Welcome to our new exercise check thread for the week!

Here, we set our individual goals and register our progress.

I have one less tooth now btw

  • ratboy [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    4 days ago

    Went back to the gym today after taking all of last week off, school stress has been so intense so I just did not have the spoons. Felt good to be back though. I only do 2-3 days a week (aiming for 3), but I have increased my lifts by like 5-10 lbs for most of my lower body exercises since I started going which is rad. Need to do better with tracking my upper body progress!

    Do y’all have any particular warm up/cool down routines for upper/lower body that you like? I never ever do those and I really need to

    • undeffeined@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      My warmups are just sets with less weight until I get to the working weight. Takes less time than a dedicated warmup routine and you get to practice the lifts. I take my time slowly going up in weight for the first lift of the session and the remaining ones usually only need one or two warmup sets. Being doing this for a couple of years, works great for me.

    • ufcwthrowaway [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      I like doing dynamic versions of my main lift. So, broad jumps or kettlebell swings before deadlift. Depth jumps before squats. Clapping push-ups or ring squeeze-press before bench.