Working to Stay Lean ~

[Joshua van Wyk]

Have any of you guys tried rock climbing? It's a great for forearms, back, arms, and core!

[MN Fisher]

Just now, Joshua van Wyk said:

Have any of you guys tried rock climbing? It's a great for forearms, back, arms, and core!

Finger strength too. I rock-climbed when I was younger and it drove people nuts when I did pull-ups using the narrow ledge of a door-jamb.

[A-Jay]

17 minutes ago, NHBull said:

Re-reading this thread is timely and motivational as it’s been a while since I have had joints that work most of the time and a heart that now can support the work. Dropping 25 lbs since October has been a good start but it is time to start adding weight training. Body weight training for the next few months....then high rep low weight.  Hoping to be back to “fit”  by September 

Thanks for the support my friend I appreciate it.

Great to hear you're trending in a direction that you're proud of - and you should be.

 The Commitment &  Dedication it takes to go from where you were to where you are, is fantastic.

Now that that you've got plenty of momentum, there's no stopping you.

Congrats and continued success to you.

A-Jay

7 minutes ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Have any of you guys tried rock climbing? It's a great for forearms, back, arms, and core!

I have not tried that, does seem like it would be good though.

Core strength has been part of my deal for a while now.

This was 5 years ago -  I was preparing to celebrate my 11th birthday - for the 5th time.

And after this mornings training, I can say, I haven't really lost much.

A-Jay

[Joshua van Wyk]

15 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Thanks for the support my friend I appreciate it.

Great to hear you're trending in a direction that you're proud of - and you should be.

 The Commitment &  Dedication it takes to go from where you were to where you are, is fantastic.

Now that that you've got plenty of momentum, there's no stopping you.

Congrats and continued success to you.

A-Jay

I have not tried that, does seem like it would be good though.

Core strength has been part of my deal for a while now.

This was 5 years ago -  I was preparing to celebrate my 11th birthday - for the 5th time.

And after this mornings training, I can say, I haven't really lost much.

A-Jay

You should try it, I think you'd be good at it!

[A-Jay]

This one’s a decent example of how I prefer these Full Body deals to go; Brief, Intense & Effective.

While the PowerTech is an excellent piece of equipment, and having a little home gym is super convenient, it does have its limitations.  Continuing to be creative (and safe) pays off and can allow me to get the most out of it.  

 If things go according to plan, I’ll put up the next three Total Body workouts as I complete them.

 I’m using four routines; each one is slightly different.

 

A-Jay

 

 

 

 

 

[A-Jay]

Seems every ‘off-day’ (yesterday) always includes 3 hours of snow removal.

I’ll be happy (and better rested) when that’s over. 

In any case, this one was good. 

I’m getting better at keeping the momentum going. 

Still, plenty of work to do though.

 

A-Jay

 

[jbsoonerfan]

A-Jay, I have so much respect for you and your work ethic and attitude. Your posts are always inspiring and positive. I don't care if it's about fishing or this thread or a football thread. You do not brag or boast but you show what hard work does for people. You are one of the most salt of the Earth guys I have ever seen on any forum I visit. Keep up the good work man. I strive to have such a positive attitude.

[A-Jay]

52 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

A-Jay, I have so much respect for you and your work ethic and attitude. Your posts are always inspiring and positive. I don't care if it's about fishing or this thread or a football thread. You do not brag or boast but you show what hard work does for people. You are one of the most salt of the Earth guys I have ever seen on any forum I visit. Keep up the good work man. I strive to have such a positive attitude.

That's - a really nice thing to say.

Thank You.

A-Jay

[A-Jay]

This is the 3rd of four separate total body workouts I’m currently using.  The day off in between training days seems to be sufficient so far.  As long as I consistently meet my nutritional & sleep needs, keeping this going for a while seems do-able.

Probably easier said than done once open water is available.

That’s the plan though. 

Time will tell if can pull it off.

(These T/B workout video's are longer.  The concept revolves around completing them without a break.  So that's the way I'm showing it.)

 

A-Jay

 

[CrankFate]

According to my watch I did 1,000 calories in an hour tonight. After hurting my arm, I’m back at it. Need to lose all of this fat. Ran almost a mile to warm up. But everything is still a bit off. I missed December 2017 & January & February 2018 to plantar fasciitis after getting my weight down for vacation. From running, running, running. Again missed January & February 2019 after a close call bicep attenuation just above my elbow.

 

Yes, I continued lifting for two months after getting hurt. The ortho said he doesn’t understand why anytime the patient lifts weights they take 2-3 months to come in. I said because they know the doctors going to say stop lifting weights!!!

 

The hard part is keeping in mind that 1,000 calories in an hour is enough. Do not do anything stupid that is going to lead to another 2 or 3 months out of the gym. You are too old for that now.

