It's not that running is all that tiring, that isn't what I don't like about it. What I don't like is that I'm panting the whole time and hating life. I get a little dizzy...time seems to move backwards, I look at the clock literally every 45 seconds and it feels like 5 minutes.

You have to become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

id also switch it up and walk the downhill..run the up hill. running downstairs/down a hill is a lot harder on your muscles and not necessarily in a good way.

I agree with this. I run a lot of hills, uphill might be harder in terms of work, but the downhill jarring/pounding bothers me more.

its harder on your muscles/over extends them...blah . ill try to find a link tomorrow.

I eat the fuck out of these on weeks I'm too lazy to cook the chicken. Thawed out in the fridge and 2min in the microwave and done. 98% fat free, nearly 4oz in every fillet.
http://www.tyson.com/Products/Grilled-And-Ready-Fully-Cooked-Frozen-Chicken-Breast-Fillets.aspx


24Gs and 110cals per fillet. Drown 2-3 of these....6 of them is under 700cals and right around 150Gs. I eat about that and a couple shakes minimum a day. That is about 900cals and 200G's and I still have a couple 100cals to spare when I'm cutting. When not cutting I still wrap this same list around more cals...

HX, don't gauge your weight from evening to morning after a sleep.

I don't do that, did I give the impression that I do?

I do weigh myself every day, but always first thing in the morning when I wake up (around 8:30am), naked, and after a piss.

Bought one last night and weighed a larger and smaller piece....3.95 and 3.45 (for lunch just now).

Downhill requires more muscles. Eccentric contractions.

Now your seeing your rewards? & chins is good. I seem to have plateued at 7 pulls and it's annoying the piss out of me.

Oh, and from your side I can see you're either sucking in or suffering from weak core.

I was able to do 8 today, felt good because that was one that messed with my mind...not even being able to do one when I started, felt "unmanly" in a way. I've been able to add an additional one every Monday more or less, I'm sure I'll plateau here sooner or later.

I knew I should have touched on this as someone was bound to mention it. My wife said the same thing, she thought I was sucking it in but I'm not, that's just how I look when I stand up straight.

So it's because of a weak core? How can you tell...like what specifically are you looking at? What should I do to improve this area? All I'm doing that is working out the core area now are squats.

Hmm...I have never done planks, had no idea what they even were until I did a search on Google which brought up this YouTube video. Good video to follow?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiA9j-dR0oM

Seems awfully easy, though I've never even tried it so I'll probably be surprised. So just 3x 1min? Once per week or more?

Edit: Ok, so I just did one and crap that's not easy. I was able to do 1 min. but was shaking by the end. Really felt it in my core area but also my arms were getting pretty tired from it. I doubt I can do 3x 1 min but I'll do how much I can.

Edit again: Alright, so I was able to do 3 but I was shaking and breathing heavy like a mofo, who would of thought something so simple can give you that good of a work out.

So how many times per week should I be doing this and when should I increase the time, or should I increase the reps?

I agree that squats and deads and some weighted situps are really all I'm needing to work those areas.



BUT...when I was doing pullups I just added weight and tried for one more each week. When I reached 10 pullups I added weight. When I quit doing them a month ago I had 35lbs on there with 6 pullups (starting another process to 10). For what its worth.

I'm pretty sure Val's been told 100 times to do the big lifts but he still seems to focus on leg press, etc. I figured I'd at least offer him some tools to complement his routine.

I do squats as well, not just leg press. Squats on Monday and leg press on Friday. I don't know, I like doing the leg press and feel it works my glutes the best.

dunno man, from the front shot, you actually look heaver at week 12 vs. week 4.

Yeah, when Art advised 3x1 I was like, more! He said go for 3x2min. That first day I did 3x75 seconds and I was dieing.
I'm upto 3x100 on a good day or 3x90seconds most. And I still hate them. Murderously harder than they look. Shaking, breathing hard, etc.

Hey man, thanks for the sore ribs today...feels like I got punched in both sides, wouldn't surprise me if they turn purple.

Thought I would feel sore more in my upper stomach area, but its my bottom most rib on each side that hurts like a mofo.

15lbs in 7 months? I mean, great you're getting there...but I'm curious as to why you could accomplish that in the first 4-8 weeks.