me. i'm currently training for a powerlifting meet in March. But i do go to the gym regularly (4-5/week). Only a month ago i started running as i got a 5K run coming up in March too.
1st congrats on your weight loss and here are the answers to your questions what I do. What are your secret's to weight loss? Go easy on the carbs at night, eat 5-6 times a day being fruit or vegetable. Switched from eating ice cream to eating pudding instead. How much weight have you loss? Maybe five lbs to loose, mostly I have to tone up. What are you doing to keep the weight off? Other than exercising 30 minutes a day 7 days a week while watching tv. When its not raining or very windy I go outside and run with sprints. I'm not into lifting but I do mountain climbers and pushups. I have shape magazine (that I won in a sweepstakes) to give me ideas to switch up exercises every month. I real good exercise is running up the stairs and down the stairs, there's a video you can catch on the Internet, this guy does it and you can get some ideas from it. That's the stuff; that's going to give you the best bang for you buck and you'll drop the weight without a problem. I can't do that anymore because a mall cop told me its too dangerous to run outside on the stairs, during the day. So, I went back to running. What are some of your favorite healthy foods? Carrots, grapefruits, oranges, radishes, pineapples, chick peas, red apples, peas, lentils.
I've participated in 7 marathons and 1 half-marathon. This year, I'm already registered to run another half and 2 more marathons. The next half is in two weeks, and the full is in April. I'm currently running 20-30 miles a week, and lift weights twice a week. After the marathon, I'm gonna start putting more time with the weights. Motivation? It was just plain failure on my part. You learn by fucking up. My first marathon took me 9 hours to complete. I just didn't put in the training. Pretty embarrassing. Quit? Fuck that. I gotta do it again and do it better.
i could start lifting weights. my legs are rather muscular due to lots of walking in school. but lost some muscle after the car crash left me in a wheelchair for 7 months. as i said what i do in my first post of this thread of how i lost weight, i WILL start lifting. my grandma has a weight lifting equipments so i don't have to pay for going to a gym
My workout routine: -jumping to conclusions -chasing women -chasing the bus -flying off the handle -running down the boss -dodging responsibility -pushing my luck Gotta stay fit somehow...
-Good stuff man! Dieting down is definitely hard work but the payoffs are huge in the long run. One tip I have for portion control is water, and lots of it. Once you finish any meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all snacks) instead of going back for more if you are still hungry, drink a few glasses of water. It'll fill you up and keep you from overeating. Some very underrated foods are negative calorie fruits and veggies, such as apples, cranberries, grapefruits, mangoes, oranges, pineapple, raspberries, strawberries, asparagus, beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chile peppers, cucumber, garlic, green beans lettuce, onions, and spinach. What I mean by negative calorie is that these foods contain high amounts of fiber and water, which means they fill you up while adding very little calories. Take advantage of these foods and add them to your diet. -Another quick tip, this is a huge misconception that I hear all of the time, that you should attempt to lose fat first before building muscle. You can attempt to do this if you want but BUILDING MUSCLE BEFORE BURNING FAT is much, much more effective in the short and long term (I only put it in all caps to emphasize the importance of the statement). When you increase lean muscle tissue in the body, your ability to burn calories is substantially improved. Skeletal muscle is the main metabolic engine of the body, and the more you have, the higher your resting metabolic rate and exercise metabolic rate will be, which means you can burn more calories at rest and while working out. High intensity (meaning heavy weight) resistance training sessions will also boost EPOC (exercise post oxygen consumption) levels much higher then low intensity aerobic work, which means your body will burn more calories while it works harder to take in extra oxygen to help remmanufacture the ATP and creatine stores you just burned in a heavy weight lifting session, as well as helping to oxidize lactic acid. PM me if you have any more questions man, I'm here to help. -I knew you were gonna say that lol. -Good shit man what weight class and division are you in?
Honestly, awesome tips! Make sure you contribute to this thread whenever possilbe! In other fitness news. I've finally found a cure for Mondays: Running!
I'll help as much as I can! Just PM me with any specific questions you have and I'll do my best to answer them. Oh damn when I last competed (5 years ago, when I was 20) I was in the 275 class, although I weighed about 254 at the time. I was a bench only guy too since my bench was excellent and my squat and deadlift were terrible. Shortly after the last contest I was in I tore my labrum and needed surgery, and haven't competed since. I miss powerlifting though but its hard on your joints in the long term.
I forgot to suggest that, whatever exercise you do try to have to right footwear/sneakers. Also, about the food, if and whenever you or someone does your food shopping try to get enough "healthy food" for the whole week because if you run out you'll run to the nearest fast food joint and that's going to mess you up a bit.
The thing about running shoes is you really can't test drive them.(And if someone can prove me wrong here, PLEASE let me know where!) Worse, most shoes go for over $100. Can't be dropping hundreds until you find the right shoe. You can go to a "real" running shoe store and they'll have staff who can recommend the right shoe by watching you run and stuff, but still, you won't know until you hit the road. I've been running in the last five versions of Nike Vomeros. I'm up to the Vomero 7. These shoes are known for it's cushioning. One of the softest shoes ever but heavier then most other running shoes. Then you see alot of peeps running in Vibrums. Total opposite of the Vomeros. So, I thought I'd give "minimalist" a try between my Vomeros and got the Nike FreeRun. Felt good in the store. Felt good for the first mile. Pain I've never felt before after the second mile. Never made it to three miles. Tried it for a few weeks and ended up buying a new pair of Vomeros. Anyway, a few days ago, I got me a pair of Nike Lunarglide 3. I already put 10 miles with it and I'm loving it! Not sure if I'm picking up the Vomero 8's now.
I think everybody goes through something similar with running shoes trying to get the right one. Another decent brand are/is New Balance I didn't have a problem with them (yet). Than again I put extra inserts into every running sneakers I have to give me some extra cushion or support.
I bought a pair of saucony's for 50$ and they're great shoes. Corrected the horrible running pattern I created with my Nike Shox. In other fitness news, I've been using this awesome running app called "0to5k Runner" Great app! I've really been able to develop a good pace and my endurance increases with each run! Instead of distance, they use time, and they use time intervals to increase your endurance with each run! Definetly recomend it if you feel like you are running to hard
Ran four miles on the treadmill yesterday in 34 minutes would have ran longer but had to to go to the bathroom while running and once i stop i can't get back in the grove. Would like to do some actual running when the weather is warmer. After that i did four sets worth of shoulders, four sets of lat pull downs, and two sets of leg extensions. today i ran a mile and a half. Did around eight to ten sets of bicep curls. The first couple i did normally. But after about six sets i put it on less weight and tried it with only one arm and would switch back and fourth to change it up. I need to keep bulking up and getting stronger but i also need to find the right mix of weight lifting and cardio.
