Old guy making a comeback...

[tbody66]

Another Great Day!!!

5:30 am wake up, drink 16 oz water with one caffeine tab and a bayer am(aspirin plus caffeine )
Pee (sitting down)
Weigh-in (naked) 185.6 lbs (down .4 lbs from yesterday)
35 minutes on the treadmill 1.9 miles total at an incline of 1.5 and an average speed of 3.7, 190 cals burned with an average heart rate of 120

Home for two eggs 140/10/0/12
Oatmeal plus fixin's 255/4/45/9
coffee w/stevia in the raw/cinnamon stick and sugar free vanilla syrup 0/0/0/0

[RaginCajun]

sounds like your gettin after it! i thought i was going to read: smoothie and 64 oz of water for dinner! haha! just pickin. look at you go with all that cardio, you must be burnt out!

[tbody66]

I am purposing to be all in, hardcore for three weeks, right up to Christmas day! The cardio isn't anything to brag about, but a major milestone for me!

My wife made a chicken breast/eggplant/tomato kind of casserole or something. So, best I can calculate here's my lunch numbers.

Wife's dinner thingy 310/4/37/30

[RaginCajun]

that sounds good to me! who knows, you may get hooked on the cardio bandwagon!

[tbody66]

Maybe, anything's possible.

Workout Back/Biceps

Pull Downs 120lbs x 8, 135lbs x 8, 150 x 8, 165 x 8
Seated Rows 165 x8, 180 x 8, 195 x 8, 210 x 8, 225 x 5
One Arm Dumbbell Rows 70 x 8, 80 x 5
Dropset dumbbell curls, 35x8, 30x8, 25x8, 20x8 Did a second set but only 5 reps with each weight the second time through
Dropset Seated Machine Preacher curls 60x7, 50x7, 40x7, 30x7, 20x7, 10x7

Meal afterwards 12 oz V8 70/3/0/14
One bunch of Celery when I got home and only water since

[RaginCajun]

workout looks good!

[SlimmerMe]

that sounds good to me! who knows, you may get hooked on the cardio bandwagon!

Wouldn't that be great.....I hope so...time will tell.....

[tbody66]

Well the meal posted above (post #685) was my last meal. I fasted through the rest of the day.

I stayed up late last night and skipped cardio this am as well.

10:03 am, wake-up, 16 oz of water(drank this before weigh-in) along with caffeind tab and bayer AM
Pee, sitting down
Weigh In 183.6 (down exactly 2lbs from the day before)
2 cups of coffee with Guava for sweetner 2tsp 120/0/32/0
one 12 oz can Dr. Pepper Ten 10/0/2.5/0

Workout: Legs

Squat 45x5, 135x5, 225x5 progressive warm-ups followed by 5 sets of 5 reps with 315lbs

SLDL's with just the 45lb bar 11 reps supersetted with toe presses 120lbs x 25 reps (two sets of these total)

I did not lack for energy at all during this workout and every rep my hip went below my knee!

[--->>405<<---]

Hey tbody sorry i havent been on here in the last day or 2 but if u chek post 646 ull see i have been here and posted.. U def have my support my man

I must say ur diet seems a bit difft from what im used to seeing... I may have missd it but i didnt see where u developd ur diet and macros based onLBM ??

It also appears u dont eat 6 meals/day.. I tell u thats really helpd me cuz i usually dont ever get real hungry whi h is when i run into danger of going to krystal and getn 6bacon cheese krystals with mayo and ketchup only and a chili cheese fry not that ive fantasizd about tat...

Glad to see ur doing fastd cardio.. I try to do it at least 4 days up to 6 days /week... Now that im not as fat as befkre i must admit i dont make 6 days like i used to as much but i always get 4... For 45 mins... I think that combined with 300g protein for me and only 100g carbs in first 3 meals has given me the best environment for fatloss and muscle retention...

[Papiriqui]

TBOOOOOODYYYYYY you are the man, i did the 21's calves today and mu calves were literally on FIREE! Dude that was a w/o, started w/ 360 lbs but i couldnt finish, did like 18 instead of 21, dropped weight to 180 and did 3 sets and WOOOOW, each time i finished a set i didnt know whether i wanted to cry, jump, run or kill myself.

Thanks for the great advice, keep them coming lol.

Good job on the diet and workout, cant wait to see the results you will bring!!

[tbody66]

Great news all. I don't even know where to start!

