The Fitness Thread

[SCWolf]

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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.

You guys look great. Damn.

Thanks dude, much appreciated. Post yourself!

[Poison-]

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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]

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y'all nuts

</envious!>

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

[Calcium Deposit]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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

http://blumberg.bio.uci.edu/reprints/janesick-2011a-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]

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

[SCWolf]

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Weight is biology, not math.

I bet you're fat

[Wayward Vagabond]

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ooooooooooooooooooo

[Reach]

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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.

Your weight is ultimately controlled by dietary and lifestyle choices. There are genetic and environmental factors that contribute to this outcome, but the ultimate cause of obesity is a choice.

Caloric deficit diets cause weight loss 100% of the time. This is indisputable. Sure some people have hormonal imbalances that make eating at a deficit or determining their deficit more complicated, but if the diet is restricted sufficiently, weight loss is inevitable.

[Poison-]

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Your weight is ultimately controlled by dietary and lifestyle choices. There are genetic and environmental factors that contribute to this outcome, but the ultimate cause of obesity is a choice.

Caloric deficit diets cause weight loss 100% of the time. This is indisputable. Sure some people have hormonal imbalances that make eating at a deficit or determining their deficit more complicated, but if the diet is restricted sufficiently, weight loss is inevitable.

100% correct. If you're taking in less calories than your body is burning, you're going to lose weight.

On that note, I guess I haven't been eating enough. I lost 4 pounds ?_?
I'm pissed.

[Reach]

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100% correct. If you're taking in less calories than your body is burning, you're going to lose weight.

On that note, I guess I haven't been eating enough. I lost 4 pounds ?_?
I'm pissed.

Add junk or liquid calories.

Last week was my first week back to bulking. One night I had 6 chicken kabobs, 3 8oz steaks and a cup of broccoli and carrots for supper. Another night I had 8 small chicken breasts, a banana, bowl of strawberries and a plate of rice for supper. Etc.

Lost 1 lb >_> Body fat down to 7.6%. Was absolutely stuffed though.

This week I ate the same food. Introduced some junk though. Ate some caramel icecream cones after supper for about 300 cal a piece. Weren't even the slightest bit filling. Had an extra glass of milk before bed as well.

Gained 0.64 lb!

Success 8)