New Years Resolutions

[ChadTower]

well, i've only just started. i'm HOPING your talking POUNDS and TOTAL weight? next week i'm moving up to 20kg a side so that's about 90 pnds total...

Yep, lbs.  You'll find that you're going to make some very rapid progress in the beginning.  This is basically because of the way muscles work.  They work by recruiting adjacent muscle fibres as the load increases... but an untrained individual's muscles are simply not good at that recruitment.  As your muscles become more efficient recruiters you will make some rapid progress... then, they will get as good at that as they need to be, and your progress will slow down to a more reasonable rate.

This is, of course, assuming it's all being done drug free.

[danny_galaga]

This is, of course, assuming it's all being done drug free.

man, NOW you tell me. how am i gonna get rid of these horse steroids...

[DrewKaree]

#1, stop giving them to the women you meet.  That's NOT the drug you should be using to try to bed them.

#2, Barry Bonds said stop calling him.  He doesn't do THOSE _{detectable types of steroids}

#3, STOP telling guys if you inject them "there", it'll grow THAT "muscle" as large as a horse's

#4, throw them out _{into the mail, I'm running low after injecting them "there"}

p.s. they work as advertised, although in my case, the improvement hasn't been as radical as others claim....must be something about "not as far to go as you guys" 

danny, any luck on those donkey steroids?  I'm really hoping so.  For the new year, I'd like to become a bigger --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules--....that is how you got to the level you're at, right?   

[danny_galaga]

danny, any luck on those donkey steroids?

[SOAPboy]

Mine were

1. Keep smoking
2. Keep Chewing
3. Sleep in more

Refuse to quit the things i like to do..

[Bones]

danny, any luck on those donkey steroids?

[ChadTower]

Everybody likes cake.

[Shape D.]

Everybody likes cake.

I thought it was parfait everyone liked.

[ChadTower]

True, true... he had layers like cake but everyone likes parfait.

[shmokes]

Danny, boy, I have good news for you.  If you're working out at a gym, the bar -- without any plates added -- probably weighs 45 lbs..  So there's another 20 kg for ya.  That would bring you up to a much more respectable 130-135 lbs.

[ChadTower]

Edited mine to add one.

[DrewKaree]

How's everyone doing on their resolutions thus far?

I too would like to add to mine.

I resolve to not debate anything political for this year.




















^{unless the letters a, e, i, o, or u are used in the argument} 

[missioncontrol]

How's everyone doing on their resolutions thus far?

Not good

I only cut my smoking in half

And havn't had a chance to work on my cab  (having to wait till the dust settles from breaking the wife's window)

[ChadTower]

Considering how much time is required for me to complete mine, there isn't much progress I could have made by now anyway.  it's only been a week or two.

[DrewKaree]

Hey Chad, what does "TG" stand for anyhow?  That was the only part I didn't understand in that.

Mission, half is better than not at all.  I have two bro-in-law's trying to quit chewing, which thus far they've made it farther than LAST year's attempte.  I was just over at a friend's house whose family is like my own, and his aunt had SO many complications from smoking that she's got to be on oxygen for the rest of her life, 24/7.  I didn't smoke for long (only about 1 1/2-2 years) so it wasn't that hard for me to give it up, but I still sympathize with ya.  Good luck.

[ChadTower]

TwinGalaxies, head to www.TwinGalaxies.com

[danny_galaga]

I resolve to not debate anything political for this year.




^{unless the letters a, e, i, o, or u are used in the argument}

[DrewKaree]

I resolve to not debate anything political for this year.




^{unless the letters a, e, i, o, or u are used in the argument} 

drw, grg bsh jr s  bg fckn wnkr nd h smll lk sht!! wht y gnn d bt t? hh? hh? cmn, yr nt s tgh...

'm gnn fly (ntc ddn't ncld "Y"  ) vr thr nd kck y'r ss, mnky by.    GTCH!

Wh'd fgr y wld hv spttd tht! 

[Bones]

As resolution number 4 has not yet developed, I am now concentrating harder on resolution 2, with 3 to be followed immediately after.

[danny_galaga]

Danny, boy, I have good news for you.

[Dartful Dodger]

sadly, its a home gym set, the bar wouldn't weigh much more than 5 kgs, certainly less than 10. so i'm still a dweeb...

The weight doesn't matter; it's all about the looks.

It'll only take a few weeks to start seeing results.  Don't get discouraged; when I started over, I was beginning to think I was to fat see any definition. Then the results seemed to have appeared over night.  If you

[ChadTower]

The weight doesn't matter; it's all about the looks.

