I started this community earlier but got sidetracked—now I’m officially back at it.
For all the haters who thought I was a bot or some Russian team just posting propaganda (because yeah, I’m a socialist so I must be Russian, right?! lol), sorry to disappoint:
I’m 55 years old, 6 ft tall, and as of today in this pic, weigh 176 lbs.
This is my official “before” pic, and no, I’m not naked—just wearing pajamas. Didn’t take legs pic today, but I’ll do tomorrow along with measurements.
Been doing my daily mile and lighter versions of this workout for the last couple of weeks, but today, I’m going all-in with the Murder Hornet 100 baby!!
100 reps, every day, for 100 days. No break. No excuses.
My biggest fear is actually the last week of November. We’re going to Vegas, and gf has already told me I won’t be allowed to do this “stupid fucking exercise thing” there. I’m hoping that once she sees me doing it everyday, she’ll let me keep at it.
I was gonna just wait until after that week to start so no interruptions, but fuck it. I’ll try to push thru. The hotel has a gym, so I think I can do it. Except for Thanksgiving day, that may be a 3 am workout, so I can it in before I get yelled at.
Really curious to see if anything happens with my chest and arms since I’ll be hitting dips and upper body exercises every day w 100 reps. Arms are notoriously hard to grow, but we’ll see if this daily grind does anything. And mine have always resisted getting bigger, so this should be interesting. Or boring. I don’t know.
Not worried about legs because I already know squats will blow them up. My skinny leg pics tomorrow tho! GF was supposed to help me take pics, but she didn’t come over today, so mirror selfie for the win!
Not sure if I’ll do weekly updates since not much changes week to week—maybe just an “after” pic or monthly. Haven’t decided.
This is for my own documentation, so you can watch, ignore, laugh at it, or even join in. I’m doing it anyway
Not worried about overtraining. I used to work next to the Olympic Training Center—those folks trained all day, every day.
Not comparing myself to them, but trust me, the body adjusts.
OR I’m totally wrong, and my body will break down and I can proudly claim I’m an idiot for trying it. :)
EDIT: Yes, I know my downvote team will visit here. Yes, I know you all will laugh and make fun of me. Yes, I know you’ll troll me. Yes, I know I’m pathetic and vain.
Yes, I know that you don’t think I’m really American. Yes, I know you think I get paid in ‘russian bitcoinz’ and suck Putin’s microcock because I didn’t vote for Harris. You all tell me every day.
You can keep crying, and I’ll keep laughing about it. Thank you! :)
THAT’S your starting point?! DAMN! Looking good already. And JFC, I hate when people just go all crabs-in-a-bucket when someone tries to improve themselves.
Yes, I was one of those pondering overtraining, and I apologize for coming across as a concern-troll. That came across badly.
Have fun in Vegas and kick ass!
haha, thanks! Good bathroom lighting. I’m thinner than I want to be and I’d like to get to a lean 195. But every time I’ve tried to bulk, I lose ab definition. So I just sort have accepted the fact that I’m gonna stay skinny if I want abs. I’ve been skinny all my life.
And no, I wasn’t pointing at ya when I was talking about overtraining. It’s a valid concern. And one I don’t actually have proof that I’m right. I THINK you and I talked about it before.
It very well could be that olympic athletes can train more often because they are genetically inclined to handle it better. And even they can overtrain, it just takes a lot. So mere mortals like me, plus my age, can def blow apart my theory. 55 years ain’t no joke, man. No aches and pains yet, but muscles def stay sore longer now.
But I also see prison guys who work out all the time, construction guys are working hard all day, so I just “feel” that I’m right. But I can totally be wrong.
I finished the entire workout in 45 minutes, doing 5 sets of 20 reps. So it adds up to 100 each exercise, but it’s not quite as extreme as it sounds. Plus I watch the Pluto TV free channel and they have a channel just for MTV’s The Challenge. Having that on while i work out is the way to go for me.
There’s here guy on there, Johnny Bananas, and he’s pretty much my internet personality. One reason I started the Murder Hornet 100 today is because I got banned for 15 days from the politics sub cuz everyone hates me and thinks I’m a troll. I’m not a troll, but yeah, I figured this would be fun to start while I waited out my ban!
I’ve never been to Vegas! So I have no idea if I’ll be able to keep this routine up during the trip, or have to restart. I don’t drink anyway, so I think I can, but we’ll see. It’s howcome I should have started earlier when I was planning it, then I’d be done by Vegas. So I’m sorta annoyed with myself for the delay.
Thanks for your support, and brother, you should join me and try this workout out! It’s miserable, but kinda fun. :)
0_0 Go get it!
I believe it was Lyle McDonald (maybe Doug McGuff?) that has a great book (which I can’t find now) that dives into body recomposition. One of the main points of the book was the challenges of recomposition is that our bodies have an internal set point for lean mass to subcutaneous fat ratios. It is difficult to change and maintain that set point. Stated another way, as we dial up our muscle mass, our bodies add a commensurate amount of subcu fat.
Yep, that was us.
Duuuude. I went for the very first time ten years ago. Holy hell. If I may make some suggestions on a few “don’t miss” things:
Oh I’ll have to check out the Lyle book, that sounds interesting.
And yes, vegas food tips will fit my meal plan, since I am actually bulking and working out, so get to EAT! :) I’ll def try to get around to your tips. Thanks!!