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ok...god well i guess i gotta start somewhere. ok keep in mind i am 23...
ok so in HS i was in great shape, did the 3 sports a year thing and my senior yr i was a 6'1 265 and was on my way to a football scholarship...then proceeded to tear the ACL, MCL and PCL ligaments of my knee, as well as shred my lateral meniscus. of course i was totally devastated, but pushed hard and rehabbed and by summer (i had the damage done around oct) i was in the best shape of my life. i was 6'1, 225 roughly 10% bodyfat. had loads of muscle, very athletic, etc etc etc.
proceeded to go to college, where i was athletic enough to walk on a D-1 track team as well as be invited to walk on a D-1 hoops team (all while on an academic scholarship).
while throwing the shot, i proceeded to RE-tear the ACL, and that was it. i have had about 4 surgeries in the last 5 yrs, and as a result have put on a ton of weight. i was bummed out for awile, because it seemed like everytime that i took the weight off and rehabbed i would have to go under the knife again (damn HMO docs).
so one day i looked at myself in the mirror and thought i need a goddamn change. i was 6'1 335 and just mushy as hell. i proceeded to get on an elliptical and work my tail off, and as a result got down to 280 in a few months. my weight right now fluctuates between 282-288.
my current exercise regimen is cardio 4-5x a week (either 90mins on an ellip or 2hrs on the courts playing hoops), and weights at least 4x a week. but i have hit a plateau. i am currently in grad school so i am super pressed for time, but i feel that with a better diet i can drop another 15-20 easily (my diet is terrible).
i want to try to get down to about 250 or less in the next 6 months. from May-September i am off for a break, so i can really hit the gym hard then.
these are my current stats - 6'1, 285lbs (alot of muscle mass) body fat around 30-32%. my arms and legs are very muscular (my legs are ripped up) but its the midsection that is killing me. i have to be carrying a good 90% of my bodyfat here.
ok so what i am asking here is what should i do about my diet? i dont mind incorporating protein into my diet, but i would like to stay away from any cutters like hydroxycut or thermogen. in fact, i recently bought a bunch of the Myoplex Deluxe protein (52g of protein per serving). i am willing to put in the time and the effort (my goal is 35lbs or more shed in 6 months)...
thanks!!!
ok so in HS i was in great shape, did the 3 sports a year thing and my senior yr i was a 6'1 265 and was on my way to a football scholarship...then proceeded to tear the ACL, MCL and PCL ligaments of my knee, as well as shred my lateral meniscus. of course i was totally devastated, but pushed hard and rehabbed and by summer (i had the damage done around oct) i was in the best shape of my life. i was 6'1, 225 roughly 10% bodyfat. had loads of muscle, very athletic, etc etc etc.
proceeded to go to college, where i was athletic enough to walk on a D-1 track team as well as be invited to walk on a D-1 hoops team (all while on an academic scholarship).
while throwing the shot, i proceeded to RE-tear the ACL, and that was it. i have had about 4 surgeries in the last 5 yrs, and as a result have put on a ton of weight. i was bummed out for awile, because it seemed like everytime that i took the weight off and rehabbed i would have to go under the knife again (damn HMO docs).
so one day i looked at myself in the mirror and thought i need a goddamn change. i was 6'1 335 and just mushy as hell. i proceeded to get on an elliptical and work my tail off, and as a result got down to 280 in a few months. my weight right now fluctuates between 282-288.
my current exercise regimen is cardio 4-5x a week (either 90mins on an ellip or 2hrs on the courts playing hoops), and weights at least 4x a week. but i have hit a plateau. i am currently in grad school so i am super pressed for time, but i feel that with a better diet i can drop another 15-20 easily (my diet is terrible).
i want to try to get down to about 250 or less in the next 6 months. from May-September i am off for a break, so i can really hit the gym hard then.
these are my current stats - 6'1, 285lbs (alot of muscle mass) body fat around 30-32%. my arms and legs are very muscular (my legs are ripped up) but its the midsection that is killing me. i have to be carrying a good 90% of my bodyfat here.
ok so what i am asking here is what should i do about my diet? i dont mind incorporating protein into my diet, but i would like to stay away from any cutters like hydroxycut or thermogen. in fact, i recently bought a bunch of the Myoplex Deluxe protein (52g of protein per serving). i am willing to put in the time and the effort (my goal is 35lbs or more shed in 6 months)...
thanks!!!
