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Hello World My name is Fred AKA Byebyebigguy. I will be using this blog to track my weight loss journey. As of today I am 286 pounds and only 5′9′ (Pretty stout to say the least!). I will blogging weekly about any gains and setback that I may experience. Well today I am on a quest to take control of my… wish me luck!

What Up Fam….

Wow! I’m really excited about how well my weight loss is going. I’m trying to become better at exercise and more consistent. Right now I work out every Saturday ( about 30 min on the elliptical and some weight training ). I am also incorporating body weight exercises into my daily routine. Right now I try to get push-ups and squats in whenever I can. for example the first thing I started doing was a few push-ups during the commercial breaks when I first started I could only do girl push-ups (on my knees). In a week with consistency I was able to do 10 each commercial break. Its has been about a month since I started and now I can do about 40 push-ups straight. So consistency is the KEY…..  I’ll Holla 

Insane Bodyweight Workout to Make you a Better Athlete: By Prath Shah

 

Bodyweight training is the perfect choice for athletes. Most sports require you to be fast, strong, and powerful. Heavy weight lifting makes an athlete slow and bulky. However, bodyweight training teaches an athlete to better control his or her own bodyweight for better performance.

When I was lifting heavy using bodybuilder workouts the biggest problem was that I would gas out quickly. My sport is Karate. So during sparring (practice fighting) sessions, I may have been bigger and stronger than my opponents, but I would get tired really quickly.

Hence, my opponents would just dodge my slow punches until I was tired, then hit me with everything they got. That’s how I lost a lot of sparring fights. The day I gave up on bodybuilder workouts, I started reading into the way Indian Wrestlers used to train.

Hindu Squats and Pushups

The two common exercises used by these magnificent ancient wrestlers are the Hindu Pushup and Hindu Squat, made popular by Matt Furey. Honestly, I don’t think these exercises are the BEST bodyweight exercises out there. They are simply two variations out of hundreds of different bodyweight movements.

However, just by replacing these two movements with all my heavy weight training gave me some great results. I already had the bulk, now it was time to teach myself how to move the bulk (my own body). The workouts I used were very basic.

It’s time to peer into my old training diaries and show you a sample of the primitive, but powerful stuff I used to do.

(Before I continue, let me just state that I have shared my old workouts in the past. I used to do a lot of stuff, but this particular post revolves around Hindu Squats and HinduPushups and their relationship to improving my Karate training.)

Back to what I was saying before: I stuck to mostly density training, which is something I shared with you a few days a go. However, my density workouts were much shorter, since my conditioning was very poor.

The Poorly Designed but Powerful Workout

So, instead of using 15-20 minute time intervals, I was using 5 minutes intervals, with around 1-2 minute breaks. So here is what a sample workout would look like:

5 minutes of:

• 5 Hindu Pushups
• 10 Hindu Squats

I would alternate between these exercises for 5 minutes straight through, and decided if I could do anymore. A lot of what I was doing before was extremely random. I didn’t even know about the terminology “density” training. It was just training to me.

But…it worked! I was moving faster and lasting longer on the mat. I even started winning some fights. Some of the kids started getting scare of fighting me since now I was not just a bulky guy, but a bulky guy who could move!

Take Home Point

Now, how can you take what I used to do to your own sport? Well, the simple answer is take a look at how you move in your sport. Karate involves a lot of high intensity techniques for a short period of time (such as a barrage of punches) followed by a short rest period (where you’re just bouncing on the mat and blocking your opponents attacks).

Hence, interval and density workouts were perfect for Karate training. But, you may need a different method of training for your particular sport. Keep experimenting, but if you need some great high intensity bodyweight workouts, be sure to check out the Ultimate Gymless Workout.

Tags: athletic training, Bodyweight Training, bodyweight workouts, high intensity workout, karate

 

 

About the Author

Parth Shah is an average joe who’s tired of all the nonsense he sees in mainstream health and fitness media. His thoughts, ideas, and philosophy can be found on his website, ShahTraining.com. (Feed – http://feeds.feedburner.com/shahtraining/UQuk)

 

Circuit Training………….I’m on it!

 

 

 

 

 

Hello there!!!! I have been doing really well this week (yahoo!), diet has been ok not great but not bad either (80/20 rule). I gave circuit training a try and I am loving it! I’m going to do this for the next few weeks until I drop a few more pounds. I actually don’t know how much I weight these days because I decided to stay off the scale a few weeks to get a good idea of how the circuit training is working for me. I can tell you one thing my size 36 pants are fitting very loosely, I had to wear a belt today (YES!). I’m starting to get back in my “I’m a machine mode,” and I have really been kicking it up a notch. Next week I’m going to get some boxing gloves (my daughter lost my last set) and incorporate a heavy bag routine. If you haven’t started you should today it only takes one push-up, one salad, one second to educate yourself! You can do it!

