Strength / Weight Training

I would focus on that first then maybe?

Rapid weight loss by Lyle McDonald or some other protein sparing modified fast diets should take it off fast, but no way you have energy for lifting then.

There's this 12 week extreme lifting programme in Belfast that helps too but I bet it is £££££££££££££££££

It is too hard to do two things at a time unless you are new to training and 20 ;)

I’m long past 20!!! Those were the days😁
Recovering from flu, wanting to lose weight and lift - not the best situation and given the current weather, going outside isn’t great for my breathing.
If I was a horse, I wouldn’t be posting!😂😂😂

If you were a horse, you'd be Findus lasagna or glue by now? :p

Probably too old for either 😂😂😂

is there a horse equivalent of coq au vin or Irish stew? :p

But joking aside, better to get well soon and pick one thing at a time :)

Flu is no joke either, it hits the whole cardiovascular system.

The toilet is the hardest

😂 Toilet Quad DOMs suck

Landmine rotations are the bomb!

I've started doing LM Deadlift into a twist press* which is absolutely annilating me.

*abomination of a clean and press

tried out a rolling grip implement today - holy shit that's hard. Only just got 40kg up.

I had a pt session today. We did arms.

There’s probably a fern for this scenario but I don’t know it. 4 rounds of 4 Tricep exercises, 12 reps with about 5 minutes rest between sets. Then the same with biceps. It was a killer. The last set was super hard and got to a point where he was assisting with the final reps.

My only concern is I don’t ache at all at the moment.

I want a tote bag for the gym. For straps, belt, chalk , water etc. Needs to be open at the top, no zips. I don't want to spend a lot on it , but it should look less daft than the jute bag from Aldi I currently use . Anyone have any suggestions please?

48 hours later…

I’m definitely feeling something today.

In my heart of hearts it only feels like the beginning. 💪🏼

I have awkward DOMS in my hip flexors.
Not always the easiest to explain...

My wife convinced me to have a 2nd pt session. It was ugly. Somewhere between pass out and vomit I managed it.

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What's the best way to check and dial-in form for deadlifts?

I'm pretty sure that mine is shit.

take videos of yourself, and get them analysed. You can do that here or on some of the threads on the /r/fitness subreddit. The best option would be to pay for a coach (either one session or one over time) either in person or remote, but that is of course money.

Gorilla grip tripod thing for phone an record yourself from a few different angles and over a few different weights.
In front of a mirror is useful too for instant feedback

I'd advise against watching yourself while you lift. e.g. during a deadlift you want to keep a mostly neutral neck position so trying to watch yourself during it is going to compromise your form.

I mostly just lean my phone against my water bottle. I film pretty much all my working sets of my main lifts.

Have you changed anything up - how's things going?

Interesting - I tend to keep eyes forward and neck in line with back, which I'm now wondering means I maybe have the bar too far forward...maybe time I get the phone/water bottle out :)

Always worth checking! I recently moved the bar closer to my shins for my deadlift setup and have seen improvement.

Entered another comp, 6 weeks after the one I have scheduled, but coach said it will be ok. Looking forward to april/may now, and I've transitioned into a bit of a gaining period with my nutrition so hoping for some decent strength gains. We will see.

Hola - I have. Generally doing a few dynamic stretches first to get things moving, warm up set then straight into 2 or 3 pretty heavy (for me) sets of 5-7 reps, per exercise, max of two exercises working same body part.

So chest day for example was:

Bench Press
Warm up: 50kg x 6
Set 1: 75kg x 7
Set 2: 75kg x 7
Set 3: 75 kg x 6

Incline bench (dumbbells)
Set 1: 26kg x 6
Set 2: 26kg x 6

Not much left in the tank after that! Taking a similar approach with squats and deadlifts so I'll see where I'm at end of March or so, but so far so good 👍🏼

Another option: Find someone who's deadlift looks good in your gym and ask them. Most people who've put in the time are more than happy to help.

There has been an outbreak of hip thrusts in the gym. The new trend!

Deadlift wise, in my experience, no more than 5*5 go to 5*3 then singles if you really lift for a pb.

We are nearing the end of our 5*5 so to 3 next time.

If the bar slows significantly too early in a lift cycle you are overtaxing your nervous system.

Or going to heavy to soon. And don't forget to train the hamstrings :)