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Here it goes. I was a skinny happy kid until some bad mental trauma and bad genetics happened. Diagnosed with depression and autism at age 7 and 8 respectively. I was not a popular kid, had no friends so food became that substitute. Graduated high school in 05' at well over 400 pounds. I went to three different community colleges. I dropped out of all three after the first semester because my weight gave me such anxiety, and that I could not fit in the desks. Queue up another bout of intense depression and eating to cope. I don't remember a little over a year of my life from 22-23. I was admitted to McLeans hospital here in Boston, and that started to break me out of my funk. Honestly it saved my life now that I look back on it. When I really got serious about saving was four years ago when I tipped the scales at 497 pounds. I joined my first gym and made some serious gains, than I lost my job and fell into another depression. I came out of that with a new job and some great positive people around me. I skipped around to a few gyms, never happy with them because I still have awful body image troubles.  So here is where the good starts. I had my first physical in years in late febuary. In three years I managed to work down from 497 to 387 pounds! This game me a spark and some hope. A new gym opened in town that was open 24 hours a day so I could work out after my night shift job. I went the day after and signed up with a personal trainer, because I really need the accountability. I just had my first weigh in after working with her since mid march and I weighed in at 362lbs. I completed the Walk For Hunger in Boston after failing the past three years. I'm down to a 3x shirt, a 46 pant, and lost two shoe widths. Down from a 4E to a 2E.    STATS Sex: Male Age: 25 Hight: 6'3" Weight: 362lbs (5/17/12) 356lbs (6/15/12) 349lbs (7/4/12) WORKOUT ROUTINE Monday: Lift Tuesday: Lift Wednesday: Cardio: half hour bike sprints, half hour eliptical Thursday: Training: Half hour variety, extra after sessions Friday: Training: Half hour variety, extra after session Saturday: Training: Half hour variety, extra after session Sunday: R&R GOALS:  COMPLETE-Weight under 350 by end of July 31st-COMPLETEWeight at 300 by end of December 31st Start a run/walk/jog program Meet with diet specialist ULTIMATE GOAL:  Weight at 275 or under by next July 4th 2013 (birthday) CRAZY WAY OFF GOAL: Complete Tough Mudder Boston in 2013 EDIT: Here is my http://www.fitocracy.com/profile/UnseenGrub/ GOAL ONE DOWN 
BabyMauler fucked around with this message at Jul 4, 2012 around 14:32 |
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| # ? May 18, 2013 17:26 |
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Holy poo poo man, this is really something. You should be very proud of yourself, and keep up the awesome work! What does your diet look like?
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| # ? May 18, 2012 21:23 |
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are you grenton or granthord? i forget. i'm mewser nice 2 meet u
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| # ? May 18, 2012 21:34 |
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Soopafly posted:Holy poo poo man, this is really something. You should be very proud of yourself, and keep up the awesome work! What does your diet look like? Thanks dude/lady. I do kinda take pride in it. I caught my mom looking at photos and crying, than she looked at me and told me I was her inspiration. As for diet it goes Breakfast: Scoop of whey with two cups skim milk blended with two tablespoons natural peanut butter, Multivitamin. Lunch: I'll grill up two Fit'n Easy Perdue chicken breasts, simple salt and pepper. Slice one up and add to a bowl of romaine with some carrots/red cabbage thrown in. Dressing is Newmans Lite Cesaer. Dinner: Depending what time I get in from work I'll heat up the leftover chicken breast throw some hot sauce on it and go to town. Baring that I keep some ground turkey on hand and make two turkey burgers. Flattened out they are the size of a CD and about 3/4ths of a inch thick before they plump over the grill. Bedtime: Scoop of casein with 12oz of 1% milk, meds. Snacks: Almonds and Raw Cashews. I have a measuring cup by the bag/box, I'll take 1/4 of a cup with me to work. Post workout: Scoop of whey with 12oz of skim milk. Oh and I have a few 32oz nalgene water bottles that I carry with me everywhere. I drink like four full ones a day. And that is pretty much it. Sundays is three eggs and some bacon for breakfast. It is such a vast departure from my old lovely carb/fat/sugar filled diet. My only few vices left really are beer on occasion, and a finger of bourbon on Friday nights. Baring using the grill I use my cast iron pan. Hi mewser, its grenton. Pro Canadian shadow priest. Good luck with getting punched in the head!
