Let's start with my personal basics. I'm 38 years old, some days feeling like 18 and others 83.
My gym experience: I've been training hard for the past 4+ years. I went from basically having no strength to having the following bests:
Bench - 225lbs
Squat - 275lbs
Deadlift - 405lbs
I have struggled the most with my bench - for whatever reason it just won't budge. I seem to be a natural at the deadlift and my legs have always seemed to be a dominant strong part of my body.
Weight: I haven't checked lately, seriously. I mentally threw out my scale a while back because I didn't want to rely on it as a sole measure of progress. You can be 250 lbs of solid muscle, or a 250lb fatass, so it's pretty simple to see why I say that.
However, for the sake of this blog and the ideal of working toward reduced weight/body fat over the next six months, I will take a weight very soon.
Bodyfat: Ugh...do we have to talk about this? Yes, as it's part of accountability. I've got a gut on me that doesn't want to go away. It doesn't help that I haven't stayed tight to my dieting, so I only really have me to blame in that department. I'd have to estimate me in the high 20's, being generous.
I am, as of right now, seeing some progress with fat dropping on my arms and around my shoulders. It's the rest of me that's having issues. Solving this will take discipline that I wonder sometimes if I have or not. Well, if I want to hit my goals I better have it.
More to follow.
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