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Hi, I'm Poopinstein, former heavy duty YLLS lurker and former Real Life Fatass! History! I've always been a big boy. I weighed 250 lbs back in high school in the early 90's and well...it never really got better. Around 10 years ago, I dropped a lot of weight, from 300 down to 214 lbs! I felt pretty spiffy. But, I was clueless about maintaining and long story short....I started 2012 at a whopping 351 pounds.  This picture was from back in February of this year. That was a picture from my daugthers Father Daughter Dance. All the other dads wore their fancy suits to the dance, me? I was too fat by a number of pounds to fit into any of my suits. At the last minute, I ran to Goodwill to find the pictured shirt which was an XXXL; and it barely fit. It was skin tight. Needless to say, I was humiliated for both me and for making my daughter be seen with me and frankly, I hated myself quite a bit. I started off slow, daily walking and cutting out some of the garbage from my diet. It went well at first, but the whole 'diet and exercise' thing was on shaky ground. Around this same time, an email popped into my inbox at work, our on site health clinic was starting a weight loss program and I signed up without hesitating. I knew I was going to need the help. It turned in to the greatest decision I've made on the diet and weight loss front! After about 3 months, I was at 322 lbs and I looked like this!   It was better; still not good. But now, I had a health coach that kept me on track and kept me from over thinking things. She helped me keep my calories on track and most importantly; kept me mentally health when I started to doubt and hate myself. So, let's cut to today. Today, I'm much better off. Today, I look like this in clothes:  The current stats are: Height: 6' Weight: 258 lbs Lost: 93 lbs! Calories Per Day: 2300 Shirts: XLT's or 2XL's (Down form 4XL's/3XLT's) Pants: 40" Waist, down from 48" Waist And just for the full disclosure, I still see my health coach once a month, and will all throughout maintaining! My exercise has increased dramatically since the beginning of the year as well. In July, I finished the Couch to 5k program and fromm there, continued to up my mileage from week to week. Just yesterday, I finished a 4.6 miles Drumstick Dash for thanksgiving in 48 min 27 sec! I run 4 to 5 times a week. In addition to the running, I took to heart the gospel here in YLLS that you should start lifting early, so that when you get down to your skinny self, you have some muscle to make you look good. With that in mind, I joined my local gym and started doing the modified starting strength found here on the boards. I love it, and it's going well. Current Weight Lifting Stats: Bench: 185 Squat: 255 OHP: 115 Deadlift: 245 So, not bad. Today I finished week 11 of Starting Strength, and currently I look like this:   It's not perfect yet, but it is a HELL of a lot better than the beginning of the year! I'm seeing changes taking shape and I like those changes. My Goals: So here we are; why am I creating a log! Well, I want to get better. I see a lot of people here in TFLC making great changes and I know that logging works well for me. I log religiously on Fitocracy as well as MyFitnessPal. The difference now is that I've reached a point where I want to continue losing weight, get more serious with my running and my weight lifting and turn into a general badass before I turn 40 in a year and change! I know YLLS is the place to make that change. The weight loss was easy early on; I could drop 4 to 5 lbs easy. Now, it's 1 lb a week and takes work. With you all helping me out through this log? I'm going to kick rear end all the way to 200lbs, which is where I hope to be. Toxx Goal: My Toxx goal is a big one! A big one for me anyways. I will run the Indy 500 Mini Marathon on May 4th! I've fallen in love with running as it's something I've always dreamed of doing when I was a fatty. Now, I'm actually doing it and I want to do more. My current longest run is 8.5 miles, so I think I'm in good shape for my first Half Marathon in May! I've done 3 races to date; A 5k, a 2.5 mile trail run and a 4.5 mile thanksgiving race and I love the atmosphere! I think the Indy Mini will be a great race for my first Half. So there it is folks, hope that wasn't too much TL;DR! Stayed tuned for a bit, I'll post my first work out here later this evening after I finish my run! Otherwise, come follow a middle ages man as he fights off years of laziness and sloth! (And yes, I know the back hair is a lost cause.)
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Good work so far.
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 22:21 |
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Man, you are hairy. Good Luck.
