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| Motivation | P90X - One Month in (before - after pics) | Aug 16 2007 15:26 (UTC) |
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| For sure! I plan on keeping up with my blog for awhile! so dont worry about that! Just keep checkin back on it! Here in awhile I plan on getting a little more info involved with it! | |||
| Motivation | P90X - One Month in (before - after pics) | Aug 16 2007 14:01 (UTC) |
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After 90 days? hopefully you continue your healthy lifestyle! I dont think I'd be very happy being in a workout program all my life! And frankly you dont need it! I say reach your goal (through a program like 90x or on your own), once you reach that goal maintain! By the time you reach your goal you'll be on the right track to being healthy! Dont worry about gaining fat at all! There is so much cardio and weight training that you will be burning a great deal of the calories you take in! I have lost a great deal of body fat after just one month! and I think I tend to eat a little more then whats recommended (trying to bulk up!). I see programs like p90x as learning tools! once I get done I'll continue to use the exercises in my regular workout routine. but modify them to suit what phase I'm in (bulking or cutting). Hopefully I answered your question! I'm jumpin around a lot! haha |
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| Fitness | P90X DVDs | Aug 15 2007 21:16 (UTC) |
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| I hit about 250 - 300g a day! might be much for some people! Whey protein from wal-mart ($15 for a big tub) is my best friend! also chicken, tuna, beef jerky, hard boiled egg whites! Cottage cheese is excellent protein before bed but like most people I cant stand it! | |||
| Fitness | My abs. | Aug 03 2007 21:16 (UTC) |
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| haha yeah I hope a little more on the femenine side! its my pleasure!! I want people to succeed in every possible way!! good luck and keep me updated! |
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| Fitness | My abs. | Aug 03 2007 20:34 (UTC) |
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| No problem!! monday, wednesday, friday! span across the week so it stays pretty constant! All this is to get your CORE stronger! so you should feel burning in your hips, thighs, back, stomach! Now I say burning not straining! Do what you can and take breaks if you need them!! |
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| Fitness | Decreasing body fat% | Aug 03 2007 20:04 (UTC) |
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| shill - Thank you very much! I was hoping bodyscience would jump in here! Looks like I'm on the right track! Protein is about 50%, carbs (complex only, ate early in the day) at 35%, and fats at 25%! I love that whey protein haha! |
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| Fitness | My abs. | Aug 03 2007 20:01 (UTC) |
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| nah I dont mind at all... Most all exerscises consist of 25 reps with no breaks throughout the entire workout session! they are in order too... Seated Leg Tucks (25 reps) - you can raise your hands straight up to make this harder (same with bicycle) Seated Bicycle (25) - keep the chest up like in Seated leg tucks Reverse Bicycle (25) - same only change directions (peddle backwards) Crunchy Frog (25) - similar to seated leg tuck BUT when you legs go out your arms go straight out to your sides, when your legs come in your hands touch over your knees (think about clapping really big!) Sissors (25) - laying down, One leg about an inch off the ground, the other straight up in the air... Hold for a full second (the pause is important) then switch Cross legged sit-up (25) - right hand straight up, left hand behind head, situp and reach skyward, then touch the ground to the left of you (semi-twist). Switch hands on the way down (left up right behind the head) and twist to the right! Be sure to keep your hand going up when you situp not forward! Hip raise (25) - laying down, put your feet flat together so your hips are opened up.. then lift them till they are vertical and lift your butt off the ground (the distance between your upper and lower legs should stay the same, keep your hips open) Heel raise (25) - laying down, feet straight up lift your butt off the floor V-Rollup (25) - legs straight out do a sit up and touch your toes (1), then as you come down lift your legs then crunch (make sure you get your lower back off the floor) (2) Side leg raise (25) - Do 25 on both sides Leg Climb (25) - laying down, left leg bent (foot close to your butt) right leg straight up. you can then climb your leg to touch your toe, one leg at a time 12 reps on each leg... not grabbing your leg to touch your toe makes this a lot harder! Masson Twists (40) - sitting, legs off the floor in front of you hold your hands together... touch the floor to the right of you, then touch the floor to the left of you when you get back to the right side thats 1. push hard on this one as its the last one and has great core poteintial to it! make sure you look straight ahead but twist your body so your hands can touch the floor! And keep your feet of the floor!! do this 3 times a week and you should see some good stuff! let me know if you need more of an explanation! |
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| Fitness | Decreasing body fat% | Aug 03 2007 19:29 (UTC) |
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| the one on my chest (its small) is getting covered up by the big one! if you look closely you can still see it there.... keep in mind it is on the opposite side as the picture you are referring to was taken by someone else and the current ones are taken by me in a mirror! |
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| Fitness | Decreasing body fat% | Aug 03 2007 19:23 (UTC) |
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| sachari - Thanks! it isnt finished yet but soon enough!! Also you are correct in a sense! its a huge discussion on the best way to lose weight and gain muscle.... well you cant (at the same time anyway)! You do need a caloric surplus to grow new muscle, so the trick is to lose weight and maintain as much muscle as possible!! It tough work, and I dont even have it fully down yet! its the exact reason that competition bodybuilders have and off-season and an on-season!! You better believe they gain fat during the off season, but they need to gain to build bigger muscles! Then when the on-season comes they drop the fat and try to retain as much as the new muscle they can! not sure if this explains anything at all! but just thought I'd throw it out there! |
