march fitness skills thread

koyote

koyote

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I'm at 190, been within 5 pounds of flat on weight loss for about a month. Not in a bad place, but I'd like to lose the last vestiges of the gut.

Still working the convict conditioning program with kettlebells to get sweaty.

REALLY working well, though I've hit a stage in CC where the progress looks slower.
 
I'm still sitting flat on weight/size, but I expected that. I'm finally off of 'light duty' for my leg (Dr. was pretty amazed -he figures I'm almost 100% already, 2 full months ahead of expected:thumbup:), so I went for my first bike ride of the season! About 5.5 miles after 4 months of not riding! I'm going to be hurting tomorrow, but it was worth it:D
 
I feel like I got run over by a truck after yesterday's workout...still going to have to ratchet it down a notch.
 
For exercise I've started participating in fencing again ("Foilist" - go figure). I am the faculty moderator/supervisor for the student fencing club at the school where I work, and I've started joining in for the first time in a while rather than merely watching. It is quite a workout, particularl for the legs. This will do until the better weather comes and I can get outside more.
 
koyote said:
REALLY working well, though I've hit a stage in CC where the progress looks slower.
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Depending on intensity this always will happen after 6-12 weeks on the same program. Carefully analyse your program and change it ....the more you change it, the more results will show.

Not gospel but I completely change my program every 6 weeks .... one period I'll do heavy lifting with weighst as heavy as I can handle, 6 weeks later I'll super set with 75% of weight in supersets groups, next session I'll drop to supersets for 3 days with alternative days of high cardio. I train between 45 minutes to 1h15m and aim for 1000 kCal. Good cardio days sees anything between 1800 kCal to 4500 kCal.

Wear a heart rate monitor ..... easy to see when you are not working :)
 
Joined an MMA gym about a week ago, realistically I can go about 3-4 times a week without killing myself, probably more once my work capacity improves. Just started a new job doing landscape maintenance today as well, which will keep me sweating throughout the day.

No solid stats, 6'3, about 245lbs, but I don't have a scale at home. I'm just gonna roll with it and let things happen.
 
I'm not were I want to yet, but I'm getting there. I've shed over 50 kilos (110 pounds) since I started working out seriously again.

I've slowly increased the frequency and intensity of my training sessions. Right now I'm going to the gym six times a week, three times for conditioning only, three times for my MMA training. On Sundays I either rest or do some light work (running or something like that).

I started out training alone, but finding a good gym has helped me a lot. My MMA training buddies push me to perform better all the time, and the coaches are great. One of them owns the gym so he's there all the time to give me useful pointers and tips.

I've also altered my eating habits a lot, not a short term diet but sustainable changes that I can effortlessly incorporate into my everyday life.
 
I hear ya. I'm stuck at 180. Hopefully, once I can get back on my bike, I'll be able to lose those last 5 lbs.
 
kinda holding at 245ish, going to change up my work outs abit, nicer weather is coming and I am going to start on road work,

personal bested myself at the gym tonight on leg press, 3x10 450lbs
benchpress at 3x10 175

been keeping up with the kb on days I can't make it to the gym also started on a killer 15 minute core program with a medicine ball and swiss ball

when I joined the gym I received a free body analyst I got anther one just to compare similar from sept, 25- feb 23

down 6.5 inches in my belly
down 5% body fat still at 25% though
plus 1.5 inches in my biceps
plus 2.5 in my thighs, and they look good,

280lbs---245lbs

-75lbs since January 09

twenty more to my goal, but man I do I feel like a million bucks.


keep at it guys
jimi
 
Still have not weighed in, I left my scale at home. Back on the traod now, and it is silly to guess at my weight, but my endurance has improved. The scale is not with me because I may be going overseas and I needed to lose luggage weight, But all I can accurately say is I am fairly routine in my exercise, and my eating has improved. My biggest foe right now is pre packaged food because of the salt content, and I have increased the soda intake.
 
