Question What’s everyone doing to stay in shape?

[Yoshimitsu]

Title.  
 

I’m lifting a few times a week while also doing a lot of mma and grappling the other days.  I think we used to have some dedicated weightlifters here and there.  Anyone still getting after it?  I’m mainly looking for a few ideas now that I’m off for summer to mix things up with my free time.  

[TheBukafax]

Any job with lots of walking involved is the cheat code to fitness. 
 

I couldn’t stand the gym anymore so I got a pair of 90lb powerblocks, adjustable bench, ez bar and barbell with 225 in weight. Having it home makes it far less of a possibility I’ll skip the day.

[OILERMAN]

Lift heavy things. Strength is correlated to longevity and quality of long term life. I lift heavy free weight and do a lot of weighted body exercises(dips, pull-ups and push ups). Do some explosive movements, sprints, box jumps, hill sprints. 

 

Even though I walk 15-20 miles a day carrying the mail I started walking 2+ miles daily in the morning after I workout. Walking is def a super healthy workout. 

[Alzarius]

14 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

Walking is def a super healthy workout. 

 

I lost a bit of weight the last couple years. Dieting took the pounds off. Weights brought some definition and a bit of pride.

 

A consistent walking routine made me feel noticeably different, day to day.

 

Even when I was losing weight, I felt physical and mentally better.

 

 

[TitansFan777]

60 Min Medium Cardio + Core
Upper Body Heavy

Lower Body Reps

Rest Day

60 Min Medium Cardio + Core
Upper Body Reps

Lower Body Heavy

Rest Day

 

High fat and protein diet except on “heavy” days, which are instead high carbs and protein. Tracking food intake on a Google Sheet until I got good at guesstimating calories and macros.

 

Lost 50 pounds (195>156) between mid-May and mid-August last year, while only losing very minimal muscle. Went from a 34” to a 30-31” waistline and made the summer so much more enjoyable by not sweating as usual.

 

Admittedly, I really slacked over the fall and winter/spring due to moving and having to travel so much, but even then, I only went back up to 166. Planning on doing it all over again for a few weeks and getting back to 155.

[reo]

Heavily depends on your goals. Use to do a lot of crossfit. Dabbled with powerlifting. Dabbled with endurance training. These days its usually some sort of push/pull split combined with upper/lower splits for some hypertrophy. Mild endurance work and a little judo. Although I've been out of judo for a month or more.

[Strunk'sDessert]

Always try to hit the 10-12k step goal (desk job), don't higher any landscapers or help to get things done around the house (great for the bank account, too), and invested in a cheap ass elliptical too make sure I can always move with my screwed up back, and lastly, got Tonal to help with form for my back and at half the price per month for some singular focused gym each month. It has tons of workouts and programs for wherever you're at. 

[Strunk'sDessert]

Also, I think most people think of the Oura ring as a female reproductive ring, which it it can be. But it's the most accurate and predictive tracker I've ever used after trying several over the past decade. 

 

It'll let me know when I'm about to be sick 24-48 hours before it hits and helps with recovery time, know when I'm susceptible to illness, sleep queues, etc. Huge when surrounded by toddlers and their daycare germs. 

Edited May 25, 2025 by Strunk'sDessert

[CreepingDeath]

21 hours ago, Strunk'sDessert said:

Also, I think most people think of the Oura ring as a female reproductive ring, which it it can be. But it's the most accurate and predictive tracker I've ever used after trying several over the past decade. 

 

It'll let me know when I'm about to be sick 24-48 hours before it hits and helps with recovery time, know when I'm susceptible to illness, sleep queues, etc. Huge when surrounded by toddlers and their daycare germs. 

How does it predict when you're getting sick?  

[Strunk'sDessert]

53 minutes ago, CreepingDeath said:

How does it predict when you're getting sick?  

 

Resting, active, and sleeping heart rate, changes in your usual body temperature, incredible sleep tracking, respiratory stats, and maybe a few others.

 

Not sure how accurate it all is at a granular level, but it's always pretty accurate at a macro level. It also provides trends and feedback reports that you can share with your medical provider(s). Great piece of tech that is half the price of Apple, Samsung, and other shit. I literally wear it as my wedding ring. 

 

Like I said, I have a toddler, so germs galore. The only things it hasn't predicted are a couple of minor sinus infections from seasonal allergies. 

[Yoshimitsu]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:34 PM, reo said:

Heavily depends on your goals. Use to do a lot of crossfit. Dabbled with powerlifting. Dabbled with endurance training. These days its usually some sort of push/pull split combined with upper/lower splits for some hypertrophy. Mild endurance work and a little judo. Although I've been out of judo for a month or more.

I don’t think I could handle a strictly judo class.  We’ve done months of study on the throws, but those are grueling, grueling training sessions, lol.  Very effective though…I hate rolling with judo people more than any other just because you always end up thrown pretty hard, lol.  

[reo]

1 hour ago, Yoshimitsu said:

I don’t think I could handle a strictly judo class.  We’ve done months of study on the throws, but those are grueling, grueling training sessions, lol.  Very effective though…I hate rolling with judo people more than any other just because you always end up thrown pretty hard, lol.  

 

It's not that bad. Just gotta learn to take the throw instead of fighting it. You just get bombed and/or hurt if you fight it too much.

 

BJJ vs Judo almost always ends the same way. BJJ guy gets thrown then its a ground game lol unless its a hard enough throw to stun them.

[abenjami]

I've been getting my cardio by banging random hotties off the dating apps.

[9 Nines]

I do a variety of exercises. I probably exercise an hour a day.

For last few months: 
M - 2 sets of back/traps/biceps and then cardio
T - 2 sets of chest/shoulders/triceps then cardio
W - abs, forearms, legs, streching
Th - cardio
Fri - Back, traps, biceps
Sat - Chest, shoulders, triceps
Sun - Legs and short cardio

Legs and cardio I mix up.

Cardio: Jog or elliptical; jump rope (straight/normal and jump rope jog - it is intense and is like sprinting as far as breathing); normal pace jog breathing through nose only the whole time; interval and faster jog breath through nose as long as I can; jog with weighted vest; fast pace low weight bearing exercises with calisthenics cardio exercises between sets; other stuff about which I might learn.

Legs: Normal weight bearing exercises, jumping - broad and up (I quit box jumping after landing on my shin), walking lunges and other stuff that seems interesting.

[pat]

Consistently exercising is the key.  I reduced my workouts and stopped skipping days.  It’s going much better.