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Weights of our Freepers??

Posted on 01/01/2013 5:02:52 AM PST by Lazamataz

I have wondered how much all the various Freepers weigh. I know by reading stories on here that we have had people get diabetes type II from their weight, all the way to ectomorphs who work out 7 days a week. Obviously, don't post your weight if you do not want to, but I just thought it would be interesting to see our weight spans. I am 42.


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To: Hot Tabasco

The point was that I controlled my weight, felt 1000% better and felt immortal.


61 posted on 01/01/2013 6:29:17 AM PST by Ax
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To: Hot Tabasco

The point was that I controlled my weight, felt 1000% better and felt immortal.


62 posted on 01/01/2013 6:29:31 AM PST by Ax
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To: Lazamataz

6’1”, 190lbs, Br hair, blue eyes.


63 posted on 01/01/2013 6:29:40 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: Lazamataz

I thought bill Clinton was 42.

Wait, whut?

You’re Bill Clinton?


64 posted on 01/01/2013 6:33:31 AM PST by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: Lazamataz
But enough about your porn filming. :)

Hmmm. Wasn't thinking along those lines. If your mind inclines toward that, I can't help.

Just saying I'm no one's idea of fitness; but I am a survivor (so far, anyway).

65 posted on 01/01/2013 6:37:13 AM PST by Migraine (Diversity is great; until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Lazamataz
Nobody cares about age or height or weight.

Nobody cares about eye and hair color or SSN and DOB.

Nobody cares about your IQ (42).

The question is: Brazilian or au natural?

66 posted on 01/01/2013 6:38:59 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: Lazamataz
"I am 42."

Pounds, kilograms, or stone?

67 posted on 01/01/2013 6:51:33 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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To: Lazamataz

I lift them 6 days a week.......


68 posted on 01/01/2013 6:53:36 AM PST by nevergore ("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
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To: Lazamataz

Mid 70’s. 5’-11” 165 I work at keeping it there.


69 posted on 01/01/2013 6:57:29 AM PST by Oldhunk
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To: Lazamataz
201 lbs this good morning.
5’ 10”
58 years of experience
sore guns from work parameter changes
"do not resuscitate"
70 posted on 01/01/2013 6:57:39 AM PST by Dust in the Wind (U S Troops Rock)
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To: Lazamataz
And a Happy New Year to you, Laz...

I am 55, 5'8" and 205 lbs. My goal is to get to 190. I was 225 about eight months ago, but am now consistently at 205. I fall outside the weight charts that say I am overweight, because of my body type. I have always had a lot of muscle mass and big shoulders, so all the charts tell me I am grossly overweight. If I can get down to 190, I am going to be a trim looking person. I had to get back on a program, because my blood sugar was indicating I was diabetic, and my cholesterol was through the roof.

Dietary-wise, I just stopped eating junk food in in my car, snacking at night and have been exercising pretty regularly.

I had been in an exercise program but had to have surgery on a bad shoulder then, then almost as soon as I could begin exercising again, I broke my hand and was only able to pick up a weight training program this past October.

If anyone is interested in getting involved in weight training, I do a program called Koko Fitness, which I think is the best thing I have ever tried.

It has two drawbacks: It is expensive, and it isn't the kind of place where a lot of guys go. It has a trendy, gimmicky feel to it, and I have some friends who are weight trainers who look down their nose at it.

But it works. And for someone who doesn't have a lot of time, it is the best. It is computer controlled, you have a USB drive that your exercise regimen is installed on, and you insert the drive in the exercise machine.

When you exercise, there is a screen you can see that tells you what exercise to do, how to set up the machine, the correct form to use, the weight to set, and then, when you exercise, how many reps and how fast to do them. (you have to keep pace, following an indicator so as you do a curl, for example, you have to do it at a certain speed so the indicator stays in a certain range.

