The biggest loser workout. - ThinnerTimes

porshh951 · 09-12-2007, 03:01 AM

I hope everyone is watching and getting inspired to kick up your workouts. I'd like to hear from people who are honestly pushing themselves everyday. Tell us about you and your workouts and what your goals are please. The goal of this thread is to post and share a little about our personal journey and where we wish to take ourselves in the future. Your goals could be anything as specific as a weight deadline goal or taking off 30 seconds from a particular run. Whatever your goal is post it up along with everything else and share your current program with us. We wanna hear all about you and what you are up to during your workouts. Please feel free to open up and share.
Also feel free to share current/before/after pics of yourself in this thread. Any and all update/imput is welcome. To all my gym rats out there. This is our first real thread/challenge. Lets represent ourselves well and show the rest of the board what we are all about.

Hi im john im 25 years old. 13 months ago I weighed 445lbs. I've never really accepted defeat on anything. So for me realizing I was killing myself with food was hard. I didn't see myself for whom I had become. I still saw the skinny go getter who kicks ass and takes names. Waking up after nearly dying april 06' and looking at myself after 2 weeks in ICU in the mirror and seeing myself for the first time was hard. I cried and vowed I was going to physically show on the outside who I truely was on the inside. A guy who gives no bullshit and takes even less. Someone who was strong physically as well as mentally. A leader, someone whom others look up to in a professional sense as well as a emotional sense. It was that day that changed it all for me. I got home from the hospital and started doing research on a radical surgery that I thought I needed.

Getting the surgery done wasn't as quick as I had hoped. After a consult due to my recent serious medical condition I couldn't get clearence for the operation for another 90 days from the surgeon. My insurance company was gung ho from the get go thank god. July 25th I went under the knife and started this journey. I also started my video diary that day and have kept updating it(last update was two nights ago). I may get around to posting that sometime. 3 weeks out from surgery I got cleared for real exercise and so off I started. Still a staggering 414lbs at that point heart was the only thing getting me through my ashtma attacks(born a heavy asthmatic I've had problems all my life and had several near death expeirences earlier in life) and my physical pain. I finished that first week covering 24 miles and the rest is as they say history.

Over the course of the next year I continued my training everyday regardless of how I felt, I always pushed myself with my workouts. I spent my free time doing research on the internet and in book stores learning all I could about nutrition and eating balanced while needed to loose weight. Reading book after book from tri-athletes and marathon runners(people I looked up to who had already done what i needed too). Learning all I could about mind over matter. Truely plugging in and overcoming. I've had many break throughs during this time so much so that I could type for days just telling about events and things that have happened to me during my journey. Needless to say i've lost at a rate never previously done by anyone at my hospital or doctors office. I like breaking records and barriers and now its time to break some more.

Im now shifting my program to build bulk and muscle mass. Luckily I have a great basis since i've been training for 13 months straight I already have a good bit of muscle on my frame and my cardiovascular system is in shape I can safely push my body beyond where I have before in a new way.

Goals-6 pack abs arms/chest/back I can be proud of. Benching 250lbs free weight and curling 70lbs. Looking to add 10-15lbs of muscle. Remaining less than 8%BF during the entire program regardless of weight change.
Time to complete total transformation- most likely another 13 months.

My version of the bigget loser workout.

2 miles a day jog average heart heart 120 or better(on weight days)
6-8 miles a day jog average heart rate 150 or better
Weight training is every other day allowing 1 full day of rest inbetween

curl(dumbell)-5 minute rest
3x12-20lbs
3x8-30lbs
3x4-40lbs

incline bench(dumbell)-5 minute rest
3x12-30lbs
3x4-50lbs
lat pull(dumbell)-4 minute rest
3x15-15lbs
3x8-25lbs
3x4-30lbs
flys(dumbell)-4 minute rest
3x12-20
3x8-30
3x4-40
seated press(dumbell)-4 minute rest
3x8-40lbs
3x4-50lbs
side raises(dumbell)-3 minute rest
3x12-15lbs
3x8-25lbs
bent over raises(dumbell)-2 minute rest
3x8-25lbs
one arm rows
3x6-50lbs
extensions(dumbell)-3 minute rest
3x15-35lbs
3x4-50lbs

bench dips(5 minute between)
3x25

bent-knee leg raises(5 minute between)
3x till I feel im gonna puke

full upper/lower crunch(5 minute between)
3x till I feel im gonna puke

jumping jacks(4 minute rest)
3x50

pushups(4 minute rest)
3x till I feel im gonna puke

pullups(4 minute rest)
2x till I feel im gonna puke

rests-filled with 1 other small set of above(i.e crunch/pullup ect)
betweens- supersets 1 min or less of actual rest

