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"To unlock the key to "wanting" to eat healthy all the time so that I always can have abs to show off. Friends motivate me please.
(I'm a married guy only here to talk to/compliment others who love the sport I do.)"
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Sex:
Male
Age:
33
Location:
Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation:
Supervisor
Personal Website:
Gym:
Jazzy's Gym (Named after my prior Cat)
Gym Location:
Basement
When I Started:
Sep, 1988
How I Started:
Not a very good athlete so I had to find my nitch. Later I became bigger then them all!
Why I Love It:
I'm not one to just let my body go as I get older. I'm not perfect, I just try to maximize what I got with complete sacrifice.
How I Stay Motivated:
I'm not a quitter. I started this years ago and I like not looking sickly and fat. Tone is everything. Skinny just don't cut it. You got to be tone. Tone is everything. It makes us feel better about ourselves and helps us deal with the daily grind. Tone is Sexy! So is a rip which I hope to get someday.
BB Accomplishments:
365 Pound Max Bench Press
5th Place Muscie Mania
Forum Signature:
Last Updated: Aug 4, 2007 6:42pm
Progress Pictures
Sep 24, 2008
Nov 8, 2008
My goal was to have abs
Not quite there yet but I need to eat some peanut butter cups!! I will take a diet break while continuing to train to get over my desire to eat a few bad things. Going forward, I may allow myself one bad day a week. Not sure.
To unlock the key to "wanting" to eat healthy all the time so that I always can have abs to show off. Friends motivate me please.
(I'm a married guy only here to talk to/compliment others who love the sport I do.)
Goal (Long):
It's difficult to maintain a very tight diet with a stressful job. I have found food as a great way to destress each time my stress level peaks. I am a stress eater and even though I have gotten better at resisting, sometimes it is difficult. The first time I did this diet and lost 20 pounds, it was tough, but I was proud and maintained about 85% of the diet standards for a full year. If I can stay focused, in 4 weeks, I believe I can have abs!
Do you tell your friends and/or family about your fitness goals?
Yes
Why or why not?
I do in an attempt to motivate them. Also by doing this, I put my integrity on the line that I can and will achieve a goal.
- Updated Sep 29, 2008 4:27pm
What tips would you give to others to help them stay motivated over the long-term?
I've been working out for 20 years. I have kept a workout log and I didn't want gaps in it. This was a motivator. I also visit this site to see other people doing their thing. Women inspire me because I certainly don't have the genetics to be as big as the guys, I might as well try to catch up with the ladies. Guy pics don't inspire because I've looked and dreamed forever and I just could not get there. I do admit though, many of my years of training have been combined with a low protein diet. This is mainly because I know too much protein can harm my liver and working out to me was more for staying healthy and increasing athletic coordination (because I stink at sports) then risking killing myself with excess protein or roids. My train of though has changed a bit because my normal protein is honestly too low for this. I am now taking protein.I've been working out for 20 years. I have kept a workout log and I didn't want gaps in it. This was a motivator. I also visit this site to see other people doing their thing. Women inspire me bec...more
- Updated Sep 29, 2008 4:27pm
What bicep workout has worked best for you?
I really enjoy decending sets with dumbbell curls.
Let me start on the diet. I did do the tv dinner thing the first time I went through the plan. Not this last time though. I didn’t want the sodium so I did make changes. I will give you some examples below…
For chicken note that every weekend I make an entire bag of frozen...
Thanks..I think. lol! I never feel silly doing what I need to do in the gym. I do them as compounds with a 35 lb dumbbell after lunges on the Smith Machine. They're great for my quads.
Ah, I hear you! I actually said this to another member the other day- I think it's the first and last ten pounds that are the hardest to drop!! Plateaus are awful, but you've come this far, there's no way you'll stop here!
I'm also in a relationship and merely here for the fitness-chat :-)
The key to wanting to eat healthy is to suffer for three or four weeks! After that you won't crave the other stuff anymore and when you do try to eat it, it tastes awful...but those initial weeks suckkkkkk
LMAO. thanks. I don't have any bigger pics right now--but I'll post one eventually, haha..
Yeah I think he wrote a book. Not positive though. He's a phenomenal trainer.
Jessicaguest
Nov 9, 2008 11:47am
Hi, no i was not at the battle of the swords..i considered the show but maybe i'll do in 5-6months!
I think that's about the right heart rate..I have trouble going slower too. If you do 1 hour before breakfast, that'll work. Otherwise, do 20 minutes of interval cardio instead..1 min of full steam ahead followed by one min walking ..keep rotating that way to burn fat.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I am doing well with my progress both physically and mentally. It's still something that I deal with everyday and I do appreciate your support.
I think the keys are keeping your protein levels high when you are trying to burn fat....and doing moderate cardio first thing in the am to lose fat. You don't want to go past 60-75% of your max effort...if you do that, your body will burn muscle for fuel doing cardio.