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| Fitness | Decreasing body fat% | Aug 03 2007 19:07 (UTC) |
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| sure it is! Weight has a lot of variables; water, muscle, fat, waste, etc... take my profile pic for an example.... I'm still the same weight on the scale! But I certainly dont have the same body fat% |
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| Fitness | My abs. | Aug 03 2007 18:56 (UTC) |
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| I would say you are over doing it as well! I used to be the same way... desparate to see some abs! I did a huge amount of crunches and used every ab machine invented everyday! and saw NOTHING from it! But once I started my workout routine that only involves abs 3 days a week, well you can see in my profile pic that a month has shown a big improvement!! |
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| Motivation | P90X - One Month in (before - after pics) | Aug 03 2007 18:37 (UTC) |
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| I'm pretty sure amaresmom is joking... right?! sumisan - yeah my diet was off a bit! Not the amount of calories but the quality of the calories!! I was getting way to many carbs at the end of the day and it was effecting me gains!! But now I'm back on track and starting to cut up nicely!! Thanks for the replies everyone!! its does a mind good :) |
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| Fitness | P90X DVDs | Aug 03 2007 17:19 (UTC) |
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| I just posted my month update in the motivation section! I keep a blog about the program as well! check it out http://surgence.blogspot.com head over to the motivation forum and let me know what you think! Or comment on my blogsite! even better! haha |
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| Motivation | Celebrity Motivator, who is yours? | Aug 02 2007 19:33 (UTC) |
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| Guys can have celebrity motivators too right? in honor of the dvd release that will soon have my DVD player crying for mercy Gerard Butler from 300!! welp pretty much every spartan in that movie! |
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| Weight Loss | Single people trying to lose weight? Sign up here | Aug 02 2007 16:57 (UTC) |
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| well I like to poke my head in here everyonce and awhile!! Here's the deal you cant let negative experiences get the best of you! ALWAYS look on the bright side!! Here's my example... I was dating a girl for 3 years.. on the verge of marrying her looking at a house to buy the whole nine yards! After one day of looking at houses she drops a bomb on me... Thats right, about a year into our relationship she cheated on me! Not just a one time slip up but multiple times with multiple partners at once! Aside from the shock I was pissed cause she lied for 2 years about it! and could have given me any number of std's without caring at all!! for the first week or two I was sick from it and hated women altogether! But then I realized that hey it just wasnt meant to be! So what if she cheated on me! I'm not going to associate with her anymore and thats that! Yeah it sucks to lose a companion like that and someone you thought you would marry! But such is life! Now if I kept that anger I'd make a horrible husband for the girl I'm ACTUALLY supposed to be with! I dont want that I want to treat my wife like a queen and thats not possible with someone elses stupid decision plauging my heart!! So long story short.... let negative things go! Dont let negativity get the best of you! EVER! |
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| The Lounge | Facial Hair | Aug 01 2007 20:38 (UTC) |
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Havent you seen the movie 300? beards are for real men! haha I used to have a full beard but only to hide my fat face!! Nowadays I keep it shaved or do the 5 o'clock shadow look! Although all my friends are beggin me to grow the bread back! Because everyone knows beards are TOUGH! |
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| Weight Loss | To EVERYONE at calorie count. | Jul 21 2007 02:46 (UTC) |
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| The whole point isnt the "Lose Weight" but to be healthy!!! and live a long happy healthy life!!! Counting calories goes both ways!! And making sure everyone can be happy with who they are! Thats how I see this site! 500 is way low and yeah I can imagine the moodiness with little fuel for you body!! Just be healthy and life will be so much better! (is for me anyway!) | |||
| The Lounge | What do woman want? | Jul 21 2007 01:33 (UTC) |
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| John - Nope unfortunatly its in AR! Sam - Makes perfect sense! haha Liz - see thats exactly how I view a kiss! I'm old fashioned in the sense that even kissing is a very intimate thing! I try to keep high integrity, and make sure I dont turn into one of those guys that just she's the next girl as a thing to get my jollies off! Not to down guys who get a lot of play! Just not my thing is all! although its been 9 months since I've done anything in the intimate since! Which means its VERY hard to keep my integrity up! haha |
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| The Lounge | What do woman want? | Jul 20 2007 22:56 (UTC) |
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| John - Eh I guess thats where people differ! Most girls I tell are impressed! Its not liked I've only kissed 3 times! I know my way around a lady's lips! Any ladies want to chime in on this? is it noble or pathetic that I've only kissed 3 girls? |
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| Weight Loss | This can't be right! | Jul 20 2007 22:30 (UTC) |
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| Now for the guys what if we used the Total Gym? it all has to do with body weight right? guys can work the arms whilst the ladies work the legs (tryin to hold on)! sounds like a plan to me! now where can I find a Total Gym and a girlfriend? haha | |||
