Fitness and Weightloss
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@manxam : I am a member of a club called Farrell's Extreme BodyShaping. We do cardio kickboxing M-W-F and strength training T-Th-S with resistance bands.
We flip flop every other week. Week 1 - Legs / Arms / Legs, Week 2 - Arms / Legs / Arms
The goal of this club isn't huge muscles - but really more general well being and decent overall strength.
I don't have a goal to get huge or anything, but I would like to have a 6 pack for once in my life (I can actually see definition now - which is awesome), though once getting it, not sure how hard I'll try to keep it.
Another goal is to be able to do 100 pushups in a row - I max at about 25 right now.
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Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial
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Well if you look at the first post, I am back where I was again.
I have started getting serious about my weight again. I was 109.8kg (241.56 lbs) on April 17. Today I am 107.3kg (236.06 lbs). Short term goal is 100kg (220 lbs) by July 4.
Long term goal has always been 90kg (198 lbs). -
I usually get a lot of grief for this but - whatever
I'm at the most I've ever weighed at 153 pounds as of 4 weeks ago. (I know I know, go eat a sandwich, right? )
haven't weighed myself since then.
I've been 130's for the last 5 years.
I'd like to stay around 145-150.
I'm starting a new martial arts program once a month (cause that all the time I will actually have) and doing constant work outs at home at least 3 times a week :day 1 - pull ups, dips, push ups, lunges and then free weights (curls, shoulder raises, etc.)
day 2 - 10 minute ab work out, followed by back work outs (from when i took a 12 foot fall, )
day 3 - 1 miles walk/jog , 5 x 25 yard sprints, half a mile jog and half a mile walk to cool down.on alternate days I do forms, heavy bag work outs, full circuit Kung Fu work outs, body conditioning (punching a bag full of beads, punching brick walls, , heavy bag with out gloves, heavy bag kicks, etc)
I've trained in Wing Chun kung fu (everybody wing chun tonight never gets old.) for about 2 years now.
I've found a new teacher (see above about starting new) my old teacher was a piece of work.any other Ideas on how to stay at this weight/lose a little ?
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@JaredBusch said in Fitness and Weightloss:
Well if you look at the first post, I am back where I was again.
I have started getting serious about my weight again. I was 109.8kg (241.56 lbs) on April 17. Today I am 107.3kg (236.06 lbs). Short term goal is 100kg (220 lbs) by July 4.
Long term goal has always been 90kg (198 lbs).You did it once, you'll do it again.
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@WrCombs said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I usually get a lot of grief for this but - whatever
I'm at the most I've ever weighed at 153 pounds as of 4 weeks ago. (I know I know, go eat a sandwich, right? )
haven't weighed myself since then.
I've been 130's for the last 5 years.
I'd like to stay around 145-150.
I'm starting a new martial arts program once a month (cause that all the time I will actually have) and doing constant work outs at home at least 3 times a week :day 1 - pull ups, dips, push ups, lunges and then free weights (curls, shoulder raises, etc.)
day 2 - 10 minute ab work out, followed by back work outs (from when i took a 12 foot fall, )
day 3 - 1 miles walk/jog , 5 x 25 yard sprints, half a mile jog and half a mile walk to cool down.on alternate days I do forms, heavy bag work outs, full circuit Kung Fu work outs, body conditioning (punching a bag full of beads, punching brick walls, , heavy bag with out gloves, heavy bag kicks, etc)
I've trained in Wing Chun kung fu (everybody wing chun tonight never gets old.) for about 2 years now.
I've found a new teacher (see above about starting new) my old teacher was a piece of work.any other Ideas on how to stay at this weight/lose a little ?
or gain muscle(replace muscle with fat?)You likely need to find out where your current body fat percentage is. Ideal is not normally based on the scale - but based on body fat percent. Then if you want muscle - start working that goal - eat loads of protein and other muscle building things.
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You likely need to find out where your current body fat percentage is. Ideal is not normally based on the scale - but based on body fat percent. Then if you want muscle - start working that goal - eat loads of protein and other muscle building things.
Thanks, I'll look into it and see what I can find out
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I've had a fairly successful 16 months.
Jan 2018 - 210 lbs - starting eating fewer calories, but still ate nearly any kind of food
April 20 - 170 lbs - finished with weight loss - now to maintain
June 25 - 175 lbs 22% BF - joined Farrel's Gym - HIIT program (6 days a week, kickboxing MWF, strength training TTHSat)
Aug 31 - 170 lbs 15% BF - end of 10 week program at Farrel's - joined as a yearly member
April 30, 2019 - 168 lbs 13.5%I've gotten as low as 11% body fat over the last year - but vacations I always spurge, so I rise... After the last month between vacation and other stressors, I'm happy to be at 13.5%
I still have a goal of having a visible six pack, but I have to get to 9% or less BF - I have the muscles, they are just hiding
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@Dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I've had a fairly successful 16 months.
Jan 2018 - 210 lbs - starting eating fewer calories, but still ate nearly any kind of food
April 20 - 170 lbs - finished with weight loss - now to maintain
June 25 - 175 lbs 22% BF - joined Farrel's Gym - HIIT program (6 days a week, kickboxing MWF, strength training TTHSat)
Aug 31 - 170 lbs 15% BF - end of 10 week program at Farrel's - joined as a yearly member
April 30, 2019 - 168 lbs 13.5%I've gotten as low as 11% body fat over the last year - but vacations I always spurge, so I rise... After the last month between vacation and other stressors, I'm happy to be at 13.5%
I still have a goal of having a visible six pack, but I have to get to 9% or less BF - I have the muscles, they are just hiding
That's fucking awesome man!
