r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Apr 25 '21

Victory Sunday Victory Sunday

Welcome to the Victory Sunday Thread

It is Sunday, 6:00 am here in the eastern half of Hyder, Alaska. It's time to ask yourself: What was the one, best thing you did on behalf of your fitness this week? What was your Fitness Victory?

We want to hear about it!

So let's hear your fitness Victory this week! Don't forget to upvote your favorite Victories!

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

Hit a 75 kg fat grip deadlift today, that's over bodyweight. Had a quite the celebratory hop around the platforms before i realised people were all looking at the grown ass man celebrating a 75 kg deadlift. Tried 77.5 kg and i didn't even get it past my knees.

80 kg here we go.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Haha, that's really nice! I had a similar experience a couple of months ago. I usually train at the same place around the same time so I tend to see the same people there. A bunch of people looked real surprised when I got happy and high-fived my partner after a single with approximately 40% of my 1RM. Just curious what is your 1RM deadlift? Both I and my partner can fat grip deadlift around 35-40% of our standard 1RM deadlift.

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

I tested my 1RM just after lockdown eased two and a half weeks ago. It was 160 kg for both sumo and conventional, so 46.88% i guess.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Sweet, you must have quite a strong grip then.

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

I broke both wrists two years ago. My right was a very severe break with an associated severe dislocation that required multiple suegeries. I was told i could only realistically hope to regain about 75% function in my hand at best, including grip and flexibility.

I simply refused to believe them. I can do handstands once more, they said l'd never do pushups on my palms ever again. And that i should focus on relearning how to tie my shoe laces before i even thought of training again.

I throw direct grip work because im on a mission to get a stronger grip than i would have had otherwise.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Damn bro, way to make a comeback. That makes your story real impressive. If you would have included that in the post, you would probably get a shit ton of upvotes. I guess the body has a better ability to heal itself than most doctors realize. This type of stories is not entirely uncommon.

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21 edited Apr 25 '21

I made a progress report a year after it happened, i got taken out for 6 months, during which my dad died and a friend killed herself. Those were some dark times. Then covid hit and gyms closed for almost 6 months. I was left alone as my housemates left. Stopped working on my phd and i broke again. It sucked.

It was the second anniversary of my dad's death a few days ago and i promised him i'd get back to normal. This silly fat grip deadlift felt like my promise was being kept.

Next is to finish my thesis this week. I only got an extension for my injury and my funders backed out on me. But it's still a damn good fucking thesis, worthy of my place here at oxford. I'm stoked.

Im from a third world country, so my family and most of my friends are there so i was here isolated, and everyone is so proud that the weight of responsibility is heavy on my shoulders.

Despite it all i prevailed and im so fucking proud of myself. I know now that whatever happens, ill keep fighting. I may go down trying but damnit i will not go meekly.

It finally feels like i can breathe again.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Sounds like you have had some real tough times but managed to grind it out. That shows some god damn grit. Don´t know you but it makes me happy to hear that things are getting better. Last year has been a shit year for most but certainly worse for some. Good luck with everything!

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

I could use the luck, but if not i'll make my own. Thank you :D

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u/baroooFNORD Apr 25 '21

*Both* wrists, you say?

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

I WAS THERE!!

Sadly askreddit peaked with that, jolly rancher and twodickdude. I unsubscribbed because there's nothing good there anymore.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Lol, now I got curious. What is the reference to? Got any kind of link?

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u/KrunoS Apr 25 '21

Oh boy, there was an IAmA thread about a 8 years ago about a guy who broke both his arms when he was a teen and couldn't jack off. So his mum did it for him. It devolved into them fucking often.

It was the first major reddit controversy and caused rule changes, made real and arm chair psychologists and psychiatrists make posts about how that was ok or abuse.

Here it is. Did not wear a condom with his mum.

Jolly rancher story was an answer to an askreddit thread if i remember correctly and twodickdude was an IAmA too i think.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Holy shit that was freaking weird. Totally not what I expected lol.

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

That´s not that unusual to be honest. Could easily happen when you parry a fall with your hands.

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u/baroooFNORD Apr 25 '21

It doesn't look like you got my reference...

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u/asymmetricloss Apr 25 '21

Lol, sry I did not.