[A-Jay]

25 minutes ago, CrankFate said:

According to my watch I did 1,000 calories in an hour tonight. After hurting my arm, I’m back at it. Need to lose all of this fat. Ran almost a mile to warm up. But everything is still a bit off. I missed December 2017 & January & February 2018 to plantar fasciitis after getting my weight down for vacation. From running, running, running. Again missed January & February 2019 after a close call bicep attenuation just above my elbow.

 

Yes, I continued lifting for two months after getting hurt. The ortho said he doesn’t understand why anytime the patient lifts weights they take 2-3 months to come in. I said because they know the doctors going to say stop lifting weights!!!

 

The hard part is keeping in mind that 1,000 calories in an hour is enough. Do not do anything stupid that is going to lead to another 2 or 3 months out of the gym. You are too old for that now.

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Sounds like you've had a tough go of it lately.

Hope you can get & stay on a path that will allow you to meet & even exceed your goals.

 

Accordingly, I'll offer this . . . . 

I participate in resistance training to maintain strength, balance, some flexibility, and self-confidence - this has very little effect on my body fat.  In the past, I had consumed more than I needed, ate (and drank) items that were counterproductive to my goals and then tried to 'burn it off' by doing tons of cardio: running, biking, etc.

Never worked, meaning rarely was I able to achieve what I thought I was working towards.

I've since fixed that.   

Regardless of how hard or how often I train, My Diet determines how much 'fat' I have; while doing ZERO Cadrio.

How much I eat, what I eat & when I eat it, all contribute to how I look, feel & am able to perform.

Admittedly, it requires some planning and forethought, but it's certainly not any 'harder' than any of my previous regiments; and there's definitely less impact.  Which at this point, may be quite beneficial long term.

 If I stopped 'training' completely, never to see a gym for the rest of my life, no doubt I would lose some of the things I mentioned above.  However,  I'll never have excess body fat again.  

When I only eat the 'fats' and 'calories' I require and there's no excess - there is nothing left to get fat on.

When I do something else, I get something else. 

 

@CrankFate Best of Luck to you and please feel free to update this thread with your progress. 

 

A-Jay

 

[A-Jay]

This is the last installment of the 4 different Total Body workout. 

I am able to go right through this one only needing to reconfigure the gym at the end for core work.

Really enjoy the challenge this style of training offers.

Looking forward to being able to kick it up a notch here soon.

 

A-Jay

 

[roadwarrior]

Don't be a sissy...You really need to kick it up a notch.

 

Are you still running your dogs, too?

 

[A-Jay]

44 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Don't be a sissy...You really need to kick it up a notch.

 

Are you still running your dogs, too?

 

Sledding with them the past few weeks has been hit & miss.

While the dogs are fine in the recent sub-zero day time temps - me, not so much.

So on the days when my eyeballs freeze up after 3 minutes outside - they get their groove on outside in the back forty - by themselves. 

  Once temps get north of 10-20 degrees, they'll be pulling us all over Otsego County again. 

A-Jay

[CrankFate]

On 3/4/2019 at 11:16 PM, A-Jay said:

Sounds like you've had a tough go of it lately.

Hope you can get & stay on a path that will allow you to meet & even exceed your goals.

 

Accordingly, I'll offer this . . . . 

I participate in resistance training to maintain strength, balance, some flexibility, and self-confidence - this has very little effect on my body fat.  In the past, I had consumed more than I needed, ate (and drank) items that were counterproductive to my goals and then tried to 'burn it off' by doing tons of cardio: running, biking, etc.

Never worked, meaning rarely was I able to achieve what I thought I was working towards.

I've since fixed that.   

Regardless of how hard or how often I train, My Diet determines how much 'fat' I have; while doing ZERO Cadrio.

How much I eat, what I eat & when I eat it, all contribute to how I look, feel & am able to perform.

Admittedly, it requires some planning and forethought, but it's certainly not any 'harder' than any of my previous regiments; and there's definitely less impact.  Which at this point, may be quite beneficial long term.

 If I stopped 'training' completely, never to see a gym for the rest of my life, no doubt I would lose some of the things I mentioned above.  However,  I'll never have excess body fat again.  

When I only eat the 'fats' and 'calories' I require and there's no excess - there is nothing left to get fat on.

When I do something else, I get something else. 

 

@CrankFate Best of Luck to you and please feel free to update this thread with your progress. 

 

A-Jay

 

Thanks. Yes, diet is huge. I’ve kept myself from things like high blood pressure, cholesterol & sugar. But my body loves to hold fat. Even in my 20’s working 12 hours a day, hard labor, I was the only one with a belly. If I cut the carbs down, it doesn’t cause weight loss, but I can see a difference of one hole on my belt smaller in under a week. The fat shrinks. But I also love carbs, like bread and pretzels. So it’s not easy. The cardio does work, for me. So I do cardio. If I do about 1.25 miles 3x a week before the weights, it makes a huge difference.

