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Shedding my fat ass
Kerbob97
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So in college, I was extremely active, 6'4" 180 lbs, 28 inch waist. I hoovered food like a mad man, and had very low body fat. Not super ripped, but I was pretty happy. Soph year, I get mono, it is misdiagnosed (yay for campus quack shack) and I lose 30 lbs....
in a week.
According to doctor, I nearly went into organ shutdown, and it probably knocked a good 5-10 years off my life.
I recovered came back second semester, somewhat got back in shape, and blew out my left knee. To compound things, I ran three miles as a stupid pride thing basically hopping on my right leg. (yes stupid I know)
fast forward to late 2008, become a dad, realize I need to be around for my daughter, and need to shed my fat ass.
In Oct I was up to 230 lbs, and got a pounding heart going up the stairs. I started eating lots of raw foods, less processed, quinoa & brown rice, and the occasional junk food splurge (I travel a lot).
Now at the end of march, I am down to around 205-208. I want to kick it up a bit, and I am looking at a couple of options.
1. P90x - i like the yoga, kenpo, stretching etc. and especially the muscle confusion. (similar to the stuff I did in school) I also like the regimented nature, (no thinking just zone out and do the disk for the day)
*******And I need to try and find a good non illegal version for a decent price****
2. Gym- meh, I don't like the one by me, not my scene.
3. suggestions?
tldr - skinny, then obese, changed diet & now just fat, try p90x (any good deals?) or something else.
in a week.
According to doctor, I nearly went into organ shutdown, and it probably knocked a good 5-10 years off my life.
I recovered came back second semester, somewhat got back in shape, and blew out my left knee. To compound things, I ran three miles as a stupid pride thing basically hopping on my right leg. (yes stupid I know)
fast forward to late 2008, become a dad, realize I need to be around for my daughter, and need to shed my fat ass.
In Oct I was up to 230 lbs, and got a pounding heart going up the stairs. I started eating lots of raw foods, less processed, quinoa & brown rice, and the occasional junk food splurge (I travel a lot).
Now at the end of march, I am down to around 205-208. I want to kick it up a bit, and I am looking at a couple of options.
1. P90x - i like the yoga, kenpo, stretching etc. and especially the muscle confusion. (similar to the stuff I did in school) I also like the regimented nature, (no thinking just zone out and do the disk for the day)
*******And I need to try and find a good non illegal version for a decent price****
2. Gym- meh, I don't like the one by me, not my scene.
3. suggestions?
tldr - skinny, then obese, changed diet & now just fat, try p90x (any good deals?) or something else.
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if you aren't in good shape you might want to do a couple weeks of the regular p90 program
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Also, being 6'4'' and 208lbs hardly qualifies as "fat ass".
Indeed. Check out the fitness thread in this forum for some good tips, but 208 as 6'4" isn't bad at all.
I think at this point, I just want to find a good deal on P90x that won't be Scamtastic...
Since I am down in the 200's again, I am wanting to get in good lean shape, hence the p90x.
Nothing against the bodybuilder type, but I want athleticism over bulk.
(I have a bodybuilder friend who is huge, but honest to god, cannot clap his hands over his head.)
I am 190ish at 5'11, and while I may have some love handles I could do without I am no-where near a porker.
chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
blew the knee out when my bike chain froze and I had my knee cap come around to the inside of my left leg. Thank god there was no youtube then.
On the positive side, my left knee is a built in barometer.
On the negative, it is much weaker, but it has recovered. I have a fairly high pain tolerance, so I can do whatever, but I tend to pay for it the next day or two.
So basically be careful. The next time you fuck up your knee it could be a lot worse or even be permanent. If you can afford it you might want to see a doctor and get some advice on therapeutic exercises you could do.
If you live in the mountains, you should have no problem being in shape so I will assume you live in the flats like me. Buy a roadie on roadbikereview.com or ebay or craigslist for 25-50% of the cost and join a bike club. Very good times. Going 30mph with your wheel 2in from the guy in front of you is the opposite of boring.
I just ordered the p90x kit. Actually found a deal from a site for the complete kit (books and all) shipped for $50. So yay!
Now to wait for the arrival and see if it is what was promised or a box of rocks.
Shady importers FTW.
$50 for P90x? you sir found a deal, unless it's rocks.