Thread: Awwwhh a little motivation.....

I wrote a littleabout me but just wanted to add I have a 3 year old and a 3 week old so money and time is tight.I started today with a walk some sprints and pushups, pullups etc.Just tring to get some blood flowing again and things loosened up.I mentioned about money....well gonna just watch what i eat take protein and I got a bottle of super-dmz.Im not working with alot here but I got alot of mental strength so thats all Ill need.

good luck bro i wish you the best!

Yeah thanks Just gotta find time to hit the gym.Kinda tough with new born and 3 year old....Thinkin 4 in the morning....Sucks but gotta do what you gotta do>>

Where there's a will... there's a way right?! Here's a thought, if the weather's nice out in your area you might consider taking the older one out with you for some cardio and pushing the stroller around the block a few times around. When my god daughter was smaller, her mother and I would take turns pushing her stroller up the hills while jogging spints. Talk about a killer workout and getting the heart rate up quick! 40lbs may not seem like a whole lot to push around but after a few rounds of sprints it totally feels like a ton of dead weight bricks! LOL. My goddaughter had fun too... after a while she'd yell for us to go faster! She became our little whip nazi believe it or not! Use the kids to your advantage is all I'm saying. You kill two birds with one stone by getting a great cardio workout and having some bonding time. It's a win win situation. Bonus, if the wife joins you and helps share in the torture session.

Good luck.

Already done that.Pushed Addilee.."the older daughter" to Hy-vee and its about 3 miles round trip and your absolutly right.Great cardio and she loved it. now she's my little motivater saying.."Come on Daddy let's go for a stroller ride"...LOL.

Like I said before dont have alot of money for the gym now but got some bands and dumbells and bench.Has anyone done the p90x or any other muscle confusion type program.I just wanted to start with this maybe because I have been out of the game for about 3-4 years.Next Month am gonna get a membership however.

I also wanted to add I did 5 years in prison when I was younger for bad decisions I made.When I was in there i went in at age 22 at 175 and left there at 245.Well we all know you have nothing to do but hit the weights.I needed this contest to drive me again as since then have became a lard ass and am now 36 like I said before. When I was in there everyone did power lifts to boost their ego...Bench,squat,And deadlifts.I wanna be in all around good shape though as in cardio and endurance now.So have been working on a good game plan and did a shit ton of pullups and pushups to loosen everything up but gonna go get that membership tommorrow ....

Well cant wait to hit the gym Im now mentally ready to hit it with everything I got.Never was big into dieting and cardio but now i want to add as much lean muscle mass as possible.
Diet today
Breakfast-2 eggs and protein shake.
snack-lowfat cottage cheese with protein shake
lunch-Boneless skinless chicken breast and small salad w lite dressing
snack -Protein bar
dinner-Salmond pattie small yam and apple
And now another protein shake.

Very busy today as Im now working grave yard so just did 35 minutes on eliptical I have in basement and took daughter for 3 mile walk in stoller--Shes 3 and weighs about 40lbs so my legs were burning. No lifting today as I will start tommorrow.

Originally Posted by cbennett74

My wife just gave birth to our second daughter on March 17th of this year.."St.Patties baby".

Congratulations, Bennett.

Good luck and welcome to IronMagazine, man.

Thanks Alot,Curt thats why I figure anyways you look at it it's a win win situation.Even if I don't win the grand prize or place at all I will get in shape to run away all those perverted boys from my 2 Daughters....lol! Thanks again.

Originally Posted by cbennett74

Thanks Alot,Curt thats why I figure anyways you look at it it's a win win situation.Even if I don't win the grand prize or place at all I will get in shape to run away all those perverted boys from my 2 Daughters....lol! Thanks again.

Definitely a win win situation.

And may I recommend... this?

Nice!!!!

Good luck and congrats on the new baby

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Well finally got a membership and set foot in a gym for the first time in a few years.Just wantedto loosen up Im not sure on the schedule yet...should get that figured out today.today just wanted to see where i was at after a long break.
I did....

