There is always room for improvement! šŸ’ŖšŸ¼

Oh and I popped by to express my excitement at finally being at double digits per exercise with the big club. Still a bit shaky, and can't do 'em as quick as I'd like. But it can get better.
 
So a brief update. Somewhere around Feb-March 2024. I tipped the scales at 324.

Through diet alone......still trying to get my shop with electricity so I can run some fans. As I have an entire gym set up. But it's too hot, even still once you start lifting.

I've got myself down to 224.8, though I was dehydrated like a mofo. But I fluctuate between 227-232 on average current. Size 44 down to 34 jeans. Tight 3xxx shirts to XL.

Now if I could cut my Eagle Rare / Tito habit. I could probably be even lower.

Went from morbidly obese to overweight according to medical standards. To be "normal" they say id need to be 189 at the most. Seems unrealistic honestly.


But here's to progress.
 
Gravelface said:
So a brief update. Somewhere around Feb-March 2024. I tipped the scales at 324.

Through diet alone......still trying to get my shop with electricity so I can run some fans. As I have an entire gym set up. But it's too hot, even still once you start lifting.

I've got myself down to 224.8, though I was dehydrated like a mofo. But I fluctuate between 227-232 on average current. Size 44 down to 34 jeans. Tight 3xxx shirts to XL.

Now if I could cut my Eagle Rare / Tito habit. I could probably be even lower.

Went from morbidly obese to overweight according to medical standards. To be "normal" they say id need to be 189 at the most. Seems unrealistic honestly.


But here's to progress.
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Congratulations!
 
Elgatodeacero said:
Elon does not weigh 185, unless its kilos.

He should consider working on getting rid of that visceral fat. He must have a private chef that could rebalance his dietary macros. or just ask Grok what to eat.

oh, and I went to the gym today and did my normal ninja endurance lift program.
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Program elaboration?
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
Program elaboration?
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Lately my ninja endurance lift program has focused on:

10 mins of zone 3/4 steady cardio, very short rest of 1-2 mins to allow heart rate to drop, then 10 more minutes of same but a different exercise (so I might combine elliptical machine and recumbent bike, or whatever you like and mix it up),

then no break and straight to various isometric, balance, and core exercises, mainly focused on legs and core (one leg balance 1 minute x 3 each leg for example), wall sits 1 min x 3 (this exercise has an amazing blood pressure lowering affect that is persistent) one legged pistol squats (holding on to a strap for balance is very wise when starting out), kettle bell around the worlds, stuff like that, with very short rest breaks like 30 seconds,

then some lower body leg and hip stretching,

then some quad and hamstring machine work,

this all takes about an hour, and it is exhausting physically if done at a fast pace

then its time for one more hour of upper body, back chest and arm work (pull ups, dips, push ups, flat bench, incline bench, lat pulls, then bicep and triceps isolation lifts, followed by Haney shrugs), and ending with incline candle sticks for the core and low back (must work up to this with many progressions).

this program is for staying lean, increasing cardio capacity and functional strength. this is not for body building, this is for all around fitness.

I do this 3 days a week, and take one week recovery breaks every 2 months and skip the gym all of January. I also deload number of sets and weights after every break and build back up, always working for one more pull up, or 10 more pounds on the bar.

This program is not for most people, and everything in it must be gradually built on to avoid injury to joints and tendons.

It is necessary for me to drink a lot of water while doing this work out.
 
Elgatodeacero said:
Lately my ninja endurance lift program has focused on:

10 mins of zone 3/4 steady cardio, very short rest of 1-2 mins to allow heart rate to drop, then 10 more minutes of same but a different exercise (so I might combine elliptical machine and recumbent bike, or whatever you like and mix it up),

then no break and straight to various isometric, balance, and core exercises, mainly focused on legs and core (one leg balance 1 minute x 3 each leg for example), wall sits 1 min x 3 (this exercise has an amazing blood pressure lowering affect that is persistent) one legged pistol squats (holding on to a strap for balance is very wise when starting out), kettle bell around the worlds, stuff like that, with very short rest breaks like 30 seconds,

then some lower body leg and hip stretching,

then some quad and hamstring machine work,

this all takes about an hour, and it is exhausting physically if done at a fast pace

then its time for one more hour of upper body, back chest and arm work (pull ups, dips, push ups, flat bench, incline bench, lat pulls, then bicep and triceps isolation lifts, followed by Haney shrugs), and ending with incline candle sticks for the core and low back (must work up to this with many progressions).

this program is for staying lean, increasing cardio capacity and functional strength. this is not for body building, this is for all around fitness.

I do this 3 days a week, and take one week recovery breaks every 2 months and skip the gym all of January. I also deload number of sets and weights after every break and build back up, always working for one more pull up, or 10 more pounds on the bar.

This program is not for most people, and everything in it must be gradually built on to avoid injury to joints and tendons.

It is necessary for me to drink a lot of water while doing this work out.
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I wish i had both the room for and equipment to do this work out.


Keep on the path
 
Wishfulthinker580 said:
Anybody else judge their leg days by how hard it is to get on and off of the toilet?
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Note to self: Donā€™t be stupid. Always ease into an exercise.

Took nearly a month off of legs for various reasons. Overdid it last Saturday.. Pain and stiffness is/was the most severe Iā€™ve ever had from working out. Thankfully it is letting up. Nearly thought I had rhabdo.
 
Wishfulthinker580 said:
Note to self: Donā€™t be stupid. Always ease into an exercise.

Took nearly a month off of legs for various reasons. Overdid it last Saturday.. Pain and stiffness is/was the most severe Iā€™ve ever had from working out. Thankfully it is letting up. Nearly thought I had rhabdo.
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Yeah. Always have to be careful about overtraining.

Learned a similar lesson back in college. Went a little crazy doing donkey calf raises with a workout buddy (challenging/competing against each other has its pluses and minuses šŸ˜…). Donā€™t know how many hundred calf raises we did with each other on our backs, but hooooooo boy, the next few days sucked.

What I discovered with waaayyyy overtraining my calves; when I sat down for any appreciable amount of time, my calves would tighten up so much, I couldnā€™t straighten my legs.

For the next 2 days, after every single class ended, it literally took me a couple minutes to verrrryyyy slowly stand up, as I gradually stretched my calves to allow me to fully straighten my legs, to avoid tearing something (then it would happen again when I sat down in the next class).

Actually had a classmate ask, ā€œAre you OK?ā€. ā€œYep. Yep. Just fine. Went a little stupid on the workoutsā€ šŸ˜‚
 
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