At first, my goal was to lose weight and get into bodybuilding.
Dropped from 235lbs fatty to 185 skinny.
Felt I was too skinny so added about 10~15lbs of muscle over the year.
However, I wasn't strong enough for the size- then I changed the entire workout routine from bodybuilding and weight lose to power lifting.
When I first started exercising-
Body Weight - 235 Fatas
Bench Press - 180
Squat - 185
Dead Lift - 155
My last 1RM at the peak of my lifting phase
BW - 220
BP - 355
Squat - 515
DL - 605
if you ask me to do some 1RM, I won't be able to do half of those weight- but still am strong enough to handle some major weight.
Exercising hard is great, but exercising smart is the best way to keep the longevity of your training life- Trying to push extra weight only lead to injuries and slows down the progress.
List of injuries since I started lifting.
-multiple shoulder injuries
-multiple back injuries
-pulled groin few times
-fractured foot
-hyperextended elbows (most recent: not from lifting though)
What have I learned from the past years of being exercising if you may ask-
-Before start setting goals of exercise, find out what you are trying to achieve. Wether it is losing weight, gaining muscle, or building strength.
-Know your body and who you are first: if you are top heavy or bottom heavy: how focused you are staying on track
-Do not ever compare yourself with other people: everyone is different and it takes a lot of time and effort.
-Do not judge and laugh at others. EVER. everyone start from the bottom! you once were a weak and a beginner.
-Number is just a number: your weight on scale doesn't mean anything! unless you are competing and need to be in the weight class.
-Number doesn't make you better: the numbers written on the side of dumbbells and plates doesn't mean anything. Don't be stupid and try to use the weights you can't handle.
-Train smart: try to have a plan on each workout and keep track of your progress
-Listen to your body: make sure to rest if needed. You are doing this to stay healthy.
-Don't judge other types of workouts. never laugh at cross fitters because you are a bodybuilder. I bet you can't handle half of the routines cross fitters do.
-Have fun!
-Don't starve!
-Be happy and smile :)
-Stay humble
Ever since I fractured my foot in early February, I haven't really been to the gym to lift weights. I couldn't push off any heavy weights as I wanted to which only discouraged my workouts. Slowly and slowly I stayed away from the gym. Although, I came across Judo and been practicing ever since. It's definitely a different exercise from what I am used to.
Yes, I did play soccer and ran track(100m 200m 110HH) during high school. My most recent exercises had been mostly standing still and moving the weights up and down which required bare minimum on endurance and agility. The strength doesn't help you to win the match or throw the opponent on the ground. I got my fatass knocked around by a tiny person (about 5'6" 130lbs at the most) on my very first class and was very humbling experience.
My current goal in terms of training is to be quick and be explosive. Currently sitting at 233lbs and will have to go down to about 190lbs range to be in the weight class for open tournament in the end of the year. It will be a slow and steady process to drop the weight, but the training is going to be so much fun!
So from now on, this blog is going to have good clips of explosive workouts- clips of Judo techniques- and my progress on getting back to FitJoon from FatJoon and how good of a Judoka I am turning into. hahahaha starting martial arts at age 27 is very laughable- I'm not a kid- but it's a great hobby.
Alright Alright Alright-
Let's hope I can keep posting on this blog. I need to get back to fixing my website :(
from my good friend Gyuho's wedding couple of weeks ago. SO FAT!! :(
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