Checking in from Reno.

[RenoRed Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RenoRed]

Hello, and thanks for putting together a great site. I've lurked a little and been really impressed at some of the great advise. Just a quick touch on my stats: I just cracked the 50 mark and I'm not diggin' it at all. I used to have great control of my weight, but the last year of so things are getting much tougher. I'm a former college athlete. I'm 6'8" and hovering right around 285. I walk around closer to 265, but I've been in the gym a little more the last 6 months, so I've gotten a little thicker. I did a cycle about 5 years ago to jump start my assault on father time and really liked the results. I tried to maintain and did a fair job, but that really started to slip over the last 12 months so I'm going to fire back up again. I do NOT want to get crazy bulking. I can jump over 300 lbs in a blink, so I'm going to work more on getting hard and defining. Hopefully, I can get some of this love handle BS off along with it.

Any advice is appreciated.

[stallion Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close stallion]

Welcome Red

[MrBig Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrBig]

Get your diet in check and some cardio and you'll lose that fat. Welcome to the forum brother.

[RenoRed Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RenoRed]

Get your diet in check and some cardio and you'll lose that fat. Welcome to the forum brother.

Dialing in the diet is the hardest part now. I've gone high protein and lost weight several times, but at the risk of sounding a little 'metro', I do most of the cooking for the family. 2 growing kids means I'm making things that aren't quite what I need. I'll get it down, but it's not like it was 15 years ago. The cardio is a little different too. I used to play basketball all the time, but now I'm looking at more low impact cardio. I've started swimming, and damn, is that a humbling experience! I do like it and it has a way of really working your entire body. I want to get up to 2-3 miles a day in the pool...preferably without drowning.

Thanks again for the advice. It's all about winning the grind!

[Blade77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Blade77]

Welcome to Jm everything is here to get big mind and body.