I do change up some things add/take away weight where needed add/take away a set as needed. But, there is a pretty good breakdown of what im up to these days. Its import to push yourself adding weight and reps every week otherwise you will become stagnet.

Here's a link to another thread in the socialize section if you wanna further discuss the show(anything you don't feel belongs here)
watching the biggest loser

Change your life people. If you can't push yourself as hard as you should hire someone to help push you. Get some......

CandyGirl101 · 09-12-2007, 05:38 AM

Hi!
Just wanted to share a little about my workout...

I am 26 years old and was 285 lbs 7 months ago.
I use to be the type of person that never went to the gym. I was afraid of it! Now you can't keep me out! LOL! I go to the gym Monday through Friday. And on the weekends I find something to do to keep me moving, whether it be climbing my stairs over and over or going to the mall to window shop (because I plan to lose more weight I haven't really purchased new clothes).
Well I have a big day coming up on November 10, 2007.... My Wedding! And I am suppose to be working with a personal trainer in 2 weeks to tone up my abs. I have been very sucessful with my workouts.

A usual work out for me is:

Walk on the treadmill for 5 - 10 mins
Run on the treadmill for 20 mins
Stairmaster for 10 mins
ride the bike for 10 mins
weights for legs, arms, back and inner thighs for 20 mins

I have been lucky enough that my stomach has gone down tremendously with running so I don't have alot of hanging skin. Which is why I hope to work out with the trainner to get some type of 6 pack! LOL!

Gina in NY · 09-12-2007, 06:41 PM

Hi Guys - Here's my story and my plan:

I started going into the gym 3x a week pre-op because I was required to lose 10% of my weight before my surgeon would even talk to me. The day I walked in there, I weighed at LEAST 288 pounds and no one even batted an eye lash.

At his seminar my surgeon said, "If you can't take 30 minutes a day for exercise, don't waste my time" or something like that. On my 4th day post op I went to the gym and walked VERY slowly on the tread mill. Unless my kids were sick, I was sick, or something crazy was going on, I've been there every day since.

I do a split body work-out because what I really enjoy is the resistance training. I love the way my arms and shoulders look - my legs are really defined and I like the "look". So Monday, Wed and Friday are 20 min. warm-up on treadmill or eliptical, resistance training of the upper body and abs. Then Tues and Thursday are warm-up, lower body and maybe abs, depending upon what I was able to squeeze in the day before. Sometimes I'll do all the lower ab stuff one day and hit the upper abs and obliques the next day. It just depends upon how much time I have.

Weekends are either all cardio or 90 min cardio and abs.

The major thing I've added is the biking. I try to go as many times a week as I can. This can mean 5 rides a week or just 2 - never know with my crazy work schedule AND the weather! If I'm pressed for time it is a 17 mile ride through the woods on my hybrid.

I have also, this week, joined a bike club and as soon as I have my road bike, I will be doing rides other days during the week - often 30 or so miles. In addition to all this, I'm starting a belly dancing class and those ladies are mean! They do training like olympic athletes - I'm totally intimidated. I'm going to look like a wimp in there! But at least my tummy is flat!

I am going to try to attach the topographical map of my dream ride - Death Valley in October of 2008 - Ride for the Cure of Diabetes. Just look at that nice 1300 mile climb. My legs tremble just thinking about it. Whooooo!

So that is sort of my goal - to do a century ride here in NY (without the 1300 mile climb) and then to do some crazy century rides like the one attached. I can't wait to find out what my limits are. I still haven't been there on the bike. 50 mile ride coming the 23rd. Hope that hurts! Otherwise I'll have to do a metric century this fall! Hell - I may end up doing the century this fall too.

SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!

sliesnake · 09-13-2007, 03:41 AM

Hey John,
I was wondering if you knew if GB patients can put on muscle like "normal" people?
The reason I ask is that I went to a surgeon's open house about 2 years ago and there was this really "big" guy in the audience. He was like 6'6".
He said he used to be a power lifter before he was obese and asked the surgeon if WLS would affect his ability to pack on muscle. That in effect he wanted to go from ex-power lifter to a "bodybuilder".
Well, the surgeon flatly stated yes!
That our surgery would inhibit our abilities to replace our fat with with that much muscle.

porshh951 · 09-13-2007, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by sliesnake

Hey John,
I was wondering if you knew if GB patients can put on muscle like "normal" people?
The reason I ask is that I went to a surgeon's open house about 2 years ago and there was this really "big" guy in the audience. He was like 6'6".
He said he used to be a power lifter before he was obese and asked the surgeon if WLS would affect his ability to pack on muscle. That in effect he wanted to go from ex-power lifter to a "bodybuilder".
Well, the surgeon flatly stated yes!
That our surgery would inhibit our abilities to replace our fat with with that much muscle.

Someone needs to teach that surgeon a thing or two. The fact is everyone is a little different but, most people men and women included can eventually go back to eating high protein foods which is the primary component needed for muscle gain.

Im bulking up as we speak and have already put on 6lbs in my upper body(arms/chest/back). Im doing everything a "normal" person would have to do in order to build muscle.

Only in extreme cases where patients are perminantly affected with serious after effects like can't swallow water/can't eat carbs of any kind, can't have high fat foods, ect ect. Basically restricted to getting what they need through supplements only and no solids...only those people would I say cannot do what im doing. Just cause they physically won't be able to process the things they need too and get the correct amount of protein/carbs inorder to build back the muscle after its torn really bad.

So much misinformation out there on whats possible. I hope that guy got the surgery and pushed his own body to find out his own limits. Thats really all you can do. The surgeons will only be able to tell you "usual" and "typical" information. They will not be able to tell you about you quite frankly. Its up to you to find out what your body can take and what you can eat and can't.

fitbefore40 · 09-13-2007, 02:07 PM

Having a weight loss goal without an exercise goal would never have worked for me. To me, weight loss and exercise goes hand in hand.

When I started contemplating GBS, I was over 250 and I had just started working out in martial arts again. I've been a black belt since 1987 and a certified instructor since 1989. I was young and in shape for me - maybe 30 pounds over weight. I had an accident around 1989 and tore a ligament in my knee, I overcompensated with the other leg and blew that knee a few years later. At the time, I wanted to be an FBI agent and that goal was dashed. With 2 blown knees, I began to gain weight. At the time, ACL reconstruction did not exist. I started law school about 75-80 pounds overweight and lo and behold - ACL reconstruction came to the forefront!! WHOO HOO. When I had my first knee fixed I weighed 214 pounds - I was humiliated - I weighed more than my husband. But after the 2nd knee was fixed the next year, I thought, hey, I can exercise better, I'll lose weight. I'd lose 50 pounds, gain 60 pounds. Then I had 2 kids . . . fast forward to that martial arts class.

In my 20's, I was a talented martial artist, in my 30's, I was that girl who used to be really good but blew both her knees, but I still took class. Then, I took time off to have kids - 5 years off. I joined class again in the largest uniform that they make. I couldn't wear my instructor's uniform anymore - it wouldn't close. I had glimpses of who that talented girl was, but then, I'd get winded - or I couldn't do a more because my arms weren't long enough . . . or I couldn't jump because landing hurt my joints so darn much, that and I couldn't clear 2 inches with my weight. After 2 months of classes like that, I went to visit a surgeon and 6 weeks later, I had surgery.

When I returned, my first goal was to get into my uniform. At 4 weeks post up, I had lost 33 pounds and I could wear my old 200 pound girl uniform (although it didn't close well). Then, week by week, I worked out and lo and behold, by September, I needed a new uniform b/c my old instructor uniform was too darn big. During this time I had a goal that I didn't tell anyone but myself. I wanted to compete again and be good.

