2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

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Re: 2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

I need to lose weight and I need a good meal plan. I weigh 250 lbs at 5'10.

By June id like to weigh in the upper 230's

September lower 220's

December mid 200's

I think it's a fair goals nothing that isn't over the top and nothing to low so I can't slack off. So if anyone could give me a good mean plan and a good work out plan and maybe a good protein shake that would be awesome!!

[mattsb84]

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Wanna gain 15-20 lbs as my first goal.

All my friends say I eat like a pig lol but I gain no weight.

I eat fairly healthy . How often should I lift ?

Try a 3 or 4 day split, there's plenty of programs out there (maybe look at a 5x5 program). Lift heavy. Eat above maintenance. Rest. Rinse/Repeat.

15-20lbs of lean body mass will probably take you around a year, probably more, depending on if you've ever lifted before or not. Also depending on your body type/genetics.

[mattsb84]

Re: 2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

I need to lose weight and I need a good meal plan. I weigh 250 lbs at 5'10.

By June id like to weigh in the upper 230's

September lower 220's

December mid 200's

I think it's a fair goals nothing that isn't over the top and nothing to low so I can't slack off. So if anyone could give me a good mean plan and a good work out plan and maybe a good protein shake that would be awesome!!

Go here;

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

then here;

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/

This will give you an approximation of what you should be eating to maintain your current weight. Subtract 500 cals from that to lose 1lb per week. At your weight, you might be able to be a tad more aggressive, up to you though (maybe 650-750). Adjust your diet as you lose weight.

Use something to track/log calories and macro-nutrients (fat/carbs/prot). Once you know how much you're eating, you can start changing your diet. Changing your diet. Not going on a diet. Going on a diet is failure. You need to make a life style change for this to work. It will be hard, and you'll fall back to old habits sometimes, just keep trying and eventually itll click.

Another good resource for info;

http://simplesciencefitness.com/

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Download the MyFitnessPal app. You can enter most foods and items from restaurants and it tracks the calories + the items usually listed on the nutrition label. If you go to Taco Bell and get a chicken burrito you type in Taco Bell chicken burrito and it brings up specific items like that. I believe the app will also allow you to put in a current weight and goal weight and give you a calorie goal for each day.

[Scott]

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So my fiancé and I are almost through 4 weeks of our 12 week program. Shes down 5 lbs and I'm down 8. When we started, she couldn't even do 2 standard pushups, last night she did 3 sets of 10...It's working and we feel much stronger so far...

[TCM]

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I just posted a little update on OT and I've lost around 50 pounds and I'm feeling great, but I'm not really sure what I should be doing work out wise. I'm trying to lose body fat and the moobs primarily but I'm not really sure what workouts I should be doing. I don't have a gym membership yet so what kind of workouts could you guys recommend for my situation? I've been doing pushups and hiking once a week, but that's pretty much it.

[Rules]

Re: 2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

I just posted a little update on OT and I've lost around 50 pounds and I'm feeling great, but I'm not really sure what I should be doing work out wise. I'm trying to lose body fat and the moobs primarily but I'm not really sure what workouts I should be doing. I don't have a gym membership yet so what kind of workouts could you guys recommend for my situation? I've been doing pushups and hiking once a week, but that's pretty much it.

Simple is sometimes better. Push ups, sit ups, increase hiking for cardio. Add some lifting for the chest and overall body if possible will speed your results up.


Plenty of routines can be found on Youtube or Bodybuilding.com

[TCM]

Re: 2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

Simple is sometimes better. Push ups, sit ups, increase hiking for cardio. Add some lifting for the chest and overall body if possible will speed your results up.


Plenty of routines can be found on Youtube or Bodybuilding.com

Thanks for the tips!

[bigbob]

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I need a real workout. I've been working out every other day but I pretty much do the same stuff. I do full body workouts since I go every other day but I did variety.

I also end up doing the stuff I love to do first, and one of those things is the leg press. The leg press lately has been taking everything out of me so it's like, I do it usually 4th or 5th and just don't want to do anything else after. After neglecting legs for years, they're finally getting back up to shape. I did 1100 almost twice to do. I couldn't lock out the second one.

I waiting for my knees to explode.

I understand water weight, but can anyone explain weighing 347 one day and than 364 two days later?

[kingkilla56]

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Make sure you've emptied out before weighing yourself. Either that or your scale was compromised at the time. Hard to gain near 20 pounds in a day.

[bigbob]

Re: 2014 FITNESS CHALLENGE

Make sure you've emptied out before weighing yourself. Either that or your scale was compromised at the time. Hard to gain near 20 pounds in a day.

I checked like 10 times that day to make sure. I put it in the same spot and made sure everything was the same it always was.

I am a fatty mcfat fat, so I figured it was just hiding somewhere.

[Scott]

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I checked like 10 times that day to make sure. I put it in the same spot and made sure everything was the same it always was.

I am a fatty mcfat fat, so I figured it was just hiding somewhere.

Make sure you're weighing yourself at the same time every day also...

[mattsb84]

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I checked like 10 times that day to make sure. I put it in the same spot and made sure everything was the same it always was.

I am a fatty mcfat fat, so I figured it was just hiding somewhere.

That kind of variance probably means a busted scale.

Look at a 5x5 program. Don't know what you're goals are, but if you want to try something different, theres a bunch of different versions out there for it so you can pick and choose...or just take your time, and put together your own program based on what you're trying to accomplish.

[bigbob]

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Make sure you're weighing yourself at the same time every day also...

I usually do it around 8 every night. I know you're suppose to do it in the morning, but I'm a piece of **** in the morning and don't give myself enough time to do anything.

That kind of variance probably means a busted scale.

Look at a 5x5 program. Don't know what you're goals are, but if you want to try something different, theres a bunch of different versions out there for it so you can pick and choose...or just take your time, and put together your own program based on what you're trying to accomplish.

It's the only time it's every done it, so I don't think it's broken. It may have just been a glitch.

My goal is between 280-320. It depends on if I'm still eligible to play football by the NCAA, which I have to wait until my next pay to find out.

[NDAlum]

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I always weigh myself after using the bathroom when I wake up for consistency.