Weight-Lifting Thread (General Fitness Thread)

[eaglesalltheway]

Leg Pressed 930 yesterday for my heavy double...I'm on my way to 1K, but there is a problem. The sled holds a max of 810:( (the sled weighs 120). And they don't have any 100 pound plates at Planet Fitness. I think I'm just going to have someone sit on it when I get to that ability, lol.

[diabsoule]

Every morning I wake up I've been doing ab exercises (leg lifts, crunches, sit ups, and bicycle crunches) along with pushups.

At lunch I do more pushups (not many, maybe 15)

Then in the evening I do more pushups, crunches, and walk for an hour.

I've got to lose 50lbs soon.

[tjsunstein]

Originally Posted by diabsoule

Every morning I wake up I've been doing ab exercises (leg lifts, crunches, sit ups, and bicycle crunches) along with pushups.

At lunch I do more pushups (not many, maybe 15)

Then in the evening I do more pushups, crunches, and walk for an hour.

I've got to lose 50lbs soon.

Are you a member a gym? I use the sit down bike for 45 miuntes on cardio days and just watch the Phillies. Time flies that way. Burns 394 calories for me as well.

[diabsoule]

Originally Posted by tjsunstein

Are you a member a gym? I use the sit down bike for 45 miuntes on cardio days and just watch the Phillies. Time flies that way. Burns 394 calories for me as well.

Yes, I am. When I used to go I used the elliptical and treadmill.

[GB12]

Originally Posted by diabsoule

Every morning I wake up I've been doing ab exercises (leg lifts, crunches, sit ups, and bicycle crunches) along with pushups.

At lunch I do more pushups (not many, maybe 15)

Then in the evening I do more pushups, crunches, and walk for an hour.

I've got to lose 50lbs soon.

If the goal is to lose 50lbs back off of the abs and do more cardio. Ab exercises aren't going to help much for what you want to accomplish. Ab exercises will build up the muscle, but it won't burn a lot of calories so you won't be losing much weight from it.

[Rob S]

I have dropped a little over 2 lbs as of this morning btw. How is everyone else doing?

[tjsunstein]

Originally Posted by Rob S

I have dropped a little over 2 lbs as of this morning btw. How is everyone else doing?

172, still. 8 pounds until I reach my goal but it's gonna be a while since I do a lot of cardio.

[Smokey Joe]

At around 270. The scale in the locker room said 276 but I subtracted 6 pounds due to shoes, sweat soaked clothes, and not having **** in a while.

My body hurts from my previous two workouts. I hate conditioning tests, have to prepare for one in just 5-6 weeks, which should be plenty of time if I keep practicing and doing other conditioning.

[Rob S]

I hated conditioning tests......altho I was way bigger then. I would probably not mind them as much right now. My cardio is getting pretty good.

[DeepThreat]

I've lost about 2.5 pounds.

[themaninblack]

I really need to start lifting this week but I have absolutely no motivation to go to the gym whatsoever. Idk what it is because I used to be a really hard worker.

[josh07039]

Originally Posted by themaninblack

I really need to start lifting this week but I have absolutely no motivation to go to the gym whatsoever. Idk what it is because I used to be a really hard worker.

This is the only thing I can give advice on, motivation. I have struggled with motivation to go to the gym for a while, and is a big part of the reason I've never been in good shape. Over the last year or so, I've really started to get motivated. The big thing is forcing yourself into a routine regardless of circumstances. If you have no time, still go to the gym, just to do it even if you don't stay that long. I've found that once I get into a routine with going to the gym, I will feel guilty and lazy if I don't go one day.

[brat316]

I'm at 147...so pissed that its the end of the third week and havn't added on any more weight. I went from 144 to 147, now I hit a wall.

I'm start making my own weight gainer of whey, oatmeal, banana, peanut butter and milk.

I eat 3000 clean calories, I'm about to up it to 3500.

[brat316]

Originally Posted by diabsoule

Every morning I wake up I've been doing ab exercises (leg lifts, crunches, sit ups, and bicycle crunches) along with pushups.

At lunch I do more pushups (not many, maybe 15)

Then in the evening I do more pushups, crunches, and walk for an hour.

I've got to lose 50lbs soon.

Best way to do it, is keep making sure your heart rate changes when doing cardio. Doing cardio for 1 hr is okay, but doing cardio for 30 mins, with different intervals will really burn those calories. The 1 hour cardio, your body will be like ohh snap the first 10 mins, then it'll be like okay I know what to do to now no sweat. Now if you do 30 mins, of intense stuff, like jog then sprint walk, sprint again. You body won't know what the hell to do and you'll burn of more calories and fat that way.

[tjsunstein]

I need to get protein. It's been three weeks at the gym and I haven't been taking any supplements other than Fish Oil that I've discontinued.

['cuse-213]

Originally Posted by Rob S

I have dropped a little over 2 lbs as of this morning btw. How is everyone else doing?

i lietrally dropped a **** and lost a lb right its gotta count for something

[tjsunstein]

Weighed myself today and I'm 167.3. Now 12.7 pounds off of my goal instead of 8 like I was last week. I'm dieting properly and doing a lot of cardio so it's a win win.

[awfullyquiet]

losing weight sucks.
especially if you're of the female variety.

i normally have to lose 15-20 lbs during racing season... not because i'm tubby, but because climbing hills = waaaaaaaay easier when you're 15 lbs lighter. sure i lose a little flatland speed. but superior wind position and smarts tend to win.

[fenikz]

Originally Posted by tjsunstein

Weighed myself today and I'm 167.3. Now 12.7 pounds off of my goal instead of 8 like I was last week. I'm dieting properly and doing a lot of cardio so it's a win win.

are you like 5'2?

[awfullyquiet]

Originally Posted by fenikz

are you like 5'2?

167, and 5'2.

you look like this guy.

[eaglesalltheway]

Originally Posted by awfullyquiet

167, and 5'2.

you look like this guy.

A lot of the women riders I know are pretty tall, for women. There are a good amount that are shorter as well, but its funny, I've never seen a female rider (over the age of 16) who isn't either less than 5'2 or 5'3 or more than 5'7 or 5'8. My guess is you are more of an endurance rider, and less of a sprinter?

[tjsunstein]

Originally Posted by fenikz

are you like 5'2?

Funny thing is, I'm 6'0 even.

[awfullyquiet]

Originally Posted by eaglesalltheway

A lot of the women riders I know are pretty tall, for women. There are a good amount that are shorter as well, but its funny, I've never seen a female rider (over the age of 16) who isn't either less than 5'2 or 5'3 or more than 5'7 or 5'8. My guess is you are more of an endurance rider, and less of a sprinter?

indeed.

i used to ride about 60-100 miles a day in SA. mountains! ZOOM ZOOM up.

sprinting requires a different body type, just like running. distance runners are lean and efficient. sprinting and track cyclists tend to be muscle, and lots of it.

i.e. theo bos



the rest are basically any sized... the neat part is about cycling, you can be whatever shape, and still be competitive.

[M.O.T.H.]

First thing that came to mind when I saw rider...was jockey or horseback rider (equestrian), I wont lie. I then thought, "AQ is a jockey? That is awesome." haha. I was tired at the moment. Bikes are cool too, I guess.

[SuperKevin]

I destroyed myself in the gym today in only 20 minutes.

Pull ups x10
Body weight squats x15
Pushups x 10
V situps x 10

On repeat for 20 minutes with no break