My first tournament was a small club tournament with only 8 schools attending. No one in my division even knew me. I tied for first place in forms and then won a tie-breaker. That gave me enough confidence to go to another small tournament - which I bombed - I didn't place. But, I KNEW I do better. There was a HUGE class A regional scheduled for my town, and I knew that if I was the only person from Arkansas that placed in the top two, I could actually win a state title. It was a Zen moment - everything went perfect. I ended up 2nd to the girl that actually ended up winning the forms title at worlds. I was only .10 behind her. I was an awesome feeling.

So, then I had my tummy tuck/butt lift. I missed the first big tournament of the season - and I can't travel to either of the National Tournaments, so I probably can't get in the point running to be World Champ this year. But, I'm going to try just the same.

My goal is to make the World's Top Ten in my division - Women 2nd and 3rd degree black belts - If I can't get enough points - I certainly want to be State Champ again!!

CeeCee · 09-13-2007, 03:28 PM

I'm 49 yrs old, I've started "the change". I started at 328 and I'm 5'2", so I was in the 40's as far as BMI goes. Never willing exercised a day in my life. My knees are a bit sore and creaky, and I've got a bit of osteopenia (sp?) showing in one hip and my lower spine.
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Now: I'm still 49, 6 months out, still going through the change, but I'm down 89 lbs. I get up at 5:30 5 days a week, use a hot washcloth to try and rub the marks from my cpap off my face, and go to Lady of America. I do 15 minutes on the treadmill, then I go over to the weight/resistance machines. I alternate upper and lower body workouts every other day. I have a routine one of the trainers gave me when I joined in March.
I haven't really changed this-because it's working. All I have done is gone from 10 to 15 minutes on the treadmill and increased the speed. (No running!) On the machines I've increased the weights.
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Things I've noticed: There's this tiny little muscle in my bicep now, and another near my batwings. Crunches are easier. I can now walk on the treadmill and talk at the same time. My knees ache less. On the weeks I don't get in at least 3 days exercise, I only lose 1 lb. When I have a good week, I lose 3 to 4 lbs.
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My goal: To be able to go on a birding trip and not worry about keeping up with the group. I'm just an amateur, but there are some bald eagles in Massachusetts that I've always wanted to see in flight...

porshh951 · 09-13-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fitbefore40

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Simply amazing story and determination. What a really cool goal too. Im kinda jealous.

desmccoy · 09-14-2007, 05:16 AM

When I started on my journey I weighed 389 pounds. Its scary that at 27 years old I weighed that much. When I met my Husband almost ten years ago I weighed 150 pounds and was in a size 16. I walked everywere. I started working fast food and then I got my License and a car. Which ment no more waliking anywere. I then I went on to birth control and gained some weight due to lack of self motiviation and poor eating habits. Two children later I weighed 389 pounds. When I went in to surgery I weighed 366. So, thats my story.

My goal is is to lose at least 200 pounds before my ten year reunion in 2009 and know that the only one that can make that happen is myself. I would like to lose the First on hundred Before September 6, 2008 my one year annivesary for surgery.

How do I plan to do that? Well sense I know very little about excerise I plan to get a personal trainer at the local Gym. My husband has also agreed to let me buy a treadmill for the days I can't make it out to the Gym. So, hopefully I can get motiviated to do it.

kittens4 · 09-14-2007, 07:48 AM

I am 5'4" and reached my top weight of 260 last year...then dropped to 230 for my surgery day. The decision to do the surgery for me was pretty quick. I just woke up one day, and was sick of the yo-yo dieting, and being so fat! I felt inside it was time to make a change. So, I went to my pcp, then the seminar, psych eval, etc. the whole process was 2 months from decision to surgery. I did have complications, but once that was behind me, I joined Gold's Gym. I had been off oxygen (pneumonia) for about 3 weeks when I joined the gym. I started slow, just doing aquafit classes 3 times a week. I eventually got up to doing the treadmill and weights also. I now do 1 hour on the treadmill, I do some weights, and I still take aquafit now and then! I just tried a hip hop class a few weeks ago! It was fun! I think it's a bit beyond me, but I did it!! I love the gym. I feel great when I go, and not so great when I don't. My goal is to tone what I can, be as healthy as I can, and try to be as consistant as I can!! I have a habit of being "good" for awhile, then not....but I find coming here helps me to stay on track! Thanks guys!