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40 Days of Health and Fitness
Posted on 2/25/20 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 2/25/20 at 7:53 pm
I've been slacking on my diet lately. Been doing well during the week, but have been doing bad on the weekends. Like overly bad...luckily I've been continuing to go to the gym regularly.
So since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and lent begins, I'm going to use that to jump start a good fitness trend for myself.
Tonight I'm blowing it out with a few beers and a nice homemade meatball stew with corn and deviled eggs. At 4:30am tomorrow, shits gonna get real. Strict low carb, and 5 to 6 gym visits a week instead of the typical 4 to 5.
Who would like to join me? If anyone is interested, I can update daily or semi daily with any progress made depending on my schedule. If no one is interested, then please just wish me luck!
Here goes nothing!
So since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and lent begins, I'm going to use that to jump start a good fitness trend for myself.
Tonight I'm blowing it out with a few beers and a nice homemade meatball stew with corn and deviled eggs. At 4:30am tomorrow, shits gonna get real. Strict low carb, and 5 to 6 gym visits a week instead of the typical 4 to 5.
Who would like to join me? If anyone is interested, I can update daily or semi daily with any progress made depending on my schedule. If no one is interested, then please just wish me luck!
Here goes nothing!
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Posted on 2/25/20 at 8:28 pm to Homey the Clown
I’ve been looking at getting even more strict myself. Two a days x six days. Morning cardio and afternoon crossfit or weights.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 8:38 pm to TnMountaineer
Thats hardcore, bro.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 8:49 pm to Homey the Clown
I really, truly, want to be as in shape as I can for my age by June. I’m decent now. Not great but I know I can get there if I apply myself. I went from 225 last January down to 175 by June 19. With the strict diet and six days a week I’m back up to 196. Now I just want to cut a bit more of the looseness off and get ready for climbing season.
I’m 42. Time is running out for me to have the muscle definition that I want.
I’m 42. Time is running out for me to have the muscle definition that I want.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 8:55 pm to TnMountaineer
I aint far behind ya. I'll be 36 this year. I just need to rid myself of the love handles, and I'll be good. Never had a problem with a gut, but the love handles are back, and I need them gone.
Posted on 2/25/20 at 11:02 pm to Homey the Clown
75 Hard. Look it up. I’m on day 51. You won’t regret it
Posted on 2/25/20 at 11:05 pm to Homey the Clown
This is as good a reason as any! I'm in.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 4:45 am to Jcorye1
Heading to the gym in a few. Today's workout: Legs and biceps. Deadlifts, squats, hamstring curls, leg extensions. Various forms of bicep curls. Total carb goal: max of 25g.
ETA: Started with 5 sets of 7 traditional deadlifts with 225lbs. Followed with 5 sets of 6 traditional squats with 205lbs. Then 4 sets of 12 hamstring curls and 4 sets of 15 leg extensions. The hamstring curls and leg extensions were pretty light weight (even lighter than my squats
)
For biceps I did traditional dumbbell curls, hammer grip curls, concentration curls, and straight bar curls.
Got a good sweat going with the deadlifts and squats, and kept it up through the rest of the workout.
ETA: Started with 5 sets of 7 traditional deadlifts with 225lbs. Followed with 5 sets of 6 traditional squats with 205lbs. Then 4 sets of 12 hamstring curls and 4 sets of 15 leg extensions. The hamstring curls and leg extensions were pretty light weight (even lighter than my squats
) For biceps I did traditional dumbbell curls, hammer grip curls, concentration curls, and straight bar curls.
Got a good sweat going with the deadlifts and squats, and kept it up through the rest of the workout.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 6:56 am
Posted on 2/26/20 at 6:06 am to Homey the Clown
I put together a spreadsheet of several of those 30 day fitness challenges that I'm going to group together. I'm going to do a squat challenge and add calf raises to that for lower body.
Then some ab and upper body challenges. All body weight exercises. I guess I could just repeat day 30 through the full 40 day duration as I don't know if I'll be able to do much more than the reps on day 30 if I'm even able to accomplish that.
I'll evaluate progress after 30 days. If things are going well I'll continue, if not I'll get back to a gym and start doing more traditional weighted exercises.
Then some ab and upper body challenges. All body weight exercises. I guess I could just repeat day 30 through the full 40 day duration as I don't know if I'll be able to do much more than the reps on day 30 if I'm even able to accomplish that.
I'll evaluate progress after 30 days. If things are going well I'll continue, if not I'll get back to a gym and start doing more traditional weighted exercises.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 11:33 am to Homey the Clown
I’m interested in joining in. Went from 285->215 last January-may. Have held steady since then with some ongoing recomposition changes. Wouldn’t mind dropping another 15 or so before summer.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 7:42 pm to STLDawg
Day two tomorrow:
Chest
Incline dumbell press (70lbers 5 sets of 8)
Flat barbell bench press (205lbs 6 sets of 5)
Hammer press machine (flat and incline)
Upper cable flies and lower cable flies.
ETA: To add amount of weight and reps post workout.
Chest
Incline dumbell press (70lbers 5 sets of 8)
Flat barbell bench press (205lbs 6 sets of 5)
Hammer press machine (flat and incline)
Upper cable flies and lower cable flies.
ETA: To add amount of weight and reps post workout.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 6:38 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 10:42 pm to Homey the Clown
I’m on a whole body lifting kick. Did 3x5 incline barbell bench, lat pull downs, belt squats, mil press, and barbell curls.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 7:34 am to STLDawg
Day three:
Back
Chin ups
Bent over dumbbell rows
Wide grip lat pull downs
Close grip cable rows
Close grip lat pull downs
Bent over reverse grip barbell rows
Lat cable push backs
Back
Chin ups
Bent over dumbbell rows
Wide grip lat pull downs
Close grip cable rows
Close grip lat pull downs
Bent over reverse grip barbell rows
Lat cable push backs
Posted on 3/12/20 at 2:41 pm to STLDawg
Just an update, although most of you don't care obviously
Day 16. Have not cheated on the low carb diet yet. Still lifting weights 4 to 5 times weekly. No real changes noticeable; dropped about 6 pounds. I've typically started to notice a difference around 30 days in.
Will keep you updated.
Day 16. Have not cheated on the low carb diet yet. Still lifting weights 4 to 5 times weekly. No real changes noticeable; dropped about 6 pounds. I've typically started to notice a difference around 30 days in.
Will keep you updated.
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