any of you do any weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding?

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I've been doing some powerlifting the past couple years got all my weight up pretty good. i'm 5'6'' 145lbs got my bench up to 275 deadlift up to 450 and squat up to 315 (my weak point) so i'm pretty happy with it. anyone else do anything?

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I've been doing some powerlifting the past couple years got all my weight up pretty good. i'm 5'6'' 145lbs got my bench up to 275 deadlift up to 450 and squat up to 315 (my weak point) so i'm pretty happy with it. anyone else do anything?

I'M 6'4 and 300 lbs with 19 inch arms. I can beck 340, squat 400, skull crush 160, curl 120.

I always joke they can fire the lift team when they hire me.

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I'M 6'4 and 300 lbs with 19 inch arms. I can beck 340, squat 400, skull crush 160, curl 120.

I always joke they can fire the lift team when they hire me.

6'4" 300, your a big dude. Your numbers are solid, but not great for your size, but what a lot of people don't realize is natural strength is more important (in a fight or lifting random objects) than bench numbers.

I'm like 5'8" 175, and bench around 330-365, power clean 265, and squat about 405, but i'm sure you would win in a pushing match.

But yea, i played football forever so i have always been lifting. I used to be 190, but since i no longer need to eat like a horse for football, i lost some weight to get more defined. Plus 190 is too big for 5'8".

Any1 do crossfit? thats what i've been on for the last yr. its a great program.

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6'4" 300, your a big dude. Your numbers are solid, but not great for your size, but what a lot of people don't realize is natural strength is more important (in a fight or lifting random objects) than bench numbers.

I'm like 5'8" 175, and bench around 330-365, power clean 265, and squat about 405, but i'm sure you would win in a pushing match.

But yea, i played football forever so i have always been lifting. I used to be 190, but since i no longer need to eat like a horse for football, i lost some weight to get more defined. Plus 190 is too big for 5'8".

Any1 do crossfit? thats what i've been on for the last yr. its a great program.

I have 24 inch wide shoulders, alot of my weight is my extra large bone structure.

I agree I chould lift more, but I have no time with all the extra bs projects nursing scool gives me.

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i do go to the gym after work. i see to it that even after working for 12 hours a day, i still can go to the gym. its fun though. it really is a stree-reliever.

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I agree I chould lift more, but I have no time with all the extra bs projects nursing scool gives me.

tell me about it, i just got done spending 10 hours writting up a clinical data base (care plan) for a patient.

ughh, i haven't even been to the gym since last monday. I need to step it up.

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As the old guy in this group, I just maintain what I have. I started lifting in the Air Force 22 yrs ago. I retire next month. I'm in my second week of orientation in Med/Surge. I'll do reps with 300lbs for bench and 800lbs on the leg press followed by dumbbell lunges for legs. I also do 30 min of cardio every other day so I can drink my beer (Samual Adams baby!) without getting a beer gut.

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Hey guys,

I lift a lot and take it pretty seriously. I am a personal trainer and live what I preach. Just started nursing school and am honestly blown away at how many of these LARGE nurses there are. How do you run around on a hospital floor all day if you smoke and your obese??

Back to the lifting...

im 6' 190 lbs and havnt maxed out on anything for years, but im a low body fat and only do cardio 2x week and focus on compound lifts and stretches on my lifting days.

I could talk for a long time on this post about everything but I will say that living a healthy lifestyle and exercising is the way to go!

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How do you run around on a hospital floor all day if you smoke and your obese??

Overweight people tend to have WAY stronger leg muscles than 'smaller' folks and obese does NOT mean out of shape. People talk about squatting 300 pounds... Puhlease, try running up the stairs with 350 pounds!

As to smoking. In the Army we would sit around stretching and smokign about 4-5 cigarettes then go run 13-15 miles and smoke some more as we cooled down?

The myth of smoking devastating your breathing is that. By the time smoking really hurts your breathing you are in trouble. Mostly the times you see smokers having trouble breathing is due to them being out of shape as smokers aren't usually exercisers...

I have lost most of my weight and gotten back to close to my original fitness level with the weights but geez if I still don't smoke like a chimney... :smokin:

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Hey guys,

I lift a lot and take it pretty seriously. I am a personal trainer and live what I preach. Just started nursing school and am honestly blown away at how many of these LARGE nurses there are. How do you run around on a hospital floor all day if you smoke and your obese??

Back to the lifting...

im 6' 190 lbs and havnt maxed out on anything for years, but im a low body fat and only do cardio 2x week and focus on compound lifts and stretches on my lifting days.

I could talk for a long time on this post about everything but I will say that living a healthy lifestyle and exercising is the way to go!

Unfortunatly many nurses do not value their health.

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Overweight people tend to have WAY stronger leg muscles than 'smaller' folks and obese does NOT mean out of shape. People talk about squatting 300 pounds... Puhlease, try running up the stairs with 350 pounds!

As to smoking. In the Army we would sit around stretching and smokign about 4-5 cigarettes then go run 13-15 miles and smoke some more as we cooled down?

The myth of smoking devastating your breathing is that. By the time smoking really hurts your breathing you are in trouble. Mostly the times you see smokers having trouble breathing is due to them being out of shape as smokers aren't usually exercisers...

I have lost most of my weight and gotten back to close to my original fitness level with the weights but geez if I still don't smoke like a chimney... :smokin:

No disrespect but...

I not only plan to be a great nurse but, I also plan on being a great role model to the up and coming generation of male nurses. I hope to be a smart up-to-tune-on-healthy guy who is in a great career and hopefully I will contribute to killing this stupid "strange male nurse" complex. To be honest with you, I find anyone but especially a nurse strange for not taking care of themselves and living a healthy life.

I use to smoke 5 - 10 years ago and since then i have made a full 360 in lifestyle and look back and I am disgusted with myself. I never worked out and didn't care about myself or my body, I look at that as an immature stage of my life. So anyone who is past adolescence and lives like that I consider them strange.

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No disrespect but...

I not only plan to be a great nurse but, I also plan on being a great role model to the up and coming generation of male nurses. I hope to be a smart up-to-tune-on-healthy guy who is in a great career and hopefully I will contribute to killing this stupid "strange male nurse" complex. To be honest with you, I find anyone but especially a nurse strange for not taking care of themselves and living a healthy life.

I use to smoke 5 - 10 years ago and since then i have made a full 360 in lifestyle and look back and I am disgusted with myself. I never worked out and didn't care about myself or my body, I look at that as an immature stage of my life. So anyone who is past adolescence and lives like that I consider them strange.

Well since you are becoming a nurse (I am assuming you are new to nursing) you will want to start learning WHY people are overweight and that it isn't a choice for everyone. There are more factors involved than you may be aware of.

Also, addiction is not so easy to shrug off for everyone. There are reasons for addiction and not everyone gets past them.

When you understand those you won't be so shocked, and you'll be a better nurse. ;)

No disrespect intended of course...

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