The B&B Gentleman's Athletic Club

[King of Kailua]

I've been on the forums for a few months, but I haven't posted anything in here yet. I just started my campaign today to get back in shape. ...
... My goal is to build my functional strength and endurance, drop about 20 lbs and maybe get back into jiu jitsu in the fall. I used to pretty active in martial arts when I was younger, but got out of it when I moved to a new area, got busy with a new job and lost all my regular training partners.

Welcome to the BBAClub! :biggrin:

[The Nid Hog]

Thanks guys! I went out to the gym last night and ran through the Crossfit WOTD by myself. Once in a while I see other guys doing something Crossfitty, but they're never on my schedule. Anyway, when I went to refill my water bottle, I noticed that there were a group of people in one of the exercise rooms doing kettlebell drills. The front desk guy told me that they're trying to get a local Crossfit group going. I'm pretty excited about jumping in.

[MaxJ]

I have a craving for chocolate this is nearly unparalleled. I don't give into it often but it haunts me much like I'd imagine in haunts a woman on her "cycle".

Chocolate is literally the only thing in my diet that I absolutely crave. When I'm training for a fight its easy for me to shrug it off, but when I'm not I give in far to easy.

My question is, does anyone have a suggestion or know of any foods that may satisfy this craving without being too high in sugar, fat, carbs etc.

I have a pretty good diet going, but every couple of days I just give in and eat too much chocolate crap.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Slagle, the best advice is don't sweat it. For two reasons:

1) If you're eating well the rest of the time (lots of protein, lots of fruit/veg, lots of water, minimal/no processed carbs), it barely matters

2) of all the sweet tooth foods, a reasonably sized piece of chocolate is one of the least damaging things you can eat. It's obviously better if you're getting a good high quality piece of dark chocolate, but even if you break off a piece of Hershey's every couple of days, it's not a big deal.

Attempting to eat perfect is going to drive you nuts and make you feel guilty. Eat a half bar every couple of days, who cares? You'll still be fine if the other 90-whatever percent of your food is fine.

[TimmyBoston]

A week ago I started doing P90x. I played a couple sports in college but for the most part, I haven't done a damn thing since and it shows. So I really need to drop some weight and get in shape.

Thus far, I'm really impressed with P90x, it's a very well done program.

[Kratos]

2 words, Slag. CHEAT DAY. It is essential for sanity. You don't need to go overboard, but a day a week or so will go a very long way towards keeping you on track and aldo keeping you sane. I just indulged in the chocolatey goodness of TWO Snickers ice cream bars. In about two minutes I am heading for the gym, then on to a nice 4-mile run through the bad part of town with the new recruits. Then on to the range. Ahh, it's gonna be a good day.

[Gruder]

A week ago I started doing P90x. I played a couple sports in college but for the most part, I haven't done a damn thing since and it shows. So I really need to drop some weight and get in shape.

Thus far, I'm really impressed with P90x, it's a very well done program.

What's the nutritional part of this program look like in a nutshell, Tim?

[SRock]

Slagle, the best advice is don't sweat it. For two reasons:

1) If you're eating well the rest of the time (lots of protein, lots of fruit/veg, lots of water, minimal/no processed carbs), it barely matters

2) of all the sweet tooth foods, a reasonably sized piece of chocolate is one of the least damaging things you can eat. It's obviously better if you're getting a good high quality piece of dark chocolate, but even if you break off a piece of Hershey's every couple of days, it's not a big deal.

Attempting to eat perfect is going to drive you nuts and make you feel guilty. Eat a half bar every couple of days, who cares? You'll still be fine if the other 90-whatever percent of your food is fine.

Yeah, this is pretty much what I decided on. I eat well 99% of the time and I'm running 20-25 miles a week.


A week ago I started doing P90x. I played a couple sports in college but for the most part, I haven't done a damn thing since and it shows. So I really need to drop some weight and get in shape.

Thus far, I'm really impressed with P90x, it's a very well done program.

Keep us updated. I've known a few people who have had great success with P90x


2 words, Slag. CHEAT DAY. It is essential for sanity. You don't need to go overboard, but a day a week or so will go a very long way towards keeping you on track and aldo keeping you sane. I just indulged in the chocolatey goodness of TWO Snickers ice cream bars. In about two minutes I am heading for the gym, then on to a nice 4-mile run through the bad part of town with the new recruits. Then on to the range. Ahh, it's gonna be a good day.

Agreed, that's pretty much what I've decided.

[SCWilson]

How did I miss this thread! I, well the wife and I, decided to join the local YMCA last month. About 4 weeks ago I started working out with a regularity that I haven't been accustomed to since before I got married. 5 years of being happily married, having 2 kids, and putting on weight (especially when my wife was pregnant with both boys, sympathy weight). I'm 6'1" and weighed 198 when I started. I haven't weighed that much since before I was an ROTC cadet and smoked 2 packs a day (cut that out a long time ago)!

The first 3 weeks was strictly cardio. I figured that it was important to get a decent cardio base back before I added weights to the mix. I've added the Blitz workout 3 days a week. The otehr 3 days I'm at the gym, I run either on the treadmill or on the eliptical for lower impact.

Last week I just got on the mill and started running. I knew I only had about 30 minutes before I had to get showered for work. I found a nice pace and stuck to it. 3 miles in 24:40. I was on top of the world! I felt like I could have taken on the world that day!

2 days into week 4, and I'm down to 190. My target is 170. My goal is to train for a half marathon to be completed in 2010.

[cfriend]

Posting to mark my entry into the BBGAC, didn't realize there was such a group here! My story is as follows:

I am a twenty year old college junior. I came home for the summer at a solid 214 pounds on May 2nd, 2009. Today is May 22nd, and my weight as of this morning is 197 pounds. I'm told some of the initial weight loss was water weight / false weight. Be that as it may, I'm happy with my results so far. My goal is to be 180 pounds when I return to school on August 20th. So far I am ahead of schedule.

I have played and practiced a myriad of sports and activities over the years: baseball, golf, Kenpo, Hapkido, and a brief stint in wrestling--found the rules too restrictive for my tastes :tongue:--some of which I lost interest in after reaching the top tier of local/national competition. The thrill of the chase was gone, I guess.

I have since taken interest in yoga and tai chi, and intend to find a yoga studio and join International Taoist Tai Chi Society when I return to FSU for the fall semester.

I've recently laid out new guidelines for my life. I've decided to stop pursuing things without benefit, appreciating the good in the bad, and sleeping with the blinds pointed down towards my bed... helps me wake up with the natural light, much more relaxing than that damned alarm!

I've been utilizing a basic calorie counter (Lose It! app on the iPhone) as a guide for budgeting meals, focusing on putting my "big" meal towards the middle of the day when I expect my body is most active. So far it's worked well for me, hopefully it continues to do so! Looking forward to following this thread! Thanks B&B!

[Gruder]

Welcome to both of you -- some inspiring momentum in both cases!

[SRock]

OK, so I'm stuck. I've been stuck for a few weeks. I 've been stuck at about 190 lbs for about 6 weeks. Also, I'm not getting any faster on my runs. I've tried just about everything. Fartleks, strides, speed drills, diet, more runs, fewer runs...

Any suggestions?

[willy]

Hi guys hows thngs going?
i need some help witch double edge blade would yous say is the best that one can use?
thanks

[SRock]

Hi guys hows thngs going?
i need some help witch double edge blade would yous say is the best that one can use?
thanks

Wrong thread Willy. Take a look at some of the blades in the review section. That should help you get going.

[Gruder]

OK, so I'm stuck. I've been stuck for a few weeks. I 've been stuck at about 190 lbs for about 6 weeks. Also, I'm not getting any faster on my runs. I've tried just about everything. Fartleks, strides, speed drills, diet, more runs, fewer runs...

Any suggestions?

I've read that plateaus are normal -- just keep working through them. After six weeks, though, is it possible that you've attained your ideal weight? (Kind of like crossing the finish line with nobody there...)

[thirdeye]

I've read that plateaus are normal -- just keep working through them. After six weeks, though, is it possible that you've attained your ideal weight? (Kind of like crossing the finish line with nobody there...)

This is very true.

Hey I have a plateau on the top of my stomach when I sit down...:blushing:

[Gruder]

This is very true.

Hey I have a plateau on the top of my stomach when I sit down...:blushing:

Me too, Ray! Perhaps that means we've both attained our ideal weight! :biggrin:

[ambrose]

OK, so I'm stuck. I've been stuck for a few weeks. I 've been stuck at about 190 lbs for about 6 weeks. Also, I'm not getting any faster on my runs. I've tried just about everything. Fartleks, strides, speed drills, diet, more runs, fewer runs...

Any suggestions?

circuit training, along with interval cardio

Maintain a low intake of starchy carbs and sugars

I learned a lot from Scooby, check out his website. BTW im currently 5'10 160 lbs 8.5-9% BF

http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/index.htm

[NBS 4life]

Hey guys, I have just seen this thread. I am a moderator on a fitness forum and manage a gym as well as my own business personal training. If any of you want to ask some questions etc feel free to PM me and I will post the answers in this thread :D

[Gruder]

Hey guys, I have just seen this thread. I am a moderator on a fitness forum and manage a gym as well as my own business personal training. If any of you want to ask some questions etc feel free to PM me and I will post the answers in this thread :D

That's kind of you NBS -- welcome aboard!

[SRock]

I've read that plateaus are normal -- just keep working through them. After six weeks, though, is it possible that you've attained your ideal weight? (Kind of like crossing the finish line with nobody there...)

They are and I've experienced them before. But as far as ideal weight is concerned I'm only 5'6" tall. I'm muscular but not nearly massive enough to be 'ideal' at 195. At 175 I'm well cut (6 pack and all) so 170-175 is my goal.

I think I'm just going to have to add both speed and miles to my run. I'm at a point where I can comfortabley put down 6-8 miles at a <10 min pace.


This is very true.

