OFFICIAL 2026 New Year, New Me! Health and Wellness Accountability Thread

[smoothie.]

I'm going to do some pushups

on my dick

[bcrdukes]

Do not post progress pics.

[Traum]

Originally Posted by smoothie.

I'm going to do some pushups

on my dick

I can only think of one way to do those pushups properly lol~

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Do not post progress pics.

I wanna see pics, I want to know how small these pushups are.

[Traum]

I expect each push up to go up and down by at least 10", OK?

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by supafamous

I wanna see pics, I want to know how small these pushups are.

Badhobz would have to use his zoom lens.

[SSM_DC5]

Originally Posted by Traum

I expect each push up to go up and down by at least 10", OK?

You talking to smoothie, not Mike. 0.10" MAYBE

[donk.]

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

25:40 5KM PR today!


buying a garmin watch now, fenix, epic or 4runner?

saw snow, and didn't wanna go outside cause it's cold and wet.

face was so wet but finally sub 25min 5KM PR after just pr'ing 2 weeks ago.

run 58, realistically felt like I could've pushed MAX 30seconds off this time, was tryna pace for 24:50

[Badhobz]

23hours and 55 minutes... psssh i can do it faster than that......

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

23hours and 55 minutes... psssh i can do it faster than that......

group of peeps yolo'd 20+ hours runs recently at central park lol

[unit]

so i got a gym membership instead of martial arts for now, my knee is not really feeling right lately and i dont want to do anything risky until it's feeling 100%.

its my first time with a commercial gym membership and already noticing some bad gym etiquette in the first few weeks.

-people who leave the equipment and then when you start unracking they come back and say they were on it.

-people who sit on the equipment for like 5 mins on their phone. i can understand using your workout app or whatever during your short rest but that shouldnt take more than a min or two... finish your set and free up the equipment pls.

[Badhobz]

^this is exactly why i love my community center gym. Theres little to no "bros". Only these dumb ass high school kids, but they bugger off after 5pm, so from 5pm-930pm its basically empty and equipment is untouched.

Plus it helps that the bitches feed me there too, but thats a different matter.

Also important is the little amount of geezers/gezettes. These old fucks are nasty and never wipe down the equipment. Plus they'll chat your ear off if given the chance.

[unit]

hmm see thats why i didnt join the community center gym, because i assumed it would be full of hs kids after school because it's cheaper than anytime fitness as well.

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by unit

-people who sit on the equipment for like 5 mins on their phone. i can understand using your workout app or whatever during your short rest but that shouldnt take more than a min or two... finish your set and free up the equipment pls.

if you're tryna train for strength, you need minimum 3-5min rest, which is super annoying.

there was no way to push to 3/4/5 bench, squat deadlift clerb without proper programming with ungodly rest times

[68style]

I was doing strength training with a trainer for an entire year and I never had a rest period longer than 90 seconds lol

Why was my guy such a monster

[GLOW]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Also important is the little amount of geezers/gezettes. These old fucks are nasty and never wipe down the equipment. Plus they'll chat your ear off if given the chance.

one time an ah-bak came out of the hot tub wet & shirtless and started using the equipment, the weight room was mostly empty, just a few of us and we had to get an employee to come in and talk to him and leave. girl didn't believe the guy complaining i had to tell her for real, he's leaving a trail over everything like a slug. she had to coax him to stop as he wouldn't stop or leave.

[Gerbs]

depends how heavy you were going and what exercises, but if it's noobie gains I don't think you need more than 90 seconds

[bcrdukes]

There is no one-size-fits all rest time that applies to everyone. Everyone is different and a variety of factors such as state of health, age, genetics etc. all play a role into recovery times and most importantly, what are the individuals goals are.

My opinion on three to five minute rest times is that it's a bit excessive and that 90 seconds is the general sweet spot. If someone is resting at a machine wants to rest for three to five minutes, I just move on to something else.

[68style]

Originally Posted by Gerbs

depends how heavy you were going and what exercises, but if it's noobie gains I don't think you need more than 90 seconds

I don't think it's noob light, not power lifter heavy but not that light... 2 plates on bench and 195 on seated chest fly

Trying to hit 10 reps but going to fail on last set usually

[Badhobz]

is it resting if you dont even start?