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 23:13 |
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Thanks! Here's today's post Thanksgiving workout: Friday 11/23 Running: 0:16:00 || 1.3 mi || 12:44.7 min/mi (+86 pts) http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFro...ivity/132989875 Barbell Squat: 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 205 lb x 5 reps 225 lb x 5 reps 245 lb x 5 reps 245 lb x 5 reps 245 lb x 5 reps Standing Military Press: 65 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps Bent Over Barbell Row: 65 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps Pull-Up: 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 115 lb 5 reps || assisted || 115 lb Chin-Up: 3 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 115 lb 5 reps || assisted || 115 lb Decline Barbell Bench Press: 50 lb x 12 reps 50 lb x 12 reps Weighted Hyperextension: 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps Isolateral Plate Loaded Row: 50 lb x 12 reps 50 lb x 12 reps Tomorrow will be a rest day/walking with the new puppy. Sunday, the puppy and I are going to run again!
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 23:16 |
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Tenchrono posted:Man, you are hairy. Good Luck. Yes, yes I am. Sadly, it's all relocating from the top of my head!
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| # ? Nov 23, 2012 23:22 |
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Hello and good luck, fellow aged goon.
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 00:47 |
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That's an impressive routine there, lot's of volume. Nice to see the lifting being taken so seriously - you're gonna see a ton of results doin that.
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 03:19 |
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Nice work so far! In on the ground floor with this log. Looking forward to reading about your success in the half marathon in May!
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 07:33 |
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Followed your fitocracy. For reference, you are about 8 pounds away from losing my wife's entire bodyweight. It must feel good to not be giving her a piggy back ride 24/7 anymore, now give her back I need her.
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 14:38 |
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Pinky Artichoke posted:Hello and good luck, fellow aged goon. Hello! Agatsu posted:That's an impressive routine there, lot's of volume. Nice to see the lifting being taken so seriously - you're gonna see a ton of results doin that. Thanks! I got the routine from this thread and its been really good to me! Here lately I've been experimenting with some of the accessory lifts to see what I like best. Every now and then I think I should try another routine to change things up, but then I figure this version of Starting Strength's been good, so if it's not broke, don't fix it! pandariot posted:Nice work so far! In on the ground floor with this log. Looking forward to reading about your success in the half marathon in May! Thanks, glad to have you aboard! ixo posted:Followed your fitocracy. For reference, you are about 8 pounds away from losing my wife's entire bodyweight. It must feel good to not be giving her a piggy back ride 24/7 anymore, now give her back I need her. Haha, ya that's been a big motivator in the gym for sure. When I'm lifting something heavy and feeling whiny about it, I remember that I used to carry that weight every day and then I figure I don't have any room to whine about it any more!
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 14:43 |
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Today is more or less a rest day. I have very sore legs from my race on thanksgiving, getting back to squats yesterday (I took Monday and Wednesday off from squats to save my legs for the race) and well...yah. Sore. However, even on a rest day, I don't sit still well these days. Combine this with our new 10 month old pitt/mutt puppy and I've got a good excuse to walk! The new pup and I got in a 2 mile walk this morning to burn off some of that puppy energy! Walking: 0:42:00 || 2.1 mi || 20:00.3 min/mi (+67 pts) http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFro...ivity/133084333 That said, Runkeeper on Android has been a pain in the rear end since their last update. The GPS is connects spotty at best and twice now, it's posted 0:00 walks/runs after continuing without GPS. Ah well, time to check out other apps!
