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Going back to SuperPump after starting to not get much out of 1.m.r anymore. With finals and other stuff the past few weeks I haven't been able to hit the gym that much, but now that I'm free for summer going to get back into it. Taking a couple weeks to get back into the swing of things, then shopping around for a new workout after that.

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Took my PT Test today.

70 push ups in 1 minute
60 sit ups in 1 minute
35.5 inch waist
190lbs
1.5 miles in 13:03 minutes
The run was slower than last time I took the test but everything else was better. I'm pretty proud of maxing out push ups and sit ups.

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I have officially "hit the wall" with my weight loss - been hovering around 192 for a couple of weeks now. To be expected, I reckon, what with adding the lifting. Still getting leaner, but I guess I'm adding muscle, off-setting the fat loss. It's all good, tho. Had to go and actually buy some smaller clothes today.

45 minutes of cycling at the crack of dawn with the wife this morning. 40 minute walk after dinner last night.

Planning on punishing my legs some tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and thank you from the bottom of my heart to all who have served!

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Yup...at this point, the mirror will be a better indicator than the scale. :tu

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Very true, Tom. Don't let the plateau discourage you. Happens to everyone. Just keep on keepin' on!

Golf this morning, cookout afterwards, then arms for me today. I need a change-up for the biceps. I can't seem to get them sore any more with my standard straight bar curls, dumbell curls, and ez bar curls. Might throw in a couple brutal drop sets at the end...

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Good for the both of you to get out on the road that early! Some famous cycling coaches advocate riding with no food 1st thing in the morning and waiting 30 minutes after returning before eating.

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hang cleans 10 sets of 10 of 135
treadmill 10mph 10% incline 9 sets of 15sec
jiu jitsu for like 2 hours after work

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I found a brutal bicep workout the other day online. My arms were sore for 3 days after. I'll send you over the workout.

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229 this morning. :) - may adjust my goal to 220 from 225.

Still pushing floor - up to 250 pushups a day. 7 months of this has been a good daily addiction that doesnt take much time to do.

Morning
100 - 10 breaths
50

Evening
100

Been riding the airdyne ever other day for 11 miles @ 4 which kicks my butt but seems to burn the chubby pretty well.

Re-Started some 12 lb hand weights (no laughing muscle heads) sets of 50 curls overheads etc a few weeks ago.

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Be careful about burning your chubby, Dave. ;)

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Its months early for the "turkeys" to be out. :D

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Gobble gobble. :r

Glad the working out and weight loss is still going strong, Dave. I think I may have been usurped as the Head Bouncer at the SHVII. :)

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There is a major difference between "elderly and fit" and "freaking scary". I think your job is secure. ;)

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I am not an animal!!! :r :r

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:sw

Thought it was my job? :D

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Jim and Tom together are trouble.

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Meet me in Orlando, we have a job to finish. :r

Who, us? :r

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Got a great chest and shoulder workout in today. I was just really in the zone and hit extra sets and reps on most of my exercises.

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226 this morning. (From 260)

Been hitting it hard on the airdyne and keeping with the 250 push-ups a day. Been doing crunches for the abs a bit over the past month... notice a difference.

11 pounds to go.

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Keep it up Dave! I'm definitely rooting for you :wo :ze

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Just awesome, Dave! :tu

My lifting has been going great (knock on wood)....healthy, no real shoulder or elbow issues, everything is positive. Ohj, please let it last a while longer.... :)

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How do you break the push up sets? 10x25? That's a lot push up's with strict form for one day. Good for you!

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It took a few months to be able to get to 100 consecutively.

Now I'm doing:
AM - 100 ten deep breaths then 50.
PM - 100 at night.

Not so sure how strict the form is ... try to do them pretty full, bounce the chest on the floor every few.

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Had my first two off days in a row this year over the weekend thanks to a busy golf schedule. Golfing in the heat is dropping some pounds off and I'm actually enjoying doing it! Hmm, maybe even more golf is needed. :)

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This morning thing is working out quite nicely... get to the gym around 6am and feel great for the rest of the day. Now, if I could only to bed at a normal-ish time.

BTW, squatted 245x8 on Tuesday... I think it's time to try for my goal of double my body weight for one next week (285). I'm finally getting back to where I was upper body lifting-wise before the cruise, cold and job change which made me take a month or so off... I lose it very quick, it seems...

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A "real push up" comes from Yoga. The asana is called Chaturanga, which I think means plank in Sanskrit.

Strict push up's should really work most of the body. Many do not have the body straight as a plank with their arms totally aligned. In strict form, they are not meant to crank out 100 or speed sets. 5 seconds per push up sounds about right.

