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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1260 on: April 07, 2010, 12:26:59 PM »
:bow Cormac :bow2

I crossed 220 last night with deadlift and tomorrow will be 225.  375 seems insane.

I'm not progressing as fast as I'd like on bench press (working on 215) so I'm going to deload down to 170 and work back up.  Is that too much to deload on a 5x5 regiment?

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« Reply #1261 on: April 07, 2010, 04:04:40 PM »
:bow Cormac :bow2

I crossed 220 last night with deadlift and tomorrow will be 225.  375 seems insane.

I'm not progressing as fast as I'd like on bench press (working on 215) so I'm going to deload down to 170 and work back up.  Is that too much to deload on a 5x5 regiment?
Way too much. 170 is like warm up weight if you can bench 210 5x5. 10% deload. Either drop back to 195 5x5 or maybe try 215 3x8.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1262 on: April 07, 2010, 04:06:40 PM »
For me it's about losing weight (6 ft trying to get down to 80kg) without losing muscle and being tired\feeling like shit after a ride.
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« Reply #1263 on: April 07, 2010, 04:10:42 PM »
For me it's about losing weight (6 ft trying to get down to 80kg) without losing muscle and being tired\feeling like shit after a ride.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/lifting-heavier-weights-to-slim-down/
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« Reply #1264 on: April 07, 2010, 04:16:28 PM »
:bow Cormac :bow2

I crossed 220 last night with deadlift and tomorrow will be 225.  375 seems insane.

I'm not progressing as fast as I'd like on bench press (working on 215) so I'm going to deload down to 170 and work back up.  Is that too much to deload on a 5x5 regiment?
Way too much. 170 is like warm up weight if you can bench 210 5x5. 10% deload. Either drop back to 195 5x5 or maybe try 215 3x8.
I'll drop down to 195 for now then and when I hit 215 again if I can't do it I'll try the 215 3x8.  Thanks!

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1265 on: April 07, 2010, 09:00:16 PM »
So i'm definitely gonna bring in Squats, that shit is the bomb. Also, will leave one day for bicycling, to really sweat and lose fat!

I'm starting to have fun with this shit, man today doing DB lateral raise, rear seated....killed me. That shit will really test you!

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1266 on: April 07, 2010, 10:11:47 PM »
:bow Cormac :bow2

I crossed 220 last night with deadlift and tomorrow will be 225.  375 seems insane.

I'm not progressing as fast as I'd like on bench press (working on 215) so I'm going to deload down to 170 and work back up.  Is that too much to deload on a 5x5 regiment?
Way too much. 170 is like warm up weight if you can bench 210 5x5. 10% deload. Either drop back to 195 5x5 or maybe try 215 3x8.

Mups - a good general benchmark is that everything below 85% of your max is a warm-up weight, and therefore not enough to tax you. You might burn some tiny amount of calories but otherwise it's not worth doing. It'll just make it harder to go back to the heavier stuff.

I of course cosign everything Draft said. But another approach that has worked for me many times is simply to do less reps at the same weight. Do a single at 215, then try for a triple, then try for 5, all over the space of a week, say.
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« Reply #1267 on: April 07, 2010, 10:17:39 PM »
Not really losing a lot of weight, but I'm slimming down. I'm starting to fit into old clothes. Pretty awesome.

I think I really will try to take up an adult baseball league in about another 20 lbs. or so.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1268 on: April 07, 2010, 10:27:03 PM »
keep it up!

I'm starting to drop the excess too, after a couple of weeks of doing Crossfit rather than straight heavy lifting. I haven't changed my diet much yet, finding it very hard after 4 months of eating (and drinking) whatever the hell I wanted. I'm trying to keep as much of the strength as possible while cutting down, which is kind of a new thing for me. Not really sure how it will go. My feeling is that I should do it gradually and organically rather than a crash diet on top of Crossfit, but we'll see how it goes.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1269 on: April 07, 2010, 10:42:10 PM »
Not really losing a lot of weight, but I'm slimming down. I'm starting to fit into old clothes. Pretty awesome.