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| # ? Nov 24, 2012 14:47 |
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Monday 11/26/2012 Here we are, back to the grind! My weight was up at 260 this morning, but with Thanksgiving and beer and football on Saturday night, I know where it all came from. I'm also confident it'll come back off quick, so no sweat there. I normally don't lift on the weekends and running, well I decided to take Saturday and Sunday off after the Thanksgiving race as my legs were really tight and sore for a day or two after. Back at it this morning, slow and easy. Weights however, were awesome as I got a full work set x3 at 185 on bench, 255 on squat and 255 on deadlift. Deadlift, I think I could go up another 20 pounds, but the grip worries me. This week will see an increase in running and walking. Weights will be a bit goofy as I'm not at work Wed. (Gym is next to work.) I may do my B plan on Tuesday, sans Squats to keep at 3x a week. Running: 0:13:49.3 || 1.2 mi || 11:20.3 min/mi || flat http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFro...ivity/133433513 Barbell Squat: 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 205 lb x 5 reps 225 lb x 5 reps 245 lb x 5 reps 255 lb x 5 reps 255 lb x 5 reps 255 lb x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press: 135 lb x 5 reps 145 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps 175 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps Barbell Deadlift: 185 lb x 5 reps 205 lb x 5 reps 225 lb x 5 reps 245 lb x 5 reps 255 lb x 5 reps Dips - Chest Version: 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb 10 reps || assisted || 85 lb Weighted Hyperextension: 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps 10 lb x 10 reps
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| # ? Nov 26, 2012 18:49 |
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Tuesday 11/27/2012 Today was an off day as I'll not be able to get to the gym on Wednesday or Thursday, so went ahead and did my B Plan today. Since it was back to back with my A Plan, I cut out the Squats for today so that the legs could rest and didn't do the Decline Situps or Hyperextension for the same reason. And also running out of time. In place, I added Incline Bench which I've been adding in here and there by suggestion of some folks at the gym that have been helping me on form and stuff. Also didn't do a run today, plan on a 5k or on Wedneday. Got a short walk in with the new puppy though and will get in a second .6 mile walk later tonight with her. In addition to that, I've taken to walking the 10 minutes to the gym at lunch instead of driving. All in all, today was okay. Felt like I could have done more, but I didn't have the time I'd normal like to have to get more in there. Friday will be a full day though. Walking: 0:15:42 || 0.7 mi || 23:09.9 min/mi || flat Standing Military Press: 65 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 95 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps Bent Over Barbell Row: 95 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps Barbell Incline Bench Press: 95 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 5 reps Pull-Up: 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb Chin-Up: 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb 5 reps || assisted || 100 lb
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| # ? Nov 27, 2012 18:43 |
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Wednesday 11/28/2012 Today's a light day, working from home. Dealing with some stomach turmoil out of nowhere, but stuff's on the move. Got in an good run and some extra stuff. Running: 0:14:40.1 || 1.5 mi || 9:32.1 min/mi || flat Plank: 55 sec 55 sec Side Plank: 30 sec 30 sec Push-Up: 10 reps 10 reps 10 reps Burpee: 10 reps
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| # ? Nov 28, 2012 17:58 |
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Another old man dad log? I'll be following this one.
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| # ? Nov 28, 2012 19:24 |
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Groke posted:Another old man dad log? I'll be following this one. Welcome aboard! Check your walker at the door!
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| # ? Nov 28, 2012 19:42 |
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Thursday 11/29/12 Another light day. Work sucks! On the bright side, my lunch time weight loss group ends in about 3 weeks, so that will open up 4 days for lunch time gym visits a week. (I'll still be seeing my health coach one on one monthly, so no worries about the group part of the program ending!) I plan on working in my plyo on those days to help with the general overall aerobic/core fitness for the running. I'm thinking box jumps, kettle bell swings, burpees, etc. There's a group at the gym that I've got to know that do the Cross Fit workout of the day stuff, I may try one out with them to see how that goes! In other news, I weighed in at 257.4 today, which is a full pound down. I've been stuck for about the last month or so, feels good to see some movement again! Food's doing okay, but my protein is stupid low this week. Money is tight till payday tomorrow, due to the new puppy stuff so I never managed to get more powder after I ran out on Monday! That'll get fixed tomorrow though. Normally, I get 190-200g per day. I had jumped to 2300 calories per day, from 2170 thinking that perhaps I plateaued because I was eating enough (this worked when I was stuck after eating 1900 per day, so thought I'd try again) but I don't think it's panning out. Thinking I'll probably cut back to 2170 again here soon to see what happens. In other news, I've had a HELL of a lot of leg pain here as of late when running. I'm talking...hard to get to 5k soreness. Shins, calves, lots of soreness there. My Thanksgiving day race went well, but I kind of powered through it, but I've been concerned. I got fitted for some good shoes back in August, Saucony Progrid Guide 5's and they were great. I'm starting to think I've worn them out already though. Because I'm nerdy enough that I tracked my mileage on these shoes, I know I've got just over 200 miles on them. I figure that since I started out at 275 pounds on this pair, there's a good chance I wore then down quicker than normal! They got me through almost 20 lbs. though, so can't be too broken up about it! Enough rambling, here's stuff!  Running: 0:18:19 || 1.6 mi || 11:47.4 min/mi || flat Push-Up: 10 reps 10 reps 10 reps 10 reps
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| # ? Nov 29, 2012 23:39 |
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Hey old goon. Your progress so far is amazing! But what is with this 100ish grams of protein per day?