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| # ? May 19, 2012 04:26 |
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Dude you've done super good so far! Keep it up  Good luck with your Tough Mudder goal, I have no doubt you've got the cajones to get there eventually.
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| # ? May 19, 2012 04:30 |
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Here from the Ultimate Transformations thread. Good luck with your goal! Do you know how many calories you're taking in a day? Myfitnesspal.com is a good tracker, if you're not using one already. There's tons of them out there, so find one that works for you if you haven't already. Also, have you read VainGlory's Log? He started around 40 pounds heavier than you(538) and is now down to 268 in less than two years. He could be a great inspiration to you, and give you some ideas to boot 
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| # ? May 19, 2012 11:54 |
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Psychobabble! posted:Here from the Ultimate Transformations thread. Good luck with your goal! Do you know how many calories you're taking in a day? Myfitnesspal.com is a good tracker, if you're not using one already. There's tons of them out there, so find one that works for you if you haven't already. Thanks for the advice, I'll have to pick his brain at some point. Dude is amazing. I already read his OP, and I'm going to look at that whatsonmyplate site later. Calorie wise I haven't really done the math but I am somewhere between 2300-2500. I'm going to work with a dietitian before I get the boot from my parents insurance. Workout Report: Trainer day so all over workout -Forearm push-ups x20 on a bench than x20 on my knees -Wall squats x2 held for 30 seconds, combined with 10lb shoulder raises as many in 30 seconds -Jump and spin 180* with step platform between legs 2x15 -Ice Skaters, jump into lunge than 15lb hammer curls 2x12 -Cable arm crossovers, 85lbs 2x15 -Deadlift, new best of 70lbs 2x15 -Ball toss situp/crunch thingy, 9lb med ball 2x20 -Whatever it is called when you rotate your torso with the obliques, 9lb med ball 2x20 On my own post session -20min on eliptical -Lat pulldown 110lb 2x12 -Chest Press 110lb 2x13 -Bicep curls 25lb 2x12 Than I threw up!
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| # ? May 19, 2012 16:42 |
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This thread is going to own. I can tell already.
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| # ? May 19, 2012 19:05 |
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Major congrats for the progress so far, keep it up! If you think youre ready next year, there will be a team of goons from the mud racing thread ready for TM Boston to help. Seriously, it's all mental.
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| # ? May 20, 2012 02:52 |
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AceInMySleeve posted:Major congrats for the progress so far, keep it up! I plan on being ready. My cousin did TM in Texas the past two years and has been hyping me up for it. I'll hit up that thread when I get closer to my goal. Today was a productive day of yardwork for the first time in a long time. No anxiety being out in the sun with a sleeveless shirt. I made friends with a bumblebee, and enemies with the Woodchuck that lives under the shed.
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| # ? May 20, 2012 20:29 |
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Hell yeah dude, looking forward to the awesomeness to come from this log. Prepare to join the YLLS Hall of Legends.
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| # ? May 20, 2012 20:45 |
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Chris, I look forward to seeing your progress. Real bummed you couldn't make it to the Gifford Yard Sale this year, I wanted to see how far you've come. I'm taking some time off at the end of June and the end of August/start of September, and I'll see about heading down towards the Cape. Do some stuff. I'm watching this thread to see you keep going! I may not want to do the Tough Mudder thing, but if you think you can do it, there looks like no better motivation to me! I said it earlier, but come next year, when you've reached your goal(at the rate you're going, it's looking very likely), I'll buy you a beer. A light one, of course. Proud of you, man.
