Update your pics. Let’s compare now to last time you posted an update pic.
Number weight means nothing unless your seeing unfavorable things in the mirror. You are weight training, you should be putting on a little weight.
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1.23.26 weight: 201.2
A. Hammer Strength Incline 8/8/10
B. Hammer Strength Seated Row 10/10/10
C. Cable Crossbody Raises 10/10/10
D. Straight-Arm Pulldowns 15/15
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I’ll try to remember to do this tomorrow morning.
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1.24 weight: 200.8
The gym is gonna be closed for a few days, so I drug my AirDyne (generic) bike in from the garage. I should have done it a long time ago so I can do cardio after work. I’m going to get on it in a bit after I wrap my pipes. I hate the cold. Here’s a current pic and one from January 1. Only about 2.6lbs down in that time.
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For what it’s worth, I think you look leaner and “firmer” now. Don’t be discouraged by the number on the scale. Something is happening. Stay the course!!!
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Agreed.
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Hitting that air dyne for 10 minutes post meals would be awesome
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1.25.26 weight: 203.8
A. Military Press 10/8/8/15
B. Machine Lateral Raise 10/10/10
C. Rear Delt Machine 12/12/12
D. Reverse Incline DB Shrugs 12/12/12
I’m getting on the Air bike every so often. I’ll do 5 minutes with a 15 second sprint each minute. My heart goes boom-boom.
I ate half-gallon of Bluebell Chocolate Chip ice cream in the last 24 hours, hence the weight gain. I’m a weak, weak man. I should have never bought it. I told myself I’d just have a little each day. I’m a filthy liar.
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But now it’s gone. Don’t look back - just refocus and keep on trucking!!
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I feel like these 2 may relate. Intense exercise burns sugar. We then crave sugar to replenish the sugar we burned.
Might be worthwhile to save the intense work for once a week, and instead keep the intensity low and “fat burning”
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Agree. Keep doing what you are doing! Nice job.
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1.26.26 weight: 204
A. Hammer Strength Decline 12/12/12
B. Machine Mid-Row 10/10/10
C. Cable Crossovers 12/12/12
D. One-Arm Pulldowns 12/10/10
Going to ride the air bike after dinner.
I have a fancy scale that is supposed to give me my body fat % and such. I don’t think it works for crap. If I gain weight, body fat % goes up, if I lose weight, body fat % goes down. Always. Except today, my body fat % actually went down a hair, and my muscle % actually went up. I looked better in the mirror than I have in a while.
Today I started 16:8 IF. 2 meals a day, approximately 10:00 and 6:00.
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1.27.26 weight: 202.4
A. Total Gym Abs 15/10/10
B. Kneeling Cable Crunch 10/10/10
C. Cable Side Bends (pushing down) 8/10/10
D. Overhead Rope Extensions 15/10/10
E. Hammer Strength Preacher Curl 8/8/10
F. Reverse Grip One-Arm Pushdowns 10/10
G. Cable Behind the Back Curls 12/11
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This is all impedance based so changes in body water will greatly effect results here.
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I have a fancy scale that is supposed to give me my body fat % and such. I don’t think it works for crap. If I gain weight, body fat % goes up, if I lose weight, body fat % goes down. Always. Except today, my body fat % actually went down a hair, and my muscle % actually went up. I looked better in the mirror than I have in a while.
Those things don’t work. They’re basically “bodywater” scales rather than bodyFAT scales.
Like, even DEXA scans can be off by percentage digits. The only legit way to know bodyfat is by autopsy, and that presents it’s own issues.
The eyeball test is one of the best ones, and it’s what actual physique coaches employ. It’s why they ask their clients for photos instead of numbers when it comes time to make the next step. The body is TERRIBLE at keeping secrets: it puts all our dirty laundry out on display. But, in turn, it’s also incredibly honest. It’s kinda like a 4 year old: it will tell you when you’re fat and when you’re not.
I have a handheld BIA made by Omron. Years ago I “Calibrated” it with a caliper test done by a DPT and an eyeball test using pictures on the internet of people with their BF% based on displacement testing (supposedly the most accurate.
I determined that I was about 15%, mostly based on eye test. I think the Omron had me at 17 and the calipers had me at 18. Calipers use an algorithm based on age (inaccurate), the BIA does the same.
So I tweaked the settings on the Omron to get to 15% (based on calipers and eye test). I believe I added a half inch to my height, used the “Athlete” setting, and took five years off of my age (on the settings) and voila, 15% which matched the eyeball test.
That being said, yesterday I woke at 189.2 and 16%. I had coffee, walked two miles, lifted, walked two more miles, had a litre of water, used the restroom several times, and weighed 189.2 at 13.8%.
So, it makes little sense to me. I way and measure daily and then average it after seven days. It gives me a trend that I think is useful.
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1.28.26 weight: 201.2
A. Reverse Lunges 8/8/8
B. Seated Leg Curl 8/8/8
C. Leg Extensions 10/10/12
D. Standing Calf Raises 10/10/10
Rode the air bike 10 minutes after dinner last night. I was worried about switching to the 16:8 IF. I’m really used to eating breakfast, but so far it hasn’t been an issue. I didn’t even realize it was time to eat yesterday morning until my reminder to take my Jatenzo popped up.
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1.29.26 weight: 201
A. Slant Board Situps 15/12/8 (these were really harder than I expected)
B. Ab Coaste 12/10/10
C. Pallof Press10/10/10
D. Overhead Rope Extensions 12/12/10
E. EZ Bar Cable Curls 10/10/10
Did 10 minutes on the air bike after dinner last night.
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1.30.26 weight: 200.8
A. Hammer Strength Seated Row 10/10/10
B. Hammer Strength Incline Press 10/10/12
C. Pulldowns 10/10/10
D.Machine Flies 12/10/10
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2.1.26 weight: 199.2
A. Reverse Incline DB Shrugs 12/12/12
B. Hammer Strength Shoulder Press 12/12/12
C. Cable Lateral Raise 10/10/10
D. Face Pulls 15/15/15
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