FC weight loss/life change/fitness challenge thread.

I was a ball player; got recruited to a major D1 school based solely on my ability to put the ball deep into the seats. An injury both my senior of high school and freshman year of college derailed my ball playing. My bat speed and power were never better than when I was at my largest and strongest. Speed is not always diminished by size (to a certain degree at least). You need a big strong ass (hips and legs) for batting. Don't just concentrate on the upper body/core. Power and speed through the hitting zone are created in the legs.




Mark

 

Most ever sport generates power and/or speed from core hips and legs. Most people dont do enough lower body work.

As a hockey player and masters age group sprinter , I concentrate on legs . Plenty of squats . I aim for 100 per day

 

I was a hockey player as well...hips, legs, and ass were paramount! Your statement is very true.


Mark

 

I've recently upped my leg days to twice a week.

 

Great motivation here guys! I started working out not to loose weight but mainly to stay healthy and gain a little more muscle mass. I have weighed about 148 since high school up until three years ago after I bought a house and had my first baby. Funny how that works isn't it? Two and half years later, I'll be 32 next week and I weigh about 163.
I am going to the gym atleast 4 times a week and I have been dieting healthier mainly. I take a protein shake daily, multi-vitamins, protein bars between meals, and I am in the process of beginning to prep my meals for the week which for now includes, boneless/skinless chicken, +95% lean meat, brown rice, and vegetables. I also plan on purchasing amino acids for the recovery days.
I suppose you can consider this a rough plan through my process but please feel free to make any suggestions or recommendations. We can all learn and help each other reach our goals. Good luck gentlemen!

 

Monday morning update:

apples and greek yogurt get really boring after a while. My Friday weigh-in was an anomaly because I didn't record my weight before heading to an early morning 0530 hockey game. Weighing myself after getting off the ice isn't fair because I lose so much water weight.

Also, I think my scale's ability to measure body fat and muscle mass is pretty questionable... but FWIW, I started this whole process at 29.9% body fat and 33.3% muscle mass. As of today, the scale reports 20.6% body fat and 38% muscle mass. Take that with a grain of salt. Happily, I've got three solid hours with my trainer this week and we should start to see the weight move *UP* without a corresponding inflation of the spare tire around my belly.

Nonetheless, in all the gory detail here it is:
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nice!

did the camelback work?

 

With regards to your apple andgreek yogurt become boring, i reread what your diet is on page one, sounds like your not eating enough real foods for protein.

I eat chicken almost every day for lunch and have since 2007. Yea it gets boring, but I guess some people have an easier time reconsuming same things over and over.

Other reason I'm asking is eating 1800 to 2k calories a day with just fruit and veggies, yogurt and protein bars seems awfully difficult.

 

You guys are motivating me to get off my fat arse. I'm pondering one of those concept 2 rowers. That looks like a good low impact workout.

 

Nice work! I would love to get to 405dl as well. Last one was 345. (at 158lbs)

Awesome on the push-ups as well!

 

I've slowly started my quest. My plan is to enroll in the gym and start the fitness part in February. I've been focusing on switching to water and lowering my portions. I have a few more diet changes for next week then I hit the gym.

My work is doing biggest lose and my intention is to win.

 

I sure hope it's a long term contest and not one of those month long things.

 

Oh ,I know it is for you dave. I remember a while back when you first set your goals.

I was referring to the office weight loss contests that last a month. At my first employer post college I always questioned why they didn't at least do it for 3 months or even 4, just to make it a forced habit that will help it become a lifestyle.

Meanwhile while they were eating cake I was eating chicken and broccoli.

 

Time to man up and admit I've been failing this week. It is so damned easy to slip back into old habits, especially this time of year around here. Dark, dreary, and rainy days.

Anyway no excuses or apologies, just what it is. Haven't put a bunch back on but haven't lost any either. Back to the gym again and back to regular schedule and habits.

 

on day one, you looked a lot happier , just kidding

from what you write, great achivement so far !

 

Way to go Darth! I'd post up pictures, but honestly I'm too shy.

I'm struggling with getting enough calories still. So far today, I've had 3 eggs, 2 Quest bars, and an espresso (straight). I'm at 147.7 this morning. My 175+ days are long gone, and I've never been more pleased!

I've added some more upper body stuff into my routine (pushups, in sets of 20, doing 5 reps with a 2 minute rest between them), and running on the treadmill daily. Treadmill is 30 minutes at 5.5 mph, with average grade of 4.5%.

I'm not really into the science of all this work (my trainer certainly is).... but clearly some kind of chemical rush is created from these workouts, and I find myself feeling crappy if *don't* work hard on daily basis. The workout seems to be light "high" that lasts for the remainder of the day. It's a good thing.