Hey I have a plateau on the top of my stomach when I sit down...:blushing:

This is what I'm trying to avoid! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[LawLess]

I really oughta shape up for this thread. :rolleyes:

Unfortunately I just cook too damn well and eat too much of it. My measurements are all wacky , 6'0, 220lbs, ~18% bodyfat.

BUT, I just came from the gym two days ago where I ran a comfortable 7 miles in 70 minutes. My fastest miles are around 7min, and I'd like to get that down, but I am working on cutting the diet and upping the core workouts to cut away some of that flab.

My legs gave out before my heart/lungs so at least I know that those are in good shape.

[SRock]

I really oughta shape up for this thread. :rolleyes:

Unfortunately I just cook too damn well and eat too much of it. My measurements are all wacky , 6'0, 220lbs, ~18% bodyfat.

BUT, I just came from the gym two days ago where I ran a comfortable 7 miles in 70 minutes. My fastest miles are around 7min, and I'd like to get that down, but I am working on cutting the diet and upping the core workouts to cut away some of that flab.

My legs gave out before my heart/lungs so at least I know that those are in good shape.

LawLess, a 7 minute mile is very respectable. I can only maintain that pace for the first 2-3 miles. After that I'm smoked. Just the fact that you can run 7 miles and/or 70 minutes without stopping deserves a tip of the hat. Many, many people would cringe at the thought of running half that distance.

[The Nid Hog]

I think I'm just going to have to add both speed and miles to my run.

That's the only way I can drop weight. I try to augment my routine runs with one day of intervals per week, and then I do some sprints after my regular workouts. If I can keep my motivation up, I want to change my plain sprints to hill sprints.

[SRock]

Good news Gents. I had a PT test today. I increased my Push Ups by 9 (in 60 seconds) and my Sit Ups by 12 (in 60 seconds) and I took :45 off of my 1.5 mile timed run!

I felt like I was in a slump but come test time it was an overall increase of 8%. Not as much as I hoped for. I wanted 10% but I thought I plateaued.

[Gruder]

Good news Gents. I had a PT test today. I increased my Push Ups by 9 (in 60 seconds) and my Sit Ups by 12 (in 60 seconds) and I took :45 off of my 1.5 mile timed run!

I felt like I was in a slump but come test time it was an overall increase of 8%. Not as much as I hoped for. I wanted 10% but I thought I plateaued.

Congrats!

[Kratos]

Nice work, Slagle. Those are respectable numbers for sure. For Mr. Nid Hog, that ain't half bad. Many people can't make a third of that.
I put in a good chest workout yesterday, along with some Tri's. I am edging up to the 130's on my flat DB presses. It's only a matter of time. I should have stretched more, but I'll cover that today. I think I need to get a few miles in as well.

[Bill Smith]

I started a 5km running clinic (and running as sport period) a few weeks ago and I am feeling a more toned in the core even though I have not lost much. My endurance is being built up starting with one minute running/one minute walking, now I am at five minutes running/one min. walking and I am up to 4.8km.

I am leaning towards building up an endurence and a bit more speed over time.

[SRock]

Congrats!


Nice work, Slagle. Those are respectable numbers for sure. For Mr. Nid Hog, that ain't half bad. Many people can't make a third of that.
I put in a good chest workout yesterday, along with some Tri's. I am edging up to the 130's on my flat DB presses. It's only a matter of time. I should have stretched more, but I'll cover that today. I think I need to get a few miles in as well.

Thanks gents!

[SepticTank]

I've reached the point where I spend nearly as much time updating all the places I'm tracking my progress than I spend doing the bike ride.

To date in 13 weeks - 573km - I'll keep on tracking elsewhere but I'm calling it a day for tracking on B&B.

Back for a quick update - 902km (20 weeks in)

[The Nid Hog]

Good news Gents. I had a PT test today. I increased my Push Ups by 9 (in 60 seconds) and my Sit Ups by 12 (in 60 seconds) and I took :45 off of my 1.5 mile timed run!

I felt like I was in a slump but come test time it was an overall increase of 8%. Not as much as I hoped for. I wanted 10% but I thought I plateaued.

Good job--nothing makes you feel good like hitting a benchmark. Keep it up!

[The Nid Hog]

Back for a quick update - 902km (20 weeks in)

Great distance--you'll be passing my house pretty soon!

[no_pants_cat]

Just saw this thread - I'm in!

A little background - about 4 years ago I was living in Florida, and running about 4-5 miles a day. I was pretty trim at 185lbs, 6'4".

Since then I haven't been doing so well. I spent the last 2 years living in Seattle, humping a desk. :( I walked 2 miles a day to and from work but I really lost a lot of my fitness. I lived in downtown Seattle, and the hills were just too steep for me to run on. I could have done it but I would have really suffered... I enjoy running - I don't want it to be a total chore.

I'm in Minnesota now (I move a lot :lol: ) and I'm looking to get back into my old shape. I'm up to 213 lbs now which I'm not really happy with. I started running again about 2 months ago and I'm up to 2 miles a day right now. I'm hoping to be up to 3 miles a day in 2 weeks or so!

[NBS 4life]

Just in case this has not been mentioned check out www.mapmyrun.com you can track all your runs so you know how far you have run etc

[no_pants_cat]

Wow - that's a pretty cool site, thanks for the tip. Some of the suggested runs are way out of my league (20 miles? yowtch) but I see some good information. I'll whip up a profile and see what else is on the page - looks like a lot of stuff to play with.

Thanks for posting that!

[NBS 4life]

No worries, it is an amazing resource. I log my runs on it and I am up to 10 000 km

[Kratos]

No worries, it is an amazing resource. I log my runs on it and I am up to 10 000 km

That's what I call a real 10K right there. I can't imagine running 20 miles, though. Makes my ankles hurt, talking like that.

[SRock]

My longest run ever was 17.5 miles. I was 19 and in the best shape of my life. I didn't want to do anything for about two days after that run. Eight miles is the furthest I've run in the past year.

[The Nid Hog]

Thanks for the Map My Run link. I'm amazed at the routes that they have recorded in my area. Somebody must be doing some serious GPS plotting. Using the runs that are mapped, I've already figured out some cool variations of routes that I like. This is great.

[Lowstandrd]

Hey Guys,

Here's a bit of history. I started running a little over 3 years ago. I'm an avid racer and have done a little over 60 races in the past two years. Everything from 5k to the Marathon. I also picked up triathlon over that time period too and have done sprints through 1/2 irons. I've done all kinds of races in between.

I also am a HS cross country coach.

Now for what I'm up to currently. I got a little burned out over competing and have taken about 3 months off. A little training here and there but no where near my usual 6 days a week. Well, XC summer conditioning is starting this week and it's time to mount that horse again. We've challenged our advanced returners to hit 500 total miles in 84 days over the summer. That's averaging 6 miles per day. I figure since I'm an endurance junkie that I'd go all out and see if I can hit miles 1000 this summer. Since I have not been running everyday and not in peak condition the beginning will definately be the toughest till my body adjusts.

I will be doing most of my running doubling or tripling each day. That way I'm only running 4 to 6 miles keeping it short, and relatively easy pace.

My weight is currently 138 lbs. My millage is currently 8 as of day 1 (4 more for my 12 today).

Wish me luck. I look forward to discussing your and my athletic endeavors and adventures.

Kevin

[The Nid Hog]

Well, I tried to change things up a little today. My wife, daughters and I went to the local middle school to work out--they have a nice track. I set up stations around the track--sit-ups, push-ups, bench dips and wall ball shots (off the goal posts)--at 100m intervals. I brought my homemade 20 lb medicine ball, and we have a little one that my daughter used for field hockey practice. Knock out 25 shots, sprint to the next station, 25 sit-ups, and so on. I did four circuits of those, then ran hill sprints for a while. The local hill is marked for 50m and 75m sprints. I did a couple of each before calling it quits. I honestly thought that I'd be able to do a lot more, but I really faded in the heat.

Tomorrow, back to Crossfit and a trail run. All I can say is that this stuff was a lot easier when I was 25!

Hope you gents all had a good weekend with some good workouts!

[King of Kailua]

Today is National Running Day (http://www.runningday.org/)!

You may have an event (http://www.rrca.org/) in your (http://www.runningday.org/participate/create_event.asp) neighborhood (http://dailyviews.runnersworld.com/2009/06/its-national-running-day.html)!

I'm still pretty much sequestered to the mill 'cause my old knee injury, but I'll get in 3-4 miles today like a good hampster. :thumbup1:

[SRock]

Today is National Running Day (http://www.runningday.org/)!

You may have an event (http://www.rrca.org/) in your (http://www.runningday.org/participate/create_event.asp) neighborhood (http://dailyviews.runnersworld.com/2009/06/its-national-running-day.html)!

I'm still pretty much sequestered to the mill 'cause my old knee injury, but I'll get in 3-4 miles today like a good hampster. :thumbup1:

I didn't participate in any organized event but I did a five miler on my own! :thumbup1:

[Kratos]

Lotta good stuff going on, like hill sprints. I need to find some decent hills. I am tearing it up in the weight room, though. For chest I hit the 130's on my flat DB presses, and had a good shoulder and bi workout the day after that. Also banged out a quick 6-minute mile, then another half-mile or so to cool down. Threw some abs in for good measure.

[SepticTank]

Back for a quick update - 902km (20 weeks in)

21 weeks in (week not finished actually) and 1012km (did a punishing 36.2km tonight then took the dog on a 5km walk when I got back)

[The Nid Hog]

Also banged out a quick 6-minute mile, then another half-mile or so to cool down
That's great! I'm envious--my last 6-min mile is about 20 years in the past!

It was raining like crazy outside today, so I confined myself to an indoor workout. On top of that, I was pressed for time, so I did "The Bear." For you gents who might be interested in a quick, intense exercise:

1 rep= 1 hang clean +
1 front squat +
1 push press +
1 back squat +
1 push press

I did six sets of four reps.

After that, I hit some bicep & tricep exercises and did a heavy ab workout. I had planned to work on the heavy bag for a while, but I had to get home to take my daughter to her choral recital tonight. All in all, a pretty good workout.

