Ten Pounds in 1 Month; Dropping for Basic Training

[Odysseus32]

I ran a marathon back in the 70's and beat the crap out of my body for over a year prepping for it. But I did not eat worth a damn. I would get run down pretty easily. Part of the reason I cautioned is that running and exercise is addictive. It can reach a point where your body may be telling you to take it easy but your brain says you need to continue. As long as you can get past this problem and know when to back off you should be fine.

Good luck to ya

Oh yeah no doubt every time i exercise and say run 5-6 miles in a day, the next day I wake up and want to do more. I am definitely taking what you said into consideration and if I see any significant changes in behavior or physical performance I will start to eat more.

Thanks again!

 

[HottyToddyChick]

I'm with AA- your cals are way too low. And if the people over at BB aren't saying anything, then the people who were there when I was active aren't there anymore.

My minimum, during cuts, was 1500.

 

[Odysseus32]

I'm with AA- your cals are way too low. And if the people over at BB aren't saying anything, then the people who were there when I was active aren't there anymore.

My minimum, during cuts, was 1500.

I wouldn't really call it a cut. More like an amount of weight that I must lose in a short amount of time at all costs.

 

[Odysseus32]

Tuesday, February 8 2011

Basic Info
Day: Monday
Time: 10:00 AM CST & 2:30 PM CST
Distance:
10:00 - 1.5 Mile Speed Work totaling a distance of 3.5 miles.
2:30 - Shoulder workout
About:
10:00 - Started with a slow paced mile warm up. From there I ran a 400, walked a 200, and fast-paced ran another 200. I rested 4 minutes in between sets and did that 4 times. Then I cooled down with another mile jog. All on track.
tl;dr:
-1 mile
-stretch
-400 run/200 run x 4
-1 mile
2:30 - Warmed up and cooled down with cardio on the treadmill. The shoulder workout went like this:

Seated Military Smith Machine: 2x8,2x6
Set 1 - 115 lbs
Set 2 - 115 lbs
Set 3 - 135 lbs
Set 4 - 145 lbs

One-Arm Shoulder press Machine: 3x8, 1xfail
Set 1 - 40 lbs
Set 2 - 40 lbs
Set 3 - 40 lbs
Set 4 - 40 lbs (9 reps for both arms)

SUPERSET Side-Raies/Behind-the-back Side Raises: 3x12/3x8
Set 1 - 20 lb DBs/10 lb DBs
Set 2 - 20 lb DBs/10 lb DBs
Set 3 - 20 lb DBs/10 lb DBs (only got 10 on the last set of side raises)

DB Shrugs: 1x8, 3x15
Set 1 - 50 lb DBs
Set 2 - 60 lb DBs
Set 3 - 60 lb DBs
Set 4 - 60 lb DBs

Plate Raises: 4x12
Set 1 - 45 lb Plate
Set 2 - 45 lb Plate
Set 3 - 45 lb Plate
Set 4 - 45 lb Plate
Feeling
10:00 - Legs were still sore, but not all that bad. I strecthed out the soreness and started to run. I was quite winded when I got to the last set. I didn't think the speedwork would wear me down that much but what do I know?
2:30 - Got quite the pump in my shoulders. Everything went well, felt pretty good. The runs were nice to warm up and cool down with.


WTF IS THIS

Diet
Meal 1: Eggs, Sausage, Banana
Calories: 535
Fat: 32.5g
Protein: 27g
Carbs: 30g
Meal 2: Frozen Grilled Chicken, Grapes
Calories: 210
Fat: 1.5g
Protein: 25g
Carbs: 28g
Meal 3: Grilled Chicken Strips, Green Beans, Banana
Calories: 235
Fat: 0g
Protein: 24g
Carbs: 32g
Meal 4: Turkey Patties
Calories:240
Fat: 3g
Protien: 44g
Carbs: 0g
Meal 5 Skinless Chicken Thigh, Broccoli
Calories:346
Fat: 3g
Protien: 52g
Carbs: 4g
TOTAL:
Calories: 1566
Fat: 94g
Protein: 172g
Carbs: 72g

Progress:
14.87 miles out of 24 miles; 61.96% COMPLETE

Up Next:
PT with Corps tomorrow afternoon

 

[Natasha]

Feel free to join our exercise challenge as well.

