Progress update! I've been focusing more on strength over hypertrophy for the last few months, and the strength gains have been ridiculous. I'm very close to a few 3 plate goals, and then I may hop back on the hypertrophy train. I miss the pumps and size XD #FlexFriday @fur.health

Today’s upper body session on my road to my first show to compete in the radical body transformation show next year. @fur.health

Still here, but life kept me busy! Let's share some little victories What healthy thing have you succeeded with lately, big or small?

Slowly getting wider. My legs have definitely been seeing a benefit to the new routine 🍗 I just need to stay consistent now 🏋🏽‍♂️ #FlexFriday @fur.health

Never really feels like I've progressed much until I stumble across old pics in my phone. 2017 in this case 💪🏽🦦 #FlexFriday @fur.health

What do you do when you miss a session? You pick up where you left off That's it A common mistake is to try and do twice as much to "make up for it" but why? The race is only with yourself. If your training is good, you can't adapt to twice as much! Accept it - carry on as you were>

A week and a half down on the new routine. Posting this as the first progress pic between now and FWA 💪🏽🦦 #FlexFriday @fur.health

If you are a relative beginner (<1.5 years of regular progressive training) you should not be "bulking" or "cutting" You should just be training Unless you're actually planning on doing competitive bodybuilding and have adequate lifting experience to justify these cycles, you may NEVER need to

Victory is built in small increments Success is learning to be satisfied by challenges that seem well within reach

True now as it was true then

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Tripled 160kg (353#) today 💪

For this new year Make your fitness goals really bloody easy Like I'm talking ridiculously easy Not even remotely lofty Do your first ten sessions of squats Run once every week for the month Learn how to bench press Fuck all or nothing, it's time to do something or something

Merry Christmas, ya healthy animals

One of the easiest ways to improve your health for most people is to half your salt intake As per the CDC, >89% of adults in the US eats excess salt You can do that by getting salt substitutes (usually potassium based) in your cooking If you don't cook, make sure you read packaging to know

Good: got back into running more seriously Better: without a doubt nutrition/hydration Unexpected: fitness comes back fast Explore: 50k trail race, perhaps?

- Good things: I grew some hair on my shoulders. - Things I could do better: Being strong enough to lift ANYONE. - Things that were unexpected: My belly is both soft and firm at the same time. - Things I want to explore: Medicine or surgery to become a huge hairy monster with big teeth and claws.

Definitely added lean mass, got much more conscientious about control and eccentrics, took a step back with leanness and discipline but I moved on from the rut of my old coach and am making progress still! 💪😁

Smashed a marathon time goal of 3:24:29 when the goal was 3:30:00 Benched 315 lbs in January (looking to get there again soon) Always finding new ways to optimize my nutrition/performance! I would say I've dominated 2023, and its going to be even better in 2024 Time for the Sub 3 hour marathon! 💪

It's getting close to the end of the year How does everyone feel about their 2023 health and fitness? - good things - things you could do better - things that were unexpected - things that you'd like to explore

Things you do NOT need to wait for to get started with exercise: - getting your diet "sorted" - having a perfect plan - living closer to a gym - having a gym membership at all - knowing how to do the exercises perfectly (gotta do em badly first to get better) - the right mood

Be aware - Goals and plans are fundamentally completely different things Goals are the WHY - they are the meaning behind what you do, and act as a motivational totem for you to continue working on something you care about But goals do absolutely nothing to actually get you there You need a plan

Your body does not know what a week is So why worry about whether or not your normal training cycle fits into periods of seven days? You want to do a three day split but you've only got two days a week you can train? Then just... spread three days over two weeks Miss a session? Do it next>

It's easier to exercise when life is less stressful The internet can make it seem like everything should be a grind and you struggle because you don't have MOTIVATION, GRIT, and DETERMINATION in the face of ADVERSITY The reality is - the more stable life is - the more you can do - including train>

If you are just starting out training, it can be easy to think that "if I work out twice as hard, and do twice as much, I'll better twice as fast!" But the body has a limited capacity to adapt to training Accept that it will take time Commit to doing it for a long time It's months, not weeks

A reasonable day out at the State Weightlifting Championships. 1st place in Masters catagory. 1st place in Seniors category. Best overall male lifter.

One of the least useful things the internet has taught people about exercising to change their body is: "Don't try to build muscle and lose fat at the same time" Which people interpret as: "Do cardio first then lift weights after you've lost all the weight" Which is the HARDEST approach

Easier said than done but please don’t compare your progress to others. We all progress at different rates 👍🏿👍🏿 Lift at your own pace and enjoy the journey 💪🏿

Training itself isn't that difficult - pick a plan that meets your goals - show up 1-3 times a week - do the exercises listed But a huge number of people struggle to keep it up Instead of trying to "fix your motivation" Try and identify barriers - what STOPS you from keeping up training? >

Let’s grow some legs 💪🏿💪🏿

Lol, I'm a bat

Yesterday was the first time I was annoyed I couldn't post videos to Bluesky as I think I looked pretty reasonable through some sets of rows.

genuinely a big fan of furries. not one myself (yet at least) but mad respect. always a good sign in any internet space when i see furries about

1. I am training for mental clarity and to feel better about myself as a whole. Exercise, especially weight lifting and jogging, are my meditation. 2. I took time off from fitness to focus on work. It did not go well and literally almost killed me. I need exercise to feel my best.

Lovely to be here with the furs of Bluesky! Time to ask our favourite question: What are training for? We mean that in two ways: 1. - what is the goal - the intended outcome - of the training you're currently doing? 2. - why do you want that outcome/what makes it meaningful to you?