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well i weighed myself the other day n i have lost that weight but i'm still puffier from not having worked out. i wasn't really dieting i just have been wanting a lot of fruit lately and i love the basics of a lean diet anyway brown rice, eggs, cottage cheese, chicken...
we walk a lot so maybe that's helped. i was surprised at what the scales said.
i've had an odd thing like that myself. except the opposite.
i expected to weight more. i've been bulking and lifting for over a month and i expected to gain a quick couple of pounds (if anything i thought i'd get some fat poundage going) but i only saw my weight creep up a few pounds
it's one or both of two things
1. i'm not eating enough
2. not lifting heavy enough
it's probably 1.
however!! i can already see a difference in the mirror to my first pictures i took a couple weeks back. so i'm doing something right at least.
i've had an odd thing like that myself. except the opposite.
i expected to weight more. i've been bulking and lifting for over a month and i expected to gain a quick couple of pounds (if anything i thought i'd get some fat poundage going) but i only saw my weight creep up a few pounds
it's one or both of two things
1. i'm not eating enough
2. not lifting heavy enough
it's probably 1.
however!! i can already see a difference in the mirror to my first pictures i took a couple weeks back. so i'm doing something right at least.
before and after pics rock. they're very motivational.
Finally got me some concrete goals...end of this year so pressure is there but it's achievable for me.
* Run 5 miles without stopping (at the moment I can do about 1.2 but I only started recently)
* Complete OU courses (distance learning)
* Increase my lifts - bench is currently 95 (haven't done it for a while, though), squat is stuck at 111 and deads are the only one progressing nicely at 160. I'd like to see them increase to 110 for bench, 150 for squat and 230 for deads, which I definitely think is "doable".
* Get rid of this last ten fifteen pounds of fat that hasn't shifted since I was in high school. It's going slowly, but by this time next year, I want it gone for good.
* Do an unassisted chin-up (I know I should aim for five, but if I get one, I'll be chuffed, whereas if I hit three and can't do any more, I'll be completely pissed off).
On top of that, I'm also now a volunteer for St John Ambulance, which means I'll be getting trained to first aider, and then all the way through to ambulance technician over the next couple of years, which is one step below paramedic. I'm also now a parent governor, which means plenty of long-ass meetings about how to run the school.
Talk about being spread thin...
Piccys should be this week...
I'm a great prevaricator...
* Run 5 miles without stopping (at the moment I can do about 1.2 but I only started recently)
* Complete OU courses (distance learning)
* Increase my lifts - bench is currently 95 (haven't done it for a while, though), squat is stuck at 111 and deads are the only one progressing nicely at 160. I'd like to see them increase to 110 for bench, 150 for squat and 230 for deads, which I definitely think is "doable".
* Get rid of this last ten fifteen pounds of fat that hasn't shifted since I was in high school. It's going slowly, but by this time next year, I want it gone for good.
* Do an unassisted chin-up (I know I should aim for five, but if I get one, I'll be chuffed, whereas if I hit three and can't do any more, I'll be completely pissed off).
On top of that, I'm also now a volunteer for St John Ambulance, which means I'll be getting trained to first aider, and then all the way through to ambulance technician over the next couple of years, which is one step below paramedic. I'm also now a parent governor, which means plenty of long-ass meetings about how to run the school.
Talk about being spread thin...
Piccys should be this week...
I'm a great prevaricator...countryboy
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Awesome goals... and a busy life!
I will get out the dictionary for a few of the words...
I will get out the dictionary for a few of the words...
Thanks guys.
Just took some update pics, I just wish you could see the difference - getting smaller doesn't show well to pictures unfortunately, but I'm actually another dress size down on the last set of progress pics I took. I also need better lighting.
Oh, and not for the squeamish, but I'm currently carrying about 2 to 3 pounds extra water weight for female reasons... Btw - ignore the clothing, my sportsbra no longer fits me.
And even in spite of that, I SWEAR I can see some obliques and abs beginning to emerge...
Looking forward to seeing the next set of piccys in a few months time, which is a first for me...
Just took some update pics, I just wish you could see the difference - getting smaller doesn't show well to pictures unfortunately, but I'm actually another dress size down on the last set of progress pics I took. I also need better lighting.
Oh, and not for the squeamish, but I'm currently carrying about 2 to 3 pounds extra water weight for female reasons...
Btw - ignore the clothing, my sportsbra no longer fits me.And even in spite of that, I SWEAR I can see some obliques and abs beginning to emerge...
Looking forward to seeing the next set of piccys in a few months time, which is a first for me...
countryboy
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Update for April 7
Update:
Skinfold started 26mm
Current 24mm 26.32% BF
Weight start (improvement challenge) 226
Current 219
My personal "first" goal ends soon... wanted to be 215 by April 15th (trip to Florida..) so it will close
When I come back from vacation I will be changing my workout from full body weights to a split routine. Still planning it out..