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| # ? May 20, 2012 23:32 |
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Workout report! Typing this from my tablet as I cook dinner. Upperbody day, my favorite. 10 minute warmup on elliptical. Felt like the tendon that flexes the big toe was going to explode. Bicep curls: 25lbs 2x15 20lbs 1x12 Tricep pulldowns: 87lbs 2x15 Tricep extension: 87lbs 2x15 Deadlift: 80lbs 2x15 Seated row on a big ball: 125lbs 3x15 Arm Crossover pulldowns: 87lbs 2x15 Oblique torso twist with medicine ball: 8lbs 2x20 Lat pulldown: 110lbs 2x15 Shoulder press: 95lbs 2x15 Chest press: 110lbs 2x15 Had someone come in while I was on the elliptical, and Grandpa Simpsoned their way back out. I mean I have the grace of a small black bear while on the thing, made me feel bad  Edit: Tonight was the first time in my memory where I could see the veins in my hands bulge. No idea what it means but they are fun to poke. BabyMauler fucked around with this message at May 22, 2012 around 04:00 |
| # ? May 22, 2012 03:41 |
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Just wait till you get ones on your arms. 
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| # ? May 22, 2012 06:06 |
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Great work so far dude, wow! Those oblique torso twist things are called Russian twists  They're a big part of my workout every single time.
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| # ? May 22, 2012 08:39 |
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Sharks Below posted:Great work so far dude, wow! Those oblique torso twist things are called Russian twists The more you know! Noticed my forehead looked funny in the mirror this morning, turns out I uncovered my brow bone after years of it being hidden! Small things I know but every change adds up.
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| # ? May 22, 2012 17:55 |
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Workout report: LEGS DAY: did all the exercises I have done with my trainer. Leg extension: 115lbs 2x15 Leg curl: 130lbs 2x15 Body weight squats: my butt weight 2x15 my butt & 50lbs 2x15 Calf raises: my butt weight 4x15 Deadlift: 80lbs 2x12 tired from the following Mountain climbers: as fast as I could 4x30 Side sumo: 10lb ball 2x20 Now to go home and eat, a little tired from not eating enough today.
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| # ? May 23, 2012 02:16 |
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Log: Trainer day so cardio and body weight stuffs Lat raise with leg crossover: 10lbs 3x15 Crab walk: two laps around Leg crossover side hops Forearm pushups: 2x15 Body weight squat with 9lb medicine ball: 2x15 Russian Twist at 30* with 9lb medicine ball: 2x20 Situps with 9lb medicine ball press, hold for 10 second every 10 reps. 3x10 Edit: Forgot side lunge with twist 9lb ball 2x15 Shoulder press 10lbs combined with front lunge 2x12 Post session I spent 15 minutes on the elliptical. I left a trail of drips out the door and to my car. Back at it tomorrow at 10am. BabyMauler fucked around with this message at May 24, 2012 around 19:48 |
| # ? May 24, 2012 19:35 |
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Awesome log! Will be following this. Keeping up the effort daily is what matters. It doesn't matter if you only get in to the gym for a half-assed workout so long as you don't just let it slide.BabyMauler posted:Post session I spent 15 minutes on the elliptical. I left a trail of drips out the door and to my car. Back at it tomorrow at 10am. Sweating all over the place is one of the great pleasures of hitting the gym.
