I would like to achieve some things this year.
1. Pull-ups. I have noticed that pull-ups do not tax my body at all, even if I do 100 a day so that is one reason I'd like to master my pull-up game.
Now I can do 12. Goal:17
2. DL 235lbs. (not sure about this as gyms have been closed since March).
3. Middle split (not gon happen cos bride of Frankenstein no flexibility)
4. To do IF consistently at least ten months. (Allowed to have only few days off in a month)
5. Scale show 117lbs at least once. (Has not happened since 2014).
How aboot u?
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01-01-2021, 11:49 AM #1
Happy New Years do you have any fitness goals for 2021?
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01-01-2021, 12:53 PM #2
Yes, many.
I’ve been slacking since the beginning of COVID. The last two weeks I’ve done nothing but eat garbage and rot. I need to get back after it. Garage gym sucks, so I plan to go back to park district and I guess wear a muzzle for awhile. Started back to keto today, that will help with dieting. It’s freezing raining here today, gym is closed, so the only activity I’ve done is wandering around a store looking at kitchen flooring and garage insulation & drywall. Plenty of projects I could be doing but instead I’m typing a word salad ITT about “goals” lol. But it’s 2021 and I should be more optimistic I suppose.
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01-01-2021, 01:28 PM #3
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01-01-2021, 01:37 PM #4
- Join Date: Apr 2016
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Posts: 466
- Rep Power: 12062
I'd like to gain 3-4 pounds of muscle. Possibly cut a percent or two of BF as well.
My ultimate goal is to get as close to 200 as possible at 15 percent BF (at 180 lbs/19 percent BF now.)Age: 42
Location: San Diego, California
Amateur boxer turned bodybuilder...
Hit me up on Sherdog.. TeTe
Road to 190@15% bf
June 2020 = 185 @20.5% bf
June 2021 = 183 @18.2% bf
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01-01-2021, 01:44 PM #5
I'd like to take a stab at making it through a year without a prolonged cut and maintaining a tighter body fat range. Call it what you will - gaintain, maingain, etc. Instead of oscillating through extended bulk and cut cycles that swing between 15-20 pounds and 6-8% body fat, I want to try and keep the window of variance to maybe 10 pounds or less of weight gain and body fat fluctuation to about 4% (ideally sitting between 8-12% bf). Basically gain at about half the rate and mini-cut when desired. While it's probably less optimal than a more aggressive bulk/cut cycle, I'm at a point where I feel good about myself and not in a rush to gain whatever potential I have left in the shortest time possible. I want to keep this general level of leanness and build on it slowly year round.
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01-01-2021, 01:50 PM #6
- Join Date: Apr 2016
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Posts: 466
- Rep Power: 12062
It's a solid strategy. I've never been fan of bulk cycles as to me it was just another way to say "getting fat". You can maingain just fine throughout your lifting career without have to scramble to lose the excess weight you've been packing on after several months.
You're obviously an experienced lifter and probably have a solid diet dialed in at this point without the unnecessary excess.Age: 42
Location: San Diego, California
Amateur boxer turned bodybuilder...
Hit me up on Sherdog.. TeTe
Road to 190@15% bf
June 2020 = 185 @20.5% bf
June 2021 = 183 @18.2% bf
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01-01-2021, 01:59 PM #7
Really got into running again in March with COVID, so this year shooting for a 1:30 half marathon. Need to trim about 70 seconds off my PB to hit that. Lofty goal for that is a 1:25. Thought about but not sure if I want to attempt a marathon.
Lifting related I would like to shoot for a 3x BW deadlift and a BW OHP. No real huge squat or bench goals other than keep getting better."it's likely one of us will have to spend some days alone"
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01-01-2021, 02:01 PM #8
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01-01-2021, 02:05 PM #10
Thanks. For me personally, going through the traditional bulk and cut cycles were probably a necessary journey. I had to break free of the fear of gaining some fat and also just learn to trust the process. It has also indeed helped me to dial in my diet and I know myself extremely well now. One thing I did this past year during my cut is take diet breaks where I would eat at maintenance. It helped me immensely when coming out of my cut because: 1) I finished my cut without any major cravings or temptation to binge. 2) I got a few cracks at figuring out what maintenance looks like before needing to go back to maintenance for good. After my cut I was able to hold my weight for 6 weeks and not feel hungry. It gives me hope for setting myself up for a nice maingain run.
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01-01-2021, 02:15 PM #16
Nice goals op
Mine are:
1 minute free handstand
Straddle L sit on rings
Pull ups +40kg 5 reps
Squat 160kg 5 reps
Get to and maintain 12% body fat
Run 10k in under 50 minutes
Make as much progress as possible toward front and middle splits
Good luck!Gymnastics / Oly Lifting / BJJ / Kickboxing /
*~UK Brah~*
If there's a light at the end of the tunnel, it's a train coming in the other direction
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01-01-2021, 02:39 PM #23
I just got home from there and it was empty, maybe 20 young guys and 5 women in a huge space so it was my best workout of the year so far.
As for goals, just to go 3 times per week , during the covid period, and do some things outside to avoid stale air.
I really hate the masks and really need to work out optimally without one.There is an unspoken thing, we are iron brothers and sisters, we are to support each other and...It is our duty to support our brothers and sisters in the iron game!
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01-01-2021, 07:50 PM #27
Nice goals.
Me, my fitniss goals are simple this year: Do not turn into a giant blob of dung.
I totally should have done progress pics in July before the accident. Each day that passes before I can resume training will result in another month of ass-busting work in the gym to get back to last July conditioning. I was so close to being the whole swole bro package! hehe.
Seriously doe, u got dis, Sis.
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