FitnessBore - 2018 edition

[chronovore]

Had my first karate lesson in nearly two years, last night. Mildly sore today.

Signed up for a gym today, will start workouts tomorrow.

Still eating bread. 

[BlueTsunami]

Down to 178, weighed in at 185, 2 1/2 months ago and still getting stronger. Guess I'm doing it right. Thinking about integrating HIIT hill sprints in the morning two times a week to give my metabolism a kick in the ass but even without that it seems like the fat loss is accelerating which is what was said would happen.

[Smooth Groove]

Try doing HIIT on the same days you do legs

It's easier to recover when you're still trying to go heavier with deadlifts/squats every week

[Cormacaroni]

Kiefer recommends it about an hour before lifting. I've been doing KB conditioning stuff before lifting and it has been going pretty well. Still taking it fairly easy on both fronts but with a much shorter break (maybe 15 mins).

Many of the good Crossfit gyms seem to program it the other way around though - max effort strength stuff first, then a conditioning WOD. I guess it depends on whether you want a true max effort or not. Kiefer doesn't really care too much about the weight on the bar so long as the effort produces the maximum result.

[TakingBackSunday]

http://www.kettlebellkitchen.com/menu.php

[Beezy]

 

[TakingBackSunday]

Lol like I would ever actually do that.  Just think some of them look yummy

[Eric P]

i thought your emoticon was sarcastic and am honestly a bit surprised to see that it isn't

[cool breeze]

http://www.kettlebellkitchen.com/product.php?product=28

[TakingBackSunday]

[Fifstar]

http://www.kettlebellkitchen.com/img/photos/team/team_5.jpg

Tastiest pic on that site

[TakingBackSunday]

 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Just came off a one month plateau god that was frustrating. Time to take names and hit my first major goal of 250lbs (only...27lbs away!)

 

[Himu]

Jesus christ. I bought new jeans the other week because my other ones have gotten too big and they're from me at my biggest. These jeans I bought were tight around my belly so I didn't need to wear a belt. Now few weeks later they're falling off my ass. BACK TO STEP ONE.

Fuck

[Eric P]

i was buying new clothes about every other month, so i can relate

[BlueTsunami]

I think I'm at 34 waist, when I started I was at 36. Def need new jeans that accentuate ma booty.

[Soyhar]

I typically just bought my clothing a fair bit tight. You're still going to have to purchase clothing on the regular, but it gives you a little more wiggle room as you shrink into the clothes before outshrinking them completely. I don't even want to think about how much money I spent on clothing over the course of the 168 pounds I lost.

[BlueTsunami]

Posted on FB but here's a shot of me at the gym...



My shirt is hanging forward so it gives the illusion that I have a gut. Its nice and tight, fortunately.

[BlueTsunami]

  Its all I know

[Himu]

Should have had someone take a pic while you're working out so we can all rub our nipples together

[BlueTsunami]

I love you, Business. Lets rub our biceps together and flex in sequence. Allow this former doughy boy his momentary narcissism  :'(

Should have had someone take a pic while you're working out so we can all rub our nipples together

I definitely want to get one done of me doing a deadlift with one of those overly large sleevless shirts that basically show your tits and lats.

[Himu]

Are your erections stronger after losing weight blue?

[Beezy]

 

[BlueTsunami]

Yes! That whole region looks great. Not looking like its swelling down from being stung by a handful of bees anymore.

[TakingBackSunday]

why do you fucking give a shit

[BlueTsunami]

Look, you want to take pictures of yourself, that's fine. But at the gym? The only time cameras are allowed at the gym is when you're accomplishing an incredible feat like deadlifting three times your weight or box jumping your height. Take your self portraits a home like Brand New and the rest of us.

I'll deadlift YOU

[Groogrux]

Look, you want to take pictures of yourself, that's fine. But at the gym? The only time cameras are allowed at the gym is when you're accomplishing an incredible feat like deadlifting three times your weight or box jumping your height. Take your self portraits a home like Brand New and the rest of us.

Losing a significant amount of weight and gaining muscle is no longer considered an incredible feat?

[Dickie Dee]

BT

[Boogie]

Look, you want to take pictures of yourself, that's fine. But at the gym? The only time cameras are allowed at the gym is when you're accomplishing an incredible feat like deadlifting three times your weight or box jumping your height. Take your self portraits a home like Brand New and the rest of us.

I'll deadlift YOU

That doesn't sound very hard.  Biz weighs what, 175 lbs soaking wet?