Here is what the machines look like, you can see the screen there:

When you join, you pick out a training goal (lose weight, gain tone, build muscle mass) and they program the USB drive. When you exercise the first session, it does an initial "strength test", where you push as hard as you can at a grouping of four exercises until you simply cannot lift anymore. Then, after that, for the next twelve visits, the machine tells you what to do, how much to do, and how to do it. If you don't feel that the weight given on a certain exercise challenges you, you can increase it, and go from there. It automatically increases the weights over the series of visits.

As you do each exercise for the first time, it puts you through a range of motion drill for that exercise, so whenever you do that exercise after that, it remembers your range of motion.

They take as much guesswork out of it as possible. And the thing I love best about it, is...all I have to do is get out of bed and get to the gym. I get up at 0430, which is a pain for me, because I am a night owl, but that is what it is. It takes twelve minutes to drive there from my house, and when I get there, all I do is plug in my USB drive and go. You can't cheat on it, and you can get the weight portion done in 30-40 minutes (30 if you keep pace and do it right) and then I do 15 minutes on an elliptical machine as a recording talks you through a regimen. I consistently get my heart rate up to 160-170 as a peak, but that is because I really push it.

When done, you back up your USB, which collects your data and presents your progress to you on a website you can login to. Here is the overview you see:

And if you click on a graph, you can see the detail...it is easy to see the time I stopped exercising waiting for my shoulder and hand to heal):

You can also view your stats, both total and within current program:

Or if you drill down to see what your exercise regimen is going to be tomorrow when I go in, I can see this:

If you click on each exercise, it shows you this, which is a flash animation to show you the correct form, etc:

If I sound sold, I am! This is the only thing that has ever worked for me. When I went for a followup, my blood sugar was back within normal limits, and my cholesterol had dropped by a factor of five!

Sure, it is more expensive than a Golds Gym membership, but if you have a membership and don't use it, what good is it? And I don't give a rat's patootie if dedicated weight trainers look down their nose at it...it works for me!

71 posted on 01/01/2013 7:14:13 AM PST by rlmorel (1793 French Jacobins and 2012 American Liberals have a lot in common.)
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To: Lazamataz

Weight for it...


72 posted on 01/01/2013 7:15:00 AM PST by TADSLOS (I took extra credit at the School of Hard Knocks)
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To: Lazamataz

6’ 265# neck 21” chest 52” waist 42” shoe size 13EEE, blood sugar and blood pressure low, resting pulse rate usually in the 30’s. 51yo, walk 30+mi/wk, I do some Chinese exercises to keep me limber, zero health concerns except thinning hair & keeping my teeth.


73 posted on 01/01/2013 7:23:31 AM PST by fattigermaster
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To: Lazamataz

6’ 5” 195 Lbs 51 years


74 posted on 01/01/2013 7:43:41 AM PST by Kadric
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To: Lazamataz
I am 42.

That sounds a little low, Laz. Perhaps dangerously low. Now I know you are very short (some would say dwarflike), but still . . . 42?? Have you thought about protein shakes, or a side of beef or something?

75 posted on 01/01/2013 7:47:01 AM PST by Charles Henrickson (6'3" 250, heading for 230 or lower by March 7.)
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To: napscoordinator

Same here but I’m 57.


76 posted on 01/01/2013 7:47:49 AM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: Lazamataz

First they came to ask our hair and eye color. Then they wanted to know our weight. Then they —————————————


77 posted on 01/01/2013 7:52:29 AM PST by Exit148
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To: Lazamataz

You’re 42?

Rocks don’t live that long...

Happy New Year!

You are going to have a great year.

Thanx for your thoughts and expressing extrordindinary integrity.

Post on....


78 posted on 01/01/2013 7:52:43 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: Lazamataz
You are curious today.
79 posted on 01/01/2013 7:55:50 AM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Lazamataz

110.


80 posted on 01/01/2013 8:11:32 AM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Causing trouble since 1976)
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