Less Is More: The Official Becker Fitness Thread

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DJG097 said:
I'm on week 5 right now. So far I've increased my max from 30 to about 55-57. I still have a bit to go but I'm amazed by how good the system works.
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Nice, I'm up to 82 now. Think I tore something at the gym the other day, though, so that's gonna put a damper on my progress. I've tripled the number of situps I can do too. My abs had gotten really weak, but I'm definitely happy with how well it works too.
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
Nice, I'm up to 82 now. Think I tore something at the gym the other day, though, so that's gonna put a damper on my progress. I've tripled the number of situps I can do too. My abs had gotten really weak, but I'm definitely happy with how well it works too.
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Nice! Well not the tearing something part anyway. I think I'll try the sit-ups tonight. At school I was usually able to get around 60 before I got too tired. I guess I'll see.
 
had my arse kicked by a crossfit workout today.
 
crimsonfalcon07 said:
Nice, I'm up to 82 now. Think I tore something at the gym the other day, though, so that's gonna put a damper on my progress. I've tripled the number of situps I can do too. My abs had gotten really weak, but I'm definitely happy with how well it works too.
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Everytime I work on crunches/ situps, I think of a line from a comic from the Oatmeal: "Crunches are an exercise where you lie on your back and angrily try to headbutt your crotch".

daizee said:
had my arse kicked by a crossfit workout today.
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Crossfit is no joke. It's also pretty random, so sometimes you're looking forward to a short WoD, then you get slammed with a "X, Y, Z exercises, A, B, C reps, AMRAP 50 minutes!" and suddenly you want your legs to fall off to relieve the pain. What was your WoD?
 
Qeth said:
Everytime I work on crunches/ situps, I think of a line from a comic from the Oatmeal: "Crunches are an exercise where you lie on your back and angrily try to headbutt your crotch".



Crossfit is no joke. It's also pretty random, so sometimes you're looking forward to a short WoD, then you get slammed with a "X, Y, Z exercises, A, B, C reps, AMRAP 50 minutes!" and suddenly you want your legs to fall off to relieve the pain. What was your WoD?
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It's not that random. There is a method to the programming. I've been a Crossfit Coach for a little over 4 years now. You should almost never see a workout planned to take 50min, that's for sure. Granted, it may take you that long, but only if you didn't scale for your ability. Crossfit is designed for a 185# elite male athelete. I have always been fit (active duty military for 18 years), and I came to the realization when I started Crossfit in 2007 that I am not an "elite athelete". Leave you ego at the door, drop the weight/reps, and work on form first. The intensity comes later. Hit me up if you need advice on programming or any other question.
 
RRR1977 said:
It's not that random. There is a method to the programming. I've been a Crossfit Coach for a little over 4 years now. You should almost never see a workout planned to take 50min, that's for sure. Granted, it may take you that long, but only if you didn't scale for your ability. Crossfit is designed for a 185# elite male athelete. I have always been fit (active duty military for 18 years), and I came to the realization when I started Crossfit in 2007 that I am not an "elite athelete". Leave you ego at the door, drop the weight/reps, and work on form first. The intensity comes later. Hit me up if you need advice on programming or any other question.
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I may have exaggerated a tad for emphasis ;p

No kidding on trying to stroll in thinking it's a breeze. It'll quickly show how much you have to learn.
 
Captain Airyca said:
Ran 5k without stopping for the first time at the Electric Run in Portland!!!

It was awesome!
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Congrats, Captain.

I've been walking a lot. I found out a couple of years back that if I go whole-hog with intervals and jogging, I can wind up with knee issues.
So I've been power walking a little everyday and building strength. I'm also hiking shorter hikes with a pack. Weekend after next, if it'll cool off a little, I'm going to do an 11-miler with a pack and poles.

My coworker has lost a lot of weight this summer using myfitnesspal.com
I started it yesterday, and just a day of logging really opened my eyes as to how much I put in my body as far as carbs, sugars, etc.
There a good phone app, which means I can easily log my intake away from home.

I was at 223 yesterday, which I established as my start weight. Target right now (just as it was in the OP) is 190.
It's only taken me 6 1/2 months to warm up to this whole weight loss thing. :p

So here's my ticker indicating 33 pounds to go. Will update as progress occurs.
I think I'm the green ladybug, which is just frikkin' weird. Dubz, can you change that out to a canned turd, maybe one that wiggles? :D

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We've gotten back on track with a 4-5 mile daily power walk for the last month or so. The muggy weather makes us get it in early or suffer, but we have a "no cancel due to weather" rule. Working in an evening paddle behind the house as well.
 