Here is a routine of mine:

 

Incline Pectoral flies (dumbbells)

Squats

Dumbbell Curls

Sit-ups

Seat Dips

Clean & Jerk

Calf Raises

I do 3 sets of 12 with only a 45 second rest between of each exercise. So basically I do a set of squats within 45 seconds I’m on curls, 45 second next exercise etc….

 

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/circuittraining.html

http://exercise.about.com/od/circuittrainingworkouts/Circuit_Training_Workouts.htm

http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/circuit-training

Quick Weight Loss

Hey Guy and Girls out there in blogerville, today I want to talk about quick weight loss. Really what I mean is you weight-loss will NOT be quick, I repeat this will take some time. I started last year and I lost weight really fast, I did about 100 pounds in about 10 months. Fast right, yeah I agree but my body is not were I want it to be and it might take years for me to reach the body I want. You see the initial weight loss is only have the battle the next half is training your body to do what it hasn’t in years “Build Muscle.” I still have about 18 percent body fat but I’m making the right training choices and the body is also starting to show the effect of my training. Another thing that we all must remember is that each of us is different and what might work well for one might not work well for someone else. A good example of this is me and my business partner. I got the guy started about 6 months ago and told what he needed to be doing, well he listened to a degree but was adamant about lifting weights. I tried talking him out of it thinking it would only hinder his progress but he wouldn’t listen. Well I hadn’t seen him in about 2 months so we hooked up yesterday to workout and dude was ripped! Don’t get me wrong he still has weight to drop but the weight is much firmer and looks much better. That just goes to show different stroke for different folks. Listen to the blog people but remember each of us is different and what might work for me might not work for you.

The Scale Don’t Lie…………..I’m Back!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What up my people! I have had the most wonderful vacation and I am now back to the real deal Holyfield! I ate like I wanted to fried conch, gyros, ribs, and whatever else I could think of. I did not go to the gym, heck I still haven’t been to the gym. I have enjoyed myself so much I just knew when I got home I was going to weight 210 – 215 from the 190 – 195 I been carrying around lately. Well guess what when I weighted myself this morning I was 197. I only gain two pounds, that had me wondering if I had been working out would I have gained any weight at all? I also wondered why when I’m home and I have one bad day I seem to gain weight instantly, but when I’m out of town and I have a bad week I barley gain anything. The only thing I could think of is that when in Miami I am always on the go and as such I probably burn more calories in a typical day than when I am at home, but what about the lack of exercise? I don’t know but why look a gift horse in the mouth. I’ll be starting fresh this week new plan, with some new ideas that I will be sharing with you. I also have some guess authors coming in the next few weeks……be on the lookout!

Miami Here I Come…….. Miami, Aqui Vengo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What up fam! I have been chronicling my ups and downs this summer (still at 192) and I have come to one conclusion, it is time for a vacation. Yep, a vacation, I haven’t been on a vacation in over 3 years and I think it is time I get one. Now as far as my program goes I had a really good week last week. I added some yoga to my program and got in about three, 30 minute sessions in last week. I had two aerobic (bodies by Gilad) sessions this week in addition to the yoga. I normally do 15 minute session on the elliptical before I hit the free weights, I bumped that up to 25 minutes and I increased the level from 10 to 12 as well. I had a really good week eating wise too. I still had my peanut butter snack on Tuesday and Thursday but other than that I didn’t do to bad. Now what really concerns me is my trip to Miami (I love my moms cooking, the Cuban food, and the seafood there). I know that I am not going to be watching what I eat to closely so my plan is to make sure I at least workout everyday I’m there. I got a few family members who use to play professional football so I’m going to workout with them and hopefully I’ll learn some new stuff that can improve my routine. I have already found a few LA fitness gym near my moms house. I am also going to the Dolphin preseason game on Monday (go FINS!) so I plan on having an active great time. I will be blogging from Miami so I’ll keep ya’ll posted! Summer is almost over, I’ll be challenging my self to drop 20 pounds by Christmas when I get back, STAY TUNED THIS WILL GET EXCITING!!!!!

 

Great Workout Week!

What up fam! I decided to go back to the basics for a while since I had been struggling lately. I stop jumping on the scale this week (remember I had ballooned up to 205 in the last two weeks) and just watched what I ate without doing thinking. Now I went to the gym everyday and did a little yoga and just enjoyed the whole process this week. I jumped on the scale today and I was down to 192 (my weight does moves between 195 and 190) not bad, not bad at all. I’m trying to get back into my routine and I think that the end of summer will help me do this. I will also be changing the site soon and adding some new authors to the site as well. Stick with me, I will get it back going!

So Sweet….. Addicted to the treats!!!