[Kratos]

Thanks Nid! That Bear sounds great. I will have to try it soon.

[The Nid Hog]

Here's a pretty good video from Crossfit about the Bear (I guess it's named after Bear Bryant). I don't work out at a place that has a designated Olympic lifting area, so I can't dump the weights like these guys do. Also, there seems to be some variation in the clean--whether it's (as in the Crossfit vid) a full power clean or a hang clean. I learned it as a hang clean, but the power clean seems to help the exercise flow better.

http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_TheBear.mov

[cfriend]

Posting to mark my entry into the BBGAC, didn't realize there was such a group here! My story is as follows:

I am a twenty year old college junior. I came home for the summer at a solid 214 pounds on May 2nd, 2009. Today is May 22nd, and my weight as of this morning is 197 pounds. I'm told some of the initial weight loss was water weight / false weight. Be that as it may, I'm happy with my results so far. My goal is to be 180 pounds when I return to school on August 20th. So far I am ahead of schedule.

I have played and practiced a myriad of sports and activities over the years: baseball, golf, Kenpo, Hapkido, and a brief stint in wrestling--found the rules too restrictive for my tastes :tongue:--some of which I lost interest in after reaching the top tier of local/national competition. The thrill of the chase was gone, I guess.

I have since taken interest in yoga and tai chi, and intend to find a yoga studio and join International Taoist Tai Chi Society when I return to FSU for the fall semester.

I've recently laid out new guidelines for my life. I've decided to stop pursuing things without benefit, appreciating the good in the bad, and sleeping with the blinds pointed down towards my bed... helps me wake up with the natural light, much more relaxing than that damned alarm!

I've been utilizing a basic calorie counter (Lose It! app on the iPhone) as a guide for budgeting meals, focusing on putting my "big" meal towards the middle of the day when I expect my body is most active. So far it's worked well for me, hopefully it continues to do so! Looking forward to following this thread! Thanks B&B!

Update: Starting weight 214 on May 2nd. 197 on May 22nd. 192 on June 5th. Slowing down, but still consistent!

[The Nid Hog]

Hope everybody had a great weekend and got some good PT in too. I finished everything off tonight with a nice run--got home and jumped in the shower in time to watch WEC.

[SRock]

Hope everybody had a great weekend and got some good PT in too. I finished everything off tonight with a nice run--got home and jumped in the shower in time to watch WEC.

The weather was crap here, but I did have a great trail/hill run in the rain when it slowed to more of a mist.

[frank85]

Still around; added swimming and running to my arsenal my first tri sprint is in two weeks... pretty nervous....

not worried about the weight anymore; still in the 260's 265 range... :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[Gruder]

Great Frank! Good luck with the race!

[King of Kailua]

Righteous work ethic Frank!

Eh, there.

Thought I'd stick my head in the locker room again and see what's going on. Myself, I've been running and paddling mostly. I took a precautionary break from the regatta paddling season because my neck was feeling a bit tender and I was concerned about my old c4,5,6 injury. I've been running a pretty steady 5k every other day or so with hill climbing power walks in between to break things up. I'm getting ready to extend my runs and posted a stretching question here for discussion (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=815) if you are interested. The outrigger canoe state championships are right around the corner and the long distance season follows that, followed by the one-man season. Not sure where I am going to be in the paddling loop of things having missed a regatta season, but I am getting in 6-10 miles every couple of days on my oc-1 in the mean time.

That's the word. Aloha!

[SRock]

Thanks for bumping this thread. I'm still at it as well. I've worked back up to five days a week. I run 5K minimum every day M-F and try to pull a 5-6 miler every other Sat. I am also working calisthenics M-F. I shoot for minimum 100 reps of whatever it is I'm doing. If it is an area I'm weak in, I break it down to 10 sets of 10. Stay with it guys!

[Kratos]

I was beginning to wonder. Hadn't seen this thread up in a while. I almost have the 130's mastered for my flat DB presses. I am gradually working back up with my squats and deads. I need to grab some Chuck Taylors use for those. I have been running sporadically. I'll knock out a couple 6 or 6.5 miles a week, knowing full well I should be running more. I need to do some sprinting, that's what I need to do.

[SRock]

I was beginning to wonder. Hadn't seen this thread up in a while. I almost have the 130's mastered for my flat DB presses. I am gradually working back up with my squats and deads. I need to grab some Chuck Taylors use for those. I have been running sporadically. I'll knock out a couple 6 or 6.5 miles a week, knowing full well I should be running more. I need to do some sprinting, that's what I need to do.

That's more than my wife weighs! That's pretty impressive. Best I can personally recall was 100's.

[Kratos]

That's more than my wife weighs! That's pretty impressive. Best I can personally recall was 100's.

Thanks, bro! They get mean in the triple digits. I lost the Patrol Belt to a much larger officer, but not by toomuch. When I get up to the 140's, I think I can get it back. He put up 355, I hit 335. I was 195(now 190, dammit), he's about 260.

[The Nid Hog]

Hey everybody--good to see that you guys are still at it. I had to recalibrate my workouts a little bit for a month or so when I was in Japan. There was a gym near where I was staying and I had planned to work out there. Unfortunately, it tuned out to be more like a rehab center for senior citizens. So, I switched to body weight exercises for the duration. There was also a good running course along a small river that ran for miles, starting just down the street from the house. I tried to alternate between distance runs and fartleks using telephone poles to mark the intervals. Overall it went pretty well and I think that I actually dropped about ten pounds. Now that I'm back in the US, I'll have to check on the scale at the gym Monday and see if I'm right. I did go out for a run last night and I was amazed at how strong I felt. About a four mile cross-country course on trails--pretty demanding hills. It was nice to be off pavement and I felt much stronger and faster than before I left for Japan.

I have some friends stopping by to visit tonight and they're staying until Monday, so I don't think that I'm going to be able to get to the gym until they leave. I'm looking forward to getting back to Crossfit, and running/doing sprints on my favorite trails.

[SRock]

Thanks, bro! They get mean in the triple digits. I lost the Patrol Belt to a much larger officer, but not by toomuch. When I get up to the 140's, I think I can get it back. He put up 355, I hit 335. I was 195(now 190, dammit), he's about 260.

That's great especially when you consider he's got you by 70 or so lbs.

My one time claim to fame is that I won a pound for pound bench press contest while on deployment in 2003. I weighed 165lbs and put up 325 x2. There was one guy who put up 336 but he was over 200lbs and only did it 1x so I won based on the pound for pound rules. I can't come anywhere near that now. I'm happy to be around 250 w/reps on my bench. I just don't have the time (or the joints) to be throwing around that much steel anymore.

[Kratos]

325 for 2 is a damn fine lift, especially at 165. Good job, Nid! Always nice to come back strong after being out of your normal environment.

[SRock]

325 for 2 is a damn fine lift, especially at 165. Good job, Nid! Always nice to come back strong after being out of your normal environment.

Thanks for the kind words. I'll probably have to hold onto that as a memory and personal best. I don't see me getting that strong, or that cut ever again. I was eating 6-7 times a day, walking 3 mi in the a.m., swimming laps at lunch, running before dinner and lifting weights after dinner pretty much 7 days a week. I was deployed and had only work and the gym. I don't have the time to train like that anymore.

[SRock]

So this weekend was a calorie incinerator!

Saturday started with a 5 mile run. Followed by about 5 miles worth of wandering (walking) around the Tanabata Festival in town.

Sunday was a 12+ mile hike through a local gorge. We took about 5 hours to hike from one end to the other(just a hair over 6 miles). I took 540 pictures of more than 20 waterfalls. Once we reached the end of our journey we packed everything (camera's etc.) in backpacks and high tailed it back to the car. We made the return trip in a little over an hour and a half.

So my weekend was a combined 22+ miles in less than 48hrs between walking, hiking and running. My knee was smoked! I had to skip my run this morning.

[Bill Smith]

I am at the gym five days a week, running on the treadmill for 5km and a weight set. I try and do some running on the road at least twice a week when my schedule permits.

[Gruder]

Keep up the good work guys -- glad to see this thread moving again!

[King of Kailua]

The labor day weekend in Hawaii also commemorates the birthday of Hawaii's last Queen; Lydia Kamakaeha Kaolamalii Liliuokalani (http://www.keouanui.org/Liliuokalani.html). The twilight of her reign was under house arrest after a succesful coup by a militia of haole insurgents backed by the United States Government in a succesful attempt to overthrow the sovereign Nation of Hawaii. To honor the Queen, Kai Opua Canoe Club (http://www.kaiopua.org/ql/index.html) hosts a racing event considered to be the largest long distance canoe race(s) in the world!

Saturday will be a grueling set of two races, a 6 women crew will race from Kailua- Kona to Honaunau for 18+ miles and then will hand the outriggers over to the men who will race back from Honaunau to Kailua-Kona. After that race... Big Party!

Sunday with our heads pounding from the previous nights celebrations, we will be racing along a 6+ mile course with one-man canoes, stand up paddle boards, and 12 man double hull canoes. Then again...Big Party! with a Lu'au, dancing and awards ceremony.

I'll be entering every race on both days so I'll be a quivering mass by monday for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bosLcZye0X8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iutPTXOXnFY

[King of Kailua]

My buddy Jacques got some good footage of some of the Hawaiian koa wood canoes from this last Liliuokalani race. I did the race in a fiberglass canoe this time so nothing of me here, but the footage of the woman's crews is particularly cool!

Check um out!

Men's race (http://blip.tv/file/2589544)

Woman's race (http://blip.tv/file/2584656)

[Gruder]

Great stuff. Was the chop that day average for these races?

[King of Kailua]

Was the chop that day average for these races?

The Kona side of The Big Island is leeward and there usually isn't much chop so what you see in the video is pretty much classic conditions for this race (note the vog haze from the volcano!). The women had a bit of a following sea to run with and the men bringing the canoes back to Kona, ran against the slight current.

