Not a lot to say, except…
Keep up the good work, and I’m following the thread.
[quote]BartGA wrote:
Not a lot to say, except…
Keep up the good work, and I’m following the thread.[/quote]
Hey, thanks.
[quote]JWJordan wrote:
Nothing new to report.
Unlike yesterday, I had an excellent day today, all meat and veggies, with the exception of some cottage cheese and a banana at breakfast.
Should weigh and measure the gut soon.[/quote]
Sounds like you’re on much more solid plan now. I can’t guarantee it, but am pretty sure the day will come and maybe not as far off as you may think when you can stop taking the meds.
I’m with e-loo on the weight thing BTW. It will take care of itself if you’re consistent, composition is much more important. The waist measurement coming down over time is useful. Day to day would drive me nuts, but comparing where you’ve been on a weekly or bi weekly basis may be encouraging.
Make sure you don’t go too low on the fats. They serve a vital purpose in your goals and will help maintain a lypolytic metabolism as well as keep the endocrine system crankin.
I didn’t have a lot of hope for you for a while there. I don’t like being wrong, but in a case like yours nothing would please me more.
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I’m with e-loo on the weight thing BTW. It will take care of itself if you’re consistent, composition is much more important. The waist measurement coming down over time is useful. Day to day would drive me nuts, but comparing where you’ve been on a weekly or bi weekly basis may be encouraging.
Make sure you don’t go too low on the fats. They serve a vital purpose in your goals and will help maintain a lypolytic metabolism as well as keep the endocrine system crankin.
I didn’t have a lot of hope for you for a while there. I don’t like being wrong, but in a case like yours nothing would please me more.[/quote]
I think I’m probably going to go for a bi weekly weighing and measuring, if I can keep my ass off the scale.
I have a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday, so I’ll check my waist then, as well.
I’ve been tracking my blood sugar pretty closely, and the results are about what you’d expect: meat and veggies keeps it around 100, fruits a little higher, and breads take it up to 160 or 170.
It looks like the effect of breads and such is actually lessening as time goes on, but I’ll need to track it to see.
I feel pretty damn peppy, anyhow. I was always pretty high energy, but I’ve got even more get up and go, and I feel tighter under the weights.
I haven’t been restricting my fats, aside from the only eating red meat once a day, and between that, the table spoon olive oil with the salad and the fish oil, I suspect I’m doing okay.
I’ll probably start adding some small amounts of nuts here in the future.
I’m feeling pretty confident. For one thing, I like everything I’m eating.
I still have the hankering for bread and rice (and potatoes) but I’ve been doing pretty good keeping them limited and around workouts.
My little brain likes to be stuffec when I eat, and that’s happening with a lot fewer calories eating like this.
Had a slice of pizza today, but no worries.
Anyhow, workout day
Walked 3 miles
Weights
Bench
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
205 * 1
235 * 1
240 * 1
230 * 1
Notes: Not bad. The 240 is probably approaching my actual max. It went up smooth, but I think 245 would probably be about it.
I’m aiming to get 225 for 3 before New Years, which is why I’ve been driving the weights up.
Deadlifts
135 * 3
185 * 2
225 * 1
275 * 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Notes: A little harder than I expected, actually, considering how easy 255 last Wednesday was. Might try deadlifting once a week, with parallel grip deads and cleans on Wednesday and Friday, respectively.
Dead Hang Clean
135 * 1
Notes: No reason other than I was curious if I could. Even after the deads, it was easy. Plus I needed to get the weight on the pins somehow.
Seated Press
45 * 5
95 * 5
135 * 5, 5, 5
Notes: Felt good. Could have used 145.
This was, in theory, an easy workout, but I have trouble holding back sometimes. Ah well.
160 or 170 isn’t even that bad after some starchy/floury carbs and you’re right your sensitivity will grow as you progress.
I’m to the point where a huge bowl of oatmeal with raisins, bananas, apples, potatoes, carrots, beans, milk, molasses and whey eaten after a week of 30-40 total grams of carbs a day barely gets me over 160 without meds. I have no problem believing you’ll be there.
I think you have a pretty solid grip on what you’re doing now. The way it happened with me anyway the fat loss sped up to breakneck pace after a couple months, continued for a couple more and then slowed down and eventually leveled off when I was leaner than 95% of the population, but still not ripped.
