Aren't you like 18 or 19?LoneSage said:-snippen sie-
LoneSage said:Wow, thanks for the answers, definitely puts me at ease since I was expecting a lot more 20-23 years old answers. When I was younger I was the token funny fat kid, and then around middle school I decided that if I ever wanted to get laid with a babe I'd have to lose the weight. So I started working out, riding my bike everywhere and even pretending I was a member of a country club so I could work out in their gym (good times ). I lost about 50 pounds total and now that I had gotten skinnier, it was around 9th grade that it was time to pack on the muscle. I was definitely inspired to do so by a longtime classmate who absolutely trumped me in everything; bench press, squats, etc. so I vowed to get stronger than him. Around my peak (which was around 16) I had something of a four-pack and I could bench quite a bit, never became a beefcake but I was certainly proud to be in the best shape of my life.
After I got appendicitis in the summer of 04, tho, it hurt for at least a week to do sit-ups or any kind of exercise, so I decided to take a break and just relax. Well, that break lasted for a few months, and although I never let myself 'go' I did gain a few pounds and I definitely lost some of my muscle. Ever since then working out has been an on-again, off-again subject; I only push myself to the limit if there's some girl I want to impress.
So now I just feel kinda lanky and my stomach has lost disciple; it's not fat, I've just formed a gut. I have a problem with my lungs that no one else knows about that tires and exhausts me quicker than most people, so I've always had to train harder to break past my endurance levels. I haven't been a member of the YMCA for way over a year now, but I've been going there every now and then since when you scan an expired card, it makes the same sound as an active one -- and it depends on the person sitting at the desk if they check the computer to see if it's expired or not. I finally got caught last week (I booked it out of there too) so no more YMCA.
I'm certain what prompted this thread was my viewing of Ninja Warrior on G4; it's a bunch of regular, working-man Japanese guys (and some western Olympic athletes) who have to clear obstacles, it's pretty badass. Anyways, one of the contestants is some 18 year old who got all the way to the final stage and I thought to myself, shit, I wonder if I can even clear Stage 1.
So anyhoo, yeah...it's high time I got into the best shape of my life. I've got a 6'4'' height and my body seems natural at building strength, so I don't want to miss my physical prime years from now -- it's also about getting all the high school poon tang that's possible now, a few years from now it's going to be really weird if I'm still going after 16/17 year olds. I'm still a teen now so this is the last of my chances to get that kind of ass, after that, it's gone, no more. Time to get it when you can!
jethrek said:When I was 22 I weighed 225 lbs. Now I weigh 150lbs. If you want to be in good shape, eat a high-protein/hi-fiber/low calorie diet. Keep your calories between 1800 and 1300 and you will lose weight.
wizkid007 said:Keep this high with ambition
Xian Xi said:Ya there is a lot of things you can change to lose weight even small stuff. Like parking farther away when you go to the store. I hate the lurkers that need to have the closet stall possible or those fuckers with the handicap placard that are driving a fucken hummer and just hop in and out of it. I think I am more qualified to park there than them but I dont because I dont want to get lazy like that.
But anywho cut down on your calories and drink a lot of water because some people dont know that when you burn fat that it goes into your bladder waiting to be flushed out BUT if you aren't drinking enough water it just redeposits in the closest area which for guys the love handles.
Also when you drink water there is a catch-22. When you drink cold water your body burns calories to heat up the water so it can digest it BUT when you drink cold water it contracts your stomach and esophagus and prevents you from drinking a lot of water. Drinking lukewarm water is best when you need to tank some water.
Shawn said:Sadly, my current body weight is 152 lbs
Argentina94 said:Wow, you're incredibly light. How tall are you?
Shawn said:Source[/URL].
To put things into perspective, 5' 10" Colin Farrell got down to 144 lbs for Miami Vice to look athletic and tone and 6' 1" Nicolas Cage was 166 lbs for World Trade Center.
Shawn said:5' 8" barefoot, not counting hair (to scalp). The 152 body weight is the morning naked weight. Not the end of day, full belly & fully clothed gym weight of 157 to 158.
Using body weight calculators with my stats I'm right on target:
Peoples Choice Ideal Weight: 152
Medical Recommendation: 125 - 164 lbs
Metropolitan Life tables: 148 - 160 lbs
Other IBW formulas: 151 lbs
Keep in mind that the average weight for men aged 20-74 years rose dramatically from 166.3 pounds in 1960 to 191 pounds in 2002. Although 191 may seem like the norm now, so is a spare tire around the waist. Source.
To put things into perspective, 5' 10" Colin Farrell got down to 144 lbs for Miami Vice to look athletic and tone and 6' 1" Nicolas Cage was 166 lbs for World Trade Center.
My girlfriend, Valerie, is 5' 5" and weighs 105. By today's standard that weight probably seems grossly underweight for a young female, but by a model's standard that's right on target. Yes, I dig Valerie very much.kernow said:..You still dig girls right?
Shawn said:My girlfriend, Valerie, is 5' 5" and weighs 105. By today's standard that weight probably seems grossly underweight for a young female, but by a model's standard that's right on target. Yes, I dig Valerie very much.