HEy guys i have been gone for a while and while i was gone i lost about 20 lbs of muscle but got pretty shredded(Infantry Training). When i got home though i couldnt get it wrapped around my head i was gaining weight until about a 2 weeks ago. well a hard look into the mirror revealed i had gained pretty bad love handles and lost almost all my definition, ok all of it.
So heres the situation i have less than 100lbs of weight and i cant stand running, i work nights and its hard to supply good nutrition without money so i need help, i have tried complexes so far and they arent getting me tired orout of breath yet so what else can i do? and Guys dont be dicks, i am not a troll and i can probaly still out run most people so i dont want to here more cardio, heavy weights is how i lost weight.
Hell’s Bells: Complete 100 Pull-Ups, 100 Push-Ups, 100 Sit-Ups, and 100 Bodyweight “Air” Squats for Time. Complete each exercise before going onto the next exercise. This is fun, really…
20-Rep Breathing Squats (Back, Front, or the Lumberjack variation)
20-Rep Hise Shrugs; go heavy, real heavy… once you make it to 20 reps then try 30 reps, 40 reps, 50.
“Weighted” Hill Sprints and/or Stair Runs/Climbs
Perform 10 burpees or 20 body busters in between sets of max rep sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups; have a bucket on standby…
Pavel’s Ladder Commando Pull-Ups; Pavel Tsatsoulineâ??s infmaous “grease the groove” training method; it works.
Anyone of these workouts will knock your socks off… Good luck.
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Hell’s Bells: Complete 100 Pull-Ups, 100 Push-Ups, 100 Sit-Ups, and 100 Bodyweight “Air” Squats for Time. Complete each exercise before going onto the next exercise. This is fun, really…
20-Rep Breathing Squats (Back, Front, or the Lumberjack variation)
20-Rep Hise Shrugs; go heavy, real heavy… once you make it to 20 reps then try 30 reps, 40 reps, 50.
“Weighted” Hill Sprints and/or Stair Runs/Climbs
Perform 10 burpees or 20 body busters in between sets of max rep sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups; have a bucket on standby…
Pavel’s Ladder Commando Pull-Ups; Pavel Tsatsoulineâ??s infmaous “grease the groove” training method; it works.
Anyone of these workouts will knock your socks off… Good luck.
20-Rep Hise Shrugs; go heavy, real heavy… once you make it to 20 reps then try 30 reps, 40 reps, 50.
I like the idea of that it looks pretty effective but would that be safe for someone with neck/shoulder injuries? I know I could do that without pain but I’d be afraid it might cause a problem?
And OP, you in the Corps too? Ive learned it’s best to just put size/strength on the wayside and focus on conditioning/bodyweight shit ya know. a 415 lb bench won’t do anything for your PFT haha
And OP, you in the Corps too? Ive learned it’s best to just put size/strength on the wayside and focus on conditioning/bodyweight shit ya know. a 415 lb bench won’t do anything for your PFT haha [/quote]
oh have you learned that? do tell, when did you have a substantial amount of size/strength
@ OP: there is nothing wrong with being big and strong. just don’t neglect your run and you’ll be fine.
[quote]Kulturkampf wrote:
20-Rep Hise Shrugs; go heavy, real heavy… once you make it to 20 reps then try 30 reps, 40 reps, 50.
I like the idea of that it looks pretty effective but would that be safe for someone with neck/shoulder injuries? I know I could do that without pain but I’d be afraid it might cause a problem? [/quote]
Oh my… I guess you have never performed a back squat then.
The Hise Shrug is no different than if performing a “stationary” High Bar Olympic Squat… so the bar is not bouncing or moving on the back of the neck or shoulders… aka: the movement (ROM) is very limited.
Of course one should start off light, around 95 lbs, to get the feel for the movement but soon the heavy plates will be added. And yes, it hurts and is uncomfortable at first but just like back squats the discomfort goes away in a couple of weeks.
BTW:
I perform Hise Shrugs with no problems and I have slightly limited ROM and minor shoulder impingement in my right shoulder from a previous injury in which I nearly lost my right arm and subsequently had to have major arthroscopic/neurological surgery which entailed nylon anchors, fiber wire, and hundreds upon hundreds of internal stitches and glue.
[quote]Kulturkampf wrote:
Jesus I remembered why I stopped posting on here. Criticize me for being 19 too, please.[/quote]
As you were!
Young one, with all due respect, stop and think…
1.) You posted on a military subject thread.
2.) You offered an opinion from experience which heavily implied “military experience”.
3.) So your “military experience” was rightly and logically questioned.
4.) Are you active/reserves?
5.) Simply put you have none, yet… get a few years under your belt first. As experience usually constitutes an acceptable and agreed upon time frame… depending on the subject at hand of course.
