Post your feats of strength, speed and endurance

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I have two 25 pound plates,.I have them on a barbell. I have a weightlifting sit down, er, thing my brother got me. Previously the barbell was on the floor.

I hate bending over. Since I moved the barbell to the thing my brother got me I can just start lifting it when I pass by. I am able to curl it 10 times correctly. My goal is 3x10 reps, then 3 sets of the seven stage curl, which has a name I forget. I had stopped lifting any weights after getting my surgery to add the Osia, so this is a great change for me.

I have two more 10 pound weights, so I can get it to 70 pounds total plus the bar by the end of the month and go from there. 100 total sounds like a nice goal for me.

Please tell me your own feats of strength, speed and endurance, denizens!

[AArdvark]

Well, I can lift 16 liquid ounces with one hand. Strong like bull!

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Okay. Faith and Strength are maybe not what this BBS is "for."

[Da King]

Combine the fact that (a) I am over 50 (the human body doesn't like adding much muscle after 50), and (b) I dont eat nearly enough protein...

My feats of strength are severely lacking.

HOWEVER... I did knock off 5.14miles on the treadmill last week in 56:06, which is a sub-11:00 pace.

I would love to be able to do a 10k next fall. You have to be able to finish it in under an hour to sign up.

[Jizaboz]

Today I gave up curling the 20 pound free weights (way lighter to me now) and moved up to 25 pound!

[Flack]

I can hold my breath for a little over a minute. I don't start to pass out until the 70 second mark, I think.

[Jizaboz]

Broke a new personal record today! After my normal workout routine I swam 1050 yards with ZERO pause. Non-stop. 21 laps (or 42 times reaching one end of the 25 meter pool to the other). It took me 35 minutes.. longer than a TV show! It felt more like 15-20.

Normal workout routine before pool for me lately is roughly 20 reps curling 25 pound free weights, a few squats, and 3 miles / 15 minutes on god awful indoor bike.

[AArdvark]

Damn! Look at Jiz getting ripped! Next we'll see him in the Iron Man triathlon

[Da King]

I ran 6.3 miles the other day! First time hitting the 10k mark. And I did it in under 10:30/mile.

Yesterday I cleared 4.2 miles in under 10/mile.

My goal is to do the Grocery Run, a local race sponsored by Wegmans every November, at the 10k distance this year. They want you to be able to complete it in under an hour. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

[Jizaboz]

Damn! Look at Jiz getting ripped! Next we'll see him in the Iron Man triathlon

lol nah but I do look forward to some friendly competition with the other life guards!

I ran 6.3 miles the other day! First time hitting the 10k mark. And I did it in under 10:30/mile.

Yesterday I cleared 4.2 miles in under 10/mile.

My goal is to do the Grocery Run, a local race sponsored by Wegmans every November, at the 10k distance this year. They want you to be able to complete it in under an hour. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

That is insane to me! No way I could run that far. Skateboarding has rendered both my ankles and one knee fairly useless for all that impact.

[Da King]

That is insane to me! No way I could run that far. Skateboarding has rendered both my ankles and one knee fairly useless for all that impact.

Finally, 50 years of being sedentary is working to my advantage!

[Jizaboz]

That is insane to me! No way I could run that far. Skateboarding has rendered both my ankles and one knee fairly useless for all that impact.

Finally, 50 years of being sedentary is working to my advantage!

LOL fuck yeah bro! Gotta roll with what you got at this age.

[Flack]

The Y was packed in January with everyone and their New Year's resolution workouts, but they've all given up and it's back to normal. We're still going three nights a week -- sometimes four, sometimes two, but shooting for three. We can't walk as fast or lift as much as some of the other people there but we're still going.

[Jizaboz]

The Y was packed in January with everyone and their New Year's resolution workouts, but they've all given up and it's back to normal. We're still going three nights a week -- sometimes four, sometimes two, but shooting for three. We can't walk as fast or lift as much as some of the other people there but we're still going.

Hey I didn't know you were a member there too! That's cool, man. I also go 3 days a week. Used to be 2 because it would take me longer to recover.

[Flack]

Both of my kids played basketball at the Y and we had to be members for them to join. We never quit paying although for a long time we quit going. The one near us is pretty okay and there are two newer ones on the other side of town (one is less than a year old). So it's always a choice of do we want the pretty okay one and drive about 7 minutes or the really new and nice one and drive 20ish minutes. The one next to us is 24/7 too which is convenient.

[Jizaboz]

What a broccoli meat head blasted (against the rules! Yr not a trainer bro! lol) Wednesday in the weight training section of the YMCA:



I kind of like it heh. Much better than Lady GayGay anyway. Went back Friday and didn't hear it again but it's been stuck in my head lol.

[Flack]

We unlocked a new achievement. The Y near me is 24/7, but only sort of. At 9 p.m. on weekdays they did everybody out and only people (read: adults) with 24/7 access are allowed back in. You have to have a second app to open the door after hours. On Saturday they close at 5 p.m. We ended up getting the app and I must admit is was nice to share the entire YMCA between four adults. Once you get over the whole "Night of the Comet" vibe it's pretty enjoyable.

[Jizaboz]

We unlocked a new achievement. The Y near me is 24/7, but only sort of. At 9 p.m. on weekdays they did everybody out and only people (read: adults) with 24/7 access are allowed back in. You have to have a second app to open the door after hours. On Saturday they close at 5 p.m. We ended up getting the app and I must admit is was nice to share the entire YMCA between four adults. Once you get over the whole "Night of the Comet" vibe it's pretty enjoyable.

Unfortunately mine isn't 24 hours. That would be cool! Also, Night of the Comet is one of my favorite movies of all time, man. It's usually been fairly dead when I go (usually 2 or 2:30 pm) aside from a few older people, but I have noticed more people on Mondays lately.

Moved up to 30 pound free weights lately. Today I did maybe 10 minutes with those and another 10 with 25 pound. I have yet to try any of the fancier machines like in your picture. Probably should sometime. The room that has those is beside the "Training Room" where I go. Every time I glance in there I just see a lot of women on stair master things on the end of the room I can see.

[Da King]

We used to have a Y membership and a huge fancy new Y near us. Its beautiful. But $139/month is highway robbery. Even with the 20% referral discount... it's still $110/month for a family account. I'll take a Pasadena on that. I'm good with $10/month at Planet Fitness.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

I completely screwed up my household's taxes for all of 2025. I clicked "no" on whether my wife works. They did not phrase it like that. So I owe $7300 in taxes. I hope I can get one of those 6 months extensions, then I can save up each pay check and pay it.

This is the opposite of a feat of strength. It is a feat of stupidity, I guess.