Yesterday I didn't eat anything except popcorn last night with wife while watching a movie (the movie was "Christmas with a capital C" - Good stuff!) I had some broth late in the afternoon and it gave me diarrhea, so I thought I'd weigh lots less this morning, but I drank lots of water so as not to become dehydrated and that with the elevate sodium levels from the broth made me actually be up .4 lbs this am.

So I go to the gym and do 32 mins on the treadmill, at a 2.5 incline with a speed of 3.2. I burn 180 cals, go almost 2 miles and my heart rate averaged 108.

I stepped on the scales and weighed 184.4 (shorts, unders and tank top) but my BF was down to 16.8%.

Based upon exactly one week ago this very day, here is the difference!
12/01/11 vs 12/08/11
bodyweight 186.6 - 184.4 down 2.2lbs
bf% 22.0 - 16.8 down 5.2%
fat 41.05 - 30.98 down 10.07 lbs
muscle 145.55 - 153.42 up 7.87 lbs

[SlimmerMe]

Treadmill....32 minutes.....Grrrrrrreeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaat!

[tbody66]

Will get you my breakfast and lunch numbers when I get back from the Pizza Hut.

[--->>405<<---]

tbody ur a NUT!!

[tbody66]

Breakfast
2 eggs 140/10/0/12
Oatmeal 150/2.5/27/6

Lunch
Salad w/ranch dressing and bacon bits 490/51/7/1

[Back In Black]

Great news all. I don't even know where to start!

Yesterday I didn't eat anything except popcorn last night with wife while watching a movie (the movie was "Christmas with a capital C" - Good stuff!) I had some broth late in the afternoon and it gave me diarrhea, so I thought I'd weigh lots less this morning, but I drank lots of water so as not to become dehydrated and that with the elevate sodium levels from the broth made me actually be up .4 lbs this am.

So I go to the gym and do 32 mins on the treadmill, at a 2.5 incline with a speed of 3.2. I burn 180 cals, go almost 2 miles and my heart rate averaged 108.

I stepped on the scales and weighed 184.4 (shorts, unders and tank top) but my BF was down to 16.8%.

Based upon exactly one week ago this very day, here is the difference!
12/01/11 vs 12/08/11
bodyweight 186.6 - 184.4 down 2.2lbs
bf% 22.0 - 16.8 down 5.2%
fat 41.05 - 30.98 down 10.07 lbs
muscle 145.55 - 153.42 up 7.87 lbs

Dude, how are you testing bodyfat? Bio Electrical Impedance or calipers? Did you do your first test last week after a cardio session too?

[tbody66]

have the bio scale at the gym. No, this is the first time I did the test after cardio.

[Back In Black]

Well, not that I want to poop on your parade, but those things are particularly sensitive to even the slightest change in circumstance - food, drink, heart rate, exercise. So, if you normally get measured, for example, as soon as you wake and then you get measured after a cardio session where you have sweated (even a little) and drank water, then the results will be way different.

Try it next time you do an am cardio session, measure before and after and see what difference you get.

On the plus side, weight is down and looks like you have some consistencty and dedication back in your training and diet and I am gonna watch this transformation closely!

[SlimmerMe]

I am gonna watch this transformation closely!

ME TOO~

Looking forward to it....

[tbody66]

Normally I would measure monthly using the bf scales at the gym and those I do consistently after a weight training session. I also know that my good friend Twist has stated how he can manipulate his personal numbers through a variety of ways and I am not stupid enough to believe that I have lost 5.2 percent bodyfat in 156 hrs. The big unknown here, and this can not be proven to any degree because there has never been an actual case study to prove it. Muscle Memory, I have always had a great amount of that, and I usually get back into shape faster than most. So if you take into consideration that I was say 16 bf and then laid off for 4 or 5 months because of my tendonitis. Gained 20lbs of fat and lost 10 lbs of muscle, then strictly hit the weights for a month and a half then get serious about my diet and even do cardio, it is possible to make more of a difference than most. So I will stick with my current plan for two more weeks, solid hardcore and post some pics and then you all can judge for yourselves. I know that I was 183.4 this morning on the scales at home that I weigh on every morning after waking up and going pee (sitting down). That makes a pound lighter than yesterday.

[Back In Black]

I'm a huge believer in muscle memory too. You tend to become a believer when you have lay offs (enforced or not) and then start training properly with good diet, it all comes back fairly quickly. Though less quick as I get older.

Not suggesting for a minute that you believe you have lost 5% bodyfat in a week but I know some people will read the stats stated and believe it. Would be nice if it were real though!

