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Fitness |OT7| #Swelfies, Trap Lords, and Quadzilla
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Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Ugh ugh ugh, what is happening?? I feel fatter than I did a month ago.
Please please tell me I'm just losing my mind and I don't look like a cow??
http://i.imgur.com/0hc2CaE.jpg
What am I doing wrong?? Help. I can't go to Europe looking like this.
I'm going to go and cry myself to sleep.
Please please tell me I'm just losing my mind and I don't look like a cow??
http://i.imgur.com/0hc2CaE.jpg
What am I doing wrong?? Help. I can't go to Europe looking like this.
I'm going to go and cry myself to sleep.
Spiritreaver
Member
Just live your life in a way that makes you happy while at the same not harming others to any severe degree. I say severe because people are quick to attack those who are unhealthy, obese, etc that are happy by saying that they are a blight on society for w/e reason (Health insurance, taxes, food costs, big business etc)/
At the end of the day I don't care about things like that because life is too fucking short to not be happy. Yes I realize it's a naive and overly idealist way of thinking, but no way am I changing that mindset.
If you want to love all the apple pies in the world. Go for it.
If you want a 800lb bench press. Do it.
If you want to learn every style of 80s dance routines. Have at it.
If you just want to look good naked, props to you.
Fucking let people do what they want and don't belittle someone else's happiness unless you have good reason to. (Harming others, etc)
At the end of the day I don't care about things like that because life is too fucking short to not be happy. Yes I realize it's a naive and overly idealist way of thinking, but no way am I changing that mindset.
If you want to love all the apple pies in the world. Go for it.
If you want a 800lb bench press. Do it.
If you want to learn every style of 80s dance routines. Have at it.
If you just want to look good naked, props to you.
Fucking let people do what they want and don't belittle someone else's happiness unless you have good reason to. (Harming others, etc)
Psychotext
Member
What thread are you talking about?
Edit - Also, bought some new grip trainers. Have three of them in the set... and I can't even fully close the first difficulty level. FML.
Edit - Also, bought some new grip trainers. Have three of them in the set... and I can't even fully close the first difficulty level. FML.
Rabbitweed
Member
Whaaat?! As Ivysaur already mentioned you look great.
What's the life path I have to traverse in order to get a body like this???????????????????????????????????
Link to video
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=616662588442285&set=vb.555412777900600&type=2&theater
I reeeeeally don't think he got there flexing knees, doing pushups and throwing weighted balls around....
Link to video
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=616662588442285&set=vb.555412777900600&type=2&theater
I reeeeeally don't think he got there flexing knees, doing pushups and throwing weighted balls around....
muntersaur
Member
While he has probably taken steroids to achieve that physique, that is quite a poor way to sum up someone who from this video clearly knows how to train. He is focusing on building an extremely powerful core from all of those exercises (with some bodybuilding thrown in) and to be able to achieve a front lever at that size is impressive. He would most likely also do traditional barbell exercises as well.
Pakoe
Member
Lol, i'm at 35 per week. Still healthy and alive.
Good read.
He's been taking some extra proteins and vitamins.
Got myself some new stuff, heard good things about the taste:
Spiritreaver
Member
Wow that guy is one of the most gorgeous guys I've seen. Damn. He just needs body hair.
Also tut tut. Lift and set goals to better yourself not to get another's body. You know this!
But anyway, keeping a tight diet and you can cut down to that BF with some time. Getting that big is another story. However you really don't need to be that big to pull off a similar look, just need to be cut.
If you want that exact physique though....
Deadlift continues to struggle. I'm gonna cut it out and move to 3 days per week until I'm done my cut. Will deload and reset once o starting Bill Star's 5x5
Or switch to RDLs light and rack pulls. Something to keep training my lower back but not heavy or intense enough to reinjure my disk
Or switch to RDLs light and rack pulls. Something to keep training my lower back but not heavy or intense enough to reinjure my disk
1) I feel like that's an insult to other women. :/
But seriously guys, what else can I do? Please help me.