By then glucose regulation and blood pressure were completely normal. It may take you longer, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see a similar story from you. Except your blood pressure is already good.
Keep it up man, one day those after pics will go up to a crescendo of admiring oohs and aahs.
We’re pullin for ya.
[quote]JWJordan wrote:
I still have the hankering for bread and rice (and potatoes) but I’ve been doing pretty good keeping them limited and around workouts.
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I don’t each much bread any more, but I had my best luck w a loaf of cracked wheat bought at an “organic” bakery or “healthfood” store – seems like they put less excess sugar in the recipe.
It is kinda bizarre how much I have transfered my old bread cravings (and damn I loved bread) to oatmeal. I cook it pretty dry, and it is a big treat for me. It is kinda funny now too – since I have to be in the JB “three hour after workout” window, that’s a good motivation to get up off my ass WORK OUT.
Yr workouts sound great.
And blood sugar levels sound real good too.
Good luck w the Doctor visit.
"nce I have to be in the JB “three hour after workout” window, that’s a good motivation to get up off my ass WORK OUT. "
Heh, yeah, it has crossed my mind to start lifting five days a week just for the starchy carbs.
Anyhow, yesterday’s workout:
Bench
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
225 * 2, 1
205 * 1, 2, 3, 3, 3
185 * 5, 5
Notes: Not bad.
Trap Bar Deads
45 * 5
135 * 3
165 * 3, 3, 3
Notes: Ow, my legs.
Cybex Press
45 * 5
90 * 2, 3, 2
Notes: I think I’m probably going to switch to seated presses.
Dumbell Rows
100 * 3, 3, 3
Notes: Tired and the 100 was already sittting there, so…
Walked three miles.
Weight: 294.5
Waist: 51.5
Not bad.
Bloodwork came back. Aside from the sugar thing, I’m in excellent health, says the doctor, and the sugar is pretty well under control the last two weeks
Still trucking.
Workout
Bench
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
215 * 3, 3, 3
220 * 2
Notes: Not bad. I’m keeping the sey down a bit as I ramp up for the year end goal. Or ramp down, possibly.
Dead Hang Clean
95 * 3
115 * 2
135 * 1, 1, 1
Notes: Not bad for the first time. Hardest part is the wrist turn at the end, actually, but I figure I’ll get better at that.
Seated Press
45 * 5
95 * 5
115 * 3
140 * 3
145 * 3
150 * 3
155 * 3
Notes: That was surprising. I decided to switch back to these, and I was trying to find a challenging three rep weight, and this was it. Not that this is a huge number, but I was surprised to find the number so high. Neat.
DB Rows
100 * 3, 3, 3
Notes: Still idling a bit on this.
Workout
Bench
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
220 * 3
225 * 2, 2
230 * 1
Notes: So close to my yearly goal that I can taste it.
Pulldowns
140 * 5
190 * 5
230 * 5, 5 ,5
Notes: Rotating these in. Skipped deadlifty stuff because my traps and upper back are still killing me from Saturday. I don’t normally let soreness stop me, but I wasn’t feeling it.
Seated Press
45 * 5
95 * 5
135 * 2
155 * 3, 3
165 * /
160 * 2
165 * 2
Notes: Missed 165 the first try. Pissed me off. I think I may be able to hit 185 for a few reps by my birthday at the end of February.
Rotator and Ab work
Walked a mile and a half.
Wasn’t feeling well this afternoon, not sure why. Threw up halfway through my workout (in the bathroom, mind you, not on the weights) and felt better.
Blood sugar holding steady, been eating pretty well.
There you are, I was wondering yesterday how you were doing.
Yup, I’m mostly just updating on WO days because there’s not much else to say.
Things are still going well, although I’ve been having to dodge the holiday baked goods.
Mostly dodge, anyway.
Workouts are going very well, and I’m nearing PR’s for most stuff, in so far as I can recall without digging out the old training journals.
I’m going to add a half an hour of incline treadmill to the tail end of my workouts to build up my actual cardio fitness.
That’d be in addition to my regular walking.
I’ve got a nice flat two hundred yard stretch here by the house, so my long term plan is to add some sprint intervals after I’m sure that it won’t actually kill me.
I liked running hills and sprints back in the day.
