billcoe Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Shut cakehole, move extremities. is that the title of ur new book? The see no evil, eat no evil diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 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? I was 218 three months ago. I am 184 as of yesterday. Shooting for 175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtveld Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I dropped a quick five pounds on the fabulous 'stomach-flu diet'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankazoid Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 The flu diet is a sure way to go. Works every time. Last year- Thailand- Flu- 12 lbs in 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I dropped a quick five pounds on the fabulous 'stomach-flu diet'! Dry heaves is a serious ab workout too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It's that time of year. Time to start thinking about losing weight, get into spring sending form. I was 218 three months ago. I am 184 as of yesterday. Shooting for 175 Nice job! I've lost 20 pounds in the last 10 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaidman Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I hear the giardia diet will shed some pounds real quick. Giadia Diet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaidman Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Seriously. I plan on losing 20 pounds by April 1st. I am working again as a carpenter building concrete forms and riding my bike about 9 to 10 miles. Eat less and eat good food. It should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicalwoodsman Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 John suggested I read the Barry Sears book "the Zone diet". Good call John! This book rocks! After first reading this book I couldn't believe the gains I made as a hulkin' gym-rat years ago on so little food. I wasn't climbing yet though so goals were a lot different. But it goes miles toward understanding how, as the author explains, food is the most powerful drug we take. I'm currently 6' 190 ~14% bodyfat, 6"+ ape index, huge frame, a wrist held together with metal, and injuries plaguing virtually every joint in my body over the last 15 yrs. Any kind of upper body resistance training/hard climbing hurts. Jugs are doable though, and that's a good thing! I envy the small dudes with mad strenth:weight ratio... no fair! I was 167 as a starving musician/bike messenger in the early '90's. It didn't feel or look healthy but I bet I'da climbed mad hard. Tuff to say and difficult to emulate as I refuse to starve. Anything I do... hiking/biking/resistance (even low-wt/high reps) puts weight on me unless I starve myself. I'm shooting for 180 ~12 % bodyfat by June... dirt-axing and 'swhacking small steep hills @ high intensity til weather allows more road-biking, and hope to fight thru pain to reach >3 pullups and at least 1x per week gym climbing. Can't stress enough how much "the zone" has impacted my ability to control my weight even sedentary AND bad diet since I bought and read it almost 20 yrs ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Down 25 now.....but tendonitis is knocking..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemarker Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Down 25 now.....but tendonitis is knocking..... Damn, makes my 10 lbs seem pathetic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 At 187 Need to be 180 or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 want to get to 150+ range from my current 177. Progress: Last night, same scale, 168, off 9 lbs. Pullups has gone from a single set of 2 to 2 sets of 6 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 is this a pull up contest now? that would be fun and maybe more worthwhile than focusing on losing weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson.g Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ah C'mon Gene - Don't be hating just because you have lead in your bones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 All the lead is in my fat ass. a perfect excuse to not lead the scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ah C'mon Gene - Don't be hating just because you have lead in your bones. Haters gonna hate:-) this a pull up contest now? that would be fun and maybe more worthwhile than focusing on losing weight. LOL. It's about both health and performing better (or as the OP said "sending form"). Pullups can be one measure of how your muscles vs your weight are. When I was young, I was doing 5 sets of 12. As I'm not young, it still is germain to training hard. In fact, if weight is an issue or worthy of discussion, why is it an issue? Go from there. So...what's your pull up count:-0 BTW, all the 3rd grade climbers are outperforming me theses days, it's not about bragging, it's about doing better for yourself:-) Regards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Not sure if my tone went across right but I was a little bit serious. A little public competitiveness to help keep motivation towards a goal is not such a bad thing. No prize, no glory, just getting improvement. I have seen similar things on other fitness forums that seem to work. Usually working for some ungodly deadlift weight. Since you asked, I can force my fat ass about 10 to 12 times on rock rings. Less for straight bar. Did 9 on a towel draped over a bar. My goal is to be able to do 5 sets of 20 with 90sec rest between. I got a ways to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I've plateued at 208 but havent exercised in 3 or 4 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 shooting for 124 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CascadeClimber Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Was 183.5 on Jan 1. 168 this morning after slacking off last weeking due to house guests. My goal is to be at or under 165 on April 1 every year. It isn't all about weight, but that tends to go down when the other variables are addressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiente Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Since you asked, I can force my fat ass about 10 to 12 times on rock rings. Less for straight bar. Did 9 on a towel draped over a bar. My goal is to be able to do 5 sets of 20 with 90sec rest between. I got a ways to go. I wouldn't worry about how many pull-ups, in fact I stopped doing them all together this year. I used to do 200+ per week but it never helped my climbing. The reason is simple, you don't need big pulling muscles to climb well and developing big pulling muscles makes you heavy. The test for this is simple, go to the gym and pick a roped route one number grade below your red point level and run laps on it till failure. What muscle got pumped out? Your back, lats, or your forearms? I wold guess your forearms. If you climbed at places like Rifle or Maple then maybe doing some pull-ups would be a good idea, but for us in the PNW most of the climbing we do is vertical and doesn't tax the big muscles. On the flip side, it would be hard to climb well if you couldn't do at least one pull-up, once in blue moon there is no other option but to pull hard but those moments are rare. -Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaleHoopes Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Like to be below 150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson.g Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I am interested in knowing peoples heights when they are listing their weight loss goals. I am seeing some pretty low numbers being thrown out here. I am 5'8"/ 5'9" and am @ 165# right now. I believe that my ideal is around 160# based on previous weight and fitness level. I have a strongsuspicion that those of you throwing out 150, 124 etc are taller than 5'8". I can't imagine what a twig I would be at 150 or less. I think Nate is onto something in his post. I have started using rock rings etc for pure contact strength and doing core and cardio as my workout. I put more emphasis on endurance and overall fitness than pull ups. Then again I am only cranking at about 5.9 to easy 10's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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