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chrisgatguis · 08-01-2006, 10:12 PM

Right this is a pic of me just taken. obviously im pretty fat but i used to be worse just started training last year. Used to do a bit a few years ago but not as serious.
Im just about starting a cuttin phase (after all that christmas food and drink)

me and a couple of mates have all recorded our measurements for a sorta years' competition/ a bit of mental motivation so just copied and pasted these from my excel spreadsheet

measurements: (all in cm's sorry the tape i used was only centimetres)

Weight : 14 stone 7
chest: 112
waste: 102
neck 44.5

upper arm L=39 R=39.5
forearm L=30.5 R=30.5
Thighs L=58 R=59
calves both 39.5

oh yeah and im 5 foot 11 nearly 6 foot.

lol as you can see its not all muscle ;) it will be one day though. ALL comments welcome (no gay ones though haha )

**robdog** · 08-01-2006, 10:22 PM

Cant see a pick dude???

chrisgatguis · 08-01-2006, 10:24 PM

haha i know yeah damnit i forgot all about it then
lol

is it working now for everyone else or just for me?

Carnivore · 08-01-2006, 11:27 PM

no i see it

you have a decent build, good genetics for putting on muscle, your obviously not a hardgainer, keep it up and you'll get to your goals

Delhi · 09-01-2006, 11:24 AM

I think what you do now really depends on what your goals are?

Do you want to get big or would you like to look lean and ripped at the moment?

Either way, as a start I would recommend working more chest and lats as in this picture they look a little flat in proportion to your arms / shoulders.

Post up what your goals are and maybe I can help you more.........................

chrisgatguis · 09-01-2006, 12:32 PM

main goal at the moment is to loose the fat just been doing a bit of a bulk over christmas so im introducin more cardio now. yeah my chest doesnt look all that big compared to the rest of me in that pic looks bigger from the side but again its mostly fat (tits lol) goal would be to loose weight to somewhere like 13 n a half stone but keep/build the muscle. wot do u think my bf would be roughly? about 20 - 25% i reckon so wouldnt mind gettin down to sorta 15 lol itl take me a while no doubt but im well motivated so i reckon il be able to obtain it in a year maybe?
cheers

Carnivore · 09-01-2006, 02:16 PM

20ish percent, you should be able to lose a stone of fat no probs with a decent diet and cardio, id consider doing it within 3 months not a year tho bro ! lol why so long

chrisgatguis · 09-01-2006, 02:40 PM

yeah true i just didnt know wot was a realistic time period. right il go for 3 months then suppose that only like say about 14 pounds in 3 months deffinitely obtainable. cheers

Carnivore · 09-01-2006, 03:19 PM

whats your diet right now, when and how long do u do cardio for, and whats your average days activitys, sit on your a$$ or at work from 9-5 ? etc?

chrisgatguis · 09-01-2006, 04:50 PM

well daily activity is crap im at uni on computin course so virtually sat down all the time.

im at the gym 3 days a week after two of them i do a 20min run on the treadmill ( i do it like interval so i run at comfy pase say 10k/hour n then i change it to higher with an incline until im knackered then drop it back down again to 10.

i do judo every wednesday for hour n a half which is probably the hardest physical thing i ever do. its well tireing nearly makes me sick some weeks lol.

i think i need more cardio probably, just easing in at the mo next week i might up it wot u think?

Delhi · 10-01-2006, 09:21 AM

Interval training is defo a great way to lose weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But I think 20 mins each session could improve. Try going for 20 mins on the treadmill and another 20 on a crosstrainer or elliptical machine. And dont forget to hit the interval training hard (A good way to do this is let the machine select the interval time rather than you deciding when is best). Also a good way of directly shedding the fat is to do cardio first thing in the morning before you eat anything.

On the BF I think you look around 20-25% and you should expect to lose around 2-3 pound per week with proper diet (Most important) and cardio. So all in all you should lose taht 14lb in around 5 weeks!!!

goodgabba · 10-01-2006, 09:46 PM

chrisgatguis...why don't you spend more time in the cardio room with your ol'mate goodgabba

Magic Torch · 11-01-2006, 08:41 AM

I'm just loving the fact that if you look at Chris's face he is obviously holding his breath

Good on you mate, keep at it and you'll be fine - sometimes it is easier being a little bigger as you will find it easier to put on weight when you get to the stage where you wanna bulk up.

That is something you'll notice on this site most ppl cry when they lose weight not gain it!

chrisgatguis · 11-01-2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamiedsmith1981

I'm just loving the fact that if you look at Chris's face he is obviously holding his breath

Good on you mate, keep at it and you'll be fine - sometimes it is easier being a little bigger as you will find it easier to put on weight when you get to the stage where you wanna bulk up.

That is something you'll notice on this site most ppl cry when they lose weight not gain it!

lol i probably was holdin my breath a bit actally! lol never minddd

**hackskii** · 11-01-2006, 04:15 PM

Diet, Diet, Diet!
You will lose more weight on a diet than cardio.

It is much easier to lose with diet than cardio.

I knew a chick that did an hour of cardio, every day at a very high level. Then played racquetball.

I asked her how come she did so much cardio.
Her comment was she ate what ever she wanted.
But 2 hours a day so she could eat M&M's is psycho.

Just some resistance training with compound exercises and a diet will do fine.

I am dieting right now and do no cardio and am losing well.
When the diet comes to a halt, I am going to add cardio then.
When that halts (which it shouldnt) I will do some fat burners.

