I did the tabata method yesterday afternoon and it went much better than I expected it to. I felt really tired and drained while I was warming up, but pushed through it.
I got atleast ten reps a set and was pretty happy. I was going to take today off and go on a long walk, but I decided to lift. I think I’m just going to do a short, full body workout.
I just weighed in. I started at between 305 and 307 and am down to 291. I weighed in three times to confirm. I was really surprised that I lost 14 pounds in 5 days. I know some was initially water, but i’m still pretty happy.
I lifted today and it went really well. I did overhead squats, front squats,full squats, and deadlift. I overhead squatted 135 for eight, which is pretty good for me. Then I was able to do 225 for quite a few reps on front and full squats. On deadlift I worked up to 405 for two which is also pretty good for me. I’m taking the day off tomorrow to recover so I can train pretty intensely starting monday.
do tabata dumbbell snatches
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
do tabata dumbbell snatches
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Sounds like another great idea to add to my repertoire. I have so many options now for tabata method. I think I could do a different tabata exercise every time and not repeat one for a couple months.
This week I’m still going to do tabata method three times, but I’m going to add another day of lifting and increase the amount of volume I do. So I will lift on Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday. To replace sprinting, which still bothers my ankle, I will do rowing, a circuit of jumping jacks, mountain climbers and burpees, then I will do some running at a pretty fast pace.
I’ll also probably throw in jump rope for good measure. I’ve adapted to the velocity diet well. I’m doing much better than I thought I would. It should be an interesting week. Tomorrow I decided I was going to have a huge salad for dinner. It will consist of spinach, a bunch of veggies, 2 chicken breasts, olive oil poured over the salad, and some italian salad dressing.
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
do tabata dumbbell snatches
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There’s a workout in I think, The Unnatural Athlete by Staley and a bunch of other folks, where you grab 3 dumbells: 35, 55 and 70, and then you do 3 snatches each arm with the 35, 3 each with the 55, 3 each with the 70, then 3 cleans each arm with the 35, 3 each with 55, 3 each with 70. All as fast as possible. That equals one set. I think it was no more than 1 minute between sets as well. You do 3-4 sets, make up a whole interval training/endurance workout.
I tried that once with 3 sets. Needless to say I fell asleep on the bus back home from Uni… totally exhausted.
I decided to take the day off yesterday. So I will lift today. I will lift again on thursday and saturday. Tomorrow I will do some conditioning drills, some tempo running, then tabata method, and finish up with a short walk. I will repeat this on friday and sunday. On monday I will post my results.
I made the mistake of having my solid meal last night. It was terrible. I made some taco mix which consisted of ground beef, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, onions, a bunch of garlic, and a packet of taco mix. It was too over-powering to even eat. I had my dad taste some and he thought it was good. So I’m thinking that my tastes have started to change and that I can’t tolerate salty or over-spiced foods. I was a little pissed but whatever. I just drank a shake and went to bed.
I tweaked my back a little lifting weights yesterday so I had to cut the session short, but later that night I decided to do tabata method. I did tabata method pretty well, then I did quite a bit of jump rope and decided to expand my experiment.
For Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I will do tabata method followed by jump rope, followed by some conditioning work consisting of a circuit of jumping jacks, mountain climbers, and burpees. It will be very challenging, but hopefully the results will be worth it. I also started drinking green tea. It seems to make me feel really hot.
I had 2 different experiences with the V-diet. The first time I did it I had 1 cheat meal per week (planned anyway). It sucked, and my cravings were terrible, and I ended up cheating at least 3 times per week.
The second time, I stuck with only 1 healthy meal, once a week, and I didn’t have any bad cravings past day 4.
Be careful with the intensity of your workouts while eating so little calories, and hardly any carbs. It could lead to more injuries, and screw up your hard work.
There’s a reason Chris Shugart recommends the workout in his thread while on this diet. Of course, everyone’s different, and can handle different work loads but I think you should still be doing less overall than what you can handle while eating more.
[quote]SWR-1240 wrote:
I had 2 different experiences with the V-diet. The first time I did it I had 1 cheat meal per week (planned anyway). It sucked, and my cravings were terrible, and I ended up cheating at least 3 times per week.
The second time, I stuck with only 1 healthy meal, once a week, and I didn’t have any bad cravings past day 4.
Be careful with the intensity of your workouts while eating so little calories, and hardly any carbs. It could lead to more injuries, and screw up your hard work.
There’s a reason Chris Shugart recommends the workout in his thread while on this diet. Of course, everyone’s different, and can handle different work loads but I think you should still be doing less overall than what you can handle while eating more.[/quote]
I have now done three days of tabata method in a row combined with jump rope and a conditioning circuit. It just about kills me. My performance in the tabata method went down a lot today. I was pondering whether or not I’d be better if I didn’t do it tomorrow or if I should just stick it out and do it tomorrow and saturday? I guess I’ll have to see how I feel tomorrow.
[quote]jit07 wrote:
I have now done three days of tabata method in a row combined with jump rope and a conditioning circuit. It just about kills me. My performance in the tabata method went down a lot today. I was pondering whether or not I’d be better if I didn’t do it tomorrow or if I should just stick it out and do it tomorrow and saturday? I guess I’ll have to see how I feel tomorrow. [/quote]
Damn! 3 days in a row seems like a lot for them. Even 3 days a week would seem like a good amount while on a slightly reduced calorie diet, but the V-diet is more drastic.
