I want to hear what you’ve done recently that you’re proud of.
- I didn’t want to work out today but I did. - I’ll try to do the same tomorrow. - Nice! Just getting there is a great way to create a habit. 
 
- i’ve been biking back and forth from work every day for the past month! about 12 miles round trip - Your lungs are loving you! - haven’t really been feeling much of a difference but i hope it’s the case !! 
 
 
- I did 8 pull ups in a row unassisted and then ran two miles. Feel pretty good about that. - Back pump incoming 
 
- I hit a 4 plate (405lbs/183kg) deadlift for 5 reps the other day. When I finished, a fellow gym bro dapped me up and said “nice job, you’re strong.” I wasn’t really looking for compliments, but it was definitely a great feeling! - That’s a solid lift! Do you compete? - Thanks! I don’t compete, but I’ve always thought about it. I think I might be too old to start lol I’m 31 and am really just trying to see how strong I can get before my body doesn’t let me do it anymore - I did my first meet at 34. My friend has been setting records in his late 50s. You have a lot of years of lifting left. - Oh shit! Well that’s promising hah thank you, that gave me a little jolt of optimism 
 
 
 
 
- I started running again recently after having neglected exercise for nearly a year and worked up three miles without stopping to walk the other day. - Three miles strait having only started recently is solid 
 
- I can do a knee pushup now :) Still working on full pushups. - Progress!! 
 
- I rowed 21k meters on my rowing machine this week, which is more than double my previous distance record. I’m new to rowing and having a lot of fun with it (and seeing some results, too!) - That’s some serious distance on the rower. Congrats! 
 
- I can hip thrust the equivalent of my weight now, which is cool - It’s the summer of peach! 
 
- I’ve stuck to my routine and diet for a month now, and had someone tell me that i looked healthy recently. - Sounds like you have yourself a habit! 
 
- I’ve been trying to go to my fitness class once a week. I’m keeping it up, so now I might bump it up to twice a week! - Nice work! 
 
- When I started back squatting my initial goal was bodyweight (225-ish) now I’m up to 265 for 3 sets of 5 and 225 is a warm up. - Congrats! 
 
- I did my first brick workout for a triathlon I’m training for! That was cool. - Awesome! What’s a brick workout? - In this case it was a bike and a run back-to-back. In general, it can be any 2 workouts back-to-back. But generally, it means a bike then run. You use it to practice transitions, as well as helping the legs learn going from biking form to running form as it can be a weird transition for people. 
 
 
- My OHP is more than what my Bench was ~8 months ago when I started working out. - Pretty soon it’s going to be more than your squat 
 
- >10k steps/day (on average) since half a year. Often up some hills around here. Had a few days “off” with sickness or injuries, but also other (e.g. hiking) days with multiples of that. Good for mental health, eyesight, and some (basic) conditioning. - Very good track record of going to the gym 3 times per week for a year. Few exceptions. Eating well. I can feel and see improvements, and apparently so can others. Likely in the best shape of my life so far, and let’s see where we can go. I once read male fitness tends to peak around 25-27, but I’m much better now than back then and not intending to stop improving for a while still. - Actually, 25-27 is for females. Makes peak at 35-ish. After that, it’s where whatever you’ve been doing in your previous years shows up (either good or bad). 
 
- I just got my home gym finished after a few months off! - Congrats! What’s in it? - Basic equipment, 300lbs mixed bumper weights, 35lb and 45lb Olympic bars, ezcurl bar, powerblocks, rower, resistance bands. 
 
 