Post up your diet or PM me your diet and we will sort this out easy.

08-01-2006, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	this is me. Right this is a pic of me just taken. obviously im pretty fat but i used to be worse just started training last year. Used to do a bit a few years ago but not as serious. Im just about starting a cuttin phase (after all that christmas food and drink) me and a couple of mates have all recorded our measurements for a sorta years' competition/ a bit of mental motivation so just copied and pasted these from my excel spreadsheet measurements: (all in cm's sorry the tape i used was only centimetres) Weight : 14 stone 7 chest: 112 waste: 102 neck 44.5 upper arm L=39 R=39.5 forearm L=30.5 R=30.5 Thighs L=58 R=59 calves both 39.5 oh yeah and im 5 foot 11 nearly 6 foot. lol as you can see its not all muscle ;) it will be one day though. ALL comments welcome (no gay ones though haha ) Last edited by chrisgatguis; 08-01-2006 at 10:24 PM.

08-01-2006, 10:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
robdog UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Home!! Posts: 5,721	Cant see a pick dude??? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 25% off for UKM members (discount code UKM25)

08-01-2006, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	haha i know yeah damnit i forgot all about it then lol is it working now for everyone else or just for me? Last edited by chrisgatguis; 08-01-2006 at 10:44 PM.

08-01-2006, 11:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Carnivore Somewhere between depressed and suicidal Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: location, location Posts: 1,077	no i see it you have a decent build, good genetics for putting on muscle, your obviously not a hardgainer, keep it up and you'll get to your goals __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-01-2006, 02:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Carnivore Somewhere between depressed and suicidal Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: location, location Posts: 1,077	20ish percent, you should be able to lose a stone of fat no probs with a decent diet and cardio, id consider doing it within 3 months not a year tho bro ! lol why so long __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-01-2006, 11:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,939	I think what you do now really depends on what your goals are? Do you want to get big or would you like to look lean and ripped at the moment? Either way, as a start I would recommend working more chest and lats as in this picture they look a little flat in proportion to your arms / shoulders. Post up what your goals are and maybe I can help you more.........................

09-01-2006, 12:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	main goal at the moment is to loose the fat just been doing a bit of a bulk over christmas so im introducin more cardio now. yeah my chest doesnt look all that big compared to the rest of me in that pic looks bigger from the side but again its mostly fat (tits lol) goal would be to loose weight to somewhere like 13 n a half stone but keep/build the muscle. wot do u think my bf would be roughly? about 20 - 25% i reckon so wouldnt mind gettin down to sorta 15 lol itl take me a while no doubt but im well motivated so i reckon il be able to obtain it in a year maybe? cheers

09-01-2006, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	yeah true i just didnt know wot was a realistic time period. right il go for 3 months then suppose that only like say about 14 pounds in 3 months deffinitely obtainable. cheers

09-01-2006, 03:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Carnivore Somewhere between depressed and suicidal Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: location, location Posts: 1,077	whats your diet right now, when and how long do u do cardio for, and whats your average days activitys, sit on your a$$ or at work from 9-5 ? etc? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-01-2006, 04:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
chrisgatguis Gym Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 172	well daily activity is crap im at uni on computin course so virtually sat down all the time. im at the gym 3 days a week after two of them i do a 20min run on the treadmill ( i do it like interval so i run at comfy pase say 10k/hour n then i change it to higher with an incline until im knackered then drop it back down again to 10. i do judo every wednesday for hour n a half which is probably the hardest physical thing i ever do. its well tireing nearly makes me sick some weeks lol. i think i need more cardio probably, just easing in at the mo next week i might up it wot u think?

10-01-2006, 09:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Delhi Bigger, Better, Stronger Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Posts: 1,939	Interval training is defo a great way to lose weight!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I think 20 mins each session could improve. Try going for 20 mins on the treadmill and another 20 on a crosstrainer or elliptical machine. And dont forget to hit the interval training hard (A good way to do this is let the machine select the interval time rather than you deciding when is best). Also a good way of directly shedding the fat is to do cardio first thing in the morning before you eat anything. On the BF I think you look around 20-25% and you should expect to lose around 2-3 pound per week with proper diet (Most important) and cardio. So all in all you should lose taht 14lb in around 5 weeks!!!

10-01-2006, 09:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
goodgabba Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Teesside Posts: 10	chrisgatguis...why don't you spend more time in the cardio room with your ol'mate goodgabba

11-01-2006, 08:41 AM	#13 (permalink)
Magic Torch UK-M Swimsuit model Join Date: May 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 5,183 Blog Entries: 5	I'm just loving the fact that if you look at Chris's face he is obviously holding his breath Good on you mate, keep at it and you'll be fine - sometimes it is easier being a little bigger as you will find it easier to put on weight when you get to the stage where you wanna bulk up. That is something you'll notice on this site most ppl cry when they lose weight not gain it! __________________ intentionally blank

11-01-2006, 04:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,754	Diet, Diet, Diet! You will lose more weight on a diet than cardio. It is much easier to lose with diet than cardio. I knew a chick that did an hour of cardio, every day at a very high level. Then played racquetball. I asked her how come she did so much cardio. Her comment was she ate what ever she wanted. But 2 hours a day so she could eat M&M's is psycho. Just some resistance training with compound exercises and a diet will do fine. I am dieting right now and do no cardio and am losing well. When the diet comes to a halt, I am going to add cardio then. When that halts (which it shouldnt) I will do some fat burners. Post up your diet or PM me your diet and we will sort this out easy. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.