2013 FITNESS CHALLENGE

[jb12780]

Been doing a sprint pyramid with a parachute to get in shape for rugby season. My driveway is perfect because it has a slight incline as well.

10-20-30-40-50 x 3.

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[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: 2013 FITNESS CHALLENGE

If I can get myself to remember how crappy I feel the next day or so after eating some (admittedly awesome tasting) snacks/bad food then I would be a lot better. Still, one day every other week or so isn't "bad," but I feel like I'm taking two steps forward and one step back.

[8]

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If I can get myself to remember how crappy I feel the next day or so after eating some (admittedly awesome tasting) snacks/bad food then I would be a lot better. Still, one day every other week or so isn't "bad," but I feel like I'm taking two steps forward and one step back.

If that keeps you from going crazy it works though. Better than 5 steps forward and 10 steps back. But I know how you feel.

[Kearnzo]

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Absolutely. I've had really good success with weight loss and fitness personally, going from just over 200 pounds at the beginning of the year down to 170 right now. I've done it by actually allowing myself to occasionally cheat. In the past, every diet i've tried was as strict as could be with no wiggle room, and when I fell off the wagon, I fell off so hard that I blew it totally. I realize now that a couple pieces of pizza or a few beers with friends isn't gonna kill me, and i've had no issue picking the diet right back up. Weight gain wise, the few cheat meals i've had have made really no difference apart from a little bit of gas and a dash of guilt .

I've realized that in the grand scheme of things, as long as you stick to a good diet and don't deviate TOO much, you will be fine. Really the extra 500 or so calories won't kill you, and as long as you drink as much water as you should, the extra sodium you consume in something like a few slices of pizza will be negligible as well. It's best not to beat yourself up when on a diet, because from personal experience, the guilt and pleasure from cheat meals becomes overwhelming and you fall off the wagon twice as hard.

Now, i'm not saying you can't be strict. For the guys that can REALLY stick to a diet, I gotta give you props. It's a VERY tough thing to do, as it's amazing how addicting some foods can be that you are accustomed to eating. Beer is my toughest enemy, as before I started my fitness journey this January, I was having atleast 2-3 beers a day, and atleast double that on the weekends. Now, I keep my drinking to the weekends, and just try to drink in moderation.

[roadman]

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From the start of June till the end of June, I had some type of flu bug that hung around, especially the coughing part. I had two different meds a week apart from the doctor to rid my cough. I didn't even want to go outside. Finally, late June, I started going outside more and started feeling better.

Last week I tried a book I recently read, From Fit to Fat to Fit. A trainer wasn't understanding why it was difficult to motivate his clients to lose weight. So, he decided to gain weight over 6 months and stop exercising and eat less healthy. He started to understand the feeling of not being motivated. He lost the 75 lbs in 6 months.

His diet consists of 1700 calories per day for men and no carbs or dairy for the first month. Months 2-5 he throws a few cheat meals(700 calories) per month into the equation and a few more carbs. Mostly veggies, fruit and lean protein. Snacks are pumpkin seeds, protein bars, almonds, cashews, etc..... The workouts consist of working the shoulders/legs one day and biceps and core the next day. Rest day in between and rest on the weekends. Mentions cardio, but said you should mix it up to get past plateaus. Also, he recommends digestive enzymes to breakdown the food we eat. Holy Moly, do they ever work. Wow.

First week, I lost 7lbs.

Consistency, for me, will be the key.

[AUChase]

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Rough Monday for me.

Had a can of condensed soup, some pop tarts, and three corn dogs from Sonic and I'm -110 calories in the hole for the day when I add in my coffee creamer this morning.

I'll get 320ish back in the gym this afternoon so I'll have to take it easy tonight to stay at 1500 calories for the day.

The corndogs got me, man.. It's hard just to eat one of those things.

[UNC_Pete]

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Hey guys, it's been a while since I've been posting in a fitness/weight loss thread. Anyway, I got alll the way down to 255 (yes, I know) but now I am at a svelte 280 ( not really). Still way better than being 360..

ANYWAY..I just had a question:

I've been doing weight training three days a week. I felt like as I was losing a lot of muscle weight this time around (I was down to 266 about a month ago doing that slow carb diet thing that really really sucked)

How many grams of protein should I be consuming per day? I think the consensus is 1 g / lean body mass in lb. Is that correct? I've been trying to get in 180g (I don't know my lean body mass, that's an estimate from a web site calculator).

[mattsb84]

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1g per lb of lean body mass is fine.

How many cals were you taking in?

[mattsb84]

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http://simplesciencefitness.com/

Lots of good info there and easy to digest.

[UNC_Pete]

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1g per lb of lean body mass is fine.

How many cals were you taking in?

2400 cals in per day. 180-200g of that is protein.

[Phobia]

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Wedding in 3 months, time to cut the drinking out on the week days and hitting the gym again every day during the week. Sitting at 180 right now, wanting to cut up to 170 for honeymooning it up! :wink:

I stay active with kayaking and all the remodeling I do, but now is time to really drop my body fat percentage. Found what looks to be a nice little work out plan.

Monday Upperbody - 4 pairs superset - 3 sets each - 60 sec rest between each
Tuesday Lowerbody - Same as Monday
Wednesday Mix of both - Regular 3 set reps with 120 sec rest between each
Thursday Upperbody - Same as Monday
Friday Lowerbody - Same as Monday
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Rest

Exercises are a mix of bench, incline bench, dumbell flys, skull crushers, wall squats, leg curls, calf raises, jumping lunges, under the fences, planks, hanging crunches, push ups, curls, pull ups, and mix of different variations on some of these.

