How close are you?

builtincary · 01-22-2004, 01:49 PM

How are close are you to reaching whatever goal you have in weight training?

flexster · 01-22-2004, 02:12 PM

Im pretty far off. I have about 30 pounds of fat that I would like to turn into 30 pounds of muscles. This is going to take forever.

builtincary · 01-22-2004, 02:17 PM

well man im with ya, my goal is to lose 15lbs of fat, and gain 25lbs of muscle. im pretty far out, but im not givin up. motivation is the key! good luck flexster i know u can do it.

Trump · 01-22-2004, 02:26 PM

Very close

derekisdman · 01-22-2004, 02:26 PM

I'm pretty far out as well. I'm 175, about 13-14 bf right now, would like to get up to 200 8-9 % bf.

builtincary · 01-22-2004, 02:28 PM

derek, thats just about my goal too

i want to be about 200lbs and 9-10% bf

nikegurl · 01-22-2004, 02:59 PM

here's the thing....whenever i get close, i change the goal.

Var · 01-22-2004, 03:16 PM

I'd say almost half way there. I've made a lot of progress in the past few years! But I still want to add 20+ lbs of lbm.

cjrmack · 01-22-2004, 03:19 PM

A little over the six month mark for me, but I was overtraining for a bit and then undertraining (for about 6 weeks around the holidays). Think I got it just right now.

HoldDaMayo · 01-22-2004, 03:22 PM

I'd say about halfway there... the only thing is... the first half is always the fastest part... the second half of the goal usually tends to be that much more difficult... so the time required may be 2-3 times as long as the first half goal...

so, i guess this poll could be interperted differently... depending if you're talking about time or physical results...

builtincary · 01-22-2004, 03:36 PM

yeah i hear ya Mayo. my cutting part of my goal is probably the fastest compared to gaining 25lbs of muscle.

gotta push thru it!

nikegurl · 01-22-2004, 04:12 PM

i don't think anyone can say they're ever "done"/goal achieved/mission accomplished. for instance if we reach the weight and bodyfat percentage we want to be we may realize we'd like another 5 lbs or that we need to bring up a lagging bodypart etc.

flexster · 01-22-2004, 04:16 PM

Well, Nikegurl once I get to where I want to be then I will set new goals and thats what is should be for everyone.

**P-funk** · 01-22-2004, 04:46 PM

hmm, tough question??

I don't think the goal can ever be reached as I always want to be bigger...when does it all stop??

builtincary · 01-22-2004, 05:03 PM

yeah the way i see it is...

ive set my goal and once i achieve it, i will set another goal.

one step at a time.

HoldDaMayo · 01-22-2004, 06:08 PM

that's a good mentality...

PreMier · 01-22-2004, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nikegurl
i don't think anyone can say they're ever "done"/goal achieved/mission accomplished.

Wrong! hehe In the movie "Pumping Iron" Arnold claims he is happy where he is at, "Because everything is perfect"

Now only if I looked like him in that movie....

**Mudge** · 01-22-2004, 06:45 PM

Just 50 more pounds to go.

nikegurl · 01-22-2004, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mudge
Just 50 more pounds to go.

me too.

**CowPimp** · 01-22-2004, 07:55 PM

Currently I do a maximum becnchpress of 250. I would like to hit 315 by the end of this year. That is my short term goal. My long term is to hit a maximum of 400. I have never maxed out deadlifting, but I would like to be capable of 350 by the end of this year, and perhaps 450 as a longer term goal. I will go beyond that, but I don't want to be too massive. I prefer strength over bulk, but some bulk is good.

PreMier · 01-22-2004, 08:03 PM

Oops... I put halfway there. Soo... That means only 190LBS left to complete my whole self

M.J.H. · 01-22-2004, 08:32 PM

Right now I am weighing around 215 lbs. or so, and a bit flabby. So I would like to be a solid 225 eventually. That would be a really great weight I think for me. A bit tough to hit naturally, but who knows, we'll see what happens.

DFINEST · 01-22-2004, 09:33 PM

I'm a little too lean right now, would like to see 205 by summer;
right now I'm 193 at 5'11"....

