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quarkman posted:This is pretty much the same boat I'm in. I'm 6'4", and at my max weighed 245 of all fat. I started working out before reading W&W, but motivation was a big problem for me. Not anymore though!! Down to 210, put on some nice muscle, and on the ball to do even more.
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Week 36 weigh in, dropped a lb to put me under 325 (324.8), which brings me to my short term goal and 82.2 lbs lost. I will update with some pictures later today. Beard stays for now since it's so damned cold out. I set two short term goals, 307 and under 300. 307 is the 100lbs lost mark so I'm aiming for that first.
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| # ? Nov 22, 2008 13:24 |
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Uziel posted:Week 36 weigh in, dropped a lb to put me under 325 (324.8), which brings me to my short term goal and 82.2 lbs lost. I will update with some pictures later today. Beard stays for now since it's so damned cold out. Does that mean the beard is staying all winter? Congrats buddy!
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| # ? Nov 22, 2008 13:30 |
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Congrats. Wouldn't you have to aim for 307 first? It isn't like you can hit 300 and then decide it is time to get below 307
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| # ? Nov 22, 2008 13:33 |
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As promised, here are some pictures: Comparison between ~400, ~350 and ~325.  My wife suggested I grab a shirt that fits better because I'm swimming in the brown one.  And...the beard: 
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Great progress! What have friends, family and coworkers been saying?
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| # ? Nov 22, 2008 19:21 |
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Uziel posted:As promised, here are some pictures: What was it like fighting in all those CZW Cage of Death matches?  In all serious Necro Butcher, I mean Uziel, I am impressed. I hope to have similar visual results in 6 months
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Just had a great gym session. This might help some other people having issues with their deadlift. I was apparently doing the hook grip incorrectly so my grip was your basic overhand grip. I switched to mixed grip and was easily able to get up another 5 lbs, now at 330lb deadlift. I tried hook grip the correct way but was more comfortable with mixed. I just need to figure out my feet position. I have my feet inside my shoulders. Also, went up on squats, tried to go up to 220 on bench, but failed in the second set and dropped back down to 215 and did it fine. Wrists don't feel as strained with the 215 as they did last time. Going to try to put up 215 again on Friday, then next week shoot for 220 again, which is exciting because I really want to be benching 4 plates! I then went and was able to do 10 minutes of cardio without collapsing. I felt like puking afterwards, but I am going to give cardio a try on non lifting days starting tomorrow. I refuse to let Thanksgiving weak mean no weight loss. REFUSE. I know I don't normally type this much, must be endorphins or something. (Also, I am thinking of shaving the sides off of the beard and going with the Viking goatee). Uziel fucked around with this message at Nov 25, 2008 around 00:29 |
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Uziel posted:Wrists don't feel as strained with the 215 as they did last time. quote:Going to try to put up 215 again on Friday, then next week shoot for 220 again, which is exciting because I really want to be benching 4 plates! quote:(Also, I am thinking of shaving the sides off of the beard and going with the Viking goatee).  ninja edit: Uziel posted:I refuse to let Thanksgiving weak mean no weight loss. REFUSE.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 00:37 |
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Uziel posted:(Also, I am thinking of shaving the sides off of the beard and going with the Viking goatee). you will be the hardest motherfucker i've ever seen
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 01:06 |
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i'd pay a non-trivial amount of money to see this guy deadlifting with his beard on fire.
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evilneanderthal posted:i'd pay a non-trivial amount of money to see this guy deadlifting with his beard on fire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7P6s0YXGk Go to 2:20 to see beard on fire. So I decided to go with the Viking beard.  Felt like I was peeling off layers of bandages to see my repaired skin underneath. Ie, it wasn't fat anymore and I have a jawline.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 03:56 |
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Uziel posted:If we could set it to Clutch's song Burning Beard, I'm in: Holy loving poo poo, Uziel. Holy poo poo.  You are a loving monster. I'm so proud of you for your fat loss / muscle gain, you're such an inspiration, dude. AWESOME work. You're a testament to this forum!  e: And the beard loving owns poo poo. Flame-san2D fucked around with this message at Nov 25, 2008 around 04:07 |
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Uziel posted:So I decided to go with the Viking beard. 
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 04:03 |
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You're my hero Uziel.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 04:34 |
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Your daughter is going to love yanking on that goatee, Uziel. You're right about the face, though. The change is amazing! What does your family say about it?
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Uziel posted:beard of power God drat. I didn't think it was possible to have this much concentrated  in a single beard.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 06:01 |
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Thanks all, glad you guys like the updated beard! My family hasn't seen the shaved sides yet, but they've been extremely supportive regarding my lifestyle changes. My wife loves the shaved sides. She is the one that braided it for me.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 11:14 |
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It's Louis Simmons!
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 11:35 |
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Uziel posted:If we could set it to Clutch's song Burning Beard, I'm in: u mad? at least u mad lookin :P thats a hard stare
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Uziel posted:Thanks all, glad you guys like the updated beard! My family hasn't seen the shaved sides yet, but they've been extremely supportive regarding my lifestyle changes. My wife loves the shaved sides. She is the one that braided it for me. The beard rocks mightily  As do you.....you look great!
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 19:26 |
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Uziel posted:If we could set it to Clutch's song Burning Beard, I'm in: Going to have to insist you get a Harley and a machete.
