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THelms

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Man you guys are studs! I've had a hard time maintaining any consistency this winter. I get on a good roll and get a bug or company comes or life gets busy... I'm probably just making excuses but I am moving forward with this plan and goals.

Goals
1. Weigh 225 by Sept. 1st (I'm still down around 20 lbs. from a high point a year ago but have stalled) Current weight this morning 251
2. Maintain functional strength & increase mountain cardio

Plan
Diet - Limit calories to as close to 2k per day as possible with an emphasis on lean protein (1 gram per lb. of bodyweight)
Monday & Wednesday - 1 hour ruck with 50 lb. pack before work
Tuesday & Thursday - Lift and HIIT cardio before work
Fri, Sat, Sunday - Active rest (hiking, fishing, spend as much time in the mountains with my family as possible)
 

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Man you guys are studs! I've had a hard time maintaining any consistency this winter. I get on a good roll and get a bug or company comes or life gets busy... I'm probably just making excuses but I am moving forward with this plan and goals.

Goals
1. Weigh 225 by Sept. 1st (I'm still down around 20 lbs. from a high point a year ago but have stalled) Current weight this morning 251
2. Maintain functional strength & increase mountain cardio

Plan
Diet - Limit calories to as close to 2k per day as possible with an emphasis on lean protein (1 gram per lb. of bodyweight)
Monday & Wednesday - 1 hour ruck with 50 lb. pack before work
Tuesday & Thursday - Lift and HIIT cardio before work
Fri, Sat, Sunday - Active rest (hiking, fishing, spend as much time in the mountains with my family as possible)
Sounds like a good plan to me. Only to watch with the protien is no more the 30 grams a "meal" my dietitian and surgeon stress this since the body can only absorb 30 grams at a time so anything else is just pushed through the body.
 
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Thursday

Recumbent bike 20 mins 6.84 miles

Friday
Did a run with my youngest 4 years old today. He did amazing 10:58 on the first mile and 13:40 on the second with a break between.

Besides that run did my elliptical series run
2 min warmup
7 rounds( run, jog, sprint, walk, 45 secs each)
Cooldown
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Lifted
Close grip bench 2x10
Skull crusher 3x15
Bent flyes 3x15
Shoulders press 3x15
Lateral raises 3x10
Shrugs 3x25
 
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Monday
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Lifted
Shrugs 3x25
Bent row 3x12
Deadlift 3x10
Good mornings 2x10
Hammer curls 3x15
Bicep curls 3x15

Decided that im bringing my running stuff along on the trip may get a in a run or 2 well down there
 

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Sounds like a good plan to me. Only to watch with the protien is no more the 30 grams a "meal" my dietitian and surgeon stress this since the body can only absorb 30 grams at a time so anything else is just pushed through the body.

Good to know... I'm still battling my meathead mentality of a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Tough to make that adjustment.
 

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t25 between running my wife to the hospital for a colonscopy.
Another wind storm and another couple of days of no power, good thing there is a creek on my property for flushing toilets. Kind of hard to prep for a colonscopy with out water.
 

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Good to know... I'm still battling my meathead mentality of a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. Tough to make that adjustment.
They actually dont want me much above 100 grams a day and im sitting right atound 215 and eatting 1200-1300 calories a day
 
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marcusvdk

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That's interesting. I've dropped my calories to 2030 per day and that's about as low as I can go and not want to strangle somebody! I cannot imagine 1200-1300. Why so few calories?
I had bariatric sleeve done so my stomach is much smaller then most peoples
 
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Missed my Tuesday workout due to work conflicts... Jocko would not be impressed! However, I doubled down yesterday... just conditioning work scheduled for today, another 5 mile ruck.

Lifting - Bench, Deadlift, Squat, Bent Rows (10,8,6,4,2 Pyramid)
Conditioning - Rucked 5 miles
 
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