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To be mentally and physically able is the desire behind this, it is the primary driving force to my passion in regards to bodybuilding, (“bodybuilding” – meant literally, not pertaining specifically to standing on stage in a French cut Speedo.)
The building of ones body to perform; to perform at its highest possible standard is and should be a fundamental goal inherent in every individuals living. But as it is, to an extent it is being conditioned out of us as a people; it isn’t necessary to strive at being the best.
Through my participation in aiding Shottys process, we struck upon some common truths and desires, one of which being a want to help others on this forum facilitate their dreams; or rather do much as ESEE does – give incentives to those willing to perform the tasks needed in the learning of the skill sets oriented around survival.
Without a well maintained / prepared, body and mind; regardless of the newest maxpidition packs and seventy four knives, and assorted tools in your edc’d psk and bob your success is hindered.
So heres the deal, 1) you need to post "I'M DOIN IT!" and a desire which you feel your body limits, ex. – further better hikes, outdoors time with kids and fam, first accents at Yosemite, running a marathon whatever, 2) post or pm a before picture, weight, feelings thoughts to reflect on after completion,
3) post a goal weight
4) after pictures, weight and thoughts
During this, every week you need to post an update for everyone on how the diet, exercise, training is going, challenges…. Whatever; just keep us updated.
Keep the updates in the challenge thread.
Lots of good things up for grabs, I’ll let Shotty list them off for you guys.
Shotty and I will judge this, in the case of a tie we will bring in someone to determine the winner.
THIS IS NOT JUGDED PURELY ON WEIGHT LOSS, so don’t go out and try to dump a ton of weight and expect to win. Rapid weight loss, drugs, and any other short cuts aren’t going to get you anything aside from ill health.
This may change a bit, we just wanted to get this out there for you guys.


During this contest feel free to ask questions; be eager to learn and make progress. Shotty and myself will help to the best of our ability, anyone entered, to make their goal happen.



This is the contest page
members keep your updates photos and so forth to be judged in this thread
no chit chat just those in the comp.
feel free though as a forum fam. encorage and aid them, but please send it in private messages
 
Ok this gal would like to join in the challenge. So...
I'M DOING IT!
I would love to join in on this. I have tried many times to get into a healthier state for many reasons ... most importantly my 10 year old daughter. I want her to grow up healthy and happy with who she is. I kinda need to be able to lead by example.
Current weight at last check 196. Feelings ~ hate looking at pictures, hate looking in the mirror on my way to the shower. I want to eat healthier and exercise but I have a hard time keeping motivated (I tend to be lazy if I am only answering to myself). Just so easy to sit and surf the web rather then exercise. And late at night the cookies call me...
Goal weight ... something in the healthier range of under 150. So that's 46 or so pounds for me.
Will work on the picture part ... really try to avoid the camera...
Stacy
 
I'm in!! I have been following the ESEE forum for awhile and this place is awesome.

I have really been wanting to lose weight for awhile and I have had some success, but due to school, moving, etc I always fall back into my normal routine and gain all the weight back. I am currently 5'11 265lbs and I want to drop to around 225. In the past, I have exercised a lot and really watched how much I was eating, especially junk food and I had success with that. Any advice as I move forward?

I will set a goal of July 4th to have my weight down because I know it will take a while to lose 40lbs. Good luck to everyone!
 
I'M DOIN' IT...

Since the wife got pregnant I was the one gaining the weight. Went from an over weight 200lbs to a really overweight 240. With this little guy here I want to make sure I am around for a while. I have a goal weight of 200lbs but would love to get to about 190 or 180. My plans for to meet this goal are to get off my rear in the evenings and at least take to dogs out for a while. Once the weather clears up I plan on fishing more and this will get me walking. I also have a good friend with some land so maybe I can take in a few days here and there hiking. Eating right has been tough but with the wife wanting to loose the baby weight it shouldn't be that bad. Here's a pic, don't worry I'm the one on the left... hehehe
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HAK
 
EDIT: Damn, I just realized what the membership was. Looks like I'm short posts and missing a number. Sorry.

I'm doing it...

I turned 40 last month. I had stopped working out almost two years ago when I broke my right lower leg and ankle. After all the time off I just never could find the motivation to get back into it. In those two years I have only gained 10 pounds however my body has gone to hell. I feel weak, soft and lethargic. This last Mule Deer season I found myself completely whipped out in terrain that I could had run through a few years ago.

I'm not looking to loose weight, the goal is more a redistribution of what is currently on my frame. I like the idea of the extra motivation behind reporting into the group however.

I researched the web and read many books on building a strength building plan. Cardio stops burning fat as soon as you step off, gaining muscle however continues to burn fat all day long. After quite a few books I decided on a 10 week plan I found over on Bodybuilder Forums. Here is a description of the routine.

