chrishamilton894 Member

Good morning, I’m Chris and I’ve just joined this group. I’m on a constant weight loss journey. Before covid I went from 15st 10lbs down to 12st 12lbs. Now I’m back up to 14st 6lbs Nice to meet you all

Hi AV add me as a friend if you like 👍

Hi sent you a FR 👍

Sent you a FR 👍

I’ve sent you a friend request 👍

How are you going to lose 40lbs in the next 5 months? Cardio? Aerobics? You need a game plan. 40lbs is a lot to lose in that time. Is there a reason for the 40lb target by March?

Wow 5lbs a week is not good, you’ll lose most of your muscle mass and losing weight too quickly is damaging in the long run. Try 1.5lbs - 2lbs loss per week. Introduce weight training to minimalise muscle mass. And lots of cardio too.

Sounds like you’re on the right track 👍

Midlands - UK

Hi good luck on your journey 👍

Hi feel free to add me

Hi Andy, I’m Chris feel free to sent me a friend request. Been on MFP since 2015. Lost 37lbs over the last two years by logging my weight and working out. You can do this mate 👍💪

Enter what your goals are, how active you are, what your goal weight is and how much you want to lose each week etc MFP will give you a calorie limit. If you think it’s too low you can manually change like I did. Go from there really 👍

Yes from the UK 👍

I might surprise myself by going that extra mile and add some plates. The small ones that look like saucers lol

Depending how I get on in the next few weeks, I’m hoping to increase the weight to 40kg. Big milestone if I can do it. Going to build it up gradually.

Sorry mate but 1200 cal in my opinion is too low. Your metabolic rate would be slowing down and you would start to plateau. I’m in the same boat with the same stats. I try to to consume between 1500 and 1800 calories a day. I workout 3 times a week for 2 hours a session. I’ve lost 21lbs so far. I aim to lose 2lbs a week.…

Pre-workout is good stuff. However some are more potent than others. I tried one called C4 and it did the trick for me. There’s loads of brands out there. I’d suggest if you want to try a pre-workout, get yourself a single sachet first instead of buying a tub. If you train in the morning and take it that’s fine, however…

I listened to your advice, I did chest and back today. When I hit the bench press I was ready. I managed all 10 reps on each set. Do you mind if I add you as a friend?

Well done on your weight loss 👍

So far mate that’s the best advice I’ve had. I used to do a whole body programme but got board of switching every between exercises every 6 weeks. My initial goal when I started was to lose weight through cardio and weights. I’ve now lost 2st 7lbs and was thinking about adding a bit of muscle if I can. Thanks for the…

I’ll try doing bench press first then, see if that makes a difference.

Yes the bar is 20kg so it’s an extra 7.5kg on each side. 20kg bar plus 15kg in plates.

The plates we use at the gym for bench press and squats etc is 20kg, 15kg, 10kg, 5kg, 2.5kg and 1.25kg.

I meant Friday is chest day lol

Yes I’m only training chest once a week. Wednesday is chest, back and abs day. Chest routine is, Machine bench press, 32kg 3sets 15 reps Pec dec, 19.1kg 3sets 15 reps Bench press 35kg 3 sets 10 reps Dumbbell fly 7kg 3 sets 15 reps. After doing the first two exercises my chest is getting pumped. The weight just feels heavy,…

I did chest day on Friday just gone, managed 35kg for 10 reps on the first set. Managed 8 reps on the other 5 sets. How do I increase my strength? Even the 35kg feels a little heavy sometimes. Is it just confidence in my ability of doing 35kg until it feels too light?

If you’re wanting to gain weight try a mass gainer whilst weight training. Creatine might be a good shout too 👍

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/post/quote/10759966/Comment_44065828 I agree do the basic strength and building exercises. Try compound sets too, exhaust the muscle and then give it a week before you train that muscle again. For example, me I do a 3 day split. Legs, shoulders, abs Chest, back, abs Biceps, triceps,…

Definitely bulk!! Lift and lift heavy. Like Eddie Hall heavy lol. Bench press, squats etc. Bang on that muscle, wish I had started what I’m doing now 20 years ago. My body structure would be a lot different. 👍