Tony's Lifestyle Change

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 10:17 AM

Yup are right SHOCK workouts are the quickest cause of all the supersetting and even quicker for you cause you did only one bodypart (I do chest and bis) GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND yes your metabolism will speed up very soon and you will be hungry all the time!!! Excellent job with your diet as well, I actually like those EAS bars...

Jodi may not like you eating those things.... GoPro lets me eat them, cause I am trying to gain a bit (only muscle of course)

Are you sore today? I will post a leg workout for you to do tonight. Did you do any cardio yesterday? Just curious....

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

Yup are right SHOCK workouts are the quickest cause of all the supersetting and even quicker for you cause you did only one bodypart (I do chest and bis) GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND yes your metabolism will speed up very soon and you will be hungry all the time!!! Excellent job with your diet as well, I actually like those EAS bars...

Jodi may not like you eating those things.... GoPro lets me eat them, cause I am trying to gain a bit (only muscle of course)

Are you sore today? I will post a leg workout for you to do tonight. Did you do any cardio yesterday? Just curious....

Hey Cyndi,

I am falling dreadfully short in proteins and carbs daily, so I thought I should get a protein bar to help me. I made sure that they were not going to hurt me with the sugar, so I got one with 1 g of sugar. Hopefully she won't be mad at me

Regarding shock, yes, I am a little sore, but not a lot since I have been drinking ICE (Branched amino acids and glutamine) with my workouts, so my recovery is somewhat quicker.
Also, I "usually" do my cardio in my rest days. Or when my kids allow me to.
Normally I choose my rest days because I can used it like a workout day and I don't lose any time from playing with the kids. I spend no less than an hour every night playing with them. Usually when my wife is taking a shower, I will lay down with them in our walking closet (humongous and with mirrored doors all around) and sit there with them. My boy sat down yesterday for the first time by himself. I was so proud...I feel that if I spend less time with them, I'll miss stuff and well....
Either way, my cardio days are at the gym and most probably my legs too. We'll see how the week unfolds.
I also had neglected my abs last week and yesterday, but I am so spent after the workouts that it's really hard to do anything. I should give it a try during cardio days....we'll see...

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 10:34 AM

No problem Hun... your babies are your number ONE priority ALWAYS!!!

I was just curious when you did cardio, that's all. I LOVE protein bars and eat one probably every day...

I need to do abs too, I did them last on Friday I think....

Try not to do cardio on leg day... too tiring.

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

No problem Hun... your babies are your number ONE priority ALWAYS!!!

I was just curious when you did cardio, that's all. I LOVE protein bars and eat one probably every day...

I need to do abs too, I did them last on Friday I think....

Try not to do cardio on leg day... too tiring.

Gotcha, thanks for the tip....

...and you, take a day off today...Without a back, you are dead in the water....no workout today

Velvet · 08-24-2004, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by atherjen

I will pretend I didnt see that!

LMAO..too funny

Sapphire, excuse my ignorance (new here), are you Tony's coach?

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 12:23 PM

Hmmm.... well I would say yes I am his coach... unofficially. We sorta all coach each other around here!!

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

Gotcha, thanks for the tip....

...and you, take a day off today...Without a back, you are dead in the water....no workout today

I hear ya!! NO workout today...

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

LMAO..too funny

Sapphire, excuse my ignorance (new here), are you Tony's coach?

Hi VelvetEyes,

When I told you that people here are very helpful and selfless is because they are. Ever since I came into this group, everyone has offered help when needed, support when down and motivation to keep on when things are good.
Sapphire has been instrumental in helping me change my life and the way I viewed weight training by getting me involved with P/RR/S. With her help and Jodi's, and all the rest that I have not mentioned, I have been working to get better.
I would say at this moment that I have a coach (Sapphire), a nutritionist (Jodi) and a support system (IM) that I could not have dreamed I would have and to whom I'll be in debt forever.....So I try to help others the same way too, by offering moral support and nutritional help(I have learned a whole lot) to those who may need it...
So, ito answer your question, in a way, Sapphire is now my coach....

Velvet · 08-24-2004, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

Hi VelvetEyes,

When I told you that people here are very helpful and selfless is because they are. Ever since I came into this group, everyone has offered help when needed, support when down and motivation to keep on when things are good.
Sapphire has been instrumental in helping me change my life and the way I viewed weight training by getting me involved with P/RR/S. With her help and Jodi's, and all the rest that I have not mentioned, I have been working to get better.
I would say at this moment that I have a coach (Sapphire), a nutritionist (Jodi) and a support system (IM) that I could not have dreamed I would have and to whom I'll be in debt forever.....So I try to help others the same way too, by offering moral support and nutritional help(I have learned a whole lot) to those who may need it...
So, ito answer your question, in a way, Sapphire is now my coach....

