Daily Workouts

[Saltyag2010]

I've still been kicking ass 4x each week. I get 14-16 miles a week in HIIT and at least 4 hours of weights in every week. I am staying with higher reps at least 4-5 sets so I don't gain any more weight. Keep going to the gym guys. Keep eating right and do the easy stuff - no cream or sugar in coffee, lean meats 5-6 days/week, no sugar in tea, no sodas ever, skim milk if you do milk, fill up on veggies, watch your salt intake, cook for yourself, at least 4 days at the gym or playing sports. Remember- don't treat yourself because you think you had a bad ass day at the gym. That's just stupid.

 

[CrazedJava]

Remember- don't treat yourself because you think you had a bad ass day at the gym. That's just stupid.

This is the most important thing. I'm not Hollywood, I can't do intense workouts 6 hours a day to prepare for a role. I get an hour and a half if I am lucky. A really intense workout MIGHT burn 500 calories but I bet my routine is closer to 300. A regular milkshake is between 1000 to 1500 calories. It is so easy to blow away all that hard work.

 

[Saltyag2010]

This is the most important thing. I'm not Hollywood, I can't do intense workouts 6 hours a day to prepare for a role. I get an hour and a half if I am lucky. A really intense workout MIGHT burn 500 calories but I bet my routine is closer to 300. A regular milkshake is between 1000 to 1500 calories. It is so easy to blow away all that hard work.

Exactly. I hear fatties leaving the gym talking about "I deserve a whataburger" while being a 250lb woman.

I have 1 day a week when I eat fatty red meat and some extra carbs for 1 or maybe 2 meals. I keep the portions small and I don't go too crazy. If Im not a good example anywhere it's how much I drink on the weekends- but hey football

 

[valegian]

Popping T25 in the xbox tonight to start getting "ripped". Lol. My "Chunk" (the goonies) belly needs to go ASAP.

 

[CrazedJava]

Popping T25 in the xbox tonight to start getting "ripped". Lol. My "Chunk" (the goonies) belly needs to go ASAP.

I'd be interested to see how that works.

I can't do workout videos. My coordination sucks and I get frustrated when I'm not doing it as well as the instructor. Just ends up pissing me off.

 

[cbigclarke]

I can't do workout videos. My coordination sucks and I get frustrated when I'm not doing it as well as the instructor. Just ends up pissing me off.

Your white...We understand

Down two pant sizes. Yea me!!

 

[will083031]

Popping T25 in the xbox tonight to start getting "ripped". Lol. My "Chunk" (the goonies) belly needs to go ASAP.

I've been doing T25 also for three weeks now and I so far I lost 25lbs

 

[valegian]

I've been doing T25 also for three weeks now and I so far I lost 25lbs

Does T25 really make you drip sweat onto the floor?I see that on the infomercials and wonder. I havent dripped sweat like that since the hotel after prom back in '97.

 

[valegian]

I've been doing T25 also for three weeks now and I so far I lost 25lbs

Congrats by the way.

 

[will083031]

Congrats by the way.

Thanks you get a decent workout with it.

 

[TheCytochromeC]

Trying to stay at it. I ran 4.6 miles in 31.92 minutes (avg. 6.55 min.mile) yesterday. I slept wrong and it made my upper neck feel like crap. I waited a day and felt pretty good so I went for the run. That was a mistake, my neck felt relly bad afterward. I'm just going to lay off of activities for a couple of day until it goes back to feeling normal. Weird thing is, I'm rather sure it's from sleeping wrong. I didn't lift anything heavy or do anything particularly dextrous the day before. Is this what getting old feels like?

 

[TheCytochromeC]

I've been doing T25 also for three weeks now and I so far I lost 25lbs

Good job! Keep at it!

 

[CrazedJava]

Is this what getting old feels like?

Two of the things I hate about being 40 is that I don't bounce back as quickly from injuries and more serious injuries I acquired in my 20's are coming back to haunt me.

My workouts are very goal based. I could easily do a basic workout of 30 minutes cardio and 20 minutes of resistance training plus watch my calories and lose weight. If I only wanted to lose weight that is exactly what I would do. Food choices impact weight more than workouts anyway.

