The Amazing Race: Fitness Thread / Work-Out Thread

[P78]

i just can't bring myself to go running or cycling or ... to loose that last bit of belly fat haha

and i've been slacking a bit on my lifting weights

but now school is done, i plan on going way more again

i did loose 2 pants sizes in the last year

[andybob]

What Dave said.

I'm eating around 3000 calories a day (300+ grams protein and 200 ish grams carbs) and I'm still losing body fat. It's not the calories I care about, it's all about the macros.

I also find myself stepping on the scale less and less and just going with how I feel. If I feel tired one day I'll have some more carbs etc. Going to start making Sundays a high carb day then having the rest of the days around 1g card per lb of body weight and see where that goes.

Goal is a 6 pack by June.

[benz88]

Touche. haha

[Average_Jerk]

because you are new to lifting, you are still peaking out your noob gains. if you had been at it for a while and were on a serious program, then yea 1700cal a day would definitely make you lose strength

[benz88]

So Im currently on EC Stack, As well as a 1700Cal/Day Diet. Got into an argument on another forum with people saying If I go that low I'll lose strength. Which wouldn't matter much so long as I lose the weight. Well I'm 3 weeks in and have only Lost weight and GAINED strength lol. Guess the mostly protein diet helps. Currently At 245 bench when I started lifting in June I could barely do 80. Ha.

[Average_Jerk]

Started again last week. Just moved across the country, so Dec and the first part of Jan I totally slacked on my lifting and eating. Lost a lot of weight on all my lifts, but that will be short lived. Back on the road for a 500 pound squat and deadlift and 315 bench

[benz88]

So was everyones New years Resolutions in here to quit? Its echoing lol

[benz88]

Sitting at 243. God damn this diet rocks haha

[benz88]

3 days later, 8lbs down. Let me see If I can continue On this pace. I'm trying to cut down to 200-205 by the end of March. Im down to 1700ish Calories a day on this meal plan
Meals
#1 couple pieces of Meat and a protein shake when I wake
#2 Couple pieces of Raw Broccoli and Cauliflower. A Carrot
#3 Protein Shake
#4 Meat or Poultry, and some cooked Veggies
#5 Before Sleep after workout Smoothie, 1/2 cup of Frozen Blueberries, 1Tbsp of Non fat BB yogurt, 2 strawberries 1 scoop of Protein Whey, and 1tsp of Creatine and some water to dilute the thickness. Comes to around 300Cal for the smoothie. 40G of Protein and Very low Fat.

[benz88]

im at 255 right now. Fuck. OMW to the gym right now lol

[andybob]

So I spent $25 and bought Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (the revised edition).

Pretty cool book so far. I'm about 100 pages in so far and it's an 800 page book. Lots and lots of good info. I haven't even hit the work out chapters yet but I've skimmed them and there is so much info.

I turn 26 in just under 6 months so my goal is to try and have a 6-pack by then or be fairly close to it. Depending on how the winter turns out and how much I end up skiing, some weekends might be spent doing light/moderate cardio in the gym or out on the slopes. Skiing absolutely blasts the quads.

Diet is still pretty damn strict and I am going to keep it that way. I don't drink, unless it's a rare occasion, and I feel a huge difference in just the overall way I feel.

Basic overall goal is just proportionate aesthetics. Not too big, not ridiculously lean, just a solid size/build. I know I'm a long way off, but you've gotta have a goal in mind.

My upper body is developing really well, but I feel my quads are lacking a bit. I also feel my forearms are a touch too small compared to my calves, so that's something I am going to work on as well.

Also, my weight is right around the low 190's.

I took 2 weeks off around Christmas, ate what I wanted and drank heavily, and gained almost 10 lbs. Not going to do that again anytime soon. lol

[ktfright]

I gotta get motivated to go to the gym, but coming home from work at Walgreens really drains me to the point of not wanting to do anything. At least when Spring semester starts at CSUN I can work out there.

[benz88]

So im currently at 245, Still sorta dieting. Still going 6-days a week to the gym. I want to get down to 200 -210ish by the end of March. So Looks like ECA stack time again. Hopefully time I can make it further then a week.

[Average_Jerk]

I've only noticed a couple new people at my gym lastnight. Came and worked out for 5min and left. lol

that would be awesome! Im going to join an LA Fitness because its between work and home. And those places are always fucking busy

[benz88]

I've only noticed a couple new people at my gym lastnight. Came and worked out for 5min and left. lol