I'm losing sleep over this! 212lb man on a mission.

[ashlfcowen]

I feel like you just slapped my wrist and told me off.

Nope, absolutely none. Just a real bad pair of hamstrings

 

[Cutiebolic]

I feel like you just slapped my wrist and told me off.

Nope, absolutely none. Just a real bad pair of hamstrings

Lol... What are you gonna do about it, bro? Shit or get off the pot

Lucky you. Pay attention to those hammies early on. Get a foam roller. You wanna obsess about something? Make it PT.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Ok... here's my suggestion. Weigh yourself tomorrow morning and measure your waistline at your navel. Write it down. Then, for the next two weeks follow the meal plan exactly as you have it written, except:
-at meal 1 add another whole egg
-at meal 5 get rid of the whey protein and make it 4-6 oz (cooked) chicken, turkey or fish, plus the almonds, plus 1-2 c green vegetables.
-cut the nighttime PB in half (have 1/2 TB and add 5 fish oil caps... yes, 5)

skip the NO for now.

and finally...

once you decide to do it, DO IT. stop thinking about it. stop second guessing. just do it (not my own phrase) and then wake up the next day and do it again. and THEN, after 2 weeks we can re-evaluate and see if anything needs to be tweaked.

trust me on the cardio for now. do the walks. crank the incline up all the way, but don't run. I want you anabolic.

OWL, you concur?

Definitely! I feel like it is a great starting point. I also love the walking on incline idea. Thanks for the reminder btw. Being that i have been at this so long i immediately go hardcore on diet. When in retrospect could cause some to give up by depriving them of too much right off the bat. I see where you are going by easing him in here. You know me Cb i go straight for the jugular. Lol i take the quickest route from point a to point b. Great show girl.

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[Cutiebolic]

Definitely! I feel like it is a great starting point. I also love the walking on incline idea. Thanks for the reminder btw. Being that i have been at this so long i immediately go hardcore on diet. When in retrospect could cause some to give up by depriving them of too much right off the bat. I see where you are going by easing him in here. You know me Cb i go straight for the jugular. Lol i take the quickest route from point a to point b. Great show girl.

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It's not just about burn out or scaring away a newbie... It's about leaving yourself (and them) options for later. Carb cycling, increasing amounts/intensities of cardio, etc, are all great tools, but what do you do once you've maxed them out and the body fat is still higher than you want? Too many people wind up burning out their adrenal glands with stimulants and excessive cardio coupled with strict dieting. The trick is to take every small intervention as far as it will take you and THEN switch it up. Throwing the kitchen sink at someone is like using all your lifelines at once on the first question. It just isn't necessary and you'll never get to be a millionaire that way

 

[ashlfcowen]

It's not just about burn out or scaring away a newbie... It's about leaving yourself (and them) options for later. Carb cycling, increasing amounts/intensities of cardio, etc, are all great tools, but what do you do once you've maxed them out and the body fat is still higher than you want? Too many people wind up burning out their adrenal glands with stimulants and excessive cardio coupled with strict dieting. The trick is to take every small intervention as far as it will take you and THEN switch it up. Throwing the kitchen sink at someone is like using all your lifelines at once on the first question. It just isn't necessary and you'll never get to be a millionaire that way

When are we getting married?

 

[Cutiebolic]

When are we getting married?

Lol

Spoken for

 

[ashlfcowen]

Lol

Spoken for

No, no I'm joking. You've been an absolute diamond with your knowledge and motivation, thank you very much. I will be back in this thread in 2 weeks time and I'll update you on my progress. And to you to OWL, you've been great.

 

[Cutiebolic]

No stress! Subbed and looking forward to watching you knock the cover off the ball

 

[obsessedwliftin]

It's not just about burn out or scaring away a newbie... It's about leaving yourself (and them) options for later. Carb cycling, increasing amounts/intensities of cardio, etc, are all great tools, but what do you do once you've maxed them out and the body fat is still higher than you want? Too many people wind up burning out their adrenal glands with stimulants and excessive cardio coupled with strict dieting. The trick is to take every small intervention as far as it will take you and THEN switch it up. Throwing the kitchen sink at someone is like using all your lifelines at once on the first question. It just isn't necessary and you'll never get to be a millionaire that way

Got that last part covered lmao! But great anology! However i will add that after cycling there are alot of options. You have IF, carb depletion, high carb low carb days and so on. But still a valid point as always. good luck bro. Let us know how it goes.

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[ashlfcowen]

Hello again friends. Weighed in today after 7 days of dieting, 5 days of intense weight lifting and 5 days of incline walking for 25 minutes up a steeeeeep hill. The results? 4lb of weight loss. Your thoughts? Are we happy?