dinner was spinach, quinoa, sautéed veggies in teriyaki, and tempeh in a bowl delicious and balanced af
never have, but have looked into them a tiny bit. I think they recommend activeness to allow built up fats to be broken down and used by the body since they aren't coming as heavily from the diet. Since that isn't an option I would just make sure you're getting enough good fats maybe hemp seeds, mct oil, avocado or whatever works. just speculating.. I try to keep things lighter in the winter as the lack of exposure to sunlight seems to slow things down a little bit .. that could be yogic bro science though. good luck with the rehab
Good luck. I went for a week and was a disaster. Juicing sucks after a while and was hard to stay motivated and energized. The fasting part was the hardest though, looking back I would have at least had a healthy meal (dinner) once a day. I ended up cranky, tired and hungry af I would suggest exercise and a good diet (90%) during the holidays.
Check out whole 30. Posted about it here before. Basically no sugar, alcohol, cheese or lentils for 30 days. They have a book you could get through by Monday if you can read. Let me know if you have any questions. Prep is essential.
Heard on Wine Iron Mickey been drinking 1-2 glasses of red at least 3 weeknights per week the last month. gym belt let me know that I'm gonna need to do cardio or cut out office snacks if I'm going to continue throwing in those 250-350cal of random booze on weeknights. november was not a good month for #Health and I put on 5lbs entirely in my mid-section from 11/19-11/27
Been on a hard cardio binge this week. Gained 18 pounds from the time football season started, already dropped back off 9 lbs. Finally trying to get my macro game on. Dear diary.
Detoxes are bullshit. That's why your body has a liver. Just eat whole foods in moderation. A juice cleanse isn't going to change your behavior toward food, if anything make you binge more when you're finished because you're starving. Do something every day that gets you in a habit of eating good whole foods in moderation. Meal prep, count calories, whatever.
I do all that on the regular for the most part along with excercise. Also aware that I wouldn't get all the nourishment I needed from juicing alone and that is why I included smoothies. I should have been more specific about what types of smoothies. I will go ahead and put you in the don't do it vote tally.
Team fuck detoxes. If you're going to go one of the fad diet routes a.tramp I'd second the Whole 30 from above but also fuck no alcohol
Also on team fuck juice cleanse / detox stuff. if the entire goal is keeping from putting on bad weight over the holidays there are several other options that achieve without making you miserable. a couple weeks of pescatarian + fresh fruits, veggies and grains would do you right
one of my friends dates a chick that's hardcore paleo + vegetarian "Paleotarian" (very crunchy namaste yoga chick) said he tried doing that 2 days a week for 2 months and got absolutely ripped and lost a lot of fat he'd put on after a surgery also in that time period was no red meat. that part would be tough. but I think there's science behind red meat = bloated look
Anybody ever done a sober month? Think I'm gonna do it in January. Might not be a monumental task for most (I suspect there are some sober among us somewhere) but the idea of not drinking for a month seems like a tall task to me, just from a social perspective. Still, seems like a good challenge and I can't help but feel like I'll feel great by the end of it. If I like it, might end up being a yearly thing for me. Not shit going on in January anyway (when your CFB team sucks) and you can bookend it with NYE/Super Bowl.
I will move to wine only and scale back to maybe a glass per week if I have anything when I cut back on spirits. But I am not a big drinker so this is relatively easy to me. I have been lifting pretty regularly since September with pretty good results. I plan to switch up to more focus on cardio and core work and attempt to lose the last 10-15 lbs around my waist (and yes I know you cannot spot reduce fat). A cut so to speak. Diet will be heavy veggies and lean meats. Staying away from sweets will be my challenge.
Did for the whole 30, it was a bitch. Socially wasn't so much of a challenge (I'm older so less obligations) just the at home at night with the fire on and a good tv or sports. Felt naked.
Has anyone trained for distance running while also lifting? I am running a half marathon in April. I have been lifting a bit the past few months and don't want to lose all the progress I have made so I'm wondering what the best ratio/plan is to balance the two.
Depends on your approach to lifting. Use weights to fight deficiencies and to vary your routine. Forget about bulk because that's more for you and your joints to carry.
Also I have been eating eggs over spinach every morning for a week. After a long time of not eating breakfast or eating junk food for breakfast, the deference is remarkable.
I do and it really depends on what you want to do. I lift (strength train) 3 times a week and run/cycle 3 times a week. When I lift I do full body workouts never just "leg days" I do a couple short runs 4-5 miles and one long run 8+ a week. You're obviously not going to get the advancements you'd get by just focusing on one. Doing this allows me to eat like shit and drink on Saturdays during football season without gaining a pound.
I am thinking I'll do a full body workout with weights every 3 days or so, and occasionally replace either lifting or running with swimming just for some variety.