[BlueTsunami]

Then I'll deadlift TWO of him

[chronovore]

Had my first full workout today, after an orientation training last week. Felt great! It's been four months since I was last at a gym.

[Boogie]

Had my first full workout today, after an orientation training last week. Felt great! It's been four months since I was last at a gym.

Don't be scared of Biz!  Post the photo! 

[Mupepe]

Fucking hell.  I was kinda disappointed today in my 5/3/1 squat.  I'm on week 3 and going for the "1 set".  I got 3, but I was still disappointed because I really thought I could get 5 (I got 5 at 10 lbs lighter last week).  But then I realized my 5 and 3 sets were actually done at 85% and 90% instead of 75% and 85%.  So now I'm feeling better about how I did but still pissed at myself.  I have no idea why I wrote down the wrong weights before hitting the gym.  Oh well. 

[Mupepe]

I tried that and gave it up again after missing a couple weeks at the gym due to traveling. Back to 5x5 for a while.

Yeah it doesn't lend itself well to an inconsistent schedule.  I'm switching back to 5x5 after this next cycle because I'll be traveling for work so there will no point in staying on 5/3/1.  After the first cycle I really started to like it more.  The percentage increases are surprisingly taxing even though there's such little volume on the program.

[Boogie]

It's all right, Blue, I gots your back.   

[Boogie]

Shirt was a gift.

I feel so douchey in it that I only wear it when I'm pretty sure the office gym is going to be empty. 

[BlueTsunami]

It's all right, Blue, I gots your back.   

(Image removed from quote.)

And my gym attire is pretty conservative too. I couldn't imagine myself wearing really revealing shit when I'm trying to contain my sweat enough as it is.

[Boogie]

Participated in the annual divisional RCMP hockey tournament on Thursday and Friday.  Was crazy fun.

But holy crap did it kill me.  I don't care how much I consider myself "in good shape", a hockey tournament of four games in two days kills me.

Thursday:  game, hour rest, another game. 

Thursday evening:  lots of drinking.

Friday:  game, hour rest, final game.

Games were a pretty fast pace, you're going a hundred percent from the moment you jump off the bench, to the moment you skate back.  Nothing like our Thursday morning pickup games.

But.....we ended up winning the championship, which my team has won three years in a row now (though this was my first year playing in the tourney.) 

[Boogie]

wow, I can't believe how much I can kill this thread with just a pic of myself.

I post a photo on the first, and the thread dies for six days....and counting, other than my posts.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Not much going on I suppose.

I wrapped up Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss.  I kind of got tired of reading literature on the processed food industry.  Not because of any sympathies but because at this point, they were just rehashing the same stuff I've been reading for the past few years.  This is a pretty new take, including some pretty damning stuff that other authors in their various exposes didn't catch.  Maybe Moss had more access but this definitely put the industry in a far more insidious light.

I'm going to re-read the Taubes classics Good Calories Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat next.

[Eric P]

my goal is to do pull ups.  i'm still working on building strength and losing weight to make the endeavor easier.  the weather has finally improved enough that I have woken up at 5:30 am to go out and run each day this week.  i'm taking it easy because i'm trying to get used to doing it in minimal shoes.

[Eric P]

there's a stretching / pull up area near the track I run and they offer an Australian pull up bar.  I'm currently doing a combination of hangs and pulls to try to get up.  I generally tend to do 10 pulls ups, rest a minute then do 10 more then rest then do 10 more every other day.  I'm still so weak that I haven't even successfully completed even one of these, but I'm getting closer. 

[Dickie Dee]

I always had difficulty with pullups. Even when I was in pretty good shape and used the assisted pullup machine regulary, gains were minimal. Just wasn't happening.

I have a door pullup bar on the way (going to try P90X) but I'm pretty unsure how it's going to work out.

[Dickie Dee]

I was thinking of getting some adjustable dumbbells for home use (probably P90X) - has anyone used one?

I'm torn between the nagging feeling they're overpriced for marginal convienence and the URGE TO BUY

[Mupepe]

Curls and rows were the exercises that allowed me to finally do a pullup.  That first one is the hardest.  Since then I've made continuous gains on pullups.  From doing narrow grip to wide grip and from using momentum to doing complete dead hang pullups.  Now I can do 3 sets of 10 wide grip dead hang pullups.  I love it. 

My goals this year are to finally reach around 12% bf (2 months from now if my weight loss continues).  From there I'm going to start to do a really good clean bulk using 5/3/1 BBB templates.  I really want to try my hand at powerlifting (although I doubt I'll be anything besides mediocre at best).  and I really want the Tom Hardy Bane look by October.  I know I know.  So original, but my wife loves him and he looks like a beast so win/win.

