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Last ramble :( hope this makes sense any suggestions welcomed. Training with progressive overload from Apr 17 at 2250 cals 50P 25C 25F - Lost 13 lbs by jun 17 then weight remained 13st 10 lbs for 3 months Cut Sept 17, weight 13st 10lbs, 2 months 500 cal deficit to 1750 cals- lost 1.5 lbs Nov 17 back to 2250 cals - lost 3…

I wondered if anyone had any advice or suggestions. We are all different and the ‘standard’ methods don’t always fit. I can’t understand why I couldn’t lose weight when training hard and on very diligent cuts. I have taken advantage of my training break to restart from a different place ie leaner. My calorie control is…

One of the problems I had when in full training was I plateaued. Despite diligent cutting, several times, I was unable to lose that important 8 or 10 lbs that was hanging around my middle and gains seemed to stagnate. So my thinking is to start from a leaner physique and monitor my weight closely.

...’and bodybuilding’ ? You could be right though.

The personal crisis more so than the injury stopped me training, my frame of mind was the problem. The ‘injury’ was more of a background illness which surfaced, on the mend now :) Luckily from appearance I don’t seem to have lost much muscle. With the extra weight loss, which I wasn’t able to achieve when training, I still…

Thx all for the nice compliments, helps keep me going. Keto_Vampire Knee, shoulder and back injuries mean I have to avoid the traditional exercises. I go for form and higher reps rather than weight. Can’t flat bench (shoulder injury) so I do 30 and 60 deg inclines with 24kg dumbbells, 3 to 5 sets of 10, 5 on a good day.…

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eleftheria1971 Freedom? How is JEFIT with an Apple Watch?

Gymaholic app looks good.... Favourite so far. Could be my excuse to buy an Apple Watch 4 when it comes out next week :)

Not bothered with calories burned, can guesstimate those. Want to log my custom session’s exercises, weights, reps, rest and monitor heart rate to ‘stay in the zone’

Thx, I am proud of my new look and you’ve correct ion that I have no patience, bordering on OCD. I need results to motivate me and as progress inevitably slows I get twitchy. Always been conscious of my saggy chest, rarely wearing tee shirts never mind topless. It’s improved recently as I lose fat and build more muscle…

Can’t thank you all enough, had some lovely comments and confidence at an all time high. I mean business now :) Upped weight over the last 3 weeks on - incline Db chest press +20% now 24kg Db’s and 4 sets 10 incline Bb chest press +30% now 60 kg Bb and 3 sets 8 Military Press +30% now 40 kg Bb and 3 sets 8 & 2 sets 6 Most…

Thx guys n gals (if you can say that these days ) Mini... (can’t find the underscore) Think you’re bang on with the squish juggly thing. If the extra skin hanging around would go it would make a big difference. My main problem has been moobs. So extra chest work has been my priority to ‘fill them up’ . Now adding core…

Thx Neiross1, didn’t know the lb to cal calc. Water weight makes sense in that short time. Might need to ‘bite the bullet’ and finish that cut I was on. My target was 12st 7lbs but I probably need to get below 12st as there was still too many saggy bits left :) I’ll stay on maintenance for a couple of months and work…

After a week on cals increased to 2500 I’ve put on 3 lbs and I can feel and see it on my stomach :( Probably overreacting but going down to 2200 cals Need to improve the quality of my food, too much wine and nibbles.

What a lovely comment, but.... oh never mind :)

Thx, ideally I would like to continue training with regularly increased reps then weight and focus more on core work but a lower back weakness is limiting me. Seems I can get a couple of weeks core work in then the back goes again stopping my progress. Going to arrange for my ‘celebrity’ PT to assess my plan and core…

Motorcycles scare me, My boat goes fast enough for me and that’s barely running pace :) I’ve had the beard for over 40 years, to lazy to shave :) it varies from biker to gravy stain to zz top but always there in some shape. Thx for all the nice comments. Going to keep pushing weights / reps and nutrition upward to see if I…

Shaving my beard.... now there’s a thought :)

Thx for the encouragement. This maybe better lighting, with my rose tinted glasses I can see the odd ab shadow appearing.... need all the help I can get :) Working really hard in the gym 3 times a week and eating healthy with loads of supplements :) but at my age this may be as good as I can get. Settle for it though after…

Sijomial you’ve probably got it spot on. I’m looking at 2500 cals initially, think that’s around my maintenance intake, for a month or so, see what happens. I’ve had a couple of PT’s in the early part of my training to ensure good form, well worth it. I will book another session with Mike Thurston (google him). I splashed…

My wife has just said I look better in the before pic tanned and healthy but in the second pic I look scrawny and pale :(((((((

Took me ages to pluck up the courage to post pics... I appreciate all advice but it would have been nice to get some praise for my efforts so far, a 50lb loss. With some muscle definition? Maybe my progress is not as good as I think. Have I been looking at a rose tinted mirror? :( The problem with the structured programs I…

Not following a specific program. I’ve identified 5 or 6 exercises for each body area and use 2 or 3 per session rotating them to keep workouts interesting/ challenging.

Don’t want to put too much fat on, so slowly slowly till I find the right balance. Thought I’d give it a couple of months at 2450 and see what happens. Mainly high rep weights 12 to 15 but picking 1 muscle group per session and doing high weight low reps 4 to 6. Seems to work for me so far. Could probably push myself…

I dropped to 1900 cals for a month as I thought I should lose another few lbs but nothing happened :( so I thought I would relax the diet. Upped to 2250 thinking of upping again to 2450. At this level I should be on a slow bulk I believe....

5’ 10” and 62 years old.

Planned to slow bulk when I stabilised at 175lbs after confirmation fat % is in the right area. At 1900 cals and 3 or 4 weight training sessions per week I have been losing 1/2 lb per week, maintaining muscle and fat % dropping slowly.

15 hours and 1 sleep since yesterday’s 1st Dropsets workout in my new regime and them old muscles are aching nicely, reminding me they’re there :wink: My ‘rose tinted mirror’ is getting well used :blush: Yesterday I hit heavy compound lifts for Chest, Shoulders and back, 2 exercises each, 5 sets of 8 ish reps last one to…

not_a_runner Plan to do a Dropsets routine for 4 weeks then thought maybe SL 5x5 purely to mix things up a bit. Tried SL briefly a few months ago but dropped it as my back/core wasn’t strong enough and I had a niggling shoulder injury. But if a bind sticking to 2200 cals and only losing 1/2 lb per week while working so…