Your Fitness Goals

NME · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 07:23 PM

What are you striving to achieve in your personal fitness? Gain lean mass? Lose the gut? Better cardiovascular conditioning? Why is it that you're doing what you do for fitness?

My goals are simple: 8% body fat and an increase in my barbell benchpress, my squat (ass-to-grass), and my deadlift. I've set intermediary goals along the way (to make my ultimate goals seem more attainable), but those are my goals at the moment (and until I reach them).

Razor · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 07:27 PM

I'm going to be going to boot camp for the Air Force in just under six months, so my short term goal is to get better conditioned for that. Afterwards, I'd like to gain a little lean mass.

Matt · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 09:57 PM

Famous,

My initial goal was to hit 180 and 8% by summer. That should be done, even if I need to take break to bust through my currunt plateau.

After that, I'd like to clean bulk up to 200 and maintain 9 % or so. I live in MI, so a little bodyfat does me some good. I've been freezing my ### off!

taffer · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 10:09 PM

my goal is to get down to 190-200pounds(im ~250 now), then bulk up a bit, but more of a toned look, but thats really long term for me, right now im concentrating on losing weight

Evil Hx Coupe · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 10:17 PM

My goals are:

160-170Lbs
10% Body Fat (Loose gut and all other micelanous fat)
Gain some Muscle.

204Lbs now.

Super Fink · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 10:30 PM

My goals are a little less dead ahead than most of yours...I want to feel comfortable with myself. Simple and easy. I mean I guess 8-10% bf and maybe in 160's...lean mass not to bulky...But the most important thing to me is to just feel comfortable.

Evil Hx Coupe · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Fink

My goals are a little less dead ahead than most of yours...I want to feel comfortable with myself. Simple and easy. I mean I guess 8-10% bf and maybe in 160's...lean mass not to bulky...But the most important thing to me is to just feel comfortable.

Feeling good about yourself is the most importart thing... Thats what I'm trying to achieve by dieting and working out, and so far it's working.

Chris_Otto · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 10:40 PM

Current Phase End Goal: 8 - 10% BF

Mid-Point Goal: drop 20 lbs (I get to buy some new ski pants! By then they'll be hanging off my ass.) of body weight

Jan. Monthly Goal: drop 10 lbs, make this a permanent life style change, and get my diet dialed in.

Jim · Wed, January 21st, 2004, 11:50 PM

I started in October 2nd 2003 at 250 pounds. My goal is 190 by April, and then farther.

Supervivet · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 01:31 AM

First goal is to drop 10 kilos (22 lbs) by march 9 (thats a kilo a week for ten weeks, I am currently at 99 kilos - a 4.5 kilo drop in just over 22 days!). That'll be my introduction to weightloss. After that I'll be looking at loosing another 10 kilos by summer.

This means that by the end of may or beginning of june I will be about 83 kilos (183-184 lbs) to my 180 cm (5' 11") frame.

From there on the future is somewhat uncertain. One thing is for sure though - I don't plan on putting the extras back on! A good diet is a must!

I will probably start gaining mass - perhaps not as lean mass as John managed to put on, but anyway gaining muscle mass.

Oh yeah - I started off at 103,5 kilos (228 lbs) on jan. 30th.

Bryan · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 01:43 AM

Currently I'm about 150 lbs. 14% bf.

My goals are to get down to about 6-8% bf. Then I want to start a slow, clean bulk and slowly gain up to around the 160 mark.

I started at 119 lbs. around 12% bf. I did a massive bulk and went up to 163, but unfortunately I got lazy towards the end and my diet wasn't too clean. I got up to about 17% bf. I ended up gaining about 30 lbs. of muscle and 15 lbs. of fat during that bulk.

Right now I'm in the process of cutting down from that bulk. Just been frustrated lately because I seem to be losing muscle along with the fat.

CuttinKing2183 · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 01:46 AM

Get down to 10% BF and around 185...

by May...

NME · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Super Fink

My goals are a little less dead ahead than most of yours...I want to feel comfortable with myself. Simple and easy. I mean I guess 8-10% bf and maybe in 160's...lean mass not to bulky...But the most important thing to me is to just feel comfortable.

That's definetly a good goal! I just like to set something finite that I can work towards and track my progress, which serves as motivation for me. I can look at where I've started and where I currently am and be proud of what I've done and be assured that I'll make it where I want to go (so to speak).

Good luck with your goal(s). That goes for everyone else, too.

Matt · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_Otto

Current Phase End Goal: 8 - 10% BF

Mid-Point Goal: drop 20 lbs (I get to buy some new ski pants! By then they'll be hanging off my ass.) of body weight

Jan. Monthly Goal: drop 10 lbs, make this a permanent life style change, and get my diet dialed in.

I call BS on Chris, there is no good skiing in Michigan!

Joking, of course Chris.

Matt · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan

Currently I'm about 150 lbs. 14% bf.

My goals are to get down to about 6-8% bf. Then I want to start a slow, clean bulk and slowly gain up to around the 160 mark.

I started at 119 lbs. around 12% bf. I did a massive bulk and went up to 163, but unfortunately I got lazy towards the end and my diet wasn't too clean. I got up to about 17% bf. I ended up gaining about 30 lbs. of muscle and 15 lbs. of fat during that bulk.

Right now I'm in the process of cutting down from that bulk. Just been frustrated lately because I seem to be losing muscle along with the fat.

Holy Schnikies, That is a load of muscle to put on. Great job! All that extra mass will help to burn off the fat.

Chris_Otto · Thu, January 22nd, 2004, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt

I call BS on Chris, there is no good skiing in Michigan!

Oh no, I totally agree. Its just that I have to do something with all this white stuff otherwise I get depressed waiting for June. I hate being a hermit from November through June. :O

Marckus_E · Mon, January 26th, 2004, 09:40 AM

I would love to go from 260 pound to 180 pound, That is at least one of my goals but i haven't started training yet.

Thinking about firstly just go out and walk 30-60 minutes and change my diet firstly.

Forgot to say how long i was.. 180 cm (5' 11") .. To much weight for that body

.. specially when you just sit in front of the computer all day ..

/Marcus

corbint · Mon, January 26th, 2004, 01:12 PM

My list of goals is pretty comprehensive, including achieving a certain weight, adding a certain amount of lean mass, and also some physical challenges.

Check out my goals here - http://www.gettingripped.com/goals.php
Im trying to keep it fun with varying levels of difficulty.

Glamdring · Mon, January 26th, 2004, 01:21 PM

I'm trying to get my 6 pack fully visible. I've managed to put on about 15-20 pounds of lean mass over the past year, and am now cutting down from 10.4 % BF (as of last Monday). I'm hoping that 9% will be enough to give me the definition I need, but if I have to get to 8% then I guess I'll go there.

I will be in the Caribbean in late April and am hoping to have time for one more bulk of about 5 pounds,with marginal fat gains, before that time.

That should put me somewhere in the neighborhood of 175 pounds at 5'10" w/ 8-9% BF.

gigapower · Mon, January 26th, 2004, 01:22 PM

I want to go from my old flabby weight of 305lbs to a nice firm 200lbs. Currently sitting at 289lbs, so I am well on my way.