I think I really will try to take up an adult baseball league in about another 20 lbs. or so.

What kind of stuff are you eating?

Completely avoid fried stuff, stuff with sugar (sodas), have no cheat days, cut down on bread. You got this under control right? That's how i did it anyway.

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« Reply #1270 on: April 07, 2010, 10:46:12 PM »
Can't really help the "cheat" days, on account of multiple holiday dinners. We went out to eat and had Peruvian food; I was pretty good, but I had two beers. The meal was almost entirely seafood - none of it fried. There was half a potato and some rice devoured. That's not normal for me. Prior to that, I only ate 1,000 calories on the day. So I don't think it could have done me in.

I think I've put up most of what I intake, I feel pretty comfortable about it.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1271 on: April 07, 2010, 11:09:10 PM »
Today I'm doing overhead squats.

First, as performed by hardcore Crossfit babe Nicole Carroll at bodyweight:

[youtube=560,345]wjuULPqI-WY[/youtube]

Next as performed by smoking hot fitness model at joke weight:

[youtube=560,345]P8YjmrIsz9s&feature=fvw[/youtube]

It is so wrong that I watched this and thought, jesus, she completely loses her lumbar curve at the bottom rather than OMG I would like to sink my teeth into THAT.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1272 on: April 08, 2010, 10:41:44 AM »
:bow Cormac :bow2

I crossed 220 last night with deadlift and tomorrow will be 225.  375 seems insane.

I'm not progressing as fast as I'd like on bench press (working on 215) so I'm going to deload down to 170 and work back up.  Is that too much to deload on a 5x5 regiment?
Way too much. 170 is like warm up weight if you can bench 210 5x5. 10% deload. Either drop back to 195 5x5 or maybe try 215 3x8.

Mups - a good general benchmark is that everything below 85% of your max is a warm-up weight, and therefore not enough to tax you. You might burn some tiny amount of calories but otherwise it's not worth doing. It'll just make it harder to go back to the heavier stuff.

I of course cosign everything Draft said. But another approach that has worked for me many times is simply to do less reps at the same weight. Do a single at 215, then try for a triple, then try for 5, all over the space of a week, say.
Cool.  Thanks!

I'll keep that in mind.  Last night I busted my bench down to 195 and it was fucking cake.  So I'm feeling pretty good.  At the very least it will be a nice confidence builder for when I get back to 215. 

I've started trimming the last few weeks by just controlling my eating a bit.  No crash diet shit, but I'm just more careful.  If there is a slightly better alternative, I choose that.  I still make sure I get all my protein and enough carbs to give me energy, but I don't feel like I can eat pizza and burgers and shit because the protein intake will justify it.  Been eating a lot of chicken sandwiches, tuna sandwiches and eggs and shit. 

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« Reply #1273 on: April 08, 2010, 10:06:16 PM »
Went to the gym with my friend Tuesday morning, fell asleep around 8 and woke up after 11 later that night. I think I slept on my right shoulder weird because it's been stiff/sore as hell ever since. :(

Did I not stretch enough or something?

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« Reply #1274 on: April 08, 2010, 10:12:31 PM »
can't really begin to answer that without some more info dude. What did you do at the gym? Did you stretch at all? Is it only the right shoulder that's bothering you?

Some degree of soreness is inevitable when doing any kind of serious exercise. You need to learn to distinguish between soreness (normal) and pain (likely an injury).
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« Reply #1275 on: April 08, 2010, 10:23:49 PM »
We mostly did upper body weight machines and the bench press. It's not regular soreness, I know how that feels. The rest of my upper body feels like that right now.