[Rules]

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Okay I slacked off for the two past months eating and drinking pretty much anything. Time to get the ship heading in the right direction again.


Starting T25 today! Cleaning up my diet. Going to try Paleo and see how that works.

[Fiddy]

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just wanted to chime in here..

April 9th i started my own personal 90 day challenge. i wanted to be healthier, for me, but most importantly for my 5 year old son and my family! i started off a 263, biggest i have ever been.

no p90x, insanity, etc for me. i knew if i went that route which one of my two friends that helped me get started wanted me to do, i wouldn't see it through, i knew id be side tracked at home etc.

so, i got 14 free days at anytime fitness, then a membership, and i was off.

6 days a week. 3 days of light weight lifting and cardio, 3 days of just cardio!

Mon - Tri's/Chest plus 40 min of Cardio
Tue - 60 min of Cardio
Wed - Shoulders/Legs plus 40 min of Cardio
Thurs - 60 min of Cardio
Fri - Bi's/Back plus 40 min of Cardio
Sat - 60 min of Cardio
Sun - Rest and Relax LOL

after each workout i would drink ON Protein Vanilla Ice Cream.

(lifting days were 8 exercises light weight, 4 for each body part, 4 sets of 10-12 reps for each one)

first week was rough, not as in hard to do but just getting my mind right and in a routine.

i had zero problems cutting out junk food, as i only ate it at night bc of being bored or just out of habit. i had zero problems cutting out pop, bc well i didnt drink it anyway, i just drank Gatorade. LOL

breakfast - oatmeal, used water to mix, and a banana
lunch - bowl of special k cereal or a special k protein bar 150 cal
dinner - baked chicken, fish, or ground turkey meat
snacks (2 a day) - special k 90 cal bar, celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli etc

i also mixed in for dinner or lunch turkey/chicken salads. no dressing! i always pound a bottle of water prior to eating as well.

CHEAT DINNER, no not a cheat day like most of my friends used LOL. one cheat dinner a week and i used it on Saturday nights. this was just a meal, no appetizers, no pop/gatorade etc! i would eat whatever meal i wanted at a restaurant. (no fast food for cheat meal)

yes, i had late night cravings, what i did to fill that void.. drink a bottle of water and eat one or two celery sticks!

the results of sticking with the above, staying in my routine, and not missing a workout.

April 9th - July 20th

Started at 263
Finished at 208

55lbs lost!

if i can do it, any of you guys can do it. no gimmicks, no nothing, just good ole eating healthy and exercise. imagine that LOL.

i since started a new 90 day challenge on July 22nd, today was my 10th workout, im down to 205! my goal is to be tone 190 by November 2nd.

again if i can do it, anybody can!

[AUChase]

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Trying my best to get rehydrated today so I can run tonight.

I had three captain and cokes last night.

[Rules]

Re: 2013 FITNESS CHALLENGE

just wanted to chime in here..

April 9th i started my own personal 90 day challenge. i wanted to be healthier, for me, but most importantly for my 5 year old son and my family! i started off a 263, biggest i have ever been.

no p90x, insanity, etc for me. i knew if i went that route which one of my two friends that helped me get started wanted me to do, i wouldn't see it through, i knew id be side tracked at home etc.

so, i got 14 free days at anytime fitness, then a membership, and i was off.

6 days a week. 3 days of light weight lifting and cardio, 3 days of just cardio!

Mon - Tri's/Chest plus 40 min of Cardio
Tue - 60 min of Cardio
Wed - Shoulders/Legs plus 40 min of Cardio
Thurs - 60 min of Cardio
Fri - Bi's/Back plus 40 min of Cardio
Sat - 60 min of Cardio
Sun - Rest and Relax LOL

after each workout i would drink ON Protein Vanilla Ice Cream.

(lifting days were 8 exercises light weight, 4 for each body part, 4 sets of 10-12 reps for each one)

first week was rough, not as in hard to do but just getting my mind right and in a routine.

i had zero problems cutting out junk food, as i only ate it at night bc of being bored or just out of habit. i had zero problems cutting out pop, bc well i didnt drink it anyway, i just drank Gatorade. LOL

breakfast - oatmeal, used water to mix, and a banana
lunch - bowl of special k cereal or a special k protein bar 150 cal
dinner - baked chicken, fish, or ground turkey meat
snacks (2 a day) - special k 90 cal bar, celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli etc

i also mixed in for dinner or lunch turkey/chicken salads. no dressing! i always pound a bottle of water prior to eating as well.

CHEAT DINNER, no not a cheat day like most of my friends used LOL. one cheat dinner a week and i used it on Saturday nights. this was just a meal, no appetizers, no pop/gatorade etc! i would eat whatever meal i wanted at a restaurant. (no fast food for cheat meal)

yes, i had late night cravings, what i did to fill that void.. drink a bottle of water and eat one or two celery sticks!

the results of sticking with the above, staying in my routine, and not missing a workout.

April 9th - July 20th

Started at 263
Finished at 208

55lbs lost!

if i can do it, any of you guys can do it. no gimmicks, no nothing, just good ole eating healthy and exercise. imagine that LOL.

i since started a new 90 day challenge on July 22nd, today was my 10th workout, im down to 205! my goal is to be tone 190 by November 2nd.

again if i can do it, anybody can!

I have struggled lately with motivation. This my friend is inspiring!