 

But right now my main goal is not overdoing it, not lifting too heavy and not getting injured ?

[J Francho]

Carbs and sugar are one on the same, and have the same effect.  Most don't understand that.  A gram of carb is a gram of carb, unless it's fiber.  Those grams you get to subtract from total carbs.  Anyone talking about healthy carbs and bad carbs is a snake oil salesman.  Fun fact, the human brain, at idle, need around 120 grams of carbs per day to operate.  Pop quiz, where does your brain get those carbs when you don't eat 120 grams per day?  Your fat.  What do you think this does to your liver?  Be careful with weight loss. 

[A-Jay]

Taking my second scheduled but 'optional' off day today.

Recharging to be ready to blow it up starting again tomorrow. 

Low carb day for me today - as I will not require as much 'gas in the tank'.

A-Jay

 

 

[thedilettantedad]

On 2/27/2019 at 1:51 PM, Joshua van Wyk said:

Have any of you guys tried rock climbing? It's a great for forearms, back, arms, and core!

Every morning I have a debate of whether to go climb or go fish. Climbing has been winning as of late, but I better go pick off a spawning bass before I miss out.

 

But if you want to drop pounds fast, cut out soda, eat a salad and drink a glass of water before lunch and dinner, eat two apples for snacks mid morning and mid afternoon and start rock climbing 2-3 times a week.

[J Francho]

I average around 250g of carbs per day.  Skatepark, rehearsal, or shoveling snow requires another 50g or so.

[Joshua van Wyk]

3 minutes ago, thedilettantedad said:

Every morning I have a debate of whether to go climb or go fish. Climbing has been winning as of late, but I better go pick off a spawning bass before I miss out.

 

But if you want to drop pounds fast, cut out soda, eat a salad and drink a glass of water before lunch and dinner, eat two apples for snacks mid morning and mid afternoon and start rock climbing 2-3 times a week.

Climbing and fishing are my two favorite things to do! Are you an outdoor climber or indoor?

[thedilettantedad]

16 minutes ago, Joshua van Wyk said:

Climbing and fishing are my two favorite things to do! Are you an outdoor climber or indoor?

Right now restricted to the gym.  I was spoiled when I lived in Austin; the gym and crag where maybe 10 minutes apart.

[Joshua van Wyk]

2 minutes ago, thedilettantedad said:

Right now restricted to the gym.  I was spoiled when I lived in Austin; the gym and crag where maybe 10 minutes apart.

Man that must be a tough transition! I'm restricted to the gym too as the nearest outdoor climbing is at least a hour away. Do you prefer bouldering or sport climbing?

[A-Jay]

After a couple of off days, I was ready to get back at it.

I've included my pre-workout ‘warm-up’ at the start of this video.  It is a vital aspect of all my resistance training, regardless of which style of workout I happen to be performing. The remainder of this clip is the last set of the lower & upper body, finishing with core work.  All & all, it felt pretty good.

Taxing, but good.

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A-Jay

[CrankFate]

I don’t take video of my workouts, but I do record them on my watch. Unfortunately for me, I carry way more body fat than A body type like A-Jay ? (as a kid I was pretty fat) so staying lean for me literally requires what would be considered dangerous levels of sustained exertion. This is the log from yesterday, I ran .9 of a mile as a warm up (1.1 mi total) then Dumbbell OHP moderate w/65lb dumbbells up from 20 to 7 reps, Behind the head triceps (with 20 rep supersets minimal rest), and shoulder flyes (high reps of 25+ to 20 per set with minimal rest). I skipped the curls, because I did isometrics for two separate 30 minute sessions earlier in the day. I am now thanking god ? that my arm will fully recover and look normal again. 

 

 

[A-Jay]

14 minutes ago, CrankFate said:

I don’t take video of my workouts, but I do record them on my watch. Unfortunately for me, I carry way more body fat than A body type like A-Jay ? (as a kid I was pretty fat) so staying lean for me literally requires what would be considered dangerous levels of sustained exertion. This is the log from yesterday, I ran .9 of a mile as a warm up (1.1 mi total) then Dumbbell OHP moderate w/65lb dumbbells up from 20 to 7 reps, Behind the head triceps (with 20 rep supersets minimal rest), and shoulder flyes (high reps of 25+ to 20 per set with minimal rest). I skipped the curls, because I did isometrics for two separate 30 minute sessions earlier in the day. I am now thanking god ? that my arm will fully recover and look normal again. 

 

 

Nicely Done - 

Super glad to hear your arm is on the mend.

A-Jay