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RE: Z's Shrink the gut expedition - 8/22/2006 7:43:47 PM
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gzinkl
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Thanks, Coop!
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RE: Z's Shrink the gut expedition - 8/26/2006 6:34:51 AM
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gzinkl
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Check-in stats
Weight: 185 (total of 7 lbs since the beggining)
BF: 16-17% *argh* --approximately 1% reduction?
chest: 40.5'--increase of 0.3-0.5"
biceps: 11.8"--increase, if any, of 0.3"
calves: 14.75" -- see note below -- +0.25"
thighs: 22.6" approximately +0.2"
waist: 41" no change
abdomen: 39"ish (hardest part for me to measure, for some reason)--down 0.5" to 0.75".
The calf measurement was a shocker. It is the clearest change. I think between observing how it "works" during its workout might give me a clue how I can maximize muscle stimulation for myself.
The waist reduction is slow, but I guess kind of sure? Pants that were tight are slightly less tight, but still not where I want them.
The partner claims dramatic improvement overall. He doesn't believe that I've only lost 0.5" from the waist, he says it looks much better than that. Even though my chest has gone up just 0.5", the tone or something makes me look like I have something of a chest again. Shirts are looking better.
Some of the weights are too low. I'm working on that. The worst offenders are probably those for arms. I'm booting those guys up even more than what the program says next week. However, the weights for the leg presses are just fine!
I'm also concerned about my back's progress, but I think I'm just impatient. We'll see how the serious multi-joint lifting phase goes (in a week or two). This week I added some of Nilsson's ab exercises (those that target ab muscles other than that of the standard program). They feel weird right now (they are strange, in any case). We'll see if they help or not.
I need to think about my diet on lifting days. Friday's post is informative, and I experienced the similar thing on Wednesday. Is my body crying for nutrition it needs, or what it wants to maintain my current (unsatisfactory) body composition? I am tempted to add 500 good calories on those days . . . . any thoughts out there? The recovery shake after the workout correlates with less fatigue and aches in the worked out muscles (although this morning my back and legs are a little sore)
Sleep quality is much better than from just a month ago. I'm not as energized as I had hoped, but it's improving, too.
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RE: Z's Shrink the gut expedition - 8/27/2006 8:34:08 AM
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twistedlink
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Muscles going up up up and fat is going down down down
Do you use a machine to measure your bodyfat?
Because i did find a machine that i considered accurate, and it wasnt...it turned out it just estimated your bodyfat to your height and weight, because my friend as a joke put his hand above my head, and the lazer detects the first sign of flesh, and made me 7'1" 150lbs, and it said my BF% was 0.01% haha!
Right now it says im at 18-19% BF which is blatant rubbish, i found a new machine though that does it accurately.
I dont know if its me being dumb here
but didnt you say you had a 39.4" waist, and now you have a 41" waist?
Either way keep up the good work
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RE: Z's Shrink the gut expedition - 8/28/2006 7:13:19 PM
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gzinkl
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ORIGINAL: twistedlink
Muscles going up up up and fat is going down down down
Do you use a machine to measure your bodyfat?
Because i did find a machine that i considered accurate, and it wasnt...it turned out it just estimated your bodyfat to your height and weight, because my friend as a joke put his hand above my head, and the lazer detects the first sign of flesh, and made me 7'1" 150lbs, and it said my BF% was 0.01% haha!
Right now it says im at 18-19% BF which is blatant rubbish, i found a new machine though that does it accurately.
I dont know if its me being dumb here
but didnt you say you had a 39.4" waist, and now you have a 41" waist?
Either way keep up the good work
Thanks!
Should be the other direction on the waist (the program calls the part that I'm trying to reduce "abdomen", so I'll try to be better on that!). What are you using to analyze body fat?
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RE: Z's Shrink the gut expedition - 8/29/2006 8:28:52 PM
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08-28 workout. YAHOO! I felt like a beast!
I slowed down all my reps. Damn, that was challenging--even the lighter weights . . . but, having seen my calve grow a lot, and knowing how I usually work it out, I'm wondering if this will help at this point put on some size. Anyway, ME EAT VEGGILANTES FOR DINNER NOW! GRrrrrrrunnnnT!
You're gonna have to fight Nav for a bite. And you know how kitties get when you try to take their kibbles away 
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