Beginner's strength routine


Do 3 work outs per week on non consecutive days. The first workout is the heavy work out. The second workout is the medium work out, use 10% less weight for the work sets. The final workout for the week is the light workout, use 20% less weight.

Do a light warm up with 1/4 of the work sets weight. Do a medium warm up with 1/2 of the work sets weight. Do 2 work sets with the same weight. Pick the “work sets” weight by finding your (10) rep max and using this as your starting weight.

Example: If the starting bench press weight is 100 pounds; on Monday you would do one warm up set at 25lbs, another warm up set at 50lbs, then you two work sets at 100lbs. The work sets would be 90lbs on Wednesday and 80lbs on Friday. The weight stays the same through the 5 weeks however the reps would increase every week. (See below)



These are the seven exercises.


Squats 

Bench Presses 

Bent-Over Rows 

Overhead Barbell Presses 

Stiff-Legged Deadlifts 

Barbell Curls
Calf Raises



The program is based on a five week cycle as follows:
The first week do all 4 sets for 8 reps.
The second week do all 4 sets for 9 reps.
The third week do all 4 sets for 10 reps.
The fourth week do all 4 sets for 11 reps.
The fifth week do all 4 sets for 12 reps.


If you got all of the required reps on the fifth week then increase the weight by 10% and repeat the cycle. If you didn't get all of the reps on the fifth week then repeat the cycle with the same weight. You shouldn't need more than one minute rest between the warm up sets and you shouldn't need more than one minute thirty seconds between the work sets.

Do cardio and abs work on non weight training days.


I have some more information that I have put together for myself that I will share when I get into the office. Target food groups and a copy of the excel file I put together for tracking the routine.
 
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Im currently alternating my weight training, Im in a 80%-90% of my max weight for 8-10 reps. After this week I will decrease it back to 50%-60% for reps of 10-15

These are all methods of stimulation, there are many key factors coming into play when one is using weights as a tool. One of the most crucial is the fact that your body as an organism is apt to find a state of homeostasis, it wants to go nice and easy, no drastic changes. Forcing the body to change is the key, it needs to feel inadequate; so to send your body that signal is to force it out of its comfort zone, to shock the muscle, and with cycling your weights, rep range you do not allow your body to acclimatize to that act so it is constantly having to play catch up, constantly adapting and thus growing, leaning stretching changing its composition to perform more efficiently. It just depends on what you as a manipulator is trying to steer your body toward, for instance; I was 225 pounds at about 12-15% body fat coming off of a bulking lifestyle, ive since entered into an advanced rockclimbing course at my local college. Its nothing to crazy, but hefting 225 pounds up a wall is! I was also doing mostly power lifting, heavy heavy weight, my muscles had become dense and tightly packed (terrible explanation I know); which during a climbing program I need my body to be more geared toward flexibility; so it was important to start making my body change to be better suited toward the needs of rockclimbing. Thus I increased stretching exercises, focused on high volume workouts to aid endurance and prevent quick muscle fatigue. Cut my calories down and have leaned out and am feeling a whole lot better going up and down that wall.

Once we get a good count of who is on board I will start posting resources for study as well as individual advice.
 
Seeing as I am already doing this and my fiance` has joined me, I am on board.

I am currently eating clean, or trying to. I have quit going the fast food fried route and been trying to make more of my meals at home and then take them to work. I have increased my intake of vegetables and fruits as well. I am a big texture eater and it's hard for me to eat vegetables and fruits so I have been making fruit smoothies and vegetable soup to help with this.

I will admit that I occasionally eat a burger and some fries, but I would rather cheat once a month than burn myself out completely and just go off. I will also admit I occasionally eat wings, but since they are just fat and protein I do not feel all that bad. I will just add a few extra laps here and few burpees there.

The big thing for me was to get healthy sleep. It may sound strange to some people, but for many years I was not getting the sleep I need to recover. Now that I am getting enough sleep it's helped tremendously with my energy levels.

Monday and Wednesday: In the AM I do Crossfit and after work I try to get my run in.
Tuesday and Thursday: I swim and ride the bike in the morning and go to grappling class at night.
Friday: Crossfit in the am and rest at night.
Saturday: Swim 200m, Run 1.5 mi, pullups, situps, and pushps.
Sunday: Full hour of stretching.

And if I am feeling exhausted at all I have no qualms about taking a day off so I can go hard the next day.
 
i'm in too, 6'1" 167lbs goal to loose 10lbs tone up and work on endurance i'm almost 47 and don't want to loose the edge to age.

daily work outs and runs.
before pic
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take it easy and thanks for the contest
cricket
 
I thought I'd pop in and let ya'll know the prizes on the line here.

There will be 3 prizes. We'll let first place pick from them and so on down the line.

