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Weight Lifting vs Diet
Lord of the Dance:
I'm a well-fed lad who has traditionally been somewhat overweight for my short height (5'-6" @ 210 pounds). But I like food and even after cutting out the garbage, there's still a lot of 'unhealthy' stuff that I'm not giving up (red meat, for example). So instead of dieting to lose fat, I'm ignoring the fat and building muscle.
I've been hitting the gym three days a week since January and at this point it's clear that my body fat is decreasing as my muscles grow. I have a ways to go yet, but progress is progress nonetheless.
I'm benching 200 pounds, squatting 275 pounds and I'm up to over 500 pounds on the leg press. New gains are obviously much slower than the initial gains I was making back in the spring, jumping 25 pounds at a time. But I'm going to keep at it, adding a few pounds each week. (never mind my face in the pic, I was 'under load' :laugh:)
Working out is not the tough part - keeping a disciplined gym schedule is the tough part (at least for me).
Markje:
Good going man!
I hit the gym 2ce a week, but not been able to remove my fat old-man belly. Although I am mildly chubby in the belly area, I don't care, but its a cancer-risk so I still try to remove it.
andrewfi:
Good for you, but as 'they' say fat loss comes from what goes in our mouths.
A friend of mine has been trying to lose weight while also building muscle. Weight loss isn't happening but his shape is changing a bit. But doing enough exercise to burn serious excess fat is a challenge beyond most people.
Manny:
I've just signed back up to the gym and started going again, maybe 2-3 times a week.
I know from past experience, I get fitter but seldom lose any actual weight. Why I will be going the route of the stuff Andrew is on as well - that is, if I can ever find any in the UK.
Markje:
--- Quote from: Manny on August 11, 2023, 05:27:31 AM ---I've just signed back up to the gym and started going again, maybe 2-3 times a week.
I know from past experience, I get fitter but seldom lose any actual weight. Why I will be going the route of the stuff Andrew is on as well - that is, if I can ever find any in the UK.
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Same here. I am in pretty good overall shape, but that stomach aint getting smaller unfortunately.
I really have to see if I can get Lena to cook less delicious stuff.
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