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[TruthSeeker]

A little background (a good read)!

I used to have 8-12% body fat, weighed 190, 5'9, and could run a mile in 5:15.

Now (10 years later) I finally hit the breaking point at 5'9 and 244 so I have been working out for the past 2 to 2 1/2 months and I have lost 26 pounds.

I lost my weight using the precor elliptical and mountain biking.

I am now at a stale mate.

My current workout is 60 minutes on precor (started at 30 minutes and upped the resistance) and ~30 minutes upper body workout with the following:

- incline bench - reps 15, 12, 10, 6, 2
- bench - same
- arms - preacher curls- 15, 10, 8
- tri's - pullovers/pushdowns - 12, 10, 8
- shoulders - military press - 12, 10, 8
- back - seated rows - 15, 12, 8, 4

After ALL of the routines I put on a "light" weight and push out as many reps as possible till I am about to puke (happens 2 out of 4 workouts)!!

My question is, how do I get back to 185? I know that I couldn’t "lift" the same 1 rep max at that weight compared to when I was 205, but I was able to "out cardio" my 205 body weight by leaps and bounds.

My current MAX weight lifting (without "pharmaceuticals", present and past):

Bench: 260 (used to be 325)
Full Squat: 385 (used to be 505)


I REALLY need replies to what YOU would do/recommend in my current situation.

 

[jiggagold]

You do ZERO legs, no squats or deads? You need some serious training help. Kill the cardio before lifting. Do squats and deads and standing presses and throw in some bench, dips, rows, chins. Keep it simple, just cuz u puke doesn't mean your getting a good workout. Training to failure isnt necessary all the time.

 

[puddlemonkey]

I have been working out for the past 2 to 2 1/2 months and I have lost 26 pounds.

I lost my weight using the precor elliptical and mountain biking.

I am now at a stale mate.

First off, congrats on the recent weight loss. Now, you may want to consider changing things up a bit, cardio and weights. Do the same thing for too long and your body adapts to it, making it harder to burn as many calories or get results out of your lifts. Start hitting the treadmill or stair climber, or maybe a rower. The use of elevation on the treadmill, even if minimal, will burn a lot more calories. When I jog I use .5 - 1.0 incline, I get a much better burn in the legs. Speaking of which, you need a leg workout too. What's your diet look like? I bet that could use a tweaking as well.

 

[Roxy722]

Congrats on the weight loss as well! I agree with what the other guys have said and would add to what PuddleMonkey said...a big part of the equation is your diet, especially if you've stalled out. Do you know how many calories? your macro breakdown? You can change up your workout, focus more on lifting, the cardio etc but if you're diet is out of what, it will be much more difficult to hit 185.