Wow, not liking the new look of blogger, but that's something for later. Really need to get my site set up. Time is an issue. I'll have to go back over my time management skills and then get them rolling again. Anyway this post is a public shaming. Updated numbers for body fat checking Weight 260.8 waist 46 inches (at navel) hips 47 inches forearm 13 inches wrist 8 inches works out to be 26.4% body fat or something like that. Started reading The 4 Hour Body (4HB). The personal GPS numbers: Mid-Bicept 14 inches L 14 inches R Waist 46 hips 47 Mid-Thigh 25 inches L 25 inches R Total inches (add all those numbers together) 171. I'm going to modify the slow-carb (almost no carb) diet some. Plus couch to 5k (C25k) with 20lbs weight vest, and a Kettlebell program I have going through my head. good mornings, halos, 2 hand swings, shoulder presses, push-ups, rows, squats. 5 sets. We'll see what happens between now and July 31st.

bodyfat update

23.4%

244.6
43 inch at navel
45 inch hip
13 inch forearm
7 inch wrist

If I remember right, those are all down from last time, well except for the forearm..

physical update

weight 249.2lbs tonight. 24% body fat. vO2 max = 32 (went down). Tested tonight with my Heart Rate Monitor

Pulled or something calf. Did it about a month ago, running aggravates it, but only some times. 2 out of 5 runs, I've had to stop running because of the pain. The first time I could barely walk. This time I could walk but couldn't run.

I got a Fitbook. The little things looks really neat. It's a 12 week exercise and food log. I've been looking for templates for both, and this looks like what I've been looking for wrapped into one book.

The problem, with this calf, I don't know if I'm going to be able to do the cardio parts I had planned. You know, couch to 5k (yes I'm still working on that, starting over again this week), and Fighter Workout for Fat Loss Cardio. I know with the calf like this I can do push-up, kettlebell swings, and other related exercises, but can't get the cardio going because it gives out. Hoping the jumping of rope is possible.

Anyway, the next 4 weeks are planed as:
100 push-up challenge (I never seem to finish anything)
Fighter Workout for Fat Loss (Kettlebell program by Josh Hillis, great guy, and a 24 week program)
couch to 5k, if my body will let me.

Mix in some wing chung (yeah, another new martial art for me) and Tang Soo Do.

Food goal, is to move back to a more vegetarian like diet, and brown bag my lunches. (but the cafeteria is so good at work).

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Weight is up. 250 lbs. 45 inch waist, 43 inch hipps, 13 inch forearms and 8 inch wrists. :(

22% body fat. Oh well... of to do my kettlebell workout.

ok, surprised

I don't think I'm down to the 220s yet. Sucky part of not having a scale. But... I did get my calipers and new measuring tape yesterday from Amazon. Both said I was between 20 and 22% body fat.Really a little surprised by that.

Anyway, I can take the stairs at work. I knew I could do the parking structure. Well it turns out with my badge, I can access the building stairs. So on average, I'm going down and up 6 flights of stairs at lunch time, and Down 6 and up 9 at the end of the day to go home (second floor in both, no ground access from the stairs in the building, at least not the stairs I'm using).

I feel more comfortable taking the employee bridge on the second floor anyway instead of walking across the road, dodging people pulling in and out of the garage.

Last Friday, I actually managed to run up those 9 levels. However yesterday, they kicked my but just walking up them. Although yesterday my pack was heavier than usual. It had a couple of extra books in it.

little depressing

just did a home body fat % check. Using the same site and tools I've used in the past

Waist (at belly button) - 45
hips - 44
forearm - 13
wrist - 7

(inches)

BF% - 24.9.

been a while...

It's been a while since I talked about % body fat, and weight. Back in February I got sick. The every other year visit to the hospital kind of sick. Like usual I got treated for dehydration. This year's cause was a stomach flu like virus.

I lost a bit of strength, and I'm still working on getting it back. I was doing pretty good, or so I thought, for a while. But in the last 2 weeks I've put on about 7 lbs. Which wasn't a problem until Friday when some of my clothes started to feel tight. :(

weight, 241 lbs (was higher yesterday)
waist 44 inches
hips 45 inches
forearm 13 inches
wrist 7 inches
24.4 % body fat. +/- 2% for margin of error in math, and me actually measuring the right spots.

Wish, but glad I didn't, do this about 3 weeks or so ago, when everything fit much loser, and the weight started to go up.

In other news, with the 1 3/4 inch super band, I made it through day 7 of the fighter pull up. My body hurts from Friday's kettlebell workout though, but I got the chin over the bar all 11 times. Although the first 4 at the end (1st set) got a little sloppy, still made it over.

body fat check

233.5 lbs (I've got the number right this time).

41 waist (at navel)
43 hips
13 forearm
8 wrist

You have 19.4% body fat.

You have 45.2 Pounds of fat and 187.8 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

according to the body fat check site I've been using, anyway.

I weighed less a few weeks ago. Probably should have done it then. Still in the 2 months it's been since my last check, I'm 7 lbs lighter, with 1 inch gone from the wait and hips.