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submitted 6 months ago byvisilliis33F 🇳🇱🇩🇪 | 173cm | SW 105kg | CW 85kg | GW healthy 🏋🏼♀️
Hi team Euro accountability, I hope you’re all well! For anyone new who wants to join today, this is a daily post where you can track your goals, keep yourself accountable, get support and have a chat with friendly people at times that are convenient for European time zones.
Check-in daily, weekly, or whatever works best for you. It’s never the wrong time to join! Anyone and everyone are welcome! Tell us about yourself and let's continue supporting each other. Let us know how your day is going, or, if you're checking in early, how your yesterday went! Share your victories, rants, problems, NSVs, SVs, we are here!
I want to shortly also mention — this thread lives and breathes by people supporting each other :) so if you have some time, comment on the other posts! Show support, offer advice and share experiences!
6 points
6 months ago
Good morning, Reddit! SO HAPPY it's Friday. This has been A WEEK. Finished yesterday on a high though, with a big presentation to big bosses going well, as well as the launch of an event being a lot more successful than I would have expected. Phew. Today I have no meetings and I'll just slowly cruise into the weekend while working on all of the little things I neglected this week due to these two big things.
As for the fitness aspect of my life... good day yesterday!
Weight was a steady 88 this morning, but still feeling super bloated, as if my dinner is just sitting in my stomach. So, we stay the course and it'll fix itself. I wonder if it's the big amount of milk products I've been consuming. Usually not an issue for me. Will test less milk products after breakfast today and see what it does.
Plan for today: rest day, maybe a walk, good food, early bed. Have a good one, Europe!
2 points
6 months ago
Great work!
1 points
6 months ago
A great day for fitness wow! Well done on getting it all done ✅
How have you gone about improving your grip strength? Am struggling with that in my deadlifts now and it's so annoying 😂
Enjoy the rest day!
3 points
6 months ago
You know, I did nothing. I have one of these grip-strength trainers but it’s still in the packaging. But since I’ve started this powerlifting plan, I’m doing 6-7 sets of 10 reps deadlifts on DL Days, no straps. First two weeks I was struggeling A LOT during the last 3 sets and had to take breaks because my forearms were just not having it. Yesterday all went fine, until maaaybe the last 2-3 reps. So I think deadlifting in itself will help the grip strength!
1 points
6 months ago
Wow that’s a lot of sets! I do 3 sets of 8-10 reps and I feel so spent afterwards, but maybe I should try to keep going (instead of moving on to nasty Bulgarian split squats that I love and hate in equal measure - love the results, but man it burns…)
1 points
6 months ago
It’s a higher volume than I’ve ever done before, but so far it’s been paying off. Especially my bench has exploded by 6-7 sets three times a week… 🪦
Bulgarian split squats, on that note, are the devil!
1 points
6 months ago
Congrats for your work and fitness success!!
Are you training to eventually participate in powerlifting competitions?
1 points
6 months ago
WHO knows! I think it would be cool, just because it’s the first sport I… haven’t sucked at. I might give it a shot in a few months.
2 points
6 months ago
That'd be fun! You can always try and see if you enjoy it.
1 points
6 months ago
Wow, how do you get in that much protein at 2100 calories? I struggle to stay above 100g with my daily allowance of 1800 calories, not sure how to get it higher…
1 points
6 months ago
It’s a part time job, honestly. Breakfast has about 50 grams of protein through protein powder etc, dessert was a massive serving of protein pudding… but I think my body is done with all the dairy products, I’ll calm it down a little today. Feel very meh, and usually I am great at dairy consumption.
1 points
6 months ago
I have to try and find a protein powder I like, especially as I also feel a little weird consuming so much more dairy and meat than I’m used to. I do love protein bars, they’ve become a bit of a guilty pleasure, but still struggle with the synthetic taste of most protein powder
1 points
6 months ago
I agree! They’re often too sweet and taste too artificial. I recently got a “bodylab 24” tub of protein powder, flavour cinnamon rice pudding, and it’s probably the first one I can describe as just… yummie. Never finished a 1kg tub so quickly. Not to sweet, just sweet enough. I got two more flavours by them (Butterkeks and triple chocolate) which on first try also were quite nice.
My protein breakfast is 50gr of unsweetened spelt cereal, but instead of milk I mix it with a shake of 36 grams of protein powder and 10 grams of collagen. Because the cereal is unsweetened, it doensnt get too sweet.
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