The Daily Achievement Thread...

RidleyRider

So I thought I'd set this up here for people to have a small gloat about what achievements they make on a day to day basis at whatever your goals are!

I'll kick things off. Today I managed to blast through my previous bench press PB which was 60kg for one rep and get it all the way up to 75kg. My BW and a bit:D Delighted with this cause bench is my downfall!

Also, a deadlift of 150kg for the first time since being 74kg, dropped to 71kg over Christmas.

So what did you achieve today?

Garzard

On Tuesday I cycled from Knocklyon to college in Dun Laoghaire in exactly an hour and managed the same timing cycling home at 6:00, was in absolute bits when I got home felt brilliant after it though. I've been trying these cycles at least once a week since starting in September plus shorter weekend cycles. Seem to be feeling a lot fitter since!

g'em

let's try this again shall we? Unfortunate wording of title OP, I've changed it to something a little less "red-rag-to-a-bull-troll".

gosuckonalemon sitebanned.

On a more personal achievement note, I've gone wholeheartedly to the dark side. After doing a couple of 5km runs before Christmas I've now signed up for a 10km with a view to a half marathon later in the summer. Back to consistent 4-5km runs after the festive season and feel so much the better for it

SteelyDanJalapeno

This has the making of a great thread.

Changed my haircut for the 1st time in years last weekend, got compliments, compliments rock.

farmchoice

ran my fastest 10k on sunday came home at 45mins and 25 secs. i have never ran an organised race just on my own so i might give one a go now in the next month or two.

Oryx

g'em wrote: »

let's try this again shall we? Unfortunate wording of title OP, I've changed it to something a little less "red-rag-to-a-bull-troll".

gosuckonalemon sitebanned.

On a more personal achievement note, I've gone wholeheartedly to the dark side. After doing a couple of 5km runs before Christmas I've now signed up for a 10km with a view to a half marathon later in the summer. Back to consistent 4-5km runs after the festive season and feel so much the better for it

No, you won't be on the dark side till we get you swimming and biking too.

I broke through a plateau in my swimming a few weeks ago taking 90 seconds off my 750m pb and 7 seconds off 100m. Now I just need to do similar on my bike!

Inspector Coptoor

3 weeks caffeine free
10 days alcohol free.

Trained 4 times in 3 days.

Good start to the year.

Gummy Panda

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

3 weeks caffeine free
10 days alcohol free.

Trained 4 times in 3 days.

Good start to the year.

How come you are staying caffeine free? Was it causing you some issues?

jugger0

I got 60kgx70 bench press and 32kg DB's x20 shoulder press, new pr's, patiently awaiting doms of doom at the moment.

Michael 09

jugger0 wrote: »

I got 60kgx70 bench press and 32kg DB's x20 shoulder press, new pr's, patiently awaiting doms of doom at the moment.

You did 70 reps at 60kg? Did I read that properly??

Insect Overlord

I wrote out my fitness plan for the spring. That's enough of an achievement for me for this week!

Hanley

220kg beltless DL very comfortably with no psyche up and while very fatigued. Encouraging. 50kg chin too.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Hanley wrote: »

220kg beltless DL very comfortably with no psyche up and while very fatigued. Encouraging. 50kg chin too.

Whats a 50kg chin?

My 1st guess would be a a 50kg weighted chin up?

Hanley

TiltedBrain wrote: »

Whats a 50kg chin?

My 1st guess would be a a 50kg weighted chin up?

Bingo.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Impressive!

Hanley

Here's a big one - I've eaten bodyweight in lb x22 so far today. And will top out around x25. Yikes.

the drifter

Hanley wrote: »

Here's a big one - I've eaten bodyweight in lb x22 so far today. And will top out around x25. Yikes.

I've eaten x 11 and will top at x 12....

I hate you.

Hanley

the drifter wrote: »

I've eaten x 11 and will top at x 12....

I hate you.

It's no f*cking fun. Breaking my heart.

