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"Sort of, 11 Pull-ups, 74 Sit-ups, 22:04 3 mile time The 3 mile time is the most difficult, I think."

Are you a current USMC poolee? If so, I am OCS complete and can PT with you if you are still here.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 12:36 AM. Reason : 4]

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 12:47 AM. Reason : s]

10/26/2009 12:35:03 AM

I used to be on protein drinks/shakes and creatine back when i played football in high school, but it didn't really do anything special for me. I think I was lifting on average 4 days a week 6 times total in addition to conditioning/practice?

10/26/2009 12:36:51 AM

^^Nope, I'm just a guy.

10/26/2009 12:46:14 AM

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"weighted pull ups"

Yep, that's how you become a pull-up stud. There's the Armstrong plan, too, but I never tried that personally (though I have no doubt that I would work well). I can tell you that weighted pull ups will turn you into a man.

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"Sort of, 11 Pull-ups, 74 Sit-ups, 22:04 3 mile time The 3 mile time is the most difficult, I think. "

Oh yeah, you're giving up a shit ton of points on the pull-ups. See my above Rx. The crunches...if you don't get 100 of them, you probably just aren't doing them right. The object (when doing if for score) isn't to get a workout--it's to do the bare minimum allowed within the letter of the law. The run, well, it's a tough place to make points...I mean, you have to increase your pace by what, 17 seconds per mile (i.e., 50 seconds faster on the run time) to equal just ONE pull up.

If you max the pull ups and crunches, you will get at least a decent score if you just PASS the run.

10/26/2009 12:47:04 AM

True, but I'm not looking to qualify for anything since I'm not in the Marines. My eventual goal is to get a 300.

10/26/2009 12:47:56 AM

^^ True

^ You should try the CFT. That thing is a beast.



[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 12:49 AM. Reason : ^ nm]

10/26/2009 12:48:57 AM

I figured it's a good assessment of male physical fitness.

Yeah, I wish I could, but I don't think I can do that with the equipment at my disposal.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 12:50 AM. Reason : ]

10/26/2009 12:49:40 AM

I think I'd be more worried about working out if I couldn't see my penis anymore... either that or I'd be looking into a penis pump...

10/26/2009 12:53:28 AM

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"I used to be on protein drinks/shakes and creatine back when i played football in high school, but it didn't really do anything special for me. I think I was lifting on average 4 days a week 6 times total in addition to conditioning/practice?"

Yeah, gaining weight really depends on your workout plan, your diet, and how much conditioning you do. Working out a lot plus doing a lot of stamina conditioning isn't going to let you gain weight fast at all...but this probably shouldn't start to derail the thread more than it has already

10/26/2009 12:54:06 AM

lol why do you think all those "make your penis bigger" things work on foolish men?


most women dont want bigger dicks

10/26/2009 1:03:29 AM

I remember weighing 146 my freshman year of highschool when we all got weighed for our PE class. Back then I never weighed myself but I think that was probably my highest. Freshman year of college I got down to 113 which is the lowest I can remember. This morning I was at 118. I am fine with that weight, but I would like to tone up some.

10/26/2009 1:45:15 AM

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"lol why do you think all those "make your penis bigger" things work on foolish men? most women dont want bigger dicks"

you missed the joke son

10/26/2009 1:57:20 AM

most: 285
least: 185ish

current: 220

even though my weight doesn't represent it, I'm finally approaching respectable strength again. It's been like 3 years since I could do unassisted pull-ups. I know I'm still horribly out of tri shape though.

10/26/2009 6:23:31 AM

337.

Now at around 270.

Should be 220 sometime in the spring, which, at 6'6", is about where I need to be.

10/26/2009 6:35:02 AM

155
I'm at 140 now.

10/26/2009 7:28:29 AM

180. which is right now.

10/26/2009 7:43:57 AM

165. Junior year of college. Got a little too into weight lifting. Was never close to being overweight...just wasn't "lean." Was down to the low 140s by the end of senior year...best shape of my life. Fluctuate between 145 and low 150s now.

10/26/2009 7:48:52 AM

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"Got a little too into weight lifting."

This is something that can never happen for 99% of people. And, at 165, unless you're about 5'4", I don't think you were as "into weight lifting" as you thought you were. Unless you were just eating the weight gain 5000 and not lifting any weights.

