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@mn5 are you referring to my chins from the photo above?
I'm getting a little soreness in my right forearm but think it's muscular
nothing more to report really, probably because I'm not straining for extra reps.That's how I always injure myself weight training: going for an extra few lifts and letting technique fail.
The fact I can do 5 proper form chinups right now is enough, as it shows progress.
Next step is probably to up the rep count for each of the pushups, chins, neutral grip and pullups.
But tonight is Pilates
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@nta said in Back for more!:
@mn5 are you referring to my chins from the photo above?
I'm getting a little soreness in my right forearm but think it's muscular
nothing more to report really, probably because I'm not straining for extra reps.That's how I always injure myself weight training: going for an extra few lifts and letting technique fail.
The fact I can do 5 proper form chinups right now is enough, as it shows progress.
Next step is probably to up the rep count for each of the pushups, chins, neutral grip and pullups.
But tonight is Pilates
Ha. Very good from you.
I was close to 20 pull ups but then persuaded the boys to take a video and turns out the form was a bit shitty and the ROM was as well. I can do 14 proper ones now which I'm pretty happy with. 20 is still the goal though.
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Pilates last night was good as always. Adds that something extra to my core and mobility in my joints. Feeling trim through the waist as well.
Tonight Miss TA was back at dance class which is situated near some urban bushland with walking tracks. Did a quick 2km and it was bloody humid I must say. Got home and still raining (fucking storm in fact) so no chinups tonight.
Instead I decided to get my pushups to sets of 15. Now I was watching Ash Vs Evil Dead on my tablet in between sets and lost count, so I'm sure I did at least 5 sets, but it may have been 6. Tell you tomorrow when the DOMS kicks in!
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Weather a bit naff this morning and it was Miss TA's birthday so had to be around for the morning ritual. No run.
Bar work tonight instead.
Chinups: 3, 4, 3
Neutral: 4, 4, 3
Pullups: 3, 3, 3, 3And then, because the other two were over 10, I did another three chinups for good measure.
Note there was no specific rest period - just so them in between stuff over the course of about 45 minutes
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SLR STRENGTH TO FAIR PLUS.@nta Excellent bro. It has been cool throwing out my fat clothes and when I fit into a 34 it was like this is gold. Funny I went to go on a weekend ride with my friend and i tried on a pair of jeans (it was summer so I am shorts all the time), and I had to cinch up the belt to keep them on. Great feeling.
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5km this morning in ~29 minutes. Didn't look at the phone for my split times until 500m from the end, then I tried to gun it the last 200m but couldn't make back the time. Would love to crack 28:30 as a starting point, then get on to 28.
Some time in between that, I'd like to have a crack at a 16-minute 3km.
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@nta said in Back for more!:
Run this morning: 5km in 27:43. Cracking 28m was the goal, and I did it. Thank fuck.
that time is improving rapidly, well done.
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Have been a bit MIA in the fitness forum the last month. Just caught up on the deep and meaningful stuff from a couple of weeks ago.....
Just like most others really hit close to home on most of the points. My biggest one is im a super positive guy and always trying to motivate the missus into chasing her dreams and goals (we are kid free etc). Thing in she has been having some mental health issues where she thinks our mates dont find her interesting (getting in her own head about it at weddings etc), that some of her work stuff she is striving for is getting over taken by other people therefore lack of self worth, being more the introvert (vs me the massive extrovert) doesn't help as im usually the center of attention by accident.
Anyway she did 1.5 years of post grad study was stressed the whole time I supported her (did all the groceries/cleaning/cooking etc to take the stress off) which was a big commitment from me as I run my own business plus trying to build out my dream business.
Same thing has happened the last few months stress comes on and it doesn't seem like a relationship just like im there to try and keep the pieces together and/or pick them up. Very one way street.
Im not often down but missed out on a dream role with a US company flying around speaking at conferences, would have been perfect transition into what I want to do and potentially life changing money (like 100's of thousands or more). Got to the final round. Had put in so much work. Misses was away and when I told her I got a 'oh that sucks oh well'. I know it sounds a bit bitchy but fuck that annoyed me. I literally spent the whole weekend just pissed off.
Her stress levels have dropped off now as less on her plate but still creates stress out of nothing. Im feeling resentment and planning a hard conversation this weekend to seek help (who knows I may be told to do the same which is fine) because im not here to make you feel better if you aren't actively doing things to change the situation. Of course a relationship is about support but there comes a limit.
My heads been in a spin because obviously her mental health isn't 100% and after 11 years you care a lot about each other but I dont want to get a few years down the track and be married with kids and be like 'fuck nothings changed and now we have kids together'. We generally get on well but yeah.
<insert other peoples chat about advances etc ebbs and flows with intimacy>
Anyway rant over was good and bad reading all that because like Paekakboys said its not something you can always chat with the boys with particularly when they know both of us well.
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@magpie_in_aus mate that's a really tough situation!
This shit always, always comes back to communication, and a bit of empathy. And it fucking sucks when it feels like you are the only one providing it.
I have a slightly similar situation in that Mrs Mariner has a way busier and more stressful job than i do, and for her busy season she works an absolute fuck load. I pretty much pick up the slack at home, which isn't easy because it's not like my job is a fuck around (not that my posting history would show that). It's pretty much 5 months of the year now too. Add in a health issue i am super conscious of, and i completely relate to your position.
I used to bottle up, get fucked off after a few months, and have a sulk about it. We've got way better at being able to talk about what is pissing us off though.
The stress, the extrovert/introvert stuff, all so similar. And i have been very open about her getting some help for her anxiety, her inability to sleep, and her stress. Of course she hasn't, but it's become my fall-back (probably not the most mature) position of "well, maybe if you tried to help yourself".
But seriously, i reckon a heap of this will be solved with you laying out why you're pissed off, and what you need coming back from her.
Posts like this make me happy that the blokes mental health stuff is definitely changing attitudes to talking about shit, and realising we are all going through very similar stuff.