Every race location has a different feel to it. We just did a 16 mile race out of Hilo this last weekend and it had a eastern exposure i.e. tradewinds, and surf running out of the N-NE. That race was a good surf run down the coast after the final turn. Next weekend is the Pailolo channel run (http://www.hawaiiancanoeclub.org/notices/pailolo-challenge-2009) from Maui to Moloka'i; the wind at your back and surf pushing you down the channel between the islands from one rock to the other for 26+ miles. These events are good tests for the upcoming Moloka'i Hoe World Championships in November (http://molokaihoe.org/gallery.php)

[Gruder]

26 miles?! Impressive! Is that among the longest distances raced? What sorts of times are common at this distance?

[King of Kailua]

I've yet to do the Pailolo but I can imagine it taking a couple hours. It would be a fun race to do with the big downwind push. The Moloka'i Hoe is 45 miles as the crow flies, but you never paddle as the crow flies. When I last did it, our crew (Team Italy) crossed the line at 5:41 hr:min.

The longest distance raced I have heard was a race from Hana Maui across the Alenuihaha channel (against the current) to Anaehomalu Bay in South Kohala on the Big Island. A 75+ mile run that took some crews more than 10 hours to complete! That race is the stuff of legend and hasn't been attempted for some time.

[Gruder]

A 75+ mile run that took some crews more than 10 hours to complete! That race is the stuff of legend and hasn't been attempted for some time.

:eek: Very interesting! I teach anthropology and am contemplating some work in Palau, so this notion of 75+ miles per day is very interesting/eye-opening in terms of early trade routes between islands, travel capacity, etc. Thanks!

[razorcutstheair]

I'll go.

19

183 ish

5'9 ish.

Deadlift 405
squat 315
press 225.

bf? Im not sure,but last time they said it was 7%...Trust me,Calculators and clippers are NEVER right.

[theboi-phrend]

Back after a long hiatus, I had limited internet this summer and worked 3 jobs (mostly out of boredom).

Dental school has started and b/c of the workload here at UConn SDM, I've had to cut my workouts back to 3 days a week of full body workouts (sometimes 4 if there's no upcoming exam).

Here's the general 3 day plan:

Day1 Plyometric legs, *press* UB emphasis
Prior to the gym plyometric workout 4x6-10 reps for each depending on when I lose power production
- Squat jumps, knee-tuck jumps, 1 leg lateral jumps, depth jumps from 30''
- Sprint workout immediately following: 800-1000yds of sprints in intervals of 15 sec sprint followed by 15 sec jog + 30 sec walk.
Weight workout at the gym:
- flat DB bench 5x5 (highest weight on 4th set) w/ 5sec eccentric (1 min weighted pectoral stretch following final set)
- Standing BB OH press 4x5(highest weight on 3rd and 4th set) no legs
-->4th set followed by immediate 1x10 of lateral raises and 1x10 front raises with 15 lb DBs (this is followed by 1 min deltoid stretch on smith machine)
- Chin-ups 5x5 emphasis on slow eccentric and hard contraction at top of lift
- OH tricep ext. w/ DB 3x10 I use this almost as a finishing exercise, it hits the triceps a little bit, but it mostly expands my rib cage nicely.
- AB circuit (hanging leg lifts, ab wheel, plate progression)

Day 2: Weighted legs, emphasis on back
- Snatch from hang position 5,5,3,1,1 nothing special, just priming my nervous system and working on my explosive power and shoulder girdle...
- trap bar deadlift 5,5,5,2 nothing special, I try to progress up to a nice weight for a double on the last set
- Weighted wide-grip pull-ups 8,5,3 I usually try and start with a 25# plate and work up to a 45 (it is ROUGH, I definitely have to use straps for the last 2 sets) no emphasis on anything but pulling up!
- T-bar row 5,5,3,3 I try to go the heaviest I possibly can while maintaining form (read:keeping my chest on the pad and not using body-english) and try and do a controlled eccentric portion
-->immediately followed by 1 min of hang from the widest grip pull-up bar with 45-70lbs on a belt to stretch my back
- Incline DB press 5x5 5 sec eccentric 4th set has highest weight
- 3-way shoulder "burn series" 2rounds of 10 reps
- If I have any gas left I'll do some curls-4-the-girls

Day 3: weighted legs, high-rep emphasis
- Power clean to jerk 5,5,4,3 nothing special, I try to keep good form and just prime my CNS
- Front squat 5,5,5,3,3 I progress up to the heaviest weight I can do for the last 2 sets
-->immediately followed by smith machine asst'd quad stretches
- BB incline press 10,10,8,6,4 I progress up to the heaviest weight which remains the same for the last 2 sets
- Wide grip pull-up with bodyweight 3xfailure, nothing special just good form to near-failure
- machine seated OH shoulder press 1 round of "Rest-pause" which means 3 sets within 1 round--> 1st one to technical failure-breath 10 time, next set to technical failure-breath 10 times, last set to technical failure-done!
-Bicep/Tricep circuit includes timed negative pull-ups, timed negative dips, EZ bar curls, tricep pushdowns

I'll throw 20 minutes on the eliptical or the treadmill most days or will do it in the morning or late at night a few times a week.

[Gruder]

Glad to see folks posting here -- stick with it! :smile:

[The Nid Hog]

I've been feeling like my workouts for the last two weeks or so have been flat. I've decided that it's time to remotivate myself. I went for a good trail run yesterday and worked on picking up my intensity. Today, it's kettlebell "man makers." 50 snatches with each arm, followed by fifty air squats. Repeat 40-30-20-10. That should stoke the fires a little.

[mark the shoeshine boy]

my buddy and i started back walking today...he walks in his world and i walk in mine, but then we call each other an tell how we did....

a mile and half in thirty minutes with a slight incline on the treadmill....which i actually enjoy, because i can still watch my tv...

i am presently at 204, 5'6" and that is obese on the BMI charts....even 170 is on the heavy side supposedly....150 to 160 is ideal.

my question is other than webmd.com and sparkpeople.com where is there another good food calculator? This is something that we both need help with...

thanks,

mark.....

[King of Kailua]

Food calculator?
Is that like sumptin that tells me how many potatoes I can have with a piece of chicken for dinner? Seriously though, I dunno anything about food calculators. Sorry man..boy. :rolleyes::biggrin:
I usually eat what I want and don't give it much thought. But I am seeming to keep to three squares a day. Breakfast typically is coffee, a bowl of steel cut oatmeal with walnuts, cinnimon, brown sugar, banana, a splash of milk, and a teaspoon +/- of flax oil. Lunch is usually a homemade sandwich, a piece of fruit, maybe a muffin, and some water. Dinner is usually some kind of stir fry or crockpot affair heavy on the vegies with some chicken maybe or another lean meat, and brown rice. Portion control is usually my issue. If I'm lucky though, I'll get tomorrows lunch for leftovers. If I'm hungry, I can woof something down before I realize I am already full. But lately I'm managing alright.

As for workouts, I stressed out my tensor fascialate (s.p.?) muscle on my right side (so says my massage therapist girlfriend) after a recent long run. So I am mainly swimming laps in the pool with fins on to get that muscle back into shape. I'm gearing back up with my paddle workouts as well since the 2010 OC-1 season (http://www.hawaiipaddling.com/documents/2010/schedulefinal.pdf) is right around the corner.

[SRock]

I got my Kurt Kinetic Road Machine in last week. I've been running 3-5 miles in the a.m. and riding my bike inside for 40-50 minutes in the evening. I also downloaded the free program "Lose It" for my iPhone. It is in fact a calorie calculator but it also tracks your exercise. Its been a bit of an eye opener. You'd be surprised just how much you eat that you didn't even realize.

I've been using "Lose It" for a week and I've dropped 4lbs. I don't expect it to stay at that rate, but my goal is 170lbs by New Years (currently 188).

[The Nid Hog]

My checkbook and I are going to the gym this afternoon. Because of the recession, several of the big gym franchises in my area have had problems. Some have dropped or been dropped by the local gym. One large one has gone bankrupt with trucks coming in the dead of night and cleaning out everything from their branches. More than a few members have been stuck with months remaining on their memberships and nowhere to work out.

I've been working out at a gym affiliated with a regional chain for a couple of years. They survived the collapse of the chain, unlike several other branches in my area. I've been debating whether to renew my membership there or not. I could go back to the local YMCA, but it isn't a very motivating place to work out. There's always a queue for the squat rack and I'm not ready to join the ranks of the very old who are walking on treadmills, dressed as if they're about to go on a safari. While I can get a good workout throwing kettlebells and sandbags around in my garage and pounding on my heavy bag, it is kind of isolating too. My gym has just joined a smaller local network of independent gyms and people seem to keep coming. I guess that I'm going to roll the bones, renew my membership and hope that they can keep it up.

[SRock]

You know the bothersome part about the base gym? It is very nice and full of nice equipment but it is just too darn small to accommodate everyone that needs to use it. This is why I picked up the road machine. This way at the least I can get cardio (spinning/cycling) and calisthenics at the home gym.

If you can get in on a good deal now, go for it. Who knows if things start to rebound memberships could rise and a contract could keep you nice and low.

[frank85]

Dropping by again...

Earlier in the year was ranting and raving about a charity bike ride...
The local MS150 here in South Florida... I completed the charity event and got sucked in to the world of triathlons...

I completed in 7 triathlons this year and added a half marathon for fun...

now I am hooked on long distance running....



here is a little update...

current weight 250 - 257LBS...

I see the weight dropping... the long runs are really helping...


I am looking to hit 225 by October 2010 just in time for my first Half Ironman.....

[Gruder]

Keep us the good work, Frank!

[SRock]

I've let this one fall off a bit as well.

Update: 180lbs, lost 2.5 inches off of my waste. My ultimate goal is 170lbs.

[cfriend]

I slacked with enthusiasm for the last few months. I am refocusing and redoubling my efforts in roughly ten days, when I return home for Christmas break.

[perry]

I'm down about 40 pounds since January 1. Counting calories is really what started getting the weight off for me. I'm buying my third different size of pants and going through a second size of button up shirts. Losing weight is expensive!

