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commandocrazy
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Really Peeved Off

Post by commandocrazy »

Hi everyone,
I have a problem and its really starting to pee me right off. When I first started on my goals to lose weight and get my fitness up so I could join the Royal Marines I was loving it because the weight was dropping off. Now it's really hard to get off and it wont budge and I am really getting upset and pee'd off about it and it's making me want to just quit (I won't though). Has anyone else on here had this problem and how did you overcome it? By just cracking on?

Thanks for reading guys.
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Post by davidemmerson »

Just keep training, it's the only way. The weight will drop off. Although if you are flabby at the moment, it may not be excess weight as such, just muscle that needs to be toned? I'm no expert, by the way.

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Post by woody72 »

If you've just maintained the intensity of training you've been doing since the weight was dropping off that will be why. You probably need to exercise that bit more, or lower your calorie intake a bit to get the rest off. I mean, for a 24 stone obese guy it's easy to loose a stone. But for a 15 stone guy it's MUCH harder.

Just stick at it, you're just use to seeing it fly off you but it will take time.

It will come.
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Post by Dempsey »

I have the same problem as you, my weight has dropped but only to a certain extent. You need to count your calories as well as intensify your workout. Do that extra 20-30 mins running ontop of what you do now, it will help greatly.
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Post by just_me »

Like Woody said, when you can get through your workout easily, change it so you can't. Your body will get used to the workout, so it has to be cahnged to keep your body on it's toes (no pun intended) :D
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Post by Artist »

It all depends on your height and body mass. Some people are built along the lines of a brick shithouse and they ain't gonna change. When I said the average Bootneck is medium height and medium weight I was not taking into account those guys with big bones.

Crack on, and see what what happens in other words. You won't know until you try will you? Negative waves!

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Post by 803troop »

Three simple rules.

Calories in < calories out = weight loss
Calories in = calories out = weight remains level
Calories in > calories out = weight gain

So eat well and train hard. I'm not into calorie counting. I just know I'm eating wrong or too much if I'm getting flabby.

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Post by MaxwildePRM »

Don't let it bother you mate, I'm one of those people built like a brick out house. I used to be 17.9 stone, but after 6 months I'm down to 15.9 and hit the wall there. I think there comes a point when you get to your natural build and because it's not just excess flab it's harder to get rid of it.

I'm losing about a pound a week or thereabouts now, just keep at it mate, if you're not already, throw in alot of hill sprints, normal sprints, interval sessions etc, that will get it moving, but above all chin up mate, it will come off!
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Post by bullzie »

Its all about changing your routine as well mate, your body will become used to doing the same thing and then improvement will slow down!
keep the body guessing and working new areas and then in turn these will help the other areas...........
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Post by lewis »

Also, don't confuse loosing weight with loosing body fat. If you are loosing fat, but gaining a bit of muscle, the scales may tell you there has been no change, when there has been.
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Post by MaxwildePRM »

lewis wrote:Also, don't confuse loosing weight with loosing body fat. If you are loosing fat, but gaining a bit of muscle, the scales may tell you there has been no change, when there has been.
Yes thats a good point actually, im measuring my waist when I weigh myself to get an idea of progression. esspecialy useful when you have lost all excess weight and are now burnin off your "base" fat, as you only tend to loose a pound or two a week but you can easily put that on in muscle.
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Post by brooksey »

curcuit's, plenty of long distance running, pull ups, press ups, short fast sprints, lot's of rep's using light weights, and sit ups (although you will not develop/begin to see, abs until you have shed a bit more weight by using these simple exercises that are needed for the Royal's

hope ive helped a bit there mate.
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