I'm back to doing a mix of things. I started the other day and my target date is Halloween to jump into the next phase of my fitness goals. I understand the intensity I need to work at and I know my weak areas. Where are you guys at? Share some stories and lets just get our minds of Isiah before training camp.

personally i can’t get below 200 this summer. i've even been running, which i hadn’t done in decades. it's just tough when there are SO many fruity concoctions available everywhere you look.

I love my routine. I strength train 2x a week in the gym. No cardio. Just focus on lifting the most weight I can with the best form.

I take a 1-2 hour hike once a week as I live right on this giant park/reserve (google watchung reservation)

I do the football/baseball workout 2x a week. That entails doing 5 pushups every pitch while I watch baseball. When your arms go dead switch to 5 rows with my dumbells. Do that for an hour and you got your calisthenics

I hate him. I hate you. And that's how I really feel.

From an ugly Fat American, who consumed two racks of ribs, and a whole chicken stuffed with steak fries just last night. Skipped the ice cream though; that's the highlight of my fitness this week.

jimimou wrote:its been a blessing for me to have a woman in my life now that is focused on us eating healthy. each day consists of lots of fruit and some yogurt in the morning. then a salad with lots fo veggies and some meat (be it chicken or beef whatever) then lots more veggies and a small dinner at night. we top dinner off with either some fruit or a fruit smoothie...then, of course some natural calorie burn by shtumping her 4-5 times a week.

in addition that, my workout consists of going to the gym and doing the eliptical for about an hour 3-4 times a week and stretching (thats all i can do as I had two back surgeries and using weights would just kill me at this point). i also play two rounds of golf each week and try to go to the range about once a week on top of that. that helps with the muscle build up on the arms and flexibility around the core...and i now walk the course (about 7000 yds each time) instead of taking a cart and riding it out.

you'd be surprised how writhy your arms, shoulders and forearms get from hitting over 300 golf balls a week.

I follow Weight watchers and have been in "maintain" mode but wold like to lose another 20.

What is more important is not to crash a diet or a P90x thing as it has to fit into a lifestyle and make sense. Lose weight to only get it back is not productive. So sustainability is very important. I have been working on my tennis game slowly at the same time.

So there is somting to do every day: Lift/cardio circut at club, Elipt/Row at home, Dog walk (45) or Tennis!

Following Weight Watchers (Counting) keeps my accountable to my dietary intake. When I go off its also healthy choices. Even healthy has high calorie count but junk and fatty fast snacks are gone.

Sadly I am now officially retired from basketball.

My goal is one hour a day of somting! I have a polar heart strap to even walk the dog and elevate my rate on off days. Its quality time with wife and my crack head dog benefits. Its a nice early morning thing to do.

I think Px90 is cool, as are short diet programs but for me it has to fit into a real lifestyle and be sustainable otherwise its more damaging. Its also important to have a work out program that does not increase injury risk. Too many strains, pulls and neck or back pain can derail too frequently.

Personally, I've been doing a bit of cross training. Try to do all of the following once per week: 2-hour mountain bike ride on the trails, 4-6 mile run, 1/2 hour swim, 1 session with the weights, and a "spot of tennis." Not really getting all of them, but if I get 3-4 of them I'm happy.
In addition, been eating healthy for the last month or so, and I feel awesome. The swimming has helped tremendously with some shoulder pain I'd been experiencing, and so I can lift weights again pain-free. Feel like a million bucks.

Panos wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:Basic 3 days a week workout workout

Dumbbell Bench press 140 X 10 X2
Incline Machine Press 200 X 20 reps X1
Shoulder Press dumbell presses 60X20 X1
Lat Pull down back 200 X 20 X1
Lat Pull down front 200 X 15 X 1
Dumbell Curl 60X 20 X1
Tricep in the middle bench press 225 X 10 X1
Total sets 8 time elapsed maybe 25 minutes
Cant jog so I walk an hour 6 nights a week and do 200 situps
Diet mostly vegetarian

Briggs, you're a beast.

No way that's a very small workout compared to most joes and remember I weigh a lot. I work more on high reps with 1 set. I have limitations physically but my power is still there.

I have had various injuries over the year where I have had to shut down the workouts for months at a time. Sometimes I just let the body rest and heal. I think one of the biggest things that keeps me lean is the walking I do for my commute. 15 mins each way (30 mins total) at as brisk a pace as I can go. It makes such a different. When I am sore it stretches me out. When I am sloth is gets some blood moving.

My point is just do *something* every day.

For cardio I swim a mile 4 times a week. That helps with strength but only the swimmer muscles (i.e., shoulders, back, hammies, top part of the quads). I don't do butterfly so I miss the core strengthening it would provide. I do a few hundred crunches three times a week just to keep my belly from flabbing out. But that doesn't help with the weight.

I am thinking about getting P90x as I need to lose 25 lbs (target weight is 195) and if there's one problem with swimming it's that it really builds the appetite. I eat healthy (organic produce and meats) but just eat too much (i.e., portion control is hard because I got solid skills in the kitchen).

My wife started swimming a couple of years ago and has trimmed her body down to extreme hotness, so I am intent on busting a move on a weight loss regimen. Sounds like P90x did the trick for you guys as far as slimming down is concerned.