I looked long and hard for the current incantation of the photo thread and came up with nothing - so I thought I'd better make the latest version.
I subscribe to this thread and read every entry for motivation. I might not post very often, but I'm always reading up on everyone's progress.
The hiking posts of late have reminded me of my youth. I used to trek to the ocal mountain range (the Warby ranges for anyone within the region of my childhood, haha) with my best friend. We'd ride our bikes for 45 minutes to reach the national park and spend hours exploring and eating a packed lunch. They're some of my best memories.
To start this thread on the right foot, here's a current photo of my latest 'healthy' past-time;
Srs bsnss.
It's been great adding a range of arm exercises into my regime. I've realised I've neglected my upper-body a bit and have really been noticing some positive differences in my strength and muscle mass. It's absolutely kicking my arse, but in the best of ways.
Fuck! That is an absolutely amazing photo, and honestly the self critique/analysis is even hotter.
Ask youre trainer to teach you knuckle pushups.
1) Put self on first two knuckles ONLY. NO OTHER PART OF HAND. Do not let knuckles slide around, do not let wrists bend, do not let knuckles come off floor.
2) Fall down, push back up. Repeat as quickly as possible without changing hand position even a micron. while breathing in a relaxed manner. Dont use muscle to fall down, just drop and bounce off the knuckles.
3) Eat plenty of spinach and other high-calcium vegetables. Include seafood like crustaceans or shrimp, etc, in your diet -
eat the shrimp shells and chew em up almost into liquid. hey, bugs are great to eat too! Chondroitin and glucosamine are much better absorbed when derived from a freshly killed animal, and not very effective when taken in pill form.
Soon the gloves will become an annoyance. No one will ever, ever tell you "you hit like a girl," as few men are disciplined enough to do this exercise daily. 3-4 years of this, and you can punch through concrete without hurting ur hands.
Once u got the knuckle pushups down, do some research on mantis pushups/mantis dips.
The outer appearance of your hands wont change much, except for sharp pointy bones for knuckles. The interior of your hands will become stronger than steel, with a grip that will put any creature down. I usually laugh out loud when someone tells me I have small or girly hands. Mantis hands rip out eyes, throats, ears, smash septums up into brains, smash temples, chop spines, etc in single strikes, but they just look like normal ol' hands.
Honestly if someone tried to fight me, the first thing I would do is take my gloves and shoes/boots off in one single stepping motion. It would be far too kind for my foot to hit my assailant with all the soft rubber padding of my shoes!
![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
to rationalize my own behaviour.
