I'm not looking to play around with this anymore. There is no excuse for me as an 18 year old male to be out of shape. That is why I chose to title my thread with a statement, instead of a question or plea for help.
This is probabbly going to end up being a bit of a novel, and not very interesting. So if you're going to blame me for making you read it, just stop now
I can hardly remember ever being thin. The only memories I have of me being thin are in the form of pictures. I think I started gaining weight around the 3rd grade or so. That's about the time I realized I was the single most hated kid in school (those damn glasses...), and about the time my self confidence dropped to almost nothing. I used to be afraid to take my shirt off to go swimming...
Throughout highschool I weighed between 200-250 pounds. I never did sports so I had a LOW metabolism and was weak. The first semester of my junior year of highschool I was able to take weighlifting. I dropped alot of fat and gained weight from the muscle. We didn't have a teacher (he just worked out himself pretty much) so I never worked out to my full potential, if that makes any sense. I was surprised how fast I was able to gain strength. It wasn't very visible because of my bf (28% when I joined), but before I left my max lateral was around 300 pounds. Take in mind this wasn't on a bench but on a machine you put the weights on each side. If I had my choice now I would have just used a bench. I never developed the minor muscle coordination needed for that. Incline and decline were less but I can't remember the exact weight. I used a few machines for triceps and sometimes free weights, and dips. I also used about 10 other machines, some for different areas of my chest, back, shoulders, etc.
Now I can't even lateral 180. As of now I weigh between 195-200. Since mid april I've lost about 40 pounds. I havn't worked out since I had to quit that course for another one (math...pfft...) I need to graduate. So basically the last year and a half I've been dormant, except for some curls and dips on my tub and pushups. But I never did any of that for any length of time.
Anyways so pictures! I don't have very good ones, sorry. Here's a couple I could find from october 2005. I weigh about 235 or 240 in these pictures.
Here are some pictures of me now:
shirt off (look at sexy ol' me)
Shirt on (you can stop drooling now)
I am getting a new haircut today for a job. I simply cannot stand my hair with a combover.
So that's my introduction...I havn't set myself a workout or a diet plan yet. I'm looking through the forums now and I'm going to work something out for myself.
I can't think of anything else to tell you besides VIVA LAS VEGAS baby and I'm 6'3.
This is probabbly going to end up being a bit of a novel, and not very interesting. So if you're going to blame me for making you read it, just stop now
I can hardly remember ever being thin. The only memories I have of me being thin are in the form of pictures. I think I started gaining weight around the 3rd grade or so. That's about the time I realized I was the single most hated kid in school (those damn glasses...
), and about the time my self confidence dropped to almost nothing. I used to be afraid to take my shirt off to go swimming...Throughout highschool I weighed between 200-250 pounds. I never did sports so I had a LOW metabolism and was weak. The first semester of my junior year of highschool I was able to take weighlifting. I dropped alot of fat and gained weight from the muscle. We didn't have a teacher (he just worked out himself pretty much) so I never worked out to my full potential, if that makes any sense. I was surprised how fast I was able to gain strength. It wasn't very visible because of my bf (28% when I joined), but before I left my max lateral was around 300 pounds. Take in mind this wasn't on a bench but on a machine you put the weights on each side. If I had my choice now I would have just used a bench. I never developed the minor muscle coordination needed for that. Incline and decline were less but I can't remember the exact weight. I used a few machines for triceps and sometimes free weights, and dips. I also used about 10 other machines, some for different areas of my chest, back, shoulders, etc.
Now I can't even lateral 180. As of now I weigh between 195-200. Since mid april I've lost about 40 pounds. I havn't worked out since I had to quit that course for another one (math...pfft...) I need to graduate. So basically the last year and a half I've been dormant, except for some curls and dips on my tub and pushups. But I never did any of that for any length of time.
Anyways so pictures! I don't have very good ones, sorry. Here's a couple I could find from october 2005. I weigh about 235 or 240 in these pictures.
Here are some pictures of me now:
shirt off (look at sexy ol' me
)Shirt on (you can stop drooling now)
I am getting a new haircut today for a job. I simply cannot stand my hair with a combover.
So that's my introduction...I havn't set myself a workout or a diet plan yet. I'm looking through the forums now and I'm going to work something out for myself.
I can't think of anything else to tell you besides VIVA LAS VEGAS baby and I'm 6'3.
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