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| # ? Nov 25, 2008 21:56 |
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Week 37 weigh in. Lost 2lbs on Thanksgiving week and my lifts continue to go up! I'm now at 322.8 and have lost 84.2 lbs. Some other progress: I was taking two different pills for blood pressure. Went to the doctor's on Tuesday, and my blood pressure wsa 118/64, so the doctor dropped me to one pill, and said that with taking only one pill and my blood pressure stays good, she will drop me off of medicine in 3 months. Also, I started slowly getting into cardio on my off days, and I'm going to try to be in the gym 7 days a week if possible. On that note, heading there now. Uziel fucked around with this message at Nov 29, 2008 around 14:48 |
| # ? Nov 29, 2008 14:20 |
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Uziel posted:If we could set it to Clutch's song Burning Beard, I'm in: As a descendant of vikings (Danish goonette here), I would just like to say I heartily approve of this. You look pretty much like I imagine those ancestors of mine did. And keep up the *amazing* work on your weight loss, it's a true inspiration for me (down 7,3 kg).
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Careful about seven days a week, you can easily burn yourself out. Five or six would be more than enough. If you do go seven, make sure one or two of those is an "easy" day--just light, slow cardio, stretching and/or light yoga, walking, etc. I sympathize with wanting to go non-stop, but you'll overtrain that way. Rest is as important, if not more, for building fitness.
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Schroedinger posted:Careful about seven days a week, you can easily burn yourself out. Five or six would be more than enough. If you do go seven, make sure one or two of those is an "easy" day--just light, slow cardio, stretching and/or light yoga, walking, etc. I sympathize with wanting to go non-stop, but you'll overtrain that way. Rest is as important, if not more, for building fitness. nonsense. when you're in a dragonboat sailing across the arctic circle to pillage and surprise sex there's no day off.
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I just need to chime in and say what a badass this guy is... incredible journey/job you've done Uziel.
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| # ? Nov 30, 2008 01:18 |
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evilneanderthal posted:nonsense. when you're in a dragonboat sailing across the arctic circle to pillage and surprise sex there's no day off. poo poo, you're right. I stand corrected!
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Week 38 weigh in, down 3lbs! That's 87.2lbs lost, bringing me to 319.8. This week, I was in the gym every single day. My bench has stalled, but my deadlift continues to go up. My current lifts: Squat: 255x5x3 Bench: 215x5x3 M. Press: 130x5x3 Deadlift: 340x5 B.Row: 180x5x3 My cardio has improved, I can stay on the elliptical for 35 minutes without falling over dead. I am starting to get addicted to exercise, like right now its 8am on a Saturday and I can't help but think, I need to get to the gym ASAP. Oh, and I convinced my wife to cook fish for me, so I had some cod for dinner last night, and it was delicious.
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You're a friggin' monster! Great week!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2008 13:14 |
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Uziel posted:Oh, and I convinced my wife to cook fish for me, so I had some cod for dinner last night, and it was delicious. I've recently acquired that love of fish, too. I used to hate it so much. I wish that I had a wife to cook for me! It must be awesome having someone so supportive helping with meals and proper nutrition  Great job on your lifts and such. I can't wait to see your After pic.
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Madama Butterfly posted:I've recently acquired that love of fish, too. I used to hate it so much. I wish that I had a wife to cook for me! It must be awesome having someone so supportive helping with meals and proper nutrition I don't know that I would be able to do this without my wife. She keeps me going and pushes me along. Since I'm in the gym so much she will even update my calorie tracker while cooking so I don't have to worry about it.
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Uziel posted:Thanks! It's much easier to do this stuff with a "buddy". Your wife is awesome
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How have you noticed your clothing size changes? I would imagine you were near a 3xl when you started, what are you at now?
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| # ? Dec 7, 2008 08:33 |
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Icen posted:How have you noticed your clothing size changes? I would imagine you were near a 3xl when you started, what are you at now?
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| # ? Dec 7, 2008 17:42 |
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Uziel, your thread is one of the ones that makes progress threads in general worthwhile. Keep doing what you do. ...And if I ever saw you in public, I wouldn't dare look you in the eye.
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| # ? Dec 8, 2008 01:34 |
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Your child is going to have one of the most badass dads ever. Future playground bullies, look the gently caress out. Amazing progress, both in terms of weight loss and strength gains.
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| # ? Dec 8, 2008 08:29 |
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DownByTheWooter posted:Uziel, your thread is one of the ones that makes progress threads in general worthwhile. Keep doing what you do. I'm not too worried about playground bullies, I'm aiming towards 13 years from now, when I tell 13 year old boys that if they can't deadlift my car, they can't date my daughter.
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| # ? Dec 8, 2008 15:32 |
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Uziel posted:I'm not too worried about playground bullies, I'm aiming towards 13 years from now, when I tell 13 year old boys that if they can't deadlift my car, they can't date my daughter. You're having a girl? Guys are going to be shitbaked when they meet you
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kaptain.kayak posted:You're having a girl? Guys are going to be shitbaked when they meet you Killed the gym today. Bench didn't move, but doing squats and deadlifts, it just felt awesome. Normally, I dread squats, but today I put on some metal and went to work. Squats: 260x5x3 Bench: 215x5x3, failed on the last rep of the last set Deadlift: 345x5 Did some cardio afterwards as well. I think the cardio is helping the flexability of my giant hamhocks.
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