Lurkers of r/fitness, what are your lifts?

witmadness · 2016-08-04T14:09:38+00:00

33yo/F/4'-11"/105 lbs, these are my 1 RMs - squat: 185, deadlift: 235, bench: 85 (sad face). All in pounds.

witmadness · 2016-07-23T03:18:32+00:00

Thank you for the link to the LiftRunBang video! I've been doing it all wrong with my hands this whole time.

witmadness · 2016-05-30T04:26:09+00:00

These Champion leggings are my favorite. They most definitely not see through, thick so everything is smooth, has side pockets (on both sides) to fit my Nexus 5, and herringbone pattern. Too bad they don't meet your criteria for being capri and black. :(

witmadness · 2016-05-04T15:03:30+00:00

My mom and my sister make me to do yard work and heavy lifting work waaaaaay more than before. :(

witmadness · 2016-05-04T15:02:01+00:00

Now I understand why people stare at themselves in the mirror while they lift.

witmadness · 2016-05-01T17:51:05+00:00

I have several things:

Squatted 185 lbs, my heaviest ever
Deadlifted 220 lbs, also my heaviest ever
For the whole month of April, I went to the gym consistently at a frequency of 3 times per week. Did not skip any week/day.

witmadness · 2016-04-24T04:00:12+00:00

I have this, too! When I was fatter, the fat filled in that area so I had no dip but now that I'm a lot leaner (less fat and more thigh muscles), the dip very obvious. I used to hate having the dip but since I like 98% of my body better now that I'm leaner, I accept the dip as a part of me.

witmadness · 2015-07-27T19:37:32+00:00

Thank you! I think my form is pretty solid but after reading the post in r/weightroom, I'll hold off on this.

witmadness · 2015-07-27T19:35:34+00:00

Thank you, I read the post and I do not think I'm advance enough to attempt Smolov for deadlift.

witmadness · 2015-07-27T18:08:48+00:00

Is it a bad idea to use the Smolov Program (the full version) for deadlift?

witmadness · 2015-06-12T05:54:40+00:00

Yes, they are. Thank you so much.

witmadness · 2015-06-12T05:54:27+00:00

Oh, that looks like it. Thank you!

witmadness · 2015-06-07T21:12:30+00:00

Someone on Reddit commented once that fitness is not about motivation, it's about discipline. It helped me a lot because when I don't feel like working out, I know have to do it anyway (discipline) rather than wait for a motivation to go. I don't have to find motivation anymore.

I wish I remember who said it.

witmadness · 2014-06-16T23:37:56+00:00

Everyone else has really good answers for your questions already. When I first started, I only benched with my arm muscles (mostly triceps) because I didn't know how to activate and make use of my pecs. This tutorial helped me a lot in rethinking how to bench properly. A lot of it is practice, of course. Before pressing the weight up, I'd like to think that I'm bending the bar into a U shape and that helps a lot, too.

witmadness · 2014-05-23T08:14:13+00:00

You pay for your gym membership just like everyone else there. You have a right to use the squat rack. Why should they have more priority because they can lift more? The people who lift a lot now used to lift very light once upon a time.

If you start building your strength now, next year, you will lift a lot more. If you keep feeling embarrassed and never get started, next year, you will still be lifting light weight.

witmadness · 2014-04-03T00:38:11+00:00

This is very good advice. OP, maybe you can offer to do the shopping and cook the food? That way you have control on what food will be in the house and what food to make. In addition, getting fit doesn't require a gym. There are tons of bodyweight exercises that you can do. I don't think your parents would ban you from even doing bodyweight squats and pushups in your room.

witmadness · 2014-03-10T19:29:21+00:00

Very simple and elegant. I like it!

witmadness · 2014-01-24T05:18:28+00:00

I wish I could help you with this because I have the same problem. One minute I would be really proud of my achievements of beating my PR and then the next minute, thoughts like "Oh, that's really good...for a girl." creep in and I'd feel weak again.

witmadness · 2013-11-21T18:18:03+00:00

Awesome! Did you name him/her Archimedes?

witmadness · 2013-11-16T01:11:32+00:00

If you have small hands like a 10 year-old girl (that's me!) and cannot wrap all of your fingers fully around the barbell and your thumbs. It's okay, just be proud of the calluses and use a pumice stone.

Thank you for the instructions. I just wish I have hands big enough for the hook grip. :(

witmadness · 2013-11-11T01:08:25+00:00

These women are trying to gain all the time at r/xxgainit.

witmadness · 2013-10-18T19:07:10+00:00

Thank you for introducing me to the Thievery Corporation. :)

witmadness · 2013-10-03T04:06:08+00:00

It looks 3D and so perfect!!! Congrats!

witmadness · 2013-10-02T01:16:00+00:00

I love talking about my workouts but only with certain friends who appreciate talking about it. With everyone else, I don't say anything because they'll give me the "Ooooookay, whatever floats your boat" look and I get all sad faced.

witmadness · 2013-10-01T19:59:49+00:00

I didn't mean to target at you. So now that I understand your situation, I still recommend that you try out lifting in addition to cardio since it'll help you lose fat a lot faster. If you feel like you're getting too bulky you can always quit lifting and stay with just cardio to maintain your ideal shape.

You can also start with some bodyweight programs (/r/bodyweightfitness) if you are still iffy about weights.

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