# The 2019 fitness and exercise thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 6, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277 "2019-01-06T00:27:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277/81 "2019-11-06T21:14:10Z")

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I’ve been running 12-15 miles a week for about 6 weeks now. Feels good to be back in the groove.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277/82 "2019-11-09T20:03:51Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> I was feeling pretty good today, so I tried weighted triceps dips with 100 lbs, and got two decent reps.  
> That’s as much weight as I have ever done - I’m going to try 105 next time and see if I can set a new P.R.

OK, got 105 x 1 today.  
Nice to know that there’s still the possibility of improvement at this advanced age…

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277/83 "2019-11-09T20:16:37Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> OK, got 105 x 1 today.  
> Nice to know that there’s still the possibility of improvement at this advanced age…

Beast…

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277/84 "2019-11-09T21:17:34Z")

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> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> Beast…

Thanks.  
That means a lot, coming from you!

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-fitness-and-exercise-thread/827277/85 "2019-11-21T04:00:24Z")

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Not to turn this into the all- **beowulff** thread, but I have a little showing off to do:  
[Pull ups with 45 lbs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c6Eakmnu4)  
The jump to reach the bar is really hard, with the weight swinging…

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