Personal best on bench last night

[Big A]

Taking this week off. Looked back in this thread and haven't taken any significant time off in 5 months. Figured with being on vacation this week I'll rest my body a little. Maybe next week my shoulders won't be aching anymore.

My mom is here for the week, so I'm forcing myself to take time away from the gym as well. The key is to make it active rest, so try get your blood moving at least a little, and get out and have a little fun. I walk the dog 3 times a day, and we'll be getting out and about in South Lake Tahoe. You'd be surprised, rest up and eat right, and you'll probably come back a little stronger.

Unfortunately my diet fell off well before mom got here, and I am back up over 230lbs. Not at all optimal leading into the summer months, but at least my 36" aren't too tight yet, and I am back to being as strong as I was before the wreck.

The upside is that my give-a-damn is thoroughly busted for the time being as well. I'm getting too old for this shit. heh

[BERT]

Well I didn't gain too much weight while on vacation. And yesterday the week off had me feeling pretty damn good in the gym, front of my shoulder didn't hurt at all while warming up. So I decided to go kinda "heavy" on chest. Did 225x5, 245x3 and 225x6. I was surprised to could get the 245 up since I've been doing mostly low weight high rep crap the past 3 months. Did incline and decline on the smith machine and went heavier than usual, felt pretty good.

I'm already getting sore as shit though.


Still can't bring myself to stay later and do cardio. Maybe one day

[BERT]

My mom is here for the week, so I'm forcing myself to take time away from the gym as well. The key is to make it active rest, so try get your blood moving at least a little, and get out and have a little fun. I walk the dog 3 times a day, and we'll be getting out and about in South Lake Tahoe. You'd be surprised, rest up and eat right, and you'll probably come back a little stronger.

Unfortunately my diet fell off well before mom got here, and I am back up over 230lbs. Not at all optimal leading into the summer months, but at least my 36" aren't too tight yet, and I am back to being as strong as I was before the wreck.

The upside is that my give-a-damn is thoroughly busted for the time being as well. I'm getting too old for this shit. heh

So how did it go having your mom there for a week? I gained weight on my vacation lol

Started lifting heavy again when I got back and have been for the past 3-4 weeks. My brother was working out with 275 so I decided to see if I could get it or not for shits and giggles. I was able to get it up once and was pleasantly surprised. That's where I was in April right before I started going to lighter weight.

So now i'm concentrating on trying to eat as clean as I can, not counting calories. Still trying to make myself do some cardio

[dsrtuckteezy]

man i havent lifted in a LONG time. strict cardio here. i'm pretty much as strong as i need to be for whatever i need to do day to day. once i get down to 190-195, ill start lifting again and put on 15-20 lbs of lean muscle.

[BERT]

Was able to get 275 up twice on Monday.




Just jotting down notes, don't mind me.

[Big A]

WTG Bert, at least somebody's making progress.

I totally missed your posts about vacation, I too ate like a horse when mom was here, and again in Mexico. I blame the gf for me getting complacent, funny how motivation goes to the wayside when your woman doesn't care about abs.

At 235lbs I'm the biggest I've ever been, yet I'm also the most contented for various reasons, which is the main reason why it's been tough getting back on the diet. I've got a year sober on Sunday, which is helping motivate me again, and my woman is back in the gym herself, so I don't want her getting in badass shape and leaving my tubby butt... lol

Time to get my mind off of strength, and do that cardio, which is easier said than done.

[BERT]

WTG Bert, at least somebody's making progress.

I totally missed your posts about vacation, I too ate like a horse when mom was here, and again in Mexico. I blame the gf for me getting complacent, funny how motivation goes to the wayside when your woman doesn't care about abs.

At 235lbs I'm the biggest I've ever been, yet I'm also the most contented for various reasons, which is the main reason why it's been tough getting back on the diet. I've got a year sober on Sunday, which is helping motivate me again, and my woman is back in the gym herself, so I don't want her getting in badass shape and leaving my tubby butt... lol

Time to get my mind off of strength, and do that cardio, which is easier said than done.

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!! Only been on the treadmill for 4min so far and that was because I was waiting on my brother to get to the gym lol

My gf loves the way I look ( I don't, I have a goal in my head and i'm not anywhere close yet) and is afraid i'm going to leave her if I meet that goal. Which I tell her is crazy to think like that.