I've cut back on my running, as I was averaging 15 miles per week; years of running has my body out of
symmetry as my upper looks good but my legs,
well, they look like I don't train my legs....

I train my legs but the running was keeping them lean,
so now I'm just running 4 - 6 miles per week

S.O.S · 01-23-2004, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by P-funk
hmm, tough question??

I don't think the goal can ever be reached as I always want to be bigger...when does it all stop??

I with P-funk on this one. I just want to keep getting bigger.

But i am pretty close to my 5 month goals.

builtincary · 01-23-2004, 06:29 AM

awesome.

im on week 1 of 16. its a start.

jmr1979 · 01-23-2004, 06:48 AM

well i just reached a bench goal and deadlift goal but now i have to set some new ones. I don't care anything about bulk its all about strength here. I am happy with my body comp i am sitting at 9 percent bf.

builtincary · 01-23-2004, 06:50 AM

335 on squat is great jmr.

seabee · 01-23-2004, 12:29 PM

My goal is to look good in winter by looking good dressed....And then about Feb, haul ass to June to look good undressed. Start all over bulking and heavy lifting Sept - Feb (6 months to grow, 6 months to refine). I always feel like I could have 10 lbs more in winter, and be 10 lbs leaner in summer...These simple changes will never occur, because if I lose the extra 10 lbs for summer, I will not be able to make it up plus 10 more for winter. I keep the carrot just out of reach. I have accepted that I am a mouse on a treadmill.

SJ69 · 01-23-2004, 02:46 PM

I'll never hit my goals.
By the time I come close to eaching one, I raise it.
For ex. I had this goal to bench 300, by the time I hit 285 my goal had become 315.
I wanted 17 inch arms, now that I have them I want 17" arms with under 10% bf.

builtincary · 01-23-2004, 03:05 PM

raising the bar is a good thing though, it keeps you going.

View Poll Results: How close are you to reaching your goals?
I just started, not even close	5	7.81%
I'm a far out, but not giving up!	20	31.25%
I'm halfway there	29	45.31%
I'm very close	9	14.06%
I've accomplished my goal! Congrats!	1	1.56%
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01-22-2004, 01:49 PM	#1
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01-22-2004, 02:12 PM	#2
flexster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 287	Im pretty far off. I have about 30 pounds of fat that I would like to turn into 30 pounds of muscles. This is going to take forever.
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01-22-2004, 02:26 PM	#4
Trump Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: United States Posts: 293	Very close
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01-22-2004, 02:26 PM	#5
derekisdman RAWR! Elite Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,294	I'm pretty far out as well. I'm 175, about 13-14 bf right now, would like to get up to 200 8-9 % bf.
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01-22-2004, 02:17 PM	#3
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	well man im with ya, my goal is to lose 15lbs of fat, and gain 25lbs of muscle. im pretty far out, but im not givin up. motivation is the key! good luck flexster i know u can do it.

01-22-2004, 02:28 PM	#6
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	derek, thats just about my goal too i want to be about 200lbs and 9-10% bf

01-22-2004, 02:59 PM	#7
nikegurl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: LA, CA Posts: 5,634	here's the thing....whenever i get close, i change the goal.
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01-22-2004, 03:16 PM	#8
Var Filthy Animal Join Date: May 2002 Location: Finally back in New England!! Posts: 5,438	I'd say almost half way there. I've made a lot of progress in the past few years! But I still want to add 20+ lbs of lbm.
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01-22-2004, 03:19 PM	#9
cjrmack Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Palm Desert, CA Posts: 247	A little over the six month mark for me, but I was overtraining for a bit and then undertraining (for about 6 weeks around the holidays). Think I got it just right now.

01-22-2004, 03:22 PM	#10
HoldDaMayo Just call me Mayo Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 1,917 Photos: 4	I'd say about halfway there... the only thing is... the first half is always the fastest part... the second half of the goal usually tends to be that much more difficult... so the time required may be 2-3 times as long as the first half goal... so, i guess this poll could be interperted differently... depending if you're talking about time or physical results...
	Are you kidding me????

