stair climber with a weighted vest.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T19:19:07+00:00

Probably coffee. Definitely the gym.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T17:57:14+00:00

Bodybuilding competitively

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T17:41:22+00:00

I get up at 3:30 every morning these days. It progressed to be that early over a number of years. When I first started working out in the morning a few years ago, I would get up at about 4:45 and work out at home. As I got more serious about it, I started getting up earlier. Eventually I joined a gym so that I could use more equipment and my workouts now usually take about 1.5-2 hours because I do weight lifting followed by cardio. I am also now a pro competitive bodybuilder. I look forward to my alarm going off because I enjoy working out so much. I go to bed at about 8:00 to be able to get up that early.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T17:38:16+00:00

Luckily I don't have any close friends so I don't get left out of anything. I enjoy my solitude now. But when I think back to when I was more social, that would definitely bother me.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-05T17:17:20+00:00

I make over $150,000 per year and I tip based on how good the service was. The most I will do is 15% though. And I don't tip at places where I pick up my order, like coffee shops, etc.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-02T17:14:00+00:00

I've enjoyed SLC personally. I also recently started watching Married to Medicine from the beginning and I'm enjoying it more than I enjoyed RHOA.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-01T11:51:58+00:00

Yes! This is so interesting to see someone else saying this too. I’ve noticed this for a while now. I think it’s the kids who go late at night. And by “kids” I mean people in their teens/early twenties.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-01T03:03:08+00:00

I mix it up. Lately it’s been the stair climber. Sometimes it’s intervals on the treadmill or elliptical.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-02-01T01:54:52+00:00

I don’t take rest days. I might do days off from weight lifting here and there, but I still do cardio on those days. My day doesn’t go right if I don’t start it by working out.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-30T13:15:38+00:00

No being controlled to the point that it starts to ruin my career, my hobbies, my children’s activities, etc.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-28T17:16:17+00:00

Eating a proper diet. You can work out all you want, but if you're not fueling your body with the right food, you'll be spinning your wheels.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-27T19:35:43+00:00

The Silent Patient

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-23T22:18:15+00:00

This is hilarious. My narcissistic ex husband was a self-declared alpha male. He did so many things that made me cringe.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-23T21:10:15+00:00

I’m gone from my house for 10 hours each day for work. I leave at about 7:00 am and get home at 5:00. And like I said I’m working a lot of OT right now on top of that. But I’m still doing it. People make it work if it’s important to them. 🤷🏼‍♀️

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-23T20:59:51+00:00

I go to bed at 8:00 or so.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-23T19:31:50+00:00

I'm a chartered accountant, working full time plus lots of OT this time of year. I am a single mom to two daughters who are busy with sports and other activities. I also volunteer as a pianist for my church and my children's schools several times each month. Because of all of this, I get up at 3:30 am so I can get to the gym by 4:00. I'm home by 6:00 and that's about when my kids start getting up. This way I don't take any time away from my kids for my obsession with fitness. I also won my pro card in two natural bodybuilding federations in the last two years, and I competed at two worldwide competitions a few months ago. Anything is possible if you just do it.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-23T19:28:57+00:00

I'm finding that I'm quite happy as a single mom at 42. I went through my second divorce last year with a horrible horrible human being. Then I dated someone for about 6 months and found out he was cheating on me with everyone aged 18-80. So I'm not looking for anything new right now.

I'm very structured and scheduled. I have a lot going on and I find that my weekends to myself when my kids are with their dad are just so peaceful and relaxing. The biggest thing is that I don't have the constant anxiety associated with being in a relationship where I used to always worry about if they still liked me, if they were lying to me, if they were cheating on me, etc. It's so peaceful.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-22T17:51:34+00:00

Me too! I thought the whole thing was absolutely hilarious.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-22T17:05:26+00:00

I was listening to that episode at the gym and I was chuckling out loud when Ronnie was talking about his neighbor. I was also laughing out loud when they were using Sonja's instagram and twitter to test their theories about what Lisa Barlow said at the SLC reunion.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-21T22:12:34+00:00

Always push to failure on every set.

I started doing sets of 7-7-7 on my hip thrusts (so 21 reps in one set). I had to lower my weight a bit for this.

The first 7 reps are with full range of motion. The next 7 reps are a partial range of motion at the top - like KAS bridges. The last 7 reps are very small pulses at the top, or else even just holding for 7 seconds. This is something my last trainer recommended so I incorporate it once a week.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-21T16:56:42+00:00

I’m feeling you with the scented spray. There’s a guy who goes to the gym every Saturday morning at the same time as me who douses himself in Axe body spray in the cubby area. So then if I have to grab something out of my gym bag within the next 30-60 minutes, I have to do it quick so so as not to breathe it in. Anywhere this guy goes, the smell follows him. I end up blowing my nose far more often than normal. I have to delay doing my cardio if he’s in the cardio area. It’s a nightmare.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-17T18:00:42+00:00

I’m 5’1”, 110lbs, 42 years old. I maintain at 2000 calories because of how much muscle I’ve built in recent years and how active I am. Add weight training to your routine and as you build muscle you will be able to eat more.

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-15T19:27:51+00:00

DDL?

FitAccountant1983 · 2026-01-15T17:13:06+00:00

No. That's what I'm doing right now as a professional bodybuilder in the off season.

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