The not too serious get fit thread

[KnightofNi]

i finally got fed up with my belly getting in the way as i leaned over to tie my shoes.

i joined an actual gym so icould use their cardio machines and since my g/f was already signed up and needs a partner/instructor/trainer. 

she will soon hate me i'm sure. she's lazy and doens't actually want to do anything that requires work. that won't fly as i am quite motivated to reduce the size of my gut and ass.

[redxblack]

I started in December. The gym is owned by the local non-profit hospital and staffed with lots of degreed excercise specialists. They do a lot of physical therapy stuff there. The facilities are expensive, but so far I think it's worth it. The staffers made a point that all-out cardio is a great way to lose weight, but it will be a lot of lean muscle lost. The result is the rebound in weight since calories are consumed in the muscle. That was new to me.

I've lost 3 inches off my waist and 16 lbs so far. I'd like to lose about 3 more inches and about 25 more lbs. [terry tate voice] motivate! motivate! [/terry tate voice]

[Monster Dave]

You know, I've come to realize that the science behind how the body works is really valuable knowledge to have. Since I started cycling, I've learned more about my glycemic index than I ever imagined.

That being said, I'm really struggling to drop about 5-10lbs. I workout hard, incinerate calories, train for cycling, and go crazy on weights, but leaning down and dropping these last few lbs is really a challenge. I'm pretty good about regulating my diet, but I slip now and again (note he cookie monster image on the previous page), but still for all that I'm doing I wouldn't think that would make so much of a difference in a negative direction. I'm trying really hard to build up muscle, lean down body fat, and maintain enough of a caloric intake to fuel my cycling....

I suppose that there's still lots for me to learn.

[KnightofNi]

changing your workout will help slim down.

instead of biking trying having the majority of your workout be running for a few weeks.
your body will get used to being worked a particular way.
i actualyl stopped losing weight when i would ride. my metoblism would be a bit higher, and i would tone the shit out of my legs, but my overall shape would not really change. i still had the gut, and my ass was still jiggly.

even now being out of shape i can ride for around 30 mi and be ok afterwards. granted i can't push at 20mph anymore, but i'm so used to it i can just keep going for a long time. i just don't have the time to ride 60 mi a day anymore.

[ducducgooseme]

Monster Dave, how are you calculating your weight training calories burned??

[Monster Dave]

Monster Dave, how are you calculating your weight training calories burned??

I have a heart rate monitor that I wear religiously during all of my weight and cardio workouts (really similar to the one below):



(Watch plus chest strap)

[Monster Dave]

I feel like I totally hit a wall last night at the gym. I made it through my weight routine, but was so fatigued that I only got in about 30mins of a spin class. It's really rare that I have to quite a workout because of sheer exhaustion. Today I am just dragging myself through the day until I can leave work.

My legs are soooo tired and feel like rubber. I (very) briefly considered forcing myself to workout tonight, but thought it best to listen to my better judgement and give myself a day of rest. So as soon as this day is done, I'm planting my rear on the sofa and not going to move until tomorrow. 

What's everyone else up to?

[angler]

i finally got fed up with my belly getting in the way as i leaned over to tie my shoes.

I'm on the dickydo diet as well - my belly sticks out more than my dicky do.

I'm on my 3rd day of P90X and it is crushing me, in a good way.  My arms and legs are jello and I had the most intense cardio workout I think I've ever had yesterday.  Heart rate monitor says I burned 1200 calories and at one point my heart rate got up to 170!  I've had a few friends do this workout and they have all lost 20 pounds a month for the first two months and then less than that for the 3rd.  I'd like to lose at least 50 pounds.

I'm following the diet as well.  It is a relatively high protein/low fat diet.  I'm having a hard time eating as many calories as their diet plan wants me to eat though.

Understand the wall feeling from Dave.  I'm not athlete, but at the end of each hour to 1.5 hour workout, I'm toast.  Like can't get up from the last crunch toast.

Wish me luck......and some discipline.

[Monster Dave]

Sounds like you're off to a great start Angler. Best luck and keep it up! I hope that I feel re-energized tomorrow. I'm just toasted.

[ducducgooseme]

Dave, have you tried the Tabata workouts?  t-nation.com has a good one with bands.  They are a good way to kick start the body again.

[Piller]

I was on month 2 of p90x, and running up to 8 miles.  I was in very good shape, and getting a 4 pack when I met this chick that drug me down.  So 5 months later, and my gut's back, but I started getting into running again, and I just got some powerblocks (awesome dumbells) to start up p90x again.  I'm about 180, 6'1.  I'm not concerned about the weight since I'll lose fat and gain muscle weight.  I just want to finish p90 and get rid of my gut.

[KnightofNi]

i was thinking of the p90 one. all i know is from the commercials. how intense is it?

i hate ab work with a passion, and dont' really have room to do things like that at home.

[Monster Dave]

Tabata workouts? No, I'll have to check those out! I feel so much better today. I was just exhausted last night.

I decided that I'm going to start doing a mid-day workout at lunch here at work. There's a very low traffic stairwell on the back side of the building that I work in and it runs I think 14 or 18 flights of stairs up to the roof. So I'm going to start working in 3 days a week of stair sprints and push-ups. I may also pick up a jump rope to use in between sets.

Nearly everyone that I talk to about the P90x says that it's great and that most of the popularized trainers today use a method of their own that they copied from the philosophy of P90x - ie working as many muscles in a short period of time as possible to maximize caloric burn effectiveness and muscle impact. Though I'm not doing it, it wouldn't think it a bad investment - especially if you can borrow someones and try it first! 

[dropstharockalot]

Injuries blow.

We're doing a lot more chokes and throws in this new series of classes, and the guy I wound up paired with on Tuesday night sailed me halfway across the school.  I somehow managed to catch my left foot under my body while crumpling to the floor and rolled it pretty good (or, bad, I guess).  I'm still mobile, but the ankle won't support quick changes in direction or pivoting - kinda crucial if I want to kickbox.

So I'm probably looking at about a week of downtime until I can get back up to snuff.

Anyone seen my cigarettes lying around?

[Monster Dave]

All I can say is - ouch!

Sorry to hear that you got hurt. Give it all the time you can to heal before you go back and toss that guy around as payback!