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First official "Gaypril" weigh in - 208.2 lbs.
Semi-nude pics to follow...
Semi-nude pics to follow...
Guess we need to get this log name updated. "Gaypril" or "Ab-ril"... hmmm... I wonder.
Gaypril, Gaypril, Gaypril, Gaypril, GAYPRIL.
Gaypril, Gaypril, Gaypril, Gaypril, GAYPRIL.
I agree. Gaypril mofos.
4/3 - Bodyweight 212.0 this morning. All I had for dinner last night was beer, I think that helped.
Sorry guys... "Gaypril" is awesome, but I realized that it might be a bit offensive to some people (although my best gay friend would think it was hilarious).
Coming up with the name for the thread is the only good thing I've contributed so far as I'm still only down 3-4 pounds. I suck at losing weight apparently.
Alot of people will say to beginners that they should worry about strength first and not concern themselves with putting on fat, because gaining strength is hard and taking off the fat later is easy.
I disagree. I think they are both fairly hard, and for some people one will be easier than the other and this will vary from person to person.
I wish I had not let myself put on some chub while trying to get stronger and instead just been more patient with my strength gains. However, it was a valuable lesson in patience, being comfortable with your own abilities, and training as a life long pursuit that I think will stick with me alot better since I learned it the way I did.
I will say, most of the training lessons I have learned "on my own", have already been said by Wendler. Smart guy that Wendler.
I did my own experiment with this a little over a year ago. I strength trained and ate a mostly clean diet, just with higher carbs and perhaps a higher overall caloric intake than I needed to gain strength. I'm working on gaining strength right now but keeping my body fat as low as is possible for a grad student who has a bit of a social life. I don't drink, but I have my limits on how much I'm willing to cut carbs to maintain a level of sanity. I'd say could probably cut out some of the grains I'm getting per day and lose even more fat and I'm not sure I'm willing to do so right now. That said, I'm currently as strong or stronger than I was when I was literally twenty pounds heavier (113 right now; got up to 132 at my highest during last year's bulking experiment, and a lot of it was apparently fat. By the way, I'm 5'2). I have never seen my abs as I'm seeing them right now. My current experiment has really taught me a lot about what my body needs in order to support the work I'm asking it to do--not nearly as many carbs as various people strangely advocate for far more sedentary individuals.
Staying lighter means being able to throw your carcass around more easily. I'm running as part of my cardio workout today (ugh, cardio) and I know it's easier on me to run at a lower weight than a higher one.
Word. Glad to hear that you are at a place/balance that you are more comfortable with.
How long have you been strength training?
I'm only one year into a more informed approach to strength training myself. There is so much to learn in the beginning. You start to think you have it figured out and then realize you are far from it. It is humbling.
Word. Glad to hear that you are at a place/balance that you are more comfortable with.
Actually, I believe I've seen you pop up in my log before as a commenter (thanks!) so posting that link was probably unnecessary. Or I've just seen you comment a lot on Keo's log. At any rate, strength training is such a slow process, and I feel like it's really typical for people to just decide to eat more than they really need to in order to achieve strength gains they're impatient for. I did it. It just doesn't really work that way, in my opinion. Eating enough is... enough. And you won't have to cut as much eventually.
I agree. Of course it is dependent on the goals and what a person wants to achieve, but for the average person I agree.
Yeah I post in Keo's log semi regularly and have posted in your's once. I check both of them almost everyday though. I probably would post in your's more, but it gets tons of traffic as it is. Wonder why?
It's my BRAIN. That's what they're coming in there for. It's the brains.
Seriously though, it is impressive lifting.