NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD

[metallicide]

Today my routine will be as follows, weights are approx.

Seated DB Shoulder Press
40lb warmup, 80s x 10-12, 90s x 8-10, 100s x 5-8

BB Shrugs
315 warmup, 365x15, 385 x 12-15, 400 x 10-12

Upright Rows
3 sets of 135-155

At this point supersets of ALL weighted ab movements along with front raises and side raises and seated shrugs. Then non weighted ab movements.

Cant wait! Thats my normal shoulder/trap day. Ill post up the rest of my days as i hit them for those looking into weight programs, my wife will follow this exactly of course with lighter weights.

[Havok]

Ran 3 miles yesterday and treated myself to a beer during the football game.

[2010 SSRS]

Originally Posted by Havok

Ran 3 miles yesterday and treated myself to a beer during the football game.

[Bonnie]

Quote for the day!



"Todays preparation determines tomorrow's achievement."

[CFD]

Sitting at my sons karate class thinking how I am going to dread tomorrow. I still have jelly legs after todays workout, typically that means Tomorrow I will hardly be able to walk and seeing that I usulally make shoveling snow a workout with 12-15 comming I am not thrilled. That brings me to a subject I thought I would touch on for those who have taken on exercise with their dieting. (you should be) You often hear how sore some of us are after working out. This soreness, even hurting is typical of hard exercise thus the saying no pain no gain. If you are starting out you should go easy at first to learn to distinguish between the pain associated with vigerous workouts and injury, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.The subject can be complex but thought I might offer a couple of suggestions that may help prevent injury. Always warm up first, usually I hop on the eliptical just long enough to start to sweat. Some say start with stretching but this is wrong, you should NEVER stretch cold muscles. When doing exercises never sacrifice form for weight. It is better to use lighter weight and keep good form than heavier weights with poor form, that will undoubtabley lead to injury. When doing cardio, aroubics and the such you should be working well outside of your comfort zone but don't over do it especially if your not used to it. There are formulas I can post to determine your maximum heart rate if anyone wishes but generally speaking there is a term called percieved perception( if I rember correctly, it's been a while since I've studied this stuff) That is if you are exercising hard and cannot speak with full sentences without gasping for breath you are working to hard. Those with a training backround often go beyond that point doing things like HIIT, but it is usually for short controlled instances. Stretching after warm up is important and can be done during or after exercise but should be done. I hope these tips help, any questions on the subject I am sure can be answered by some of us with some experience, don't be afraid to ask, there are a lot of knowledgeable people here. Also if you are out of shape you should check with your doctor to make sure you can take this on.

[bossbunny]

Did all cardio today. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical and 17 mins of walking/running intervals on the treadmill for a grand total of 500 calories. Lunch gone. Chicken and veggie stir fry over brown rice for dinner. Yum. And now I'm going to watch Biggest Loser.

[25thanniversary]

I dropped 5 pounds

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Originally Posted by CFD

Drinking water and bad do not belong in the same sentence. It is VERY good for everyone regardless of age sex or activity level, I would say the majority of people (except us in the know) are way under hydrated. Water is essential for ALL body functions

I have a question about water....too much of it makes
me sick to my stomach and can give me a headache....
what about no calorie flavored waters?? Am I getting the
same or near to same benefit? Thanks

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Originally Posted by badgebunny

Did all cardio today. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical and 17 mins of walking/running intervals on the treadmill for a grand total of 500 calories. Lunch gone. Chicken and veggie stir fry over brown rice for dinner. Yum. And now I'm going to watch Biggest Loser.

Originally Posted by 25thanniversary

I dropped 5 pounds

Good job folks

[CFD]

Originally Posted by BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet

I have a question about water....too much of it makes
me sick to my stomach and can give me a headache....
what about no calorie flavored waters?? Am I getting the
same or near to same benefit? Thanks

Hi Becky, there has been a bit of controversy over the subject of counting beverages other than pure water as water intake some say no it is for pure water only but now with the flavored waters that have no cals or other ingredients other than natural flavoring I believe it's ok.

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Originally Posted by CFD

Hi Becky, there has been a bit of controversy over the subject of counting beverages other than pure water as water intake some say no it is for pure water only but now with the flavored waters that have no cals or other ingredients other than natural flavoring I believe it's ok.

Thanks, I can get more of this down over plain water.

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet

Thanks, I can get more of this down over plain water.

Me too, try poweraid Zero, its good stuff!

[CFD]

Originally Posted by BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet

Thanks, I can get more of this down over plain water.

A lot of people have discomfort when drinking a lot of water, mostly because of always having a full bladder ( bathroom breaks galore) but after a while your body adjusts and gets used to it. (still bathroom breaks galore, that won't change)

[IBM/2SS/RS/LS3]

5 lbs down for me too