Pack Blade (unnumbered) and a patch
Zippo, dog tag and patch
Patch and dog tag
 
I'm doing it!

And have been for months, I'm not aiming to loose any weight, I'm already 6'1-2 and weigh 170. I'm happy with my weight, the main thing I want to reach is;

1. 45 pushups in two minutes (army style, without stopping)
2. 53 sit-ups in two minutes (army style, without stopping)
3. 2 mile run in 15:45.

The reason I am aiming for these goals is if (still haven't heard back from the Army board) I earn an Army scholarship then in order to keep it I must pass a PT test, that consists of those minimums. I have already been accepted into the college I want to go to, the college and the ROTC core shows interest in me going there, and I have good scores on the academic side of the house, I'm just waiting to hear if I've received one or not.

Things I've been doing to prepare, I ran varsity cross country and I got my 2-mile run down to 16:00, but with winter I haven't been able to run as much as I would like, so I definitely need to work on running, I try to do push ups every night, I also try and add 5 push-ups every month, this month I'm doing 25, 25 push-ups may not sound like much but when you do them in the correct form and you do 25 straight it takes it toll on you. As for sit-ups I do crunches occasionally, but not too often. Now the thing that hurts me the most is my diet, fudge rounds and Dr. pepper for breakfast....

So my goal is by August to pass the Army ROTC PT test.

I'll edit in a decent pic.

RP# 92


This pic will have to do until I find a better one,

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That's funny.

I'm training for the Army Fittness test too.

I'm doing it!

I'm 5'9 and 145 lbs.

My goals are:

50 pushups in 2 minutes
35 situps in 2 minutes
Running 1.75 miles under 12 minutes.
10 pullups

Those are a little higher than standar requirements but I want to elite rapid-reaction air assault unit of the Royal Netherlands Army, the 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade ;)
Or the MP's, like my hero, Jack Reacher :D

Currently I'm doing

40 pushups
20 situps
5 pullups
Running 1.6 miles in 12 minutes

Also, I work out twice a week in a gym, including benchpressing etc.
Pics will follow.

Good luck y'all!
 
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Im in. Seems like we have a theme here with the military, and I too am doing a workout for the military. (USAF) I also need to lose some of my freshmen-10 I got last year.

Current height and weight: 5'10'' 175

Goal weight: 165 (some height wouldn't be bad either haha)

I am doing push ups, sit ups, and pull ups three times a week with increasing numbers. On the other two days I am swimming and also running a couple times a week (depending on weather).

http://www5.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=1039837026/PictureID=33605041026/a=2166070026_2166070026/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

RP 357 (sorry about how the pic worked out, could not get it to show up for the life of me)
 
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I'm IN!!!

I'll be forgoing the prizes seeing as I paid for them already.:D But I'd like to participate and I'd like to thank Crowdog again, not only for starting this little experiment but also for helping Kate in her journey.

I'll preface this by saying that I started this whole weightloss thing some time ago. This time last year I hit my all time high weight of 285lb. I went through a long period of unsteady employment and that coupled with the loss of my father left me in pretty pathetic physical condition. I was stationary most of the time and bored so I ate way more than I should have. I shed muscle and put on alot of fat so that 285lbs was a very unhealthy place to be.

At this point, I've been working a fairly physical job for the past 8mo. and I've dropped down to 257lb., which is pretty heavy but I'm active again, have regained a fair ammount of the muscle I lost and feel MUCH better than I did a year ago.

I'm a pretty big person, I have a very wide frame and thick muscle structure. For perspective, I'm a hair off of 6' tall, 40" waist, 52" chest and 32" thighs. I've lifted weights my whole life along with the typical bodyweight excercises, push ups, USMC crunches and leg lifts and the like. All that stopped when I moved here to Texas. Just lifestyle changes in a new place, some positive and some, like the lack of exercise, not so positive.

My goals are to drop to around 225lb. I think thats a reasonably healthy weight for a person my size.

I'd like to be able to run again. Sure, I can run when needed, but it kills my knees and feet and I really dislike it.

I want to be able to do pullups...... I know that sounds funny but even at my best, I've never been able to do pullups. Dunno. I equate it to a rhino, you never see a rhino climbing a tree or doing pullups. I'm like a rhino but want a bit more capability.

I'll post pics later if I can pry the Mrs. away from her homework for 5 freaking seconds to take it for me.:D

Oh, and a timeline.....not sure yet......lemme think about it.
 
I'm in also.

i'm 47 years old and am 6'2". Several years ago I had my weight down to 205, was running about 12 to 15 miles a week and was in my best shape since I was 25.

I stopped due to career change that severely altered my schedule and I just didn't have the motivation to get back into it. I'm currently over 230 and would like to get down to at least 210. I felt much better with my weight down and was able to keep up with the kids on hikes.