My overall goal is to get in better health. More endurance == feeling better in general. I over-empathize cardio as a result. As my endurance increases I can go longer on resistance training anyway.

With that over-arching goal in mind, my workout goals are always -
1. Increase my distance on my hour long run
2. Increase my distance on my 30 minute run
3. Increase weight every week on at least two machines (2.5 lb. 5 lb, 10 lb., I'll take anything so long)
4. DO NOT PICK UP ANY NEW INJURIES!

Earlier this year I started a workout routine and did well until I got hurt. 2 weeks of recovery later and I just couldn't get back into it. Tried restarted and did good for about 2 days and picked up the flu.

Now that I've been going for over 2 months I feel good enough that a minor illness is not going to knock me completely out of my groove. An injury could put an end to it though. I cheat a little, the gym is literally across the street from my office so piddly excuses not to go are hard to justify.

Still, it was touch and go with my ankle a little over a week ago. I was very careful, went easy on it some days, but still managed to meet all my goals. I just couldn't go full out on the treadmill every day until it healed.

 

[CrazedJava]

Ironically, I injured myself on Weds and have not been to the gym since. Figures.

 

[TheCytochromeC]

AWWWW MAAAANNNNNNNNN!

That sucks. I wish you a speedy recovery. Take it nice and easy!

 

[CrazedJava]

I resumed on Tuesday. Just took the intensity down this week after 5 days off. I'll start pushing myself again next week.

 

[Chicagochris]

About 1 1/2 yrs ago I removed almost all carbs from my diet and began doing Muay Thai martial arts and lost close to 70lbs from 235-165 and still to this day keep carbs low jog a mile daily and take Muay Thai and love it

 

[Chicagochris]

Cut carbs and sugar eat meats and high protein,drink lots of water exercise and be strict with this diet and weight will shed

 

[Saltyag2010]

Cut carbs and sugar eat meats and high protein,drink lots of water exercise and be strict with this diet and weight will shed

True.

Long write up on my progress-
I went at it pretty hard and went from 165-205 in mass in a couple years. This year I decided to loose the mass and cut to look like a body builder. Then decided to cut some mass so I won't get fat later. Went to 183. I wanted to get back to a lean 175-180 but even with diet and more reps and sets with lower weight and tons of slower/stupid cardio I'm back up to 190. Not fat just muscled up still. My waist went down but I definitely gained in my back/chest/calves and of course I have an awesome beard.

I'm still trying to cut mass so I get down to 180-175. Losing muscle is harder than I thought. 4x a week in the gym. For a warm up I run 1mi and walk 1/4 uphill at 8.5% at 3.8mph. Then it's lower back and abs before weights. I have a chest and back day. A squat and leg day. An arms and chest day. Last day is longer lower back and abs and 2sets of 20 on back and chest. For cardio everyday after weights- 1/4 uphill at 9% incline 3.8mph- then 1/2 mi flat at 7.5 then uphill at 12%incline for 1/4 then 15% for another quarter until I get to 1.25mi. Then I run at 7.5 at flat till 1.75 and walk uphill at 13% till 2mi then 8% for a few minutes. I end with yoga and stretching for 5-10min.

Supplements are are stupid unless you are trying to gain weight. I take glucosamine and condroitin, vitamin c, milk thistle extract, generic Zyrtec, and magnesium when I'm sore. Magnesium is a solid muscle relaxer and it'll make you poop. I also drink black coffee when I need a Preworkout.

I drink at minimum 1 gallon of water each day. No sweets/sodas. Probably eat 12-18 eggs each week and a lot of chicken, fish, elk, deer, and lean pork. 1 day each week I eat potatoes and beef. I've been buying the steamable vegetables and I eat 2 or 3 packages a day. For carbs and extra fiber I eat beans with my meal after cardio sometimes with brown or wild rice. I drink beer on the weekends because it's football season and beer is awesome.

Hopefully by by next summer I'll look skinny but built like a soccer player, where right now I'm built like a baseball player or a cornerback/safety.

 

[Chicagochris]

I would recommend Muay Thai kick boxing to anybody hands down best workout in my opinion I train at trinity Mma in waxahachie and use to train at triton Mma in chicago