Almost ready to lift

mrhtbd

mrhtbd

Joined
Apr 23, 2015
Messages
930
Started lifting 37 years ago, and although I have been a competitive athlete since 1966, I am presently in the longest period since; where I have not worked out in any respect in 18 months. (Discount a 1,550 mile motorcycle road trip for my partners of two wheels!) well here's the funny, yesterday I weighed 268 lbs at 6', and my size 36" jeans would fall off without a belt. Here's my line; I will push to 270 BW, and then will commence on a 6 month rehabilitation back to the gym. Arnold once said, "One must have a goal," well, the line is drawn. 20 wings!
 
So you're mid 50's, haven't worked out in ages, been off gear for ages, gained 35-40 lbs, and your waist hasn't budged. Ok. I'm calling you out on that one amigo - lets see a pic of a current 268lb mrhtbd. I only say that bcoz I remember you posted a pic at 265lbs years ago, and that doesn't jive with what you say now. :)

Btw not being a dick, just being real bcoz what you say doesn't add up.
 
mrhtbd said:
Started lifting 37 years ago, and although I have been a competitive athlete since 1966, I am presently in the longest period since; where I have not worked out in any respect in 18 months. (Discount a 1,550 mile motorcycle road trip for my partners of two wheels!) well here's the funny, yesterday I weighed 268 lbs at 6', and my size 36" jeans would fall off without a belt. Here's my line; I will push to 270 BW, and then will commence on a 6 month rehabilitation back to the gym. Arnold once said, "One must have a goal," well, the line is drawn. 20 wings!
Click to expand...

I have to agree.
 
Never mind, I've taken pictures and was appalled. I lost it and look disgusting.
 
Dawgpound_Hank said:
So you're mid 50's, haven't worked out in ages, been off gear for ages, gained 35-40 lbs, and your waist hasn't budged. Ok. I'm calling you out on that one amigo - lets see a pic of a current 268lb mrhtbd. I only say that bcoz I remember you posted a pic at 265lbs years ago, and that doesn't jive with what you say now. :)

Btw not being a dick, just being real bcoz what you say doesn't add up.
Click to expand...

In on callout :)
 
I have to give you guys credit as many have stuck by me before. This, taken yesterday, is my starting point. Six months can bring back some loss and make admirable changes if I play it right. Weight: 264, Height: 6' 0". Your humble dinosaur...
 

Attachments

  • 57bdb RS.jpg
    57bdb RS.jpg
    60.1 KB · Views: 0
mrhtbd said:
I have to give you guys credit as many have stuck by me before. This, taken yesterday, is my starting point. Six months can bring back some loss and make admirable changes if I play it right. Weight: 264, Height: 6' 0". Your humble dinosaur...
Click to expand...

I give you a lot of credit for posting pics, 99% of guys on these forums never do. IMO you don't look bad at all after taking considerable time off.
 
I see we are both right. You wear your jeans low, which is why they still fit. However, that is NOT the waist. Hell there's a bunch of fat belly guys where I work that probably wear 36" - 38" waist sized jeans, but their 46" belly hangs out on top. Jean size is not a true indicator of ones real waist measurement (unless one really pulls them up high lookin' like an old Goober haha :p ).

Props for having the balls to post pics so out of shape. As LI mentioned, not many here post pics at all. The good thing is, just like you did in the past, you KNOW you can make the change via hard work & diet. Get er' done! :)
 
Yes, I have done this before. On a positive note, years ago when I weighed 265, my waist was a 42 (I wore my pants low then as well). This time my waist is 36 and even though I'm not carrying the excess weight the same, I have a lot more mass in my arms and legs so that's a positive thing. Either way, my first realistic goal is to lose 1 pound per week from now untill the third week of March. That's 16 pounds, so I plan on weighing 240 by the spring equinox; March 23rd. Already switched to fish 4 days ago. The train has left the station...
 
Two weeks ago I started with liver tabs, BCCA's and mega-pak vitamins to get my system ready for a positive change. I also got an ozonator for clean water. Since then, I "throttled down" the diet to salads, fish, higher quality carbohydrates, light beer and more vegetables. This helped drop my weight from 268 - 10 days ago to now; my 3rd day at 255. I was holding water and my BP was still elevated, so, with recent (10/9) blood test in hand (for a health system check), I went to my Doctor who changed my prescription to Lisinopril. After 5 days I can already see the difference, especially on my calf where I broke my leg in February. No more swelling! My blood sugar was fine but my kidney function was on the low end. I thought due to dehydration. I added daily cranberries to help with that. Although our natural tendency (as older lifters) is to jump back in where we left off, I figured at my age (57) it was frugal to get a base check of my system in; order to set myself up for a beneficial run. Now it's time for a gym membership. My goal is to lift 3 days per week for 3 weeks; doing a simple full-body workout with power cleans, squats, bent rows, adding push-ups and leg raises before bedtime. Nice and light with the goal of reconditioning my tendon-bone, and muscle-tendon connections. Like I've always said to trainees returning to the gym; "Work the tendons first to avoid overtraining the muscles. If you can get through the first 3 weeks without sprains and/or strains, you're on your way!" Now is the time to follow my own time-tested advice. My point is: to return to the gym and go the distance: 6 months, and to complete 200 supersets by the summer solstice, 6/22/17. That's my plan!
 
Do you have a medical r gene tic condition that causes high BP? I wonder if you just got Rid of all the shit and dropped to healthy Weight if the issue would be self correcting.
 
High BP runs in my family; Father, Brothers and Sisters (and they are under-weight). My oldest brother just last year (61 years old) was riding 30 miles to work and back on his bicycle and still had it. He's 5'10" and about 160. My oldest sister is 65 and only weighs about 100lbs and has it. My BP was still high even 4 years ago when I dropped to 220 for about a year. I stopped taking all meds 18 months ago, thinking I could maintain with diet, but my BP crept back up to around 170/130, so there's a problem. My 2nd oldest brother (5' 10' 165) said when the Doc prescribed him a water pill his BP went down. My legs used to swell around my socks, so I mentioned my brother's situation to my Doc, she put me on Lisinopril and miraculously in 5 days my lower legs have leaned out. It's a start. Also, for some strange reason, I don't pee as much which is a blessing!
 
Very good point! As we all know by now, health and bodyweight maintenance is mostly diet, so I agree with you 100%! Had a nice breakfast with pre-cooked chicken cubes saute'd in canola oil with fresh spinach, diced tomato's, blue cheese crumbles, eggs and a mexican cheese mix. Now for fresh air with a motorcycle ride along the river! Time to reclaim the grail. Things are looking up!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

New Posts

Trending

Back
Top