[Mupepe]

Thank you, sir.  Yeah I thought the same thing when someone first recommended curls.  But my arms were definitely the weak part of the movement for me.  I probably could have fixed it with better exercises but it did the trick.

[Cormacaroni]

don't forget push-ups and planks when trying to boost pull-ups also

[Smooth Groove]

What about these?

I haven't tried it but a basketball player at the gym says this exercise helped him improve significantly at pullups.  Good thing about this exercise is that it's easy to modify the difficulty by adjusting the bar height. 

[Smooth Groove]

What do you guys do for lower body?

A2G squats and deadlifts are all I've done for lower body the last few months.  I don't know if I'm balling too much but I've plateaued a little bit recently.

I'm gonna add some accessory lifts to see if I can improve my DL and squat again.  My goals are A2G squat 4 plates and DL 450 in 3 months.

Here are the accessories I'm gonna start doing,

[Verdigris Murder]

She's been doing the assisted pull-ups at the gym and using a chair to assist her on my doorway pull-up bar. She's gone from not being able to move at all to being able to pull her self an inch or two from a dead hang, but nowhere near a pull-up yet. People have recommended using an Australian pull-up bar but I don't see how effective that can be as you're training different my muscles since the position is different.

I wonder if kipping is an effective training tool or not.

You're obviously a romantic man, with an air of mystery about you (urban escapes without using twitter etc).

But you seriously need to humanise your current fleshtube, and give us a name. What's her favourite colour?
Does she like Jefferson Airplane? What about her quirks? All the girls have quirks......unless they're dead in your basement freezer?

Another case solved by DSI Raperman.

[ToxicAdam]

What do you guys do for lower body?

A2G squats and deadlifts are all I've done for lower body the last few months.  I don't know if I'm balling too much but I've plateaued a little bit recently.

I'm gonna add some accessory lifts to see if I can improve my DL and squat again.  My goals are A2G squat 4 plates and DL 450 in 3 months.

Here are the accessories I'm gonna start doing,

Seems like it would be A LOT safer just to buy a weighted vest (for the first and third exercise).

[Cormacaroni]

weighted vests just aren't very heavy though - a sandbag would be my choice

[Cormacaroni]

Smooth - first thing I would try is front squats (which hit the quads more than back squats)

[Mupepe]

Glute and ham raises are a nice exercise I picked up from 5/3/1 that work the shit out of your... well, glutes and hamstrings.  If you're going to focus on strengthening your quads I'd suggest hitting your hams as well to be balanced and avoid injury.

[Cormacaroni]

lunges too but i guess you're already doing plenty of plyo

[Mupepe]

I love me some lunges.  I left them out of my routine for a long time but added them in after reading 5/3/1.  They'll destroy your legs.

[Smooth Groove]

Seems like it would be A LOT safer just to buy a weighted vest (for the first and third exercise).

A barbell is fine on the step-ups.  It's no harder than controlling the barbell on a lunge. 

The squat jump is harder though.  If you don't have the proper placement, the barbell starts bouncing on you which can be quite painful.  I did a few sets with 135lbs yesterday and they felt ok after I got the proper bar placement and grip.  I started off with 95lbs so that I can figure out what's best.

weighted vests just aren't very heavy though - a sandbag would be my choice

That's what a trainer who played Div2 basketball uses for all his plyos.  He has crazy hops, at least a standing 36" according to the Nike+ chip.  I'm open to the idea.  Just need to check how to make my own sandbag. 

[Smooth Groove]

Smooth - first thing I would try is front squats (which hit the quads more than back squats)

My problem with front squats is that my short arms make it hard for me to use a clean grip.  I do them sometimes with a crossed arm grip but it's harder to balance the bar this way. 

lunges too but i guess you're already doing plenty of plyo

I tried lunges but like squats, my knees hurt from doing them when I've been balling a lot.   

Glute and ham raises are a nice exercise I picked up from 5/3/1 that work the shit out of your... well, glutes and hamstrings.  If you're going to focus on strengthening your quads I'd suggest hitting your hams as well to be balanced and avoid injury.

How do you do them?  I know it's a great exercise but my gym doesn't have the glute-ham raise rack.

[Mupepe]

You can do them by pinning your heel under something.  Some people use a loaded barbell.  I use a rack at my gym though.

[Himu]

20 pounds lost! 80 more!