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| # ? Nov 29, 2012 23:53 |
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NomNomNom posted:Hey old goon. Your progress so far is amazing! But what is with this 100ish grams of protein per day? The 100 grams per day is not the norm, I just ran out of powder after Monday and haven't been able to the store to stock up on my usual eats for the week. It *will* be rectified tomorrow though! Normally, I'm averaging 190-200 grams per day. Just been a crap week, unfortunately!
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| # ? Nov 30, 2012 00:13 |
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Friday 11/30/12 Woooo, today was a good day at the gym! Hell, it's good all around. Down another pound to 256.4 on the scale this morning, get to leave work at 3 today, heading back to my home town to visit friends & parents for the weekend. So ya, banner Friday. That said, the workout was freaking killer too! I'm not sure what got the bug up my butt for it, but I headed into the gym today determined that I was going to squat over my body weight today. I hit 255 on Monday, weighed in at 256 this morning, so was almost there. So, I decided I was going to try 265 to see if I could. I got 3x5 of it. I was so full of myself after that, I decided to so a Windowmaker at 205 right after that! (1x20) That kicked my rear end. Felt good though as I laid on the deadlift box after wards catching my breath! So that was good. Next week, I'll making deadlift my bitch. Bench was kinda sucky, I nailed 2 sets of 185, but the gym was pretty empty today and by the time I got to set 3, I couldn't find a spotter, so I went for one more set I knew I could handle. Next week, I'll make sure to find a spotter. Food is going good today, protein is up. I'll post my food log later tonight when it's all wrapped up. So far though? Protein's at 120g, so that's a good start. Note: this marks the end of week 12 on Starting Strength for me! Time flies, yah? Barbell Squat: - 135 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 205 lb x 5 reps - 225 lb x 5 reps - 245 lb x 5 reps - 265 lb x 5 reps - 265 lb x 5 reps - 265 lb x 5 reps - 205 lb x 20 reps Barbell Bench Press: - 135 lb x 5 reps - 145 lb x 5 reps - 155 lb x 5 reps - 175 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 155 lb x 5 reps Barbell Deadlift: - 185 lb x 5 reps - 205 lb x 5 reps - 225 lb x 5 reps - 245 lb x 5 reps Dips - Chest Version: - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb Weighted Hyperextension: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps fito2sa
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| # ? Nov 30, 2012 19:15 |
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Allrighty, I didn't update this weekend, so there's going to be two updates today! Friday was good food wise. Was out of town to visit the parents, which is typically very food oriented. With that in mind, Friday went well! Friday Food  I already posted the work out for Friday, which was killer, so that's covered. Saturday was a rest day. Had family/friend stuff going on so there was not much on the docket. I also declared Saturday a chest day as far as food goes so I didn't have to stress out over the family stuff. I enjoyed the hell out of some Italian Beef, so it was well worth it. Sunday was back on the wagon, both food and exercise wise. Sunday Food  I've been dealing with some bad leg soreness when running and it was pointed out to me that I probably have worn out my running shoes. I was fitted for a pair of Saucony Progrid Guide 5's in August and they were great. I figure though that I was in the 280-290 range then, so the added weight probably wore out the cushioning in the shoes a bit quicker. I had just over 200 miles on them, so who knows. Picked up a new pair of Guide 5's this weekend and broke them in on Sunday. Was still having crazy leg DOMS from Friday's workout, so didn't have a good way to judge if the new shoes were helping. Sunday 12/2/2012 Workout I'd have liked to have gotten some pushups/situps/burpees in here too, but we were travelling home today and had to go to the movie that night for my podcast stuff. Running: 0:16:24.7 || 1.5 mi || 10:37 min/mi || flat http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFro...ivity/134536775
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 14:48 |
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Forgot to add, that today (Monday) I had my nurse check in for my Weight Loss Program! They drew blood to find out my vitals, cholesterol, etc. This is my second time through the program and the last time they did this, it was great. The real excitement is in my new measurements! The left side is my measurements from around March of this year, the Right side was from this morning: (Weights with clothes on, no shoes, empty pockets) Weight: 345.6 257.2 BMI: 47.6 35.4 Waist: 144cm 106cm Hip: 128cm 104cm Waist/Hip Ratio: 1.12 1.01 Neck: 19in 17in BP: 130/86 120/70
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 14:56 |
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Good work on the running, that's an impressive pace for a guy your size. The DOMS will go away, just stay consistent.
