Yeah I had to keep going back and referencing one of my books to make sure I had it straight. I’m not that smart, but I can read understand and paraphrase with the best of them. :tup:
I don’t see where you cited any of your sources, I sure hope you haven’t been plagiarizing! Lol
I ain’t reading all that bullshit (j/k, I really did, knew some but not all the specifics)
all of this can be summed up by DON’T EAT SHIT! and FUCKING DO SOMETHING! and good things will come.
Took my wedding ring to get resized at my uncle’s jewelry shop, size 13.5 down to a size 11. Down 80lbs to ~196ish. Did yoga this morning too, back feels AWESOME. Going to put that into rotation for some dexterity and flexibility. Ran 10+ miles monday night in the lightning storm along the lake, after doing spin that morning so my hams and quads are beat and it really helped.
You’re nukin futs. I am trying out a standing desk at work. It’s only 11am and a bit tired.
I recently jumped down to 190lbs…(started at 230ish about 2 yrs ago) because I took another break from heavy lifting in leu of running. I signed up for the turkey trot a few weeks ago and decided this was a good way to motivate to run often. been logging about 15-20miles a week running tues/thurs/sun. I also had to switch focus because I ruptured my right eardrum by not exhaling on a lift at 185lbs on decline benchpress (rookie mistake). I’ve had constant ringing(tinitus) in my right ear for 5-6wks now with no let-up. 
Keep up the good work all:tup: Currently I’m at the most miles ever for a year on my bike and I see myself trying to get as much as possible to escape the house. I’ve been thinking of actually trying running but, my knees are FUCKED. Beyond fucked. Maybe I can try out some braces, I dunno.
As far as food goes-I just try and stay away from crappy fast food at all costs. If I have to grab something quick, I’ll grab a Tim Hortons ham and swiss without that fucking ranch nastyness and sub a light amount of mayo, something light from Subway, etc etc. If I eat one slice of Nino’s pizza, I’m done, I’ll eat another 3 cause it’s so fucking good!!! So, I don’t eat that. My weakness-always has been, always will be, is candy. Ju Ju Fruits, Dots, Mike and Ike, Jelly Belly tropical mix, thats my poison. I can eat my weight in that stuff. I don’t really worry about carbs, I more or less worry about eating shit food that is fried/high fat content, etc etc.
It feels good to be able to go out on a group ride and do a 38mph pull that spits people out the back followed by a NICE taste of blood in the mouth
That run was one of the more memorable things ever, it was nearly daylight b/c of all the lightning strikes, the thunder was deafening, and running with the ground shaking. Water just sheeting down, the skyway above you as you get past the old Pier and the street lights flickering and going out. Real cool night, could never plan it that way in a lifetime.
Fry, I don’t understand, old girl here is BANGIN’ reps!!
I don’t understand what my eyes are seeing.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Down to 190 myself. Just about my target.
My “lifestyle change” is not that tough to maintain that I have been at it for about 2 months.
I turn 30 in 3 months. Got a nice layer of flab where there had been decent abs the last time I started a new decade. So I’ve started a little six-pack-back-by-30 personal project.
Lift weights 3-5 days a week, walk on the off days.
No grains. No sugar. Lots of meat. Starchy carbs when I’ve earned them via workouts. Leafy stuffs otherwise. No dairy, not that I can digest it anyway. No legumes either, since they steal yer nutrients and are carb bombs.
Supplementing with 5,000 IU D3, CoQ10, alphalipoic acid, and carnitine. Also taking cod liver oil and grass fed butter with the aim of increasing testosterone.
Making sleeping enough a priority. No alcohol. Well, only on special occassions with the full understanding that it will directly sabotage my progress. No fooling myself.
That’s where I’m starting. After a couple of weeks I’m going to need to add in some high intensity short burst type of stuff. Sprints or HIIT circuit type stuff when lifting.
I also need to get off caffein. FML. Stimulants make cortisol. Cortisol makes belly fat.
Of course logging every workout, everything I eat, and weekly chest and belly measurements with a tape measure. Measuring progress is key. I’m writing down my weight too, but only out of curiosity. I’m indifferent to the direction it goes since I’m trying to lose fat and gain muscle.
Started Sat at 5’11", 185 pounds, 36" waste, 40-41" chest. Probably around 17% body fat. I don’t have a decent way to measure it so I won’t know when I get there other than liking how I look in the mirror, but the body fat goal is 12%. My max deadlift is about 275 at the moment. Targeting double body weight.
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The diet part is easy. If you can’t buy into a diet where bacon, butter, and steak are good for you and bran muffins are the most unhealthy thing you can eat then you need to turn in your man card.
I’ve been reading/learning about diet and nutrition pretty intensely for a while now. My real goal is to be able to win a nutrition debate with an ab-off. :ohyeah:
And how long is this going to be sustainable Fry? It almost seems like you’re setting yourself up for failure with such high standards. I remember you balls deep in Crossfit, before that HIIT, then Keto diets, then… then… The reason “diets” fail is b/c they’re not sustainable, lifestyle changes are. Stop reading everything on the internet all day, and focus on the basics and maintain that for a few years.
Easy there captain adrenal fatigue. Sure I played around with a few crossfit workouts and HIIT. Never touched keto diets, aside from readinga bout them.
I would say this is totally sustainable. There’s nothing too radical about hitting the gym on my lunch breaks and eating meat and veggies.
Off to superset some powercleans and pullups then eat some meat and veggies. I hope I don’t blackout and wake up in a pile of cookie crumbs and beer bottles!
I could stand to lose about 5-10lbs. Been STRUGGLING to hit the gym 3 times a week lately while working about 50 hours. But I really should start paying more attention to my diet, that’s like half the battle right there and I’ve pretty much been ignoring it. Oh, and I HATE running. I miss my college days where 2+ hours of ice time 5-6 days a week was all I needed 
Shoulder day turned into a upper back and shoulder day this AM, got pretty heated. I’m going on the schedule teaching Spin @ Golds here next week.
Good shit. :tup: (BTW if I start coming across like a dick at all I’m just trying to goad you into trash talking. Shit talking = embarassing to fail = motivation…)
Sweet jebus I’m a puss. Did my deadlifts at 275#'s and got a twinge in my delt/armpit, then bench, and then torture twists. Then went to 95# powercleans and pullups supersets. 10 cleans, then 5 pullups, then 10 more cleans, then 3 pullups, then pussout. I can’t wait till monday. I love how fast gains come when you first start.
Double body weight dead lifts by Christmas or bust!!!