I started working out six months ago, and today I reached my 69th session. I’m currently cutting because I want to get leaner. My progress is slow, but I’m definitely moving forward, and losing weight too.
It’s incredibly important to track the weights I lift; otherwise, I’d have no idea whether I’m making progress. It’s not always steady, I go back and forth with my working weights since there are good and bad days. As long as I record everything and see overall improvement, I think that’s perfectly fine.
I do wonder if I could lift more, and progress faster, if I weren’t cutting. I eat about 1-1.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, following a vegan diet, which means lots of tofu and seitan.
I focus on the big compound lifts and add isolation work whenever I feel like it. Sometimes I do certain exercises, sometimes I skip them. it’s roughly a full-body workout with a touch of fuckarounditis.
Today, I confidently pressed 8×27.5 kg, 8×32.5 kg, and 8×32.5 kg per dumbbell on the incline bench, which made me really happy. My goal is to bench 100 kg within a year. Let’s see if I can make it happen!
Nice work!
Yes, but you get to choose one conflicting goal at a time. Achieve one goal, and then get to the next (but don’t focus on a specific number on the scales, aim for a body fat % instead ). If you work some body weight stuff in you’ll appreciate it later, I think. The formerly fat guys at my gym always were irritatingly fast on burpees.
great reminder!
It sounds good to aim for a body fat percentage instead of weight! I hope my body weight scale is ready for the task
The Navy method is a reasonable estimate, just remember it’s an estimate. Body impedance machines can be easily fooled with fluctuations in hydration.