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Muta · 07-21-2009, 11:10 AM

I just turned 26 in May (geezus time flies by quick) and have found that my metabolism has INCREASED since when I was 18.

This sucks, since I'm an ectomorph and have found that in order to build muscle, I need to be constantly eating... and eating... and eating. It hurts the wallet signifiacntly.

I found that excercise, in general, is great no matter what you do... as long as you're doing it. I tried the P90x, but found it hard to stick to - especially the nutrition program. That and I didn't have a chin-up bar available. I now do a muscle-building program I found on the net, and it's okay - but the key is nutrition and sleeping. That, and switching up routines every so often so that you 'shock' your body into new activities. This prevents peaking in any workout, and gives you different choices when working out.

The key, of course... is MOTIVATION. Once you have this, you have consistency. Ryan Reynolds said it best, the first week you dive into this type of commitment it's HELL. The weeks after, it gets better and better until it becomes routine. It's that first week, maybe two, that will be the biggest obstacle.

07-21-2009, 11:10 AM	#24
Muta Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Auckland, NZ Exp:	I just turned 26 in May (geezus time flies by quick) and have found that my metabolism has INCREASED since when I was 18. This sucks, since I'm an ectomorph and have found that in order to build muscle, I need to be constantly eating... and eating... and eating. It hurts the wallet signifiacntly. I found that excercise, in general, is great no matter what you do... as long as you're doing it. I tried the P90x, but found it hard to stick to - especially the nutrition program. That and I didn't have a chin-up bar available. I now do a muscle-building program I found on the net, and it's okay - but the key is nutrition and sleeping. That, and switching up routines every so often so that you 'shock' your body into new activities. This prevents peaking in any workout, and gives you different choices when working out. The key, of course... is MOTIVATION. Once you have this, you have consistency. Ryan Reynolds said it best, the first week you dive into this type of commitment it's HELL. The weeks after, it gets better and better until it becomes routine. It's that first week, maybe two, that will be the biggest obstacle.