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Anthrax Invasion
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I'm guessing you lost a good deal of size and strength on it, huh?
Notice any positive benefits?
Notice any positive benefits?
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AEKDB
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Anthrax Invasion said:
I did lose a lot of fat and some strength. I was still able to bench 315 with ease. Having a solid weight lifting background made the bodyweight workouts easy once I got use to the higher reps and started to loose weight. The swimming was a nice change but I hate to run.
The best benefit was being able to eat anything I wanted and still lost weight.
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AEKDB said:I did lose a lot of fat and some strength. I was still able to bench 315 with ease. Having a solid weight lifting background made the bodyweight workouts easy once I got use to the higher reps and started to loose weight. The swimming was a nice change but I hate to run.
The best benefit was being able to eat anything I wanted and still lost weight.
Wow, I'm surprised you didn't lose much strength. How much were you able to bench beforehand? Was your power to weight ratio better?
How about size? You lost fat, but what about muscle?
I've always wanted to run that routine all the way through. I can't imagine that insane volume though. 6x25 pushups or something.
AEKDB
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Anthrax Invasion said:
I do not credit this program for anything. My room mate and I tried the routine to see if we could finish it. I did, he didn't.
That was so long ago. I remember that I could still do 315 since being able to lift 6 plates was a source of personal pride in college. I also remember that I was able to wear old pants for the first time in a few years although I was significantly stronger.
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You don't credit it for anything? What about your gut loss, fatty? 
Seriously though, I wasn't asking if you credit it for anything, just if you lost muscle mass. Yes, you lost fat, yes you maintained strength. I just figure a type of routine like that would eat up muscle quickly.
Seriously though, I wasn't asking if you credit it for anything, just if you lost muscle mass. Yes, you lost fat, yes you maintained strength. I just figure a type of routine like that would eat up muscle quickly.
AEKDB
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I'm sure I lost some muscle I just can't remember and do not have many pictures of that time. I benched 385 the end of my 5th year but I did this workout before that. If I had to guess I was probably at 350ish. Those years I ate a lot and slept a lot. I did the program and stopped after the last day. Continuing the program would have definitely sped up muscle loss.
Maybe Rocky would do a before and after squat and bench press for us?
Maybe Rocky would do a before and after squat and bench press for us?
rocky_road
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AEKDB said:
Soory, I'm not following the program thing, I am just working out like normally only emphasizing my upper body so that I can do pull-ups.
Update:: Today I went to the gym fresh, warmed up properly, and got started right away on my pull ups. I could do like 2 half-pull ups with my arms spread out slightly, and 3 half-pull ups with them closer on like a bicep-concentrating thingy (I used the bar for the first one, and like two little close-together rod things for the other....does that make sence?) Then, I worked on the assisted pull up machine starting with like 20 pounds and gradually adding more assistance and more reps.
Then, I did cardio. I'm really excited about my pull-ups improving! I'm not sure how often to practice my pull-ups, though...what do you think?
Right now these parts of my work outs, weekly, are set in stone:
Tuesdays I do aerobics with slight weight training, and then stability ball class with abs only (no weights)
This Wednesday, but most Thursdays, I don't work out due to SAT class which is usually on Thursday but this week Wed.
Saturday: Stability ball class with weight work
Does anyone have suggestions to help me fill in the open spots? I'm not regular with the other days, my workouts are all-over the place, because I have found it impossible to make my own schedule. Or, should I keep my workouts random like they are, because adaptation is our enemy?
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