I don’t think you’ll have any problems with taking some days off from the Tabatas during the week. If you do too much, without enough calories you’ll be eating away at more muscle than it’s worth.
There’s no shame in giving your body the rest it needs.
Damn! 3 days in a row seems like a lot for them. Even 3 days a week would seem like a good amount while on a slightly reduced calorie diet, but the V-diet is more drastic.
I don’t think you’ll have any problems with taking some days off from the Tabatas during the week. If you do too much, without enough calories you’ll be eating away at more muscle than it’s worth.
There’s no shame in giving your body the rest it needs.[/quote]
good point. I guess it would be a good idea to give myself a break. I’ll probably just go on a long walk tomorrow. I will do tabata method on sunday. I’ll be posting my results on monday. I’ve been pretty impressed so far.
jit07
If I can give you my 2 cents.
I think that you are going overboard. First off, you are running at around 300lbs and that is just insane. Jumping rope and doing jumping jacks at around 300 pounds is insane. Just because it does not hurt now does not mean it won’t hurt in 2 or 3 weeks or 2 or 3 months. Training is a long term thing not something you want to do for 4 weeks at a time every few months.
You injured a knee earlier, your ankle and your back all in a relatively short amount of time. Do you think that maybe your body is trying to tell you something? You know that the hardest program you will ever follow is the one you make for yourself. You know why? It is hard to be subjective. Many people on your board are trying to intervene but you don’t seem to be hearing it. Maybe my bluntness will be heard.
You hurt your knee and your wieght went to over 300lbs. Were you overeating? I’ll make the assumption your diet was less than strict. So you go from a bad diet to a very strict diet, from no training to training like a mad man. You have tried the velocity diet before and then you ballooned up to 300+ pounds, so now you are on it again. Balance Daniel son. Balance. I’m not trying to be an ass, but I feel that perhaps it would be beneficial to seek some guidance and maybe some counsel. I have done it several times in my life and it seems to help everytime. I’ll stop acting like your dad now. I hope you don’t hear that I’m putting you down or being condescending. That is not my intent. I am happy you are training and dieting as obesity is not a healthy way of life.
[quote]StandTall wrote:
jit07
If I can give you my 2 cents.
I think that you are going overboard. First off, you are running at around 300lbs and that is just insane. Jumping rope and doing jumping jacks at around 300 pounds is insane. Just because it does not hurt now does not mean it won’t hurt in 2 or 3 weeks or 2 or 3 months. Training is a long term thing not something you want to do for 4 weeks at a time every few months.
You injured a knee earlier, your ankle and your back all in a relatively short amount of time. Do you think that maybe your body is trying to tell you something? You know that the hardest program you will ever follow is the one you make for yourself. You know why? It is hard to be subjective. Many people on your board are trying to intervene but you don’t seem to be hearing it. Maybe my bluntness will be heard.
You hurt your knee and your wieght went to over 300lbs. Were you overeating? I’ll make the assumption your diet was less than strict. So you go from a bad diet to a very strict diet, from no training to training like a mad man. You have tried the velocity diet before and then you ballooned up to 300+ pounds, so now you are on it again. Balance Daniel son. Balance. I’m not trying to be an ass, but I feel that perhaps it would be beneficial to seek some guidance and maybe some counsel. I have done it several times in my life and it seems to help everytime. I’ll stop acting like your dad now. I hope you don’t hear that I’m putting you down or being condescending. That is not my intent. I am happy you are training and dieting as obesity is not a healthy way of life. [/quote]
This is why I posted this. I want people’s input, and I appreciate your honesty. By posting my experiences and beliefs I can have them reviewed and see what other people think about them. About the amount of training I do; I wrestled, played football, was always playing pick-up basketball, and lifted weights throughout high school. So to an extent I feel I can handle a large volume of intense exercise. About the running and jump rope. Many people have mentioned this to me on this thread, and it probably is true that it is causing my joints and tissues some harm. However, the amount of running and jump rope I’m doing is a relatively small amount. Throughout this two weeks I’ve probably run a total of three or four miles. Each session broken up into a small session. The jump rope I perform on a rubber mat, and that does not bother me at all. My “experiment” will be over sunday night so I won’t be doing as much running then.
Regarding my previous eating habits. They were atrocious. I ate very poorly. My only concern at the time was to consume enough protein. I ate a lot of junk food, basically a lot of unhealthy, sugary, and fatty foods. Through the velocity diet I have found that my tastes, will power, and desire for junk food has changed. I no longer want candy, but I want a salad.
Starting on monday I will continue on the velocity diet for another two weeks, and I will be lifting weights three times a week. I will probably cut back my tabata’s and conditioning to once a week. I will also start walking a lot more.
I really do appreciate your opinion, and I agree with you, but I’m a all or nothing person. A more sane diet and workout plan would’ve worked well for me too, but I needed a shock. Like a bucket of ice water over my head to wake me up. Once the v-diet is over I will consume a diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetable, lean protein, and will avoid proccessed foods.
I measured my self today. I did my waist, calves, upper arms, neck, and thighs. I was shocked at how many inches I’ve lost. I’m not going to post my measurements until monday, but I was pleasantly surprised.
How’s the experiment going?