1200 calories and 40-an hour of exercise 6 days a week obviously isn't working so what else can I do?
Please please, I only have 40 days, I can't go on my trip like this.
Zoe
Member
Eat more. You're exercising too much for the amount you're taking in.
AdventureRacing
Member
Agree with the above, you have to be careful not to limit your calorie intake to much. That plus you've just got to keep at it, sometimes weight loss can fluctuate. You can feel like your going nowhere (or even backwards) and then all of a sudden make huge progress. If you keep working and eating well (i stress eating well and not just eating less) you'll make progress. You look good already though so don't put too much pressure on yourself. You should work out to feel good, you don't want to add more stress to your life.
Irobot82
Member
1. I think it's because your avatar is two men holding each other.
I think you look stunning too, you should be proud! You're doing great.
Too much calorie restriction combined with too much exercise actually has a negative effect - your body will fight back harder and hoard as much of what's left as it can. You should either up your caloric intake slightly (100-200 cals) or cut back a bit on the cardio.
Also, I can't remember, have you incorporated any strength/resistance training into your workout regimen?
DoktorEvil
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Are you doing any core workouts? (yoga,pilates,etc.)
Personally, Leeness you look great, but I think you have this idealized image of what your body should look like and not what your body can do.
But since you're on a short time frame, do more core workouts and consider circuit workouts. Leave the weight training for 3x a week.
Quest bars, especially the Cookie ones, are godly. You've made a good decision.
Plus, nice numbers.
Leeness: Intermittent fasting window on a 3Kcal+ low-carb high-fat high-protein diet. Lift heavy (as a factor of your body weight) on compound lifts for a single hour 3x a week (ie M/W/F). BOOM. 40 solid days with no deviation will give you good results, but it's the beginning of a long process, body recomposition is highly incremental.
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Zoe
Member
3000 calories is way too high.
Psychotext
Member
I'd have to agree, I'm on IF and can't eat anything like that without putting on weight.
I feel like if I up food, it'll get worse. I really do. I'm terrified that more will be even worse. I'm sure with milk in tea anyway, that I'm getting a bit more/too much. The food I track is usually around 1100 and then there's milk in tea and if I eat more than I think, etc. Ugh. I can't take my food scale to work.
Yes, I do a circuit with weights on the weekend. It's 55 minutes and I use 5lbs weights.
I do yoga.
My cardio is circuits. I need to add the cardio abs thing I have.
All the core stuff won't do anything if there's fat fat fat all over my stomach.
Psychotext
Member
That's not the sort of weights being discussed. It sounds like your routine is pretty much all cardio / stretching.
It's low weight/high reps.
Yeah, it's important to be honest with yourself when talking about your workouts. I hear a lot of people say "I work out x number of hours a week" but if they're in the gym for a ton of hours doing stuff with not a lot of intensity they're not going to get the results they're looking for.
You know what? Fuck it. If the disc still is herniated (and it definitely seems like it is, sciatica returned this morning after re-racking a weight after deadlifts and I felt a pop in my lower back) I want to ensure it heals fully. Sticking to light RDLs and stuff on lower back day and I think I'm gonna go ahead and get some PT. How much does it cost provided my insurance covers it?
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Deleted member 47027
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I've been yoga-ing my dick off lately and it's been lovely. I feel...dense. Still lifting on the schedule though, just more yoga..
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Deleted member 47027
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Patience
DoktorEvil
Banned
You have to lift weights. You should see if you can find the dumbbells that alternate between 5-20 lbs.
Like this:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VCDXNS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Plus, like VInce said patience and a clean diet.
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
Can confirm. Took me about 9 months to go from flabs to abs, consistency and the occasional break was all it took.
Read this article by Lyle McDonald. If you've already read it, read it again
You don't HAVE to do anything other than burn more calories than you take in. BUT, you will be much more likely to be satisfied with how you look if you incorporate a good lifting program.
