It seems I'm the only one in the gym who presses the dumbells so that the bar is parallel with my body, rather than pressing in the way you would press a barbell. I suppose at least it stops me from...
Bloke at my gym today, wearing a belt all the way through his workout (typical), sitting down doing some kind of seated skullcrusher. As it starts to get a bit difficult, he is actually starting to...
I think it was 20kg (44lbs) that I was using. Now I'm using 32kg (70.5lbs), 3 sets of 8, 7, 6. As soon as I can do a set of 10, I'll be hitting th 34kg.
An hour after breakfast. It sets me up for the day as I don't like thinking I've only got a workout to look forward to. Plus then you I have all your carbs around your workout AND early in the day.
I lost a bit off my face to begin with (first 10lbs), but that stalled for a while. It came off my arms for a bit (next 10lbs), more cuts appearing, then my midsection (next 10).. finally I can tell...
3-egg omelette rushed together this morning, with a handful of Honduran king prawns and no-fat cheese. Lovely breakfast at 5:45am to set me up for a 12 hour shift. :)
I think this "sstarvation mode" is for those who don't lift, and lose say 20lbs of muscle right at the start of their weightloss ("hey, I've lost weight!"), and then find their metabolism is...
One thing I'm not understanding at the moment is that I'm cutting yet getting new stretch marks where the triceps and lats meet, kind of at the back of my armpits. Don't like the feeling of it at all!