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Funky's before/after & progress
funkybioped replied to funkybioped's topic in Before/After Photos & Progress Photos & Videos
Thanks for the positive comments everyone. From 205 (ish) lbs around January 2008, to 178 lbs, and 12% Body Fat around June 2008. The before pic was taken in June 2007 and the after in June 2008. Right now I am sitting at 183 lbs, and an unknown body fat % (no doubt its somewhat higher than 12%). I am setting a goal to be 185 with a body fat of around 12% or lower for the 1st of July. Don't know if that is an unreasonable goal but I am going to try. I'll post some progress pics here along the way. -
My Progress Pics. No Results!
funkybioped replied to pudha's topic in Before/After Photos & Progress Photos & Videos
I had some great losses bf wise last year following the advice of people on the forum. I found my basal metabolic rate and tried to honestly calculate my daily calorie needs. Went out of my way to reduce the amount of processed foods from my diet. I am a vegetarian too but I really gave it a good go to reduce the amount of animal products in my diet to 0. (I didn't succeed but I am pretty low and it still is a goal of mine.) I set 2 month goals with workout programs and then changed the goals up. And the big thing that I think helped was trying to everyday get my heart rate up for least 20 min. No matter what. Every day I tried. I didn't always succeed but I tried. Ride my bike to work hard on my off days, go over to the track to take a jog around the track on my off days, what ever. If I wasn't doing a resistance training day I would try to get something in for at least 20 min. I didn't get the kind of muscle mass gains I was hoping for but I certianly shed a nice amount of bf. Just my 2 cents. Whatever you do don't give up. When you come to a forum with passionate people you get passionate answers. -
Help with a new resistance program
funkybioped replied to funkybioped's topic in Bodybuilding/Strength Training
Thanks for the response guys. I like the idea of doing more with less which is what I seem to be getting from what your saying and the programs you are suggesting. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong. A problem for me is some of the exercises that you suggest are a bit awkward for me or I just don't do them cause I am worried about having proper form and getting injured. I am going to give them a try with just the bar and some real light weight but too be 100% honest I really feel like a dork when I can't do an exercise with a reasonable amount of weight for a guy my size and build. I know it's something I just have to get over but man it's pretty ego deflating. A question I have is about repetition of the same exercise in following workouts. I was to the understanding that it was better not to try to work the same muscle groups in following workouts. -
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Hey could anyone help me out with some resistance program advice. I can't afford a trainer so I have pulled this program from a combination of a book and a website. I have changed some of the exercises because some of the ones posted I just can't seem to do safely, or are just too awkward for me. I am just looking to change up what I was doing before and get a pretty good well balanced program. Day 1 1- bench press 2- db flys or pec deck 3- barbell overhead pull 4- cable crossover 5- dips 6- triceps cable pull down 7- french curl 8- roman chair leg lifts 9- decline sit ups with weight plate 10- oblique side bends Day 3 1- Seated row 2- Lat pulldown 3- one arm db row 4- chin up 5- barbell curls 6- hammer curls 7- forearm curls 8- rev forearm curls 9- back extension with weight plate Day 5 1- Overhead press 2- upright row 3- side delt raise 4- front delt raise 5- shrugs 6- squats 7- leg curls 8- leg extention 9- hip aductor machine 10- hip abductor machine 11- toe press 12- toe raises So if you have any advice as to wether I have forgotten muscle groups, placed excercises in a bad order, or I have a bit to much redundancy please let me know. Thanks
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Ok here is my surgery posts
funkybioped replied to zinzen's topic in Online Training Journals & Blogs
Oh man, I am feeling for you. Hope you feel better soon. I had an injury playin some competitive hockey when I was a kid, man did it suck waitin on it to heal. I feel your pain. Hope you feel better soon and the swelling, and pain drop away for you. Take care -
In need of serious motivation
funkybioped replied to hryan77's topic in Bodybuilding/Strength Training
I don't know if this will work for you but it did and does for me when I get in a funk and can't seem to motivate my ass off the couch. 1st keep a gym bag packed and ready by the front door. 2end give myself the 10 min rule. If I am just sitting there I force my ass out the door calling myself all sorts of names while I do it and say to myself well if I really want to come back after 10 min of an honest effort at the gym Ill come back. Some days when I have to do this to get there I spend the most time and have the best workouts. I can't really recall who or where I picked this little motivation tool up from but it works for me. Hope it helps for you. -
Vegan Joe's Progression
funkybioped replied to Vegan Joe's topic in Online Training Journals & Blogs
4 hours! Man that is hard core! Yep I gotta get my but movin. -
Ok here is my surgery posts
funkybioped replied to zinzen's topic in Online Training Journals & Blogs
Good luck dude, and all the best. -
Good job pushing yourself, and staying motivated. I really had a hard time getting myself going in the beginning too. Keep up the hard work and you'll meet your goals.
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Well it was a long summer, and I have to say I fell off the wagon pretty good with the "treats." Didn't get to the gym even close to enough. But all it took was a read back through the trusty Vegan Bodybuilding forum to provide the kick in the ass I needed to get back into the gym. I haven't set a new goal yet cause I don't really know what I want this time around, so I guess Ill set this as a first goal. Get back to an intake of 2500 cal a day. and get into the gym for resistance training 3 days a week, 2 days of cardio. I guess that is as good a goal as any when I don't really know what I want to try to accomplish yet. I think I would like to try to bulk up a bit but I am a bit nervous about taking in too many cal and having a return of the dreaded muffin top! Any way Ill see if I can get a 5 of 7 plan going consistently for September then Ill decide what my next goal is.
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seriously, i'm addicted to this protein smoothie!
funkybioped replied to thendanisays's topic in Vegan Recipes
I am going to give it a try, if only for the reason that i can't even remotely see how a potato smoothie could be good. But hey Ill giv'er a go. I don't know what Gemma powder is either, can it be left out, or you think there is a swap? -
Well I am in the 12th week of the "program" I set out on way back when. I finish out this week and check my progress against my before pics and maybe post them if they look ok. Here's my stats to date. Started out wearing a 36 waist pants, I think my actual waist measurement was like 35 or so. I weighed in at 205 lbs. I just had to go out and buy some shorts cause even with my belt they were beginning to look real silly. Waist 31! Weight 176! I have to say I am pretty happy. Can't believe I was worried, I feel great. I need to start thinking about my next goal. I would like to build up my chest a bit I think, got to figure out how to do that and still have a well rounded program.
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I have lost weight and leaned out. I can tell cause I look in the mirror and can see it. I like what I see, I think its almost where I want to be before I really try to put on some mass and some shape. I was 205 when I started and I am 176 now. I have been off track over the past few weeks lost some motivation to push past the busy stuff that happens in life. I was feeling real good though, knowing now that I can probably get to a "look" I might like. Then tonight a good friend I haven't seen for a while told me I am looking sick. I sit here a bit paranoid that I might not be looking as good as I thought. I know 31 pounds is a decent amount to loose but I am eating, I am assuming about 2300 cal to 3000 cal a day. Lots of veggies, more nuts and seeds, blah blah blah. In the past before stuff like that didn't bother me, I feel weird cause to be honest, its really riding me.