Later,
-Dennis
Update:
Skinfold started 26mm
Current 24mm 26.32% BF
Weight start (improvement challenge) 226
Current 219
My personal "first" goal ends soon... wanted to be 215 by April 15th (trip to Florida..) so it will close
When I come back from vacation I will be changing my workout from full body weights to a split routine. Still planning it out..
Later,
-Dennis
countryboy
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IceDragon > Looking good!
Not yet I'm not, but I'm getting there.
I need to take pics with better lighting next time.
Update:
Skinfold started 26mm
Current 24mm 26.32% BF
Weight start (improvement challenge) 226
Current 219
My personal "first" goal ends soon... wanted to be 215 by April 15th (trip to Florida..) so it will close
When I come back from vacation I will be changing my workout from full body weights to a split routine. Still planning it out..
Later,
-Dennis
i need to do an update too. just a quick one, but need to do an accurate weight measurement first (get up early enough to clear the bowels before i eat breakfast and go to the gym).
i'm sooo stoked to take pictures again on the 23rd, a month after my first pictures. i can already feel a big difference, and i've been getting comments at work that my arms are getting bigger.
one thing that i wish would NOT get bigger is my ass
i guess that's the pitfall of squatting is the squatter's ass.countryboy
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one thing that i wish would NOT get bigger is my ass
My ass is already big enough... I am going to stay away from squats!
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Cut 4 run mile time from 33 mins to 30. In a month I'll be hitting 27 or under. Then, I'll start 8 mile runs in sub 60 mins. Before moving onto a 10 mile in under 80 mins...
...after that, I'll enslave the population of the earth to do my wicked bidding.
Hahahaha.....
...after that, I'll enslave the population of the earth to do my wicked bidding.
Hahahaha.....
i lifted about a ton today... of maybe 2 years leaves the previous tenants never raked up. and have 2 more tons left to last the weekend. i was looking forward to spring yard work, would have been better if last nite included sleep but i'm sure as hell going to sleep tonite.
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Hit a PR on chin up reps today. 1 set of 17. That brings me one rep closer to my goal of 20.
I am also going to be cutting for the next 3-4 weeks. I can post some before and afters when it is done.
I am also going to be cutting for the next 3-4 weeks. I can post some before and afters when it is done.
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i slept almost 13 hours.
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New goal - hit 300lb on deadlift. Doing about 270 at the moment.
Is it too late for me to get in on this?
Goals:
* A one-armed chinup.
* Get 240x4 Deadlifts. (Currently at ~200lbs). Yeah i know its surprisingly low, but im not gonna overshoot with a back injury. Bear in mind that i was doing 300ish before. My overall goal for the Deadlift is 400lbs. Baby steps, people.
* Bulk up as much as possible (Lean mass). This is a subjective goal, but screw it.
Will get pictures soon.
Goals:
* A one-armed chinup.
* Get 240x4 Deadlifts. (Currently at ~200lbs). Yeah i know its surprisingly low, but im not gonna overshoot with a back injury. Bear in mind that i was doing 300ish before
. My overall goal for the Deadlift is 400lbs. Baby steps, people.* Bulk up as much as possible (Lean mass). This is a subjective goal, but screw it.
Will get pictures soon.
countryboy
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Ok, must be getting HUGE.. as it is taking some time to resize the pics..
I did another set of pics but there wasn't really enough of a difference...
... yet!
Ok, must be getting HUGE.. as it is taking some time to resize the pics..
Damn, you must have bulked up GOOD! Couldnt even fit in the lens
hardy har har, guys. i meant the picture resolution is too big to post here and that i'd UL them once i sized the pictures down.
ok they're a week late, but i'm making good on my promise.
update pictures. this is nine weeks into my bulk.
never done a bulk before so, not really sure if i'm making good progress or not. i like the difference i'm seeing and i'm feeling a lot stronger.
here's the 'before' back picture:
and the 'now' picture with a little bit of lighting adjustments:
i can really see the before and now difference with the back picture, but not so much with the others for some reason...
-too lazy to list what my lifts are these days. just take my word for it: i'm lifting more.
-weight is finally staying at or above 140. for a while i'd keep dipping down to 138 or 139.
-no problems with the shoulder either
update pictures. this is nine weeks into my bulk.
never done a bulk before so, not really sure if i'm making good progress or not. i like the difference i'm seeing and i'm feeling a lot stronger.
here's the 'before' back picture:
and the 'now' picture with a little bit of lighting adjustments:
i can really see the before and now difference with the back picture, but not so much with the others for some reason...
-too lazy to list what my lifts are these days. just take my word for it: i'm lifting more.
-weight is finally staying at or above 140. for a while i'd keep dipping down to 138 or 139.
-no problems with the shoulder either