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 17:29 |
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Awesome squats, man!
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 17:32 |
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NomNomNom posted:Good work on the running, that's an impressive pace for a guy your size. The DOMS will go away, just stay consistent. Thanks! I was stuck at 12-12:30 for a longtime after finishing Couch to 5k, but as everybody says...the more miles I wracked up, the faster I got! Then I started doing squats, and it jumped by a full minute! I've hit a 9min 30sec mile once, but there's no way I could sustain it yet! DOMS, I'm not worried. They suck, but I know it means I did good work on Friday  Voodoo Doll posted:Awesome squats, man! Thanks, I love my squats!
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 18:38 |
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Here we are, the Monday workout! Felt pretty good going in today with the positive results on the measurements and such. I can see things starting to take shape, like...my torso actually has a bit of a taper, as opposed to a large bulge! My legs are still sore, so I took 10lbs off the squat, but no biggie. Today, I cut the incline bench to provide time to hit the foam roller before I got in the shower, figure that was well needed with the running soreness and the DOMS! My one small frustration: I know the gym scale's off but...it shows me at 251, 100 lbs down! Not official till I see it at home though. ALMOST THERE. Monday 12/3/2012 Running: - 0:18:05 || 1.6 mi || 11:33.1 min/mi || flat - http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFromage/activity/134598821 I'm turning my new dog into a runner! She's starting to get the hang of it, staying beside me, not stopping in front of me, staying on task, etc. Potty breaks and clean up add a bit to the time though! Barbell Squat: - 135 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 205 lb x 5 reps - 225 lb x 5 reps - 245 lb x 5 reps - 255 lb x 5 reps - 255 lb x 5 reps - 255 lb x 5 reps Standing Military Press: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps Bent Over Barbell Row: - 95 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps Pull-Up: - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb Weighted Hyperextension: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps fito2sa
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 18:42 |
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As the owner of a screw 30! log, I approve of your's as well. One thing you have going for you is as your daughter begins dating you will have the intimidation factor dialed in. Whenever a guy wants to take your daughter out, you roll out a barbell loaded with 3-4 plates, and tell him "PICK THIS UP!" if he can, perhaps she can stay out until 11pm. Otherwise pick the man up, press him above your head and tell him to leave.
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 19:13 |
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OmNom posted:As the owner of a screw 30! log, I approve of your's as well. One thing you have going for you is as your daughter begins dating you will have the intimidation factor dialed in. Whenever a guy wants to take your daughter out, you roll out a barbell loaded with 3-4 plates, and tell him "PICK THIS UP!" if he can, perhaps she can stay out until 11pm. Otherwise pick the man up, press him above your head and tell him to leave. This is the best Idea I've heard yet!
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 20:44 |
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Poopinstein posted:This is the best Idea I've heard yet! I'm not a big fan of Disney but hell you could even set it up with fanfare and put on a mini Sword in the Stone Production. Then again, what if the guy can deadlift 405 lbs, do you still say yes?
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| # ? Dec 3, 2012 21:59 |
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*bam*, here's some food for Monday 12/3/12! Protein's back to where it should be, so party on Wayne! This morning, (Tuesday) my weight was back to the 256.4 I was at before my cheat day, so we're on a good track. Today, Going to try for a long run in the new shoes at lunch to see if it's helping the leg soreness. They're feeling quite a bit better this morning after foam rolling yesterday!
