telemarker Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) It's that time of year. Time to start thinking about losing weight, get into spring sending form. Yes, there's an infinite amount of variables involved in "fitness", but I'm only interested in losing weight. How you do it is up to you. I'm 182, and am shooting for 170 by the end of April. Where you at now and where do you want to be by April? Edited January 26, 2011 by telemarker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Only met you once on the trail, but wouldn't you be a twig at 170? Aren't you 5'10" or something? I would be very happy at 185. Not even sure if it is possible, short of cutting off a arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 im decently lean right now at 167 but i'd like to drop 5 more: GOAL: 162 by 4/1/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crillz Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Shiz, that dude would be like he-man at 170. He's like a friggin body builder. I'm aiming for 175. I'm 6'-0". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'd like to be 180, 205 now. Realistically, I'll probably only get down to 190. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 "Mentally contrasting a desired future with present reality leads to the emergence of binding goals with consecutive goal striving and goal attainment, as long as chances of success are perceived to be high. To the contrary, mentally elaborating either the desired future only (indulging) or the present reality only (dwelling) leads to moderate goal commitment, even if chances of success look promising." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You sound like little anorexic girls trying to squeeze into their little sisters prom dress. Sack up and go cook yourself some bacon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 To steal and modify slightly the original great quote: "Nothing tastes as good as redpointing feels" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 "Mentally contrasting a desired future with present reality leads to the emergence of binding goals with consecutive goal striving and goal attainment, as long as chances of success are perceived to be high. To the contrary, mentally elaborating either the desired future only (indulging) or the present reality only (dwelling) leads to moderate goal commitment, even if chances of success look promising." HUH!? anyway..... John suggested I read the Barry Sears book "the Zone diet". I am starting in on the read and want to get to 150+ range from my current 177. Wife being on a 3 week vacation helps to start cause I can eat what I want without offending her. Weight loss is not a goal but a by-product of eating right and working out. I've let some of my opposing muscles damn near die off and those are priorities. This becomes clear on the weight machines. The lat pull down, I was pulling the entire stack of weight, with not a single plate left: while the opposite motion, the overhead press, I had like a single plate and my shoulder was hurting doing it. Need work on that bigtime. I'll be walking with a heavy pack to train for approaches too. Good call John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 To steal and modify slightly the original great quote: "Nothing tastes as good as redpointing feels" But have you ever tasted prosciutto wrapped crab cakes with garlic aeoli paired with a crisp pinot gris? Its ridiculously delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Or apple pie? It would be really hard for me to decide between being able to onsite 5.13 reliably and never eating apple pie again. Really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'll be focusing on moving the other direction. 5'10 175 now, will try to hit a stronger and leaner 180 by June - but I'll be spending pretty much all of my time climbing on slabby/moderate stuff. If you're not carrying around a fair amount of excess body fat it's hard to see much of a performance benefit from dropping lots of pounds outside of pushing the grades and perhaps long-distance stuff. Not really into either at the moment but I guess I'm in the minority? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prussik Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am with you Jay. I am 5'9ish and roughly 153 lbs. I would like to shift some of my weight around and shoot for more muscle and less fat. I don't really care what the numbers are as long as I can climb more and retain a higher fitness level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) anorexic girls trying to squeeze into their little sisters prom dress. pics pls Edited January 26, 2011 by builder206 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankazoid Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) Im 5'7 and 174 lbs, And I feel like I need to at about 162-164 for my best performance. Not a fan of running, but I have started jump ropeing and am climbing regulary. Climbing performance has gone up (considerably) but the weight has stayed the same since I havent changed my diet. My first goal is diet change (which im doing nothing to acheive, right now). Second goal is to get to 165 lbs by march sometime. GOAL: shed 9 lbs by anytime in March! Edited January 27, 2011 by Frankazoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Great article here: http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=6 Relative strength is what most of you are talking about. I usually rely on light weight gear and keeping my haircut short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spionin Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 5'4.5" and 127. the weight can stay the same, it's fine, but the leaness will change. i generally run less during winter and it makes a big difference. i used to row a lot (on water, not just an erg), and that used to do wonders for my hamstrings, which helped a lot for uphill hiking. by spring i am planning to ramp up the trail running, and gym climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 My goal is to increase how much I can bench press. And get a nice tan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 My goal is to increase how much I can bench press. the bigger the boobs the smaller the waist looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 the sleep away diet werks for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 "Mentally contrasting a desired future with present reality leads to the emergence of binding goals with consecutive goal striving and goal attainment, as long as chances of success are perceived to be high. To the contrary, mentally elaborating either the desired future only (indulging) or the present reality only (dwelling) leads to moderate goal commitment, even if chances of success look promising." HUH!? anyway..... John suggested I read the Barry Sears book "the Zone diet". I am starting in on the read and want to get to 150+ range from my current 177. Wife being on a 3 week vacation helps to start cause I can eat what I want without offending her. Weight loss is not a goal but a by-product of eating right and working out. I've let some of my opposing muscles damn near die off and those are priorities. This becomes clear on the weight machines. The lat pull down, I was pulling the entire stack of weight, with not a single plate left: while the opposite motion, the overhead press, I had like a single plate and my shoulder was hurting doing it. Need work on that bigtime. I'll be walking with a heavy pack to train for approaches too. Good call John! go do burpees with john, you'll loose weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Shut cakehole, move extremities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Shut cakehole, move extremities. is that the title of ur new book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmo Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 It would be really hard for me to decide between being able to onsite 5.13 reliably and never eating apple pie again. Really hard. i would suggest that dichotomy over-simplifies the equation quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 whole psyllium husk should shave the last 5 pounds off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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