10/26/2009 8:28:43 AM

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"I have an eating disorder called stuff-face. I'm trying to kick the habit"

That's an actual eating disorder. It's called binge eating.

10/26/2009 8:38:38 AM

247 at the moment.
I am desperately in need of time out from my kid, his problems, my house, and the pantry.

My lightest was 117 in HS. I am my happiest at 170ish like I was in Jan of 08. I'm a chick who actually likes being a bit soft and round. But now I am extra super squishy fat.

10/26/2009 9:40:10 AM

I really couldn't care less about how much I weigh.

I care more about what I look like in the mirror. If I've got some hefty beer baggage hanging off my stomach and sides, and my belly button is further away from the core of my body than my nipples, then its time to get running around the lake and eating lettuce

10/26/2009 9:45:16 AM

^^247???? Jesus Christ

10/26/2009 9:58:11 AM

There's literally no excuse to be fat.

10/26/2009 9:58:32 AM

not that fat

10/26/2009 9:59:19 AM

220+ i think...

~180 something now probably high 180's i still need to drop some fat though... need to add running and start actually cooking more....

i really don't care what i actually weigh, more that my body fat % drops (a lot more)


getting back into weights and pullups and such (i used to do pullups every night while in MS and HS) got to be able to do 30-40 easy or 20+ full extension (arm lock) now i'm lucky if i can pull off 15... (the extra weight is killing me here as i was 160's in HS) never tried to max on crunches... usually my lower back will start to kill me before i feel anything else giving out... as for running... hell when i was in good shape i was a 6:30/mile pacer with a 5km limit (not going any faster than that) this was in college (second year and HS)

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:11 AM. Reason : s]

10/26/2009 10:02:36 AM

155lbs. Now 147lbs give or take 2 lbs.

10/26/2009 10:05:03 AM

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"There's literally no excuse to be fat."

I disagree. Some people have thyroid problems. And some antidepressants can cause weight gain because they block histamine H1 receptors and boost appetite. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-31506-29.html

10/26/2009 10:16:01 AM

there are still surgeries

10/26/2009 10:16:35 AM

Well, yes. But you're talking about (with thyroid disorders) something that affects an incredibly small percentage of people.

Anti-depressants? No excuse. Exercise more and control your diet.

Of everyone I run into that is fat, 99% of them are just lazy. There's that one percent I can allow because they have a specific medical condition, but let me tell you:

Asthma is not a medical condition that let's you get fat. Neither is pregnancy. Neither is diabetes. Neither is depression. Neither is any other of the reasons people complain about while they're stuffing a Big Mac down their throats.

10/26/2009 10:18:36 AM

Insurance doesn't always cover surgeries.

And not everyone is a candidate for lap band or gastric bypass surgeries.

10/26/2009 10:18:58 AM

thyroid problems checking in!!

i'm a bad example though cause i'm relatively thin for a hypothyroid problem...but it's crazy hard to drop the pounds. i think the only way i really think i could get back to my happy weight/size is if i was dancing 12+ hours a week again

10/26/2009 10:20:42 AM

^^well maybe they should just throw up like you do

^yeah, well you look great because you eat well and stay active

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:21 AM. Reason : kjhg]

10/26/2009 10:20:44 AM

i know it makes me a horrible person but i always chortle when a gi-normous fatty prepping for surgery get's rejected b/c they can't control themselves (what they stuff themselves with) before hand and were counting on the surgery to fix everything for them. (tv shows)

10/26/2009 10:21:01 AM

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"Of everyone I run into that is fat, 99% of them are just lazy. "

I am absolutely the laziest person you'll ever meet. I can totally agree that my weight problem is because I'm lazy.

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"Insurance doesn't always cover surgeries. And not everyone is a candidate for lap band or gastric bypass surgeries. "

I was (and still kinda am) a fatty, but I still wasn't a candidate for lap band. You have to be 100lbs overweight in order for insurance to cover you. While reading up on the surgery (and reading the forums about insurance coverage) I encountered lots of people that actually gained weight in order to become "eligible" for the surgery, so that their insurance would cover it.

10/26/2009 10:21:21 AM

Hey! Let's argue why fat people get fat!

