Anyone else into heavy lifting?

[mrsukyankee]

The board seems more like a running board than anything else, but thought I'd see if anyone else's main workout is heavy lifting.

[bullygirl979]

I'm not a regular on this board (stupid job!) but I love heavy lifting. Depending on what I'm doing, it is sometimes my main workout. I just signed up for my first tri so lifting is taking a backseat for now!

[mvpinto26]

I stumbled onto this board when I was training for a half marathon and have never posted. Anyway, heavy lifting is my primary and pretty much only form of training for close to a year. I have seen great results in both weight loss and strength gains.

[wambam]

Heeeyyyy!

I compete in Crossfit and olympic lifting

[rondonalddo]

I do NROLFW. I only run for 15 minutes when HIIT is part of the workout. I would like to try running more when I finish, but I don't think I'll ever consider myself a runner.

[no0b]

I was for a long time, until I decide to focus more on running.

[Deleted]

I LOVE heavy lifting. It's the primary reason I started doing CrossFit.

[Deleted]

And really, yes we have a lot of runners, but we have a lot of non-runners too. Running is just more popular than other activities, and very easily accessible to most which is why we have a heavy concentration of 'em. Doesn't mean you can't come hang out with us!

Speaking of heavy lifting, we're doing a deload week at my box this week, not much lifting, in preparation for next week, which we will be doing 1-rep-max for all of the oly lifts. I'm super excited!

[rockinrobyn]

Strongman competitor here!

[boston340]

I'm starting NROLFW (again) and also training for a fall half marathon.

[mrsukyankee]

Yay! I started doing 1 set, 10 rep lifting. I'm working on strengthening my legs to handle squats better (bad knees) and focusing on form. I'm excited as I'm starting to see results - today's victory was seeing my shoulder muscles "pop" when doing bicep curls.

[savan]

I spent 2 years long distance running. I did 5 half marathons over that time period. Then I did nothing for 6 months. I just started week 5 of lifting, though I'm not sure I'd call it heavy lifting at this point . I lift 3 times a week and do a HIIT run 2 times a week. I am really enjoying it.

[emilyinchile]

Another Crossfitter who likes lifting checking in. I actually just bought oly shoes while I was in the US, they get broken in tomorrow! It's evaluation week at my box, so we're doing 1 rep max for deadlift and back squat tomorrow...I have VERY low expectations for my numbers since I was just gone for a month and now have a cold, but at least I'll look good

[breezy8407]

I was doing primarily heavy lifting for a few years, but now am back into being a runner. I've always been, so it's what I go back to.

I am debating on starting a new lifting program for a couple months until I start another 1/2 training cycle. I might look into NROL Supercharged.

[sugarbear]

I lift heavy. I was focused on benching my body weight, but I got that. Now my focus is on a set of 10 pull ups.

[secretlyevil]

gpw and SallyJ are both into the new rules. Although I think Sally had to take a bit of hiatus because she's doing cool ballet stuff.

[gpw]

Jun 10, 2014 9:46:02 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Yay! I started doing 1 set, 10 rep lifting. I'm working on strengthening my legs to handle squats better (bad knees) and focusing on form. I'm excited as I'm starting to see results - today's victory was seeing my shoulder muscles "pop" when doing bicep curls.

Yay!  

I love my delts.  I call them my "Mikes" after the trainer who helped make them.  

I love heavy lifting.  I'm doing NROL for Life, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend NROL for Abs.  Totally changed me.  I am still surprised sometimes at how strong my core is after doing that book.   

[awkwardpenguin]

I'm a NROLFW newbie and lurker on this board. I'd love to hear more lifting talk.

[bullygirl979]

Jun 10, 2014 19:32:23 GMT -5 gpw said:

Jun 10, 2014 9:46:02 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Yay! I started doing 1 set, 10 rep lifting. I'm working on strengthening my legs to handle squats better (bad knees) and focusing on form. I'm excited as I'm starting to see results - today's victory was seeing my shoulder muscles "pop" when doing bicep curls.

Yay!  

I love my delts.  I call them my "Mikes" after the trainer who helped make them.  

I love heavy lifting.  I'm doing NROL for Life, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend NROL for Abs.  Totally changed me.  I am still surprised sometimes at how strong my core is after doing that book.   

