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Zooby is going to get fit

By Zooby69 on 10/03/2011
Decided I need to stop sitting on my butt all day when i’m not at work and excercise.

My routine will be a simple one day cardio one day full body workout constantly, no breaks.

Starting weight: 104.2kgs

This is just so I can keep track.

Tips and advise would be nice wub.gif

Day 1

Went smooth after my full body workout, a few pains.

Now here comes the running for today



Day 2

Went for a run in the rain. Ran about 50% of it, switching between sprints and jogging. Got wrecked towards the end so I walked for about 1km and finished off on a slow jog. Got home and could only manage one set of 20 sit ups neko2.gif.

Day 3

Weight workout

Upped my weights even though its too soon, going for muscle mass first not muscle definition.

Already getting used to the idea of exercising daily for 30-90 minutes. Hoping to increase my workout time from 30 minutes (my goal at the moment) to 90 minutes within a week or two.

G T L.


day code Day 3

By Wayshow on 10/03/2011
104 kgs???!??!!??!!!!!????
O_o that's kinda heavy lol.... How tall are u
Don't get lazy if you feel sore.... Don't make stupid excuses as to why you shouldn't exercise.... And have fun torturing yourself hash.png
haha jk gl biggrin.gif

By Zooby69 on 10/03/2011
Yeah 104kgs is quite heavy. Im 186 cm - so like 6"1. My BMI is 30.1 so technically I am obese. After taking off footy and binge snacking I packed it on.

No excuses this time. I just went for a run in the rain and i'll do it again biggrin.gif

By Garrett on 10/03/2011
come to california and run with me :>
we have fun running in rain, and our weather isnt cold!

gl in all goals, and just because im younger than u doesnt mean i cant help you out with getting fit.

By Zooby69 on 10/03/2011
I'm only 18. There are 6 year olds who are fitter than me, any tips on how to keep motivated and maintaining the workout or anything is much appreciated.

By WizardOfGod on 10/03/2011
Zooby you wan me to give you my workouts? I worked out 6-7 days a week based off of mma and hockey ital kick you in the ass real quick.

By Garrett on 10/03/2011
if anything, stay on dirt trails because your knees will appreciate it a lot. Run more and more as you go, i started at 2miles for the first week, then at the end of the week i had a long run, which would be (normal amount) +2. every week you want to have atleast one day off, and one day that u run more than normal. once per week at least, you should raise your mileage. Avoid injury by icing sore muscles.

By Wayshow on 10/03/2011
Remember to eat healthy as well biggrin.gif
Doing tons of workout then going out to eat a mega whopper doesnt really help lol hash.png
protein shakes are good :]

By Bambaleo on 10/03/2011
best movitvation for now would be a friend to do it with...the beginning is always the hardest part. Later on it will become a routine, the changes you can actually see will be enough of a motivation to keep going.

if you need any advice just pm me.

By Flame Reece on 10/03/2011
Wow your weight and height are very similar to mine neko2.gif I'm about to start the same thing as well, been travelling between mackay and townsville alot, but that's about to stop after my GF drops some japanese exchanges off this weekend and i get a proper routine going on. There's nothing worse then feeling your muscles fade away.

By rachellove9 on 10/03/2011
My first tip is to be careful of going full force into exercise as a method to lose weight. When you start burning more calories you will binge if you don't have control of your frustrations.

Just remember every time you turn to food to fulfill your frustration and build up your ego, that all has calories. So even if you eat when no one is around the excess poundage is there for the world to see.

Overeat 3k calories then you gain a pound. If you have any idea of what it takes to exercise off 3k calories you simply won't want them cause it's not worth the hassle of getting them off.

I ate 9k calories extra in cookies at Christmas and gained 3 lbs. I'm still struggling with it a bit. I take them off then they want to creep back on me. ATM I'm like 1 lb still up so I'm working at it still. But I watch myself very closely.