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| # ? May 24, 2012 19:42 |
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Workout trip report: Woke up late and missed the first 15 of my training session. First one I have missed in almost four months. Trainer was cool with it and she wont charge me. She gave me some starter exercises than told me to lift, and so I did, and it was good. Workout: Forearm pushups: 2x12 Pushups on bench: 2x12 Bicep curls: 25lb 2x15 Tricep pull-down: 100lbs 2x15 Seated row on big ball: 125lbs 3x15 Shoulder dumbbell press: 15lbs 2x15 Chest Press: 115lbs 2x12 Cable arm crossover: 100lbs 2x12 Lat Raises (Side/Front): 15lbs 2x10 Deadlift: 80lbs 2x10 Lat Pulldown: 105lbs 2x12 Crunches: 2x15
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| # ? May 25, 2012 16:30 |
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Workout report: Memorial Day weekend: beers for tears: avoid the bun. Trainer day so variety! Variety keeps my ADD addled brain from becoming bored. Good times. Crab walk: walkin' like a crab Mountain climbers: 2x30 Wallsquat: held for 30 seconds Squatjump twist thingy: 2x10 Deadlift: 80lbs 2x12 Spent around ten minutes trying to figure out how to jumprope. New goal is how to figure that out. Coordination just wasn't there. Made an attempt at a "burpee" and a fully prone push-up. Burpee failed when the tendon in my foot twinged when I hopped in from prone. Wasn't going to push it. Push-up failed because while I could lower myself nice and controlled, I could not go back up and faceplanted on the mat. Glad I have a small nose!
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| # ? May 26, 2012 17:18 |
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Amazing progress! The face plants suck but getting back up to continue the battle is 99% of the war. Keep it up can't wait to see more progress pics.
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| # ? May 28, 2012 03:04 |
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BabyMauler posted:The more you know! I'm actually a little nervous about that aspect of weight loss. I've never not had a fat face! How will I recognize myself?
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mascaria posted:I'm actually a little nervous about that aspect of weight loss. I've never not had a fat face! How will I recognize myself? When I started I had grown an awful beard because I was so ashamed of my chin/jaw area. I cut it off three weeks ago on a dare from my mom. Queue about four days of catching myself in the mirror and becoming confused. I had no idea what I looked like without the beard, and that yes I indeed have a chin and my jowls have gone mostly away. I expect to develop even worse body image problems than I already have. Is post "Fat Guilt" a thing? Long diatribe and Workout log below MONDAY REPORT! Didn't workout for some good reasons. I had the day off for one as I normally work holidays for the hospital. So I took my mom to her first baseball game as a belated mothers day gift. We walked around three miles in total. It was a good and exhausting day. Drank to many 8.50 beers and wasn't feeling to hot when we got home around 7. Here have some photos, some people from Michigan took the photo of mom and I. They were super cool and we all talked till security yelled at everyone to get out. Tigers fans are cool poo poo. The shirt I was wearing is one that I hadn't worn in three years.   Tuesday: Workout log: oh god everything is yellow Made up for the lack of real gym time yesterday with: Watched an episode of the trailer park boys for my longest time on the elliptical: 22 minutes. Photo proof at bottom. Bicep curl: 25lbs 2x12 Tricep pulldown: 85lbs 2x12 Bench pushups: 2x10 Forearm pushups (no idea what they are really called): 2x12 Seated row on ball: 125lbs 3x15 Cable chest crossover: 100lbs 2x12 Deltoid raise front and side: 15lbs 2x15 Russian twist: 8lb ball 3x20 Mountian Climbers: 3x30 Standard Crunch: 2x12 Butterfly kicks: 2x20 Now proof that I did do the time on the elliptical and of a worn out me.   Now to finish this and eat my chicken breast, drink my casein, and pass the gently caress out.
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| # ? May 30, 2012 04:59 |
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Hell yeah dude, you are looking wayyyy better than you did when I saw you in January! Great work! Like, your face looks so different now. It's crazy.
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| # ? May 30, 2012 05:36 |
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BabyMauler posted:Is post "Fat Guilt" a thing? Just from reading the logs here, there is definitely something weird that happens in your head after you've lost all the weight.
