I started Atkins today

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I'm determined to lose at least 30 pounds...like to lose 50. That would be perfect. Anyone had success with Atkins before? Any advice? Is lite beer and diet soda ok in moderation?

This over-weight shit was never suppossed to happen to me. I was a skinny kid in high school, was in weight training and had a nice V shape in college, then put on about 75 pounds in that last 15 years. Christ!

It's coming off...one way or another. Salad, meat and water are my friends.

Wish me luck. Hopefully next time we have a big Chiefsplanet get together I'll be half the man I am now.

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

You could lose 100# and still get zero play w/ a messed up grill like that.

His wife is pretty hot. She rejected Bob Dole and I to go home with Todd.

[Iowanian]

Hey iddybiddy beerme...........

I think you forgot the "before" pic you PMd me.

[Iowanian]

Originally Posted by Gaz

The only exercise I enjoy is sex.

xoxo~
Gaz
Generally does not last long enough to burn many calories.

So we've heard

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by SDChiefsfan

Thanks, Troy.

Weights, I'm pretty familiar (except "hack squats"? are those half way down?)...however, the supplements OTOH are greek to me (200mg of Q-10, a Garlinese 4000 tab and a good mulit-vitamin/mineral with extra C with biovlavanoids)....I've never considered doing them. Should I? If so, what do they do? FWIW, I do a multi-vitamin, C vitamin, and B vitamin presently.

My goal would be mostly to lose some weight (25-35 lbs), and then mostly tone. I'm not interested in bulking up really--genetically, beneath the fat, I'm a mesomorph. Thoughts?

The Garlinese tabs are for your heart, garlic is great for lowering your blood pressure and is a great blood purifier. Q-10 (Coenzyme Q 10 ) Is vital in the anti-aging process. It aids in the production of cells in your body and lowers blood pressure and is a very potent anti-oxidant. To me nothing is more important than taking Q-10 if your over 35. Here is a ton of information on it.

http://faculty.washington.edu/~ely/coenzq10.html

On another note if anyone really wants to understand how bad the drugs are your drug pushers ..... uh I mean doctors are prescribing to you and really want to able to understand basic health issues on a whole new level I highly suggest reading this book:

http://www.ultraprevention.com/book/excerpts.htm

If I were to recommend 1 book that could really change your life and put you back in control of your own health it would be this book. If anyone here orders the book and reads it and doesn't feel it was well worth their time and effort I will send you a check for the money you laid out. I am that convinced that everyone here should read the book.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by arc

I don't suppose you have something like this that uses just dumbbells and a bench? Some of us live in the sticks and don't have access to a gym, so the leg extensions, pulldowns, etc are out.

You have a barbell?

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You have a barbell?

Yeah. I kind of got away from using it because I got tired of changing plates all the time. I went with set weight dumbbells, with a few of the old ones for the "in-between" weights.

Also, when you have multiple sets of an excercise, is it better to do all of the sets, with a short rest/recovery period in between sets, before moving to the next excercise?

[Mr. Kotter]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

The Garlinese tabs are for your heart, garlic is great for lowering your blood pressure and is a great blood purifier. Q-10 (Coenzyme Q 10 ) Is vital in the anti-aging process. It aids in the production of cells in your body and lowers blood pressure and is a very potent anti-oxidant. To me nothing is more important than taking Q-10 if your over 35. Here is a ton of information on it.

http://faculty.washington.edu/~ely/coenzq10.html

On another note if anyone really wants to understand how bad the drugs are your drug pushers ..... uh I mean doctors are prescribing to you and really want to able to understand basic health issues on a whole new level I highly suggest reading this book:

http://www.ultraprevention.com/book/excerpts.htm

If I were to recommend 1 book that could really change your life and put you back in control of your own health it would be this book. If anyone here orders the book and reads it and doesn't feel it was well worth their time and effort I will send you a check for the money you laid out. I am that convinced that everyone here should read the book.

Thanks, Troy....I'll make a point of picking it up in the next couple of weeks.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by arc

Yeah. I kind of got away from using it because I got tired of changing plates all the time. I went with set weight dumbbells, with a few of the old ones for the "in-between" weights.

Also, when you have multiple sets of an excercise, is it better to do all of the sets, with a short rest/recovery period in between sets, before moving to the next excercise?

You can use dumbbells for squats it's just difficult. I would use the barbell because ot the amount of the weight. I would also use it during your back routine as bent over barbell rows and dumbbell rows. You need the width when pulling to get wide back otherwise you just work thickness of back with dumbbell rows.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

You can use dumbbells for squats it's just difficult. I would use the barbell because ot the amount of the weight. I would also use it during your back routine as bent over barbell rows and dumbbell rows. You need the width when pulling to get wide back otherwise you just work thickness of back with dumbbell rows.

Okay, thanks.

Do you have a decent replacement for the leg extensions, pull-downs and the other "machine reliant" exercises?

Also, what are "skull crushers"?

Appreciate your time on this.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by arc

Okay, thanks.

Do you have a decent replacement for the leg extensions, pull-downs and the other "machine reliant" exercises?

Also, what are "skull crushers"?

Appreciate your time on this.

In weight lifting we used to say as long as you do your meat and potatoes lifts you will be fine. Many lifts (like pulldowns) are for warm ups while others (leg extention and curls) are more for just trying to define the muscle a bit more. Squats are the mother of all meat and potatoe lifts. When done right nothing will do more for your legs. If your looking to define a bit more after try lunges or grab two dumbbells and jump up on a bench and back down over and over, that will do it. Do that exercise after doing squats. Squats alone though will be just fine, go all the way down.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by Phobia

His wife is pretty hot. She rejected Bob Dole and I to go home with Todd.

I thought he was talking to Hoover......ooops.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

In weight lifting we used to say as long as you do your meat and potatoes lifts you will be fine. Many lifts (like pulldowns) are for warm ups while others (leg extention and curls) are more for just trying to define the muscle a bit more. Squats are the mother of all meat and potatoe lifts. When done right nothing will do more for your legs. If your looking to define a bit more after try lunges or grab two dumbbells and jump up on a bench and back down over and over, that will do it. Do that exercise after doing squats. Squats alone though will be just fine, go all the way down.

Okay, thanks BD.