Dude I lost 100 lbs with just heavy lifting and low carb diet. Who told you you need cardio? There are much better ways to lose fat until you hit like 10% bf and need the cardio to get lower.
Well, I change the weigh I press and have decided not to do it on bench press day. I'm basically doing Ripptoes press.
Feels weird not benching. Need to get used to it. Also modified my squat, it's much better now. Supersetting arms is feeling great too.
Come on gains!
Feels weird not benching. Need to get used to it. Also modified my squat, it's much better now. Supersetting arms is feeling great too.
Come on gains!
God Dayumm
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Leeness, if you are crash dieting you need to up your calories once or twice per week to reload and reduce plateaus.But to me you look fine and are ready to go.
Dat downward doggy pose.
Dat downward doggy pose.
Zoe
Member
You're already eating below maintenance.
entremet
Member
What thread are you talking about?
Edit - Also, bought some new grip trainers. Have three of them in the set... and I can't even fully close the first difficulty level. FML.
Probably Vince's fitness motivation thread.
DoktorEvil
Banned
You are correct. I didn't mean "have to" but with the short time frame she provided, it helps right?
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Deleted member 47027
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I don't know if I posted this in here ever, but this is some good lunchtime reading for everyone because it's simply a goddamn good article and is enlightening:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/m...nary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all
The quest for the most addictive creation, and more.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/m...nary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all
The quest for the most addictive creation, and more.
Spiritreaver
Member
Can't see much in this pic, but I'm feeling pretty good about the direction things are headed.
I may actually end up ahead of my 210 goal by September, which may be a good or bad thing. We'll have to see. I've been keeping fat loss as slow as I comfortably want it to, but damn it's hard to not dive. I can't wait to be ripped as fuck again.
I only have 40 days before my trip.
Eating never does anything for me except make me fat. I really shouldn't be eating as much as I do already. It's disgusting. I hate food.
((( If you guys think the cardio isn't doing anything, I'll switch one for my weight circuit. 3 cardio, 3 weights instead of 4/2.
CherryWoodFuton
Member
What's good to eat before doing hill sprints? Protein? Carbs? Nothing?
I only have 40 days before my trip.
Eating never does anything for me except make me fat. I really shouldn't be eating as much as I do already. It's disgusting. I hate food.
If you guys think the cardio isn't doing anything, I'll switch one for my weight circuit. 3 cardio, 3 weights instead of 4/2.
This really is a terrible mentality to have. You're too stressed as it is and it's pretty likely that's affecting your goals.
More at the link: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/another-look-at-metabolic-damage.html
Spiritreaver
Member
Whichever gives you the most energy to get through it? I'm in the camp that thinks it doesn't matter.
perineumlick
Member
Increase the weight, lower the cardio. Building more muscle is what will help burn fat even while resting, but you have to feed the machine to get the results. Don't look at food as the enemy; eat right, not less. You are your own worst enemy right now; keep it simple and don't stress it. You look great already.I only have 40 days before my trip.
Eating never does anything for me except make me fat. I really shouldn't be eating as much as I do already. It's disgusting. I hate food.
If you guys think the cardio isn't doing anything, I'll switch one for my weight circuit. 3 cardio, 3 weights instead of 4/2.
Your body doesn't care how you feel outside of basic emotional balance which is reflected in stress-hormone levels.
Looking at it from a logical perspective, you have admitted what you have tried (grinding yourself out with cardio and low cal diet) is not working and is in fact distressing your body and emotional state. What else could you possibly be terrified of happening?
3.8-4Kcal a day of absolutely clean nutrition and I can't gain any appreciable weight (6' 182lb medium frame) My heart is not a neutron star, beats the same as all the others.
It's not even fall, way too early to see scattered snowflakes in the forecast.
CherryWoodFuton
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Yea I ate some breakfast quinoa and posted it on Instagram and one of my friends commented that its better to eat eggs or some other protein. I figured it didn't really matter what I ate but i didn't want to be a douchenozzle to him. Thanks
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