Example of pain/stiffness: Usually when i put on a button up shirt, I do left arm first then right arm. Now when I try to put on my shirt this way I can't because I can't get my right arm back far enough to reach the sleeve. Doing right arm first then left is fine though.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1276 on: April 08, 2010, 11:13:51 PM »
Could be a rotator cuff problem if you have range of motion issues - the bench press is notorious for them. Give it a couple of days, and if it still hurts, go see a physio maybe.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1277 on: April 08, 2010, 11:47:44 PM »
thanks

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« Reply #1278 on: April 09, 2010, 12:19:26 AM »
If you DO anything upper-body related in the next few days, which I don't recommend, warm-up the shoulders carefully beforehand. Shoulder dislocations are good for this:

[youtube=560,345]33P5AI27eiU[/youtube]

I do these before any kind of overhead stuff (presses, jerks, thrusters, pull-ups...even back squats if the grip is uncomfortable). They work pretty much instantly to loosen up the shoulder.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1279 on: April 09, 2010, 12:24:21 AM »
wtf

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« Reply #1280 on: April 09, 2010, 12:28:18 AM »
not as painful as they look, honestly. If you find them uncomfortable, just take a super-wide grip to begin with, then gradually narrow it.
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« Reply #1281 on: April 09, 2010, 12:29:12 AM »
quick dumb question

is doing a lot of reps at a lower weight = to doing fewer reps on a heavier one? or should you switch to more weight?

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« Reply #1282 on: April 09, 2010, 12:33:38 AM »
not as painful as they look, honestly. If you find them uncomfortable, just take a super-wide grip to begin with, then gradually narrow it.
I'll take your word for it.

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« Reply #1283 on: April 09, 2010, 12:36:03 AM »
quick dumb question

is doing a lot of reps at a lower weight = to doing fewer reps on a heavier one? or should you switch to more weight?

1) no
2) depends on your goals

Do you want to become stronger or do you want to become fitter?

If you want to become stronger, low reps + heavy weights.
If you want to become fitter, high reps + lighter weights.
If you want to become stronger and fitter, do both.
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« Reply #1284 on: April 09, 2010, 12:40:55 AM »
thanks

probably more fitter than stronger, but still kinda in the middle

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« Reply #1285 on: April 09, 2010, 12:02:05 PM »
Fucking shoulder press is getting difficult now at 105 pounds :'(

Not anywhere like to where I'm really struggling on the last rep, but still pretty damn difficult. 

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1286 on: April 09, 2010, 12:15:42 PM »
fuck all ya'll bitches. swimming/biking/walking/crippled eb unite!


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« Reply #1287 on: April 12, 2010, 09:11:22 PM »
Cormac, what is your opinion on Muscle Milk as a meal substitute?  My current job doesn't have any sort of refrigeration so my options for lunch time are very limited.  Right now I'm making due with a banana and a scoop of whey protein for snacks during break time and a bottle of MM from the grocery store during lunch.  The nutritional info seems decent enough, but I'm sure there is a 'gotcha' somewhere that will make it the equivalent of eating a candy bar.  If MM is trash, could you suggest anything suitable that doesn't have to be refrigerated?

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« Reply #1288 on: April 12, 2010, 10:13:22 PM »
Sorry man, we don't gots the Muscle Milk in Japan so I've never seen or heard of it. The 5 grams of sugar seems like a waste but it's hardly like drinking Classic Coke. At work I drink water, regular milk, or eat plain yoghurt. I keep bags of nuts and fruit (figs, raisins, apples, bananas) around, and buy a lot of really f'ing expensive salads that are mostly f'ing lettuce with occasional useful bits of chicken, shrimp or a nutritionally-useful vegetabl etc. (If I could eliminate one food from the face of the planet, it would be iceberg lettuce. Best way to ruin any plate of food.) Tofu is another cheap and handy protein source here, maybe not so much where you are.

So yeah, it basically boils down to: pack a lunch with meat and veggies, supplement with nuts, fruit, deli meat (if you can get it) and dairy if you can handle it. The take-out options are never going to be as good as something you prepare yourself, even if it won't be quite as good reheated.

