Ciscokid1024's log - weight loss & strength training

ciscokid1024 · 03:52 PM

First my stats:
39 years old - Bday in September.
6' tall
Weight - 278
Goal - 185 by September 09 ***Revised Goal***

I have high blood pressure and I really need to lose this weight. I have been carrying way to much weight for 10 years or more. I need to drop it before it drops me. I also want to be able to do simple athletic stuff again like play basketball w/my kids.

I weighed my self last Sunday and I was at 288. I started doing Atkins and doing the Stronglifts.com 5x5 program this week and I am already feeling better. I want to get strong and be able to do some pull ups and maybe even swing on the monkey bars w/my kids.

I am going to post Friday's workout below and just go from there:

w/up - 10 min bike
Squats(ATG): 5x45, 5x65, 5x115, 5x5x135
OHP:5x45, 5x5x95
DL: 5x133, 5x183, 5x227
Pull down palm out: 3x156, 4x146*
Pull down palm in: 2x156, 5x146*

*I am supposed to do pull-ups, but I couldn't pull my self up. I am going to do some BOR's or pull-up negatives from now on.

Whole w/o took 1hr 15min.

Saturday I did 50 min on the bike w/avg HB of 124.

beef curtains · 03-23-2008, 09:49 PM

Dude, you misspelled your own username in your log title. Portentous.

ciscokid1024 · 03-24-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beef curtains

Dude, you misspelled your own username in your log title. Portentous.

Oh well, spelling was never my strong suit.

Monday, 3-24 - A day for Stronglifts - Squat, BP, BOR, Dips
Start: 1:00 PM
End: 1:56 PM

Warm-up 10 min on treadmill got my HB up to a steady 140

Decided to try front squats - ATG
5x45
5x67
5x87
5x5x98

On the last three I started to have trouble with my left wrist hurting and I almost lost my grip. On the last one I put my hands a little closer together and that helped, but I am going to have to do some more reading about the proper technique if I am going to be able to handle more weight.

Barbell BP - I haven't done Barbell BP in 6 months or so. I hurt my shoulder so I have only been doing DB BP
12x45
10x95
5x5x135
Didn't feel too heavy, but I am worried about my shoulders. I want to see how I feel tomorrow.

BOR
5x5x133

I don't have a dip machine at home so I did a few reps of OHP with 135, but I was getting tired so I called it a day.

ciscokid1024 · 08:02 AM

Don't know if this really counts as a workout, but my training partner did not work out on Monday and we went to the gym at work on lunch and did a quick workout.

Did a warm-up and then Bench press 5x5x155 and 10x135
OHP 3x135
Dips 5 negatives

That was it. Had to get back to the office for a meeting.

ciscokid1024 · 03-26-2008, 02:22 PM

Stronglifts B day
Start 11:55 am
End 1:05 pm
warm up - 2 min on stepmachine & no weight squats

Squat 5x45, 5x95, 5x5x140
OHP: 5x45, 10x45, 5x5x100
DL: 5x135, 5x225, 5x235
Chin up - 5 neg
pull up - 1 rep + 4 neg
Chin up - 5 neg

Quest4Glory · 03-26-2008, 02:28 PM

Keep it up but dude 100lbs is a hefty goal just shoot for 1-3 lbs a week (that may put you at 100 idk math isn't my strong suit)

But either way good luck i'll be following so do it for me!!! and I guess the bastard kids ;)

GL man your on a good program 5x5 is the shiz.

theNuge · 03-26-2008, 02:32 PM

Way to go on starting a log. Keep it up.

I think 100 pounds in 6 months is a bit much. What's your diet look like?

ciscokid1024 · 03-26-2008, 05:58 PM

Just basic Atkins. My only rules are eat veggies at every meal and eat only meat and a little cheese with the veggies.

For example I had a little left over steak and left over Salmon with broccoli for breakfast and I had a chicken breast and spinach and bacon salad for lunch.

I only drink water, so I end up drinking 3/4-1 gallon of water a day.

As long as I keep losing weight I will stick with this I think.

Thanks for the encouraging words theNuge and Quest4Glory. I really appreciate it.

ciscokid1024 · 03-26-2008, 06:02 PM

I got my HeavyGrips Hand grippers today. I bought the 6 set: 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, and 350.

I warmed up using the 100 and 150 and then I did 5x5 with the 200. I played with the 250, but I can't close it.

I plan to do a 5x5 with the hand grippers after every workout because I really want to get my hand strength up.

ktoph1 · 03-26-2008, 06:18 PM

Keep it up man. stay consistent and everything should be fine.
I'll keep checking back and expect to see some pull-ups soon haha
Good luck!