| Weight Loss | stretch marks | Jul 20 2007 14:31 (UTC) |
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| I got horrible stretch marks from when I gained weight! And they were as noticable when I was bigger as they are now! I've been trying to use vitamin E lotion but to no avail! I might have to try the straight cocoa butter! They are really bad! | |||
| The Lounge | What do woman want? | Jul 20 2007 13:30 (UTC) |
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| haha I sometimes believe shawn!! I've had a couple potential girls do this to me already! but I look at it as a way of weeding out the girls who dont know whats good for them John_in_nc: i know your joking but the 3 girls is by choice as I stated! Those 3 relationships spanned out across 10 years! I dont need to jump from girl to girl, when I find one and decide to commit.... I'm commited! Its like my tattoo on my chest says (Loyalty is a Virtue)! |
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| Weight Loss | I'm healthier! And more bitter! ..eh, no one's perfect. | Jul 19 2007 21:44 (UTC) |
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| Looks like the thread got hijacked a little... missogyny It seems that pretty much everyone feels this way! I know I do! There was a girl I really liked when I was bigger and she knew it! But just wanted to be friends! And so it was for a few years! I got over my liking her and hit friend mode... then I lost weight and all of a sudden she's asking me "Do you think you and I could be a thing?" What is that about?!? Heck I even lived with her (roommates ONLY!) when we were friends and she said nothing (when I was bigger!) what a joke! But I cant let things like that effect future encounters with anybody! Just gotta be happy and take in the extra attention!! Just always be sure to try and not do the same thing! You now have the power to be a great influence on other people who are stuggling to be heathly! Use that power! |
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| The Lounge | What do woman want? | Jul 19 2007 13:52 (UTC) |
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| rainydaze22: My idea of the perfect woman is one that is loyal to me! not just sexual wise but in every aspect! A woman that will build me up instead of bring me down! I agree fully on the communication! Without that there is really nothing to expand upon in a relationship! I just want someone who respects me! kazrinya: I usually have no problem making girls laugh, so that should be easy! I actually love when I'm around people who act goofy! Cause then I dont seem so bad! haha jag0666: I can understand everything your saying! I've just lost 65 lbs (still going) and I would have to say that I do get more attention! I am still a little on the shy side but thats fading quickly as my new "shape" has given me new found confidence! Little more background on me: I wouldnt call myself picky or anything close to that! But I do HIGHLY value intimate moments! Things that seem small to other people really means a lot to me, like kissing! I've only kissed 3 girls in my 24 years here, by choice! I dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing honestly but I have no desire to go around kissing every girl I see! So with that guess how many relationships I've been in..... ding ding ding 3, haha! The shortest of which was 6 months! I like to thinik of myself as a gentleman! |
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| Weight Loss | New guy here! | Jul 18 2007 14:02 (UTC) |
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| Welcome man, First congrats! 30lbs is awesome... and it only get better! I agree with mickisdaddy on the point that you need to get your diet right! Watch those calories very carefully and make sure they are GOOD calories! Make it a point to look at the Nutrition label of EVERYTHING you eat! also try eating just the suggested serving size! This site is an amazing tool to help you! Input everything you eat and check the Anaylsis! Eating right will knock off the pounds, then when it gets cooler you can start back up your cardio!! But seriously, dont consider this a DIET! Try and change your thinking about food altogether! You'll feel soooo much better when you do! It was super hard for me at first! But then I started feeling better and that motivated me more! Now its just natural! Good luck!! |
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| Weight Loss | Single people trying to lose weight? Sign up here | Jul 17 2007 22:39 (UTC) |
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| Welp I can really relate to the hook-up topic! Some people might like that but being a guy and all I like to be in control of who I persue! I mean my mom is even trying to hook me up with dates and its just nerve racking! And honestly more pressure than its worth! I agree with shawnmax in the fact that there HAS to be a connection! Then again I dont go out to often! Ah who knows! |
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| Games & Challenges | Song Title Game:) | Jul 17 2007 20:25 (UTC) |
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| Weight Loss | Single people trying to lose weight? Sign up here | Jul 17 2007 19:49 (UTC) |
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| I'll jump on in here! I've been single almost 9 months now, a little after I started losing weight! Anyway I still have a hard time seeing myself as fit! I'm down 65 lbs now (265 - 200)! I'm really awkward when it comes to dating! My past girlfriends came by being friends first! Now everyone and their dog wants to try and "hook me up"! Its kind of a lot of pressure that I dont want to deal with! But I guess the attention is always nice! haha |
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| Motivation | Yay for weight Loss | Jul 13 2007 22:26 (UTC) |
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| Congrats! Keep it up! It only gets better! | |||
| The Lounge | I LOVE MY BODY! | Jul 13 2007 21:34 (UTC) |
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| Right now I would have to say my arms! They are getting to a place that I'm really happy with! but of course I would say that! I'm a guy haha! |
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