So weight loss for me is pretty important right now, as I'm finally getting in shape and working out.
Since August, I have lost over 15kg and have just started replacing the lost fat with muscle.
My biggest gain was probably those 15kg prior to losing it. It was most likely due to the lack of excersise and fast food.
What are your biggest losses or gains?
Weight Loss / Gain. Your biggest amount!
I went from 250 lbs, down to 200 lbs last year, and have now gone back up to 260 pounds. But I recently started my diet and exercise plan again, and will stick with it much longer. And i should get back down to 195-190 lbs by the end of next year.
Diets suck, but being fat sucks more.
" About two years ago, over a period of 10 months I went from 126 kg to 73 kg. "holy shit, dude!
Can I ask how tall you are? 75kg is my target weight (based on my height) before I really start building muscle.
Well I'm naturally about 170 and around 6'0", I put on 15 pounds of muscle with the help of weight gainer and my father helping me with lifting weights but since moving out for school I have lost every single pound of that.
I need to get back to lifting weights, school and Muay Thai takes up most of my time.
Gained about 20 pounds, some muscle, some fat, didnt go the way I liked so I started dieting and doing more cardio along with cardio weight training and lost 30 pounds. Still working on chiseling up. As for dieting, just gave up the fatty stuff like fast food and no more red meat. The protein to fat ratio is too high most of the time. Poultry and fish are the biggest part of my meal. Try to stay away from pasta.
Do you take any protein supplements? I'm currently taking Whey Protein Isolate in shakes (water only).
" Between July and August I was able to pack on 10 pounds (about 7 pounds muscle and 3 pounds fat). I've lost the extra fat that I put on, so a solid 6-7 pounds of muscle in 2 months is pretty retarded. "I don't wanna call BS or anything, but from what I've been researching it's hard to put on 5lbs a year, let alone 7lbs in 2 months! Did you do a body fat % test or something because I want to know your secret if you really did that haha.
Over the course of this year I've lost about 17 kg, but I still need to lose at least 5 more to get to my target weight range.
" @RsistncE said:I know, that's exactly why I said it was retarded. Typically the most the average male could put on is about 5kg of muscle a year. However, there are exceptions, bodybuilders for one are an example. I think it's because my body tends to cut down on any stored fat throughout the winter and I lose weight between September and April. In the summer is when I find that I can pack on the pounds pretty easily, I just do super heavy lifting and jack up my calories by about 1500 calories and I typically gain weight. The reason that I'm confident that it was around 70% muscle was because my lifts actually improved pretty significantly:" Between July and August I was able to pack on 10 pounds (about 7 pounds muscle and 3 pounds fat). I've lost the extra fat that I put on, so a solid 6-7 pounds of muscle in 2 months is pretty retarded. "I don't wanna call BS or anything, but from what I've been researching it's hard to put on 5lbs a year, let alone 7lbs in 2 months! Did you do a body fat % test or something because I want to know your secret if you really did that haha. "
Bench Press 145 ---> 165
Squat 195 ----> 245
Deadlift 175 ---> 190
Military Press 85 ---> 110
Barbell Row 95 --->135
All measurements are in lbs times 6 reps, so those aren't my max lifts, just what I was doing times 6 reps per set. And yeah, I know, my squat is way out of whack compared to the rest of my lifts haha. Btw I weighed 147 in the Summer and weigh about 143 right now.
" @gla55jAw said:That's awesome. It is crazy when you really set your mind to it and lift consistently what you can change with your body. Since the beginning of September I've taken it all very seriously. I don't know how much muscle I've gained but my chest and arms have never been so big. I've never really been able to do more than 100lbs on the bench press and now I do 8 reps of 120 like nothing and I'm getting ready to add more.As for squat, your legs are your strongest muscle so you can always do more. It just sucks that I'm limited to working out in my basement. All I have is a bench, free weights and a treadmill so I can really only squat as much as I can lift over my head onto my shoulders from the ground. But I make due." @RsistncE said:I know, that's exactly why I said it was retarded. Typically the most the average male could put on is about 5kg of muscle a year. However, there are exceptions, bodybuilders for one are an example. I think it's because my body tends to cut down on any stored fat throughout the winter and I lose weight between September and April. In the summer is when I find that I can pack on the pounds pretty easily, I just do super heavy lifting and jack up my calories by about 1500 calories and I typically gain weight. The reason that I'm confident that it was around 70% muscle was because my lifts actually improved pretty significantly: Bench Press 145 ---> 165 Squat 195 ----> 245 Deadlift 175 ---> 190 Military Press 85 ---> 110 Barbell Row 95 --->135 All measurements are in lbs times 6 reps, so those aren't my max lifts, just what I was doing times 6 reps per set. And yeah, I know, my squat is way out of whack compared to the rest of my lifts haha. Btw I weighed 147 in the Summer and weigh about 143 right now. "" Between July and August I was able to pack on 10 pounds (about 7 pounds muscle and 3 pounds fat). I've lost the extra fat that I put on, so a solid 6-7 pounds of muscle in 2 months is pretty retarded. "I don't wanna call BS or anything, but from what I've been researching it's hard to put on 5lbs a year, let alone 7lbs in 2 months! Did you do a body fat % test or something because I want to know your secret if you really did that haha. "
I don't gain weight, I have to eat as much as possible at every given opportunity just to maintain weight, which sucks as i'm a bit underweight
" @sodiumCyclops: I used to do the whey protein powder in water as well, it is pretty effective. But I stopped since that stuff just gave me too many digestive problems. I just go with protein bars now. The Powerbar Protein Plus bar is pretty good and high in protein (as much as powder 23g) but the powder is more cost effective. "Interesting. What kind of protein is in the bars? I specifically chose WPI as it's not really made for bulking, but more for leaning everything out. Do the bars make you gain weight like crazy?