Gummy Panda

Hanley wrote: »

It's no f*cking fun. Breaking my heart.

Maybe you have worms :pac:

RidleyRider

Hanley wrote: »

Here's a big one - I've eaten bodyweight in lb x22 so far today. And will top out around x25. Yikes.

Over 5000kcals?:eek:

Brian?

g'em wrote: »

let's try this again shall we? Unfortunate wording of title OP, I've changed it to something a little less "red-rag-to-a-bull-troll".

gosuckonalemon sitebanned.

On a more personal achievement note, I've gone wholeheartedly to the dark side. After doing a couple of 5km runs before Christmas I've now signed up for a 10km with a view to a half marathon later in the summer. Back to consistent 4-5km runs after the festive season and feel so much the better for it

You used to be cool G'em. What happened?

Inspector Coptoor

Gummy Panda wrote: »

How come you are staying caffeine free? Was it causing you some issues?

Was up on 6-7 cups per day & caffeine tabs before training.

Decided to give it a knock on the head for a while & see how I got on.

Sleep is much improved - not waking up as much in the middle of the night

jugger0

Michael 09 wrote: »

You did 70 reps at 60kg? Did I read that properly??

Yeah i give it a go every now and then, its funny sometimes i get stuck under it and there's just no moving it, it may aswell be 160kg.

johnfaul

missed a pb deadlift of 160kg today
Although I keep telling myself it was the squats beforehand that done the harm !!

RidleyRider

johnfaul wrote: »

missed a pb deadlift of 160kg today
Although I keep telling myself it was the squats beforehand that done the harm !!

Keep it up you'll get there eventually! Try it on a day you're fresher and you'll blast through it no problem.

On a positive for me I've just taken in the most protein I've ever had in a meal. Roughly 155grams- in other words my total amount necessary:)

Still have roughly 60 grams of protein to go tonight, feeling good and finally starting to get the visual results I wanted! Less of a scrawny guy now and filling out my frame.

Gummy Panda

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Was up on 6-7 cups per day & caffeine tabs before training.

Decided to give it a knock on the head for a while & see how I got on.

Sleep is much improved - not waking up as much in the middle of the night

A lad in work had me up there with the caffeine. Its like he can't go 10 mins without a coffee in his hand and he use to get me one as well. He went on a weeks holidays and I went through caffeine withdrawal lol

Michael 09

jugger0 wrote: »

Yeah i give it a go every now and then, its funny sometimes i get stuck under it and there's just no moving it, it may aswell be 160kg.

Ok this sounds interesting. Explain how it works? Just one set of as many as you can on 60? Is 60 a certain % of bodyweight or just a random number?

willietherock

Went to gym for 1st workout on my own today. Usually dragged along by the brother to spot him b4 now.
Haven't binged eaten/eat total crap since the New Yr. Reading Primal Blueprint/ trying to reduce carbs. Keeping food diary.

Next step - arrange meeting with PT/get assessment done/ get appropriate programme that I can follow for 6 week/2months.

jugger0

Michael 09 wrote: »

Ok this sounds interesting. Explain how it works? Just one set of as many as you can on 60? Is 60 a certain % of bodyweight or just a random number?

Its just something me and the lads do the odd time, a bit of competition! 60 or 100 is what i usually do, 60 feels a lot worse!

hunter164

Got me first 100kg squat today, felt light too ended up getting 3 sets of 5 out of it, delighted with it.

Also I'm finding in my deadlifts my grip is going around the 120kg mark but I know I can lift more, what do any of you use to stop your grip failing?

xgtdec

hunter164 wrote: »

Got me first 100kg squat today, felt light too ended up getting 3 sets of 5 out of it, delighted with it.

Also I'm finding in my deadlifts my grip is going around the 120kg mark but I know I can lift more, what do any of you use to stop your grip failing?

hold on to heavy stuff for long time;)

My personal fav is monkey bars..and im the heavy stuff, but what ever takes your fancy, pull up bar and hang there with a belt, load your dead bar up and just hold it...some farmers walks perhaps?

hunter164

The first set does be fine then with sweat and fatigue it seems to drop drastically. I was thinking straps or chalk?

