PH 2014 Goals, Progress & Transformations Thread

[TheJimi]

Halb said:

I like the lever type leg press. I regularly see people load up the leg press with silly weight, and then do some quarter/semi-squat. They don't even get near parallel.

TheJimi said:

I had some idiot trying to convince me he could bench 180kg, when it was blatantly obvious he was nowhere close. I gave him the
opportunity to climb out the hole by saying "kg and not pounds?" but no, he insisted it was KG.
Sure, I know guys sometimes tend to exaggerate numbers a bit, but seriously, this guy's 1RM is around the 110kg mark. (sigh)

So you definitely made him show you then?

No, I didn't want to let him dig himself further into the hole.

[Adz The Rat]

Well my squats are finally improving. Felt like Ive been stuck on the same weight for ages and ages, while all other exercises have improved greatly.

Not a big step up in weight but hopefully its a start of them going in the right direction.

[smiffy180]

Well the plates I bought for my plate loadable dumbbells are about 1-2mm to big!!!!

Had a bench session instead taking it easy as I normally pick up an injury. Managed 2x 150kg with more in the tank but played safe

Looks like dumbbell work is carrying over as I haven't benched in about 2 months.

[HonestIago]

Deadlifted 172.5kg 2x10 yesterday. This was tough and had to rest-pause a lot of the 2nd set. Away on holiday a week Saturday so will hopefully get 175kg 2x10 next week and then return after hols to a nice easy 170kg 2x8

[smiffy180]

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

[deadmau5]

smiffy180 said:

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

[Halb]

To lose that 25kg of flab will require you to walk to the gym once in a while, and stop your dirty bulk.

[smiffy180]

deadmau5 said:

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

Well I can't be good looking, strong and ripped. That would be unfair
I'm sure I'm not near my potential for muscle mass as well

[smiffy180]

Halb said:

To lose that 25kg of flab will require you to walk to the gym once in a while, and stop your dirty bulk.

me and food have a deal though

[Digger]

Well after just over 3 months I've pretty much hit my targets.

Starting off end of December at 13st and a 37" waist, I've just crept under both 11st7lbs and a 33" waist. Nicely defined four pack with still a little bit of fat and/or loose skin covering up the last third, annoyingly, but will hopefully gradually dissolve over the next couple of months!

Well happy. I'm getting quite lean, and dare I say reasonably 'ripped' (think Halb and his detest of all things Mens Health cover related )

Annoyed by my lazy TVA muscle though! Makes me look like I have a bigger belly than I now do.

[HonestIago]

deadmau5 said:

smiffy180 said:

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

Probably nearer 50kg to be "ripped". No doubting the guy is strong in absolute terms though!

[pilchardthecat]

Smiffy - did you get bodpod tested? calipers get less reliable over about 20% because of the extra visceral fat, and electrical impedance testing is wildly inaccurate for everyone all the time

[smiffy180]

pilchardthecat said:

Smiffy - did you get bodpod tested? calipers get less reliable over about 20% because of the extra visceral fat, and electrical impedance testing is wildly inaccurate for everyone all the time

7 point caliper test and a measurement test which were about 1.5% between them.
I'll have to try a bodpod test in comparison

[smiffy180]

HonestIago said:

deadmau5 said:

smiffy180 said:

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

Probably nearer 50kg to be "ripped". No doubting the guy is strong in absolute terms though!

25% of 159kg is nearly 40kg and that's at practically 0% bf

[HonestIago]

smiffy180 said:

HonestIago said:

deadmau5 said:

smiffy180 said:

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

Probably nearer 50kg to be "ripped". No doubting the guy is strong in absolute terms though!

25% of 159kg is nearly 40kg and that's at practically 0% bf

It doesn't work like that I'm afraid...for every kg of fat you hold a corresponding amount of water. One will ALWAYS have to lose more weight than one expects in order to reach x% bodyfat. I promise you that if you lost 25kg you would be nowhere near "ripped". I'm not having a go at you, just pointing out as I learned this lesson before when dieting and it is most dispiriting!

[smiffy180]

HonestIago said:

smiffy180 said:

HonestIago said:

deadmau5 said:

smiffy180 said:

159kg/25stone 25.46% bodyfat. I'm quite happy with that. Hopefully I'll have sub 20% by end of year at this rate!

That's very impressive actually. Lose 25kg of the flab and you'd be a ripped monster!

Probably nearer 50kg to be "ripped". No doubting the guy is strong in absolute terms though!

25% of 159kg is nearly 40kg and that's at practically 0% bf

It doesn't work like that I'm afraid...for every kg of fat you hold a corresponding amount of water. One will ALWAYS have to lose more weight than one expects in order to reach x% bodyfat. I promise you that if you lost 25kg you would be nowhere near "ripped". I'm not having a go at you, just pointing out as I learned this lesson before when dieting and it is most dispiriting!

Boo!

[knight]

First post in here, only just started in the gym in January and only goals were to get fit and improve upper body strength. But I have now signed up for the Great South run in October so I think I'll have to improve on my 3 mile max run!

[theshrew]

Ive just been using the x trainer, bike and swimming for a few weeks. Tried a run for the first time since injury. Short and steady run but touch wood ive not got any pain .............yet

Hopefull i can now start to shift the fat ive put on.

[smiffy180]

I've begun making weights for my yoke.
The pipe is 50mm which will slot straight on, 60kg of concrete + tyre looking at 65-70kg there? Will reveal in morning


Only cost me about a tenner for all that

[Hoofy]

Clever. Is concrete really that heavy? Just thinking you'd have to pay £100+ for 60kg of iron.