I looking into trying the whole protein shake thing just to be sure I get my daily dose (can be hard with a vegetarian wife), but I recoil at the idea of planning meals around them every day. You also need fiber in your diet or you will have digestive problems for sure.
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« Reply #1289 on: April 12, 2010, 10:31:55 PM »
Cormac, what is your opinion on Muscle Milk as a meal substitute?  My current job doesn't have any sort of refrigeration so my options for lunch time are very limited.  Right now I'm making due with a banana and a scoop of whey protein for snacks during break time and a bottle of MM from the grocery store during lunch.  The nutritional info seems decent enough, but I'm sure there is a 'gotcha' somewhere that will make it the equivalent of eating a candy bar.  If MM is trash, could you suggest anything suitable that doesn't have to be refrigerated?
http://www.paleokits.org/


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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1290 on: April 12, 2010, 10:37:43 PM »
Also, flasks don't just keep stuff hot!
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1291 on: April 12, 2010, 10:38:39 PM »
I want to eat more nuts and fruits, but they are so high calorie. :-\
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1292 on: April 12, 2010, 10:52:14 PM »
I want to eat more nuts and fruits, but they are so high calorie. :-\

Nuts are almost all fat, which is very satisfying. You can improve most salads hugely by adding some slivered almonds or macadamias to bring the fat ratio up. Of course, this sounds like heretical madness to you right now but you'll get there.
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« Reply #1293 on: April 12, 2010, 10:59:59 PM »
God, I hope so. This month has been brutal. I've barely been moving the scale. The only positives is that I had to buy a new dumbbell set to replace my old one (it just wasn't cutting it anymore)*, and I feel more energetic than I have in ages. I'm going to do new measurements next week, so I hoping I'm just gaining muscle.

* This is probably lame to you, but new for me: I'm moving to plates! I was using a pyramid tree of 10 and 15 lb. ceramic dummbells, then standard 20 lb. dumbbells. Now to plates!

I'm almost tempted to stop all lifting to see if that's what is derailing my weight loss goals.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1294 on: April 12, 2010, 11:31:42 PM »
The body likes to be in equilibrium. You've been eating the same amount and type of food for a few months now, so your body is reaching equilibrium.

Lifting (progressively heavier) weights disrupts that equilibrium. Don't stop lifting! The way to keep progressing is to keep giving your body new challenges, forcing it to continue adapting. You get into a positive cycle here, because the more weight you lose, and the stronger and fitter you get, the more activities you will be able to engage in. So push yourself to do things you couldn't do before, and don't be afraid to up your food intake a bit if you need more energy to keep pushing.

One simple suggestion: get a bike, if you don't already. Or start using it for trips where you would currently go by car. Make your body work more outside the gym.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1295 on: April 12, 2010, 11:46:49 PM »
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« Reply #1296 on: April 12, 2010, 11:51:56 PM »
I want to eat more nuts and fruits, but they are so high calorie. :-\

Nuts are almost all fat, which is very satisfying. You can improve most salads hugely by adding some slivered almonds or macadamias to bring the fat ratio up. Of course, this sounds like heretical madness to you right now but you'll get there.
What about cashews? I love cashews. :drool

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« Reply #1297 on: April 13, 2010, 12:01:36 AM »
One simple suggestion: get a bike, if you don't already. Or start using it for trips where you would currently go by car. Make your body work more outside the gym.

Not really feasible around here.

I think I'm going to start walking laps around the lake in addition to my 25 - 30 minutes of elliptical work.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1298 on: April 13, 2010, 08:31:45 PM »
You just need to eat less and do more cardio.

Trust me, i only say trust me because i've been in your situation when i was younger. Weigh Lifting will be great for that extra skin, but it's not the key at all to lose weight, if you are fat. Like real fat, not just "Oh look at me i need to lose some fat in my belly".

I hope you can work out that extra skin alright with time, i was lucky because i was still young, and still growing so i got a free pass.