01-22-2004, 03:36 PM	#11
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	yeah i hear ya Mayo. my cutting part of my goal is probably the fastest compared to gaining 25lbs of muscle. gotta push thru it!

01-22-2004, 04:12 PM	#12
nikegurl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: LA, CA Posts: 5,634	i don't think anyone can say they're ever "done"/goal achieved/mission accomplished. for instance if we reach the weight and bodyfat percentage we want to be we may realize we'd like another 5 lbs or that we need to bring up a lagging bodypart etc.
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01-22-2004, 04:16 PM	#13
flexster Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 287	Well, Nikegurl once I get to where I want to be then I will set new goals and thats what is should be for everyone.
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01-22-2004, 04:46 PM	#14
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,223	hmm, tough question?? I don't think the goal can ever be reached as I always want to be bigger...when does it all stop??
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01-22-2004, 06:45 PM	#18
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,944 Photos: 1	Just 50 more pounds to go.
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01-22-2004, 05:03 PM	#15
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	yeah the way i see it is... ive set my goal and once i achieve it, i will set another goal. one step at a time.

01-22-2004, 06:08 PM	#16
HoldDaMayo Just call me Mayo Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 1,917 Photos: 4	that's a good mentality...
	Are you kidding me????

01-22-2004, 07:55 PM	#20
CowPimp Fueled by Testosterone Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 15,400	Currently I do a maximum becnchpress of 250. I would like to hit 315 by the end of this year. That is my short term goal. My long term is to hit a maximum of 400. I have never maxed out deadlifting, but I would like to be capable of 350 by the end of this year, and perhaps 450 as a longer term goal. I will go beyond that, but I don't want to be too massive. I prefer strength over bulk, but some bulk is good.
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01-22-2004, 08:03 PM	#21
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,013 Photos: 1	Oops... I put halfway there. Soo... That means only 190LBS left to complete my whole self
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01-22-2004, 08:32 PM	#22
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Right now I am weighing around 215 lbs. or so, and a bit flabby. So I would like to be a solid 225 eventually. That would be a really great weight I think for me. A bit tough to hit naturally, but who knows, we'll see what happens.
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01-22-2004, 09:33 PM	#23
DFINEST She hasn't found me yet Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,053	I'm a little too lean right now, would like to see 205 by summer; right now I'm 193 at 5'11".... I've cut back on my running, as I was averaging 15 miles per week; years of running has my body out of symmetry as my upper looks good but my legs, well, they look like I don't train my legs.... I train my legs but the running was keeping them lean, so now I'm just running 4 - 6 miles per week
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01-23-2004, 06:29 AM	#25
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	awesome. im on week 1 of 16. its a start.

01-23-2004, 06:48 AM	#26
jmr1979 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 213	well i just reached a bench goal and deadlift goal but now i have to set some new ones. I don't care anything about bulk its all about strength here. I am happy with my body comp i am sitting at 9 percent bf.
	5'10 190 bench: 350 squat: 450 x 6 deads: 475 x 6

01-23-2004, 06:50 AM	#27
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	335 on squat is great jmr.

01-23-2004, 12:29 PM	#28
seabee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 165	My goal is to look good in winter by looking good dressed....And then about Feb, haul ass to June to look good undressed. Start all over bulking and heavy lifting Sept - Feb (6 months to grow, 6 months to refine). I always feel like I could have 10 lbs more in winter, and be 10 lbs leaner in summer...These simple changes will never occur, because if I lose the extra 10 lbs for summer, I will not be able to make it up plus 10 more for winter. I keep the carrot just out of reach. I have accepted that I am a mouse on a treadmill.
seabee Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 165

01-23-2004, 02:46 PM	#29
SJ69 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 1,013 Photos: 1	I'll never hit my goals. By the time I come close to eaching one, I raise it. For ex. I had this goal to bench 300, by the time I hit 285 my goal had become 315. I wanted 17 inch arms, now that I have them I want 17" arms with under 10% bf.

01-23-2004, 03:05 PM	#30
builtincary rrrripped Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 37	raising the bar is a good thing though, it keeps you going.