Now that obviously have the great base, you can go towards perfection and form. You'd end up dialing it back to 25-35 Chaturanga's as I think that would equal 100 "American" push up's.

Here's a couple of links. I know you'll immediately feel a huge difference in pump for your chest, arms, and core, especially the core. It's a natural progression to end up here.

http://www.myyogaonline.com/about-yo...a-so-difficult

http://www.yogabear.org/video/chaturangapush-up

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Most excellent, thank you! Remember I'm just trying to lose weight and live longer to enjoy my grandchildren, not be a beach adonis. :D

224.0 this morning so I'm past the orignal goal of 225. Going to work to 215 and see how I feel. Figure it will take 2-4 weeks to get and stabilize there.

It's the extreme cardio and calorie reduction that is helping now. First 20 lbs were much easier than the last 16. Been trying about 1000 calories a day on the diet and taking a one a day vitamin. It's not sustainable so figure it will take longer for the last 10 lbs.

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Great job, Dave!

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Another year and it will be Dave fighting the bouncers. :)

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If it weren't for him stepping in, it woulda been a brawl! :r

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Yup....Friday night in jail for Jim and I. :eek:

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I was doing a drop set today on the leg press and after my one ear popped as if I changed altitudes. Anyone have that happen to them before? Really weird, went away after half a minute but kinda freaked me out.

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I have, Christos, it's similar to what happens upon a voluminous forced exhalation, and I have never had any follow up problems.

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Rows are strong.....pyramided up to 6 plates and a 25 on T-bar, then Bent Over rows to 315, DB rows with the 125s, and finished with some pull ups. Back is devastated, in a good way.

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I figured it had to do with how much I was exerting myself. What is voluminous forced exhalation?

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When something forces you to exhale beyond normal...a sneeze is an example, but not what I would compare to what happens in the gym to.

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Farkin' a, man! Developed some very noticeable pain in my right shoulder Thurs afternoon. It was still there Fri morning so I went to see the doc. Frickin' bicep tendinitis! No "pushin" for 2 weeks, she says. And just when I was making some real progress. Guess my back and legs are gonna get punished for awhile.

PS - picked up a Power Rack off a ebay Sunday. It arrived Thurs and is put together and waitin for some proper squats this week!

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6 plates on a t-bar row? That's impressive. I don't go beyond 2 plates with sets of 15. I usually go into them immediately after pull up's with no rest. I usually just stay with 90 lbs and go till exhaustion on the t-bar.

T-bar is overlooked back exercise and one of the best in my opinion; works well and is safe.

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I agree, Moses, I have used the T-Bar as one of my staples for back as far back as I can remember.

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Ok, so it's been a while since I've been to the gym. New baby will do that to you. I've started getting my sleep back in order and need to get started back on a regular schedule. I've basically been completely off lifting for 2.5 months, and the month before that was sporadic at best. Any advice for starting back in? I'm torn between easing back in with a light then medium week before hitting heavy and just going for the gusto straight off.

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Starting the week at 225 this morning. It's the lightest I've been on a Monday. Weekend food splurges feel good at the time. :)

Same Sunday-Thursday routine but added some leg lifts to get some lower ab work last few days. Tummy hurts this morning. :r

Me posting in this thread is like the "new guys" posting about their love of Gurkhas in the general forum. ;s

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We're glad to have you here, Dave, and your continued progress rocks!

Tore it up on shoulders and traps today....think I need a day off tomorrow. :r

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You gotta start somewhere, right :tu

Shoulders and chest for me today.. I'm getting stronger just hoping that relates to some size gains. I've always judged it by the size shirt I wear. Hoping to get into all XL's by winter time :)

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Holy **** did I tweak my neck. Ouch! :td

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Careful with that, Dan...yuo could end up like Frankenhog. ;)

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221 this morning. Slow, slow, slow but progress.

End of the week going to get some 38 pants. Started at 42, then 40 now... :)

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Slow and steady wins the race, Dave. :tu

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I need to get myself back into shape.
Last night was supposed to be the first night of my new routine, but I went home with a bad headache. Somehow I still managed to have couple beers and a cigar though.
I will start the workout tonight, unless...



Side note: Dan (DBall), I see you are a BR fan based off the Suffer Avatar.
I am a huge Bad Religion fan, have been for many years.

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Milestone. Finally got below 220 ..... 219.8 tonight. :D

4.8 lbs to go then need to figure out how to stay there and have a normal life.

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Not uncommon to level out a little bit above the target goal, but nothing wrong with that, talking about a few lbs. Awesome job on the achievement though, Dave :tu