That's awesome Tony! You sound like a very positive and compassionate person. We need more folks like you in the world! And I'm sure that Jodi, Sapphire and others find it very rewarding to assist you in your fitness journey

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

That's awesome Tony! You sound like a very positive and compassionate person. We need more folks like you in the world! And I'm sure that Jodi, Sapphire and others find it very rewarding to assist you in your fitness journey

Thanks a bunch....I try my best to help....I hope they do find it rewarding, or at least they will when the final transformation from Ugly Duckling (let's not forget fat) to a thinner ugly duckling will probably be as rewarding to them as it will be to me....
Like I said, if you need me holler, or just PM me, post on your journal....you know, whatever works for you....

Right now, all I can offer you is encouragement, you are very knowledgeable already on how you can look good...

Velvet · 08-24-2004, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

Thanks a bunch....I try my best to help....
Like I said, if you need me holler, or just PM me, post on your journal....you know, the whatever works for you....Right now, all I can offer you is encouragement, you are very knowledgeable already on how you can look good...

Thanks buddy! I have the best coach in the world, she's taught me 90% of what I know about getting ready for competition!!

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 12:35 PM

Leg Workout SHOCK

-SUPERSET: LEG PRESS/SQUATS...2 X 10-12 EACH
-SUPERSET: LEG EXTENSION/STEP UPS...2 X 10-12/12-15
-DROPSET: LEG EXTENSIONS...2 X 15-20, DROP, 10-12 MORE
-SUPERSET: LYING LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...2 X 8-10 EACH
-SUPERSET: SEATED LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...1 X 8-10 EACH
-DROPSET: SEATED LEG CURL...1 X 8-10, DROP, 6-8 MORE
-SUPERSET: STANDING CALF RAISES/SEATED CALF RAISES 2X 8-10

Are these exercises do-able for you???

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

That's awesome Tony! You sound like a very positive and compassionate person. We need more folks like you in the world! And I'm sure that Jodi, Sapphire and others find it very rewarding to assist you in your fitness journey

Tony is a very very positive person and I LOVE assisting him in any way I can!! I CANNOT wait to see his pics in 6 months!!!

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphire

Leg Workout SHOCK

-SUPERSET: LEG PRESS/SQUATS...2 X 10-12 EACH
-SUPERSET: LEG EXTENSION/STEP UPS...2 X 10-12/12-15
-DROPSET: LEG EXTENSIONS...2 X 15-20, DROP, 10-12 MORE
-SUPERSET: LYING LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...2 X 8-10 EACH
-SUPERSET: SEATED LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...1 X 8-10 EACH
-DROPSET: SEATED LEG CURL...1 X 8-10, DROP, 6-8 MORE
-SUPERSET: STANDING CALF RAISES/SEATED CALF RAISES 2X 8-10

Are these exercises do-able for you???

I'll give it my best coach!!!

Velvet · 08-24-2004, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

I'll give it my best coach!!!

Go Tony Go

Let me know how the legs are feeling the next day lol

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

Go Tony Go

Let me know how the legs are feeling the next day lol

Believe me, you'll probably hear the screams in Ontario all the way from Miami...
Seriously, the legs are one part of my body that I have to work on only to take fat off.
I played soccer for years and have always been able to carry large amounts of weight on them (For a while I carried a whole 307 pounds of Tony

)
I'll tell you all about it....

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

I'll give it my best coach!!!

I know you will!!!

Sapphire · 08-24-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

Go Tony Go

Let me know how the legs are feeling the next day lol

Or even the day after that!!

Velvet · 08-24-2004, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fantasma62

Believe me, you'll probably hear the screams in Ontario all the way from Miami...
Seriously, the legs are one part of my body that I have to work on only to take fat off.
I played soccer for years and have always been able to carry large amounts of weight on them (For a while I carried a whole 307 pounds of Tony

)
I'll tell you all about it....

Seriously? How much do you weight now Tony?? I LOVE training legs!!

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Velveteyes

Seriously? How much do you weight now Tony?? I LOVE training legs!!

Well, I am down to 254 (as of my weigh in yesterday morning)....
I weighed 307 right after my daughter was born just about 3 years ago (she was born on 9/1/01)...I posted this once to help a fellow fatty make a decision about his life and had not posted it in my journal, but here it goes...
I then had a funky dream one night about me dying and my daughter asking where I was at...gives me goosebumps...and then later during that same dream, when she was older asking Miriam (My wife) who was the guy in the photo....again, goosebumps.... Yup, it still makes me feel a little blah, when I talk about this....