It'll only take a few weeks to start seeing results.  Don't get discouraged; when I started over, I was beginning to think I was to fat see any definition. Then the results seemed to have appeared over night.  If you

[danny_galaga]

true, im skinny and its hard to eat more. but whats harder is to eat WELL. now im looking at whats in what i eat more and its amazing how much fat and sugar is in stuff. ive cut down drinking bottles of pepsi from maybe 6 a week to one a week. THATS a big change just there! using weight gaining formula is good too since its about 50% protein and almost no fat.

you're both right though. i have seen a bit of a difference already, and i FEEL better for it. but it will be harder to keep going. if i was fat then the results might be more encouraging since as the fat content reduces, muscle SHOWS more. and toned to boot!

anyway, this time around (did a bit of gym work in my early 20s) i feel more motivated and i wont stop until... well, theres no stopping really is there?

[Bones]

That haircut would have dropped you by another 2kg's.

[danny_galaga]

That haircut would have dropped you by another 2kg's.

even more when wet 

[ChadTower]

Update:  Have submitted my first TG score, which is a world record.

Have come in two slots on my belt, but only lost one pound.  Getting down to 200 is going to be by far the hardest part of all this.

[Bones]

Update: Still waiting for Joss.

[SirPeale]

Have come in two slots on my belt, but only lost one pound.  Getting down to 200 is going to be by far the hardest part of all this.

Just remember, muscle weighs more than fat.  I know you know that, but people have a tendency to look at the number, and not the results.  Two notches on your belt is awesome!

[ChadTower]

Just remember, muscle weighs more than fat.  I know you know that, but people have a tendency to look at the number, and not the results.  Two notches on your belt is awesome!

It's a true statement.  I have started training for a sprint triathlon in the fall.  The swimming is what's really bringing the muscles back, since I haven't restarted lifting yet.  I will concede that part of the belt notch thing is that I stopped drinking, though.  I honestly don't care what I weigh, really, so long as I can get my bodyfat down to around 10%.  I've been really strong, I've been really lean... I've never been both.

[ChadTower]

UPDATE:  No second score submitted yet, but I will have one soon for This Planet Sucks, Atari 2600.

Today I'm a third notch in on my belt for the first time in a long time.  Annoyingly, I am now +1lb from my starting bodyweight.

[SirPeale]

Annoyingly, I am now +1lb from my starting bodyweight.

Again, you're paying attention to your numbers, but not the results!  In three belt notches, that's awesome!  The weight just means whatever you're doing is working the way it *should*.

[ChadTower]

Again, you're paying attention to your numbers, but not the results!  In three belt notches, that's awesome!  The weight just means whatever you're doing is working the way it *should*.

Oh, I'm totally with you on that and am not THAT annoyed by it... I have been focusing exclusively on conditioning to this point.  I had figured that would mostly cause bodyfat loss, at least more than -1lb of loss.  Once I start lifting again I'm probably going to end up putting about 8-10lb back on.  Getting down to 200 probably isn't going to happen with the way things are turning out, at least not this year if I want to hit the strength goals.  I kind of figured at 12-14% bodyfat I'd be just below 200lb.  That may have been too low a figure, we'll see.

[ChadTower]

Okay, no one has updated this in a few months, so here is an update.  I'm down to 214, so while I'm not speeding to 200lb, I'm nearly halfway there.

No new scores submitted but my Clockwork Knight score is now the official TwinGalaxies world record for the game.   

I'm just about to start real training again.  I may not reach the strength goals, especially for the squat, but I should be able to make it fairly close.

[Dartful Dodger]

Thanks for bringing this back up.  I forgot I had actual numbers in my resolution.  I'm benching over 250, and last week I increase my curl, so now I'm curling the same weight I use to bench.  That means my arms are as strong as my chest was over a year ago.

I'm still over 200 pounds, but I look good at the beach. 
Looks are more important than numbers.

...unless the number is 300, which is still my end of the year benching goal.

[ChadTower]

You do realize that biceps don't really equate to raw strength, right?  That once your biceps reach a certain point they are actually counterproductive and mostly a basic injury risk?  Once biceps get large enough all they are doing is reducing flexibility and range of motion in your arm.  True arm strength lies in your triceps and forearms.

[missioncontrol]

*Update*

mine:

O.K. now it's time to list your New Years resolution(s) I'll go first.........

1. Quit Smoking is top on my list and I plan to stick to it this time

2. Finish my cab!!! I'm slowly getting there but my goal now is to have it done by spring......

As far as quitting smoking I've fallen off the wagon several times

[Dartful Dodger]

You do realize that biceps don't really equate to raw strength, right?

[ChadTower]

How about being able to lift things off the floor without tearing your bicep off the bone?  Hit a baseball?  Hug a person?

There's a reason few pro athletes bother with giant biceps, even the ones who have giant legs and lats.

[DrewKaree]

You do realize that biceps don't really equate to raw strength, right?  That once your biceps reach a certain point they are actually counterproductive and mostly a basic injury risk?  Once biceps get large enough all they are doing is reducing flexibility and range of motion in your arm.  True arm strength lies in your triceps and forearms.

I must have the strongest right arm in existence!  For some reason, it's freakishly larger than the left one!