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Posted: 7/31/2013 9:45:52 AM EDT
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Good for you bro!!! Keep it up and you will start to see results in no time, back when I used to do P90X a lot there was the saying "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your body". Give it time and you will see good progress, it may be slow at times but don't give up!
As for workouts check out this. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:05:21 AM EDT
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You're not going to notice much in 4 weeks. I've been lifting for the better part of 8 months now and honestly you can't tell it by looking at me. Other than the fact that I'm a metric shit ton stronger than I was before, anyways. Like the poster above said, Rome wasn't built in a day.
Have you looked into Starting Strength or Strong Lifts? Those are excellent starter programs for the big lifts (squat, deadlift, bench and overhead press) that will help get you some results. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:14:12 AM EDT
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I have noticed a difference already. Not huge though which is obvious. My arms are bigger my lower back no longer hurts as bad when I run.
What is a good protein powder and pre-workout. I currently use GNC Natural be used it doesn't use sucralose. Per workout I use Ripped fuel from gas stations and it doesn't work great. A friend told me to use craze but I have been reading all the reviews and people are trying to boycott because of aphetimines in the substance. But I'm sure most energy drinks/supplements have that stuff in then |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:19:21 AM EDT
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I suggest sticking to excercise that work the major muscle groups of your body.
Chest and Tris: Bench, Shoulder, and Incline Presses Back and Bi's: Pull-ups, Chin-ups, and Rows Legs: Squat and Deadlift Doing isolation excercises aren't going to burn enough calories to see rapid weight loss. Keep at it though! I've been lifting for over 2 years now, and I look a bit bigger, but I mostly gained strength. It takes time. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:22:37 AM EDT
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I have noticed a difference already. Not huge though which is obvious. My arms are bigger my lower back no longer hurts as bad when I run. What is a good protein powder and pre-workout. I currently use GNC Natural be used it doesn't use sucralose. Per workout I use Ripped fuel from gas stations and it doesn't work great. A friend told me to use craze but I have been reading all the reviews and people are trying to boycott because of aphetimines in the substance. But I'm sure most energy drinks/supplements have that stuff in then Awesome job. You can easily walk around @ 200-220 lbs with a little bit of work and look good. Don't go too far with the weight loss if you want to bulk up. Protein and water. Don't buy shit from a gas station. Period. I used to use Gold Standard whey protein when GNC has a sale on it. I just buy generic stuff now that I haven't been lifting like I used to. I sparingly use pre workouts, mostly because I can't sleep and workout in the evenings. But, here is thread on preworkouts (it is on the second page of this very sub forum): http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_113/1509097_Preworkouts.html |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:24:02 AM EDT
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Good work and keep it up!
Avoid sugars and carbs like the plague and you should drop weight quickly. Drink lots of water, especially when you feel hungry. Good luck and stick with it. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:42:50 AM EDT
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Would it be better to loose weight than build muscle or do both at the same time?
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Posted: 7/31/2013 10:51:33 AM EDT
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Would it be better to loose weight than build muscle or do both at the same time? Lifting weights is exercise. You burn calories. You get thin in the kitchen. Cut your calories, eat plenty of protein, and lift. Throw away your scale. There are a few guys that will chime in with better information. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 12:23:02 PM EDT
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I have noticed a difference already. Not huge though which is obvious. My arms are bigger my lower back no longer hurts as bad when I run. What is a good protein powder and pre-workout. I currently use GNC Natural be used it doesn't use sucralose. Per workout I use Ripped fuel from gas stations and it doesn't work great. A friend told me to use craze but I have been reading all the reviews and people are trying to boycott because of aphetimines in the substance. But I'm sure most energy drinks/supplements have that stuff in then Checkout Intek Evolution Protein http://www.inteknutrition.com/PRODUCTS/PROTEIN%20EVOLUTION/protein.html I also have used optimum nutrition in the past for protein. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 12:45:42 PM EDT
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Preworkout: ON PRE- has worked pretty well for me, and I am pretty resistant to preworkouts.