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@WrCombs said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I usually get a lot of grief for this but - whatever
I'm at the most I've ever weighed at 153 pounds as of 4 weeks ago. (I know I know, go eat a sandwich, right? )
haven't weighed myself since then.
I've been 130's for the last 5 years.
I'd like to stay around 145-150.
I'm starting a new martial arts program once a month (cause that all the time I will actually have) and doing constant work outs at home at least 3 times a week :day 1 - pull ups, dips, push ups, lunges and then free weights (curls, shoulder raises, etc.)
day 2 - 10 minute ab work out, followed by back work outs (from when i took a 12 foot fall, )
day 3 - 1 miles walk/jog , 5 x 25 yard sprints, half a mile jog and half a mile walk to cool down.on alternate days I do forms, heavy bag work outs, full circuit Kung Fu work outs, body conditioning (punching a bag full of beads, punching brick walls, , heavy bag with out gloves, heavy bag kicks, etc)
I've trained in Wing Chun kung fu (everybody wing chun tonight never gets old.) for about 2 years now.
I've found a new teacher (see above about starting new) my old teacher was a piece of work.any other Ideas on how to stay at this weight/lose a little ?
or gain muscle(replace muscle with fat?)What's your height?
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@LilAng said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
ok. but i'm still gonna try it. lol
But die happy.
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I'm just watching calories and am currently down 25lbs.
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@Obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@WrCombs said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I usually get a lot of grief for this but - whatever
I'm at the most I've ever weighed at 153 pounds as of 4 weeks ago. (I know I know, go eat a sandwich, right? )
haven't weighed myself since then.
I've been 130's for the last 5 years.
I'd like to stay around 145-150.
I'm starting a new martial arts program once a month (cause that all the time I will actually have) and doing constant work outs at home at least 3 times a week :day 1 - pull ups, dips, push ups, lunges and then free weights (curls, shoulder raises, etc.)
day 2 - 10 minute ab work out, followed by back work outs (from when i took a 12 foot fall, )
day 3 - 1 miles walk/jog , 5 x 25 yard sprints, half a mile jog and half a mile walk to cool down.on alternate days I do forms, heavy bag work outs, full circuit Kung Fu work outs, body conditioning (punching a bag full of beads, punching brick walls, , heavy bag with out gloves, heavy bag kicks, etc)
I've trained in Wing Chun kung fu (everybody wing chun tonight never gets old.) for about 2 years now.
I've found a new teacher (see above about starting new) my old teacher was a piece of work.any other Ideas on how to stay at this weight/lose a little ?
or gain muscle(replace muscle with fat?)What's your height?
5' 8.5"
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm just watching calories and am currently down 25lbs.
Awesome! that's all I did for my entire weight loss situation. I added exercise later only because I wanted my muscle pain to go away, and more flexibility.. staying active keeps you from getting hurt just walking. LOL
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@Dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm just watching calories and am currently down 25lbs.
Awesome! that's all I did for my entire weight loss situation. I added exercise later only because I wanted my muscle pain to go away, and more flexibility.. staying active keeps you from getting hurt just walking. LOL
I added some "exercise" but I want to stress that it is mostly "reducing sedentary state" rather than "exercising."
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@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@Dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm just watching calories and am currently down 25lbs.
Awesome! that's all I did for my entire weight loss situation. I added exercise later only because I wanted my muscle pain to go away, and more flexibility.. staying active keeps you from getting hurt just walking. LOL
I added some "exercise" but I want to stress that it is mostly "reducing sedentary state" rather than "exercising."
Without restricting myself to some insane low calorie count that is not realistically sustainable, I could not lose weight even slowly with my lifestyle.
I eat healthier now than I ever have.
I have added ~1 hour morning and evening of walking on the treadmill at a pace enough to raise my heart-rate decently. I am hoping tha twill be enough of a difference.
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@JaredBusch said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@Dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
@scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I'm just watching calories and am currently down 25lbs.
Awesome! that's all I did for my entire weight loss situation. I added exercise later only because I wanted my muscle pain to go away, and more flexibility.. staying active keeps you from getting hurt just walking. LOL
I added some "exercise" but I want to stress that it is mostly "reducing sedentary state" rather than "exercising."
Without restricting myself to some insane low calorie count that is not realistically sustainable, I could not lose weight even slowly with my lifestyle.
I eat healthier now than I ever have.
I have added ~1 hour morning and evening of walking on the treadmill at a pace enough to raise my heart-rate decently. I am hoping tha twill be enough of a difference.
I don't understand what's unrealistic about a lower calorie count? Clearly I did it - and Scott has done it. Does it mean learning to eat less? yep - does it mean retraining your body on how much food you really need to live - again, yep.
Something I learned after joining the gym - drinking water really helps be less hungry. Being fully hydrated leads to eating less. When on program (i.e. not being lazy) I drink around 100 oz of water a day.
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@Dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:
I don't understand what's unrealistic about a lower calorie count?
Why are you assuming I have a high calorie count now? I never said that. In fact, I implied the opposite when I stated :
Without restricting myself to some insane low calorie count that is not realistically sustainable