After crying the rest of the night like a little girl (ladies please don't get offended, that's not my intent), I stopped drinking sodas and started eating a little better. This by the way happened before my boy was born...I haven't touched a soda since January 2002...
I got down to 259 and was hovering between 257 and 263 for the past year and 1/2. I started reading about working out and weights and maybe trying to get back to what I used to be before I got married (200 pounds, 12% body fat, size 31 pants). Then suddenly I saw the photo of my daughter and I walking off the beach (it's in my gallery) and scared me to death...I then found this site and god willing, I will reach my goal of 10 pounds by the end of the month....

It's funny, I haven't lost a whole lot of weight but my clothes are fitting better and people have noticed, so maybe this is working the way I planned it...

fantasma62 · 08-24-2004, 02:58 PM

I just had my third meal of the day and I just basically pushed it in my mouth. I could barely drink my whey shake, I slowly ate my light string cheese stick and now I am trying to eat the strawberries....Gosh, it's really tough. I hope my freaking metabolism speeds up soon, or else I am going to have a problem...

lakergirl · 08-24-2004, 04:26 PM

TONY! you seem like such a great guy! I love the pictures of your family. and i love that you are so determined to succeed, i know you will!

just keep on eating, eventually youll be starving for more! I promise.. itll just take time.

08-24-2004, 10:17 AM	#181
Sapphire P/RR/S groupie Join Date: May 2003 Location: anywhere my love Chris is... Posts: 4,449 Photos: 4	Yup are right SHOCK workouts are the quickest cause of all the supersetting and even quicker for you cause you did only one bodypart (I do chest and bis) GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND yes your metabolism will speed up very soon and you will be hungry all the time!!! Excellent job with your diet as well, I actually like those EAS bars... Jodi may not like you eating those things.... GoPro lets me eat them, cause I am trying to gain a bit (only muscle of course) Are you sore today? I will post a leg workout for you to do tonight. Did you do any cardio yesterday? Just curious....
	Sapphire "Thank goodness that perfection is something I will never reach, which will keep me striving till the day I die" ...... GOPRO http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17570 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17638 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17567 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17622

08-24-2004, 10:34 AM	#183
Sapphire P/RR/S groupie Join Date: May 2003 Location: anywhere my love Chris is... Posts: 4,449 Photos: 4	No problem Hun... your babies are your number ONE priority ALWAYS!!! I was just curious when you did cardio, that's all. I LOVE protein bars and eat one probably every day... I need to do abs too, I did them last on Friday I think.... Try not to do cardio on leg day... too tiring.
	Sapphire "Thank goodness that perfection is something I will never reach, which will keep me striving till the day I die" ...... GOPRO http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17570 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17638 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17567 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17622

08-24-2004, 12:23 PM	#186
Sapphire P/RR/S groupie Join Date: May 2003 Location: anywhere my love Chris is... Posts: 4,449 Photos: 4	Hmmm.... well I would say yes I am his coach... unofficially. We sorta all coach each other around here!!
	Sapphire "Thank goodness that perfection is something I will never reach, which will keep me striving till the day I die" ...... GOPRO http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17570 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17638 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17567 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17622

08-24-2004, 12:35 PM	#192
Sapphire P/RR/S groupie Join Date: May 2003 Location: anywhere my love Chris is... Posts: 4,449 Photos: 4	Leg Workout SHOCK -SUPERSET: LEG PRESS/SQUATS...2 X 10-12 EACH -SUPERSET: LEG EXTENSION/STEP UPS...2 X 10-12/12-15 -DROPSET: LEG EXTENSIONS...2 X 15-20, DROP, 10-12 MORE -SUPERSET: LYING LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...2 X 8-10 EACH -SUPERSET: SEATED LEG CURL/STIFF DEADLIFT...1 X 8-10 EACH -DROPSET: SEATED LEG CURL...1 X 8-10, DROP, 6-8 MORE -SUPERSET: STANDING CALF RAISES/SEATED CALF RAISES 2X 8-10 Are these exercises do-able for you???
	Sapphire "Thank goodness that perfection is something I will never reach, which will keep me striving till the day I die" ...... GOPRO http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17570 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17638 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17567 http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/at...chmentid=17622

08-24-2004, 02:58 PM	#201
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	I just had my third meal of the day and I just basically pushed it in my mouth. I could barely drink my whey shake, I slowly ate my light string cheese stick and now I am trying to eat the strawberries....Gosh, it's really tough. I hope my freaking metabolism speeds up soon, or else I am going to have a problem...
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

08-24-2004, 04:26 PM	#202
lakergirl impossible is nothing Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 200	TONY! you seem like such a great guy! I love the pictures of your family. and i love that you are so determined to succeed, i know you will! just keep on eating, eventually youll be starving for more! I promise.. itll just take time.
	So the last shall be first, and the first last.For many are called but few chosen"—Matthew 20:16.

08-24-2004, 11:05 PM	#203
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516