Thread: Happy New Years do you have any fitness goals for 2021?

I would like to achieve some things this year.

1. Pull-ups. I have noticed that pull-ups do not tax my body at all, even if I do 100 a day so that is one reason I'd like to master my pull-up game.
Now I can do 12. Goal:17

2. DL 235lbs. (not sure about this as gyms have been closed since March).

3. Middle split (not gon happen cos bride of Frankenstein no flexibility)

4. To do IF consistently at least ten months. (Allowed to have only few days off in a month)

5. Scale show 117lbs at least once. (Has not happened since 2014).


How aboot u?

Yes, many.
I’ve been slacking since the beginning of COVID. The last two weeks I’ve done nothing but eat garbage and rot. I need to get back after it. Garage gym sucks, so I plan to go back to park district and I guess wear a muzzle for awhile. Started back to keto today, that will help with dieting. It’s freezing raining here today, gym is closed, so the only activity I’ve done is wandering around a store looking at kitchen flooring and garage insulation & drywall. Plenty of projects I could be doing but instead I’m typing a word salad ITT about “goals” lol. But it’s 2021 and I should be more optimistic I suppose.

I'd like to get to a 225 bench, 405 deadlift and get under 15% bodyfat. This will all happed if I do the most important thing, stay with it.

I'd like to take a stab at making it through a year without a prolonged cut and maintaining a tighter body fat range. Call it what you will - gaintain, maingain, etc. Instead of oscillating through extended bulk and cut cycles that swing between 15-20 pounds and 6-8% body fat, I want to try and keep the window of variance to maybe 10 pounds or less of weight gain and body fat fluctuation to about 4% (ideally sitting between 8-12% bf). Basically gain at about half the rate and mini-cut when desired. While it's probably less optimal than a more aggressive bulk/cut cycle, I'm at a point where I feel good about myself and not in a rush to gain whatever potential I have left in the shortest time possible. I want to keep this general level of leanness and build on it slowly year round.

Happy New Year!

Just need to get back to my pre-Christmas weight since I’ve been eating everything in sight the past couple of weeks.

That’s all really.

Wtf didn’t realize I was in O35.

I take that back. Goodbye

Originally Posted by xTeTe

It's a solid strategy. I've never been fan of bulk cycles as to me it was just another way to say "getting fat". You can maingain just fine throughout your lifting career without have to scramble to lose the excess weight you've been packing on after several months.

You're obviously an experienced lifter and probably have a solid diet dialed in at this point without the unnecessary excess.

Thanks. For me personally, going through the traditional bulk and cut cycles were probably a necessary journey. I had to break free of the fear of gaining some fat and also just learn to trust the process. It has also indeed helped me to dial in my diet and I know myself extremely well now. One thing I did this past year during my cut is take diet breaks where I would eat at maintenance. It helped me immensely when coming out of my cut because: 1) I finished my cut without any major cravings or temptation to binge. 2) I got a few cracks at figuring out what maintenance looks like before needing to go back to maintenance for good. After my cut I was able to hold my weight for 6 weeks and not feel hungry. It gives me hope for setting myself up for a nice maingain run.

Originally Posted by 7Seconds

Really got into running again in March with COVID, so this year shooting for a 1:30 half marathon. Need to trim about 70 seconds off my PB to hit that. Lofty goal for that is a 1:25. Thought about but not sure if I want to attempt a marathon.

Lifting related I would like to shoot for a 3x BW deadlift and a BW OHP. No real huge squat or bench goals other than keep getting better.

I have been running also but I know that I can't/want to progress after certain point so I didn't make any running goals, even though I think I could do a halfer. Def not a marathon. Now I just run 3 - 4 miles and that's it, maybe 4 times a week. 3 miles takes about 33 minutes.

Originally Posted by Silencespeaks

Wtf didn’t realize I was in O35.

I take that back. Goodbye

You always post here "accidentally" when I make a thread.

Would like to start a cut, but gyms have closed again so my goals are kind of on hold. I spent most of 2020 at maintenance.

I think my goal at the moment is to muster the motivation to continue with bodyweight exercises until the gym reopens.

Originally Posted by bodyhard

Look even better naked!

How would that be possible.

I mean...meant to say wouldn't know anything aboot that..

Nice goals op

Mine are:

1 minute free handstand

Straddle L sit on rings

Pull ups +40kg 5 reps

Squat 160kg 5 reps

Get to and maintain 12% body fat

Run 10k in under 50 minutes

Make as much progress as possible toward front and middle splits

Good luck!

Originally Posted by Cass40

You always post here "accidentally" when I make a thread.

But isn’t she well into 035++ range? Strange...

Originally Posted by Plateauplower

But isn’t she well into 035++ range? Strange...

Yeah but she hates old people.

Can't blame her really...

Originally Posted by Cass40

Yeah but she hates old people.

Can't blame her really...

Hates old people or likes attention from young boys

I just got my workout in. The dog was chasing me around the house. He got really mad about the “roundies” L shaped wall separating living room, dinning room, and kitchen and I’d keep circling it he’d double back I’d change direction etc.

Originally Posted by Plateauplower

Hates old people or likes attention from young boys

Yh get shredded like 12% body fat

Originally Posted by Cass40

I would like to achieve some things this year.

1. Pull-ups. I have noticed that pull-ups do not tax my body at all, even if I do 100 a day so that is one reason I'd like to master my pull-up game.
Now I can do 12. Goal:17

2. DL 235lbs. (not sure about this as gyms have been closed since March).

3. Middle split (not gon happen cos bride of Frankenstein no flexibility)

4. To do IF consistently at least ten months. (Allowed to have only few days off in a month)

5. Scale show 117lbs at least once. (Has not happened since 2014).


How aboot u?

Nice goals.



Me, my fitniss goals are simple this year: Do not turn into a giant blob of dung.

I totally should have done progress pics in July before the accident. Each day that passes before I can resume training will result in another month of ass-busting work in the gym to get back to last July conditioning. I was so close to being the whole swole bro package! hehe.

Seriously doe, u got dis, Sis.

Originally Posted by 7Seconds

It’s only mildly disheartening when you train at lifting for years and still kinda suck only to discover you’re actually just better at running despite not really liking it at all.

Dude, isn't life a trip!

and a 1:3x halfer is mighty impressive for a lifter. No doubt that if the Universe permits, you'll crack that previous PB with seconds to spare. God speed.

Originally Posted by ChazWood

Nice goals.



Me, my fitniss goals are simple this year: Do not turn into a giant blob of dung.

I totally should have done progress pics in July before the accident. Each day that passes before I can resume training will result in another month of ass-busting work in the gym to get back to last July conditioning. I was so close to being the whole swole bro package! hehe.

Seriously doe, u got dis, Sis.

Thanks Chaz. When are you able to start lifting again?

Originally Posted by ChazWood

Dude, isn't life a trip!

and a 1:3x halfer is mighty impressive for a lifter. No doubt that if the Universe permits, you'll crack that previous PB with seconds to spare. God speed.

It's very impressive. Even just running the halfer is impressive and that time is super impressive.

Originally Posted by Cass40

Thanks Chaz. When are you able to start lifting again?



It's very impressive. Even just running the halfer is impressive and that time is super impressive.

Next consult with the orthopedic sturgeon is the end of Feb. Meanwhile I'm melting.... :|

and you could easily do a half. Infact, I believe you could do two halfs - one after the other. Like a 2 full halfathon.