The Fitness Thread

[Reach]

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opinions on cardio ?_?

also how do you all feel about yogurt?

I do about an hour of low intensity cardio every day. I think it's great, but to each his own. Maybe once a week I do some HIIT.

From cutting experience, fasted cardio seems like an excellent way to burn fat efficiently.

Also I love yogurt. Good vitamin profile, nice as a light snack. I eat it several times a week. I go with activia, because it tastes delicious and is pretty light. It has a bit of sugar in it, but I'm not too worried about it.

I ended up losing about 20 pounds because I wasn't really able to eat much at the time, I had litterally no appetite at all. How much calories/protein should I be eating per day at my current weight of 155?

About 2500 calories. If you're looking to gain some mass, bump it up to 3000 @ 150 g protein. If you're just looking to maintain your weight, 50-80 grams of protein on average is probably enough.

[Choofers]

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NUTS IN YA YOGURT.

I think I'm gonna register for a 5k within the next couple of months. I'm so lazy and this'll probably give me more drive to run lol.
What are good exercises for running? I don't plan on MIRIN BRAH or gettin ripped or anything, I just wanna lean up because I'm way above the average weight for my height.

[amaz0n]

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I do about an hour of low intensity cardio every day. I think it's great, but to each his own. Maybe once a week I do some HIIT.

From cutting experience, fasted cardio seems like an excellent way to burn fat efficiently.

Also I love yogurt. Good vitamin profile, nice as a light snack. I eat it several times a week. I go with activia, because it tastes delicious and is pretty light. It has a bit of sugar in it, but I'm not too worried about it.



About 2500 calories. If you're looking to gain some mass, bump it up to 3000 @ 150 g protein. If you're just looking to maintain your weight, 50-80 grams of protein on average is probably enough.

Thank you so much and you have mentionned that cardio is an excellent way to burn fat efficiently, have you ever heard about some sort of After-Burn Effect? I haven't read into it much but from what I understood you boost your heart rate up pretty high then you let it drop down and apparently this is supposed to make your body go through some sort of After-Burn Effect phase where your body continuously burns calories for up to 48 hours? Correct me if I am wrong lol, I just looked briefly.

amaz0n: How old are you?

I am 21 years old, which I believe is a very unhealthy weight for my age/height.

[Emanresu13]

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NUTS IN YA YOGURT.

I think I'm gonna register for a 5k within the next couple of months. I'm so lazy and this'll probably give me more drive to run lol.
What are good exercises for running? I don't plan on MIRIN BRAH or gettin ripped or anything, I just wanna lean up because I'm way above the average weight for my height.

running gets ya better at running :P

remember to breathe deep, stay hydrated

start off with maybe a half-mile? minimum of three days per week.
i'm not sure of your exact fitness level, but aim for under six minutes.

a big thing to remember is to make a running schedule and stick to it

[Reincarnate]

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I am 21 years old, which I believe is a very unhealthy weight for my age/height.

Reach and others can correct me if I'm wrong here but:

There's this equation for calculating BMR as a ballpark figure (Mifflin St Jeor):
BMR = 10 * weight(kg) + 6.25 * height(cm) - 5 * age(y) + 5
BMR = 10 * 70.3068 + 6.25 * 190.5 - 5 * 21 + 5 = 1793.693 calories

So you burn roughly 1800 calories a day just being alive. Now, if you don't move around much on a daily basis (sedentary lifestyle), you usually multiply your BMR by 1.2 to bring you to 2160 calories TDEE (total daily energy expenditure). If you do light exercise maybe 1-3 times a week already, you'd use a multiplier or roughly 1.375, and if you did active sports most of the week, maybe 1.55 instead, etc.

Your TDEE is roughly how many calories you'd need to eat each day (assuming you're sedentary) to maintain your current weight. To gain weight, you eat at a surplus to your TDEE. The type of weight you gain depends on workout and the protein/carb/fat distribution of your caloric intake.

[Senip]

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There's a couch to 5k thing that you can do thats pretty easy.

Amazon, the after burn thing is a fitness scam that they try to take your money with.

[Reincarnate]

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Thoughts on eggs/yolks/etc?

[Emanresu13]

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raw? gross. heh.

in general, healthy. try not to slather with butter

[Reincarnate]

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I refer to how some people only stick to eggs whites/some stick to having both whites but yolks in moderation/some don't give a shit and eat the white with its corresponding yolk etc

[Poison-]

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There's a ton of cholesterol in egg yolks, so I awlays only put one or two in an omlette that has 4 or 5 egg whites.

[Emanresu13]

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ah. i'm pretty sure it's all good.

solidly in the not giving a shit camp right here.

yolks have nutritional benefits, anyway.

if you are exercising regularly, should be okay. maybe get cholesterol checked, and be wary if you have issues.

[SCWolf]

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Zzzyy or whatever his name was didnt do cardio though, he just stayed lean year round.

I forgot why he died, kinda sucks.

He stayed lean because he cycled test, tren ace and clenbuterol. He could essentially burn fat while gaining muscle. Steroids (Y)

He died in a sauna from heart failure. He had a heart disease.

[Poison-]

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ah. i'm pretty sure it's all good.

solidly in the not giving a shit camp right here.

yolks have nutritional benefits, anyway.

if you are exercising regularly, should be okay. maybe get cholesterol checked, and be wary if you have issues.

Why would you want that much cholesterol from just eggs? Imagine if you had an omelette or something with 4 or 5 eggs...yeah.

[Reincarnate]

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What eggs whites do you use?

[Reincarnate]

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Also holy shit how do people eat oats

I am having a hell of a time eating just two servings of this stuff