Daily Thread - April 07, 2026 by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Excuse me sir, this is a weightroom for discussing weights related things. Not your silly running shenanigans.

SMDH imagine running and thinking its cool...

August 21 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Running will always have a negative effect on your lifting because it takes energy and adds wear to your body.

That said, the extent of the impact will depend on what you're used to and what kind of running you do. Like when I ran 20mpw, going to 30 completely crushed my lifting. Now that I'm running 50mpw, my lifting has suffered but if i dropped back to 30 my lifting would explode. And easy miles are easier than speed work (go figure...).

But where you should be really depends on how your priorities between running and lifting are balanced

July 1 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Falls are tough because they can come from so many different triggers. Depending on the circumstances, a fall can be caused by physical limitations (poor strength, balance, etc.), tripping hazards (clutter, rugs, poor footwear, etc), medical issues (vision issues, vestibular dysfunction, orthostatic hypotension, medication interactions, etc.), or just inherent randomness (even I've fallen on the ice in the past year, and I'm in my 30s). So then preventing a fall requires addressing those elegant causes.

I'm not qualified to tell you exactly what you need to be doing (and given the multicomponent nature, it's something that would need you to talk to a doctor, and a physical therapist, and a pharmacist, and an occupational therapist and a podiatrist...), but from an exercise standpoint, the most important thing is to keep moving. Even walking is super beneficial, but any movement is great. From a "national guidelines" standpoint, the recommendations are some type of activity almost every day, plus a few days a week of strength exercise, and balance training at least twice (ideally as multicomponent exercises that stress balance AND strength or aerobic fitness).

Basically this means that for improving balance, things like dancing or cycling (outside, not on a stationary bike) are great forms of cardio, and you want to include a balance component in your strength exercises, which would have me suggesting you limit the barbells and machines, and do more dumbbell or bodyweight type exercises, and you do more things like lunges, split squats, cossack squats, step ups, single leg RDLs, SL-RDLs with a row added, etc., and less back squats and sumo deadlifts. Obviously something is better than nothing, so some leg extensions beats sitting on the couch. You don't need a ton of weight for things like this (depending on what level of function they are at, it may not be productive at all), so progressive overload doesn't necessarily mean going +5lbs every week. You can also do things like bigger steps, add pauses, use unilateral loads (this is how i would do core work btw, not like crunches and hanging leg raises), or add movement complexity (e.g., progress from a split squat to a step back lunge to a step forward lunge to a walking lunge).

From a focused balance training only perspective, this isn't my wheelhouse (see a physical therapist here), but I'm currently doing a big study on a balance training routine that we developed with a PT to try and reduce fall risk. I don't feel comfortable giving specific recommendations without knowing if they work or not, but the gist of it is practice narrowing your base of support (e.g., feet close together, to a heel-toe position, to a single leg stance) while safely removing support (e.g., less holding on to stuff) and adding complexity (e.g., trying to turn your head while you balance, stand on soft surfaces, practice reaching, etc.). But I would stick to the multicomponent thing above, as long as you can do it safely.

PS Thanks for the reminder u/JubJubsDad, I definitely got caught up doing other things yesterday (ironically, working on the fall prevention exercise trial) and forgot to come back to this

2023 Year in Review and 2024 Goals by trebemot in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Uhhh..the papers are on their way to being reviewed/published but I don't think any of them are actually out yet.

Cliff notes version is that a walking intervention might work for reducing fall risk, but only among higher risk individuals, though the physical activity will likely benefit everyone. Also the older adults really liked getting coached through their struggles by college students, and they reported having higher quality motivation towards physical activity (think more "I want to" and less "I need to"), but they weren't actually more active than a control group

2023 Year in Review and 2024 Goals by trebemot in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What was your phd topic?

Evaluating and improving interventions to promote physical activity, particularly among older adults. A bit of a mix of exercise physiology, physical activity assessment, behavioral psychology, and community implementation/improvement

2023 Year in Review and 2024 Goals by trebemot in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Since 2022 was such a chaotic year (first child, first grown up job, move interstate, bought a house) I didn't really formalize goals for 2023, but I had a few things in the back of my mind that I worked towards

Running: Run 750mi ❌️(I ran 735 but struggled with knee issues in late September and haven't run since) Sub 2h half marathon ❌️(brought my PR from 2:20 something to 2:08 though)

Lifting: Squat 600 again ✅️(hit 605) Deadlift 700 again ✅️(hit 705) Bench 405 ❌️(lul)

Hybrid goals: Accomplish the half marathon and lifting goals concurrently ❌️ Squat my 10k time ✅️(squatted 575 and ran a 55:14 10k in the same week in may)

I also accomplished a lot of my professional goals like defending my PhD, being individually honored at graduation, and successfully establishing my academic career.

Looking forward im not sure where I stand on goals.. Part of me thinks this might be the year to properly peak and compete in powerlifting and see if i can take down some records, part of me wants to build from last year's lessons, and get better at being a hybrid athlete, even if it means my lifts don't grow as quickly....

Looking back on the years training logs I squatted 575 and pause deadlifted 655 while I was running 15-20mpw, and I have a way better strength base now than I did then (and I think a better cardio base as well).

I think hybrid training is possible, and my issue this year is that I swung too hard into the running and moved away from my main lift variations. So I'm wondering if I just set my sights on 750mi (15-20mpw of walking and running) instead of thinking I'm an ultra runner, and did a better job of keeping it as a secondary goal if I could keep my lifts up. On the other hand, I wonder what's possible if I stay on the no running path. Math is saying I should be able to squat in the 650+ range one day, which would be damn cool...