I see these fucking high school kids just sit on the equipment sometimes.

I ask him how many more reps, and he says he hasn't even started. So I tell him to get the fuck off it then, and he complies.

Weak-willed little bitches.

[68style]

"I'm building up to it mentally bra!"

[Traum]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

Pull ups are one of my favorite exercises, and easily one of the most transferable to your daily life. I highly recommend weighted pull ups if you're looking to increase your total numbers, on any pull up always ensure you concentrate on the eccentric portion of the pull up (going down slowly) you'll break the muscle down nicely and increase your strength immensely.

I average around 20 pull ups give or take, but can do 25 on a good rested day.

I don't think Mike has been checking the forum, and I wish he could see this minor update bcos I want to thank him for the tip / reminder about focusing on the eccentric phase of the pull up.

I had been trying to incorporate that into my pull up since Mike's suggestion, and it was not an easy exercise. Control was poor at first, and I was only able to do a small handful of them -- 3? 4? -- initially. My form is probably also wrong, since it was burning up the back of my upper arms and forearms waaaay more than my lats.

Progress seems slow -- I think Mike made the suggestion in mid Jan, and we are almost in mid March now. But progress came gradually, and yesterday, for the first time, I was able to do a full 10 reps of controlled descend for my pull ups.

I think my form is still wrong -- somehow the back of my upper arms are more sore than my lats right now, although my lats are sore too. I still weight the same at 140. I don't think I look any bigger or more muscular. But I'm happy I am able to do something I wasn't able to before.

I found out yesterday that another friend has started taking high blood pressure meds for a few months now. I am not on any chronic illness meds right now, and I want to do what I can to keep it that way.

[Gerbs]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

There is no one-size-fits all rest time that applies to everyone. Everyone is different and a variety of factors such as state of health, age, genetics etc. all play a role into recovery times and most importantly, what are the individuals goals are.

My opinion on three to five minute rest times is that it's a bit excessive and that 90 seconds is the general sweet spot. If someone is resting at a machine wants to rest for three to five minutes, I just move on to something else.

if you're on a machine, you don't need anything more than 3 mins

Originally Posted by 68style

I don't think it's noob light, not power lifter heavy but not that light... 2 plates on bench and 195 on seated chest fly

Trying to hit 10 reps but going to fail on last set usually

damn, y'all be repping 225lb bench for 10+ reps, that's definitely 3-5min rest territory. if you're popping it for 10+ reps, you're max is 295-315, that's top 1-2% of most gyms, that's some heavy ass weight.

gymflation got ppl thinking 3 plates is the new 2 plates


but at 225lbs, if I am doing 10+ reps on set 1, and take 90 seconds, set 2 is gonna be less than 3-5 reps, with 3.5-5 mins, you can pop maybe 8-9 reps

[spoon.ek9]

Originally Posted by Traum

I don't think Mike has been checking the forum, and I wish he could see this minor update bcos I want to thank him for the tip / reminder about focusing on the eccentric phase of the pull up.

I had been trying to incorporate that into my pull up since Mike's suggestion, and it was not an easy exercise. Control was poor at first, and I was only able to do a small handful of them -- 3? 4? -- initially. My form is probably also wrong, since it was burning up the back of my upper arms and forearms waaaay more than my lats.

Progress seems slow -- I think Mike made the suggestion in mid Jan, and we are almost in mid March now. But progress came gradually, and yesterday, for the first time, I was able to do a full 10 reps of controlled descend for my pull ups.

I think my form is still wrong -- somehow the back of my upper arms are more sore than my lats right now, although my lats are sore too. I still weight the same at 140. I don't think I look any bigger or more muscular. But I'm happy I am able to do something I wasn't able to before.

I found out yesterday that another friend has started taking high blood pressure meds for a few months now. I am not on any chronic illness meds right now, and I want to do what I can to keep it that way.

I've been doing this too. It was surprisingly difficult at first and my back was dead tired after just a few reps. Prior to this, I was able to do 10-12 pull ups on the regular. Haven't tested my max lately but I'll report back at another time.