trubluesue
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Man - all you women are SO inspiring! I've been reading dirty d's training log, and have really had the hit upside my head that I am doing NOTHING in the gym!! {lol} So, for the intro...
TBS...was a total fitness nut; got hurt in Iraq in '06 (in the Army)...had tons of surgeries, was freaking immobile practically and gain a buttload (no pun intended) of weight. So far in the last 8 months of not being on crutches/canes/etc have taken off 69 pounds, and am starting to get back to the point where I can even get in the gym without embarrassing my fat ass. Diet has been huge in that time - most of what I've taken off so far has really been through diet alone. Since November I've been doing the whole personal trainer 4 hours a week only in the gym..mostly weights and cross-training, a little recumbant bike just to keep the (left/screwed up) knee from freezing. As I've gone along, I've started doing more on my own - still doing the personal trainer thing, but adding another hour or so a day...mostly flexibility stuff. Have had a few guys in the weight room start telling me I need to hit that hard, telling me I could do a lot with the physique, and asking me if I had ever thought about bodybuilding, etc. Hell yeah I've been thinking about it, dude!! LOL
So - reading all these fabulous women on here and the things they are doing in the gym - its making me nuts! I like my trainer - he trains hard, but - he doesn't push women...and jeez, sometimes he's a puss about me pushing myself !! So...how would you all suggest pushing through the last 20 pounds and really getting to the next level??
I'm 39, 5'6"; 149 lbs, 18%BF [which makes me nuts!] and am watching calories/fat/carbs only b/c I haven't got the gym schedule yet to really start feeding muscle...
Unfortunately, I've got the pharmacological hinderance of being on anti-depressant for my ptsd...am trying to taper off that shit, but its hard when you have the all iraq, al lthe time channel blaring in your head 24/7.
SO - that's me in a nutshell - and yeah, being ex-military means I have a big mouth and a sarcastic wit..I tend to say what I think, so if I hurt somebody's feelings, I apologize right off!!
Anyway...what do you amazons think?? (and yeah, the bros can chime in too...)
Sue
TBS...was a total fitness nut; got hurt in Iraq in '06 (in the Army)...had tons of surgeries, was freaking immobile practically and gain a buttload (no pun intended) of weight. So far in the last 8 months of not being on crutches/canes/etc have taken off 69 pounds, and am starting to get back to the point where I can even get in the gym without embarrassing my fat ass. Diet has been huge in that time - most of what I've taken off so far has really been through diet alone. Since November I've been doing the whole personal trainer 4 hours a week only in the gym..mostly weights and cross-training, a little recumbant bike just to keep the (left/screwed up) knee from freezing. As I've gone along, I've started doing more on my own - still doing the personal trainer thing, but adding another hour or so a day...mostly flexibility stuff. Have had a few guys in the weight room start telling me I need to hit that hard, telling me I could do a lot with the physique, and asking me if I had ever thought about bodybuilding, etc. Hell yeah I've been thinking about it, dude!! LOL
So - reading all these fabulous women on here and the things they are doing in the gym - its making me nuts! I like my trainer - he trains hard, but - he doesn't push women...and jeez, sometimes he's a puss about me pushing myself !! So...how would you all suggest pushing through the last 20 pounds and really getting to the next level??
I'm 39, 5'6"; 149 lbs, 18%BF [which makes me nuts!] and am watching calories/fat/carbs only b/c I haven't got the gym schedule yet to really start feeding muscle...
Unfortunately, I've got the pharmacological hinderance of being on anti-depressant for my ptsd...am trying to taper off that shit, but its hard when you have the all iraq, al lthe time channel blaring in your head 24/7.
SO - that's me in a nutshell - and yeah, being ex-military means I have a big mouth and a sarcastic wit..I tend to say what I think, so if I hurt somebody's feelings, I apologize right off!!
Anyway...what do you amazons think?? (and yeah, the bros can chime in too...)
Sue