Weight / Fat loss

it is easier when you have LOTS to lose, like me

but thanks anyway

+1 the first bit of proper excess just evaporates, it's the rest I struggle with. I reckon my goal is to lose the muffin top, firm up a bit and maybe get into 36" jeans and a 16"-16.5" fitted shirt.

Admitedly I'm not going for loosing just the extra, I am going for proper skinny, but it's very hard to achieve. I'll get there.... Maybe.

Admitedly I'm not going for loosing just the extra, I am going for proper skinny,

Are you kidding? I hope so.

I'd like to get down to 12 and a half stone, think that's around average for someone 6ft 2 isn't it?

That's fucking skinny for someone who's 6'2.

It is?

I'm currently 13 5 and could lose some more that's for sure.

No, spencey, I'm not.
I don't understand what the stigma is against wanting to be thin if your a girl.
Evidently I can't be as tough/awesome/good of a mechanic if I'm also a size 10 (model size for someone of my height).

Fuck off, I'm 6'2".

Training outdoors is a much or effective environment then in the gym or the living room IME. Why do people pay a company to breathe in the germ infested air conditioned gym environment where the apparatus is controlled and not realistic? Unless you are weight training or taking classes such as spinning or yoga it's not effective, you can run 10miles on a tread mill but will struggle to do 5 on the street or in the park.

I've done a few triathlons in the past and started training in the gym, I then cancelled the membership as a friend advised me of the benefits of training outdoors. I do all my upper, core, lower body and cardio training in the park (bar swimming for which I prefer Tooting Bec Lido). Where the ground is uneven, the sun, wind and rain mirror a race environment and adding additional mental and physical challenges day to day.

Last month I started circuit training in Ravenscourt Park (use your local park or quiet streets). I start with a run, 2-3 laps of the park (luckily for me 1 lap = 1 mile), then a circuit ( I use the trees (lamp posts if on the street) in the park as markers to jog between as recovery time between sets); First Half, 5 press-ups and 10 crunchies at alternating trees; Third quarter, 10 leg raises and 10 star jumps; Fourth quarter, 10 squat thrusts and 10 air-cycling (for want of a better description).

Obviously taper the repetitions and sets to suit your fitness level and increase them every few weeks as you see fit.

I find this cross training gives me a really intense workout in a short space of time around 90 minutes. I don't log my training at the moment as I'm not competing, but if you suffer from ill discipline (as I do from time to time), then it is important to log your training and record your progress and see your achievements. I have used a spreadsheet for this, a calendar and diary in the past; then I discovered an extremely usefully website for logging your training routes, times, calories consumed and so forth; although I only use it for calculating routes and logging time.

check out www.beginnertriathlete.com it's free to sign up and has a wealth of information from nutrition, exercise programs and the rest. If you do sign up we can create a group where we mentor and monitor each others workout and progress.

get rid of the semi colon at end of link

everyone's a critic.

oh sorry, how fussy of me for wanting a link that actually works

i am ashamed of myself

www.beginnertriathlete.com

i don't want it now

keyboard warrior skillz. i haz them.

very good.

right.
stretchersize classes:
probably won't be able to get anything up and running until october (ish). as 'er indoors has some exams to negotiate and will be starting a masters in september.

would like to keep this south(ish) as that'll keep costs of a studio (any recommendations?) down.
it'll be about >£5 and <£10 per class (number dependent).

still interested?

i am interested... but i am not very flexible... what level would it be aimed at?? if it is fat inflexible bastard level, i am in.

yep please. I'm flexible (half hands on floor), but still get really tight glutes/quads, which gives me terrible knee pain :(

all points on the flexible spectrum.

I'm in. I really need to get some flexibility.

I caved and bought a set of analysing scales.100.6kg and 28.5% fat, that seems like a lot of fat. On lighter news, my new flowery board shorts arrived, will go swimming with Mrs stevo_com this week and see how it suits.

They are good when you start getting the results that you are after- bang on 18% this morning, for the first time since I bought the scales.

I caved and bought a set of analysing scales.100.6kg and 28.5% fat, that seems like a lot of fat. On lighter news, my new flowery board shorts arrived, will go swimming with Mrs stevo_com this week and see how it suits.

awesome.
i once wrote a song about flowered board shorts.

i am joining the club. put on 1.5 stone during revision. at 12st14. aiming for 11 11. gogogo.