 

[Odysseus32]

Wednesday, February 9 2011

Basic Info
Day: Wednesday
Time: 5:00 PM
Distance: Indoor Workout
About: Was cold and raining and below freezing outside so our Gunnery Sergeant made us do an indoor workout. We did a lot of different ab exercises and squats and pushups and what not. We also maxed on pull-ups and crunches. I am happy to say that I improved a bit on both. I started gettin 10 pull-ups, I am now at 13. I started with 74 crunches, I am now at 81. Not HUGE gains, but gains nonetheless.
Feeling Actually a hard workout, which I did not expect at all.


WTF IS THIS

Diet
Meal 1: Eggs, Sausage, Banana
Calories: 535
Fat: 32.5g
Protein: 27g
Carbs: 30g
Meal 2: Frozen Grilled Chicken, Grapes
Calories: 210
Fat: 1.5g
Protein: 25g
Carbs: 28g
Meal 3: Turkey Burgers
Calories:240
Fat: 3g
Protien: 44g
Carbs: 0g
Meal 4: Cod Fish Fillet, Broccoli
Calories:180
Fat: 1g
Protien: 35g
Carbs: 4g
TOTAL:
Calories: 1165
Fat: 67g
Protein: 131g
Carbs: 62g

Progress:
14.87 miles out of 24 miles; 61.96% COMPLETE

Up Next:
More speed work with Russell and Landry

 

[Odysseus32]

Thursday, February 10 2011

Basic Info
Day: Thursday
Time: 11:30 AM
Distance: Calves/Abs/Cardio
About: Went to anytime to get my calves and abs workout on, with a bit of cardio. Looked like this:

Cardio
1 Mile Warm-up, 2 mile cool-down
Total: 3 miles

Standing Calve Raises: 1x8, 4x12
Set 1 - 135 lbs
Set 2 - 225 lbs
Set 3 - 225 lbs
Set 4 - 225 lbs
Set 5 - 225 lbs

Hanging Leg raises: 4x25
Set 1 - BW
Set 2 - BW
Set 3 - BW
Set 4 - BW

I also did some running with Russell around a track that totaled up to 1.68 miles. Just some speed work, ya know. It's all good.
Feeling Didn't want to go all that hard, I have my official IST Saturday in Baton Rouge so I really want to do well.


WTF IS THIS

Diet
Meal 1: Eggs, Sausage, Banana
Calories: 535
Fat: 32.5g
Protein: 27g
Carbs: 30g
Meal 2: Skinless Chicken Thigh, Crinklecut Carrots
Calories: 351
Fat: 8g
Protein: 50g
Carbs: 7g
Meal 3: Grilled Chicken, Banana, Apple
Calories: 294
Fat: 1.5g
Protein: 25g
Carbs: 49g
Meal 4: 2 Beef Sticks, 1/4 cup almonds
Calories: 300
Fat: 26g
Protein: 11g
Carbs: 4g
Meal 5: Grilled Chicken Strips, Green Beans
Calories: 130
Fat: 2g
Protein: 23g
Carbs: 5g
TOTAL:
Calories: 1610
Fat: 70g
Protein: 136g
Carbs: 95g

Progress:
19.55 miles out of 24 miles; 81.46% COMPLETE

Up Next:
Probably won't do anything tomorrow, thinking about cleaning our garage and chopping some banana trees down. That will be workout enough. IST Saturday! Gonna weigh in Saturday morning, also.

 

[skyblue]

the weights dropping off natasha and dana with a sensible diet and sensible excercise.....none of this running a marathon stuff

 

[HottyToddyChick]

He's training to join the Marines. The run portion of the PFT is 3 miles, and the best time for a guy is 18 minutes. You lose points for going slower. And in basic you go a LOT further than 3 miles at a time. With packs and uniforms. Bleh.

 

[Odysseus32]

the weights dropping off natasha and dana with a sensible diet and sensible excercise.....none of this running a marathon stuff

Yeah my main priority is dropping weight.

But a very close second is being able to run a long way without getting winded. Priority for this entire project goes about like this.

1a. Lose Weight
1b. Improve run time
2. Improve pull-ups and sit-ups
3. Stay disciplined
4. Maintain muscle

 

[Alien Allen]

how long have you been working out?

