Deadlifts. Just make sure you have good form or you'll mess your back up.I'm going to start doing curls again so it'll be easier to carry around a new partner in crime. Just need to find a good lower back exercise to help with a front carrier.
Any tips from the CAG fitgroup dads?
Yeah good form will be fairly easy to get down if you just go light until comfortable though. Look up videos. Practice the motion at home in front of a mirror with an imaginary bar if you need to. Use a mirror at the gym.Deadlifts. Just make sure you have good form or you'll mess your back up.
It was tough for me when I first tried it too. I finished two cycles of it for my initial cut. Got down to 195 by Halloween. I've been bulking since then though and am up to 225. I'll start shaving off the fat beginning March for the summer though, can't wait!I would kill to be 175! I'm around 195 right now and looking to get down in that range. Insanity this morning went pretty well - way better than last week. I'm on track...
Let me know how that is. I tried insanity, but I couldn't maintain an hour every day. 25 minutes seems a lot more manageable.I did Insanity for almost a year and a half (Feb 2011 to summer 2012) and then kind of stopped and just ran on the treadmill to "maintain" but over time I've been putting back the weight a little at a time (maybe 1.5 lbs. per month?). I'm not in horrible shape but no where near my peak in 2012, which I'm going to try and get back to. I got a copy of T25 - I think once I get back down I'm going to use that to maintain - 25 minutes is nothing and I'm sure it is way better than just running on a treadmill.
If you want to supplement your routine with something specific to improve your push-ups, this is a good starting point that doesn't require much time to do.I can barely do 10 pushups!
At home workouts:The weather is killing me. Wednesday I can't go to the gym and now this morning everything is closed from the weather. Ugh.
Calories might be what ultimately makes you gain weight, but junk food certainly doesn't go your body any favors.I really wish people would stop blaming sugar or [insert food/ingredient] for weight gain. Some people on YT keep saying that sugar/processed foods make you gain weight, but I keep telling them that it's the surplus of calories that causes you to pack on the pounds. But no no no, they keep going " u r stupid. junkfood makes you gain weight because it is processed"
People even thumbed up their comment.
*sigh*
Nice. I sort of set up a workout area in my basement where I can put my iPad and watch workout videos. I got some of those interlocking mats to jump up and down on too. It is so freaking cold down there though right now. I have a little space heater but it doesn't do much. Anyway, excuses, excuses... Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to either get to the gym or do something in the basement. This morning we had another 3 inches of snow and I had to get to work early so I didn't workout again. Ugh.At home workouts:
http://www.youtube.com/user/FitnessBlender/videos
Mostly body weight exercises, but they do have some workouts with free weights
I can definitely relate, we got some 7-8 inches yesterday and today and it's freezing! Thankfully working out warms you up pretty quickly, it's mainly that first hump that's hard to get over.Nice. I sort of set up a workout area in my basement where I can put my iPad and watch workout videos. I got some of those interlocking mats to jump up and down on too. It is so freaking cold down there though right now. I have a little space heater but it doesn't do much. Anyway, excuses, excuses... Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to either get to the gym or do something in the basement. This morning we had another 3 inches of snow and I had to get to work early so I didn't workout again. Ugh.
Thanks! Emailed them & they said they were sending me some chocolate cake batter syntha 6 samples.If you guys want free protein powder samples email BSN and Cytosport.
I got some syntha 6 samples and muscle milk samples. MM vanilla creme is the best vanilla I've had.
Wow, 5 11 and 140... I hadn't been that weight myself in about 15 years plus... Good luck with the weight gain, I remember gaining a lot quickly from that point, I worked out religiously... It's every bit as hard to lose weight as it is to gain quality weightso I started a new job about 6 weeks ago and one of the benefits is an onsite gym that if you 10 times a month is free. I joined mainly to keep up my cardio but am also looking to start building some muscle mass with a program designed for working out 2-3 times a week. I'm 5'11" and about 140 lbs. Any particular programs, routines, etc you guys can recommend? It's been probably 3 years since I had a regular workout routine so I'm way out of the loop!
Let me know how it goes please if you can, my hubby was interested in it. As he's gotten older (he's 33 now) he's had a hard time and wants to get back to his pre-relationship weight so he's been looking into all kinds of stuffThe wife just did Day 1 of T25 and said it was pretty good. I'm going to give it a shot. Insanity just isn't sticking like it did the last time. I don't know if I'm just older and can't keep up or what the deal is but I am really struggling. I used to pop out of bed at 5AM and now I fight my stupid brain every morning. It's not like I'm not getting enough sleep either it's just that when I do Insanity by the time 4PM rolls around I stop thinking straight. I've got a lot of stress at work though and the 3 kids take a lot out of me so it's probably a combination of everything.
You're 270 lbs is enough motivation and yes calorie count. I count every day except cheat dayI just got a $20/month for 6 months deal at Gold's Gym. What motivators are out there these days? Should I jump back into calorie counting?
Have you tried counting calories? I'm not a nutritionist or a health expert, but I've done some reading on losing weight and what most people recommend is to calculate your TDEE and then eat about 20% below that. Keep track of everything you eat using myfitnesspal or similar app so you can see how you are doing. When you log your food, it will tell you the percentage breakdown for protein, fat, and carbs. A popular goal to set is 40% carbs, 30% fat, 30% protein.I'm at my worst. I shot up to 290lbs.
I was down to 195 lbs. 6 years ago and then the gluttony demons came back.
I am doing group workouts at my gym as it motivates me to dig deeper. Is it a good or bad thing to take out my frustrations (ie. getting flaked on, shot down by potential dates, getting snubs for special occasions, etc. and it's all because [which I believe that's why] I'm fat) and use it to work out harder and stronger?
I recently invested in a Trek Fitness/Hybrid Bike. Right now, I am driving half way and biking the other half to work on some days. I hate the saddle though as it hurts my ass. You think getting a wider, cruiser like saddle will allow me to pedal faster?
My diet sucks though. What can you recommended for a "meat and potatoes/rice" guy to get the healthy stuff in me?
If all else fails, I'm considering weight loss surgery next year. Anyone here or someone they know had it? I am most likely considering the gastric sleeve as it's the most effective and reversible.
Good luck. Definitely keep at it!I'm at my worst. I shot up to 290lbs.
I was down to 195 lbs. 6 years ago and then the gluttony demons came back.
I am doing group workouts at my gym as it motivates me to dig deeper. Is it a good or bad thing to take out my frustrations (ie. getting flaked on, shot down by potential dates, getting snubs for special occasions, etc. and it's all because [which I believe that's why] I'm fat) and use it to work out harder and stronger?
I recently invested in a Trek Fitness/Hybrid Bike. Right now, I am driving half way and biking the other half to work on some days. I hate the saddle though as it hurts my ass. You think getting a wider, cruiser like saddle will allow me to pedal faster?
My diet sucks though. What can you recommended for a "meat and potatoes/rice" guy to get the healthy stuff in me?
If all else fails, I'm considering weight loss surgery next year. Anyone here or someone they know had it? I am most likely considering the gastric sleeve as it's the most effective and reversible.