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Sleeper build

Enjoying the journey on my way to the goal

Didn't think my nails through

New squat PB!

145kg barbell back squat, 2 sets of singles. 💪

New gym had so many accessory squat machines, why am I restricting myself to struggling with barbell? Maybe training accessory machines will help my barbell squat. But never believe for a second the amount of plates you have to use, barbell squat is the true measure.

My right elbow had great pain the first set, and I was quite scared considering i increased weight even if it's just +1.25kg. but isometric stretching really helped dissipate the pain and injury risk for the remainder of the workout ❤️

At least I have the lateral deltoid raise machine a try. The simplicity is better than chest supported cable "Supermans" that I'm used to. Just the machine leverage + the 2:1 pulley makes everything too easy. Back to my Supermans...

I'm so happy I could add weight to both forearms! As much as I wanted my right wrist to improve, I didn't want my right to runaway from my rehabilitating left. Luckily my left increased by a little bit more than my right. Maybe it's my lucky day🎁

Arms finally getting some shape too.

I don't think I can balance the weight anymore to call the arm position a high curl anymore. My right arm failed twice at 40kg, maybe that's why I struggled with the same weight and volume as last session.

But my left surprisingly felt good 2nd set, I was brave enough to challenge 35kg and got two singles out of it 😄

I didn't realise how weak my chest has become until this isolateral Smith chest press humbled me. I dunno how much the handles weigh but only able to add two plates a side is so much less than using three plates with dips, which is over 150kg including my bodyweight.

I also keep sliding up the bench, but that could just be re-learning the supinated grip again. Do I continue with the isolateral Smith press, or return to weighted dips or barbell? At least my flexor carpi radialis tendon is pretty much healed.

Tried SLDLs with toe elevation to stretch the hamstrings, but it's just not heavy enough. Or is my leg not straight enough? It's not heavy enough because my lower back fatigues on such lightweight.

I thought maybe pre-stretching wouldn't need as much load, and my calf tear just healed recently, so I should be careful. Maybe I'm judging prematurely, my hamstrings might feel sore tonight or tomorrow.

Bertha wins again

Lift heavy, love often ❤️ (edited)

I got directly harassed again by the same trainer that has been harassing me for over 1.5y.

The managers and other staff know she's never allowed to interact with me or any friends training with me. 22/07/2026, she constantly pressured and rushed me when I was training calves causing my calf muscle tear. Everyone also told me to keep ignoring her because she knows she's not allowed to… read more

Adding muscle

Sunday was an insanely busy day, I packed in nearly 19k steps with multiple walks, cooked twice, worked on taxes, went to see a play, went to a Latin social, went to a vespers service, I was itching for a lift sesh tho so I left the Latin social after an hour of dancing to squeeze in an hour before… read more

2nd time successfully training misloaded bar, 3 more sessions before I allow myself to attempt 230kg.

31 years old tired of fake people

No need to waste time for nothing

I'm so grateful I didn't completely fail the session in my new home in front of everyone😂 I did fail the 190kg🏆 PR attempt directly after though.

187.4kg🏆 has been a long time coming since 8th July though, so many injuries. 3.5w out of surgery was a failed attempt, then 22nd July calf muscle tear, 2nd and 18th Aug were both fails too. I'm grateful for today 😍

Workout today

What do you think? (edited)

Great lifting session last night, have a tweak thing in my shoulder but I worked around it for upper day

Found flat bench irritated it but incline didn’t so I did my barbell press and dumbbell flys on incline for chest work. Pushed thru it a bit for pull ups and push presses but didn’t make it worse. I always incorp some legs in too - volume PR on Bulgarian split squats (3 sets of 12 ea leg w 25s),… read more

Turns out I can now incline press my old flat press PR. 255

Failed at 130kg, i dunno if my lower back and CNS is exhausted. But maybe it's time to try more accessory exercises like Bulgarians. Lucky my new gym has this pendulum squat where I can train Sisy-like squats with a better resistance profile.

Back workout

Maybe my new gym is lucky, I added +1.25kg🏆 to my left wrist, maybe +2.5kg🏆 total because I got 1 rep at 15kg😁 And I didn't need to cluster set either of my hands this time 😀

Today

Worked out

My new home is really nice, I made new friends, my anxiety disappeared the whole time. The weight increments are more aggressive than 2.5kg so I just stuck to 25kg and increased volume since I my triceps still feel a little pain.

It's really difficult to increase time under tension volume much past the 40s mark.

Then I just got called by the gym supervisor cancelling my membership for targeting specifically me exceeding 15mins using equipment. The trainer bullying, harassing, and unconscionable conduct for almost 2y, and both procedures and complaint handling non-compliance were specifically ignored to… read more

Looking for some advice.

I've been working out since earlier this year and I've lost at least 30lbs. I don't have a scale and that was last time I went in for a physical a couple months ago. Does anyone have a recommended supplement for building muscle and burning fat? I've been taking one that's pure creatine which has… (edited) read more

25lb Down (:

I feel happy (: 50lb to go. yayyy everyone thinks im 220lb bc im dense but im 290 :S just takes time (:

Starting the week strong with leg day

2 hours on legs to start Monday off right.

Just me

Dont stop wont stop stay consistent 🙂‍↕️💪

A little disappointed my pinch grip didn't improve when I was hoping to challenge 140kg🏆PR... However recently improved hook grip did improve duration. If the barbell knurling wasn't so new, I would be able to last longer.

The smooth section is too narrow otherwise I might have lasted a decent duration at 200kg.

10lb increments (4.44kg) are no joke, I'll have to be careful progressively overloading. Adding weight won't be as frequent. I got a huge 10min cramp trying hammer's abdominal crunch.

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I discovered space on the cable pins to add 1.25kg and 2.5kg plates to smooth the 4.44kg cable weight increments! I was able to catch-up +6.5kg on my injured wrist compared to +2.5kg🏆 new PR.

I almost reinjured my wrist on the last set at the end of the video because these handles roll really well and are difficult to balance... 😱

I'm torn about this isolateral leg press for calves because I can balance out the strength difference between my legs, but the pedal is so painful on the feet 😭

FITNESS AND MODEL

No big jump in weight today. I dunno if poor sleep was the cause, I just couldn't even get triples with an extra +5kg🏆. I'm really looking forward to the next shoulder press session to get redemption