Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way

Status
Not open for further replies.
Hi there MrVee!

Glad to see you have made even more progress, well done! Over the past several months I decided to invest some time and money in some counseling as well. So far I think it is helping, although in the beginning I was amazingly uncomfortable.

Hope you are able to find a solution that meets your needs!
 
Sounds like a great workout!
 
Alright, 167.5 this morning. 15.3% on the monitor. Got a cardio workout in. 25 minutes of what I call HIIT basketball. And then 25 minutes on the treadmill for light pace at 3.5 MPH and 6% incline (trying to keep my HR rate between 125-130). They nerfed the treadmill at the gym so now it no longer goes up to 14 MPH. So if I want to do my treadmill sprint workouts, I have to use the ones here at my complex.

Might be going to the Diamondbacks baseball game tonight. Still waiting to hear back. Have been on point on the diet and exercise all week and will continue to be.
 
Hope you go to the baseball game Vee. I must say that I think you look very vulnerable in your avatar/profile pic, without a shirt on. The mum in me wants to cover you up, especially because it's cold here! Take care Vee, xo Cate
 
I wasn't prepared for your new profile pic. I was quickly scanning the profile pics to find your post and totally skipped over it!
Sounds like a great cardio workout! Sorry they messed with the gym treadmill!
 
Wow mate, you've done really, really well! To put things into perspective, I'm here to lose weight because I'm obese (BMI 33.something), and you've lost nearly an entire one of me!

That, friend, is great going whichever way you slice it.

You're inspirational.
 
Thanks Hobbio. I fixed my avatar for you, Cate. :D

168 this morning, but a 14.7% on the monitor and a waist down at 29.3.

Today was "pull" day on the workout front and I seemed to do really well. The lat pulldown continues to vex me though as:

1. It's very hard to do.
2. There's no clear way to determine a "rep."
3. It tends to hurt my right bicep. Not "stress" but "hurt."
4. There's no good replacement exercise for it.

Seems to do the job on my lats though as they feel quite worked.
 
Pain in your biceps during lat pulldown might indicate you´re not fixating your shoulder blades properly, which in turn could have to do with an overly extended spinal column. I think I need to start reading a page of your diary every day to keep my motivation up.
 
So LaMa, if your diagnosis is correct, what is the fix. Don't lean back so much? Lean back more? Narrower grip? Or is there some sort of posture thing that's gone wrong?

It is very specifically _just_ the right bicep. Left is fine. And my right bicep is fine otherwise (like doing curls and the like).
 
Mrvee, Without more info it is a little hard to work through the problem.

What grip are you using (underhand, overhand, narrow, wide)
behind neck or to the chest

video would help
 
I agree with Trusylver that video would help, shoulder blades not being where they should be is just the most common error (that might lead to pain elsewhere) as far as I know and something many people won´t notice being asymmetrical. Try sliding your scapulae as far down and toward the spine as you can without raising your chest higher than you normally would. Of course if there´s someone you consider competent at the gym the easiest thing is to ask them to check your form or even make a video so you can look for yourself.
 
are your elbows at roughly 90 degrees when at shoulder level ? ie forearms in a vertical position or are the angled slightly out/in ? are your elbows pointing down or are they gliding forward ?
 
I'm trying to bring them straight down to my sides (IE pointing down), but I suppose it's possible when I'm straining to pull heavier weight that they veer forward.
 
167.5 this morning. 13.8% on the BF% monitor. Which is my very first reading under 14%. Probably a fluke, but I'll take it.

Baseball game tonight (the one from the other night fell through).
 
Awesome job getting under 14% on the monitor!
I sometimes getting weird tinge in my calf muscle doing squats, as if the muscle gets caught, kinda like a nerve getting caught. It's annoying and forces me to change form a bit. If I was using a really heavy weight I'm not sure what I would do if I were to get it! Stupid working out. I'm also having pain in my right elbow during the bench presses as they get heavier!
 
Oh dear! All this technical percents and whatnots are making me feel really inadequate:confused: My goal was to stay on my exercise bike without falling off.
 
Polly said:
Oh dear! All this technical percents and whatnots are making me feel really inadequate:confused: My goal was to stay on my exercise bike without falling off.
Click to expand...
Did you succeed?

167 this morning. 14.6% on the monitor. Took today off on the workout, so that means tomorrow will be legs day.

Been fine on the calories this weekend, but have kinda eaten like a jerk: lots of protein bars in lieu of regular meals. Have to stop that. Won't hurt my weight, but generally isn't good for me.

Going to visit the parents tomorrow. Won't see them for a while after that as they're taking a three week trip up North.

Saw some folks I hadn't seen a long time at the game last night. And they did not recognize me. It never gets old.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top