Protein: ON Gold Standard Whey, Carnivor, Myofusion Elite, Combat. Chest: Dumbbell/cable flyes if you want size. Bench variants for strength Triceps/shoulders: Bench/OHP/Klokov press, pressdowns, JM press, dips, etc Biceps/back: Kroc rows, hammer curls, pull ups, TBar rows, pendlay rows, cable pull downs, etc Don't forget generous portions of reverse hypers and GHRs. Squat, bench, deadlift. Drag or push a sled. Do it. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 12:53:00 PM EDT
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Toss out the scale, eat right (paging paleo guys), lift weights, and do some cardio. I feel best when I lift three days a week and do a either two cardio days or a one cardio and one crossfit day. That gives me two off days to rest.
Stronglifts or starting strength are good weight programs. Cardio, I like to run or bike. I redefined my goals to build strength over the next three months and then re evaluate my goals. Prior to this I was focusing more on running. There is something addicting about lifting weights. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 1:27:33 PM EDT
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Also remember, if you are working out and lifting you will be gaining weight because you're building muscle, don't let that discourage you at times.
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Posted: 7/31/2013 3:52:19 PM EDT
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Toss out the scale, eat right (paging paleo guys), lift weights, and do some cardio. I feel best when I lift three days a week and do a either two cardio days or a one cardio and one crossfit day. That gives me two off days to rest. Stronglifts or starting strength are good weight programs. Cardio, I like to run or bike. I redefined my goals to build strength over the next three months and then re evaluate my goals. Prior to this I was focusing more on running. There is something addicting about lifting weights. I know the scale is the last thing I should be worrying about, but its nice to see some imporvement. I have gone from every morning and every night checking the scale. I now check once a week and my motivation is better for it. I started to do some pushups and dips at home on the "off" days just to do something. I have a couple of simple goals. I want to be able to do 10 pullups, which I have never been able to do. I want to be able to do 20 pushups, which i have never been able to do. I know most of you can out do that easily, but that is my goals for now. I don't have injuries not allowing me to do it, I just have never had the upper body strength. I thank you all for the motivation and I will post some updates when I can. I should of never let myself get to this point, but we all know how that goes. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 5:02:47 PM EDT
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If your scale doesn't have a body fat mode get yourself one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375318694&sr=8-1&keywords=bmi The scale just shows weight, which is including Muscle. These show you how much body fat you have so even if you haven't lost any weight, or you gained weight, it will show you that you more than likely gained muscle weight but dropped fat. A guy i workout with has a scale that has this option in it and it is nice to be able to see progress even if the weight stays the same. They work by sending a small current through your body and will measure how much Body Fat you have and calculate it into your BMI. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 8:12:58 PM EDT
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If your scale doesn't have a body fat mode get yourself one of these: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m4XJtKQ9L._SY300_.jpg http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375318694&sr=8-1&keywords=bmi The scale just shows weight, which is including Muscle. These show you how much body fat you have so even if you haven't lost any weight, or you gained weight, it will show you that you more than likely gained muscle weight but dropped fat. A guy i workout with has a scale that has this option in it and it is nice to be able to see progress even if the weight stays the same. They work by sending a small current through your body and will measure how much Body Fat you have and calculate it into your BMI. those are horribly inaccurate. it's almost not even worth the time, let alone the money to get that thing. If you want to really check your body composition you need to do it in a water bath, or a bod-pod or similar device. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 8:17:59 PM EDT
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HIIT cardio on a bike is great for a bigger guy and his joints. Trust me I know.
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Posted: 7/31/2013 9:00:51 PM EDT
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those are horribly inaccurate. it's almost not even worth the time, let alone the money to get that thing. If you want to really check your body composition you need to do it in a water bath, or a bod-pod or similar device. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If your scale doesn't have a body fat mode get yourself one of these: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m4XJtKQ9L._SY300_.jpg http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375318694&sr=8-1&keywords=bmi The scale just shows weight, which is including Muscle. These show you how much body fat you have so even if you haven't lost any weight, or you gained weight, it will show you that you more than likely gained muscle weight but dropped fat. A guy i workout with has a scale that has this option in it and it is nice to be able to see progress even if the weight stays the same. They work by sending a small current through your body and will measure how much Body Fat you have and calculate it into your BMI. those are horribly inaccurate. it's almost not even worth the time, let alone the money to get that thing. If you want to really check your body composition you need to do it in a water bath, or a bod-pod or similar device. I've heard they've improved and I've used them a few times and they are pretty decent. More accurate than just a "hight/weight" paper mathematical equation without testing anything. |
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Posted: 7/31/2013 9:07:04 PM EDT
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You can either cut or bulk.......
