Eastmans' "Big Man Challenge!"

hvfd21walker

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Well had a hard few weeks. Went camping Memorial Day weekend and couldn't control my self on s'mores and junk food. Then I have been at the Montana State fire convention since Wednesday. So I have ate like crap and have not gotten any work outs in. Gonna hit it hard from here on out. Only a little over 90 days till opening of bow season. Keep with it everyone. Your body will appreciate you.


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Ohioacres

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I'm in! I just stumbled across this looking for a tripod! I live in Ohio, family, job and three recent surgeries. I have lost 20 lbs in the last two months and looking to loose another 30 before I head to Wyoming (Archery Antelope) and Idaho this Fall for my first "DIY" archery Elk hunt. I have eliminated sugar, dairy, wheat from my diet and have limited meat to occasional fish, turkey, lean beef etc. I am just starting to hike and hitting the gym to do the recumbent bike (non weight bearing exercise) to mix it up and not "wear out" my parts before my trips!! Feel free to stay in touch and motivate! I am relatively new to Western hunting and look forward to learning all I can.
 

hoshour

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I went on a two-week vacation with my wife and was so ridiculously overworked on either side of it I gained weight 'cause when I am really stressed I crave snacks, and if I'm losing sleep, that makes it way worse. Got back on the horse this weekend.
 

D.Turvey Jr

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Been awhile since I have been on here but I have been trying really hard to at least get a run in every other day. At the moment, I just don't have time for the workouts. I did step on the scale this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see 289! If I can keep that going I will have lost 14 pounds so far. I feel a ton better and can't wait to hit the mountains next month to start preseason scouting.
 

ScottR

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I have been doing great with the workouts, but the runs have been few and far between. I am really going start pushing to get the cardio work done, it's important and will make a huge difference.

My biggest challenge has been the simple fact that over the last two weeks most of our free time has been consumed by house shopping/buying. We are in the final stages of buying a house and for anyone who has been a part of that process it really destroys workout routines in the evening.

How is everybody else doing?
 

Wild Country

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Just finished my first week of P90X and it feels good to be at it again. I have had several set backs with surgery and broken body parts but feel good enough to go for it. It is amazing how fast u can get out of shape and how tough it is to get it all back. I was training for the Portland marathon two years ago and crashed my mountain bike and broke my collar bone and a couple others and my neck pain is now manageable to work out and I hope to be in descent shape when archery elk gets here,
 

tim

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you folks should get some advice from dustin ray on here. I follow him on an app called strava. that guy gets some serious bike workouts in.

for me, I have found, you have to put exercise in the planner, just like any other meeting, if not planned, it won't be done.
 

ScottR

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Tim, we haven't been as good about posting the actual workouts lately, but Rinda Eastman is a personal trainer, and she has been planning our workouts.
 

tim

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scott

what I was getting at, is he figures out how to get the work out in. the work out itself, anyone can come up with one. workouts are easy to come up with. Figuring out how to get the workout done is the hard part. This guy is doing 15 mile, 3000 vert foot rides at 6:30 am. What is his secret to get up to do that?
 

hunterman2146

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Hey guys, just wanted to say congratulations to everyone for accepting this challenge. Getting in shape and staying in shape is very difficult. especially with the rigors of day to day life. I too am a trainer(part time job) and I deal with lots of men and women that have different goals. I have been reading a lot of your comments and have noticed a lot of you are hitting that wall. Not seeing the results you expect to see. That is the tough part, so many people work out for a few months and then quit because they are not seeing this lean, mean muscled up machine. Remember that weight comes off fast in the beginning and then slows after a while. One thing I have used with people is to have them take a picture of them selves in front of a mirror, preferbly in the beginning of there workouts. and then continue to take pictures of themselves every 30 days. Even though your eyes are not seeing the results, once you compare the pictures. You will be surprised at how much different you look compared to when you started. Remember, pictures never lie. Like many of you have said, working out should be a lifestyle. Something you do everyday. Everyone of us has an hour a day that we can dedicate to working out. My schedule is crazy and I always make time for excercise. I would be more than happy to help any of you out with your workouts, diet or anything else. Just hit me up and I can help. For everyone, keep your goals in sight and push yourself. You'll be amazed at what you can accomplish.
 

nv-hunter

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ok so I drew a Nv bull tag and I've decided I better do something about my condutioning. I'm not as young as I once was lol.Started this morning with a 30 min walk before work, stopped drinking beer ( sell your stock they are going to be hurting ) cut out soda and trying to choose healther foods.
I don't have a scale so I can't do way in's but I can tell when my hunting clothes fit again. This will be hard as I am a widower and live alone with vists from my kids on weekends. Hard to cook for one. I'll be looking for excerise routines that I can do at home as its 45 min drive to closest gym.
Next step is to buy a bike and ride the 10 miles to work everyday.
 

D.Turvey Jr

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Feb 11, 2014
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Alright guys, weigh in was today and Brandon and I were the only ones able to make it. The other guys I am sure will weigh in shortly. Since my last post I have simply run out of time to do the workouts. I have been able to maintain a two run average per week and have lost seven more pounds so my current weight is 292 down from 303, 1% less body fat so now I'm at 35.6 down from 38.4, I did lose two pounds of muscle mass because of dropping the workouts so I am at 179.2 down from 181.2, and dropped my visceral fat another point so I am at 17 when I started at 19. I have come to the realization that I may not be able to hit the goals I started with but will stay at it. For us working stiffs, just two runs a week does wonders to maintaining a healthy body and staying reasonably in shape for hunting season. I am going to try my best to ramp up the workouts and runs just before season hits as it will be nearly impossible to continue to workout then. Once the season is over, I plan on a maintenance workout until next summer when I can hit it hard again.

Side note: I just got out of the reloading room and am pumped for antelope season, who's with me?!
 
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ScottR

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Anybody using the runkeeper app? I just did a run and if you friend me there we can see each others work outs and encourage each other etc.

Just did a 2.45 mile run with some planned walking intervals. Looking forward to weigh in.......

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tim

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bumping deer, elk and turkery on my morning walks. Started seeing the fawns and calves.


scott, there are many of those apps out there. Another one is strava. Dustin ray and I are on the strava app. you can bike or run with the app.