 

[Odysseus32]

To lose weight? About a month now. Have dropped from 189 to 174.

Altogether? I've been lifting and running since I was a freshman in high school.

 

[Odysseus32]

PROGRESS PICS AND WEIGHT


WEIGHT
Last Weight: 174.8 lbs
New Weight: 175.0 lbs

PICS
01-28-11:

02-04-11:


02-11-11:


SYNOPSIS:
No weight loss, actually a gain of +.2, but I feel leaner? I don't know I'm not really upset. I'm just gonna keep on truckin.

 

[Odysseus32]

Friday, February 11 2011

Feeling: I feel great, a bit sore in my calves, but that is expected the day after a calve workout. I feel well-rested and very energized and ready to do well tomorrow in Baton Rouge.
Plan: I took today off because tomorrow I will be traveling to baton rouge to perform an Initial Strength test. i didn't want to exert myself the day before, so today will be my recovers. I woke up at 6:45 AM and ate my meals according to my schedule (7, 9:30, 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30). From 7:30-1:30 I was doing yard work, making some money so that was a good way to burn some calories without actually working out. I wanna get to bed around 9-10 tonight, considering I have to wake up at 5:45 tomorrow morning to be on the road by 7. I will find something to do between now and bedtime.
Setting the Bar: I set the bar at 24 and counting the run tomorrow I will come close, but not quite get there. So, with no reason to slow down next week, I will set it at another good goal of 25 miles for the week, starting Sunday February 13, 2011. Hopefully I can get it.


Gas Prices in Alexandria, LA. NOTE: Not taken by me or in Alexandria. Found by Google images

 

[Odysseus32]

SYNOPSIS: So I had my IST Saturday, but I was not going to let that get in the way of my FAVORITE day of the week. My cheat day Saturday. I woke up at 6 and prepared Ultra Breakfast. Ultra Breakfast consisted of:
-6 eggs
-3 sausage patties
-3 chocolate chip pancakes
-2 pieces of toast
-1 bowl of rice crispies
-1 Banana

Needles to say, Ultra Breakfast = MAJOR success. From there I went to the RS and we left for Baton Rouge to complete the IST. Scores can be found underneath this. After the IST they gave us:
-Subway sandwiches
-Doritos
-Powerade

Which I annihilated rather quickly. We eventually got done, and then stopped in at taco Bell on our way back to Alexandria. My Taco Bell meal consisted of:
-2 5 layer burritos minus sour cream
-1 steak quesidilla

It was oh so delicious, but didn't last very long at all haha. When I got home I started crunching on some m&ms. so delicious. When I finally found it time to eat another actual meal, I went to the ice cream store called splurge I got:
-14 ounces of ice cream
-Toppings such as: Gummy bears, Oreos, Brownies, Chocolate Fudge, Sprinkles, Butterfinger, and Gummy Worms.

It may have been the most delicious thing I have ever eaten. After that, my friends mom ordered 3 large meatlover's pizza from papa John's. I ate:
-Half of one large meatlover's pizza.

After I was finished with that, it was about 9 PM and I thought my stomach may burst. But I didn't call it quits. I just thought, "Hey I will let this settle a bit then go back to the kitchen for one last adventure." As I finally gathered up the strength to get my fatass off the floor, I went to the kitchen of my buddy's house and found the gem. THE SMORES. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish strong, as I made:
-One smore

It was over from there. I had to call it quits. I went into my friend's room, started watching TV and fell asleep. An absolutely WONDERFUL cheat day. Didn't count calories. Don't actually care. I satisfied myself

IST RESULTS FEB 12, 2011
Old Results
Pull-ups: 10
Crunches: 75
Run Time: 10:59

New Results
Pull-ups: 12
Crunches: 79
Run Time: 10:16

About: Well I improved in all aspects, but I wasn't exactly happy. I was very happy with the run, I improved by almost 45 seconds and came in 4th out of about 60 other poolees. I was disappointed with the pull-ups. I got 12, he didn't count 2 of them because I didn't go down all the way, but still an improvement. I got 4 more crunches than my last official IST. Not too happy about that, I got 81 the other day during PT. We have another pool function this Saturday. This week I will not be in a weight room, but rather doing speedwork, distance training, pull-ups, and ab work.

Up Next:
-Speed work, Pull-ups, Ab Work.