Oh Boy, looks like we broke him. Oops!
By the way, Is anybody else into the silver spoon thing, or am I just a wierdo?
I’ve lost about 30 pounds just by diet and lifting. But I still have a ways to go. I’m down to 268 now and would like to be down to about 250 by Christmas.
[quote]mindeffer01 wrote:
Oh Boy, looks like we broke him. Oops!
By the way, Is anybody else into the silver spoon thing, or am I just a wierdo?
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That’s how I polish mine. The spoons, that is…
[quote]BigDaddyClyde wrote:
Man, it ain’t my diet, I’m low carb, low fat, I eat carbs one meal twice a week man, I run like a mile every day, nothing is workin for me, My build is naturally big, my whole family is like that[/quote]
Please answer the following questions:
- Do low fat fries contain carbs?
- How many gallons of beer do you drink a day?
- How many beans make four?
Jawara - I dropped 22lbs and over 10%bf by eating right, lifting heavy and moderate cardio. You can check out my pics at http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=664962
I still weigh the same now, but think I’m looking a little leaner. I hope to update my pics after the Team Staley challenge. Good luck!
What about this guys resources. In his defence, what has he been fed to get him to this point?
If this guy says that his whole family is that big, the issue of not having the resources to feed himself properly are an obstacle that I don’t beleive I could have overcome at that age.
I mean the first thing that I owuld do in that case is get my ass a job, then do anything other than what the rest of the 400+ pounders are doing!
That is a lot of self control.
Hang out with you foot ball crew more, thos guys will help you get it done. I would make some gols with them and set a time line to acheive them. That way they will make you bust your ass.
I want video of that one mile run. PLEASE!
[quote]Proteinpowda wrote:
But on a serious note (sorry for my scathing comment) what you’re looking for can be accomplished. It’s going to take some hard work and dedication though. Think of it like this though:
Working out will inrease your Resting metabolic rate as your muscles need extra energy to repair themselves.
You will increase your Lean Body mass resulting in an increased metabolism.
As your baseline strength levels go up you will be able to perform more work per exercise session (either through more reps or more weight) which will increase your caloric expenditure through workouts.
Exercise increases growth hormone levels which helps breakdown fat (more than add muscle if I remember correctly)
You will improve your insulin sensitivity profile and even if you ate the same foods you would have a better body composition b/c more nutrients would be shuttled to muscle cells rather than the greedy adipocytes.
Where to start?
I would do a simple program (don’t start right off with Waterbury’s programs). I’m not quite sure which one I’d reccomend, probably a simple 3x8 routine 2-4x per week. Full-body workouts would probably be more oppurtune for you at this point vs. split body training.
You want to perform long-duration, low intensity cardio. As you become more in-shape gradually transition to high intensity shorter duration training.
Diet…Look up the old T-Dawg Diet. That’s a GREAT Place to start.
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Was 240 lbs…dropped 90 lbs by lifting, eating right and cardio.
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Nice work!
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Great work, irongirl. Don’t yall agree?
Abs solutely.
wow.
Jesus! Fucking! Christ!
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Thanks everyone!! I competed just after that pic last year. I bulked up a bit after and competed again just over a week ago (in a comp that I was not initally preparing for, so therefore not at my best). I am competing again Sept 17th and hoping to be in better shape this time. Here’s a pic from last weeks show…
[quote]Jillybop wrote:
Jawara - I dropped 22lbs and over 10%bf by eating right, lifting heavy and moderate cardio. You can check out my pics at http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=664962
I still weigh the same now, but think I’m looking a little leaner. I hope to update my pics after the Team Staley challenge. Good luck!
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Thanks alot Jilly!!! You look great!! Keep it up!!
[quote]irongirl wrote:
Thanks everyone!! I competed just after that pic last year. I bulked up a bit after and competed again just over a week ago (in a comp that I was not initally preparing for, so therefore not at my best). I am competing again Sept 17th and hoping to be in better shape this time. Here’s a pic from last weeks show…
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WOW Irongirl thats awesome! Were you born with those calves or did you do a butt load of calf raises?!?!?!?!
LOL…thanks, I was genetically gifted with those buggers. It’s only the last couple years that I’ve considered that a good thing 
irongirl - awesome!!! I think you need to start your own thread with lots of details and pictures! I’d love to know more about your transformation and your current training. Thanks for sharing!