Training

Most of my training is lifting, logged set by set in Fitbod, plus runs, hikes and long walks around Durham. Here are the last 12 weeks of it.

Aug 2 to Oct 18, 2026

Lifting days
33
Working sets
1,110
Different exercises
75
Pounds moved
0.53 million

Week by week

020k40k60k80kWeek of Jul 27: 10,690 lb across 1 sessions1Jul 27Week of Aug 3: 49,415 lb across 3 sessions3Week of Aug 10: 11,320 lb across 1 sessions1Aug 10Week of Aug 17: 66,255 lb across 4 sessions4Week of Aug 24: 74,550 lb across 4 sessions4Aug 24Week of Aug 31: 50,550 lb across 3 sessions3Week of Sep 7: 27,850 lb across 2 sessions2Sep 7Week of Sep 14: 64,755 lb across 4 sessions4Week of Sep 21: 45,870 lb across 3 sessions3Sep 21Week of Sep 28: 61,115 lb across 4 sessions4Week of Oct 5: 15,465 lb across 1 sessions1Oct 5Week of Oct 12: 53,410 lb across 3 sessions3
Pounds lifted per week (weight × reps, both dumbbells counted, warm-ups excluded). The number above each bar is how many days I lifted that week.

Getting stronger

Estimated one-rep max for my main barbell lifts, from the best set each session. It's an estimate (the Epley formula, using sets of 12 reps or fewer), so read it as a trend, not a test.

Back Squat+60 lb at best
260160Aug 5: 145 lb × 6 (≈174 lb 1RM)Aug 17: 145 lb × 7 (≈179 lb 1RM)Aug 22: 175 lb × 8 (≈222 lb 1RM)Aug 28: 185 lb × 8 (≈234 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 185 lb × 8

Deadlift+85 lb at best
300180Aug 5: 145 lb × 10 (≈193 lb 1RM)Sep 30: 205 lb × 6 (≈246 lb 1RM)Oct 6: 225 lb × 7 (≈278 lb 1RM)Oct 18: 155 lb × 8 (≈196 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 225 lb × 7

Barbell Bench Press+69 lb at best
220120Aug 2: 115 lb × 6 (≈138 lb 1RM)Aug 7: 125 lb × 7 (≈154 lb 1RM)Aug 19: 145 lb × 8 (≈184 lb 1RM)Aug 26: 155 lb × 10 (≈207 lb 1RM)Aug 30: 155 lb × 8 (≈196 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 155 lb × 10

Front Squat+35 lb at best
220140Sep 2: 125 lb × 8 (≈158 lb 1RM)Sep 12: 135 lb × 8 (≈171 lb 1RM)Sep 18: 145 lb × 8 (≈184 lb 1RM)Sep 24: 145 lb × 10 (≈193 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 145 lb × 10

Romanian Deadlift+114 lb at best
280120Aug 5: 115 lb × 8 (≈146 lb 1RM)Aug 17: 145 lb × 10 (≈193 lb 1RM)Aug 22: 145 lb × 10 (≈193 lb 1RM)Aug 28: 175 lb × 6 (≈210 lb 1RM)Sep 2: 175 lb × 8 (≈222 lb 1RM)Sep 12: 175 lb × 10 (≈233 lb 1RM)Sep 18: 215 lb × 6 (≈258 lb 1RM)Sep 24: 195 lb × 10 (≈260 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 215 lb × 6

Barbell Hip Thrust+152 lb at best
300120Aug 5: 95 lb × 11 (≈130 lb 1RM)Aug 17: 115 lb × 6 (≈138 lb 1RM)Aug 28: 175 lb × 10 (≈233 lb 1RM)Sep 2: 175 lb × 10 (≈233 lb 1RM)Sep 12: 210 lb × 6 (≈252 lb 1RM)Sep 18: 215 lb × 6 (≈258 lb 1RM)Sep 24: 225 lb × 6 (≈270 lb 1RM)Sep 30: 215 lb × 8 (≈272 lb 1RM)Oct 18: 235 lb × 6 (≈282 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 235 lb × 6

Bent Over Barbell Row+51 lb at best
200100Aug 3: 95 lb × 8 (≈120 lb 1RM)Aug 11: 100 lb × 9 (≈130 lb 1RM)Aug 20: 105 lb × 10 (≈140 lb 1RM)Aug 31: 135 lb × 8 (≈171 lb 1RM)Sep 29: 135 lb × 6 (≈162 lb 1RM)Aug 2Oct 18

Best set: 135 lb × 8

Bodyweight

Source: Fitbod workout export, converted at build time by scripts/fitbod-to-json.mjs. Cardio is left out here because it lives with my watch data in the Pulse lab.