Weight lifting, what a stupid idea!

[Zack]

i thought you where going to say you got anal blowout

 

[sixstrings]

Me being an out of shape fat ass decided to go into the gym yesterday and lift some weights.

for the average out of shape fat ass, it is much easier and faster to lose weight cutting out 600 calories a day from your diet than it is to burn 600 calories a day working out.

 

[Caoimhin]

No pain, no gain.

 

[chrisuk]

for the average out of shape fat ass, it is much easier and faster to lose weight cutting out 600 calories a day from your diet than it is to burn 600 calories a day working out.

That is true but it is healthier and more effective for fitness gains to burn the 600 calories through work than to eliminate them.

 

[Phil47uk]

Me being an out of shape fat ass decided to go into the gym yesterday and lift some weights. I went very light. Just the bar, then 50 lbs., then 60 and then 70. Tried to do some inclines, but my bum shoulder wouldn't allow it. Then I went to bicep curls, not sure what I did, but nothing crazy, four sets. Then onto triceps, pretty light, four sets. Did some leg presses and extensions as well. Did about twenty minutes on the bike and then took a swim and hit the hit tub.

Holy crap on a cracker! PAIN!!!!!! So this morning I took two vicodins, four aspirin and icy/hot. Still in, OMG why are you punishing me mode! What I don't get is Vicodin is good enough for knee surgery, why does this hurt like hell?

Was going to do back and stomach today. Didn't for fear of complete incompacitation. Will go back tomorrow and work chest and arms again. Once I can deal with morning after, then I'll start up with abs and back. Should have gone back today. At the very least to stretch me out, but seriously, ain't gonna happen!

Waste of time acstorfer..
The only press ups worth doing are under the bed sheets..
Much more fun.. Far more enjoyable.. And you don't get injured in the process.

 

[Giant]

being in the dickie-do club.

Good luck. Don't quit...

Congrats on your success. I got your joke there. Dickie-do. ha ha.
Keep at it man. Good luck with it.

 

[formula73]

I lost 35 lbs this deployment by eating right (ish), staying out of the beer, and lots of cardio, squats, and lunges. I need to do more ab stuff...flutterkicks, planks, and situps. I hate situps but I gotta get better so I can stay in the next 7 years to get to 20!

We're getting back tomorrow. I hope I can stay in it and not just eat and drink my way back to 230...

 

[Bud Stoner]

Ok, I'll add my two cents here.

I have a personal trainer, and I get my "beat down" twice a week, and go to the gym 5-6 days a week total.

I signed on to this website:

All Things Food and Diet - FatSecret

and I stick to a 1700 calorie a day or less diet. The website is free and you enter your diet and exercise info everyday and it helps track your progress.

Do lots of cardio (treadmill, leg raises, squats, pushup) and look at the labels of everything you eat, and try your best to stick to it.

Eat more, healthier foods and have five small meals a day to speed up your metabolism and keep your body fueled. Greek yogurt is a great snack, watch the fat and calorie content PER SERVING and you'll do fine.

Always change up the exercise routine, so your body doesn't get used to the same old same old.

I would suggest getting lean and mean, and then you can do sculpting and shaping. It's a process, just like guitar playing. You'll get out what you put into it.

You may look into the P90X series of workout or the UFC or Insanity workouts. The MMA style workout is a blast to do. I workout about an hour and then box/kickbox for an 1 1/2 hours or so.

My personal trainer changed every aspect of exercise for me and I got results I didn't expect. I went from 196 to 174 lbs and it's staying off. It's a great feeling for sure!

I'm starting to take the courses at school so I can get my personal trainer certification.

Fitness is a huge part of my life now and it's something I'll do till the day I die.

And I'm 51, (yes, a geezer!) so it's even more important now.

Hope this helps!

 

[Frampton129]

Eat whole chickens and lots of pasta.

Ah, yeah. This is the part of my workout that I enjoy the most. Just make sure that it's whole wheat pasta!

 

[FUS44]

I am using the exact workout Bertzie posted. If you can do it, I highly recommend it.
I drifted away from it over the years and started with body builder stuff that was useless.
Got back into this, strength through the roof and libido is pretty insane.
It hurt, but it was worth it.

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

You are veek little girly man!

................................ ..ya you muthar looks at you and says, "Oh I wish I had had a boy for a son."

 

[Sakamoto]

I lost 35 lbs this deployment by eating right (ish), staying out of the beer, and lots of cardio, squats, and lunges. I need to do more ab stuff...flutterkicks, planks, and situps. I hate situps but I gotta get better so I can stay in the next 7 years to get to 20!

We're getting back tomorrow. I hope I can stay in it and not just eat and drink my way back to 230...

You can, if you want it bad enough.

 

[Kezman]

Don't forget to stretch guys, even in between reps, I would make sure to get some stretches in.
I haven't worked out in years, but I try to do pull ups and pushups everyday and do a few quick stretches before work in the morning.

 

[TOMMYTHUNDERS]

Don't forget to stretch guys, even in between reps, I would make sure to get some stretches in.
I haven't worked out in years, but I try to do pull ups and pushups everyday and do a few quick stretches before work in the morning.

terrible advice. latest research shows stretching during a workout helps nothing and increases chance of injury.

 

[Pennyman]

First day back after a long break is always going to hurt.

The SECOND day is ALWAYS worse.

 

[lunchmeat]

How much ya bench?

Funny SNL skit (1994). Chris Farley is freakin' hilarious!!!

How much ya bench? on Vimeo

 

[acstorfer]

Waste of time acstorfer..
The only press ups worth doing are under the bed sheets..
Much more fun.. Far more enjoyable.. And you don't get injured in the process.

Hard to find a woman who will do this with me in my current state of fat-assery

 

[acstorfer]

I'm no expert, but I've recently lost nearly 60 lbs and my journey has taken close to 6 1/2 months. The biggest thing you should be doing is committing to a lifestyle change. No thinking of it being a 'diet' or being a chore to 'hit the gym' it's got to become a way of life.

I was 327 at 6'4. I'm lucky I didn't have any diabetes or high blood pressure, or any other major issues.

It was a simple transition, I walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes 5 days a week for about 1 month, lost 15 lbs the first month, the second month I ramped it up to light weights and joined Weight Watchers.

I'm not going to bore you with the details, but essentially, I'm jogging 2 miles now and have added weight training, some boxing and some core/plyometrics to my schedule.

You have to find out what works for you, without injuring yourself. I'm now 267 and I don't plan to ever be this heavy again, my goal is to lose 110 lbs and get to 220. It's not a goal, it's a committment, and I am invested into this lifestyle.

Plus, I look a little cooler playing a guitar without being in the dickie-do club.

Good luck. Don't quit...

Loosing sixty pounds absolutely makes you an expert! Well unless it's from surgery, anorexia or being bulimic.

 

[sonar1]

Don't forget to stretch guys...

After exercising (100 mile bicycle ride) I used to stretch out on the couch and say, "Wife, bring me a beer!"

 

[Mr Insane]

Never do triceps and biceps on the same day.

Don't do too much on the same day, or it will be worthless.