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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 05 2010 20:03 (UTC) |
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Then I would break your workouts up. Instead of doing a full body workout, split it up into a legs day, a chest tricep day, and a back bicep day. This way you can concentrate more fully on hitting that muscle group, and also give it more recovery time for more growth. It also takes a lot out of a person to do their entire body, and all the large major muscle groups in one day, so if you concentrate on less parts, you can bring more intensity to that given body part, instead of trying to save enough gas to still do legs at the end, know what I mean? |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 22:09 (UTC) |
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Well, I think you look great, fit and in shape. You just have to ask yourself, do you want to maintain, do you want to get bigger and stronger, or do you want to stay the same and get stronger. |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 21:47 (UTC) |
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Also, how many days of the week do you perform your routine? When your not lifting weights, what are some of the other activities you like to do? |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 21:37 (UTC) |
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It depends on what your goals are and the workout your doing, but I can guarantee that your squat, bench, basically any multiple joint exercise your doing involving large muscle groups will increase by 20-40 pounds easily. Depending on how much your are eating, sleeping, etc, I could see you putting on 10-15 pounds. This is a very general answer. Really everyone's body, metabolism is different, but this is what I've experienced. |
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| Weight Loss | do you think i need to lose weight? (pics) | Jul 04 2010 20:24 (UTC) |
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I don't think you need to lose weight at all, but maybe transform your body composition with a little bit of strength training to maintain a good size for you. This will help your metabolism, sleep patterns and bone density. |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 20:08 (UTC) |
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Creatine Ethyl-esterine is the newer type and is said to have less of the "bloat" affect, but I still felt like I had some bloating. You could try it for 2-3 months and see what you think. Stronger-bigger weights-more muscle-more size-more size usually means muscle + fat. Try to around half of your body weight and that should be enough. |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 19:40 (UTC) |
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Creatine phosphate is produced by your body, it helps to replenish ATP when your body is in anaerobic state, (weight lifting, or sprinting). Vegetarians, or vegans tend to have lower creatine levels, because it is found naturally in meats, and fish.
The short and simple of it is that it will help with your strength and recovery time. Also, it is one of the few supplements that has been shown time and time again to actually work. The only downside, is that you may carry a little bit of water weight, but it just depends on how your body handles it. |
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| Fitness | Good nutrition/workout balance? | Jul 04 2010 11:06 (UTC) |
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Yeah, I would recommend more balance and variety. Your breakfast and after workout meal largely is all the same things. Try to have a diverse selection of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and protein sources. Mix it up. If you are going to be a vegetarian I suggest a lot of beans, and rice. I would not give up eggs or dairy either. You might benefit a lot from creatine.
If you go the vegetarian, or vegan route you need to be doubly aware of what you're eating. Soy is not a man's protein, choose whey instead. The important thing with fats is that you diversify the variety. Monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fats. Omega 3 fatty acids. |
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| Fitness | Muscle Pain | Jun 02 2010 08:58 (UTC) |
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I'll put it to you like this-you've got to "feel it" if you will. By this I mean that you have to be able to identify the kind of sore/pain that needs to be rested and might be injury prone vs. tightness with regards to new exercises and using different muscles and just getting into your best shape in general.
I really like hot showers, sauna, and occasionally will ice my lower back if it feels really bad. You can stretch, go for a jog, or do the bike to get increased circulation and see how you're feeling. I used to squat and deadlift a lot and even with good form, it can strain your back a little on occasion. I would do all of the above and maybe do a yoga class too. Sleep helps, and sometimes taking a couple days off can also be beneficial. So yeah "feel it"; your body will tell you for the most part if you're getting in the danger zone, just listen. |
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| Motivation | Pizza in the conference room...argh! | Jun 02 2010 06:11 (UTC) |
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I worked at a place that seemingly always had donuts around all of the time. Then they would make you attend mandatory work function/parties 1-2 times a month, where it was all bar food and beer.
There is a certain pressure I feel, to not come across as being too "elite" if you will, like sometimes you have to grab that occassional beer, slice of pizza, just to fit in. I hated it. It was one of many factors in leaving that place. The older I get, the more people seem resigned to just give up; especially once they're married.
Respect the body you've been given. |
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| Motivation | Pizza in the conference room...argh! | Jun 02 2010 02:05 (UTC) |
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You've already made it this far, there's not turning back. |
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| Weight Loss | Getting Frusterated!! | Jun 01 2010 23:41 (UTC) |
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You should try to get your body fat percentage measured. Also, you might want to look at measuring with calipers, have someone that knows what they're doing, and do it every week, or every other week. I know it sounds good and feels good to say an hour is enough, but unfortunately that is not true. Intensity is the key. Your body tends to adapt to the cardio and weight training, and you must change it up. How you spend that hour is what matters. Also, it is also the quality of the food that you eat that can help make a difference. While the end calorie total matters, it is all about the components that make up those numbers, and the quality of the components used. If losing weight is important to you, try some fasted cardio in the morning-1 hour a day walking 7 days a week. Good luck |
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| Foods | . | May 19 2009 21:33 (UTC) |
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Yeah, just read the labels on a lot of things. Like everyone else said try to cook your own foods. Some good sweet alternatives are York peppermints, and bite size snickers-try to eat 2-3 and no more with a glass on non-fat milk. In general just try to phase out sugary items, and subsitute with fruit and other things and treat yourself maybe once a week.
Stable sugar levels is much better for your health. |
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| Foods | Can You Train Yourself To Like Certain Foods? | Apr 21 2009 08:39 (UTC) |
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Yeah, you're weird. Try eating nuts combined with fruit, it's sweeter. |
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| Weight Loss | 120-130 lbs = What Size | Apr 21 2009 08:26 (UTC) |
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I couldn't resist replying to this thread. It's all about the body fat percentage, worry about that and you will be in the right size. Other good parameters maybe Body Mass Index. Women get way too hung up on the size thing.
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