"All fat people are lazy!"
"Some fat people can't help it!"


while we are at it why don't we argue which area has the worst drivers.

10/26/2009 10:22:49 AM

bitter much?

10/26/2009 10:23:36 AM

i hate being behind fat people on stairs....when they use them instead of the elevator

10/26/2009 10:23:42 AM

you should be proud of them for getting the exercise!

10/26/2009 10:24:14 AM

[Fatty: Whiney voice] "But I like the stairs!"

10/26/2009 10:24:37 AM

i know, i know, and you know what...i take back what i just said....great for them for trying to help themselves!

10/26/2009 10:25:04 AM

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"^yeah, well you look great because you eat well and stay active"

thank you
i blame justin...man i've been craving a double stuffed oreo drowned in whole milk for 4 years!!!

10/26/2009 10:25:13 AM

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"Insurance doesn't always cover surgeries. And not everyone is a candidate for lap band or gastric bypass surgeries."

Yeah but you know what they're a candidate for? Not eating 10,000 calories a day and getting on a goddamn treadmill.

10/26/2009 10:25:16 AM

it does kinda suck though to be behind a super fatty on the stairs, and they're soooo slow, but they're soooo wide that you can't pass 'em

i'm going to hell for that

10/26/2009 10:26:08 AM

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"bitter much?"

nah, I'm not bitter, it's just the same old argument all the time! haha

like the bbq debate
and people calling Christians dumb
and why is Christmas celebrated by athiests
and how much Hanson sucks


But I will contribute....being a fat person and all. The reason I am fat is mostly because I don't eat well and I don't work out like I should. However, it's hard for me to lose weight as easily as most people. BUT I've got a new work out buddy and we are going to start today after class, so maybe one day I will tell y'all how much I used to weigh.


I also generally always take the stairs instead of the elevator too.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:28 AM. Reason : ]

10/26/2009 10:27:36 AM

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"Not eating 10,000 calories a day and getting on a goddamn treadmill."

I'm always amazed and mortified that people can eat that many calories--or more--per day.

10/26/2009 10:28:44 AM

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"Yeah but you know what they're a candidate for? Not eating 10,000 calories a day and getting on a goddamn treadmill."

*chortle*

hey, i USED to be able to eat that (in HS swimming 2x a day)... now i don't think i could eat that much even if my body needed it...

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:31 AM. Reason : a]

10/26/2009 10:29:34 AM

I should probably stop drinking for a while too...save money and most days that is the prime source of my calories.

10/26/2009 10:30:28 AM

I'm 6'4'' and have been very skinny for the majority of my life. The most I have ever weighed was 233lbs back in 2004, and the least I've weighed was 200 in 2006. According to my doctor, I should be around 205-210, but that's assuming that my body fat percentage is under 20%. I felt fat when I was 233lbs, but in reality, it wasn't a noticeable fatness. Right now, I'm fluctuating between 212-218, which is decent for my height, but I won't feel satisfied until I'm down to 205-210 and under 16% BFP.

Distance swimmers and long distance runners can consume a ridiculous amount of calories before/after a big workout. I've seen Arab13 down a HUGE amount of food before/after a big swim meet, and he never seemed to put on any weight, except muscle. Mainly because they tend to burn a shit-ton of calories during those meets. Now if he sat on his ass instead of swimming, he'd be one fat dude, but alas, that was not the case.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:35 AM. Reason : -]

10/26/2009 10:30:51 AM

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"The reason I am fat is mostly because I don't eat well and I don't work out like I should. However, it's hard for me to lose weight as easily as most people."

Way to contradict yourself immediately after you say something.

"I don't eat well and don't work out. But it's harrrderrr for me than most people!"

Unless you have a medically diagnosed condition that prevents you from lifting a weight and not eating a cheeseburger, no, it's not harder for your than most people. You're just lazy.

10/26/2009 10:31:25 AM

i got pretty close to 200

i was a dumbass and ate like shit and didn't do anything to help myself

i got on good drugs...lost 50 pounds...and stopped being an idiot


i've kept it off for nearly 2 years

and i still don't eat healthy and exercise

i just don't do eat like an idiot and drink 6 nights a week

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM. Reason : been off the meds for a year and half]

10/26/2009 10:31:30 AM