Workouts to build muscle (everywhere) and tighten up chest and core/belly.

toddnunez5
toddnunez5 Posts: 11 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
Long story short... I used to weigh 355 (highest weight) back in 2014, and now I'm at 259. I did lose 100 pounds, but I gained about 5 pounds back over the past month.

As of now, the only way I'm losing the weight is by cutting calories (I try to cosume 1600-1800 a day), walking (I was walking about 4-5 miles a day from june 2016 to October/Nov 2016 but recently stopped due to busy schedules with work and classes), and then working. When I'm at work, I'm always on my feed running around, so that has definitely helped with maintaining the weight.

But my real question, and what I'm really worried about, is lose skin. With losing 100 pounds, I can already see that I will have a lot of extra skin, especially when I reach my goal weight of about 200 pounds. What are some startup exersices that I can do to work on building muscle everywhere, and tightening up chest and core?

Thanks :)

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  • SmithsonianEmpress
    SmithsonianEmpress Posts: 1,163 Member
    You will have to skin removal surgery unfortunately.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    Skin elasticity comes down to genetics. Some people have loose skin after they drop a lot of weight, others don't. Gaining muscle mass can help a bit, but if you're genetically predisposed to loose skin there's really nothing you can do to get rid of it completely, outside of surgery.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    Skin elasticity comes down to genetics. Some people have loose skin after they drop a lot of weight, others don't. Gaining muscle mass can help a bit, but if you're genetically predisposed to loose skin there's really nothing you can do to get rid of it completely, outside of surgery.

    All of this. Plus, unless you're brand new to lifting, you really aren't going to gain much muscle until you reach your goal weight.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    As for good movements for strength, keep with the basics. Bench, OHP, Squat, Deadlift, Row, Lat Pull down, Lunges. All of them have different variations/progressions & regressions.
  • toddnunez5
    toddnunez5 Posts: 11 Member
    Well my main thing isn't just the lose skin. I would like to gain muscle regardless of how much extra skin I will have.

    And I'm not necessarily brand new to lifting. It's just been about 5 years since I actually lifted on the regular (high school football).
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    I started at 295 and am targeting sub 200. Can't comment on skin loss but there are simple exercises you can do to increase your strength, at home. Have you tried planking, push-ups, and lunges?

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    GAINING muscle while in deficit usually isn't that significant with some exceptions. If you previously were a weight lifter, then it's very possible to regain muscle size back. But off course it would basically where you left off previously.

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