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« Reply #1299 on: April 13, 2010, 08:55:54 PM »
I don't know how I can eat much less, I rarely eat over 1,600 calories a day. :lol
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1300 on: April 13, 2010, 09:32:31 PM »
Breakfast; Cereals and Milk, or Banana and a glass of milk, or a Toast and a glass of milk.

Lunch; Fish or Meat, whatever, and Salad. Small amount of rice or pasta if you so wish it.

Afternoon; Piece of fruit.

Dinner: Fish/Meat whatever, and vegetables.


Do cardio. When i did, i played football, like a lot of football. By doing this, you'll lose weight fast, guaranteed. The trick is, with the big meals, try like half of what you would before. Friends dinners, family dinners, eat half of what the person next to you is eating.

Wanna look much better than i did when i lost weight? (Skinny, underweight, needed muscle) Do weight training occasionally. Like Twice a week if you are on a gym, if you are at home, do some push ups, some dumbbells, some squats. How to make them not boring? Put a movie on, that's what i do, my mind kinda wanders and doesn't focus on the boring.

No cakes, avoid bread when you can, no sweets, deserts whatever. Buy dark chocolate once a week or something if you really crave for some escape.

Losing weight is 80% will power to stop doing, 20% will power to start doing. You got this shit under control, you'll only get diminishing returns when you are no longer overweight.

So if you aren't losing weight, then it's time to start dropping more luggage out. Also, try not using the scale too much, i'll tell you i didn't see my weight for months. I just looked at the mirror, and i learned to see my body shape. Your belly will get smaller, your face will get skinnier, etc etc.

All i got from the scale was obsession when i got skinny, every morning, every night, every 100 grams would give me pause, higher or lower.

Just trying to share, don't take any of this the wrong way.


edit: Also, avoid using the car as much as possible as been said. Take public transportation, when you can walk, walk, when you can stand, stand. When i lost weight, i always walked to school, and always had to walk way up this street. Would always go home to eat lunch too, making me do double the trip every day.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1301 on: April 13, 2010, 09:44:23 PM »
Essentially it boils down to eat less, excercise more. If you can build excercise into your daily routine, rather than 'take time out to hit the gym' it helps a lot which is what I found. Walking rather than taking a car (or even taking  public transport since you still need to walk).

Also regarding 'cycling is not feasible'. Why? I live here http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-the-city-that-hates-bikes-20100312-q45h.html
And it's fucking true!
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« Reply #1302 on: April 13, 2010, 10:20:15 PM »
You guys are telling me stuff I already do :lol
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1303 on: April 13, 2010, 10:24:19 PM »
You don't cycle :smug
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1304 on: April 13, 2010, 10:29:46 PM »
Breakfast; Cereals and Milk, or Banana and a glass of milk, or a Toast and a glass of milk.

Lunch; Fish or Meat, whatever, and Salad. Small amount of rice or pasta if you so wish it.

Afternoon; Piece of fruit.

Dinner: Fish/Meat whatever, and vegetables.
:wag

And its not "Fish/Meat whatever"  :supergay

its, FUCK YEAH MEAT AND FISH  :gun
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« Reply #1305 on: April 13, 2010, 10:30:54 PM »
You don't cycle :smug

Again, it's not really feasible in this area of Maryland. I'd never get anywhere. I'd only have time to do it recreationaly, and I'd rather walk than waste the money.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1306 on: April 13, 2010, 10:32:24 PM »
You hurt me so bad, willco.
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« Reply #1307 on: April 13, 2010, 10:34:46 PM »
I was going to have pasta tonight, Kestrastrophe, but I thought, "What would Cormac do?"

And it was thrown off the menu.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1308 on: April 13, 2010, 10:37:10 PM »
I finally decided to get back into shape today.  All I ate today was cereal and oatmeal.  I think I'm gonna stick with that diet for at least 2/3 of my meals this week.  It'll be a far cry from the three to four thousand calories that I normally chow down per day.  

