yep, right now lifting is helping you maintain and build muscle…+ building strength.
Fat loss is like 80-95% diet( you pick a number) haha… cardio, meh…I’ve hardly done cardio myself…it’s been all diet for me!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
yep, right now lifting is helping you maintain and build muscle…+ building strength.
Fat loss is like 80-95% diet( you pick a number) haha… cardio, meh…I’ve hardly done cardio myself…it’s been all diet for me![/quote]
I have a terrible time sticking to diets. I have no idea how you do it. It’s one of those “amazing” things I don’t get how people can do. Yes, I’m eating better (hardly any soda (mostly when drinking alcohol) or sweets) but I could eat even better.
For the cardio…I could do the treadmill at the gym or some kind of metabolic workout, like the Cosgrove one AttyDeb does, which I could do at home.
I sent you a PM so that I didn’t clog up your log Greeny. Hope the information is helpful.
I don’t mean diets per se…more like nutrition…eating clean, saving the ‘good,’ foods for every once in awhile…stuff like that.
But for fat loss, I was 200+ lbs for the longest time, and was sick of it…despite the ‘moderate,’ approach…so yes, I ‘dieted.’ 
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I don’t mean diets per se…more like nutrition…eating clean, saving the ‘good,’ foods for every once in awhile…stuff like that.
But for fat loss, I was 200+ lbs for the longest time, and was sick of it…despite the ‘moderate,’ approach…so yes, I ‘dieted.’ ;)[/quote]
Ah, okay. Yeah, I’m okay with the gradual approach. 
Today was Rack Pull Day! My fave training day!
Rack Pulls: 5 x bar, 5 x 95, 5 x 135, 5 x 155, 3 x 165.
Widegrip Pulldowns: 5 x 70, 5 x 80, 5 x 80, 4 x 90.
Seated OHP: 5 x bar, 5 x 55. <—Finally added weight! At some point I should probably try them standing. Does that make a difference in difficulty?
DB Triceps: 5 x 5, Right: 5 x 10. Left: 4 x 10. Got one more rep on my right arm and two more on my left! Very excited!
You’d be surprised what a difference removing soda and sweets will do! You’re on the right path and I’m sure you’ll be seeing changes in no time (if you haven’t already!)
I am so impressed by your Lat pulldowns btw! If you keep adding weight you’ll be ready for pullups!
Took my measurements today. Don’t think there’s been any change, but it’s been awhile.
Waist: 37
Hips (this might have been a bit high): 40
Ribcage (under boobs): 36
Bust (across nipples): 41
I never know where to measure for my hips. Is it right above your butt cheeks are right across your butt cheeks?
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
You’d be surprised what a difference removing soda and sweets will do! You’re on the right path and I’m sure you’ll be seeing changes in no time (if you haven’t already!)
I am so impressed by your Lat pulldowns btw! If you keep adding weight you’ll be ready for pullups![/quote]
Yes! I can’t wait! I will be super-excited when I can do at least one pull up. I haven’t tried them yet b/c I know I am way too weak! 90lbs is half my weight, so I was super excited I could do more than one rep. IH said that since my rack pulls are going so well, next “rack pull” day he will teach me to deadlift, so I can rotate those, not every other week or whatever, but every other month or two months?
Did Cosgrove’s Metabolic workout today. Everything was as many as I could do in a minute with minute/2 minute rests between.
Squat in and out: 1 set
One minute Rest
Inchworms: 1 set
Two minute Rest
Over/Under: 1 set
One minute Rest
Lateral Step Out: 1 set
Two minute Rest
Split Jacks: 1 set
I was wiped out by this! Will definitely do it again!
Greeny, just making the changes you’ve already made (no soda or sweets) plus your new lifting routine will make a difference for sure! As Betty said, its not a “diet” but a change in lifestyle. The next thing you might want to take notice of is the amount of starchy carbs (bread, pasta, etc.) that you eat and maybe cut down on that.
Personally, I think that seated overhead presses are easier than standing presses, but not by very much.
Measure your hips at the widest point (I know that this sucks but that is the answer).
The seated ohp really keeps you from cheating(using your body to get the weight up) So you are directly targeting the delts. standing is more ‘functional.’ 
Did I just say that word?
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
The next thing you might want to take notice of is the amount of starchy carbs (bread, pasta, etc.) that you eat and maybe cut down on that.[/quote]
That’s the problem! Those are things I love!!! Pizza/pasta ftw!!!
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Measure your hips at the widest point (I know that this sucks but that is the answer).[/quote]
Okay…So I think the hip measurement is a little off…
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
The seated ohp really keeps you from cheating(using your body to get the weight up) So you are directly targeting the delts. standing is more ‘functional.’ Did I just say that word?
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What word? I didn’t see any word!
[quote]Grneyes wrote:
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
You’d be surprised what a difference removing soda and sweets will do! You’re on the right path and I’m sure you’ll be seeing changes in no time (if you haven’t already!)
I am so impressed by your Lat pulldowns btw! If you keep adding weight you’ll be ready for pullups![/quote]
Yes! I can’t wait! I will be super-excited when I can do at least one pull up. I haven’t tried them yet b/c I know I am way too weak! 90lbs is half my weight, so I was super excited I could do more than one rep. IH said that since my rack pulls are going so well, next “rack pull” day he will teach me to deadlift, so I can rotate those, not every other week or whatever, but every other month or two months? [/quote]
Awesome!! Deadlifts are my favorite. I think I’m more of a puller, than a pusher.
And yes to the pull-down. Half your body weight is really really good! When you feel up for it, give negative pullups a try. Basically you jump or step into a pullup (with chin over bar) and then sloooooowly lower yourself down. That’s the first step to doing a pullup
Squat Day!
Squats: 10 x bar, 10 x 65, 10 x 65, 5 x 75.
DB Lunges: 10 x 10, 12 x 10, 8 x 12.5. These are always listed as how many actual strides I took. I have no idea how to count them, so I count how many strides I took.
Leg Curls: 10 x 65, 7.5 x 65. Total fail on the 8th rep.
Cable Crunches: 10 x 60, 10 x 50.
Nice progress Greeny. By the way, those boots were made for walkin’! Great picture you put up in the birthday thread.
Bench Day!
Bench: 5 x bar, 4 x 65, 4 x 65, 2 x 75. It’s so awesome that the bar feels like nothing.
Flys: 10 x 55, 10 x 55, 3 x 70
Preacher Curls: 8 x 30. Only did one set of these b/c the DBs became available.
DB Curls: 10 x 12.5
DB Incline Press: 10 x 12.5, 8 x 15, 8 x 15
Definitely getting stronger. Can’t see any muscles yet, but that’s a diet thing, need to work off my fat.
Training today:
Rack Pulls: 6 x 65, 5 x 95, 5 x 115, 5 x 135, 5 x 155.
Widegrip Pulldowns: 6 x 70, 7 x 80, 4 x 90.
Seated OHP: 5 x bar, 7 x bar, 7 x bar. IH helped correct my form on these, to not bend at the wrists so much and to think of it as more of a bench press. So I just did the bar while concentrating on my form.
DB Triceps: 5 x 5. Right: 6 x 10. Left: 5 x 10. To bring my left tricep up equal with my right, IH said to do more sets on my left. Maybe I will do two sets of 5lb DBs and one set of 10lb DBs with my left. We’ll see.
Greeny, you are making awesome strength gains! Its fun to watch it happen.