Hope you guys are not slipping like this thread, I found it on page 7!

Just checking in, I lost 8 more pounds this month for a total of 26 pounds, only 9 more to go to get to 175!
 
As of yesterday, I lost 10, mainly just by watching diet.
There was also an eleven-and-a-half-mile, eight-and-a-half-mile hike.
 
Guyon said:
As of yesterday, I lost 10, mainly just by watching diet.
There was also an eleven-and-a-half-mile, eight-and-a-half-mile hike.
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Finding out that interval training is where it's at if you want to get in shape quick. At least it's working for us. And of course throw in a few eleven-and-a-half, eight-and-a-half mile "spry check" hikes now and then.


@Guyon: I'm wondering if a small part of that 10 pounds you've cut could be car keys.
 
Officially down to 245 after a little bit of dieting. Now back to exercising everyday again and will be ramping up my judo practice to get back into competition (judo and BJJ) by January. By that time, I should be under 100kg to keep me out of the Heavyweight Division.
 
Here's the ticker my daughter picked out for me.

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I should probably get in on this.
Some background:
6ft, 200-205 lbs.
Weighed 160 is High School, in the '80's, and ate like a pig. Or teenager. Could not gain weight.
Been doing 30 pushups a day, nearly every day, since my sophmore year. Still do.
Married in 2000 at 216. Knew I was overweight, but didn't do much about it. Mountain biked and skied much less than I did as a single fellow.
2002 hit 232, with cholesterol ~ 190. Tried oatmeal for breakfast for a year. Weight went to ~ 185, and cholesterol was up to 200!
With my bride, started Weight Watchers and took a hiking class through the community college. Added a series of crunches (as many as 200 a day) to my pushups.
Got down to 174 in about 18 months.
Had a job at Home Depot, got a degree, joined the university Crew Team. Maintained for about a year.
Dropped crew, adopted a baby. Crept up to 200 without realizing it.
Graduated, replaced huffing around HD with a desk job - they brought in lunch every day. Gained 15lbs the 1st month.
Hit 242 lbs in 2010. Said "this must stop." I set a goal of 190lbs, and started consistently walking a couple miles a night after work. Occasional bike rides. 30 pushups and 200 crunches a day.
Cut out ice cream (doesn't agree with me anyway) and tried to cut back on thirds at mealtimes and third drink, too.
Lost 10 lbs in a week.
Joined Jenny Craig with the wife. Cut out seconds most meals (though I still pick at the girls' leftovers.)
Lost 20 more lbs in ~ 6 months.
Got down to 198 2 years ago. Cholesterol's 155, I can swim a mile, ski all day, play tennis for 2 hours, or bike all afternoon. So I know I'm in decent, though not exceptional, shape.
Took a Cross Fit challenge. Ate well. Gained a bunch of muscle and felt great. Didn't lose a pound.
Tracked calories, fat, and exercise on My Fitness Pal for a year. Did all the right things.
Still 198-201.
Now I do my pushups and crunches daily, walk nightly, have a salad for lunch daily and one for dinner a couple times a week, too. Except on special occasions, dessert is fat-free fro-yo, fruit, smart ones, or nothing at all.
I go up to 206 and down to 201, but can't seem to get below.
Hit 209 on my Hawaii vacation last month, and got back to 201 yesterday.
I still have a goal of 190, and don't feel I have any room to cut out more calories without feeling hungry and deprived.
My cross-fit trial was really discouraging, because I didn't increase my intake but I worked out, what felt like for me, a LOT. And nothing changed.
I need to get re-invigorated to bike, hike, and get going. I'm not too worried about the actual weight number - I just feel that 190 will help me lose the spare-tire-feeling and show that I've actually made progress.
And I feel I've run out of ideas.
 
By casually watching my diet (no entire bags of chips in one sitting...) and running 3 miles every other day I have gone from 220 to 190 in 3 or 4 months.
I fit into my 32-waist shorts again. Nice. :)

I am seriously slacking on strength exercise though. I hope I can talk myself into that soon...
 
I can do sets of 25 chin ups, or 15 full length pull ups, for those who know the difference. I have gone from 36+inch waist 212 pounds at the gather that I attended, to 175 pounds and 30 inch waist jeans are loose.
Unfortunately, I just had to have a Contrast MRI and some other scans for my left shoulder. The doc thinks I might need surgery for blown cartilage. Thinking surgery might be great. If I can do 50 push ups and 25 chin ups on a blown left shoulder, imagine what I can do after its fixed ...lol
 
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