Wow man, I am extremly impressed by your dedication and progress so far.
Keep it up!
You will be amazed at how much that will kick your ass! Very good for you . . .
Keep it up – if you want holiday baked goods, try some of those Gourmet Dessert recipes JB sent out – not bad at all!
Thanks everyone!
I’m gonna try some of Berardi’s new recipes, they look promising. Mercifully, my only weaknesses are for snickerdoodles and buckeyes.
Workout
Bench
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
230 * 2
235 * 1
240 * 1
245 * 1
Notes: Not bad. Should have went for the 225 for 3.
Deadlift
135 * 3
185 * 2
225 * 1
275 * 2, 2, 3
Notes: Easy pull, hard gripping. My fucking finger were killing me today. Well half of them, anyway. I’ve broken most of my fingers at some point, and apparently the weather fluctuation (it’s 60, it’s 30, it’s 50) is fucking them up.
Ah well. Got the reps anyway.
And that was it. I decided my fingers had enough.
Walked two and a half miles.
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Clean up your diet to only include vegetables, lean protein, and maybe one piece of fruit a day. Have a cheat meal every week. Do your cardio and never miss a weight session. This is how you begin to straighten up your lifestyle and get on the road to looking good and being healthy. It will require tweaking, but its a start.
Most importantly it will teach you consistency and discipline, which is something you are in need of, and the real keys to progress of any kind.[/quote]
Bingo , this is it all in one package and is exactly what I have been doing for the past year .
It isn’t about dieting, it is about changing your diet and making it a habit and gaining the disipline to think about everything that you shove down your throat , I used to eat things without giving it a second thought , and then you couple that with no excercise and you end up where I ended up.
Gaining the disipline take’s time , but you keep on keeping on and it starts setting in.
The only thing that I can add to the above is plenty of protien shakes.
I was at 250 at 5-9" wearing a 40 plus waist , this morning I am at 189 and 33s are on the loose side.
I am getting fairly lean now and working strictly on muscel gains , in the past few months I really havn’t lost much wt. wise but have lost a few more inches from around the waste , what I am getting at is the scale isn’t everything , I might also add that I am close to 49 , I’m telling you that the only way to do it is what was written by this fellow in the quote, he just described “exactly” what I have been doing , and it really is as simple as that.
Scott
How did I miss this one?
It’s a good thing too because I would have encouraged him to stay on the V-Diet and ended up arguing with everyone…
(no reason to start arguing now, I was just saying hi)
Workout
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
205 * 1
250 * /
250 * 1
225 * 2, 2
205 * 3, 3
Notes: 250 is cool. I don’t know if it’s the most I was ever able to bench, but it’s the most I’ve ever actually benched.
Pulldown
140 * 10
190 * 5
240 * 3, 3
250 * 5
Notes: Fuck if I know. I’ll take it, though.
Seated Press
45 * 10
95 * 5
135 * 2
155 * 1
175 * /
165 */, /, /
155 * 3
160 * 2
165 * /, /
135 * 8, 8
Notes: Shot my wad on the bench, I think. Not getting the 165 pissed me off. Eh, next time.
[quote]eengrms76 wrote:
How did I miss this one?
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Yeah I was asking for you a few pages ago =] when some clod was accusing me of trolling under multiple ID’s
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
eengrms76 wrote:
How did I miss this one?
Yeah I was asking for you a few pages ago =] when some clod was accusing me of trolling under multiple ID’s[/quote]
But you gotta admit you probably were… 
Workout
(Yesterday’s, actually.)
Bench Press
45 * 10
135 * 5
155 * 3
185 * 2
205 * 1
225 * 3
230 * 2, 2
205 * 3
Notes: That’d be my year end goal, accomplished. I probably should have went for the fourth rep at 225, the three was very solid.
Pulldowns
150 * 10
210 * 5
260 * 3, 3, 3
Notes: Not bad. I still doubt that the weight is right, but I can feel them in my back, so it’s all good.
Seated Press
45 * 10
95 * 5
115 * 3
135 * 1
165 * 1, 1, 1
170 * /
Note: Not bad. The 170 was painfully close to breaking the sticking point. The first rep on these is the hardest. The second rep on the press, going the whole way down to my upper chest, is always easier than the first.
DB Rows
100 * 5, 5, 5
Notes: Easy peasey.