For the last 5 years, my weight has been rollercoasting from 175 to 210.  I'm much closer to 210 right now.  Several family members commented on my ballooning middle torso the last weekend.  :(

My hops are still pretty good though for a fat guy.  After a couple of tries, I could still grab rim.  I would really love to get back into playing basketball but right now I'd get injured really quickly.  I'll probably start with some swimming to get my joints ready for some lifting.  

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1309 on: April 13, 2010, 10:39:01 PM »
I think i'll just leave this thread on auto-pilot for a while, everything seems to be ticking along nicely :)

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1310 on: April 13, 2010, 10:43:00 PM »
Are the p90x or insanity programs really painful?  I want to take the fast track to getting back in shape. 

Do they rely on pull-ups?  I can't do many pull-ups 'cause one of my rotators cuffs was jacked during football. 

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« Reply #1311 on: April 13, 2010, 10:45:29 PM »
Never heard of insanity, but p90x is pretty solid. It takes a long time to complete each day, and has a very high success rate if you do it as written and stick to the diet (although I bet a lot more people do the work than stick to the diet). There are a ton of pull-ups but if you haven't worked out in a long time, your rotator cuff issues have probably cured themselves by now.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1312 on: April 13, 2010, 11:17:03 PM »
Breakfast; Cereals and Milk, or Banana and a glass of milk, or a Toast and a glass of milk.
Lunch; Fish or Meat, whatever, and Salad. Small amount of rice or pasta if you so wish it.
Afternoon; Piece of fruit.
Dinner: Fish/Meat whatever, and vegetables.
:wag
And its not "Fish/Meat whatever"  :supergay
its, FUCK YEAH MEAT AND FISH  :gun
a high calorie breakfast is good tho.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1313 on: April 14, 2010, 07:04:23 AM »
Cereals in the morning is absolutely fine.

But it's good if you alternate every day, do cereals one day, fruit the other day, some brown bread the other day, mix it up.

You guys are telling me stuff I already do :lol


Awesome. Eat less then.

The Fake Shemp

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1314 on: April 14, 2010, 09:44:40 AM »
Again, I eat around 1,500 calories a day. Thanks for the advice. :lol
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1315 on: April 14, 2010, 02:46:17 PM »
Again, I eat around 1,500 calories a day. Thanks for the advice. :lol

Your metabolism will become really low though, which means you won't be able to eat much for the rest of your live.  A couple of days eating badly will get you fat again if your metabolic rate is low. 

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1316 on: April 14, 2010, 06:10:23 PM »
Breakfast; Cereals and Milk, or Banana and a glass of milk, or a Toast and a glass of milk.
Lunch; Fish or Meat, whatever, and Salad. Small amount of rice or pasta if you so wish it.
Afternoon; Piece of fruit.
Dinner: Fish/Meat whatever, and vegetables.
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And its not "Fish/Meat whatever"  :supergay
its, FUCK YEAH MEAT AND FISH  :gun
a high calorie breakfast is good tho.....
if it consists of eggs, bacon, chicken, whole milk, etc.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1317 on: April 14, 2010, 07:25:48 PM »
Breakfast right now: 3 egg omelette with sausage and cream cheese. Cornflakes can bite me.
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WrikaWrek

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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1318 on: April 14, 2010, 07:35:32 PM »
Again, I eat around 1,500 calories a day. Thanks for the advice. :lol

Your metabolism will become really low though, which means you won't be able to eat much for the rest of your live.  A couple of days eating badly will get you fat again if your metabolic rate is low. 

You must be kidding surely?

Everything has to be gradual. He will get his metabolism back on track in a month.

Willco, all i'm saying is, if you are eating 1500 calories a day, and you aren't getting thiner, then you have to drop it further. If you don't wanna drop it down from that, then the whole "Impossible to not cheat" has to go out of the window.


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Re: FitnessBore - 2010 edition
« Reply #1319 on: April 14, 2010, 07:49:49 PM »
Google increasing your metabolism ffs then.
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