[quote]byukid wrote:
I am looking to drop the fat weight, and keep my strength up. My target weight is 250 or whenever I can stop seeing my belly jiggle when I brush my teeth. I am keeping track of my calories very closely now- recording everything.[/quote]
Ah, how much are you eating? Do you cook for yourself?
Well, at least it’s not preventing you from doing other things.
Why don’t you get her lifting?
[quote]Suicide presses (or guillotine presses I think is another name) is an ultra wide grip on bench that you bring to your throat- I use them to get a good stretch in the pecs.
Explosive benches were inspired by a livespill a little while back, and I do them for activation. My pecs have always been small and weak (which is why my shoulder took over for pressing which is why it got hurt) so anything I can do to “wake them up” so to speak is on the table.[/quote]
I have always read and learned that you cant do all, lose fat and gain strength and gain muscle. At least not without pharmacology help. Its kind of pick your poison,
Ah, how much are you eating? Do you cook for yourself?
Why don’t you get her lifting?
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I’m sitting at 2200 calories a day with 40/35/25 pro/carbs/fat breakdown. Been losing about 1.5 pounds a week for the past three weeks.
I do cook for myself breakfast and lunch, dinner is usually split between the wife and I cooking and my parents cooking or taking us out.
She’s not really interested in lifting. She supports me though, and she likes her bike time, so I’m grateful for that.
For DJ- I don’t want to necessarily increase strength or muscle, but I’d like them to hold. If I have to lose 5 pounds of muscle for 20 pounds of fat, well, I’ll deal with that. My main focus is continuing to be in a caloric deficit while training, and trying to use my training to limit muscle and strength loss.
[quote]byukid wrote:
Hey, my wife is actually from Missouri, didn’t know you were.
I think when we have a home gym I might be able to introduce her to some basic things, but she’s in good shape and healthy, so I don’t press her.[/quote]
I pictured you actually pressing your wife. Could be an awesome planking shot, think about it.
[quote]byukid wrote:
Hey, my wife is actually from Missouri, didn’t know you were.
I think when we have a home gym I might be able to introduce her to some basic things, but she’s in good shape and healthy, so I don’t press her.[/quote]
I pictured you actually pressing your wife. Could be an awesome planking shot, think about it.
1.5 a week, not bad. Keep it up.[/quote]
For extra work capacity, I carry her around- caveman style.
[quote]byukid wrote:
Hey, my wife is actually from Missouri, didn’t know you were.
I think when we have a home gym I might be able to introduce her to some basic things, but she’s in good shape and healthy, so I don’t press her.[/quote]
I pictured you actually pressing your wife. Could be an awesome planking shot, think about it.
1.5 a week, not bad. Keep it up.[/quote]
For extra work capacity, I carry her around- caveman style.[/quote]
Feal your pain getting the wife in the gym, mine wants to lift twice a year. She gets super sore and calls it quits for another 6 months.[/quote]
Follow Jim Wendler’s advice. Start off super easy, like so easy she isn’t even sore the next day. Get the habit down, then slowly increase, painfully slow. Before too long, she’ll be having sore days, but that won’t matter she’ll like the results more than not being in pain.
