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12/7/2009 A Starting Point

Tweet The following are my starting numbers, not to happy about them but you have to start somewhere. Besides; if they weren’t bad i wouldn’t need the support. The plan is for the top 2 to go down while the bottom 2 go up. Weight: 262.6 lbs Fat %: 44.1% H2O %: 33.0% Muscle %: [...]

This is why I’m fat (Brian’s Week 11 results)

Tweet Well, let’s use me as a case study for non-discipline shall we? In the past 7 days I have consumed 2 cakes, half a litre of ice cream, 1 creme brulee, and 10 meals at restaraunts (including Coconut Red Curry, french fries on two occasions, hamburgers on two occasions, chicken parmesean, steak with a [...]

CJ’ Week 11 (already?) Results

Tweet Oh Halloween…how I hate thee…   Week 10 Results: Weight: Now 232.8 lbs, Previous 233.4, Total Change -0.6 lbs Fat: Now 37.4%, Previous 36.6%, Total Change +0.8% H20: Now 42.3%, Previous 42.2%, Total Change +0.1 Muscle: Now 37.4%, Previous 37.4%, Total Change Nil Well, down 0.6 lbs…huh? That’s a surprise…figured I was going to be up again… [...]

Helloooo?

Tweet Just a quick note…Brian is off the grid for a bit (I think its called a holiday, but that concept is foreign to me). Our next weigh-in will be (most likely) September 14th… cheers

One step closer….CJ’s Week 3 results

Tweet Well, Week 3 already! We just completed our weigh in and I thought that I would be up this week, given the way it has gone, but here are the facts: Weight: Now 239.2 lbs, Previous 239.4, Total Change -0.2 lbs Fat: Now 38.5%, Previous 39.06%, Total Change -0.5% H20: Now 41.1%, Previous 41.%, [...]

My workout – Starting Strength

Tweet I’m currently doing “Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength“, which I do when I’ve been on a gym layoff for a while. It’s an excellent “get your butt back in the gym” routine, which has few exercises, and really gets your major muscle groups engaged quickly. It’s just 5 exercises, but you do a lot of [...]

Brian’s killer post-workout shake

Tweet Here’s a recipe for an awesome post-workout shake that also sneaks 7 servings of fruits and veggies in. 1/2 cup apple juice (60 calories, 0 fat, 13g carbs) 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup frozen blueberries (40 calories, .5g fat, 19g carbs) 1 scoop blueberry medley Vegegreens (50 calories, 2.5g fat, 3g carbs, 3g protein [...]

“We have the technology…”

Tweet Well, we’re $$ committed now… We just bought an official “Belly-Off” scale. This marvel of modern technology can tell as many embarrassing things about ourselves. After programming it with our sex, ages and height, it tells our fat, water and muscle mass percentages. Here’s a pic http://www.prodex-hk.com/PEV-165E.JPG.