@sodiumCyclops:
Thanks. :)
I don't how much of a problem you've had with your weight, but everyone reading that struggles with this take some advice from me. I've had a revelation that to me was the key. You cannot, I mean, CANNOT, look at it as "going on a diet". When you look at it as "going on a diet" you will always come off the diet. Years ago when I went on a diet there would be a day when maybe I ran out of food to prepare at home and I was in a hurry to go to work and I had to eat something. I would go eat some fast food, and I would switch to "not dieting" mode and I would go crazy for the rest of the day. All of my later meals would be pig-out sessions, and I'd think to myself "I'll just pick it up tommorrow". This will always end in failure.
You have to look at it as a fundamental lifestyle change. I have just done a few basic things:
1. Limit or completely remove soft drinks. That suger will kill you. Now I only occasional drink soda. Most of the time it's water or unsweet tea.
2. Throw out all the junk food. No fast food whatsoever.
3. Reduce saturated fat.
4. Reduce the calories to a more reasonable level.
As an example. Before I would've eaten the biggest sandwhich I could get with three different meats and extra cheese along with a whole bag of chips and a huge soda. Now I just get half a turkey sandwhich. I'll even get chips sometimes. I'll just eat a few of them. I will literally count out 7 or 8 chips and just eat those. If I ever get a soda I'll get the small cup and fill it all the way up with ice before adding the drink.
Once you begin eating less, eating less will become normal and the idea of gorging yourself will be repulsive. You can eat a lot of the same foods. I still get pizza once a week, but instead of eating a whole medium pizza with peperoni and extra cheese, I get all vegetables and only eat 2 slices. When you develop this way of eating as a habit. It just becomes "the way you eat". It is the way you now live, not some kind of food boot camp that you can't wait to get out of.
As far as excercising goes. For the first few months I hardly did any at all. It really isn't necessary for weight loss, but after a while I wanted to get more active to be healthier. I now go walking sometimes. I lift free-weights. But my favorite thing that I've been doing for that past month is the Japanese martial art Aikido. Aikido is physically demanding, but more than that it is mentally demanding. It will test your discipline and your "stick-to-itiveness". If you really want a challenge, something that will align your mind and body, I highly recommend Aikido. Just be aware it is not for someone that wants to learn to kick ass. It is for someone who wants to improve themselves on every level.
There you go. I hope this helps someone out.
I always thought that the excersice was the most important part of getting fit and in shape. I was so wrong.
It seems that 80% of what it takes to get in shape is to eat better.
My biggest achievement in gaining weight is getting up to 132lbs recently, I am a really skinny guy.
I've gained 5 pounds in the past month... I haven't been working out at all and have been getting no sleep. Hopefully on winter break I can not worry about school and get back on the healthy living track.
I've managed to gain ~40 pounds or so in the last two years. I was 9 and a half stone when I turned 18 and I weighed myself 2 days ago when I turned 20 and I'm now over 13 stone. Guess thats what happens when you turn 18 and can buy drink whenever you want plus going to University can really put on the pounds ^^ I've recently started to sort out my diet. Cutting out sweets, soft drinks, coffee. Trying to fill myself up on fruit and veg more. I had been excercising fairly regularly but that was mostly just free weights and some light cardio. Its gotten to the point where I've put on a lot of muscle in my upperbody but havent lost any of the weight so I've still got a bit of a belly, working on that now though.
over the course of about 3 years I went from 360 to about 250. In the last year I've put maybe 20 back on but I've been getting back into dieting and such
I'm currently 190 lbs, 5'11 at 7 % body fat, natural. I stopped growing length-wise at 14 and have been working on my physique since, and I'm very satisfied with it right now at 20 years old, but I'm always looking to improve. Starting winter bulk next week, but going to try to keep it clean.
" @RsistncE said:You can expect to put on around 20-30 lbs of muscle a year if you work hard and keep a strict diet, and if you do a test/dianabol cycle for example, you can gain 20 lbs of lean muscle (meaning little to no gains in body fat percentage) in less 3 months." Between July and August I was able to pack on 10 pounds (about 7 pounds muscle and 3 pounds fat). I've lost the extra fat that I put on, so a solid 6-7 pounds of muscle in 2 months is pretty retarded. "I don't wanna call BS or anything, but from what I've been researching it's hard to put on 5lbs a year, let alone 7lbs in 2 months! Did you do a body fat % test or something because I want to know your secret if you really did that haha. "
Me during summer months every year:
Artist's rendition of me during the school year:
In all seriousness though, it's hard for me to gain weight naturally. I'm 6'6 and my natural weight is 200 pounds on the dot. The most I've ever weighed was in that first picture at about 210 pounds 10% body fat. I only get to work out 2 months of the year with reasonable consistency as during university I don't have time to keep it up much. As such, I lose the majority of my gain throughout the summer every year.
That'll all change when I graduate this spring...Muahahahaha
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