Less Is More: The Official Becker Fitness Thread

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Hehe..I had to chime in..changed my routine a lil' bit recently, when the old one became too easy, but also caused too my aggravation for my knee.

Pushups:3 Sets of 75-85 or half that with added weight
Situps:3 Sets of 75-85 or " "
Squats:4 Sets of 50 reps (Knee :-P, no weight)
Military Press:145-150/eight-to-ten reps/2 sets (Bumped up the weight a lil' bit)
Bench-Press:210-220/eight-to-ten reps/2 sets
Lateral Raise 35/8 reps/2 sets
Upright Rowing:150+/ten reps/2 sets
Bent-over Rowing:220+/ten reps/2 sets

Hehehe..I had a ball in Dick's Sporting Goods, I was there checking out the fixed dumbells, when a man and his son come over looking as well.
The man tries to curl a twenty-five pound weight, which he could barely lift off the stand. I suggested he try something lighter, and he shot me a dirty look and told me I probably couldn't even pick it up. -_- Ok.. I picked up a pair, lateral raised them both to 90 degrees, and held them there. I put them down, and went back to trying out the various weights. Picked up a pair of 60's, curled them for six reps, and decided to stick with plate-loaders. The guys eyeballs nearly popped out of his head. He grabbed his kid and stomped off. Anyway, point of the story, stick with what you can manage, no need to try to be like anyone else. I can lift some big ones, but I'm no professional strongman, and don't wanna be..waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much work!
 
I come from a long line of short and stocky Irish men. It's my lot in life to make sure America doesn't get too tall. :)
 
I'm not short, but I'm not tall. I'm about 6ft or 6'1 and currently about 195lbs.

Three weeks ago was the last time I went lifting, and here is about where I was doing then.

Bench: 5 sets, ranging from 135lb warmup set with 12 reps, to 225lb "heavy" set with only 4-5 reps.
Preacher Curls: 4 sets of 10 from 65-85lb
Tricep extension: 3 sets of 10 with 25lbs dumbells
Lat Pulldown: 4 sets of 10 from about 145 - 195lb
Fly: 3 sets of 10 with 30lb dumbells

Thats about all I remember off the top of my head.

And I'm sore from running last night (and I'm getting sick :().
 
Food log

Breakfast
4 cups oatmeal
8 oz orange juice

Lunch
2 slices rye
2 slices american cheese
3 slices ham

Dinner
mixed greens and grilled chicken salad

Exercise

10 sets of 25 pushups
10 sets of 40 situps
10 sets of 5 pullups
1 mile warmup jog
3 mile run
1 mile cooldown jog
 
My fiance and I have each lost 25 pounds this year, but I still have a long way to go. I was at 252 (I'm 5' 9"), and I would like to be at 185. My biggest issue is beer, but I also homebrew and love the craft, so I should probably just stop for a while, at least until I hit my goal.

I think accountability is the biggest motivator, so let's cheer each other (and poke a little fun in the process).
 
AlexWitte said:
My fiance and I have each lost 25 pounds this year, but I still have a long way to go. I was at 252 (I'm 5' 9"), and I would like to be at 185. My biggest issue is beer, but I also homebrew and love the craft, so I should probably just stop for a while, at least until I hit my goal.

I think accountability is the biggest motivator, so let's cheer each other (and poke a little fun in the process).
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Congrats on the fiance :).

But I think that last part is key.

Personally I'm taking tonight off. I pushed the run a bit to hard last night, and I was coming down with a cold anyway, and I paid for it today at work.

I'm hoping to be out running again tomorrow night, because they don't open the campus gym until the 5th.
 
i'm in doc says 50lbs by this time next year would be a good start for me so i gotta get up and moving~!!
 
5'11"-6', here. About 155, at a decent enough weight, could lose a little, and then I plan on gaining some muscle.
All in due time. Gosh darn holiday foods and company ruining all of my health efforts. Oh well, there's a whole 11 months until I have to destroy my body once again,
haha! Not literally, but sometimes that's what it feels like.
Current workout strategy...
Gazelle for an hour, nonstop running to 90's happy hardcore on one day,
lift weights another day (every weight day, I add a five pounds or so, as you gain muscle by increasing poundage regularly, rather than increasing reps.), alternating every week day (no weekends, come on!)
Protein shake after every workout to heal muscle tissue to keep the pain from making it hard to function next day. Creatine and a large glass of water before lifting (for maximum gains), Niacin before runs to raise core temperature for maximum sweating.
Pretty decent. Was REALLY fat a few years ago, started doing this, and now nothing seems enough. Now it seems like there is always room for improvement, the sucky part is, you're never really satisfied on the inside.
Oh well. Working towards perfection, just like with knife edges.
 
5'10 1/2" here. Been bulking up for the past 3 months... im currently at 190 pounds though I started at 175. Im hoping to reach the 210lb range before I start cutting and burning fat. I stand at about 20% body fat right now and hope to cut to 10-11% in the future. Personally I feel building muscle is harder than losing fat so I dont mind eating 3300 calories a day.
 
I got down 35 pounds last year, a lot of it due to stress, and people were saying I was too skinny. So I put about 10 pounds of Mexican food back on, and that stopped the comments. But now my goal is to get more built and then lean out again, simple as that. I'm super tall and skinny, and right now everything shows, so I'm going to take advantage.

First step is that I've committed to at least doing a few pushups (25 min) and crunches (30 min) every single day. Next, now that my MMA school is back open, every chance I get I'm going to step that up beyond the two classes a week I've been attending. I had quit hiking for a while, but I've picked that back up too. And finally, I'm going to get a few cheap dumbbells and pound on those.

Time is my enemy, so that will be my biggest struggle. Plus I'm not sure how to really measure "built", so I'm just going to assume it's happening if I work harder and harder. Maybe I should do progress photos or something, IDK.
 
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AlexWitte said:
My fiance and I have each lost 25 pounds this year, but I still have a long way to go. I was at 252 (I'm 5' 9"), and I would like to be at 185. My biggest issue is beer, but I also homebrew and love the craft, so I should probably just stop for a while, at least until I hit my goal.

I think accountability is the biggest motivator, so let's cheer each other (and poke a little fun in the process).
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Cycle your carbs on work out days and fast for 16 hours a day every day. You will shed fat like it's going out of style.

So basically, skip breakfast every day and have no calories in the AM. Then only drink beer on days you workout. On days you don't workout, drink only red wine or distilled liquor straight up.

I drink all kinds of beer, cider, red wine, and liquor and I weight a consistent 175 (6' 1") and as my fattest, get to just under 8%.
 
So, skip breakfast and drink beer all day. Damn, I think I can do this. Except the skipping breakfast part. I'm still going to eat breakfast, but I think I can do the rest of it.
 
tradewater said:
So, skip breakfast and drink beer all day. Damn, I think I can do this. Except the skipping breakfast part. I'm still going to eat breakfast, but I think I can do the rest of it.
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Don't drink any light beer your body might go into shock and start holding every calorie it can get :D and I do hope you're kidding
 
My goal is to gain another ten pounds of lean mean muscle. Pretty sure I can do it, but starting the homestead might set me back a little.
 
Here's my $.02.

I'm 34 years old, 6'00" and 185 lbs. I do the Spartacus work out twice a week and I run a couple times a week. This allows me to pretty much eat what I want (within reason). Don't count calories; just balance your carbs, proteins, and fats. Be mindful that most "diet only" programs cause you to loose more muscle then fat.

Diet is important but only cardio = healthy weight loss. Period.

Spartacus Work Out and here

This also helps, no matter what your workout is.
 
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