The not too serious get fit thread

[cokey]

Go for the gold....

[He Man]

alright, so Ive decided to stop cutting weight. I am 149lbs, either i fight at 147 or 154. So isntead of cutting 2lbs, im going to pack on 5lbs of muscle. so it shouldn't be that hard. I wouldnt mind 5 extra lbs of muscle on my shoulders.

[bulldogs2k]

alright, so Ive decided to stop cutting weight. I am 149lbs, either i fight at 147 or 154. So isntead of cutting 2lbs, im going to pack on 5lbs of muscle. so it shouldn't be that hard. I wouldnt mind 5 extra lbs of muscle on my shoulders.

I would cut the weight since the people you'll be fighting at 154 are most likely cutting into that weight class, and will most likely be around 160 lbs during the fight when they hydrate or eat carbs etc. 

Well today was a big day....

I did a 20 mile training ride in the morning, broke out the wetsuit and went surfing in the afternoon and did some weight training with my client at night. 

On a side note...while sitting out on the line up, I felt something brush (bump) my leg.  Needless to say, I paddled back to the beach and body boarded through the waves. 

[Monster Dave]

On a side note...while sitting out on the line up, I felt something brush (bump) my leg.  Needless to say, I paddled back to the beach and body boarded through the waves. 

Oh crap!!!

[pitbull]

alright, so Ive decided to stop cutting weight. I am 149lbs, either i fight at 147 or 154. So isntead of cutting 2lbs, im going to pack on 5lbs of muscle. so it shouldn't be that hard. I wouldnt mind 5 extra lbs of muscle on my shoulders.

what bulldog said.


always better to cut and fight at the top of the weight class than have to gain a few pounds to fight from the bottom of the next one.

[He Man]

154 is the top of the next weight class, but as pointed out, people cut from higher to reach 154.

147 is the top of the previous weight class, but I would be cutting down to that class.

[bulldogs2k]

Oh crap!!!

Ya, that wasn't cool, shark or no shark!  But you bet i'll say it was a bull...no great white shark (to all the girls) that bumped my leg, which I scared off with my swagger! 

[Monster Dave]

Though that was a poke at humor, I'm glad that nothing bad came of it. Surf safe. 

[duccarlos]

154 is the top of the next weight class, but as pointed out, people cut from higher to reach 154.

147 is the top of the previous weight class, but I would be cutting down to that class.

You should be cutting between 10 to 15 lbs. The guys that cut higher will probably not have much left in the tank, but they will be huge on fight day.

[DesmoDiva]

Race this morning went well.   

Finished in 29:12, target was sub-30.  7th in my age group out of 15.

I'll take it; considering my last 5K was over a year ago and I've only been running again since Nov.

Looking for a 10K near the end of May.  Was set to run one in Cleveland on the 15th, but B's graduation is on the night before so that's not going to work.   

[He Man]

You should be cutting between 10 to 15 lbs. The guys that cut higher will probably not have much left in the tank, but they will be huge on fight day.

10-15lbs??? Thats a lot since im already low body fat. id be losing muscle mass.

I think about the K-1 MAX guys a lot. 154lbs, most of them are only a tad taller than me. (except for the freakishly tall ones that are skinny as hell).

My main disadvantage is lack of reach and shortness.a few more pounds dont really matte does it?

my happy happy weight if i was just eating wahtever is 158. I went down to 140, and built up muscle mass to my ~150lb right now.

[The Bacon Junkie]

I'm so glad this is the "not too serious" get fit thread now...

Cuz I haven't been too serious about getting fit lately.   

Gonna take the pedal bike out today.  It's gonna suck.  I haven't done any cardio in forever.

5 years ago, I took a dare and competed in my first ever triathlon on 2 weeks notice.

Despite not knowing how to swim, and doggie paddling (pretty much) the whole 1/2 mile ocean swim, I actually beat my two friends who had been training for it for months!  I caught them on the bike and run.

That was where my fitness level was then.  174lbs. and 6% body fat...  Now I'm around 190 and 18% body fat.   

Time for that shit to end!!!

[bulldogs2k]

So, I was working out my appetite today 

Grilled some lean ground beef (burgers) and some chicken breast.   

[He Man]

Ive been a couch potato all weekend.

Friday went out with some freinds, was not in the mood for clubbin it up. especially in a sausage fest place.
Saturday, went out to eat dinner with some friends (800 calories all day).
Today, had a 500 calorie meal.

Talk about an easy way to cut calories right?

unmotivating day.

Tomorrow is a whole other story.

[pitbull]

10-15lbs??? Thats a lot since im already low body fat. id be losing muscle mass.

I think about the K-1 MAX guys a lot. 154lbs, most of them are only a tad taller than me. (except for the freakishly tall ones that are skinny as hell).

My main disadvantage is lack of reach and shortness.a few more pounds dont really matte does it?

my happy happy weight if i was just eating wahtever is 158. I went down to 140, and built up muscle mass to my ~150lb right now.

even at sub 10% body fat, dropping 10lbs of water weight is not all that difficult.................no need to sacrifice lean muscle mass at all. The caveat is that weigh-in has to be the night before the fight. If you have to weigh-in the same day as the fight, then cutting weight is a bad idea. But if you weigh-in the night before, even lean guys can drop major water weight and then super compensate immediately after weigh-in and actually come to the fight at the top of the next weight class, feeling fantastic.