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| # ? Dec 4, 2012 14:25 |
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Tuesday 12/4/12 Welcome to Tuesday! The run didn't happen, it ended up cold & rainy and well...I don't want to catch a cold. So, I hit the gym and did some ply/core stuff since I'm in between Starting Strength days. Let me tell ya; it may not look like much, but it kicked my rear end. Soundly. *May* try to run a mile later, depends on how the legs feel. I'll be going for 5k on Wed. for certain. All in all, good workout and I like my little off day circuit I came up with here! Weight dropping steadily, inches are starting to disappear too. I'm a happy boy, -100 pounds is so close, I can taste it. Here's a progress pic! 256.4 lbs, 13 weeks of Starting Strength. I can't take pics of myself worth poo poo, but I'm happy with the progress and changes I can see!  Elliptical Trainer: - 0:12:00 || Easy - http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFromage/activity/134817797 Push-Up: - 10 reps - 10 reps - 10 reps Box Jumps: - 10 jumps || 12 in - 10 jumps || 12 in - 10 jumps || 12 in Burpee: - 10 reps - 10 reps - 10 reps Jumping Jacks: - 20 jumping jacks - 20 jumping jacks - 20 jumping jacks Dumbbell Side Bend: - 25 lb x 20 reps - 25 lb x 20 reps - 25 lb x 20 reps Jump Squat (Toyotas): - 10 reps - 10 reps - 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: - 15 reps - 15 reps - 15 reps Dip Station Bent Leg Raise: - 10 reps - 10 reps - 10 reps Dips - Triceps Version: - 10 reps || assisted || 100 lb - 10 reps || assisted || 100 lb - 10 reps || assisted || 100 lb fito2sa
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Wednesday 12/5/12 Today's going to wind up being just a running day, as I'm still getting a lot of leg pain running and my leg's are just plain old shot today. Not sure what's wrong, hope it's not injury. Going to take my new shoes back to the running store tonight just to make sure my gait hasn't changed with the weight loss. (The shoes are correct/stability shoes, hoping that maybe I've lost my need for support with the -30 lbs since I bought the last pair.) Food for Tuesday was good. Ate an extra 100 calories, but I worked out like a mofo yesterday, so...doesn't matter! As they say, if you're still actually hungry, your body wants food. That said, woke up to 255.4 on the scale!  Running: 0:28:22.7 || 2.5 mi || 11:15 min/mi || flat http://runkeeper.com/user/CinemaFro...ivity/134955619
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| # ? Dec 5, 2012 19:15 |
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Wednesday's food went well, protein is up where it should be! I went over by 100 calories once again, this time simply from bad math. But...not the end of the world! Weight was rock solid at 255, so all is well! I have 4 pounds to go for the magical 'Lost 100 Pounds' Milestone! I'll hit it, soon. With a sledgehammer. I'll be hitting the gym tonight after work. My legs are still crazy sore from the ill fated run yesterday. From asking around, reading and talking to some other folks, I think the Squatting 3x a week of Starting Strength has finally started to catch up to the point that it's affecting the running. So, time to rethink that. I believe for starters, I will try scaling back to squats once a week, deads once a week, and supplementing with other lifts on the days I don't squat! That post's for later, if anybody's actually still reading this!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 18:07 |
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Still reading! I can tell you that my squats truly started to suffer when I cut them back to once a week, but I think twice is sufficient to keep them strong. If they're messing up your running, though... Whoa, wait ... just saw that 4 pounds to go until 100 lost. Holy carps, man! That roxxors my soxxors!
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| # ? Dec 6, 2012 22:02 |
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Voodoo Doll posted:Still reading! I can tell you that my squats truly started to suffer when I cut them back to once a week, but I think twice is sufficient to keep them strong. If they're messing up your running, though... Yah, it's a tough call on the squats. I do love them, but at the same time, the newer, skinnier me is more concerned with the running distance! I've been reading up on the 5/3/1 program too, so that could possibly be a solution for me, since it's a 4 day split, keeping heavy squats to one day. I'm still wrapping my head around it though! And thanks for the rocking soxxors!  -100 has been my major milestone for a bit now, it's so close I can taste it! (It tastes vaguely of french fries, just FYI.) Once I pass 100, I'll still have 51 lbs to go, but that's all just icing on the cake!