6.) The question posed to you was fairly answerable…
a. yes, I have been big and it didn’t work for me because… OR…
b. no, I have never been big and I really don’t know what I am saying.
7.) Say what you mean. Mean what you say… maybe you should have reworded your opinion/post.
8.) Grow a thicker skin; and if you are indeed a Devil Dog you better smarten up on this one quick.
9.) Remember that a real man acknowledges his mistakes and errors, picks himself up, dusts himself off, and then walks on tall.
Thanks Ricochet, really. I was stresses as it was and hadn’t posted in ages and just got offended easily. But yeah that does make sense, and yes I’m USMCR, not real proud of the title of tampon, but it’s for a degree so I’m hoping it’ll get better. I’m not really pissed, I understand why people get pissed on here, mainly because ignorant posts like me haha, but I just don’t see why there isn’t more camaraderie on here.
[quote]Kulturkampf wrote:
Thanks Ricochet, really. I was stresses as it was and hadn’t posted in ages and just got offended easily. But yeah that does make sense, and yes I’m USMCR, not real proud of the title of tampon, but it’s for a degree so I’m hoping it’ll get better. I’m not really pissed, I understand why people get pissed on here, mainly because ignorant posts like me haha, but I just don’t see why there isn’t more camaraderie on here. [/quote]
trust me man, there is plenty of camaraderie on here.
the problem is too many of us are trying to start the movement of incorporating lifting heavy and getting bigger and stronger in our units. when people come on here and post that getting bigger and stronger is detrimental, it ruins the whole point of why we are here in the first place.
people wrongly assume that because you are big and strong you can’t pt.
trust me man, there is plenty of camaraderie on here.
the problem is too many of us are trying to start the movement of incorporating lifting heavy and getting bigger and stronger in our units. when people come on here and post that getting bigger and stronger is detrimental, it ruins the whole point of why we are here in the first place.
people wrongly assume that because you are big and strong you can’t pt.
i call bullshit[/quote]
If I said that, then I was mistaken or it was taken outta context. That easy
[quote]Kulturkampf wrote:
Thanks Ricochet, really. I was stresses as it was and hadn’t posted in ages and just got offended easily. But yeah that does make sense, and yes I’m USMCR, not real proud of the title of tampon, but it’s for a degree so I’m hoping it’ll get better. I’m not really pissed, I understand why people get pissed on here, mainly because ignorant posts like me haha, but I just don’t see why there isn’t more camaraderie on here. [/quote]
trust me man, there is plenty of camaraderie on here.
the problem is too many of us are trying to start the movement of incorporating lifting heavy and getting bigger and stronger in our units. when people come on here and post that getting bigger and stronger is detrimental, it ruins the whole point of why we are here in the first place.
people wrongly assume that because you are big and strong you can’t pt.
i call bullshit[/quote]
There was a guy who couldve been classified as bodybuilder status in recruit training… his knee blew out when he was running. But I’ve seen recon marines who were definately 250 so I guess it’s all about how much weight your body is structured to handle.
There was a guy who couldve been classified as bodybuilder status in recruit training… his knee blew out when he was running. But I’ve seen recon marines who were definately 250 so I guess it’s all about how much weight your body is structured to handle.[/quote]
i think there’s a big difference between ‘big’ dudes that aren’t used to a military lifestyle that sign up, and then guys who join the military and then start to get ‘big’
There was a guy who couldve been classified as bodybuilder status in recruit training… his knee blew out when he was running. But I’ve seen recon marines who were definately 250 so I guess it’s all about how much weight your body is structured to handle.[/quote]
i think there’s a big difference between ‘big’ dudes that aren’t used to a military lifestyle that sign up, and then guys who join the military and then start to get ‘big’[/quote]
I would have to agree 100%, most of the big guy’s I put in the Army had the worst time in Basic since they were not use to running more than 100 yards at a time. Now take me for example I came in at 139 soaking wet did not have too much trouble in basic, scored decent on my APFT and once I got to my unit started to weight train seriously. Now I stay around 175 because that’s the weight I have found allows me to still run my 2 mile in under 14, and ruck a 12 miler in around 2:15. I encourage the OP to experiment and find that balance, no it wont be easy and it wont happen overnight, I have been in for almost 8 years and it took me almost five of those to figure out where I needed to be.
Army here as well. All you guys have had great input thus far. I like Armygrunt82’s POV, experiment through the years to what your body will enable you to do. Don’t forget your body will adapt, so it’s really based upon how dedicated you are to building a reputable physique that has plenty of strength and conditioning.
Hey thanks guys for the feedback, Mac thats good shit man your a big dude so i see that, but yeah thanks agian! And ArmyGrunt82 i see where your coming from so i will continue to dabble.