1st cycle, out of shape, high bodyfat

[vani11agori11a]

Goddamn I say goddamn! Dats a wholotta howas! Get you some sleep

Yeah.... bouncing all over the place... diet takes a hit and I miss a lot of cardio.... today only one place was open, a mini mart with pizza and chips.. so, I got my fat in for the next couple weeks lol.

Check lookin right tho Lls

They always do... but more money more problems... I was happier and more free making 20k than I am making 120k lol. Always thought that was a lie poor folks told themselves to feel better about not having money... but damn if they weren't speaking real shit lol

 

[Rocco_the_Dog]

but more money more problems... I was happier and more free making 20k than I am making 120k lol.

Everyone who knows me, knows I don't like to make serious posts. This remark however makes me want to get serious for a second. I know I am older so I will assume wiser. At 54 I look back over my life and realize it is more than half over. I can say I do not miss lost opportunities to make more money, but I do regret not spending more time with friends and family while I was working to buy materialistic things. I have hit a turning point in my life and now I take every chance I get to play hooky with @D' Baby or visit the kids and grand kids. Money might get tight but memories are now abundant.

Serious emotional thought??? My E2's must be getting high. Time to take my Leteozol and become a dick again.

 

[vani11agori11a]

Everyone who knows me, knows I don't like to make serious posts. This remark however makes me want to get serious for a second. I know I am older so I will assume wiser. At 54 I look back over my life and realize it is more than half over. I can say I do not miss lost opportunities to make more money, but I do regret not spending more time with friends and family while I was working to buy materialistic things. I have hit a turning point in my life and now I take every chance I get to play hooky with @D' Baby or visit the kids and grand kids. Money might get tight but memories are now abundant.

Serious emotional thought??? My E2's must be getting high. Time to take my Leteozol and become a dick again.

I've been thinking along the same lines.... i gave up all family and friends, save for the wife n kids, to further my career, now i live in the middle of nowhere with no one to hang with, and most every waking moment working or in the gym (if I'm home)..... kinda that whole "too busy making a living to make a life" thing..... and i can't afford to do any different until my contract is up and we move back home, where HOPEFULLY I can find a 9-5er and spend more time living.

 

[Rocco_the_Dog]

"too busy making a living to make a life"

This sums it up 100%. The fucked up part is I spent my whole life working to buy shit I didn't really want and now the wife will get most of it. I am doing it differently this time around.

 

[tenpoundsleft]

@vani11agori11a, in addition to the great advice @Throwback gave you, try cutting your normal portions by 75%. Eat those portions and let it settle. The best diet I ever did was simply giving food time to hit my stomach. You won't be stuffed, but you won't be hungry, either.

And the opposite when you're bulking, shove it in fast while you still feel hungry.

 

[vani11agori11a]

So... the last three weeks have been horrible. Diet is off. Only trained 1 time this week, no cardio unless you count banging the wife, but at least I'm supposed to stay home this whole next month. So I better make some serious progress!

 

[evarthecaveman]

3 steps forward and 1 step back is still movin forward bro. Don't sweat it and kill it this next month!

 

[F S]

Thanks everyone, new to the forum and in similar situation....2009 hurt (at gym), 4 lower back fusions/SI joint and an extra 50lbs later I need to get back to work. 52 years old, 6'2" 270 lbs....looked pretty good in 2009 (all natural), now I need to find the strength and reliability to get through an 8 hour work day. Willing to do "anything" necessary to get there. Off all pain meds, complete blood work shows everything normal with testosterone on very low edge of "normal". Need to be at 220 lbs and strong in 8 months......recommendations for a similar path? Testosterone boost help? Welcome all input!

 

[Dr JIM]

^^^^
Define "very low edge of normal" bc if it's that low talk w your doc about TRT.

Let me tell you NOW with your history of spinal fusions requiring narcotic analgesics the last thing you should be doing is pushing iron in some gym!

 

[F S]

^^^^
Define "very low edge of normal" bc if it's that low talk w your doc about TRT.

Let me tell you NOW with your history of spinal fusions requiring narcotic analgesics the last thing you should be doing is pushing iron in some gym!

Thanks for the feedback, testosterone at 400......present physician won't agree to TRT. Quads and hams so weak they don't hold knee caps in place and knees lock. Have been off narcotics for 3 months and completed as much physical therapy. Will obviously begin very slowly with anything back related but remaining pain is up to me to handle through exercise (advil/ibuprofin) or I will be considered "disabled" for life. Unable to accept that (I am a professional) and need every once of my body that still feels like 25 yrs old to work for me! My arms and chest miss the burn!

 

[Dr JIM]

You don't qualify for TRT with a TT level that exceeds 400ng/dl, at ANY age!

I'd strongly recommend you hire a certified exercise therapist who knows how to help those with pre-existing medical conditions.

Good luck.

 

[F S]

You are as quoted an "awesome member"
My 2000 mile journey begins with my 1st step with a physical trainer on this Monday.
I do appreciate your cautionary recommendations!

 

[vani11agori11a]

53 weeks of progress. I'm reasonably satisfied. Could've done better. But I'm still light years ahead of where I was. I'm always going to be dissatisfied and overly critical of myself, but hey at least that should keep me going and I won't get complacent right?

 

[D-max]

Don't be so hard on yourself. You're an inspiration to many, including myself!

 

[Leancuisine]

no cardio unless you count banging the wife

This is the only type of cardio that really counts.

 

[vani11agori11a]

So yesterday, my little brother popped off with some comment about people, mainly me, posting selfies from the gym, and about how ridiculous and annoying it is.

So..... being the big brother I am, I began to troll him. Will continue to do so ALL week.

Before this, there has maybe been 8-12 times I've taken or had pictures taken at the gym. ... out off 300+ workouts in the last year or so.

Now it is a priority. And I make snarky "bro" comments while tagging him in each one lol.

To give a clue, I think he's jealous, because he's 6'3", an inch shorter than me, and about 180 lol. Kid has only ever put on weight when getting a beer belly from drinking too much.

Figured I'd share the fun haha...

 

[insaiyan93]

Well god. How does your brother expect everyone to know that you went to the gym if you dont tell them you went to the gym? I just dont understand some people hahaha

#pixoritdidnthappen

 

[vani11agori11a]

Dropped a shit ton of weight and the arms are finally back up to 18"

I'm more than a little stoked lol

 

[Notits]

Lookin large buddy!

 

[vani11agori11a]

Lookin large buddy!

Now I just need to tan lol. I get veins popping left n right, but they get washed out because of my mayonnaise complexion.