I was bored yesterday so I decided to sign up for a mini-marathon in May. I don't know what I was thinking but at least I have something to keep me busy for the next few months :001_smile

[SRock]

I'm down about 40 pounds since January 1. Counting calories is really what started getting the weight off for me. I'm buying my third different size of pants and going through a second size of button up shirts. Losing weight is expensive!

I was bored yesterday so I decided to sign up for a mini-marathon in May. I don't know what I was thinking but at least I have something to keep me busy for the next few months :001_smile

Congrats! Calorie counting is what made all the difference for me as well. Initially I was just working out and I dropped about 22lbs and 3" off of my waist over a year. Then I started using the "Lose It" program on my iPhone and I dropped another 12lbs and 1.5" in about 6.5 weeks. The heaviest I've ever been was 214 about 22 months ago. I'm 180 right now with the hopes of getting down to 170 as mentioned.

Everyone says diet is 70% of the battle and I think both you and I are living proof.

Congrats again!

[perry]

Yep, Lose it is what I'm using! 215 is what I'm at now. I've been struggling trying to get to 210 - those last 5 pounds. So I just readjusted my target weight down to 200. It's no longer those last 5 pounds :001_rolle

The new Lose It release has a "friends" function - I'm perryw at gmail dot com

[azmark]

What an interesting thread. Glad to see it resurrected as a few others have.

[ambrose]

Wow you guys are doing great!!! :thumbup1:

I have lost about 35-40 lbs of actual body fat to date. Its been about 2 yrs now of working out. Im now 161lbs 9% BF , My goal last yr was to get to 160 lean so now that Ive done that. My new goal is 165 lean at 5% BF.

I do lots of mixed weight training and interval cardio along with lots of fiber and clean protein. I do mess up my diet some times though, like yesterday. :blushing: I ate a large amount of a heavy pizza pie

[SRock]

Wow you guys are doing great!!! :thumbup1:

I have lost about 35-40 lbs of actual body fat to date. Its been about 2 yrs now of working out. Im now 161lbs 9% BF , My goal last yr was to get to 160 lean so now that Ive done that. My new goal is 165 lean at 5% BF.

I do lots of mixed weight training and interval cardio along with lots of fiber and clean protein. I do mess up my diet some times though, like yesterday. :blushing: I ate a large amount of a heavy pizza pie

165 :eek: Aren't you over 6'? That's way lean.

[ambrose]

neh im about 5"10.75 I wish I was leaner and more muscular but dont we all :tongue_sm

[frank85]

I'm down about 40 pounds since January 1. Counting calories is really what started getting the weight off for me. I'm buying my third different size of pants and going through a second size of button up shirts. Losing weight is expensive!

I was bored yesterday so I decided to sign up for a mini-marathon in May. I don't know what I was thinking but at least I have something to keep me busy for the next few months :001_smile


Perry you will kill that marathon... is it a half marathon 13.1 miles???
are you running now? if so keep it up...

:thumbup::thumbup:

[frank85]

That lose it app is going back on the iPhone today...

[perry]

Perry you will kill that marathon... is it a half marathon 13.1 miles???
are you running now? if so keep it up...

:thumbup::thumbup:

Yes, 13.1 miles. The longest I've done thus far is 5.3 miles! I'm having to buy some COLD weather running gear. Have I mentioned that I really don't like running? :tongue_sm

[King of Kailua]

((Knock Knock))..

Questions for the group!
>> Anyone supplementing with L-Glutamine after your workouts? What has been your experience? Dosage/Brand? Has it aided muscle recovery?

W.O.D.
>>Had a wonderful 10+/- mile paddle today on the One Man Canoe. Some whales came in close to my track (or I to theirs) and I got within 20 yards before they sounded and left the surface. It's great to be back paddling out of Hilo. I did a Stan Cann Long Course run (http://www.hawaiipaddling.com/pdf/StanCann.pdf) and surfed a bit. Paddled hard for 15 minutes, then 2 minutes active rest paddle, then 15 minutes hard. Kept at it for a bit more than 2 hours.

If anyone of you ever become interested in paddling, specifically on a Tahitian rudderless wa'a, you can really learn a lot by watching this video. This fellow has great form and the video is superb. This craft takes a lot more tuned attention than a typical ruddered OC-1. These craft kinda make OC-1 seem like mere surf skis in comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTHG14GYyOA&feature=player_embedded

[Zenas]

Began doing weight loss yoga toward mid-December. I have easily doubled in flexibility and lost a couple of inches off my waist, as well as trimmed down my face. I also have quads of (near) steel. I love yoga.

I signed up to do a 5K in April. I really need to start running.

[The Nid Hog]

Hey, it's great to see this up and running. I'll post after I get back from the gym tonight.

[Obsessed]

Began doing weight loss yoga toward mid-December. I have easily doubled in flexibility and lost a couple of inches off my waist, as well as trimmed down my face. I also have quads of (near) steel. I love yoga.

I signed up to do a 5K in April. I really need to start running.

There are some forms of yoga that are really great exercise. I used to do it quite often, and probably should start again.

[Zenas]

The poses I go through are very strength intensive and serve to exercise multiple parts of the body at once. For instance, the downward dog pose exercises my shoulders, upperback, lower abdomen, hamstrings, and calve muscles. The upward dog exercises my triceps, my pectorals, and my quadriceps. Plank position does triceps, biceps, and core. The Warrior and Triangle poses seem to work nearly everything. :biggrin1: The video I use always ends with Chair pose too. It's really horrible. :thumbup:

[Obsessed]

The poses I go through are very strength intensive and serve to exercise multiple parts of the body at once.

I also feel that it helps flexibility more than regular stretching because you are actively using muscles while stretching them, if you know what I mean.

[Zenas]

Good-ness I do.

[airplanedoc]

Began doing weight loss yoga toward mid-December. I have easily doubled in flexibility and lost a couple of inches off my waist, as well as trimmed down my face. I also have quads of (near) steel. I love yoga.

I signed up to do a 5K in April. I really need to start running.

Is this a video do you have a link?

[airplanedoc]

This ought to be a subforum all its own.


I'm 6'2" Up to about 275.

Picked up a ton of bad eating habits back in my football playing days when it was ok to eat a ton. Unfortunately they have stuck with me for 15 more years. My other problem is that I have a big enough frame that you don't look at me and say that guy weighs 275. I would love to get back down to around 200-220

Sign me up.

[ambrose]

anyone use a trx? im thinking of getting one

[Big_Fuzzy]

17 yo 233lb male and competitive weight lifter.

I have fluctuated between relatively lean 195 to very gross looking 250 but have found myself strongest with a healthy belly, man boobs, and at 230 or so. I move weights in the 400+ pound range with relative ease.

I believe the key to excersise is resistance training, and have been lifting weights since I was 12 years old. I also believe in simple-is-best programs of the fundamental human movements of over head pressing, squatting and deadlifting.

Thought I would share!

[Zenas]

Is this a video do you have a link?

Nope. It's "The Biggest Loser" Weightloss Yoga. :lol: It's great though.

My brother-in-law also does P90X. P90X is no gimmick. If you actually do it, you will get ripped. The workouts are insane though. I did the Yoga on Saturday and it was 1:45 long. It was fluid with no breaks and the poses built on each other. By the end though, I was easily placing my hands on the ground and could also grab ahold of my feet during the seated hamstring stretch. A month ago I could maybe touch below my knees.

[DSFC]

5'7" 180...lost a lot of weight last year (went from 230 to 175) but gained 10 pounds during the dreaded Thanksgiving/Christmas month. Dropped 5 of it in the first two weeks of Jan but haven't lost anything since, which is really pissing me off. I'd like to get back down to my old active-duty weight of 160 eventually. I run pretty regularly (3-6 miles 4 times a week).....I started p90x over the summer, stopped when I tweaked my back, and just this past week started again. I'm soooooo sore this week.

[airplanedoc]

Nope. It's "The Biggest Loser" Weightloss Yoga. It's great though.

That is what I was wondering


anyone use a trx? im thinking of getting one

I have thought about, but it looks like a lot of money for a tow strap, with padded handles. I know a lot of people here have them, and think they are great, but I could go to the climbing store , and get 40' of webbing and do the same thing, for a whole lot less.

[tg16]

55 y o / 5'10" 218 lbs
I quit playing with my health and bacame serious 12/31/09 when I tipped the scales at 238.4. I've lost 20 pounds by cutting out the fast food and changing how much and when I eat. I've coupled that with the treadmill on M - W - F and weight training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are reserved for an outdoor activity such as hiking, biking or kayaking.

[King of Kailua]

anyone use a trx? im thinking of getting one

what's a trx?

[Obsessed]

Picked up a ton of bad eating habits back in my football playing days when it was ok to eat a ton. Unfortunately they have stuck with me for 15 more years.

I know exactly what you mean. I'm 6'3" and about 240-245, but when I was on the rowing team in college I was around 185, and eating like a horse. Sadly, after college my eating tapered off much more slowly than the amount of exercise I was getting.

My recent problem has been that with my schedule it's hard to get to the gym, so I've really started focusing on things I can do at home. At the suggestion of another member here I recently got a kettlebell and have been teaching myself to do some things with it. I'm discovering that it can provide a really good workout. Once it warms up I'm also going to have to buy some new running shoes and hit the pavement.

[King of Kailua]

At the suggestion of another member here I recently got a kettlebell and have been teaching myself to do some things with it. I'm discovering that it can provide a really good workout.

Kettlebells are great aren't they! I'm looking for a source to buy from. No one here locally has 'um. Just like Osage Rub.

[pcdad]

I'm 5'7 215Lb..short n stalky..did martial arts for 15yrs..got married still happily married n have 1 13mo old and working 2 jobs takes up my day...me n the fam go on long walks here n there when we have time..but soon enough ill be goin back to the gym as I did for 10yrs as well

[airplanedoc]

I have a indo balance board, which really can make things interesting trying to balance while doing everyday common stuff. I can feel muscles tighten all over my body as I try to remain balanced. about 15 min is a pretty good workout, if you do it several times a day.

