The Fitness Thread

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by Emanresu13

ultimately you could drink a few gallons of bleach and be fine, if your body could appropriately handle it...

Bleach does wonders for one's weight. Too bad it goes downhill from there.

Also, if you workout enough that you're sore afterwards, know that you did a good enough job and working out and you should take it easy until tomorrow.

[SCWolf]

Chest day. Leanest natural bulker you've ever seen.

[kmay]

damn.

[Reach]

Chest day. Leanest natural bulker you've ever seen.

You ain't nuthin but a peanut bud

http://i.imgur.com/ObmeZ.jpg

[i heart candy]

Originally Posted by Reach

You ain't nuthin but a peanut bud

http://i.imgur.com/ObmeZ.jpg

GOTTEM

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Reach

You ain't nuthin but a peanut bud

http://i.imgur.com/ObmeZ.jpg

bitch

[bballa48]

Originally Posted by Mike Weedmark

I heard somewhere that sweating is how your body responds to anticipation of physical activity, and that people who sweat more tend to be more fit, and that fat people actually don't sweat much relative to the same activity level.

Myth?

For sample size of 1, it's a myth.

I ran 17 miles the other day without sweating a drop. I also run well when it's hot, so it's not like my body doesn't know how to react with heat.

Then again, I have found your statement to be true for other runners I know.

In conclusion, I have no clue.

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reach

You ain't nuthin but a peanut bud

http://i.imgur.com/ObmeZ.jpg

I'd post one but my gf would shoot me for showing our room.

Oh. http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_00451.jpg Been really working on my back, still got a lot of loose skin from being a gigantic fatass.

[Poison-]

You guys look great. Damn.

[Reach]

Originally Posted by Senip

I'd post one but my gf would shoot me for showing our room.

Oh. http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_00451.jpg Been really working on my back, still got a lot of loose skin from being a gigantic fatass.

Thick as hell. Going to be ripped once you lean up a bit.

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Senip

I'd post one but my gf would shoot me for showing our room.

Oh. http://i1245.photobucket.com/albums/.../IMG_00451.jpg Been really working on my back, still got a lot of loose skin from being a gigantic fatass.

You look to be a big dude. Looking good man.

Originally Posted by Poison-

You guys look great. Damn.

Thanks dude, much appreciated. Post yourself!

[Poison-]

Originally Posted by SCWolf

Thanks dude, much appreciated. Post yourself!

Maybe in a few weeks. Really not happy at my current size. I will definitely post pics in the future though, don't worry.

[Reincarnate]

y'all nuts

</envious!>

I hope to get there too... someday. :P

[Calcium Deposit]

My own personal success with getting fit mostly came from me being cheap and deciding to bike it everywhere, even to work.

8-ish mile commute for a total of 16 miles a day.

I live in Seattle so this is actually faster than taking a car or bus weirdly enough.

And no I will never be one of those jack asses that rides around in spandex I swear to godzilla

[analimpaction]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

This is why I do think the math is important. Based on what I've read online (after trying to cut through most of the broscience), weight loss is mostly a function a diet anyway. Exercise is just there to help maintain pre-existing muscle mass.

A few people IRL know I am going on a diet and think I am overthinking the whole thing by focusing so much on the math. I just fail to see how it's considered overkill when it seems so crucial to understanding what's going on.

Otherwise you run into the kind of scenario you brought up before -- people signing up for gym memberships, working out for 2-3 weeks, and seeing no progress/giving up because they didn't have a diet plan.

Without understanding the math, it's too easy to work out, get hungry, and eat way more than you actually worked off, thus resulting in a net gain instead.

Your friends are right.

Also not having a diet plan is not why these people fail. They fail because they expect progress in 2-3 weeks and give up because it's easier to do nothing.

All your math and obsessing over macros doesn't matter right now. If you're actually 35% body fat, you're obese. Consume fewer calories than your body needs and you'll lose fat. Stop worrying about your exact BMR or what multiplier to use. All you need to know are your approximate caloric needs -- then eat at a deficit and do a bit of exercise. Neither has to be done to an extreme. You're setting yourself up for failure if you try to be a hero.

If your current 100m sprint time is 16s and you want to get it down to 11s, what would you do? Obsess over what shorts to wear to minimize drag? Or sprint, lift weights, and work on your form? You're overthinking things. Sweat the details later.

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reach

Thick as hell. Going to be ripped once you lean up a bit.

Yeah, I was 240/230 in that one, I'm sitting at about 215 now.

[Reincarnate]

Originally Posted by analimpaction

Your friends are right.

Also not having a diet plan is not why these people fail. They fail because they expect progress in 2-3 weeks and give up because it's easier to do nothing.

All your math and obsessing over macros doesn't matter right now. If you're actually 35% body fat, you're obese. Consume fewer calories than your body needs and you'll lose fat. Stop worrying about your exact BMR or what multiplier to use. All you need to know are your approximate caloric needs -- then eat at a deficit and do a bit of exercise. Neither has to be done to an extreme. You're setting yourself up for failure if you try to be a hero.

If your current 100m sprint time is 16s and you want to get it down to 11s, what would you do? Obsess over what shorts to wear to minimize drag? Or sprint, lift weights, and work on your form? You're overthinking things. Sweat the details later.

Yeah, I mean this is pretty much what I'm doing now anyway. Just eating less and going to the gym. I'm tracking calories but not being too pedantic with the macros or anything.

This morning I weighed in at 227.5. I'm now some 9 pounds lighter since I was just a couple days ago. O.o

I've been eating a lot of chicken/eggs/tuna lately (trying to keep it light on the carbs for now since I'm overweight -- just enough to give me energy to work out), so it's probably just more waterweight being flushed out.

[Senip]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Yeah, I mean this is pretty much what I'm doing now anyway. Just eating less and going to the gym. I'm tracking calories but not being too pedantic with the macros or anything.

This morning I weighed in at 227.5. I'm now some 9 pounds lighter since I was just a couple days ago. O.o

I've been eating a lot of chicken/eggs/tuna lately (trying to keep it light on the carbs for now since I'm overweight -- just enough to give me energy to work out), so it's probably just more waterweight being flushed out.

I think really that's the key. Carb cycling, low carb, or no carb, for cutting fat off.

[Cavernio]

Originally Posted by SCWolf

Losing/gaining weight is simple mathematics, people tend to blow it way out of proportion.

http://blumberg.bio.uci.edu/reprints...11a-proofs.pdf
This is a fairly easy read for the complexity of the topic, and for anyone wanting to learn more about obesity, I suggest you read it. Weight is biology, not math.
Unfortunately I don't think it's going to help most people lose any weight; these factors that are implicated in weight are largely outside any one individual's control, unlike diet and excersise.

[Wayward Vagabond]

going on my diet again i guess i'll post progress here yup