Pretty tough to do both. Pick a program, run what you need from it, then switch programs. Don't combine programs, especially when your just beginning. |
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Posted: 8/1/2013 6:06:54 AM EDT
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I have a couple of simple goals. I want to be able to do 10 pullups, which I have never been able to do. I want to be able to do 20 pushups, which i have never been able to do. I know most of you can out do that easily, but that is my goals for now. I don't have injuries not allowing me to do it, I just have never had the upper body strength. I thank you all for the motivation and I will post some updates when I can. I should of never let myself get to this point, but we all know how that goes. Look into the "Frequency Method" for pullup and pushup. The Frequency method is basically you do a bunch of set of pullup during the day six days a week and take one day off.. But the sets need to be easy. Let say if you go to failure you can do 5 pullup. So something that would be easy is say 2 pullups. So your frequency method would look like this (remember do this six days a week) Week One – 6 sets of 2 reps Week Two – 7 sets of 2 reps Week Three – 7 sets of 3 reps Week Four – 8 sets of 3 reps Week Five – 8 sets of 4 reps Week Six – 9 sets of 4 reps Week Seven – 9 sets of 5 reps Week Eight – 10 sets of 5 reps You can arrange it to do more set or reps as needed. Just make sure everyweek you increase the number or reps or sets. You will do these sets spread throughout the day so that none of them interfer with recovery from your regular activities. If you wanted to work on both pullup and pushup at the same time you could do this Monday - Frequency Method Pullups Tuesday - Frequency Method pushup Wednesday -Frequency Method Pullups Thursday - Frequency Method pushup Friday - Frequency Method Pullups Saturday - Frequency Method pushup Sunday - Frequency Method Pullups |
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Posted: 8/2/2013 1:47:43 AM EDT
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You're not going to notice much in 4 weeks. I've been lifting for the better part of 8 months now and honestly you can't tell it by looking at me. Nope....I've been working out diligently for the past 4 months, and really, its only now that I myself am noticing it. |
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Posted: 8/2/2013 1:57:51 AM EDT
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I was a touch over 260 a couple years ago.
As of yesterday morning, 191. Still a fair bit of work to do, but it's getting there. I get exercise at work (diver, safety guy) and I completely cut out sodas for over a year. I now drink one on occasion, which is ok since the multiple daily habit is broken. all things in moderation and all that. Good job so far, keep it up! |
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Posted: 8/2/2013 5:58:08 AM EDT
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I was a touch over 260 a couple years ago. As of yesterday morning, 191. Still a fair bit of work to do, but it's getting there. I get exercise at work (diver, safety guy) and I completely cut out sodas for over a year. I now drink one on occasion, which is ok since the multiple daily habit is broken. all things in moderation and all that. Good job so far, keep it up! Nice....good job getting to where you are. |
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Posted: 8/4/2013 9:34:58 PM EDT
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Im slowly losing the weight myself. Im down to 308 from 336 in the last few months. When im at home I have been biking and kayaking alot and eating better. When im at work on the tug their isnt as much to do. I have been using the 8lb weights that are on the back of the boat to do some curls and straight out side lifts just to do something and last night I did some sit ups. Now I havent done sit ups in a long time but I did 35 last night and tonight when I tried to do some I only got to 6 before exhaustion set in and I couldnt do anymore. Is that normal? I feel the burn and I want to work on my gut some since I have the time. I guess ill try to go every other day on the sit ups and do the little weights every night but what else can I do with out a machine? We dont have much to work with on here as far as exercise, just the small 8lb weights and some towing shackles. My knees cant take to much either, to many years of jumping around on steel decks and stuff.