[King of Kailua]

5 miles run
swiss ball core
taught a p.e. class with 5 graders :w00t: basketball drills, and jump rope games
paddled 8+ miles on the oc-1
surfed
I'm bushed!

[King of Kailua]

Paddled a long course Stan Cann (http://www.hawaiipaddling.com/pdf/StanCann.pdf) route today at noon and I swear there must have been 50+ humpback whales all over blowing, slapping, breaching, and making weird whale noises! I've never seen so many cetaceans at once. I was just going to paddle an easy buoy run since I've got a race tomorrow but the whales gave me a lot of energy. Hope I'm not sore for the race.

[Lynchmeister]

A week before Christmas, my wife and I joined a gym. Ever since, we've been averaging 3-4 visits a week doing weight training, cardio, and swimming. In addition, we've totally revamped our eating habits (with a "fun" day built into the week). It's been going really well and we are starting to see some results. My face has definitely thinned out and my arms have substantially grown and toned up, but sadly the pot belly seems not to have budged yet. It's still early in the game, though. I'm seeing consistant strength gains each week, which is encouraging, so I know if I keep at it, I will reach my goal.

[airplanedoc]

Just remember you loose fat at the same rate all over your body. So areas where you have the most fat, will be the last to show results. That is why your hands and face are usually the first to show results and your belly is the last. If you are seeing results you are on the right track. Keep up the good work.

[ambrose]

Well done guys

Ive been doing more circuit type training lately along with a higher repetition range at a slower pace. The girlfriend has been seeing a difference and I didnt even ask. Ive bought a trx suspension training straps because after using one at the gym I thought it would be a great addition to my workouts. Im actually quitting the gym and continuing to work out at home and around town. I realized I was spending way too much and that money could be going in to nice equipment.

[King of Kailua]

Had a fun race Saturday 6Feb. at Anaeho'omalu Bay in Waikaloa. I'm still a bit cautious with my old neck injury so I opted for the short course. Big turn out for the race; there must have been 60+ canoes in my race. The race was a down wind run for about 4 miles up the coast towards Puako, then a turn at a buoy for an up wind slogging return. The course favored smaller boats which didn't bode well for my big swell riding Polaris but I made a decent showing.

The race was great and all, but there were two bummer things about this event: 1. A dry beach so no beers in the sand afterwards. 2. The main sponsor; a restaurant catered lunch and ran out of food after feeding only 1/3 of the participants. Then they just dug out and left! :thumbdown

Paddlers must have beer and food after races, grrr! :glare:

[airplanedoc]

Looks like I will be getting plenty of exercise shoveling snow tomorrow.

[v76]

Hi there... when I was 18 years old I was around 280lbs for 6'. Got fed up of being fat, unhealthy physically and mentally and started weight lifting. Best thing I ever did. Lost about 10 pounds a month for 10-11 months and kinda plateau-ed at 165-170lbs... it completely changed my outlook on life. I got more active, more outgoing, sociable, interested in broadening my horizons. That was 8 years ago! Everything is possible, just focus on your objectives without losing sight, eating well and exercising should be integrated into one's life, not seen as only tools to lose weight.

[The Nid Hog]

Kettlebells are great aren't they! I'm looking for a source to buy from. No one here locally has 'um. Just like Osage Rub.

Shipping would be a killer to you, wouldn't it. If you keep an eye on eBay, Dragon Door has specials every now and then. I bought a 54 lb at such a good price that the shipping didn't even matter. But that was still just CONUS. Maybe give them a call and see if they can do anything for you?

I've been doing Mark Rippetoe strength training workouts since the first of the year. I lost a week when I was traveling and a couple of days with some kind of bug, but I got right back into it. Today was squats, shoulder press and deadlift. I did some abs and a half hour run on the treadmill too.

[icedoverfire]

I'm just shy of 6'. Clocked in on the scales at about 180 lbs.

I want to whip my ass back into shape. Both cuz I want to look better for my graduation photos and also because of the... ahem... other benefits. I used to be able to swim fairly well... but I got lazy and gave it up.
Used to weightlift too... Same story - got lazy and gave it up.
School started up for me late January and since the beginning of February I've been telling myself that "I'm going to go to the gym today" and it never happened.... Until today.

Went for a 20min swim today as that was all I could handle. As I get stronger I will probably throw some weightlifting into the mix.
Someone yell at me to keep me motivated ha ha.

-ice

[Big_Fuzzy]

Nothing like some pissed of tendinitis in the knees to cheer me up.

How is everyone's bodies holding up in their athletic endeavors?

[The Nid Hog]

Someone yell at me to keep me motivated ha ha.


Hang in there through--gut it out through the days when you don't feel like going. Remember how it felt when you couldn't wait to work out. You'll get back there.



How is everyone's bodies holding up in their athletic endeavors?

Like any guy of a certain age, I have my share of complaints. Two are from pretty serious injuries that I got when I was younger. One is a blown out right shoulder that i got grappling. The other one is a deep tear to my left quad. Both ache if I don't work out regularly. However if I keep a good PT schedule going, other than some morning stiffness, they feel good and continue to operate well.

The only thing that I have noticed is that somebody adds a couple of extra flights of stairs on the way up to my office on the mornings after the days that I do squats.

[frank85]

A quick check in...

slowly but surely the weight is coming off... currently stuck in the 250's - 257 weight range... I am not sweating it tough I start my training in the next couple of weeks... Ironman 70.3 in October and I am looking to be at 210-215 by October...

Keep up the good work guys...

[airplanedoc]

Allright My serious diet starts today.

[v76]

Allright My serious diet starts today.

Good luck! Keep with it... it's more worth it than cake! :lol:

[RazorPete]

Last year I was doing cycles of running 5 min. doing 20 pushups, 7-8 pullups, 20 situps, 20 squats. It seemed like a good workout and I was getting to the point that I could do five cycles.

This year, for a change, I started p90x, and though I thought I was in shape, I found I was not quite up to the p90x workout. I could only get halfway thru each of the workouts. But over the last few weeks I have gradually been getting closer and closer to doing complete workouts.

I have to say, I think the p90x is a great overall workout, and I am finding myself looking forward to it as part of my early morning routine.

I have not been so fastidious about the nutrition part of it, but rather have just been trying to eat a healthy low fat diet. So far its working out good. I am only looking to get in shape and lose 20 pounds.

[Bill Smith]

I am on the third month of a modified circuit program starting off with 25 min of cardio do a set of five different exercises then five minutes cardio and repeat three times.

Upper body day I do upper body with shoulder press, dumbbell press, lat pull down, biceps, triceps, lots of ab crunches and squats while olding an Olympic Curl Bar over my head. Lower body day, same amount of cardio with the five minute interlude between sets, walking lunges with dumbells (up to 30 lb a side), Deadlifts, leg press, ab crunches and 25 push ups per set.

I started this back in December tweaking along the way and only just in the past three weeks I have been really able to push myself. Most of January I was sidelined with a nasty cold.

To date, I am feeling more toned, the gut does not show visible signs of shrinking however the belts and pants don't feel quite as tight. The other big pluses with this workout is I keep my heart rate up and it does not take as long as my old workout regime where I kept the cardio and weights seperate.

[Obsessed]

Ok men, we are officially out of excuses:


For what its worth, I had a portion of my lung removed the last week in November '09. I ran 3 miles this morning, (not walked or crawled, did that starting out 2 1/2 weeks ago). I'll be back to my normal 5 by hopefully the middle or end of next month.

Pretty f-ing impressive, if you ask me!

[airplanedoc]

So far down 7 pounds only 70 to go. So I guess I am 10% of the way to my goal.

[King of Kailua]

Had a really fun OC-1 race down Kalapana way from Pohoiki to Kehena on Satuday. Came in 2nd in my age group (19-49yrs) which was surprising to me. Kehena has become quite the clothing optional beach over the years and most of the naked hippies seemed to give us rather indignant looks when we landed our fleet en-force.

Here's a pic from Kehena beach (http://tweetphoto.com/12071496) after the end of the 8 mile short course run.

[ambrose]

circuit training with the gym boss 10 sec "rest" 20 sec work.

4 exercises back to back per set

1. elevated push ups on exercise ball with push up bars regular grip
2. elevated push ups on exercise ball with push up bars wide grip
3. incline chest press on exercise ball
4. jumping squats with 2 sec pause on the down motion

repeat for three sets, then abs done in the same timing back to back for 3 sets of the following

1. ab crunches on exercise ball
2. jackknifes on exercise ball
3. Mountain climbers advanced

[SRock]

So far down 7 pounds only 70 to go. So I guess I am 10&#37; of the way to my goal.

Hey that's 1/10th! That's not something to snicker at; you are on your way!

Congrats!

[The Nid Hog]

I'd better catch up with my postings. On Saturday, I went to the gym and did 30 min on a new elliptical/stair hybrid machine, then continued with my Rippetoe inspired workout. I did squats and bench, and fit in some pull ups, dips and abs.

Yesterday, I dusted off my trail shoes and went for a brisk 3 mile run through the woods.

[Sal]

then continued with my Rippetoe inspired workout. I did squats and bench, and fit in some pull ups, dips and abs.

I saw one of Rippetoes videos a year or so ago and it changed the way I squated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yha2XAc2qu8

[The Nid Hog]

I saw one of Rippetoes videos a year or so ago and it changed the way I squated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yha2XAc2qu8

Me too. I watched some videos, then got Starting Strength for Christmas. I picked up some little details about deadlifts, etc., that I hadn't been doing before, but I really had to completely relearn my squat. I felt kind of awkward for a while, but now it feels great.

[azmark]

Oh man....I just jumped 15 lbs:cursing:. I still fit into a 34 pair of Wranglers but it's not pretty. Man Im so disappointed!

Traveling is killing me. That's it it's on.

[ofelas]

Mon/Wed/Fri I do pullups, pushups & freeform lunges preceded by stretching.
Tue/Th/Sat I do bagwork, speedball & spar, followed by hillsprints or stairclimbs.
Sun - I eat something fried.

