Minotaur
08-24-2005, 08:21 AM
I guess I will start a progress thread also.
...............Currently:..............Goals
Height:........5'5".................6'2" (yeah, as if :D )
Weight:.......224 lbs............200lbs
Body fat:.....22-24%...........14%
Waist:.........43".................38"
Chest:.........48".................same for now, but 49-50" eventually
Neck:..........17.5"...............same
Biceps:........17".................17.5-18"
Thigh:.........27"..................same
Calf:...........17"..................same
I've been doing a ckd for the past 2+ weeks. When I started 2 weeks ago I weighed in at 228.5 lbs. One week later, I weighed in at 224. Most of the weight loss was water, of course, from restricting carbs. After my weekend recarb of 2 meals of pasta and 1 of pancakes, I shot up to 229 Monday morning. A gain of 5 lbs in 48 hours has to be water. I was peeing like a racehorse on Monday after ending my recarb Sunday night. Probably by Friday I will deplete again, and hopefully my weight will be a little less than 224.
The weight has not been coming off in the past no matter what macro ratio I followed. I am insulin resistant and have Metabolic Syndrome. I am told that people with insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome do very well on ckds.
I've increased my cardio (well, anything more than nothing is an increase) and do a couple of aerobics classes (spin, step and eventually kickboxing) at the Y, and walk a couple of nights a week when I don't take classes. The walks are about 2 miles in 36-37 mins.
I do a 4 day weights split:
Sun, shoulders and triceps. Overhead presses, side raises, triceps work; cardio: an aerobics class or an outdoor walk, 2 miles in 36-37 mins.
Mon, legs. Squats and/or leg press, leg extensions, leg curls.
Tue, cardio. A step class at the Y or a 2 mile walk in 36-37 mins. outdoors.
Wed, chest and triceps. Flat bench and/or dumbells, incline, a machine press, triceps work.
Thu, cardio. An aerobics class at the Y or my outdoors walk.
Fri, back and biceps. Rows, occasional deadlifts (need to do more often), pulldowns, shrugs, biceps curls.
Sat, cardio. An aerobics class at the Y.
Weights are usually 3-6 sets (smaller muscles) or 9-12 sets (larger muscles) of 6-8 reps and/or a pyramid of 12,10,8,6. For example, my shoulders workout Sunday was seated overhead presses (barbell) of 12,10,8,6 increasing weight, then a seated machine press of 3 sets of 8 reps then 3 sets of 8 reps side raises.
Here are some pics when I first started working out 11 years ago, and fairly recently.
OK, so let's go... Chunk to Hunk in progress.
...............Currently:..............Goals
Height:........5'5".................6'2" (yeah, as if :D )
Weight:.......224 lbs............200lbs
Body fat:.....22-24%...........14%
Waist:.........43".................38"
Chest:.........48".................same for now, but 49-50" eventually
Neck:..........17.5"...............same
Biceps:........17".................17.5-18"
Thigh:.........27"..................same
Calf:...........17"..................same
I've been doing a ckd for the past 2+ weeks. When I started 2 weeks ago I weighed in at 228.5 lbs. One week later, I weighed in at 224. Most of the weight loss was water, of course, from restricting carbs. After my weekend recarb of 2 meals of pasta and 1 of pancakes, I shot up to 229 Monday morning. A gain of 5 lbs in 48 hours has to be water. I was peeing like a racehorse on Monday after ending my recarb Sunday night. Probably by Friday I will deplete again, and hopefully my weight will be a little less than 224.
The weight has not been coming off in the past no matter what macro ratio I followed. I am insulin resistant and have Metabolic Syndrome. I am told that people with insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome do very well on ckds.
I've increased my cardio (well, anything more than nothing is an increase) and do a couple of aerobics classes (spin, step and eventually kickboxing) at the Y, and walk a couple of nights a week when I don't take classes. The walks are about 2 miles in 36-37 mins.
I do a 4 day weights split:
Sun, shoulders and triceps. Overhead presses, side raises, triceps work; cardio: an aerobics class or an outdoor walk, 2 miles in 36-37 mins.
Mon, legs. Squats and/or leg press, leg extensions, leg curls.
Tue, cardio. A step class at the Y or a 2 mile walk in 36-37 mins. outdoors.
Wed, chest and triceps. Flat bench and/or dumbells, incline, a machine press, triceps work.
Thu, cardio. An aerobics class at the Y or my outdoors walk.
Fri, back and biceps. Rows, occasional deadlifts (need to do more often), pulldowns, shrugs, biceps curls.
Sat, cardio. An aerobics class at the Y.
Weights are usually 3-6 sets (smaller muscles) or 9-12 sets (larger muscles) of 6-8 reps and/or a pyramid of 12,10,8,6. For example, my shoulders workout Sunday was seated overhead presses (barbell) of 12,10,8,6 increasing weight, then a seated machine press of 3 sets of 8 reps then 3 sets of 8 reps side raises.
Here are some pics when I first started working out 11 years ago, and fairly recently.
OK, so let's go... Chunk to Hunk in progress.