Second tip is keep a menu and exercise log. It helps to know where you are at during your days and you can look back and see what gave you a successful week.


Good Luck and it's hard work to be fit.

Rachy

By Jayson on 10/03/2011
QUOTE: Bambaleo @ March 10, 2011 04:53 pm)
best movitvation for now would be a friend to do it with

no Zooby. Don't even ask me bro

By Zooby69 on 10/03/2011
QUOTE: Jayson @ March 10, 2011 06:58 am)
QUOTE: Bambaleo March 10, 2011 04:53 pm
best movitvation for now would be a friend to do it with

no Zooby. Don't even ask me bro

he said friend bro.

By ZurvivorMan on 10/03/2011
The tought of getting 6-pack and looking good is keeping me motivated.
If you need help with food i use this

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jyyP6yS7ZzA/TK1Z...600/dietasi.JPG

Keeps me in good health and have a lot of energy when I'm training with weights.

By Zooby69 on 11/03/2011
QUOTE: ZurvivorMan @ March 10, 2011 09:43 am)
The tought of getting 6-pack and looking good is keeping me motivated.
If you need help with food i use this

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jyyP6yS7ZzA/TK1Z...600/dietasi.JPG

Keeps me in good health and have a lot of energy when I'm training with weights.

Thanks a lot man, I was looking for a diet but I couldn't find one. I think I might cut that down a bit as i'm not doing complete weights but a lot of cardio.

By Reticked on 11/03/2011
Yeah if you need anything specific, feel free to ask - I work out nearly every day now and also started swimming in addition to running; planning to do a road race and a triathlon this summer (and fast)

By George on 11/03/2011
Good job Zooby, proud of you.

I don't know if you know this but after Christmas last year, so February 2010, my mum and I went on a mission to lose weight.

I lost a total of 3 stone, so thats 35 lb and aprox 16 kg, in about.... 3 months ish.
The first week I lost 6 lb, but after that it got slower.

I didn't find it hard at all, maybe because I was overweight...

Anyway, the way we did it, my mum and I, was by calorie-counting, yup I didn't do any extra exercise, mainly because it was nearing exam time and i had very little extra time.
But still, we just counted calories, ate low cal lunches and stuff and it came off relatively quickly and we both continued because we were doing it together, so we had that motivation.

Also, as Rachel said, when you put on some after you have lost it, it really is very much more difficult to get off.
I am still over the weight I was before Christmas, and we're now in march, so yeah it's difficult neko2.gif

Good luck Josh, wub.gif


By Wayshow on 13/03/2011
UPDATE! IM ACTUALLY TRACKING THIS!! <3

By Vulcan Sin on 13/03/2011
Hmm i blame WG.
I joined WG at 9stone
I am now 12 stone lol.

And im only 5ft 10 sad.gif

I have a belly slowly developing now. :/

I need to do a zooby now.

By demomc on 13/03/2011
Good on you for going and doing something about it, im a sporty person and you need the mentality to lose to pounds.

Remember no pain, no gain. It true, you gotta push the limits if you wana make it to any sort of target otherwise the target was too easy

Gud luck bro biggrin.gif

Small edit: if you already have the weight and you are looking to lose dont even think about eating protein shakes and eggs and all that, all that does is form muscle which in turn will create more fat as you already have too much fat on your body, if you know what i mean

By Vulcan Sin on 13/03/2011
my problem was from playing 6 sports a week, to playing 1 sport tongue.gif

By Chaddaman124 on 17/03/2011
Ooh nice. I can give a couple of tips, if you want. I built a mini gym in my home that has got the works, everything from treadmill to bench press to pull up bars etc. Been going hard for about a year and a half.

My routine is

Monday: Shoulders/Chest (Pecks)
Tuesday: Abs
Wensday: 1 hour of cardio (treadmill)
Thursday: Arms (Biceps)
Friday: Mixed Workouts. I'll do 3 sets of 10 differnt excersises targeting 6 diff. muscle groups.

