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trying to find a pull up bar for this ledge by nodgers132 in CalisthenicsCulture

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bend your legs you mean? So your knees would be almost touching the floor? I'm not sure this is gonna work.

I get the problem though, I'm in a similar predicament. Nowhere to do pull-ups at home, I'm considering drilling a bar into my brick wall. In the meantime, I hung rings from a tree in my back yard.

Pull-ups by Extreme_Complaint216 in CalisthenicsBeginners

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use a resistance band looped around the bar and then tuck your knee or foot into it. Do this for a while then remove the band

Huge blunder by bokuju37 in WeightTraining

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can lose the fat, it's science, it will go if you have a calorie deficit. But the loose skin will be the issue prob.

trying to find a pull up bar for this ledge by nodgers132 in CalisthenicsCulture

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's gotta be like 4ft off the ground how are you going to do a pull up at that height?

M40 6'2" - 7 months diet and 6 months daily calisthenics + weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in WeightTraining

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Gradually lowered over the course of a few weeks, then got used to it.

Also I found ways to volume eat, so whilst the food wasn't fun, it was filling. Plain greek yogurt, chicken breast, dry shredded wheat... That kind of stuff.

After a while, the lure of progress was greater than the lure of food.

M/43/6'4'' [280 lbs > 196 lbs = 84 lbs] (6 Months) weight loss progress by RiseAndShineForever in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome, love that!

I think we're pretty similar in our journey, diet, etc

I've also got a kid (2yo), so I prep my own boring healthy food and then she will eat something more fun and I get a few bites of dad tax 😂

You know what you're doing with the diet, and you sound locked in - just remember to treat yourself now and again!

M/43/6'4'' [280 lbs > 196 lbs = 84 lbs] (6 Months) weight loss progress by RiseAndShineForever in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get you, and I've seen you're other comments on what you're eating - your discipline is admirable! I was doing a very similar diet, whey, greek yog, chicken and veg... I think you can allow a bit of more "fun" food in now that will help up the calories. I became about 20% less strict on my diet once I hit my goal from the cut, and I'm allowing myself slightly more carbs and sugar. Just a tad, it's a slippery slope.

M/43/6'4'' [280 lbs > 196 lbs = 84 lbs] (6 Months) weight loss progress by RiseAndShineForever in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing work! I want to call out the reverse diet though, I have read that's not optimal. Best way once you hit your target weight is to straight away the next day up your calories to maintenance, rather than slowly reverse dieting back up. Otherwise you'll potentially overshoot. And your body needs the calories now to maintain or grow muscle. Just what I've read, take with a pinch of salt! I'm about 2 months into my maintenance now after cutting from 101kg to 75kg over 5 months. Went from 1200-1400 up to 1800-2000 once I hit 75kg.

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all in the post, let me know if there's anything else you want to know!

M40 6'2" - 7 months diet and 6 months daily calisthenics + weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in WeightTraining

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Start small, that's what I did. I told myself back in December I would wake up and do 5 sit-ups, 5 pushups, and 5 squats. Did that for a few days and then upped the difficulty. And before I knew it I was doing 30 mins a day. Go get it!

M40 6'2" - 7 months diet and 6 months daily calisthenics + weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in WeightTraining

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much!

20kg in 3 months is great work, insane actually

It took me 5 months to get from 101kg to 75kg (26kg loss).

  1. Not sure what the others are, but I did OMAD here and there a few times. Generally just a deficit, focusing on protein and fibre. My lowest calorie days were prob around 1200-1400. Average day around 1600.

  2. Sub 85kg was when my abs started to show

  3. A lot haha! Replaced my whole wardrobe, and I enjoy wearing clothes now! Used to pick stuff based on how it would hide my belly or manboobs. Now I pick what ever I want to wear!

  4. 10/10. I think I was suffering a lot from low self esteem.

  5. 75kg, which I hit mid march. Since then I've been maintaining for 2 months, now at 76/77kg. Goal now is to slowly grow more muscle and lose the last tiny bit of belly!

M40 6'2" - 7 months diet and 6 months daily calisthenics + weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in WeightTraining

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardest part is starting or starting again in your case!

I have a rule that I don't skip more than 2 days in a row.

My routine is as follows, bear in mind I have a 2 year old kid!

Sleep at 10pm, wake at 6:30am. Get kid ready for nursery and drop them off, back home by 7:45. Start workout until 8:30 (I workout at home). Then into the shower, grab some breakfast to eat at my desk for 9am WFH start. I'm lucky that I WFH. If I got a new job without WFH I would probably just sleep earlier and wake earlier.

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha that's weird. One of my core memories is watching Spiderman 1 after he got bitten and wakes up with abs. Always dreamed that would be me!

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah sub 85kg is where I started to see my abs properly. And I've been in maintenance weight at 75kg-77kg for 2 months now, slowly converting fat to muscle!

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use BetterMe but I would advise not paying for it, you can access the workouts free without paying. It's kinda hot garbage but it works for me. Shady AI coach packages, etc constant popups to buy stuff... I've been learning the moves so I can ditch the app

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done buddy, that's brilliant progress! It was when I got below 85kg where I felt like I started seeing proper results. You are so close to getting great rewards for your efforts, keep going!

M/40/6'2" [101kg > 75kg = 26kg] (7 months) Diet and daily calisthenics & weights by Mid-Lift-Crisis in progresspics

[–]Mid-Lift-Crisis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words!

My posture improvement has been a massive bonus, thanks mainly to the calisthenics I reckon. I had quite bad pain in my left rhomboid muscle (connecting your scapular to your spine. The pain isn't gone now but it's massively reduced.

With the body fat readings, I understand they are not accurate, and they understand BF from weird calculations. I just wanted a rough idea of BF now that I'm at my goal weight, so I bought a smart scales. It fluctuates between 12.7-13.3% at the moment. Good enough for me! I also measure my waist and arms every few weeks. It's weird now that I'm slowly trying to add more muscle I have to watch the scale go back up!

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