So, after the 3 week blast do you have a follow up plan or is that dependant on the progress made in the next 2 weeks?

[t-gunz]

am i reading this right 5% in 8 days?

[tbody66]

I'm a huge believer in muscle memory too. You tend to become a believer when you have lay offs (enforced or not) and then start training properly with good diet, it all comes back fairly quickly. Though less quick as I get older.

Not suggesting for a minute that you believe you have lost 5% bodyfat in a week but I know some people will read the stats stated and believe it. Would be nice if it were real though!

So, after the 3 week blast do you have a follow up plan or is that dependant on the progress made in the next 2 weeks?

I am going to eat like crazy for J.C's birthday party. All I want, and more, all day! Then I will be more strict and specific with my program. I will progressively increase the cardio every week, dial in my macros and focus on individual bodyparts in my lifting for specific improvements over 2month periods. I will be looking to maintain bodyweight and work to lose 1lb of fat a week while adding 1lb of muscle.

am i reading this right 5% in 8 days?

That is what the scales at the gym showed. And, although I've made some great progress in that weeks time, I am sure there was something off with my body for it do produce that result on those scales. I am on a three week major hardcore transformation blast, so I'll post pics saturday the 24th with the final results of that program, including before and afters.

Missed you t-gunz, where have you been?

[Papiriqui]

I am going to eat like crazy for J.C's birthday party. All I want, and more, all day! Then I will be more strict and specific with my program. I will progressively increase the cardio every week, dial in my macros and focus on individual bodyparts in my lifting for specific improvements over 2month periods. I will be looking to maintain bodyweight and work to lose 1lb of fat a week while adding 1lb of muscle.

That is what the scales at the gym showed. And, although I've made some great progress in that weeks time, I am sure there was something off with my body for it do produce that result on those scales. I am on a three week major hardcore transformation blast, so I'll post pics saturday the 24th with the final results of that program, including before and afters.

Missed you t-gunz, where have you been?

Good job T!! Keep up the great work man!!

[SlimmerMe]

Looking forward to the "after" shots especially after all of this cardio~

[tbody66]

I am absolutely hitting this thing hard! I want to impress you slim, getting your approval is the "Super-Bowl" Ring of this entire forum!

[t-gunz]

That is what the scales at the gym showed. And, although I've made some great progress in that weeks time, I am sure there was something off with my body for it do produce that result on those scales. I am on a three week major hardcore transformation blast, so I'll post pics saturday the 24th with the final results of that program, including before and afters.

Missed you t-gunz, where have you been?

either way as long as your progressing you gotta be happy

ive been around i just got off the boards for a little while. the internet warriors around here just got so old and annoying lol if i was admin so many ****s be gone lol

cant wait to the 24th mate looking forward to your progress pics

[tbody66]

Thanks, I will not let us down!

[SlimmerMe]

I am absolutely hitting this thing hard! I want to impress you slim, getting your approval is the "Super-Bowl" Ring of this entire forum!

Now this is the highest of compliments Tbody! WOWSA is all I can say.....

[tbody66]

New week + hardcore effort = Impressive results!

[--->>405<<---]

get R dun tbody!

[tbody66]

16oz water then weigh-in 183.8 lbs
up a little, yesterday was a road trip, snaked most of the day, feel good and energized today, not worried
slept in, needed the rest from a long weekend!
Breakfast 1 cup of coffee
lunch a salad with shredded cheese and ranch dressing
workout then v8 and lifewater

[tbody66]

16 oz water
40 minutes treadmill 1.5 incline, 3.7 speed, 2.5 miles, 250 cals with an avg HR 111
smoothie and 2 cups of coffee

[RaginCajun]

40 minutes, go head! Now, raise that incline some and get them legs screaming!

[SlimmerMe]

40 minutes! MAN SAKES ALIVE TBODY!

[tbody66]

I had the incline at 2.5, but my shins started feeling it so I backed off.

I just weighed before lunch 180.2 lbs, that's pretty groovy!

[SlimmerMe]

IMO flat is better since you keep your heart rate up more instead of trudging along since after all the heart rate is the whole idea for cardio plus this way you can do more high intensity too......my .02

[tbody66]

Thanks, I don't mind the 1.5, we'll stick with that and keep on truckin'

[Back In Black]

So t, my question is, you gonna keep the cardio up after the initial 3 weeks?

Good weight loss btw!

[Papiriqui]

Keep it up T. Good job!!