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Cardio report: my feet are numb Have my trainer in the morning. So I watched another Trailer Park Boys episode and was on the elliptical two minutes longer than yesterday. Focused on keeping my heart rate above 145bpm. The highest it went was 155 but I'm not so sure how accurate the things on the machine are. I kept at it for two miles. Going to have to buy new gym shirts now as the ones I have are becoming billowy. My 3x shirts are looser around my belly but tighter around my chest. Photo as proof. 
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| # ? May 31, 2012 02:55 |
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Workout report: choking on pollen Trainer day! So cardio and bodyweight stuff. Pre workout 18 minutes on elliptical. Workout: Forearm bench pushups: 2x13 Jump on to step shoulder press and toss 10lb ball: 2x15 Wall hold squats with 10lb ball: 2x30 seconds Mountain Climbers: 2x40 Jumpingjacks with 7lbs arm raises: 2x15 Russian Twist 8lb ball: 2x20 Bench situp with 8lb ball overhead extension, toss and catch: 2x20 Leg Butterflys with hands under butt: 2x20
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Workout Report: Liftin' to Lady Gaga (I hate the gyms radio) Trainer day, no cardio so that means lifting things. Dumbell Tricep Extentions: 20lbs 2x12 Dumbell bicep Curl: 20lbs 2x12 Seated Row: 125lbs 2x15 Bench pushups: 2x8 Dumbell shoulder pull together thingy with chest on 45* bench: 20lbs 2x12 Lawnmower pulls: 25lbs 2x13 Deadlift: 80lbs 2x12 Chest press machine: 115lbs 2x12 Lat Pulldown machine: 105lbs 2x12 Shoulder Press Machine: 95lbs 2x12 Biggest thing today was that I did four prone pushups without flopping on my face! My finger extenders in my right arm are sore all the time now, but i guess that just a thing. Saw my Dad for the first time in a while and he said I have Hulk forearms now 
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| # ? Jun 1, 2012 17:23 |
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Workout Log: Pissed off, E/N ramblings Mountian climbers: 2x30 Wall squats: 10lb plate overhead 30 seconds x2 Back lunge and kick with hammer curls: 10lbs 2x15 Jump up on step platform, catch 8lb ball, press ball Attempted to do lunges combined with torso twist did 4 Five minutes on the elliptical, exhausted and pissed Pretty half assed workout today. I am exhausted from this week. It's both mental and physical. Being super vigilant about my food choices, life stress, concentrating on working out, and job stress. I think five days in a row is a bit much, but I need it to keep myself honest. A huge stress this week was just going out to eat with my family. It was my sisters senior awards night so I met my family after work for some food. Just looking over the menu was hard, the big basket of bread in the middle of the table, being asked why I wasn't ordering a beer. All huge temptations, but I need to keep true. I settled on a 8oz sirloin with fresh green beans. Good choice I thought. After that night I have just been drained it feels. Sleeping is hard, waking up even harder. I just don't want to burn out so soon. I can tell I am making progress. I can feel and see changes in my arms, chest, shoulders, and legs. My stamina, and endurance is 10 times what it was months ago. I don't want to fall into another depressed slump. Back at it monday.
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| # ? Jun 2, 2012 17:35 |
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When I started dropping a lot of weight in far too little time when I started UPS, I was literally sleeping all day. From getting home from work to getting up to go to work. Every work day for the first few months. Losing so much weight and replacing the fat with muscle is an absolutely exhausting trial, and after some time it will really start to take its toll before it evens out. If you've been keeping a regular sleep schedule and also stayed to your plan despite all temptations, I'm amazed you've been up and about as much as you have been! It is a huge effort both physically and mentally, more than you've probably ever put forth before, but the end results are worth it. Don't give up!
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| # ? Jun 2, 2012 22:02 |
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Order some JP8X HARDCORE from Netrition and watch you destroy a gym. As long as you dont have heart problems you should be fine taking it. I had a hard time getting the energy to get to the gym but once I started taking it, it was a like a little challenge of how much I could lift that session.
