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Originally Posted by Gordita  Awesome. I just got here, too. Sounds like you've got some amazing progress done there. CONGRATS. |
Thanks for the input, Gordita. Yes, I've got off to a good start & I feel
very lucky to have hypertension as my only real ailment. Doctors are amazed at my knee x-rays that I have very little wear as big as I am.
The only way I am still active is because my work and jobs have been very physical all of my life & I guess I have, over time, developed a frame to carry this weight but I really am starting to feel it over the last couple of years. I don't look like I weigh what I do; most folks guess my weight at 300-350.
Administrator, yes, I was referring to grams of protien per lb. of bodyweight and, yes, a 22" neck is about right. I am really caught up in the weightlifting thing because in order to maintain a positive nitrogen balance I have to eat all that protien & the weight is coming off very slow
for me. In the past when I lost it was in gobs because I wasn't so concerned with the build muscle/burn fat idea and I just ate 200- 300 calories per meal & didn't pay any attention to protien content. I guess what I have heard is true: When you are catabolic you will tear down & lose mass & eat less & anabolic is gaining mass & eating more.
I have read all the mags that say BUILD MUSCLE/BURN FAT. In my state
should I just curcuit train and worry about losing weight PERIOD, or is it actually possible to build muscle & burn off the fat WHILE LOSING WEIGHT
at the same time? Is the speed bag a good cardio workout?