O.K. there I said it ”I am addicted to sweets,” I found my self sitting in my son’s bedroom with a half-full bag of yogurt covered raisins. As I munched on hand full after hand full of raisins I began to understand why I was and will always be fat! Now don’t get me wrong I will not always be fat physically but I will always deal with the mental aspect of being fat. So will you if you lose the weight so accept it now as hard as it is to lose the weight it is harder to keep it off. I’ll repeat it is harder to keep the weight off, now the good thing is once you get down you’ll be able to get it off easier because you will know how but we don’t even want to start the yo-yo dieting thing. Now I’ll tell you guys because I stay honest on this site because the people that came here are my support and I want them to understand what is going on. I gain 9 pounds in the last 3 weeks, right now I am at 199/200, horrible right? Well yes and no I had been struggling with what I should be doing which programs I should be incorporating and a whole bunch of other stuff. Well out the window with all of that junk, I’m going back to my body weight exercises and I’m going to do weights to. I’m going to train as hard as I have in the past, if I gain muscle great if I don’t that is good too. The bottom line is too get lean and to continue to do the things that I enjoyed during my weight-loss. Basically I’m going back to having fun, I’m not monitoring my protein intake any more, I’m not drinking a bunch of shakes that add to calorie intake, nope not going to do it. Oh another thing if you gain 10 pounds you can both see it in the mirror and feel it when you exercise, I suggest when you guy drop the weight you still keep an eye on the scale, it is better to lose 10 pounds than to have to lose 40. I’m feeling good getting back into the grove, keep supporting me I appreciate you all.

It might be time to regroup!

It might be time to regroup! As I have stated before I’m having a hard time with the cravings I have been having and quite frankly I’m a little scared. I keep losing control of what I eat (I understand how I gained all the weight). I haven’t been posting as often because I been a little embarrassed because I’m not progressing like I know I can. I decided that most of you will go through this, so why not post how I’m dealing with it. I feel like I got to keep up the good work because I don’t want to let anyone down, but who am I doing this for me or them? I don’t know I just feel guiltywhen someone comes up to me and says ” wow! you look great, what’s your secret?” I feel guilty because I know I just ate a few cookies or because I didn’t go to the gym today or for ever the reason. When I started I was doing it for me and I wasn’t looking for instant results, but I lost the weight fast (8 months almost 100 pounds) and now nothing. I know eventually I’ll get back to being discipline, but right now I have been struggling, I’m not going to stop trying but I do know that I’ll be doing this for the rest of my life. I would also like to thank John (lean & mean) and Muta (Mr. low body fat) for all of the encouragement, I have really needed it lately. Wish me luck……………..

The battle has offically begun! Maintaining weight-loss!

The battle has begun! I recently blogged about getting past my plateau and making it into the 180’s. Well I’m sadden to say that I am back to 192, well not really sad because I’ll stick to it and get where I need to be. The thing is I have been having sugar craving that are uncontrollable. I’m starting to fall into the late night trap of eating sugary snacks after hours. I’ll do great all day and when 1:00 am or 2:00 am rolls around there I am in the fridge looking for something to snack on. Last night it was raisin brand and peanut butter (yes together…I must be pregnant). I think I’m going to have to put healthy food choices in the house for snacking something really low cal. Well I don’t have much this week just trying to get it back in gear….wish me luck!

Bizzaro Post……. Why You Should Stay Fat!

Hey folks! Have you ever heard of Bizzaro Superman? Bizzaro Superman is the complete opposite of Superman, he is mean, Krytonite doesn’t hurt him, and he is generally a bad dude. Well this is my BIZZARO post, I’m going to tell you all the reasons you should give up your diet and just stay fat.

1. Fast Food – Fast food just taste so damn good, why would you want to give it up. I mean sure the high fat content, MSG, cholesterol, and other toxins will probably kill you but hey your gonna die one day right? So why not eat up while your here.

2. Exercise – Why would you want to do strenuous exercise when you could just lay around and relax. I mean there is nothing like relaxing on the couch with a big plate of treats. I think the only exercise you should be doing is the jelly donut run! That is running to the fridge to grab a few jelly donuts!

3. Lose Skin – Now if you were to lose weight you would have all that nasty, flabby lose skin hanging around. Wouldn’t you prefer to be nice firm and round, you know the ole beach ball look. I know that lose skin eventually tightens, but who wants to deal with the hassle. Keep the skin good and tight with that extra thick padding.

4. Clothes – Now if you lose weight you will have to buy new clothes, that can be rather expensive. Imagine losing 50 or 60 pounds, going from a 3x shirt to a large. This can put a rather larger dent in your wardrobe. Wouldn’t you prefer to stay fat so that those extra large clothes you bought in the 80’s will still fit? I mean if you lose the weight how will you fit into that jacket with the shoulder pads.

5. Comfort – Fat is just more comfortable than skin and bones. Sure there will be some carnival rides that you will not be able to fit into, but the people in the ride with you will be happy because they will have you to protect them with your natural padding from any bumps in the ride. Fat also jiggles when you walk, which makes the whole world smile bright!