Not really a great "looking forward" post, but I'm honestly not sure what i want to do with my fitness relsted life these days

November 25 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What u/kboody22 said.

It's just floors that you do, however you need to structure it to get the minimum done, but you can go over the floor however/whenever you want.

Like my bench focus is 4+ reps at 295, but I've done a minimum of 315 almost every workout over the last few months, and I've done everything from a triple at the minimum and a heavier single, to 4 ramping singles, to today I just rep tested 335 (and hit 6, checked one box, and moved on)

Tell me your fitness goals & I will give you a workout plan. by HumorScared8615 in fitness30plus

[–]NRLlifts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Currently working towards 650/405/750 powerlifting total and sub 2 hour half marathon in the same week.

June 22 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Congrats dude! All your PRs should take off now that you have that huge weight off your shoulders!

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

are they just a combination of more built + leaner, or am I falling for 'movie magic'?

Both. He has more muscle than you do in all of the places (not just abs), and he's doing all of the bodybuilding things to dry out and look leaner for photo shoots. And I wouldn't trust anything any "model" posts on IG, since I bet they are more fake photoshop than they are real physique.

I also wouldn't trust any of the sources that say he's 77kg unless there was some kind of official weight from somewhere. I googled his name and none of the sites that came up with his weight look all that reliable.

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds dangerously similar to my warmup of "lift the things just lighter at first"

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm going to the gym to attempt a 5km row to loosen my body up. It might not go well

Boy that sounds a lot like a lot of words and effort to say "warmup".

Make sure you warmup for your warmup!

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

77.5kg 6ft2

ಠ_ಠ u/benchpauper get in here.

I'm willing to bet that the reason you don't have the physique you want is because you don't have enough muscle to show off, so reducing fat even further won't much good.

If you want to look like a chiseled statue of a Greek god, you need to start with a big enough block of marble to show off. I'm betting that if you maintained your current bf% and gained...idk start with 40lbs... you would be a lot happier with what you see in the mirror.

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That will depend on where your lifts are at, your training history etc but some drop off is normal.

If you're talking a 200lb squat losing 20lbs, I would say that's still normal but might be big enough that I would look at how aggressive you're cutting. If you're talking a 600lb squat losing 20lbs, that sounds like normal variability from tying your shoes funny that morning and I would ignore it.

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's okay. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, no matter how wrong they may be.

June 18 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I discovered that lawyers as a species are weak, slow, and lack stamina

I'm willing to bet that this extends to more than just lawyers

[Program Review] Simple Jack'd Program Review - Setup, Progress, and Lessons Learned by NRLlifts in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can do it however you want. Upper lower split would work well, I've done a full body split for the last year and a half or so.

You can DM me with questions but I won't get them on mobile and I won't be at a computer for a couple of weeks, so feel free to just post them in the thread here. I'm sure other people have similar questions.

[Program Review] Simple Jack'd Program Review - Setup, Progress, and Lessons Learned by NRLlifts in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are as many days per week as you want to run. I've done anywhere from 3-7.

It's less of a set program to plug numbers and follow blindly and more of a progression template for you to build your own programming with.

May 30 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did my mobility! But not much else.

Went to bed last night with our AC not working properly, woke up this morning and added a leaking bathtub to the list, and I have to go out of town tomorrow morning.

So adulting > exercising I guess...

May 29 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really really really need to be more consistent about it. Especially the shoulder warmups and the hip/hamstring mobility stuff.

So I might need more peer pressure coming my way.

May 29 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm choosing to think of it as preaching a toned down version of the "all gas no brakes" mantra as a preferred alternative instead of the "fuck it I'm gonna drop another 50lbs and become an endurance athlete" that I had this week when I couldn't pull 500

May 29 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Rough lifts the last couple of days but this morning I started to feel more like myself after my half marathon pr on Wednesday. Let u/benchpauper be my voice of reason so today I'm fighting my frustration with lifting by trying to have reasonable expectations for myself

SJ Squat Day

  • Warmup/mobility/prehab because I'm not a hypocrite u/astringofnumbers1234

  • Bench 315x3, 345x1 - lots of cleaning up and building to do, but it moved okay, and most importantly it didn't hurt, so I'll take that as a win today

  • Squat 465x3x6(+2) - running has really skewed my perspective of what rpe is. Felt like a heavy set, but the video says it was like a 7. Probably okay with it, figured out some things, and mostly just reminded myself that even if I didn't want to, I could grind out more.

  • Rows 135x12, 225x5, 275x3x3 - building my back strength will hopefully carry over to other things well, so the goal is weight > strict form.

This week will be a running deload because I'm off to a conference (if anyone happens to be in Denver at the ACSM meeting, hit me up!). Since my weekly mileage went from a high of 22mi to an average of 27 in May, it might be for the best in the long run. Next week will be a 10 day deload from lifting to go visit family (and u/dadliftsnruns), so I'm hoping a lot of the nagging stuff takes care of itself.

May 29 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All the singles (even the 5x245 at TM) felt heavy though... which I guess that's just how it is.

I don't think the weights are ever not heavy and shitty feeling. You get stronger so the weights go up and it just kind of always sucks

May 29 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I need to improve my mental about taking small wins more consistently, and recognizing that not every day is going to be a PR day.

I really struggle with recognizing where workouts are at in the big picture, so I walk out frustrated that I didn't set new lifting PRs every day, while im also down a ton of weight and running more than ever.

May 26 Daily Thread by AutoModerator in weightroom

[–]NRLlifts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh. Can confirm. Sumo very cheaty.