I start tomorrow.
 
I'm doing it!

I'm 5'11" tall and 225lbs.

My goal weight is 200 lbs.

I can do 15 pushups right now before quitting. My goal is 50.

I've lost 20 lbs in the last few months just by drinking less soda and drinking green tea instead. I've recently began working out again, using some Kali routines as cardio and walking/hiking a bit. I intend to eat healthier and work out every day, whether it is a few miles of hiking with the dog in the woods or a long martial arts workout. I'm also going to be doing lots of pushups every day.

Will edit and update with a pic later.
 
Some of you may enjoy some "alternative" training methods. I really like things like Monkey Gym, Gym Jones, Cross fit, and MOUNTAIN ATHELETE

I link the Mtn Athelete page because they have great demonstrations of many of the exercises. The "Gym" can be MADE pretty easily and cheaply. Many of these exercises build "real wold" or functional strength as opposed to "gym strength".

Warning, you should be in good shape before trying some of the more extreme exercises. I actually trained for weeks to prep to do some of these activities.

I am also a cyclist and advocate cycling over running (sorry runners... ). I ran for YEARS and have done dozens of 5 and 10Ks and a half marathon. Unfortunately my knees just dont like my running style any more.

Crank out a few century rides (100 miles) and watch the weight slip away! :) When I push hard I burn about 1000 calories per 20 miles of riding. A good fun summer ride is usually around 60 miles. I do a few centuries a year. Cycling takes time though, and bikes are not cheap.
 
I'm doing it (not sure if I'll post pics or not).

In fact, I already started. Last July, my manly 5' 10"self weighed in at 295 pounds.
My last weigh-in (Jan 19) had me at 263. "normal" weight for someone my height is 190. My doc said that due to my past as a powerlifter and my current physical state (i.e. even at this weight, I have a 38" waist, 48" chest) I'll probably never see 200 again, unless I got cancer, and I'd be real lucky to make it down to 220. So the goal she set was 235 by June.

Actually had a really good visit with her, she said my blood lab workups were "awesome", and I'm not obese, so she's not real worried about my weight. And she's the hot, skinny type -- which is usually the type that really cracks the whip on you for being .00001 pounds overweight.

Personally, I'm not going for a weight. I'm going for a"look" and performance.
I can see the top 4 abs, I want the whole six pack. I DO NOT want a "ripped" look -- unhealthy and makes ya weak.

I want to get up to:
100 burpees in a set (do 46 now)
4 sets of 50 curls with 30 pound dumbbells (do 4 sets of 30-32 now)
4 sets of 100 bench presses and upright presses with 55 pound dumbbells (do 4 sets of 40 now)
I'd like to be able to run 2 miles straight through (do 3/4 mile now).

My big hang up is about a month ago, I had something fall into my work boot at work when I changed into them, and due to peripheral neuropathy, I didn't feel it, and walked all night of a round 1/2" piece of metal, and had a nice hole in my heel when I took the boots off. It's getting close to being healed, but no cardio until then
 
At 5 11 and 290 and soon to be single for the first time in 17 years....I am in....Don't want to compete for Prizes though the others can have those....I am in for the satisfaction of being healthy again...and let's face it I have to get down to dating weight....I have already dropped 16 lbs in the last month..I am down from 306...just weighed myself and I am at an even 290....I figure once half the stuff is out of the house i can move some of my old workout equip out of the shop and into the house where it can be used again....My job is pretty labor intensive, so I basically just need to improve my eating habbits..ie no more fresh sausage for breakfast every morning and steak and porkchops for lunch and supper everyday....lol....Anyway my goal is to get to 230, I don't think i can go to much lower do to the size of my upper body, if I hit this goal I will give myself the prize of attending the RAT stateside training coarse...Also i have one pack of cigs left in the carton..it will be my last....onward and good luck to everyone....Drew
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I'm doing it!

uhm without the pics.

This comes at a good time - diet was getting hard, as it is colder than usual way longer than it is cool usually (does that even make sense) - or to put it differently:
just before a winter depression could make an end to the process ...

I started with 105kg at the end of last october, went down to 95 by Dec 31st, and since then I'm stuck weight wise, but have lost several cm around the waist.

I do have medical problems that stop me from running (I may try intervals as soon as I'm below 70), so I cycle and do pushups and crunches + workout with weights.
Currently I'm trying to find a gym that is close by and doesn't charge more than I can pay.

By the way:
When I started, I wasn't even able to do one full push up, I needed to do half push ups (knees as pivot point).
I'm doing full push ups now - in sets of ten.

Edit:
I didn't write up a goal - my long term goal is to go back to 65kg. That means another 30 kg have got to go.
I changed my eating habits, and I need to tweak them. My goal is: do what I can keep up doing for the rest of my life.
 
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