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Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle Anonymous
>The purpose of this program is to help healthy people reach their cosmetic fitness goals by educating them in proper nutrition and exercise guidelines.

Should I even bother reading the book if I know I'm unhealthy? I don't want a makeover and a day at the spa, I want exercise tips to burn some fat off my gigantic ass. I read pavel's naked warrior and it didn't really help me.

Is this book for me?
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>> ANONIWAT !B2n0CENh.A
Yes. This book is for you. And I am no long going to use this retarded tripfaggotry. Fuck. If anyone wants to take over for me my tripcode is #gaystraightbi
>> Anonymous
Why didn't The Naked Warrior help you?

Why would his book not help you and some other book would? He concepts and exercises are pretty right on. They're almost fundamental to building strength.
>> Anonymous
I FUCKING LOVE VEGETA!
>> Anonymous
>>323834
Thanks.

>>323838
I can't do anything he suggests. I tried a one-armed pushup and failed. I tried a pistol and ended up having to take a day off work from leg soreness. The concepts were helpful I guess (power breathing, muscle waves, high tension low rep activities for maximum strength increase) but it's all too hard for me. I was hoping for cut and dry instructions but after visiting this board for awhile I don't think I have any other choice than to read instructions for fit people and then adapt them to myself.

For example I downloaded p90x and fired up Cardio X (ignoring the whole "if you can't run 20 miles and do 400 jumping jacks, this program isn't for you disclaimer), I got 7 minutes into it before collapsing in a heap of sweaty shame.

I downloaded Power 90 which was cited in the p90x documentation. I got 9 minutes into that. I barely even finished the warmup before I couldn't breathe and my body locked up.

I guess there aren't any programs for my level of fat except "RUN AND RUN SUM MORE" and "GET OFF THE COUCH LAZY FAGGOT". I am off the couch but it isn't helping, 2 months of CKD and busting my ass everyday and I've lost maybe 10lbs which I'm sure is my scale's margin of error.
>> ANONIWAT !B2n0CENh.A
disregard that I suck cox
>> ANONIWAT !B2n0CENh.A
>>323834
and by that I mean that post lulz
>> Anonymous
>>323867

Did you actually read the book?

You don't just magically start doing one-armed push ups. He even goes as far as to say that if you need too, start off STANDING UP while doing push-ups off the wall.

The key, and I imagine that you missed this as well, is to do proper form push-ups with the flexing and shoulder techniques that he mentions.

I couldn't start at one-armed push-ups either. . . and often times I'd have to finish my work-outs going to my knees so as to not induce failure.

For the Pistols I squated down with both legs and then lifted with one leg. I then lowered myself as far as I could on one leg and used my other leg to catch myself when my muscles started to give.

No book is going to just magically make you buff. The hardest part of ANY routine or workout is the beginning of it. It can take anywhere up to a month before you start seeing legitimate progress . . . but once you start progressing your gains will come faster and faster if you continue to push yourself.

By the time you start to level out, you should be laughing at the exercises that seemed near impossible for you when you started.

I'm not trying to be a dick, here, but to me it seems like you have unreasonable/unrealistic expectations and you think that finding "the right book" or "plan" will suddenly do all the work for you.

No matter how great a plan you have, you won't get shit out of it unless you push yourself really hard. To me, it doesn't sound like you even read Pavel's book. . . you just started trying to do some exercises, realized you couldn't and then quit.
>> Anonymous
>>323879
Listen to this man, he knows what the fuck he's talking about.
>> Anonymous
>For example I downloaded p90x and fired up Cardio X (ignoring the whole "if you can't run 20 miles and do 400 jumping jacks, this program isn't for you disclaimer), I got 7 minutes into it before collapsing in a heap of sweaty shame.

Why shame? Most people don't even do it until they collapse, they do it until they get mildly uncomfortable and then they stop. You should be proud of yourself if you pushed yourself that hard. WHO CARES IF YOU DIDN'T COMPLETE IT?

>I downloaded Power 90 which was cited in the p90x documentation. I got 9 minutes into that. I barely even finished the warmup before I couldn't breathe and my body locked up.

Sounds like a decent work-out. Do the same thing in a day or two.

Start as small as you have too. Don't care about finishing. Don't care about the scale. Work hard and work until you're really fucking tired. Do it 5 times a week. You'll lose weight.

Don't let scales fool you. If you're truly working out you'll be burning fat and developing muscle which means the amount of fat you've lost won't be directly reflected by the pounds on your scale.
>> Anonymous
>>323879
I can do more than 5 wall pushups. At the angle that it starts to get really difficult, I am pretty much struggling simply not to cave in and break my skull against the wall. I read the book, even repeated some chapters. I can do more than 10 regulation pushups but can only do 1 or 2 foot elevated pushups. I can do over 5 wall one-armed pushups but only 1 or 2 with a disadvantageous distance from the wall. I can't do a regulation squat much less a pistol. This is after 2 months of trying at least 3 days a week, more like 5 most weeks.

I don't want something easy, I want something healthy. Breaking my face on a wall or tearing my legs apart at the knees aren't any healthier than grinding my ankle joints trying to run a 5k.
>> Anonymous
>>323895
Alright, thanks. I forgot about the whole building muscle factor in weighing myself.
>> Anonymous
>>323915
>>grinding my ankle joints trying to run a 5k.

You know that's only about 3 miles right? Ain't nothin' but a peanut, son.
>> Anonymous
>>323915

>I can do more than 10 regulation pushups but can only do 1 or 2 foot elevated pushups

Are you sure you're doing proper form? As in, keeping your shoulders down and pushing from your chest? Your elbows should never spread out with proper form push-ups using Pavel's techniques.

If you can only do 1 or 2 elevated push-ups, then do the 1 or 2 that you can do and then quicklly move to traditional.

Like I said, I'm not trying to be a dick saying you didn't read the book but it seemed like you were just trying to jump to the hardest parts of the book when the book openly discusses ways to start off if you're not already fit right down to if you're a total weakling who can't even do one push-up from their knees.

>I can't do a regulation squat much less a pistol.

stand between your door-frame, squat all the way down and drive yourself up. If you need help with the initial thrust, push off the door frame with your hands but do so in a controlled manner.

If you can't even do one squat with your own body weight, then Pavel's book is an excellent start for you because before you can even start weight training you should have that much functional strength.

You're fat and you have no muscle. I'm not being mean here it's just the truth. It's going to be a LOT of hard work for you but just keep at it. Find ways to do exercises that push you but are also within the 5 rep range. Use chairs and walls to lean on etc . . . if you are exausted at the end, even if it's wussy, then you've done a good job.

MAKE SURE TO EAT LOTS OF PROTEIN.

You won't gain strength if you don't give your body what it needs to develop your muscles.
>> Anonymous
>>323989
Thanks that's pretty much what I looking for. The scale isn't giving me any affirmation despite weight being the focus of my efforts, so someone telling me to keep at it helps.

I do proper pushup form as far as pavel's book and crossfit.com go so I'll just keep going at my slow pace. Pavel says to listen to your body and avoid excess so it's scary considering 1 or 2 is like 3/4 my max. That's why I'm so wary about techniques and programs not designed for ultra fatasses.

I never thought about doing supported squats like that either (though I remember vaguely reading about it, I must have blanked out when considering it), I just tried it and did my first actual squat. It's definitely going into my daily routine.

I appreciate the help a ton.