J.Wade said:
personal bested myself at the gym tonight on leg press...

been keeping up with the kb on days I can't make it to the gym also started on a killer 15 minute core program with a medicine ball and swiss ball.....

down 6.5 inches in my belly
down 5% body fat still at 25% though
plus 1.5 inches in my biceps
plus 2.5 in my thighs, and they look good,

280lbs---245lbs

-75lbs since January 09

twenty more to my goal, but man I do I feel like a million bucks.
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Very nice! That has to do a lot for your shape. For everybody that says, "I wish I could take some of 'this' and put it 'here'," just tell 'em to do what you have been!

I was supposed to work out tonight, but am still beat down, so am skipping this one. We'll see if it works out for better or worse, I am thinking I could come back a lot stronger since my eating and rest have been upped lately.
 
Well, we've hit the home stretch for jessica in nursing school. with that and the homeschooling and trying to catch up on knife work from the chain storms, I am inadvertently moving to a maint. phase on workouts.

The good news to this is I get to pay some atention to, and revise my diet a bit more. I have a feeling my stall on getting below 190 is in the little details. So I'm examining, tracking with a daily log, and looking at tuning the paleo diet up. Our housewide downfall is mostly in the areas of legumes and dairy. We're about 95% grain free, and that 5% is mostly the kiddos.
 
I started a new stength conditioning program used by gymnasts this month... it;s killing me I've been doing it since the first of march and I'm still sore afterwards for like 3 days
 
Christof,

I now know how you feel when you were complaining about the weather. It's been so strange, hot one day, cold the next, raining like hell, dry, 50mph winds, real cold and damp at the same time, and on and on. It's like there are not two similar days back to back. I'm so ready for this crap to be done with. It's really interfering with my running, which in turn is interfering with my working out.

January was a good month, February sucked, I was sick, and the crazy weather has rolled into March.

OK, bitching is over. Monday is a new week.
 
From 264 to 189, I've been at 189 for 4 weeks. I am much more active been riding the bicycle off road along the canals with my micro fishing rig. Hey no pain no gain right :)

There is no way I could do what you guys are doing. I hope to get the canoe out and start working up to paddle the Everglades Wilderness Canoe Trail by Fall.
 
I've pretty much maintained my weight as planned, maybe even couple of pounds lighter even though I've been eating treats many times per week :D Work has been hectic, so I've had to cut on the workouts. Upper body strength is climbing up, squats are maintaining or (only) slightly increasig :(

I'll pretty much continue with my planned routine but try to up the aerobics/conditioning/mobility. My wife and I will go for a cross country skiing and snow shoeing holiday in Lapland for a week at the end of the month. I want to prepare for it a bit (conditioning and ... gear....;).
 
HawGorn said:
Work has been hectic, so I've had to cut on the workouts. Upper body strength is climbing up, squats are maintaining or (only) slightly increasig
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Heh, maybe that is your bodies way of saying you need the extra rest days/calories. If you can take time off, but still get stronger, go to it! Maybe cut 1 session a week, and see if you can still keep getting stronger. It might also make things easier on your schedule, so you're less stressed, which would help things as well.

I have pretty poor recovery ability, but am going 2 days a week, and make decent gains on it, and when I do exercises that are heavy on the CNS, still have to deload fairly often on top of that.
 
hushnel said:
From 264 to 189, I've been at 189 for 4 weeks. I am much more active been riding the bicycle off road along the canals with my micro fishing rig. Hey no pain no gain right :)

There is no way I could do what you guys are doing. I hope to get the canoe out and start working up to paddle the Everglades Wilderness Canoe Trail by Fall.
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Now that's the way to enjoy getting in shape! Beats the heck out of watching infomercials while wearing out your knees on an eliptitreadcycle!:thumbup:
 
214 down to 185, the last few came by doing more cardio, for example, strap on a 40lb backpack and hoof it for several hours every other day after work. Do not increase calorie intake, stay hydrated, it will come off.
 
226 down to 200 in 4weeks.... 190 is the goal.

Earlier this year_____vs____ last week
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