[tg16]

I've dropped 25 lbs so far and am down 4 inches. I'm doing weights on T&TH. On MWF I do the Couch to 5k where I'm on week 3.

[Mr. Imperial]

Man, you guys are inspiring.

A few weeks ago I started doing 30 minutes on an elliptical at a high level (looking to burn around 400 calories each time) 3-4 times per week. When my work is consistent, it's easy to be consistent with exercising...but when I don't have much (I'm a substitute teacher at the moment), it's tough.

So...today I started my official burpee regimen. These things kick my butt, and though I'm not sure their potential for calorie-burning, if I'm not toned in a month I'm going to get a freaking trainer! :biggrin1:

[The Nid Hog]

I had very little time to workout today, but my wife and I still managed to hit the gym. I just barely got my Rippetoe-mandated workout done in time to do some abs. Today was squats, shoulder press and deadlift. The plan now is to run before work tomorrow morning.

[Johnny_Z]

Can someone recommend me a program for muscular endurance? Not looking to bulk up so much anymore but to be able to go without getting tired after 10 seconds of movement. Know what I'm sayin'?

[Davidy1026]

I try to keep the same routine Monday through Saturday, though I was sidelined with a bit of a cold today. Usually I get up early before class and run between 4 and 6 miles, depending on my mood, followed by four sets of 25 push ups and the same number of decline weighted crunches, Russian twists, and 8-count body builders. This leaves me time to have a nice luxurious shave each morning :001_smile

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday I do high rep, 75-80% of my max weight lifts to augment my morning runs. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday I usually do 90 minutes of Bikram Yoga to work on flexibility and core strength; as well as clearing my mind after the end of a long day.

Sunday I relax and let my body wind down. I'll go to Mass, occasionally do another session of Bikram, but not always. I try to use Sunday to read a book unrelated to the practice/study of law, cook something new, spend quality time with my dog after a school week's worth of neglect, watch a film, or when it isn't craptacular outside like it is now (thank you Nebraska winters) I'll go to a park and just sit and enjoy the sights and smells.

Throughout the whole week I eat well, drink lots of water, all that jazz. The easiest way I've found to stay on a regimen like mine is to have a set "cheat" day each week. So on Sunday, while I'm enjoying my very blessed life, I eat something that I normally wouldn't, have a cigar and scotch or a few glasses of wine, whatever - because I know the next morning I'll easily burn it all off, and that little bit of down time is my reward for kicking my own ass all week long.

Though I must say I've never been one for "bulk", instead I try to stay as lean and toned as I can - law school unfortunately adds more pounds than your standard college/freshman "15" since you sit around for ~12 hours a day reading and snacking, plus I've gotta look good in my suits right gents lol :001_tt2:

[Davidy1026]

I just want to follow that up, after thinking about it for a second, that I should qualify what I mean by "eat well." I try to avoid overly processed items, fast food, things with ingredients I can't pronounce, etc. That isn't to say I eat like a rabbit all week, far from it. I love food of all kinds, and being Italian, well there's a lot of pasta, seafood, garlic, wine, and meat in my diet. I also am a sucker for Indian and Japanese food. The trick, at least in my view, is to eat items that without HFCS or man-made preservatives. But yeah, I let go and indulge now and then, but eating "natural" items, doesn't mean you have to eat cardboard or lettuce all day.

For example, Tuesday's dinner was homemade pasta (thanks mom), tomato sauce I made over the course of two days (yeah, it's that good) with lots of fresh garlic, red wine, yellow squash, sauteed shrimp and mussels, and diced olives in the sauce, a glass of the wine for me, a wedge of fresh parmesan to grate, a mediterranean style salad, and a french loaf of bread.

Healthy, heck yes. Bland, oh heck no. And since it's 5am, it's time to go run all that deliciousness off!

[tg16]

Went to the gym before work and did day 2 of week 3 of the C25k. I had been wanting to get a pair of Nike Lunar Glide running shoes and when I got home from work yesterday, they were there. Tomorrow I'll be on the weights.

[King of Kailua]

Can anyone recommend a decent pair of climbing shoes and where I might order them from?

I've recently discovered the tread-wall (http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/treadwall.jpg) at my gym and running shoes really don't cut it for this device. This machine is awesome though! You can set a distance or timed climb, the angle of the wall, and the speed at which the wall moves. Then you climb, climb, climb! The first day I set it for 1000' at a pretty steep angle and I darn near blew a gasket!

[jdeville]

Check REI or a similar outdoors store. They will have climbing shoes. Mine are black diamond, but I haven't used them in about 3 years. :(

[jdeville]

New to the BBGAC, but I'm in.
I'm 5'9
Early Dec. I was 248lb, then I started watching my food intake, with some help from ADD meds. Last night I weighed in at 214! My goal is 180.

Is the wiki still being used for this? Or is there anywhere other than posts where we state our start/current/goal?

[King of Kailua]

Is the wiki still being used for this? Or is there anywhere other than posts where we state our start/current/goal?

We used to keep a WOTD thread going in the club. But it became a ghost town. Try posting a thread to the club's home site page and linking to it in this thread to see if anything will stick.

[jdeville]

Where's the clubs home site page? The group link for the locker room didn't work :(

[King of Kailua]

Yeah, I noticed that as well. Has the group been wiped? Maybe a mod can speak to this and return the locker room.

[Nishnabotna]

OK. You inspire me.

[Obsessed]

For the first time in a very long time, I forced myself to get up and work out before getting ready for work today. It was nothing major, just two kettlebell exercises and some push-ups, but it's a start. I need to work out in the morning if I'm going to get back in shape.

[tg16]

I did week 4, day 1 of the couch to 5k (C25K) program before work this AM. I've gotten where I look forward to the days where I can work out before work instead of during lunch. I'm down to 209.4 giving me a total of 28.8 lbs lost.

[Sullybob]

Yeah, I noticed that as well. Has the group been wiped? Maybe a mod can speak to this and return the locker room.

I think the locker room has been gone for a while now.


I have been working out off and on since the beginning of this thread. I get on track and something always seems to come up. Between work, school, family kids etc. The gym is the first thing to get cut out of the time budget.
One thing that I did do that has helped me to stay on track is to create a journal of my workout that I take to the gym with me. I record what I do while I am there along with the date. Its easy to look at my workout journal or workout log and see that I have been slacking.

[King of Kailua]

Why'd the locker room go away? :ohmy:

[Obsessed]

Why'd the locker room go away? :ohmy:

I think there was some sort of NCAA recruiting violation . . .

[Sullybob]

Why'd the locker room go away? :ohmy:

I think that the who ever founded the locker room stopped posting on B&B, so the locker room was disbanded.

Anyone want to make a new athletic club social group?

[A-Man]

Tried my Nike Free (5.0) yesterday. Tried really running with a mid/forefoot strike for the first time as well. Went a little over a 2 miles...My goodness, 24+ hours later and my calves are still in knots.

I was warned to take it slow relearning how to run like that since my feet/legs aren't used to that kind of workout. I figured only a couple miles would be fine..it was not. But I am looking forward to tryin again.

[King of Kailua]

I think that the who ever founded the locker room stopped posting on B&B, so the locker room was disbanded.

Anyone want to make a new athletic club social group?

I just created a new social group; The B&B Locker Room (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/group.php?groupid=126). Feel free to join up. No membership fee, free clean towels and hot showers. What a deal! Feel free to post new discussions such as a Workout Of The Day, Training Tips, Diet, etc, etc. Enjoy!

[Sullybob]

Sweet! I'm the first one to use the locker room.

[SRock]

Well its back to the grind. I haven't run in a month (while on leave) so I gotta get back to it. I'm going to start off with a slow three miler in the morning.

[King of Kailua]

Well its back to the grind.

Welcome back!:a43::a20:

[SRock]

Welcome back!:a43::a20:

Thanks!

[tg16]

Tried my Nike Free (5.0) yesterday. Tried really running with a mid/forefoot strike for the first time as well. Went a little over a 2 miles...My goodness, 24+ hours later and my calves are still in knots.

I was warned to take it slow relearning how to run like that since my feet/legs aren't used to that kind of workout. I figured only a couple miles would be fine..it was not. But I am looking forward to tryin again.

I've been doing the Couch to 5k and seeing results without a great deal of pain. Its pretty motivating and there are podcasts to use.

http://www.c25k.com/

[SRock]

I took it easy this morning. 3.2 miles in 30 minutes. First run in nearly 6 weeks.

[perry]

My training for the mini marathon is progressing. I'll go a 10K training race on Saturday morning. I did about that far last Saturday, so the distance itself shouldn't be a problem, just worried if there are any hills since my neighborhood is so flat. Should be ok though :thumbup1:

[shmeegs]

I started in January being 5'10 215 and not looking like I weighed 215.

I just weighed myself yesterday and weigh 230 and am starting to look like I might be close to weighing 200.

I don't really care what I weigh, I just wanna look like I weigh it. I wanna have a nice chest and back, thick and cut arms, tight abs, and my lower back to shrink. I played hockey for years so my lower body has alot of mass on it but no real cut and definement into it.

I am doing full body workouts 3 times a week consisting of the following:

4 lower body exercises, 8 upper body exercises with 2 sets each. Upper body more free weights, heavy weight, more rest in between sets. Lower body with lighter weights, more reps, and 30 secs rest in between sets.

I was doing great for almost three months until this week when I got sick. I have been sick since monday and I have been to the gym since and it's killing me.

[The Nid Hog]

Went for a nice four mile trail run today. It's getting hot now--it was over 90 when I hit the woods--and I was really feeling it. Even so, it was a beautiful day to be out.

[SRock]

Leisurely 4 mile run

[shmeegs]

First day back after a long week off with being sick

2 sets of MMF

Leg Extension
ATG (ass to ground) squats
Seated Leg curl
Seated Calf raise
Pulldown
Barbell Row
Incline Barbell Bench
Dumbell Flies
Dip Machine
Dumbell shoulder Press
Barbell 21's curls
Weighted crunches.

