The TFP Health Club

As of this morning I've dropped 20 pounds since Fathers Day. I'm sure my weight will bounce around 200 for the next week before I can officially say I've hit my goal. But I'm really close. And close to setting a new goal of 195 by mid Oct. Just to see if I can. The first 10 pounds were easy. The next five took as long as ten did. The last five have taken much much longer. I have no illusions about 5 more. But I wouldn't mind having something that resembles washboard abs at 61. That might take more than another five but not much more.

Just remembered that I'll be in Vermont all next week on business. Ugh. That will probably add weight. Maple syrup bitches! mmm mmm mmm

 

I try to eat a lot of each macro. Or I don't try. Some weeks I consume in 45% fat, other weeks it's closer to a third. Works alright. It's mostly peanut butter. My main goal now is to get enough protein and run a bit of a surplus. I was trying to cut, but after getting down to a pale six pack (with the right lighting), I've decided to take a more measured approach and go for a slow bulk.

Speaking of which, I just got back to lifting after two weeks of vacation binge eating and drinking. My ass (along with most everything else) is sore as hell.

 

As a reward for going to the gym more often I've lost a few pounds, and my knee is swelling up again... Biking seems to be it's nemesis more than anything else.

 

My waist is up to 97 cm, the biggest of all time! I still weigh 94 kgs. though. This is what happens when you recover from surgery for three months and the then go on holiday for two weeks. ACK!

 

I'm back down below 230 again. I'm trying to lose slower this time, about a pound a week. It seems easier to keep up with the calorie count, so far.

 

After several months of consistenly working out, I still don't want to do the cardio. I have to make myself do it, unlike lifting which I can do whether I feel good or not... If only the cardio wasn't boring as hell.

 

Know exactly what you're talking about. Cardio can be incredibly boring. Where I work out has TVs but generally, watching a program that I don't care about isn't any help. Listening to music isn't enough of a distraction for me either. I've seen people read but that's nearly impossible of some machines, especially the type that I use. I have found that surfing the net on my iPad is a great distraction. Yesterday I did an hour. I was listening to music and surfing the net. After a while I played solitaire on it. Time passed by soon enough. You may want to look into that Cayvmann but one word of caution, surfing for porn in public is considered in poor taste.

 

Curses, foiled again!!!

 

I know it's a tough concept, but I've heard people doing cardio outside.
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As long as that wasn't in front of the in laws

 

As far as I'm concerned all my weight routines are cardio ( lots of exercise gurus disagree ). Lifting heavy things multiple times keeps my heart rate up. I move from one exercise to the next in time to keep it up, just enough rest to be able to handle the next movement with control. The problem with lighter weight ultra high volume is my knees. Too much bending and they swell up. This also happens on the bike to a smaller extent.

I used to love to do barbell complexes, which is a barbell equivalent to most of the kettle bell drills I've seen.

 

Our trainer's challenge this month is "Squatober". On top of whatever else we are doing, knock out 40 squats every day.