Good salesmanship. Now I'm on half.com looking for a copy of it My core is weeaakkkkk.

[Stingyshark]

I used to lift.
I weep for my former child free, shit load of free time life.
Every day I debate whether or not I should go to the gym after she goes to bed.. then i get in bed and go to sleep.  ^o)

[mrsgoontz]

Jun 10, 2014 13:26:14 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

I lift heavy. I was focused on benching my body weight, but I got that. Now my focus is on a set of 10 pull ups.

That is awesome! I am no where near bench pressing my body weight but I can dead lift twice my body weight 

[mrsukyankee]

Jun 11, 2014 8:50:22 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

I used to lift.
I weep for my former child free, shit load of free time life.
Every day I debate whether or not I should go to the gym after she goes to bed.. then i get in bed and go to sleep. 

Do body weight at home! My fav workout is from Nerd Fitness...seriously good and kicks tushy.

[gpw]

Jun 11, 2014 8:28:07 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

Jun 10, 2014 19:32:23 GMT -5 gpw said:

Yay!  

I love my delts.  I call them my "Mikes" after the trainer who helped make them.  

I love heavy lifting.  I'm doing NROL for Life, but I highly, HIGHLY recommend NROL for Abs.  Totally changed me.  I am still surprised sometimes at how strong my core is after doing that book.   

Good salesmanship. Now I'm on half.com looking for a copy of it My core is weeaakkkkk.

It's hard work, but it's good work.  I really recommend going through the book and then going back to your first workout from and to see how much easier those moves were when you first started.  

For example, a 60 second plank when I started?  NEWP.  MAYBE sometimes, but never 2 in a row.  Now, I can do 30 seconds one handed in the push up position and 30 seconds on the other hand.  Even Alwyn says that's badass.  

[amarima]

That's what I love the most about CF

[sugarbear]

I love all the NRoL books. New Rules for Life is awesome, too, if you've ever dealt with a chronic injury.

[sugarbear]

Jun 11, 2014 9:40:39 GMT -5 mrsgoontz said:

Jun 10, 2014 13:26:14 GMT -5 sugarbear said:

I lift heavy. I was focused on benching my body weight, but I got that. Now my focus is on a set of 10 pull ups.

That is awesome! I am no where near bench pressing my body weight but I can dead lift twice my body weight 

Thank you! It took a long time, but I finally pressed #170... once.

I've had several back surgeries so I can't DL or squat; all of my leg-work is uni-lateral so as to avoid loading my spine. Bench press and pull ups are all I've got

[SallyJ]

I'm with gpw on NROLA. It's a phenomenal program - much better than NROLW IMO. It strengthens your core through combination lifting, so I think the title of it is misleading. After Abs, move to NROL Supercharged. It has been a lot of fun to create my own workouts...sometimes I think I make them unnecessarily difficult. Also don't forget to use the easy-peezy workout logs at werkit.com

I have taken time off lifting to focus on ballet (turns out that squats don't help with plies). I am going to start lifting again this summer while I'm on break from ballet. I'm excited to get back to it. I'm up for more chatter on heavy lifting.

[emilyinchile]

I'm just going to put my mini-AW here: I've been off for a month due to injury, during which time literally all I did was up to 20 min of bike or elliptical and shoulder PT exercises. Plus I've had a bad cold since Friday and am still feeling pretty wiped out. In our quarterly evaluation today I got 2 kg more on my back squat and 1.5 kg more on my dead lift compared to March. Small victories!

[gumi]

Jun 10, 2014 8:46:32 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

And really, yes we have a lot of runners, but we have a lot of non-runners too. Running is just more popular than other activities, and very easily accessible to most which is why we have a heavy concentration of 'em. Doesn't mean you can't come hang out with us!

Speaking of heavy lifting, we're doing a deload week at my box this week, not much lifting, in preparation for next week, which we will be doing 1-rep-max for all of the oly lifts. I'm super excited!

also, some runners are also into heavy lifting. they are not mutually exclusive.

i don't lift much now but i trained for a figure competition before i had kids.  i just could not pose for the life of me.

when i do lift, i lift heavy. i have no time for high reps!

[jess]

I'm a crossfitter....barbell work is my favorite.


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