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| # ? Jun 2, 2012 22:04 |
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I have been looking around at that JP8X stuff, it is out of stock pretty much everywhere I have looked. And the whole banned in the EU, and Canada thing by anti doping put me off a bit. Time to read the powders thread. Edit: Ordered some from Netrition, I am dumb. Lifting after work tonight, log when I return to my PC. BabyMauler fucked around with this message at Jun 4, 2012 around 20:09 |
| # ? Jun 3, 2012 03:41 |
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Workout Log: Kanye + Daft Punk = energy burst Had a graduation party for my baby sister yesterday. Drank to much, ate some cake, queso cheese dip, didn't drink enough water. Felt like hell this morning, got my vitamins and water in me and felt better. Drank a 12oz (edit: sugar free red bull) before my workout and that helped so much. Watched an episode of Archer on the elliptical to warm up, 21 Minutes  LIFTING Bench pushups: 4x6 Bicep Curl: 25lbs 2x13 Standing bent over Tricep extensions: 20lbs 2x12 Inclined bench pull: 20lb dumbells 2x13 Lat pulldown on ball: 125lbs 3x15 Cable Crossovers: 100lbs 2x7 Russian Twists: 10lb ball 2x20 Ball throw situps with no throw: 10lb ball 2x20 Alternating Deltoid Raise: 15lbs 2x10 Shoulder press (machine): 85lbs 3x6 Chest Press (machine): 125lbs 5+7+8x2 Deadlift: 80lbs 1x12 1x15 Photos! I'm going to try, and keep a once monthly record going. Mostly for self records, but I don't mind sharing them. And at the end who knows, perhaps I'll use this newfangled Windows 8 movie maker to do a transformation video.   (my phone looks so tiny in my hands, I never noticed that before, also haircut tomorrow it looks awful) BabyMauler fucked around with this message at Jun 5, 2012 around 07:01 |
| # ? Jun 5, 2012 04:33 |
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Sometimes cake happens. Also congrats on the feature.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 06:03 |
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mascaria posted:Sometimes cake happens. Oh hey, no idea what I did to get a sticky. Cool though. Looking through other logs leads me to believe mine is a bit bland. Time to formulate a gimmick. Going to look into fitocracy tomorrow. Every time I drink my casein shake before bed. I die a little inside. The texture is disturbing.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 08:38 |
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Brother, this is a good log and you are working hard. Here's the thing, I think you should try increasing the weight on some of these exercises. I've seen 80lb deadlift at least 3 times. I bet you could do more which would be harder work which would equal faster weight loss. Regardless, nice work, nice consistency.
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| # ? Jun 5, 2012 11:55 |
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J Miracle posted:Brother, this is a good log and you are working hard. Here's the thing, I think you should try increasing the weight on some of these exercises. I've seen 80lb deadlift at least 3 times. I bet you could do more which would be harder work which would equal faster weight loss. Also, getting strong is the god drat bee's knees and you will probably enjoy it.
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In regard to the 80lb deadlift. I am using preloaded barbells off a rack since I work out alone, and still haven't learned how to use the ones you load yourself. Also I am taking it slow since I don't want to hurt my back or anything else. I am tentative to up weight because I just dont want to get hurt and set myself back. I'll bump it up to 90 tonight. Up it by 10 a week, I only have four more higher bars on the rack. Any others that I could up safely?
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BabyMauler posted:In regard to the 80lb deadlift. I am using preloaded barbells off a rack since I work out alone, and still haven't learned how to use the ones you load yourself. Also I am taking it slow since I don't want to hurt my back or anything else. I am tentative to up weight because I just dont want to get hurt and set myself back. I'll bump it up to 90 tonight. Up it by 10 a week, I only have four more higher bars on the rack. umm, bro you put the plates on, put the same number on each side. Maybe use a clip, its incredibly self-explanatory. If I were you I would go in tonight and try 135. You want to stay safe but your body isn't a delicate Ming vase, any exercise that feels light try a heavier weight.
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