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My right shoulder/pec has some burst capillaries. Put down ~700 rounds into some paper. Almost all of that was the .308, ak-47, and my buddies new super nova.

Heck you're doing everything right. WHen you can start working in the work outs, you will see things happen. It happens faster than you can imagine. Don't worry too much about the scale either. Weight yourself every day is not always a great plan. Trust the mirror more than the scale when it comes to daily progress. If you're feeling really bold take some pictures. Then you can have some great before and after stories. I got up to 445 myself a few months back, and am down to 371.5 as of 2 weeks ago. I'm sure you will see even better results.

Be proud. Did you write down your goals on the online weight loss calculator? You put yours down here and that's a great step. You mentioned that this is partly for your daughter too. Keep with it and you will help her to be healthier too. One of the best things is to keep a picture of her(your goal), and an outline of your short, medium, and long term goals together. Put it somewhere you will see it everyday.

Something that can really help your support muscles handle heavier weights is to work the incline and decline(or hunched over dips).

We only need to change our lifts for mental reasons. Or if you are lacking in a support muscle strength, or lifting incorectly. Other lifts also help to completely destroy more muscle fibers as it's really hard to only flat bench for an hour straight. The best way to build your bench, is to bench. I really think that you could best benefit from more food, especially protein. The reason people get so much more weight up in the first few months of lifting heavy out is you're body is getting more and more effectient at lifting. Once you get effecient with lifts then you're actually waiting for muscle to grow for the weight to go up. It's not really a plateau.

WHen in Rome, do like the romans. How was (or is) the trip ? It was awesome. I wish we had allotted more time. 8 days was not enough. Looks good to me!~

Tanner Chase joined MN Awesome on May 6,2011 at 6:11pm. 7lb 12oz, 22" and healthy. Mom's doing well also. That.... is truely awesome. You're a blessed guy with 2 great lookin kids.

I'm on pins and needles to hear the dimensions of the new addition to team MN Awesome.

MY NEW HAIRCUT ! jager bombs! FUCKING SKANKS I feel left out.

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We are all excited for you!

You need a couple dozen samiches.

He probably wore his cowboy boots. Air Wrangler

6'2 371

Congrats!!!

that's why you use 10 18"ers.

Jelly!

Idk if your referring to me. If so your mistaken. I said BREAD carbs. And to maintain them from veggies and fruits. I specifically explained why you need carbs. Details in the above post. It's still not gonna happen, though. He's so use to eating those kinds of food, that dropping them like that is gonna be hard. Cutting them out in small portions is the way to go. agreed I think cutting out starches/grains should be done cold turkey. It's the most effecient way, and yeilds benefits an order of magnitude higher than cutting out 90%. If you cut ALL you will get more than 10 times the result vs cutting out 90%. The rapid weight loss will be a larger motivation and solidify resolve better than the allowance of some "treat" of grains or bread. I actually say cut our sugary/starchy fruit too. You NEED protein and fat but there are no essential carbs. The human body can synthesize the energy it needs from amino acids and fatty acids. If you get a LOT of vegis in your day like we all should and then a large portion of protein the body is fed.

Jon your an inspiration to a lot of guys here. I clocked in at ~10 pounds lighter than you. Right now I'm at 371. I'm not going to argue about drop all the carbs or just some. For you what matters is that you are doing something. If you haven't yet write down goals. Start with your absolute ultimate goal. Be specific, and make it something you actually want. After that make one for today, the week, then one for the month, then 6 months and then a goal before 2012. Don't think it. Write it down. No one is exempt from needing to writing it down. Thinking it and planning it doesn't work. Write it down, and sign your name to it. Then if you can put it on your computer as wallpaper. Or next to the mirror. Keep your resolve strong and you will get as far as you want in your efforts.

When I saw Elie Wiesel speak he mentioned that we must fear all zealots. I AGREE 100%

Money, money, money... always a winning poast!

I fucked that up when I wasn't paying attention and talking with a co worker. What's worse is NO ONE noticed until I called myself out on it. Who is more the fool? The fool who says dumb shit, or the fool who doesn't know it's dumb shit.

Lots of ab work out.

Stellar, just dropped him off at MSP. Are you the boss now? Of everyone else, but alas I was before. I didn't deliver him from my trunk into Lake Minnetonka if that is what you were inferring Cement shoes FTMFW