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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:03 pm
by TheCatt
GORDON wrote:What's the difference? We called them "pull ups" in the Marines but you were allowed to hold your hands either way.
Internet seems to say:
chin-ups = palms facing (more bicep)
pull-ups = palms away (more lats)
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:11 pm
by GORDON
Huh.
Like I said, the Marines don't care how you do it, as long as your chin is breaking the plane of the bar.
I always did mine palms-away, more lats. You had to do 20.
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:05 pm
by thibodeaux
GORDON wrote:I always did mine palms-away, more lats. You had to do 20.
Unless you're a woman.
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:21 pm
by GORDON
Heh, yeah. They did "flexed arm hang," IIRC.
We didn't have any wimmins in my combat unit.
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:12 am
by Malcolm
Got tired of buying Monster drinks when all I wanted was the stimulant. Bought 100g of powdered caffeine for $10 after shipping. Should be good for about a year and save $60/month. Still on Soylent, up to v1.4. Awesome for lazy people. Enough protein content to replace any supplement of that sort you're using. Drinking it straight, like coffee and cough syrup, is an acquired taste, particularly with the new version. I recommend dropping fruits or vegetables in the blender with it. Flavouring 2.5 pints of 'shine, so I occasionally use fruit soaked with booze.
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:18 pm
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote:I am weak. But, I can do 4 pull-ups, twice in a row, now. Up from 2 at a time.
5! Then 4, then 4 again.
And it turns out that when I was doing the 4-4, I was using an rubber band assist that I thought was only 25 lbs. Turns out it's 35lbs, but can be more depending on how it's set.
Making progress.
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 7:01 am
by thibodeaux
Cardio Kills:
Mr. Goldberg left his room around 4 p.m. on Friday, collapsed while exercising and died of head trauma and blood loss, said the spokesman. His brother, Robert Goldberg, found him on the floor of a gym at around 7 p.m., with blood around him. The spokesman said it appeared “he fell off the treadmill and cracked his head open.”
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:19 am
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote:27.44 + 33.32 + 37.89 - 37.50 = 61.15
Up 125.22 + 61.15 = 186.37
1 contest ended, two more still going:
Nov-May contest: Final round: 182.52
Dec-Jun contest: 36.83 - 12.50 = 24.33
Jan -Jul contest : 29.27 - 12.50 = 16.77
Up 186.37 + 223.62 = 409.99
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:38 am
by TPRJones
Wait, you've lost over 400 pounds? In how long?
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:59 am
by TheCatt
TPRJones wrote:Wait, you've lost over 400 pounds? In how long?
Lol... I'm UP $. Down lbs. Those were all $ I've won.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 7:24 pm
by TheCatt
OK, officially down from 204.4 to 191.2 (without clothes). Down 13.2 pounds in 16 days.
Body fat down from 25.4% (52.43 lbs of fat) to 19.6% (37.87 lbs of fat), which implies all weight lost has been fat, essentially. Muscle % up slightly, 37.9 to 38.3%
Doing 1500 to 1800 calories a day, up to 60g of carbs a day. Lots of cardio, weight lifting 3x/week.
Goal is 10-12.5% body fat, more muscle, so around ~175 given current parameters.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:02 am
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote:OK, officially down from 204.4 to 191.2 (without clothes). Down 13.2 pounds in 16 days.
Body fat down from 25.4% (52.43 lbs of fat) to 19.6% (37.87 lbs of fat), which implies all weight lost has been fat, essentially. Muscle % up slightly, 37.9 to 38.3%
Down to 185 this morning (without clothes). 19.4 lbs lost.
Body fat was 18.4% the other day, have not remeasured today.
Ate some carbs this weekend, which really slowed down the weight loss, and knocked me out of ketosis. But the fried ice cream was delicious. Muscle holding around 38%.
Goal is about 10 more pounds, and to be able to eat the occasional donut while maintaining.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:03 am
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote:TheCatt wrote:27.44 + 33.32 + 37.89 - 37.50 = 61.15
Up 125.22 + 61.15 = 186.37
1 contest ended, two more still going:
Nov-May contest: Final round: 182.52
Dec-Jun contest: 36.83 - 12.50 = 24.33
Jan -Jul contest : 29.27 - 12.50 = 16.77
Up 186.37 + 223.62 = 409.99
So in addition to the $75 Amazon GC that I won a few weeks ago, I won a hand-blender today! Too bad there's only 2 more weeks to win side prizes. I should have been entering that side contest the whole time.
I guess that means I'm really up 484.99 + the blender.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 6:09 pm
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote:Goal is about 10 more pounds, and to be able to eat the occasional donut while maintaining.
In 31 days, I accomplished the following:
Weight: 205.6 -> 185.6
Body Fat: 25.6% -> 16.5% (52.6lbs to 30.6 lbs)
Muscle: 35.0% -> 39.9% (72.0lbs to 74.0 lbs)
Given that I still have a fair amount of belly, I would have guessed the body fat % was higher than 16.5%.
If all those numbers are accurate, that's pretty freaking impressive for 31 days. Obviously the scales are not 100% accurate, but either way, all the trend lines are positive.
I did a 5.5 mile jog this afternoon, and re-entered ketosis. Feels good.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:35 pm
by thibodeaux
kudos!
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 8:39 pm
by TheCatt
thibodeaux wrote:kudos!
Thanks! I still haven't read the books you've given me. It's been hard to lift reliably at this calorie deficit. Goal is to drop about 10 more pounds, then work on muscle mass.
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 3:52 pm
by thibodeaux
Protein and creatine beeeeetch!
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 6:22 am
by TheCatt
Today weighed in (first thing in the morning) at 178. I'm a bit dehydrated, and partial fasted (no dinner) yesterday.
From here on out the goal is body composition.
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:34 am
by TheCatt
Ate a shitload of carbs and got rehydrated this weekend... Gained 10 pounds.
But... I ran my fastest 5k in 5 years. (Note: still not fast)
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:42 am
by GORDON
TheCatt wrote:Ate a shitload of carbs and got rehydrated this weekend... Gained 10 pounds.
Sometimes you just want to say FUCK YOU, PERSONAL BODY WEIGHT.