tallcall

I just wanted to say hello and introduce my self. My stats: 25 years old, 312 pounds (down from 325 pounds 4 months ago!), I am 6 feet 10 inches tall, and my body fat is at an estimated 19 percent.

I strength train 4 days a week (it is a body part split, I know it isn't the best but it seems to work fine for me). I also do 30 - 45 minutes of cardio 5 days a week (2 or 3 sessions of HIIT each week alternating between 25, 35, and 45 minute sessions). I am using a personal trainer and have seen some nice results (not loosing too much too fast, I'm in this for the long haul!).

I keep my diet as squeaky clean as possible (I do cheat every now and then ). I eat between 2850 and 3150 calories every day (2850 on non strength days and 3150 only on days I do strength training).

So there it is, that's me, I've kind a been trolling around this forum for a few months and (being the shy person I am) just now decided it would be a good idea to join in with you guys. Thanks in advance for tolerating a nother new guy (there sure are a looooooot of us around right now aren't there?).

MeatZatk

6'10" 312? I would literally kill someone to be that big. You must be hung like a horse.

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Rubes

im going to take it as you never got picked on in highschool

5'7" 173lbsl squat:365x2 11/19/07 bench 225x3 1/11/08
40 time: 4.51sec march 10th 07
38" vertical

soxmuscle

Did you play basketball in High School?

Age: 20 | Height: 5'7" | Weight: 150 lbs | Penis: 12 inches

KelJu

Welcome to IM!

fletcher6490

Hey, it's Bigdyll's momma.

If I were to guess based on the fact that I haven't been in the gym for 6 months:
Age 24 Weight 145 BF% 9 Bench 165 Arms 15" Squat?
I'm most likely a giant vagina

tallcall

Oh I was picked on all the time because of the size and the tourette syndrome. But yes I could have taken them all (I hate being so nice to people).

I just finished up with my trainer today (getting help losing the weight). Today was another leg day. I can only say that I absolutely love them (feels like torture, I love it!). Legs feel like jello again today!

By the way, the only reason Bigdyll turned out as well as he did is because of the beatings I gave him growing up ( )!

DOMS

Welcome to IM, man.

Do you have any plans to start a journal?

tallcall

No basketball, too nervous and twitchy. Although the football coach approached me a few times to get me on the team (I still said no because of the twitches, not a bad choice seeing as I can't stand football). Mixed martial arts is my favorite sport, I just wish the UFC would space out their fights and live events a little more, July looks pretty barren. At least we have the other leagues (I really like to watch WEC and IFL as well).

tallcall

No plans to do that yet, I just keep a notebook and keep it updated all the time. It is working very nicely for now.

DOMS

Your loss.

cjm

greetings tallcall.

"Dont trust something that bleeds for 5 days and doesnt die"

tallcall

Hello CJM, how are you doing?

By the way DOMS, I think I'll take your advice and start an online journal tomorrow. Just remember that I'm working my way up to the more demanding lifts like deadlifts and weighted squats (the one using a long bar off a rack, I'm still learning them with assistance from the trainer, occasionally a hack squat machine and very rarely a smith machine depending on what's available).

DOMS

You don't need to "excuse" where ever you are in your training. Hell, I was a programmer who sat on my ass, ate chips & soda, and pretty much did nothing physical. My starting bench was 70 pounds. No joke.

Where you are mean little. It's that fact that your working out and (hopefully) starting a journal that matters.

tallcall

It's nice to hear things like that, thanks. My maximum bench is 105 pounds right now, I've been squatting 155 pounds for a little while (making huge improvements).

I'm still not sure when I should begin cutting back my calories, right now my diet is fine for me because I am still losing the weight and keeping my strength. But I know I'll have to reduce the calories soon, my weight goal is about 280 pounds at about 10% bf (a long term goal). When did you guys begin cutting back, or did you?

DOMS

Sadly, I've never really cut back my cals by much. I tried, but failed. So, thanks to Jodi, I've cleaned up my diet a bit and I upped my caloric expenditure. In others words, I couldn't successfully stop shoving the crap food into my mouth, so I started doing cardio in the form of biking.

If you're raising your weights and lowering your body fat, why change it just now?

tallcall

Some of this is coming from family and friends who just want to see me do well and are offering their advice. I am tying very hard to let them know very nicely that it is insane to alter things that are working even if the alterations may make things better. It is too big a chance for me to take lightly. I've gone through those chapters in Tom's book over and over about making changes when changes are needed not before.

Oh well, maybe all I'll have to do is keep pushing the weight up and keep intensifying the cardio. At least Something I'm doing is working just fine.

BigDyl

Uhhh... wtfmate

Total ownage.

ReproMan

BigDyl

I swear, I leave for a few days, and come back to find people talking smack.

Total ownage.

ReproMan

You're imagining things.

tallcall

Just my attempt at a little humor, please don't hurt me! I'm a big guy, but I'm generally a a nice person.

Are you training in MMA? I'd like to learn some Maui Thai (I think it is spelled right). I know I'd never be allowed to fight with the Tourettes bu I think it'd be fun and a hell of a training program.

BigDyl

True Story, I forgot Doublebase was still upset that they don't allow gay marriage in his state.

Total ownage.

BigDyl

If you have size and strength, you have about 5% of what you need in MMA.

Total ownage.

maniclion