like the title said I wanted to thank you guys.
I was very impressed today
havent measured myself or anything in several weeks.
I also havent been training how I should be because I dont have the means.
however I joined a commercial gym and they also gave me 6 months of nutri. counsling and personal training.
today was my inital appointment and heres the results.
keep in mind I joined this site a couple months ago.and I also started lifting and accepting your guys’ advice same time
lost almost 20lbs
gained a solid inch on arms
gained 2 in legs
waist droped 5 inches
now that I am someplace where I can do cardio and lift heavier I will no doubt progress faster and surprise myself even more
also they asked about my eating habits and I mentioned what I was trying to do and it was what I learned on here and the trainer was impressed and stated that she had learned those same habits only after attending school and I was about 3 steps ahead of what she wanted for me which was great.
also the exersizes she wanted me to do she said was near perfect form(again something I learned on here)
all she did was sit back and watch me perform and was pleased and surprised by the numbers I threw up for her.
again thank you all,you guys on here really know your stuff.
Congrats on the progress so far. Sounds like you have a decent trainer and great facilities. Do you plan on continuing Stronglifts or moving on to something else?
[quote]Otep wrote:
Heh heh… just think, you’re now paying for something you already got for free.[/quote]
not true…
I only could afford a simple bench and 170 pounds of weights it just wasnt enough.
now I can go and interact with people and do some decent cardio which I need badly.
also I have all the weight I want pools,saunas,hot tubs,girls.
minus the girls part.
I love going to there club thats over by arizona state university mmmmmmmm eye candy.
I am still going to be doing the stronglifts for 3 days a week. she also wrote me up a split type program with lighter weights and 2 sets of 12 reps and cardio for when I am not going heavy and it works with my stronglifts 5x5
shes supposed to have it finished for me on monday and I do lower body with her and I will post it up see what everyone thinks
I get 2 visits a month with this trainer because I already have the basics she dosent need to baby sit me she writes me up a program then she checks my form and whatnot then checks back with me in a little over 3 weeks and then measures me up and sits with me on a new set of goals.
but its 19 dollars a month and cant beat that I would pay as much in weights for the house anyways.
machine work
chest press 3 rep max 160
standing calf raises 3x15 315 (hope i am writing this right lol its 3 sets of 15)
machine dips 15x5 160
using the same inaccurate online calculator it says
You have 27.5% body fat.
which at the club she did caliper me and said I was right around 26%
I noticed in 2 months I stayed the same weight and about the same size but the body fat went down my legs are getting really strong though I think because of the lifting and also because of the body weight I do have,its not easy pushing around 300 pounds of fat all day.
now a new goal,I can either diet down and not worry about any muscle loss and get lighter or I can keep doing what I am doing and get stronger and not worry about my weight.
I am stuck in the middle
I eat tons more than I ever did and I am stronger than I was and people see a change
what is your guys opinion
I just added up the weight and stuff and I lost about 17-18 pounds of fat and gained about 15 pounds muscle and that cant really be I dont see it.
I guess thats newbie gains for ya.