[sid3000]

Gents, Id hate to bring up an old thread but I could use some help.
Im 210 lbs 5'11" with a BMI of 29.3, Im 19 y/o btw.
Ive been walking a little over 2 miles everyday for the the past couple weeks and have been watching what I eat but Im not really seeing any progress. What Id really like to do is get rid of the "beer-belly" type of gut Ive had for most of my life. Ive also tried going on daily runs and doing some pushups but with a lack of immediate results I get discouraged and stop after a few days. Any advice?

[Neuromancer]

Gents, Id hate to bring up an old thread but I could use some help.
Im 210 lbs 5'11" with a BMI of 29.3, Im 19 y/o btw.
Ive been walking a little over 2 miles everyday for the the past couple weeks and have been watching what I eat but Im not really seeing any progress. What Id really like to do is get rid of the "beer-belly" type of gut Ive had for most of my life. Ive also tried going on daily runs and doing some pushups but with a lack of immediate results I get discouraged and stop after a few days. Any advice?

Looks like a thread I need to get involved in too...Sid, you might want to check out Michael Thurmond's Extreme Makeover...I started a couple of months ago...besides having high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, I've also had a stent put in so I really need to drop the weight for my health...I'm 5'7", and when I started I weighed 222 pounds, with a BMI of 34.8...I'd like to say I've been doing the program seriously as I probably would have lost all the weight I needed to loose by now, but even using it hap-hazardly, I've lost 14 pounds so far, down to 208, with a BMI of 32.6...I really need to get down to about 155 to get my BMI under 25...the Thurmond program includes walking (or cycling, including exer-cycling) daily, resistance band exercises for toning (20 minutes, twice a week), and eating healthy...it's low salt, low fat, and low carbs, lotsa veggies, fruit, and lean proteins, pretty much what what the human body should be eating anyways...6 small meals a day, plus two to three quarts of water...not only do you not feel hungry, sometimes I can't even eat all of the days rations...I just need to get more serious about it, but I'm happy with the 14 pound loss so far, as that's better than anything else I've done in several years, and will be continuing, so I'm hoping to drop another 40 to 50 pounds...good luck to you too, in your endeavor to get your weight under control...

[sid3000]

Thanks for the advice Neuromancer. My dad recently got a stent put in too and he's been making sure to keep everything under control, lost about 10 pounds so far. Im trying to find more recreational ways of losing the weight because Im not a fan of "do x minutes of this y times per week" types of excercise. I dont have the discipline to stick with that, I need something more entertaining :lol:
I hope you can succeed too - your progress shows youre doing something right. We will all get through this together!

[Erebos]

Gents, Id hate to bring up an old thread but I could use some help.
Im 210 lbs 5'11" with a BMI of 29.3, Im 19 y/o btw.
Ive been walking a little over 2 miles everyday for the the past couple weeks and have been watching what I eat but Im not really seeing any progress. What Id really like to do is get rid of the "beer-belly" type of gut Ive had for most of my life. Ive also tried going on daily runs and doing some pushups but with a lack of immediate results I get discouraged and stop after a few days. Any advice?First you need to get over the idea of seeing immediate results. Not going to happen. You didn't put that weight on in a couple weeks and you're not going to lose it that fast either.

Then you have to decide how important losing weight and being healthy is to you. If you're not willing to make it a priority then there isn't a diet or exercise plan in the world that will work, because this isn't something you can just do for a couple months, it's a lifelong commitment.

The upside is once you've made the commitment, the work itself isn't actually that hard. Diet is the biggest component. Watch what you eat, count calories if you want to be exact, but the important thing is to be aware of what and how much you're eating. Weight loss all comes down to calories in vs. calories out, and it's a lot easier to skip that double cheeseburger than it is to burn it off with cardio.

As far as exercise goes, find something you enjoy. If you can't do that, find something you can tolerate. I recommend lifting weights in addition to cardio so you can hold on to as much muscle as possible while losing weight, but if all you care about is shedding pounds it's certainly not necessary.

Set realistic six month goals for yourself, then after you've reached those, set new goals for six months from then. Always be working toward something.

These are the things that helped me when I decided to finally get serious about getting healthy, hopefully they'll help you too.

[Muscles]

First you need to get over the idea of seeing immediate results. Not going to happen. You didn't put that weight on in a couple weeks and you're not going to lose it that fast either.

Then you have to decide how important losing weight and being healthy is to you. If you're not willing to make it a priority then there isn't a diet or exercise plan in the world that will work, because this isn't something you can just do for a couple months, it's a lifelong commitment.

The upside is once you've made the commitment, the work itself isn't actually that hard. Diet is the biggest component. Watch what you eat, count calories if you want to be exact, but the important thing is to be aware of what and how much you're eating. Weight loss all comes down to calories in vs. calories out, and it's a lot easier to skip that double cheeseburger than it is to burn it off with cardio.

As far as exercise goes, find something you enjoy. If you can't do that, find something you can tolerate. I recommend lifting weights in addition to cardio so you can hold on to as much muscle as possible while losing weight, but if all you care about is shedding pounds it's certainly not necessary.

Set realistic six month goals for yourself, then after you've reached those, set new goals for six months from then. Always be working toward something.

These are the things that helped me when I decided to finally get serious about getting healthy, hopefully they'll help you too.

+100

- 65% Diet and 35% exercise. When you eat fat your body can store fat.
- Don't set unrealistic goals ie 10kgs in 10weeks etc as you will be setting yourself up for failure.
- You only goal should be to eat better and exercise more.
- Don't eat less - eat better and eat more often so you stoke the fire within (Your metabolism)
- Drink more water. Between 2 and 3 L a day.
- Find an exercise you can tolerate and even better one that you enjoy.

From there you will get results but you need discipline and you need to scrap the words "I can't" from your vocab...

Good luck with your goals. If you start a journal and track your progress you will see the story getting told

[baquah]

Gents, Id hate to bring up an old thread but I could use some help.
Im 210 lbs 5'11" with a BMI of 29.3, Im 19 y/o btw.
Ive been walking a little over 2 miles everyday for the the past couple weeks and have been watching what I eat but Im not really seeing any progress. What Id really like to do is get rid of the "beer-belly" type of gut Ive had for most of my life. Ive also tried going on daily runs and doing some pushups but with a lack of immediate results I get discouraged and stop after a few days. Any advice?

In addition to the other good comments,

I hate to use the "T-word" (that's "training"), but you might try keeping track of input & output trends with the tools at Training Peaks (http://www.trainingpeaks.com)(both free or paid versions exist). Take an evening where you'd be posting on B&B and setup an account, put in some basic meals you eat (or decide that you'll eat regular, predictable meals (which don't have to be boring, just consistent)), and track what you eat for a week. If you do this, you'll have a hard number as to the caloric deficit or surplus of a regular week (FWIW, I did exactly this, and while it is a PITA, if you do it you'll learn much).

Afterward, you don't have to be exact with the calorie counting, but reasonably close (e.g., within 100 (one snack) or so). If you eat 2000 calories worth of good food in a day and factor in resting metabolism, you can get a decent plan together, wherein you exercise and burn enough calories to have a net deficit every day. It doesn't have to be huge, but a couple hundred a day adds up...The nice part is that Training Peaks does shiny graphs for you, so while you may not see immediate results, you'll see the direction you're trending. What's more, you might just find that by observing what you're eating, you exert influence over your diet (I certainly did) to make the numbers look better....:thumbup: I'm down 13 pounds from New Year's eve (now 27 years, 5'9", 137#) and still trying to find my racing-weight.

Also, you might try substituting Quinoa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa) for white rice in your diet. Prepare it basically the same and enjoy more vitamins, protein and texture.

Best of luck!

[SRock]

You can join us in the "What's your workout" thread.
:thumbup1::thumbup1:

[TimmyBoston]

You can join us in the "What's your workout" thread.
:thumbup1::thumbup1:

Definitely, it's a great way to stay accountable and get encouragement and advice. :thumbup1:

[SRock]

Definitely, it's a great way to stay accountable and get encouragement and advice. :thumbup1:

:thumbup1::thumbup1:

[sid3000]

Mini update: Ive REALLY been watching what I eat lately. Taking in small portions, eating slowly - actually savoring my meals for the first time. I was pushed to go to a buffet while on a family trip but still managed to keep my cool. I just sampled everything I was interested in, left most of the scraps on the plate, and left with a neutral-full feeling. I never really made a habit of wasting food, but all my friends that are fit leave a considerable amount of leftovers when we dine. My gameplan atm is to do the same.

[Muscles]

Good on ya, remember consistency is the key.

A few tips that have helped my family and friends on similar quests:


Don't ever skip breakfast
Eat only fruit for "snacks" in between meals
If you are a starch or carb lover, try to eat those types of food with breakfast and lunch but not dinner
Don't eat late dinners, give your body time to burn off the meal before your metabolism turns off for the night


Keep your eyes on the prize!
:001_cool:

[SeattleSparky]

5'9" @238. Started this new position in November of 2009 at 189!! Just recently had to get some size 40 pants@!

[SeattleSparky]

I finally had to do it! Yup, had to go and buy size 40 pants:(. I started my current job at 189 pounds and wanted to get to 165, now am back up to 242 on a 5'8 frame, sitting here watching the P90X INFOMERCIAL and have a friend and his wife who have done it for years. Just checked the athletic club by the house two days ago about membership and fees. They have EVERYTHING there, but still $120 joining fee, then $75/month!!! That's like $900/year!!!WTF?? Question- Who here has done this program and stuck with it beyond the 90 days? My friend and his wife are now "coache" so they have a vested interest in trying to get people to buy this, i want an unbiased opinion please. C'mon guys, help a FAT brother out!!! Happy St. pat's day!!:)

[rebos]

oh man. did this end? Is there a new GAC in effect? Can't believe I missed out on this.

[rebos]

i suppose the stickies above achieve the same motivating effect. great! now to get crackin.