Flat bench-135/15 155/12 185 for 2 sets of 10..... stopped there as it hurt shoulder.
Dumbell incline-45's/2x12- 55's/10- 65's/2x8
Decline-135 3 sets of 15-light for a good pump at end

Ran short on time as something came up so finished w 3 sets of 21's w ez-curl bar w65lbs. Overall felt really weak but confident I can get it back soon.Should have pics up soon as something must of happened cause sent them a week ago but never made it there so sent some more last night...

cbennett74's photos have been added

Looks like your off to a good start!

Will be checkin in, Good Luck.

Had to work today ans since i work 12 hour shifts I was pretty burned out.Will hit it tommorrow with a vengence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

iwas sore as hell yesterday so did 30 minutes on elipitical and called it good.
still trying to find a good weight to do on each of these lifts as I wanna avoid injury with having about 3 years off and gaing about 30 lbs of fat..lol.Anyways made it to the gym tonight about 11pm.Nights or mornings are gonna have to be the time as its very hectic at my house now with the 1 month old and 3 year old.Workout tonight went as followed...

Squat-5x8 with 105-115-145-185for 2x 10
deadlifts-3x8 with 135-155-185
decline db-40/8 55/8 65/2x10
flat bar bench-155-3x10 with only 30 seconds rest between sets.
narrow grip seated rows-100/10 140/10 180-2x10
pullups bw for 6-4-4
Everthing felt good I could definatly control weights good and felt pretty light so definatly going up next time.

Did some more cardio lost 5 lbs since this started.Dont really know what weight i wanna get down to because i know if i loose fat and gain muscle ....well muscle weighs more correct? So i guess i just wanna look harder as if i was 25 again...Here is where im at...

hey does anyone know a good size heighth and width to put these photos on here? Mine are so small. thanks

Had to take 2 days off from lifting as I had to go to missouri to visit step kids.Got in about 3 mile walk- run each day as my legs-calves-butt were sore as hell from deadlifts-squats the other day.Have been doing alot of stretching this last week also as i feel now things are starting to get ready to be abused hard with some iron.Gonna get to the gym later this morning and so will report back later how that went.

Good base bennett! Keep chipping away at it - it looks like your in better shape than I. Have a great Easter!

yeah i believe there is some good muscle tone under that fat.Just watching what i eat and doing the little I've done already I feel so much better and have so much more energy.Dont really have to strict a diet thats why i havent posted much on that.Eating my 3 meals a day and snacking between meal to give me 5 to 6 smaller meals a day.Each meal containg protein,veggies and a little carbs....pretty basi but seem to be working.Each portion about the size of my fist.Who has time to count calories....never seems to work for me.

Well got to the gym tonight asnd felt pretty good....

Flat barbell bench-135/10 155/8 175/8 225/8 235/5...feling pretty good on bench!
Incline db-- 65/12 75/ 2sets of 10
Smith machine shoulder press-- 135/10 185/6 135/20
Standing barbell curls-- 65/10 95/3 sets of 8
Ran short om time but am getting my strenghth back pretty fast....feeling good.

Didn't do anything but relax yesterday as I was sore and definatly needed a day off.I was gonna add All Im taking for supplements is super dmz,fish oil pills,Milk thistle,and plenty of protein drinks a day.My budget is limited with my daughter just arriving and from just taking the dmz i have actually got strong quick and recovery time is good.If anyone has any ideas on what i could incorporate in this mix that is cheap I would love to hear.

Have real;ly been slacking on my post but my life has been so hectic lately.My daughter is 2 months old now so my wife and i are starting to get into a pretty routine schedule.Wasnt looking like I was gonna be able to afford a gym membership but my uncle gave me an olympic size bench,about 350lbs of plates and a set of 50 lb dumbells so im back in buisness.I like this alot better asw I wasnt feeling the whole gym enviromen. Id rasther do it by myself and blast some good music and get down to buisness.No waitng around for equipment etc.....so I should be able to make up for some lost time as I wwent out to the garage last night to do chest,shoulders and tris and I was definatly in a good place.......