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01-15-2026, 06:49 PM
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#176 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Damn, slept 11 hours, woke up 200lbs > 196.4lbs today 
Gonna drop to 189lbs, re-dexa and see if I can bulk and try to gain 6lbs of muscle by Y/E. Quote:
Originally Posted by spoon.ek9  I wouldn't recommend keto diet to anyone. Short term gains, wildly unsustainable diet choices and if your cholesterol was bad to begin with, this isn't a wise choice. The people I've talked to who have tried this all rebound and gain the weight back soon after giving up. | I agree, keto is generally only good for people who's been 5+ years consistently lean. They would have a good diet regardless of whatever fad they chose.
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01-15-2026, 07:02 PM
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#177 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by noclue Are you guys using those pullup bars you attach to the door frame? I'm wary I might put too much load on the wall lol | I bought a power tower. I had a door frame one and it damages the frame and the door if you aren't careful. I got kids so there's a lot of not careful running around the house breaking shit.
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01-15-2026, 07:47 PM
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#178 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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I was down to 162.2lbs this morning 
Motivates me to keep going. Loose macro is working out well.
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01-15-2026, 10:25 PM
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#179 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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If anyone wants to feel shame about being weak there's an old (70+ y.o) East Indian granny at Edmonds who leg presses 3 plates (315lbs). They weren't full depth presses but she could definitely do 250 at full depth.
Go watch her then go find a corner to cry by yourself.
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01-15-2026, 10:33 PM
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#180 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Traum Did my first pull ups yesterday after not having done any in 4 weeks (since the Christmas mood and schedule started). The first 2 pulls felt fantastic, and I actually miss the feeling of doing it. By the 5th pull, I knew I was in trouble, and I ended up failing during my 7th one LOL~ | Quote:
Originally Posted by mikemhg I average around 20 pull ups give or take, but can do 25 on a good rested day. | https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/pull-ups
This chart shows how pull-up reps people of various weights/age can do - it only counts people who workout (and self-reported) so by default even a novice/beginner level is likely ahead of 90 of the population.
Mike's 25 puts him in the advanced category by age which totally makes sense.
There's benchmarks for other exercises too but like all self reporting take it with a grain of salt as I'm sure how much weight people are lifting is exaggerated the same way dudes say they are 6' tall on dating apps when they are actually 5'9".
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01-16-2026, 07:11 AM
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#181 | | 屎忽鬼
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I should put 7ft tall in my dating app and see if they get disappointed when they only see 6’2
Or 6’2 and then show up in a wheelchair.
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01-16-2026, 08:07 AM
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#182 | | SFICC-03*
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i had a door frame pull up bar that was basically just screwed into the frame. was sturdy as hell.
like this but it had brackets. put three 2" screws in each side, not going anywhere. https://www.fitnessavenue.ca/product...ay-chin-up-bar | |
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01-16-2026, 12:40 PM
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#183 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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20 is nuts, I peaked at 12-13 clean ones @ 195lbs, it only shot up after doing weighted pull-ups
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01-16-2026, 01:21 PM
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#184 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by supafamous https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/pull-ups
This chart shows how pull-up reps people of various weights/age can do - it only counts people who workout (and self-reported) so by default even a novice/beginner level is likely ahead of 90 of the population.
Mike's 25 puts him in the advanced category by age which totally makes sense.
There's benchmarks for other exercises too but like all self reporting take it with a grain of salt as I'm sure how much weight people are lifting is exaggerated the same way dudes say they are 6' tall on dating apps when they are actually 5'9". |
I've always hated this site, it grossly overinflates what the average is for most people, especially on the lifting side.
25+ is considered elite on any other site (this is navy seal level), but that site lists it as advanced, which is bullshit.
Even "elite" athletes aren't really doing 30+ pullups, that's ridiculous. It says someone @ 260 is considered elite at 25 pullups 
NFL players aren't even coming close to that, at that weight.
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01-16-2026, 03:34 PM
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#185 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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It's taken me 2 years of having a power tower in my home gym to do 6-7 full pull ups in one set.
I'm not sure how many here are beyond the "novice" category in exercises based on their data.
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01-16-2026, 03:44 PM
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#186 | | SFICC-03*
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i cant do pullups anymore, idk why.. i used to do them when i weighed the same, but like 5+ years ago. i could do 4 reliably without touching the gym, and now that ive been at the gym for 6 months my trainer asked me to do pullups and i could barely muster a half assed one lol.
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01-17-2026, 01:42 PM
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#187 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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42 pull ups.. but it's Anatoly who's insanely strong
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01-17-2026, 03:37 PM
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#188 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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01-19-2026, 09:11 AM
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#189 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Jan 19, 2026
- 5.88KM ran this week
- 3x vball
- 3x full body gym workouts, getting stronger, did 8 strict pull up reps
- 196.4lbs lows - > 204lbs highs after some salty ass b2b2b2b hotpot
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01-19-2026, 09:16 AM
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meanwhile, im making my own special egg mcmuffin with chicken....
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01-19-2026, 09:43 AM
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#191 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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To my surprise, I actually did some jogging this morning. I hate running.
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01-19-2026, 10:03 AM
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#192 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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01-19-2026, 01:19 PM
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#193 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Hit 11KM running volume PR + new 10KM PR time of 1:03:40 at a 2.5/10 difficulty
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01-19-2026, 02:27 PM
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#194 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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I probably did between 1.5-2.0km and already hate it lol
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01-19-2026, 02:45 PM
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#195 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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I hate running, that's why I bought a rower.
I can ride a bike forever, but I hate running with a passion. I know people who are the otherway around.
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01-19-2026, 03:20 PM
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#196 | | SFICC-03*
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running is way harder on the body by a wide margin.
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01-19-2026, 03:36 PM
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Running is hella boss though. I miss it.
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01-19-2026, 04:45 PM
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#198 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 I probably did between 1.5-2.0km and already hate it lol | dude I hate running, but I hate being single more 
only doing it because I didn't do meaningful cardio in my 20s, gotta join the vo2 maxxxing 30's squad
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01-19-2026, 11:06 PM
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update time!
i was 179.4 lbs at week 3, now its week 7 and im down 14.4 lbs.
diet: dialed in but not tracking calories but im roughly at 1800-2000cal/day. no sugar no snacking. 2 meals within a 8 hour eating window.
workout: insane, 7 days a week. i now live at the gym.
morning: 45 mins heavy weights, 20 mins stair climbers, 40 mins bike, 1 hour sauna.
night: 2 hours walking on the treadmill while watching a movie. 1 hour steam.
20 more lbs to go in 7 weeks. 
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01-20-2026, 08:02 AM
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#200 | | SFICC-03*
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holy hell man good job, but make sure whatever you're doing is sustainable?
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