I'll also start giving the hanging down a go

xgtdec

hunter164 wrote: »

The first set does be fine then with sweat and fatigue it seems to drop drastically. I was thinking straps or chalk?

I'll also start giving the hanging down a go

Chalk is good, i personally dont like straps, i think they create a sort of illusion of grip..but thats just me. If your hanging around for agaes dont forget to add weight to yourself...50kg dumbell down your shorts..that kinda thing:D

Da Za

Bored atm..........

So I thought I'd get in here and say I'll get a PR block pull tonight

I'll be back with the evidence (vid)

Also, have had 4 cups of coffee so far and more to come:)

jugger0

Da Za wrote: »

Also, have had 4 cups of coffee so far and more to come:)

Prepare thine anus

JJayoo

Hunter164

Are you using a mixed grip?

imnothim

iv probably got this before but not in a good while as i havent really repped deadlifts in maybe a year or more.
180kg x 5

hunter164

JJayoo wrote: »

Hunter164

Are you using a mixed grip?

Yea, why?

Deano7788

hunter164 wrote: »

Yea, why?

It makes it easier to maintain your grip and stops the bar rolling.

Da Za

My Block Pull PR for this evenings session:

imnothim

nice

BrianD3

11 standing ab wheel rollouts on my lunchbreak today. New PR. Thought my head was going to explode

ronanc15

New PR of 165kg deadlift with improving grip.

Slowly making progress

RidleyRider

ronanc15 wrote: »

New PR of 165kg deadlift with improving grip.

Slowly making progress

Finding it a slow process to increase weight on deadlift also. Fair play to you on your new PR.

Own a personal level, did 50press ups in a row tonight

arse..biscuits

Daily achievement......... I've convinced my wife to start lifting weights, tomorrow is day 1

ronanc15

RidleyRider wrote: »

Finding it a slow process to increase weight on deadlift also. Fair play to you on your new PR.

Own a personal level, did 50press ups in a row tonight

Cheers, any increase is progress so we'll keep hold of the positives

Fair play on the press ups! Pet hate of mine! A necessary evil though.

Oregano_State

Completed my first 300m interval track session on wednesday evening (4x300m, with 4min recovery) since I started training for the 400m again after a 2 and a half year hiatus from athletics.

I've been back training since the early summer, but it's taken surprisingly long to get back to approaching the level I was at a few years ago. I attempted the same session 10 weeks ago and it broke me. Good to see measurable improvement, especially as I've been coaching myself and training alone up to now.

imnothim

170 x3 squat rep pb, raw. haaaaapy.

Hanley

I hired a coach.

...sadly it was someone to coach me, not to work for me.

Doing the SFG cert in July and have to snatch a 24kg KB 100x in 5 minutes, along with a whole load of other stuff. Also have to press a 48kg KB at some point in the near further. Jay from Urban Fitness has his work cut out!

Insect Overlord

Hanley wrote: »

have to snatch a 24kg KB 100x in 5 minutes, along with a whole load of other stuff. Also have to press a 48kg KB at some point in the near further

Any chance you'd explain the above? I haven't been in a gym in a year so the terms don't mean a whole lot to me as a n00b.

Orla K

What's a SFG cert?

My achievement isn't really daily. I've lost about 7/8kg with an untreated thyroid problem, which I think I've had since childhood. It was difficult but doable. I'm now on meds and while everyone is freezing my temperature is getting to normal, I've never been so warm! I can't really tell you how awesome it is to be feeling normal and not ****e.
I've also ordered more tablets today since I've about a week left.

After 28 years of feeling lethargic and foggy brain I'm starting to feel good.
For anyone that's healthy/normal it's feels so good to just feel like you feel everyday.

And the most awesome is my feet aren't so cold that they're numb! I can feel my toes! They are actually warm now, with socks, boot slippers and a blanket over them.