Saturday and Sunday are also cardio days.

After every workout (that isn't a cardio day) I jump on the treadmill for 20 minutes to finish up. Then I go for a nice protein load. Tons of people prefer protein shakes but I like getting it the natural way. I usual have 2 chicken breasts which pack 30G of protein, EACH. Chicken is realllly good because it's lean meat. Low fat, low calories, tons of protein.

I wish you best of luck dude. It took me about a month to start seeing results and after 6 to 7 months I had a nice 6 pack and muscle defention had improved greatly.

By Jayson on 17/03/2011
He hasn't done shit past 2 days. Day 3 was a lie.

By rachellove9 on 17/03/2011
Zooby, you can do this. Get back on track and don't look back. Keep saying that to yourself. Look in the mirror and tell yourself you are looking better every time you lose. Every time you gain remind yourself that you don't want to gain it back.

By Zooby69 on 18/03/2011
QUOTE: Jayson @ March 17, 2011 07:49 am)
He hasn't done shit past 2 days. Day 3 was a lie.

Nah it wasn't. Haven't done shit since though :|. Starting again tomorrow lolz. Fuckin' women.

By rachellove9 on 18/03/2011
Today is your "new day"!!!! Get going and come on and post to tell us what you did. We want to hold you accountable so you can be successful. Good luck Josh.

By Sonixpber on 18/03/2011
I tried the same thing last year, starting at 200 pounds (91 kg) and height 5'8". The initial 30 pounds went in 3 months, I was very satisfied and thought it went well. Another 10 or so pounds dropped in another 2 months (leaving me at 160, normal weight for my height/age I guess). At this point there was still a little fat around my abs chest and legs, and I finally hit a plateau, one that I think I'm still stuck at, 13 months after I started working out.

Combined with lifting weights and protein shakes nd stuff I'm now at 165 pounds about 13 months later. I know it has to be a good portion of muscle for the length of time I've been lifting, but I can't get rid of the stubborn fat that still hangs around! Don't get me wrong I feel great, much better than I did before, but this is frustrating because I've worked so hard towards a 6 pack, any skinny fuck who did the same thing as me would be looking ripped by now sad.gif

If you decide to take a day off of working out, be cautious to workout the following day! Two days off is never a good thing for either of the following reasons:

1) If you're struggling with working out, you might get comfortable taking days off until it snowballs. Eventually you'll stop working out altogether. Happened to me a few times
2) If you do end up working out on day 3, chances are you won't be able to push yourself to your full potential. I'm no expert but to me it feels like my body just isn't used to working out if I take a 2 day break.


But anyways, good luck and don't get discouraged. Its easy to get bored with it, or frustrated because your results aren't coming as quickly as you liked. But in my experience, it is extremely easy to drop a lot of fat very quickly, its just the plateau that gets to me.

By Tnuac on 11/04/2011
Hey zooby, I've been hitting the gym loads over the easter hols so figured I'd see how you were doing a month on. You kept up the routine? hash.png

A lot of weight loss is in the diet. There's loads of great ideas all over the internet. Best simple bet it to stick to natural foods, and don't have too much starchy stuff

By Nufciv on 27/04/2011
Eh mate its not that difficult shedding the pounds mate, but consistency is important.

1. Eat a balanced diet, No binging nor dieting, you do not want to go there.

2. 5km jogs 3 times a week, as well as some static exercises after the jog, you'll be on a runners high and wont even feel the extra work.

3. NO EATING MEALS/FOOD 4 hours before you sleep that means dunt munch on em bags of crisps whilst at the computer.!!!! << thats a killer, trust me i know.

4. CUT OUT SUGARY DRINKS thats half the battle won there if you have to, diet coke works wonders


--------Simple guide, do not attempt anything too difficult-----------------------

- certified basic exercise ourse, Personal Fitness Trainer course instructor



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