Swimming is a good call. A lot of people don't recommend doing legs, but I did when I was running distance and found it very helpful. Squats, lunges, good mornings, very light deadlifts, etc. The runner stride is injury prone because it's so much repetition and you lose a lot of the supporting cast, as it were, for effective leg movement.
Cycling is good too. I do legs and hip stuff because I've found they help with my running. I just meant don't do dedicated leg days were you spend a couple of hours just on your legs. I just incorporated my leg workouts into my full body workouts. I used to lift more for size when I was younger. As I've grown older I realized I like more of the slim feel of running and lifting to look more "cut" than "big". Running at my size now is so much better than when I was bigger. I don't know if it is true but I read once your joints don't know the difference between muscle weight and fat weight.
Cousin Eddie doing brick workouts is also helpfully in training. Cycle 10-20 miles then immediately run as much as you can. This helps you because your legs have the feeling of running a longer distance without the risk of injury from running those long distances and it helps you work muscles you generally won't work when just running.
As I mentioned on here before in this thread before the crash, I lost 60 lbs in 115 days. I went from 5'11" 240 lbs to 180 lbs with abs popping and the #1 key was no alcohol. I maybe drank 3-4 times in that span. If I got the urge to drink I forced myself to walk, jog, or get on the treadmill. I haven't drank liquor in over a decade, so I didn't have anything in the house to tempt me. My energy level was insane. I could burn more calories in a single session of cardio than I would even eat the entire day. I also did intermittent fasting, which dropped my appetite to an insanely low level. Since I only drink beer i'm getting back off the sauce pretty good this week. The biggest issue I face is my insomnia. If I don't workout to the point of exhaustion I feel like I can't sleep. Sleep medications are just as hit or miss as alcohol is for me. A second evening cardio session can either put me to sleep (with zzzquil and melatonin) or backfire and keep me up all night. If not for sleep deprivation i'd probably hardly touch the stuff. After a sleepless night I can only function by eating non-stop. Pretty much I have to either workout to exhaustion regularly or be a drunk in order to function. Otherwise I will never sleep. And as you see I am editing this post at 3:30 am.
Was lifting last Thursday doing some overhead presses and felt a sharp pain run up my spine. Scary shit. I rested for a bit and tried to keep plugging along but couldn't lift anything after. I rested Friday and Saturday going back to the gym on Sunday to test how I felt. Did a nice stretching session, some abs, push-ups and a nice long session in the exercise bike and then steam room. Felt fine, but my neck is still sore and I dont have full range of motion when I turn my head side to side. But it definitely feels better. I am going to start my cut earlier than I wanted and will be transitioning from heavy lifting 4-5 times a week to yoga, HIIT and high rep light lifting a couple times per week. Also going to significantly decrease carb intake to cut.
I did deadlifts for the first time in months yesterday after having some lower back issues. I am immobile but
Literally no gains are worth dealing with this shit. if you feel pain shooting anywhere, stop doing what you're doing.
Guys, I'm healthy as fuck right now. I started cycling to really build my legs up because that's what gets the dudes I mean girls fired up. Another 10 pounds of just pure Italian muscle and I'll be done.
been eating big (~3300cal/day) since thanksgiving to give the ole winter bulk a go. as per usual size up top comes with a little belly roll too. bulk, cut, bulk, cut repeat. gonna keep this going through 1/6 and then go back to ~2300 cal/day and cut back on lifting to do a little more cardio
I haven't been doing cardio at all or 2-a-days in the last 3 weeks. Just need to throw 20 minutes onto the end of each workout and I'll be fine
I'm already starting to see social events coming out of the woodwork. Was making plans for New Years bowl-watching and then realized that's day one of sobriety. One of my best friends is moving away and is going to have a going away party in January. It's for sure going to be difficult.
You: "I'll have a water" Friends: "That's lame" You: "OK" Then, you drink your water. Life doesn't have to revolve around alcohol, IMO
Yoga has helped out immensely. Prepare to not make a whole lot of gains. I cut calories, was running 4-5 times a week and lifted heavy 3 days a week. All my progress from the previous 6 months of lifting stalled/dropped a little.
I just tell my friends ill be DD for the month. Gets me out of doing it most of the rest of the year.
Doctor thinks I tore a small muscle in my back/neck area, a slight tear. Feels like bullet dodged. He told me sports medicine has moved towards not resting when slight injured but continued physical activity but scaled back. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Pulled back on weight this week and focused on 2-3 second pause at top of reps for max muscle tension. Whoa boy. Feeling good though. Low carb week went surprisingly well. Scrambled egg game on point this AM. Green pepper, jalapeño, ham, asparagus, cheddar. With side of raspberries.
TLAU Were you the one talking about jump rope and HIIT? I need some cardio and want to switch it up from running. Did you follow a specific plan or just jump? Thanks.