This isn't anything official, so don't get excited...
I've just challenged my dad to lose around 7kgs of weight, whilst I have to gain around 5kgs of weight in three months (before I visit him on holiday).
My dad has had a long history of failed attempts at weight loss, as he enjoys his food and doesn't do enough exercise. He's 5'7 and has weighed around 105kgs (he used to be a rugby prop so is pretty broad with it).
Last time I heard, he was hovering around the 95-97kg range with a doctor-requested target of 84kgs for his size/frame. Practically, this isn't going to happen.
As such, I thought it would an entertaining idea to see if he can get into a program of sustained weight loss to take him down to 90kgs, whilst I bulk up to the same weight.
I'm currently sitting at around 84.5kgs, at 6'0, having gone back to the gym after a rather unpleasant car accident in November last year. Since going back to the gym at the second week of February, I've managed to put on somewhere between 1.5 to 2kgs throuh a combination of strength-focussed training (6x4, 4x6, 3x8 three-day split of big core lifts) and a rather comical diet.
Diet can comprise (or any variant on a theme of):
Breakfast: peanut butter toast (2 slices), 2/3 boiled eggs/porridge.
Snack: sesame seeds/pumpkin kernels, pint of 'oat' milk;
Lunch: beef lasagne with mixed veg (no, I have no idea why the office canteen does that), and an extra chicken quarter;
Snack: apple/nuts/whatever is to hand (can occasionally include crisps or fruit bars! ZOMG!), pint of regular milk;
Dinner: Chicken in tomato-based sauce, with veg, and white (!) pasta;
Snack: fruit of some description or Weetabix.
I'm aware my diet isn't the leanest (too much fat), or most optimal in terms of balance (I'm pretty sure I have too many carbs in there) EDIT: Feel free to post changes to the diet - I'm not turning into a monk, as I have to eat with my family and two kids, but practical things will be thrown in!. One of the reasons I haven't put my routine down is because I'm not too worried about changing it, either (we have an on-site strength and conditioning coach).
This is mainly for those of you who were/are interested to have a laugh at my expense as I desperately attempt to get my dad's weight down. I'm thinking of updating this thread on a weekly basis, but if nobody is interested will just post the end results up.
As a starter for ten, I'll even try and get a picture of myself up at some point...
Anyway, my dad has agreed, and the challenge is on!
This is going to hurt...
I've just challenged my dad to lose around 7kgs of weight, whilst I have to gain around 5kgs of weight in three months (before I visit him on holiday).
My dad has had a long history of failed attempts at weight loss, as he enjoys his food and doesn't do enough exercise. He's 5'7 and has weighed around 105kgs (he used to be a rugby prop so is pretty broad with it).
Last time I heard, he was hovering around the 95-97kg range with a doctor-requested target of 84kgs for his size/frame. Practically, this isn't going to happen.
As such, I thought it would an entertaining idea to see if he can get into a program of sustained weight loss to take him down to 90kgs, whilst I bulk up to the same weight.
I'm currently sitting at around 84.5kgs, at 6'0, having gone back to the gym after a rather unpleasant car accident in November last year. Since going back to the gym at the second week of February, I've managed to put on somewhere between 1.5 to 2kgs throuh a combination of strength-focussed training (6x4, 4x6, 3x8 three-day split of big core lifts) and a rather comical diet.
Diet can comprise (or any variant on a theme of):
Breakfast: peanut butter toast (2 slices), 2/3 boiled eggs/porridge.
Snack: sesame seeds/pumpkin kernels, pint of 'oat' milk;
Lunch: beef lasagne with mixed veg (no, I have no idea why the office canteen does that), and an extra chicken quarter;
Snack: apple/nuts/whatever is to hand (can occasionally include crisps or fruit bars! ZOMG!), pint of regular milk;
Dinner: Chicken in tomato-based sauce, with veg, and white (!) pasta;
Snack: fruit of some description or Weetabix.
I'm aware my diet isn't the leanest (too much fat), or most optimal in terms of balance (I'm pretty sure I have too many carbs in there) EDIT: Feel free to post changes to the diet - I'm not turning into a monk, as I have to eat with my family and two kids, but practical things will be thrown in!. One of the reasons I haven't put my routine down is because I'm not too worried about changing it, either (we have an on-site strength and conditioning coach).
This is mainly for those of you who were/are interested to have a laugh at my expense as I desperately attempt to get my dad's weight down. I'm thinking of updating this thread on a weekly basis, but if nobody is interested will just post the end results up.
As a starter for ten, I'll even try and get a picture of myself up at some point...
Anyway, my dad has agreed, and the challenge is on!
This is going to hurt...
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