One thing I need to start doing is stop eating like shit on the weekends. Especially when i'm in Dallas visiting her. During the week i'm good to great on my diet


And congrats man on your year long of sobriety, I bet that's not easy. I drink, but it's only on the weekends and even then I usually don't go overboard with it.

[Big A]

Weekends will kill a week of good eating with a quickness. Say you're at a 500 calorie deficit per day during the week trying to diet, that's only 2,500 calories for mon-fri, which can easily be had in two crappy dinners. That's only if you are getting that 500 calorie deficit, if it's less, you can blow a week in a single bad snack.

Even when taking it easy, drinking can sneak up on you too, 'cause that's usually in addition to whatever you eat. Not to mention the dip in natural test production. I'm not preaching by any means, just pointing out the obvious hurdles to losing weight that people don't care to consider.

[BERT]

Weekends will kill a week of good eating with a quickness. Say you're at a 500 calorie deficit per day during the week trying to diet, that's only 2,500 calories for mon-fri, which can easily be had in two crappy dinners. That's only if you are getting that 500 calorie deficit, if it's less, you can blow a week in a single bad snack.

Even when taking it easy, drinking can sneak up on you too, 'cause that's usually in addition to whatever you eat. Not to mention the dip in natural test production. I'm not preaching by any means, just pointing out the obvious hurdles to losing weight that people don't care to consider.

Trust me, I think about this every weekend

I just figure if i'm at the same weight Monday morning as I was Friday morning, it's a win lol

[Big A]

Trust me, I think about this every weekend

I just figure if i'm at the same weight Monday morning as I was Friday morning, it's a win lol

It's just a matter of deciding how important your weight loss goals are, as compared to it's affect on life's enjoyment factor. I've been to both extremes, and neither are all that enjoyable in the long run for me personally. I've been in the single digits, and the diet to get there was absolutely miserable. Conversely, my pants are getting tight lately, and after a big meal I feel like a slob. It's time to pare back the fatty high-calorie foods and overall calorie consumption, but not to the point that I can't enjoy a good meal in South Lake Tahoe this weekend.

For you, cutting the booze looks to be the easiest way to start that whittling away of unnecessary consumption, 'cause for me at least, I always ate more when I drank.

[BERT]

It's just a matter of deciding how important your weight loss goals are, as compared to it's affect on life's enjoyment factor. I've been to both extremes, and neither are all that enjoyable in the long run for me personally. I've been in the single digits, and the diet to get there was absolutely miserable. Conversely, my pants are getting tight lately, and after a big meal I feel like a slob. It's time to pare back the fatty high-calorie foods and overall calorie consumption, but not to the point that I can't enjoy a good meal in South Lake Tahoe this weekend.

For you, cutting the booze looks to be the easiest way to start that whittling away of unnecessary consumption, 'cause for me at least, I always ate more when I drank.

It's the same with me. Grew up not being able to add any weight until I was 22. And my thinking is still I can eat whatever I want and be ok, but deep down I know that's not true. I know what's good for me and what's not, i'm not counting calories anymore. I still eat what I want but when I eat the bad stuff I just try not to eat as much.

My big problem is eating too much for dinner and snacking on crap. I've cut a lot of the bad snacking out and i'm starting to get better about not eating too much at night. So, that's a start

[Big A]

So, that's a start

This is the important thing, and as you slowly work on what foods you habitually choose, you'll lose weight without trying, or even needing that much cardio. One of my best friends has stayed lean and "happy" over the years simply by always making good choices. Even in my own experience making those little changes are great for long-term losses, as long as you aren't looking to drop 10lbs a month.

If it weren't for having those old good eating habits swimming in the back of my head, I guarantee that I'd be a lot heavier today.

[BERT]

Monday night I put up 275 twice all by myself. Last time my brother had to tap the bar once on my second rep. My first set of 225 I put up 8 times, that's the most I've gotten 225 up to date.

Slow progress, baby, slow progress

[Big A]

3 plates is right around the corner...

[BERT]

3 plates is right around the corner...

It's further away than I like to think it is