Glad I ignored the naysayers! IIFYM + 30min day weights

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  • JazmineYoli
    JazmineYoli Posts: 547 Member
    Such nice white teeth and smile. Sorry that's the first thing I noticed.

    You look great. Congrats on your success.
  • JonKragh
    JonKragh Posts: 28 Member
    Such nice white teeth and smile. Sorry that's the first thing I noticed.

    You look great. Congrats on your success.

    Haha...thanks!

    Crest 3d white strips if anyone was wondering.
  • xenoa
    xenoa Posts: 106 Member
    Great job, congrats!
  • gold_4
    gold_4 Posts: 3
    Wow, well done - those photos speak for themselves! My husband is a cyclist and has amazing muscles in lower body but looks just like your 'before' photo in upper body! Do you think he could just adopt your upper body routine and IIFYM? (understand you aren't offering professional advice here, just wondering what you think though?
  • lulu150
    lulu150 Posts: 58 Member
    Awesome job!!!
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Nice work!!!!
  • editress
    editress Posts: 25 Member
    Great job! You are inspiring!
  • time4kim2014
    time4kim2014 Posts: 85 Member
    Fantastic work!!!
  • JonKragh
    JonKragh Posts: 28 Member
    Wow, well done - those photos speak for themselves! My husband is a cyclist and has amazing muscles in lower body but looks just like your 'before' photo in upper body! Do you think he could just adopt your upper body routine and IIFYM? (understand you aren't offering professional advice here, just wondering what you think though?

    If I was cycling I'd probably take my upper body routine and do it 2 to 3 days a week depending on how determined I was to improve my upper body.

    I'd also take the above ab exercises from my lower body day and work those into the upper body routine spacing them out.

    If that made upper body day too long I'd cut out one or two exercises.

    What I did with abs on lower body day was to put them every other exercise in order to get rest to do my next weighted leg exercise.

    That was an overall philosophy. Make it so I didn't have rest but that each exercise was different enough that I could get all my reps.

    This allows me to not take a break which keeps my heart rate up and reduces total time of the workout.
  • gold_4
    gold_4 Posts: 3
    Thanks! Now just have to see if I can persuade the OH to adopt similar :0
  • elghee123
    elghee123 Posts: 489 Member
    they probably did not know that you do 30 minutes in 6 days plus eating the right food? maybe!

    job well done!
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    Dang.
  • candicejn
    candicejn Posts: 458 Member
    Excellent - congrats on your success and thanks for sharing :)
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    Wow, well done - those photos speak for themselves! My husband is a cyclist and has amazing muscles in lower body but looks just like your 'before' photo in upper body! Do you think he could just adopt your upper body routine and IIFYM? (understand you aren't offering professional advice here, just wondering what you think though?

    Depends on his power to weight ratio and if he is competitive (racer). Cyclists do not want to carry much muscle weight up top, but simply need to be as lean as possible on the upper body.

    Here is what a dream cyclists upper body should look like...

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  • symba1130
    symba1130 Posts: 248 Member
    Nice job!
  • mahshidk
    mahshidk Posts: 10 Member
    Amazing progress! All these muscles by working out 30 mins 6 days a week for 3 months? That shows how consistency pays off! Great job!
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    You look very fit in your before picture!
  • skullik
    skullik Posts: 142 Member
    Well done!
  • itzehoe
    itzehoe Posts: 614 Member
    WOW - AMAZING!!
  • kbtommi
    kbtommi Posts: 45 Member
    Um wow...:noway: that's incredible - great job, you're lookin' good! :drinker:
  • JonKragh
    JonKragh Posts: 28 Member
    Wow! What a supportive community. You're all awesome!

    It's been a solo journey working out at home so all of your kind words are a real pick me up.

    I will pay it forward!
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
    Well obviously you failed miserably.... lol... you look awesome man!!!!
  • JonKragh
    JonKragh Posts: 28 Member
    Well obviously you failed miserably.... lol... you look awesome man!!!!

    Thanks man - and I checked out your profile and buying a new bike is an awesome "reason why"!

    Best of luck on getting that bike and looking great on it!
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    You look so much happier in the 2nd pic. Congrats!!
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
    Amazing job! And it's good to see such results without having to spend 2+ hours a day in the gym.....I think you'll give others some hope! :laugh:
  • flet2
    flet2 Posts: 43 Member
    solid work my friend! question- were you lifting before? just wondering if part of your success was already having a muscular base that 'came out of hiding' with the consistent exercise and diet?
  • Sovi_
    Sovi_ Posts: 575 Member
    Nice
  • sherisse69
    sherisse69 Posts: 795 Member
    Amazing!
  • kill3rtofu
    kill3rtofu Posts: 169 Member
    amazing job dude
  • JonKragh
    JonKragh Posts: 28 Member
    solid work my friend! question- were you lifting before? just wondering if part of your success was already having a muscular base that 'came out of hiding' with the consistent exercise and diet?

    Thanks! I've bounced around my whole life, but this is by far the best I ever looked.

    I did not think this was possible for me.

    I hadn't been doing much weights and was doing a HIIT routine like 2 times a week in the before pic.

    I decided to create a routine based on past experience:
    - workout 30 mins a day (it's all the time I had)
    - diet for fat loss
    - resistance training for muscle building - do this in circuits so I try to keep my HR up at the same time

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