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 01:16 |
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Thursday 12/6/12 Feels weird with no squats tonight, but I still sweat like a mofo, so it's all good! My bench press is coming along, but my wonky gym schedule keeps sticking me in the weight room with no spotters around. My current weight loss 'group' is over in 2 weeks, so I can start hitting Thursday at lunchtime then. Working out in the evening's all right, but it throws me up. I'm usually up by 5:15am and out for a walk or a run by 6am, so hitting the weights after work, then the 30 min. drive home makes for a long day! Tomorrow, I will skip squats again, but I will be on my 'B Plan' for the modified starting strength. That means rows, military press, pull ups, hyperextensions and situps! I'm not sure what to throw in there in place of the squats, so I'm open to any suggestions! I was thinking maybe trying some lat pulldowns, maybe help me get closer to un-assisted pull ups! Barbell Bench Press: - 135 lb x 5 reps - 145 lb x 5 reps - 155 lb x 5 reps - 175 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 155 lb x 5 reps Barbell Deadlift: - 135 lb x 5 reps - 185 lb x 5 reps - 205 lb x 5 reps - 225 lb x 5 reps - 245 lb x 5 reps - 255 lb x 5 reps Barbell Incline Bench Press: - 95 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps Weighted Hyperextension: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Dips - Chest Version: - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb fito2sa Food was good today, though I'm a bit lite on protein. Dinner was a bit of a dash since I worked out late though, so that's part of the problem. I don't eat much for dinner, so usually try for something a little more protein heavy. 
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 01:25 |
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Poopinstein posted:Yah, it's a tough call on the squats. I do love them, but at the same time, the newer, skinnier me is more concerned with the running distance! I've been reading up on the 5/3/1 program too, so that could possibly be a solution for me, since it's a 4 day split, keeping heavy squats to one day. I'm still wrapping my head around it though! I'm stronger now squatting once a week (a few weeks shy of 40) than I was doing it 3 times per week back in the day, and I've only been back into it since August after a back injury and 2 years of slacking. I don't know if for some reason I just do better personally with reduced volume, or if it's age related.
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 02:31 |
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I'm stronger now squatting once a week (a few weeks shy of 40) than I was doing it 3 times per week back in the day, and I've only been back into it since August after a back injury and 2 years of slacking. I don't know if for some reason I just do better personally with reduced volume, or if it's age related. That's good to hear! I'm going to experiment with it here for a week or two, see how it turns out. Hoping the longer recovery period is the magic answer!
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 10:39 |
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Friday 12/7/12 Today felt tight and creaky since I lifted last night, but I got it done! Could feel some fatigue in my rows, but I think I'm lifting too much weight there anyways. Everything else? Looking good! I think Saturday is going to be a rest day, then on Sunday I'm going to try and get a 3 mile run in, see how the legs and the new shoes are feeling. Hoping for the best, kind of worried about not getting my miles in! Tonight, the Mrs. is making Italian Beef in the crockpot. Whoooo boy, it's going to be glorious! AND...if I skip the bread? It'll fit in my calories for the day! Go me! Standing Military Press: - 65 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 115 lb x 5 reps - 125 lb x 5 reps Bent Over Barbell Row: - 70 lb x 5 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 5 reps - 105 lb x 4 reps - 95 lb x 5 reps Pull-Up: - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb - 5 reps || assisted || 85 lb Lat Pulldown: - 55 lb x 5 reps - 70 lb x 5 reps - 85 lb x 5 reps - 100 lb x 5 reps - 100 lb x 5 reps - 100 lb x 5 reps Weighted Hyperextension: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Weighted Decline Sit-Up: - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps - 10 lb x 10 reps Barbell Curl: - 40 lb x 12 reps - 40 lb x 12 reps Lying Barbell Triceps Extension ("Skullcrusher"): - 40 lb x 12 reps - 40 lb x 12 reps fito2sa
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| # ? Dec 7, 2012 19:25 |
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| # ? May 26, 2013 03:22 |
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Sunday 12/9/12 Wooo! I'm a happy boy today! First run I've had in a few weeks with NO LEG PAIN! I attribute this to new shoes and cutting my squats down to once this week. Not only that, I got a new PR for 5k (close enough, 3.08) in 31 minutes! Was kind of surprised to see a 10 min mile when I got done, felt better than when I was doing 10:30sec miles before the leg pain started. All in all, I'm freaking ecstatic that this run went so well today! The time off & adjusting the lifting has paid off greatly. Plus, as the goons in the Running thread often state; running in the rain is pretty freaking awesome! Running: 0:30:39 || 3.1 mi || 9:57.1 min/mi || flat
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| # ? Dec 9, 2012 15:29 |
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