Originally posted by: WREN

The only thing I don't like about Bikram yoga is that you quickly find out how disgusting some people are. The increased sweating brings on increased stink.

a friend of mine said the same thing. there's no such thing as "oh this shirt is ok, i'll wear it again next time" when you're doing bikram.

hot crotch yoga

I have to go get different cleats for my cycling shoes if I'm going to keep doing the spin stuff...I need to put SPD cleats on there instead of look cleats I have now.

I'm supposed to be the bro who never blows his composure
Even when I've got the weight of 4 plates on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to drop it, my crew ain't supposed to spot it
Even if it means microloading the bar it don't matter

the gas company guy who just came to do some work noticed my prowler. he was so pumped.

"aww dog you got that harness too? awwwww shit"

yo, i'm down 25 pounds since this thread started. that's crazy.

ive gained 25 haha. mostly lean, though.

me doing ss:

Originally posted by: cbrickhouse

so i have been going back to the gym for three weeks now, i figure i'll make this my log. i weighed myself last night and i was at 332. i was 335 4 years ago the last time i lost a bunch of weight, but i had way less muscle mass and strength then. due to knee surgeries and severe pain i have gained it all back, but now i'm going to lose it all again.

i'll keep posting updates in here so i will feel accountable.

current workout:
mon - chest
tues - stomach and back
wed - arms
fri - shoulders and back

and cardio every day:
20 min elliptical
10 min cross trainer
1/2 mile walk to cool down

here goes nothin

Just a thought - you should be focusing more on leg routines with your knee issues. I made the mistake of concentrating too much on upper body strength/muscle when it was really my legs that needed the workout more to stay healthy.

Concentrating on the muscles around your knee will really help you when you get older, especially since you are already in pain. I do leg lift type routines(with 200 sit ups in between reps) with no weights every workout for about 20 minutes, ride the bike for half an hour, then the other 40 minutes I do free weights for 20 minutes (light weights, 30 pound dumb bells - high reps - I work a different group of muscles every routine). I also do 20 minutes of resistance training with resistance bands. I have four different routines I do as far as the free weights go and do four of these hour and a half workouts a week, along with 20-30 miles on my bike each weekend.

How are you doing with this, Brickhouse?


Also, congrats Bryana!! You looked awesome in those wedding pics!

I've lost a rather fair amount of weight since last time I've been on Pach.

post pics of your stretch marks and fupa!

Posting this in here too.

This might be a tall order, but somebody in here might be into fitness enough that they'll take the type to type something out.

I need to lose like 100 pounds, bad. My parents bought me a YMCA membership for Christmas that goes into effect on the 14th. Thing is, I don't remember how to do any lifts aside from like, curls and bench press or whatever.

Essentially, I need a routine. Something like

*this exercise/this many reps/this many sets*
*next exercise/reps/sets*
etc. etc. etc.

Would anybody wanna help my flabby ass out with this? I lost like 80 pounds in middle school from running, but I don't see myself being able to pull that off now that I'm a relatively heavy smoker. The gym has a pool, so I plan on swimming for cardio, and I know that's real important, but just as important to me is the skin that'll undoubtedly hang around. So, I figure doing like 5/6 days a week of low-weight/high-rep lifting with lots of swimming and eating better could take care of it, I just need to know exactly what exercises to be doing.

Thanks in advance!