Want Hollywood muscle? I’m trying this 300-rep Spartan workout — used by the cast of the movie — for a full-body transformation.
But I might be running out of time? I’m going back to Asia by the end of this month to visit tons of family and relatives that I’ve not seen in 17 years. Is it vain for me to want to make a good impression? I’m definitely gorging myself on the delicious food on my 3 week vacation. All the more reason to build a strong foundation now!
Here’s a baseline calculation I recently learnt to determine your optimal body weight versus your height. Most people I know aren’t too far off from their optimal height / weight combination. I’ve tested the calculation on a few friends, and all of them have stated that it’s attainable for them.
- Use the baseline of 5′ 8″.
- To achieve a lean muscular frame, your 5′ 8″ benchmark weight should be 160 lbs.
- Under 160, and the focus to build muscle makes more sense than losing fat.
- Over 160, and the focus should be managing weight through dieting and cardio.
- For every inch of additional height, add 5 pounds to the optimal weight (i.e. 5′ 10″ = 170 pounds)
- For every inch of height reduction, subtract 5 pounds from the optimal weight (i.e. 5′ 6″ = 150 pounds)
Wow, I’ve gone two months without a post on this blog. My last one was dated May 29th, 2006. Lots of things have been happening so this is a catch-up post. Hopefully I’ll build up a new rhythm to incorporate into the new routine in my life, that allows for more frequent writing!
I’ve added a few new photo albums so be sure to check them out. Most of them were from my vacation back home (Timmins, Ontario) during the first week of July. Imagine when you meet your parents after a while and the first thing they say to you, is “Son, you’ve grown fat!”. How would that make you feel?”
Of course it doesn’t feel good, but it’s definitely the wake-up call that I needed. I tried to deny it, “But it’s only been 6 months since you last saw me!”. The reply was simple and brutal, “Yeah, but 6 months ago, you weren’t fat!”
It’s true! I hate to admit it but my tiny 5 foot 6 inches frame loves gravity to the tune of 178 pounds! I was self-conscious through-out my entire vacation and made sure that the first thing I did when I got back was to weigh myself! I’ve taken steps and set a goal to get back down to 155 pounds by the end of this year. That’s why I’ve signed up a membership with a near-by YMCA and making regular
I joined the GoodLife gym today! There was a period of denial but I had to admit that the spare tire I was building up around my gut was not what I want to see myself. I’m in a dangerous age group. The time between 25 to 30. This is where you can easily look like you are pre-25 or you start to look like you’re post-30.
The GoodLife membership fee is not exactly cheap, but it’s worth it and I’m glad I’m able to afford it. I feel sore but I feel good after the work out tonight. My preliminary goal is to be able to spend two day/nights during the week, along with my occasional Friday night basketball to get back in shape, stay in shape, and perhaps even to improve it to an admirable status.
Time will tell if I have the discipline to keep on this program but there’s one thing I’d like to note here about my experience tonight; perhaps I notice these things now, but I like the sales technique of the sales girl that tried to get me to sign a membership. I pretty much made up my mind beforehand anyways. She was pretty professional and knew not to oversell me. I heard once before, a good salesman is also easily sold.. maybe that statement describes me now? I’m not sure …