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Posted: 8/16/2013 2:44:44 PM EDT
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Im slowly losing the weight myself. Im down to 308 from 336 in the last few months. When im at home I have been biking and kayaking alot and eating better. When im at work on the tug their isnt as much to do. I have been using the 8lb weights that are on the back of the boat to do some curls and straight out side lifts just to do something and last night I did some sit ups. Now I havent done sit ups in a long time but I did 35 last night and tonight when I tried to do some I only got to 6 before exhaustion set in and I couldnt do anymore. Is that normal? I feel the burn and I want to work on my gut some since I have the time. I guess ill try to go every other day on the sit ups and do the little weights every night but what else can I do with out a machine? We dont have much to work with on here as far as exercise, just the small 8lb weights and some towing shackles. My knees cant take to much either, to many years of jumping around on steel decks and stuff. You can do burpees, or use those 8lb weights with your sit ups, and add an oblique rotation to your situp. look up kettlebell exercises and see if you can use those weights as a substitue for Kbells. jumping jacks for cardio, body weight squats and lunges. there are tons of exercises you could do. |
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Posted: 8/28/2013 7:29:00 AM EDT
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Woot woot I weighed in at 226 this morning!!! I hit a wall last 2 weeks or so at 230. I really hit the gym this week and even though I'm sore as shit today I feel good!!!
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Posted: 8/28/2013 8:11:34 AM EDT
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Woot woot I weighed in at 226 this morning!!! I hit a wall last 2 weeks or so at 230. I really hit the gym this week and even though I'm sore as shit today I feel good!!! Congrats! What is your goal weight? |
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Posted: 8/28/2013 11:21:30 PM EDT
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200
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Posted: 8/28/2013 11:50:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 200  6'1" Fighting weight was 175 |
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Posted: 8/29/2013 5:29:37 PM EDT
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For the crossfit guys- Should I just start crossfit?? Or try to get into better shape first than go? Also we have fitbootcamps and stuff here, are thosie anygood. I'm looking for something to go to to switch up working out, to keep me interested...
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Posted: 10/20/2013 8:43:03 PM EDT
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For an update, I officially lost 30 pounds last week. I wieghed myself and I reached 217. I was pumped, unfortunatly I pushed myself a little to hard the day before in the gym and it took me about a week to recover. I only gained 4 pounds since than. I got back in the gym today, and I forgot how much I liked it.. Here is to the next 30...
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Posted: 10/20/2013 8:51:31 PM EDT
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 Good job.
217 is where I started (actually 218), and I'm currently sitting about 172. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 12:09:48 PM EDT
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best back exercise are pull ups and heavy bent over rows IMO.
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:44:27 PM EDT
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best back exercise are pull ups and heavy bent over rows IMO. only problem is I cant do pull ups, cus my back is so damn weak...
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Posted: 10/27/2013 6:52:43 PM EDT
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best back exercise are pull ups and heavy bent over rows IMO. only problem is I cant do pull ups, cus my back is so damn weak... Use a band or two |
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Posted: 10/27/2013 7:03:01 PM EDT
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I weighed myself 4 weeks ago and I weighed 247. I'm 28 5'11. As of today I weighed 236. I have been going to the gym the last month. I only can work out 4, days a week, Sun-Wed. That leaves Thursday Friday and Saturday with minimal or no workout. I want to cut weight but gain muscle. I know I'm not going to cut weight fast if I'm trying to gain muscle. Workout routine: 30 mins on elliptical or 15 mins on treadmill at a 10 min a mile pace. I do biceps/triceps and back one day. Shoulders and chest one. Legs on another than the last day I do light weight high reps on biceps, triceps back and shoulder. I switched between free weights and weight machines. I've pretty much looked up all the workouts on YouTube. Problem: I'm not getting much results from my chest or back. I do dumbbell press straight up, sitting at an angle up and laying down at an angle. I don't bench press yet as I don't feel strong enough to do it. I need some good back exercises to do. My diet is pretty basic just fruits vegetables and proteins. No breads pastas fried food or soda. |
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Posted: 10/28/2013 5:24:12 PM EDT
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best back exercise are pull ups and heavy bent over rows IMO. only problem is I cant do pull ups, cus my back is so damn weak... Use a band or two Or jump into the top position and lower yourself with control. Also dead hangs and God forbid...maybe kip a couple of pull-ups. |
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