weight loss

Post by **TankAzz** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:45 pm

yeah, last year i weighed in at 111 and my doctor told me my "ideal" weight was 108

after freaking out about what i ate for awhile, i realized that whether i starved myself or ate whatever i want, i weighed roughly the same, give or take a pound or two. definitely better to focus on healthy eating and exercise rather than the scale.

Post by **rhunt** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:09 pm

can someone make sure pigsteak gets this memo?

Post by **tomdarch** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:17 pm

BMI is frustrating for me. I'm hardly muscle-bound (what muscle I do have seems to be in my legs!), but for me to get my BMI into the normal range, I'd have to loose enough fat to be in the "elite endurance athlete" range of body fat percentage!

Regardless of my whining, I am too fat and really need to get off my ass and get outside this fall! It would be nice to loose maybe 5-8% of my overall weight.

Post by **ashtray** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:30 pm

I wrestled for Woodford County High School, and cut weight like a college athlete. My senior year, i got in a tank to test BMI and i had 3.5% body fat. At that point i weighed 142, and later cut down to 130 (to certify at 132) which involved losing 12 pounds with about 5 pounds of fat in my body. Now, years later I still weigh around 140 and I guess my BMI is 3-4% (i will cycle up about 5-8 pounds every now and again to regain some strength).

When I am skinny (like now), my ability to climb well (for me) goes way up. And I mean way up. When skinny I can do a one arm pull up and I guess that I climb a few letter grades harder then I would if I weighed 10 pounds more. I would still be skinny at 145-150 but it would make that much difference. If I weighed the normal weight for a guy like me (155-160) then I would be climbing 1 number grade (or more) less than I do right now.

So anyway, the secret weapon to climbing harder, lose fat. Even better, lose all the fat you possibly can.

Btw, how I stay skinny: coffee, working alot (thinking hard burns calories like crazy), training some (more to keep hand strength and improve technique though), nicotine (gum /lozenges/ciggies), and of course skipping meals. Today though I will eat two huge meals (still skipping one) to carbo load for tomorrow. I know i will get disagreement about this, but I don't care. It works for me at least in terms of climbing. Plus I like having well defined muscles and a six pack. It makes my self love sessions much more enjoyable. Senorita Wences likes my hard body.

Post by **Crankmas** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:20 pm

two grapes and a laxative totally fills me up and allows me to keep my ripped Ghandi look

Post by **dmw** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:48 pm

wow, we must have been using the same diet plan, Crank. But for me, I preferred vodka, two almonds, and some diet pills. I definitely climbed better then, but whatever. Fat is beautiful. Right? Right??????????

Post by **dipsi** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:34 pm

I'm trying a new diet! All I'm allowed to eat are humming bird wings, bees' knees, and evaporated water.

Num, num.

I'm such a fat ass!

(Yasmeen Fowler is not allowed to read this post!)

Post by **kirker** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:30 am

If your going to set weight loss goals that will improve your climbing. I would suggest setting the goal to be measured in 10-12 month increments. Trying to lose substantial weight in a season can be counter productive. If your looking for quick results in a season work on strength training while managing a good diet.

Ow and Andrew you just wait. Those Mcdonald breakfasts and canned chilli dinners will catch up with you.

Post by **marathonmedic** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:11 pm

Crankmas wrote:two grapes and a laxative totally fills me up and allows me to keep my ripped Ghandi look

Make sure you remember to take the skins off.

Post by **the lurkist** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:49 am

If you are a person who sports a bit of excess weight, even if the weight is not a health concern, loosing even 5 lbs would improve your strength to mass ratio significantly. Your endurance gains would probably be the first noticeable performance increase.
Sticking to a 1800-2000 kcal diet and moderate exercise will allow most young active folks to shed at least a pound a week. Just watch the calorie count. 2000 kcal isn't that much food.