Dijkstracula posted:

definitely still too tight to wear around town, but I can now get shirts from My Thin Era at least buttoned up again, which is extremely motivating

akadajet posted:

Achmed Jones posted:

i'm down a bit over 20lbs, which puts me at where i was when we moved to socal in november of 2021. i've been using wegovy for the past few months and it's been really helpful and has made the whole calorie-counting thing infinitely easier. it basically just makes me not as hungry, generally speaking. i get full faster, i don't get hungry at night at all, and it's really just made eating the right amount of food not _trivial_ but so, so, so much more pleasant than it has been in the past. i started counting calories in january of this year and the difference just in how much i have to think about what i'm doing - and how much willpower it takes to stay on track - is night and day.

my back hurts less, i breathe better at night, i look better, things are just going pretty well. i'm still not lifting weights or tossing kettlebells around or even going on walks like i should be, but man. things are just nice. i am very interested to see where i am in another few months. when i was rock climbing and lifting and all that stuff, i was 170. i think i could get there again, though i can't imagine that i'd be near as strong what with not really exercising or anything. but one step at a time. that's more than six months in the future at my current rate, though, so it's not really worth thinking about too much.

right now my milestones are basically every 15 pounds, 'cause that's where i tend to plateau for a couple weeks (followed by rapid loss that evens out to what i'm eating for). so i expect to be around this weight for a bit before i drop again, but even so it's gonna be pretty exciting the first time i see a number less than 200 on that scale for the first time in years.

anyway that's where i'm at these days

akadajet posted:

Achmed Jones posted:

yeah, i'm only slightly overweight too - i got my prescription from a telehealth deal and have been happy with things thus far. but i mean, it depends on how slightly 'slightly' is i guess. im not and haven't been, uh, midwest heavy - according to BMI I've been 'overweight' but not 'obese.' and i have short legs and a long torso, which naively makes me think that my healthy weight would correspond to a higher bmi anyway. but 220 to 170, even if obesity isn't involved, is still almost a fourth of my body weight and the help is nice

akadajet posted:

Yesterday I finally did 5 reps of standing overhead press at 135lbs, but only for one set. Still feels good to be able to press 1 plate.

akadajet posted:

yeah. if I struggle to drop weight I'll go ask my doctor about it. I'd be wanting to go from 200 to 170 at 5'10" height

Mr. Crow posted:

same except 210 to 180... gonna try low carbing and cutting alcohol and limiting eating out, last two have been difficult with 16 month old, i keep making excuses like "its fine the child is exhausting its just while shes still young" but its clearly not

i love my child but good god she is so much work


also i did 205x9 squats the other day which aint much but i think it was a PR or closest ive been to a PR in almost a decade so i felt good about that

ADINSX posted:

Give fresh and lean a try, I dropped about 10 pounds of fat just from eating out less. It’s not as cheap as cooking at home and the meals aren’t fantastic but it’s healthy and easy and cheaper than eating out

akadajet posted:

Yesterday I finally did 5 reps of standing overhead press at 135lbs, but only for one set. Still feels good to be able to press 1 plate.

Mr. Crow posted:

same except 210 to 180... gonna try low carbing and cutting alcohol and limiting eating out, last two have been difficult with 16 month old, i keep making excuses like "its fine the child is exhausting its just while shes still young" but its clearly not

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Bro tip:

Don't like thinking too much about how to progress your accessory lifts that you mainly include for hypertrophy work?

Give this a shot. I've been using it for quite a while now, and I use it with almost all of my clients. It's simple, and works like a charm.

1. Start with a weight that's a ~12-15 rep max
2. Do 3 sets with that weight. Stop the first two about 1-2 reps shy of failure, and go to failure on the third set. Aim for at least 30 total reps.
3. Use the same weight next week, and aim to get at least one more total rep across the three sets. If your performance improves, even by just one rep, you're getting stronger and (most likely) growing.
4. When you can get 40 reps across 3 sets, add another set. Keep going until you can get 50 total reps across 4 sets.
5. When you can get 50 reps across 4 sets, add weight, and start back with 3 sets, aiming for at least 30 total reps.

This works like a charm, because:
a) It ensures you're never working too heavy with your hypertrophy work. Especially with single joint work, a lot of people find that going too heavy can increase their risk of tendonitis.
b) It makes you actually work hard. People often slack off with straight sets (i.e. prescribed 3x10) on exercises they're not super enthusiastic about in the first place. You're trying to beat your notebook every week, so even if you slack off the first week or two, eventually it forces you to put a lot of effort into your sets assuming you have even a tiny competitive streak.
c) It makes it easier to see improvements week to week. If, for example, you're doing triceps extensions with 25lb DBs, going from something like 3x8 to 3x10 can be a huge jump, and going from 25lbs to 30lbs for the same sets and reps is a massive jump. It can be hard to quantify progress. Just adding 1-2 total reps across multiple sets is considerably easier to do week-to-week, but it's still measurable progress, which helps maintain motivation.

Once you fail to increase reps or weight for 2-3 weeks straight (which should happen roughly every 2-4 months), just sub in a new exercise that accomplishes the same basic purpose and start over with this progression.

Loosely inspired by Dante Trudel and DC training. I wasn't a huge fan of basing an entire program around these principles, but it works GREAT for accessory work.

AnimeIsTrash posted:

I am still doing the SBS Strength RTF program and something I really like about it is that it shows you a definite end e.g. you're trying to hit X in 21 weeks, here is what you are aiming for day by day.

Eeyo posted:

just weighed myself, i'm the yospos number.

Eeyo posted:

i've already lost a decent amount of weight, so i've got some flabby arms now. hopefully they'll unflab after a while.

polyester concept posted:

I’ve never been able to stick to any cardio routine. I recently tried doing 45 mins on the stationary bike 3 days a week, but it’s just so boring I think. drat adhd

when I used to see a trainer years ago I actually enjoyed the strength building part of it. Thinking of getting a cheap squat rack and bench off kijiji and try the 5x5 thing.

ADINSX posted:

I run in a big neighborhood with my thoughts