Just a quick update, I'm still building muscle, still losing some inches around the waist, and still losing fat. I'm starting to see results faster just because I have less fat to hide the muscle. I still have quite a little cushion of fat though, so I'm slowly burning through it.
I still weigh 204lbs. I have been doing a fantastic job of replacing my fat with muscle at a good rate. I have been cutting back a little one how much I eat to try and burn through some of that reserve fat for summer.
Which brings me to my topic today. Protein. And why not? Of course you probably know protein is the building blocks of muscle. You probably also know that your body doesn't store protein, which means you won't fat from eating a lot of it. What your body doesn't use, you just filter out.
I want to lose some fat now, and still have food for my muscles, so I've really switched to protein rich foods and less carbs and fats. I did say less, I'm still eating some fats. And I'm still eating some carbs. Just less:)
It does make a difference, but I've found myself getting hungry more often. I just replace a meal or snack with a protein shake or protein food as the snack, and I'm good. It's working so far, and I'm seeing my body change, showing more of the muscle I have.
Some Encouragement: Someone I hadn't seen in about 6 months came by my work. He came up to me and told me he couldn't believe how much weight I'd lost. He seemed a bit confused when I told him I actually hadn't lost a lot of weight, just transferred it to more useful muscle.
I can't wait until I find someone who hasn't seen me for an entire year...
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
All work and no play... again
It's been a little over a month since I've posted something, so I figured I might as well put an update out there.
I'm still 200lbs. I haven't lost any weight. I have, however, lost another pants size, and now my abs are just starting to show. I'm burning through fat pretty quickly. I'm gaining a lot of muscle and it's been a lot of fun. I'm getting some muscle built up so when I do my cut, I'll be able to burn through more fat quicker with more muscle.
For the last month I had fallen into some sort of routine. Not exactly a bad thing but I could tell I needed to shake it up. So I set aside a couple of days every other week to just go in and do a full body workout. This means pull-ups, sit ups, push ups, squats, dead lifts, cleaves, pretty much everything. I wanted to focus on a workout that engaged as many muscles at once as I could get. A push up, followed by a jump up to the bar with a pull up, leg lift, kind of like playing on a jungle gym. The point is, it was fun, and it was a workout!
What I found really fun is finding out just how many more pull ups I could do, or push ups. Using all the muscles in my body helped tie them together I think. I thought of some of the strong man competitions, and how many muscles they use all at once. Burning a lot of energy in a very short amount of time. Like a top fuel dragster. It makes me want to go home and build a course like that. After doing 20 minutes of full body workout moves, I was tired. I'd used up some energy for sure. And after that I did 30 minutes of bike. Man, talk about burning through fat.
I just had this thought of people reading these going "well duh!" But hey you can't get away from that. I don't know everything, and I always like to learn what works for me. And this really is working for me.
My advise for this blog, set yourself a play date. Do something that isn't part of your normal routine. Pull your car by a strap! Flip over a tractor tire. Lift a big chunk of concrete. Use the muscles and have fun doing it.
I'm still 200lbs. I haven't lost any weight. I have, however, lost another pants size, and now my abs are just starting to show. I'm burning through fat pretty quickly. I'm gaining a lot of muscle and it's been a lot of fun. I'm getting some muscle built up so when I do my cut, I'll be able to burn through more fat quicker with more muscle.
For the last month I had fallen into some sort of routine. Not exactly a bad thing but I could tell I needed to shake it up. So I set aside a couple of days every other week to just go in and do a full body workout. This means pull-ups, sit ups, push ups, squats, dead lifts, cleaves, pretty much everything. I wanted to focus on a workout that engaged as many muscles at once as I could get. A push up, followed by a jump up to the bar with a pull up, leg lift, kind of like playing on a jungle gym. The point is, it was fun, and it was a workout!
What I found really fun is finding out just how many more pull ups I could do, or push ups. Using all the muscles in my body helped tie them together I think. I thought of some of the strong man competitions, and how many muscles they use all at once. Burning a lot of energy in a very short amount of time. Like a top fuel dragster. It makes me want to go home and build a course like that. After doing 20 minutes of full body workout moves, I was tired. I'd used up some energy for sure. And after that I did 30 minutes of bike. Man, talk about burning through fat.
I just had this thought of people reading these going "well duh!" But hey you can't get away from that. I don't know everything, and I always like to learn what works for me. And this really is working for me.
My advise for this blog, set yourself a play date. Do something that isn't part of your normal routine. Pull your car by a strap! Flip over a tractor tire. Lift a big chunk of concrete. Use the muscles and have fun doing it.
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