Fitness freak?

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Right now I'm doing:

Cardio 4-5x per week, 35-45 minute sessions (entire session heartrate is between 150-165, depending on how I feel during the day).

Is that based off the HIIT information I sent you?

I started doing something close to that again, and its by far the most intense yet rewarding workout I've ever done.

put on about 5 lbs (210 now) water weight with regular creatine/glutimine supplements.

What are you currently using?

[CaptainCrunch]

Sometimes I remember the amount of food that we used to eat when we were young, or the type of food, and it just wouldn't effect you.

I don't miss a lot of the stuff that I used to eat. I really am missing beer, the last drink I had was at the Minny Calgary game when calgary stormed back to win it. Don't miss pop, I've replace that with lemon water, and cranberry juices.

Christmas is going to be tough, and then my New Year resolution is going to be to toss out whatever cigarettes that I have stashed around the house and quit smoking.

In other words I'm going to become really boring.

[CaramonLS]

I made a thread about it a while ago. I'll be damned if I can find it though - I'll look again.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Sometimes I remember the amount of food that we used to eat when we were young, or the type of food, and it just wouldn't effect you.

When I think back to what I ate during grade 11-12....man, no wonder I picked up 30 lbs in a few months.

And it was the 'education' about eating right, exercise, etc, etc....that helped me turn it around.

Schools REALLY need to start teaching the kids in the classroom about that kind of stuff. Sure they have health class, but its not informative enough.

Taxing companies who sell pop, or drinks with a high sugar content isn't going to solve anything.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Azure

Works for cardio....but its almost impossible to avoid a plateau unless you change it up dramatically with the weight work.

I do 4 weeks strength....1 week strictly 3 sets/10 reps for endurance work. Works for me.

I guess in a way that would be varying the intensity and speed like you said.

I screwed up my left shoulder pretty good about a 9 months ago doing some weight training. Took a month of physio and some exercises afterwards to get my shoulder back to normal. The incident has kind of scared me off weight training.

Varying the intensity and speed prevents the body from adapting to what you are doing. If the body becomes used to what you are doing it becomes harder to burn off calories.

Like you said in another post, diet has to accompany the workouts for it to be sucessful. Trying to eat more veggies and protien. That and eating 4 smaller meals a day.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Dion

Varying the intensity and speed prevents the body from adapting to what you are doing. If the body becomes used to what you are doing it becomes harder to burn off calories.

There is a very successful program out there that focuses specifically on muscle confusion.

I know a few people who use it, and the results are astounding. And they do NOT one exercise twice in one week.

Here is the link.

http://www.beachbody.com/product/fit...ode=P90XDOTCOM

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Azure

What are you currently using?

Just a serving (5g) of each creatine and glutamine per day in addition to regular vitamin supplements, antioxidants (since I don't eat a lot of veggies), and some omega 3s. So nothing crazy stupid like steriods or HGH.

I find the creatine/glutamine really help with improving muscle stamina/recovery time. Let you get the extra few reps in that you need.

Is that based off the HIIT information I sent you?

I started doing something close to that again, and its by far the most intense yet rewarding workout I've ever done.

Well, usually for one of my cardios per week (except when it is too cold, yeah I'm a wuss) I hit the stairs @ memorial drive. Easily the most intense and probably the most rewarding session I do. You really wreck yourself doing that. That is the closest to the HIIT I usually do. Those cardios are usually constant bpms.

Occasionally I do 20-25 mins on the bike (stationary) with HIIT info you sent me.

[CaramonLS]

Oh and here is the thread - found it (for anyone who is curious).

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=35893&

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Just a serving (5g) of each creatine and glutamine per day in addition to regular vitamin supplements, antioxidants (since I don't eat a lot of veggies), and some omega 3s. So nothing crazy stupid like steriods or HGH.

How important are the omega 3s? I only a Creatine shake(30g)....twice a day....morning and right after the workout.

Along with the multi-vitamin as well.

I find the creatine/glutamine really help with improving muscle stamina/recovery time. Let you get the extra few reps in that you need.

No kidding!

I forced myself to go without creatine for one week and it was devastating to say the least.

Well, usually for one of my cardios per week (except when it is too cold, yeah I'm a wuss) I hit the stairs @ memorial drive. Easily the most intense and probably the most rewarding session I do. You really wreck yourself doing that. That is the closest to the HIIT I usually do. Those cardios are usually constant bpms.

Ah I see.

Occasionally I do 20-25 mins on the bike (stationary) with HIIT info you sent me.

I do that too at times.

I started something new today. Elevated the treadmill to 7, set the speed to 7.5 mph, and ran as long as possible, usually 30 seconds, 1 min break, repeat.

I got the idea from Crossfit....good information there as well.

[calf]

I love going to the gym. I hit a peak last December at 220lbs (apx 5'11'', so was on my way to big time gutsville). But, starting in April and over the summer, I was able to drop 15 lbs...lots of running, lots of hitting the gym and really pushing myself to get stronger, and eating right. No real secret

I've plateaued since September...I spent a bunch of time working out of town, as well as doing an online course in the evenings which takes up a lot of time and limits my ability to get active, so the strategy has been to keep the weight from creeping back up. Basically, avoiding fatty foods, avoiding excess sugar, and eating more and more veggies/high fibre foods. I've also been walking to work when I'm in town (30 minutes per trip), and working out on the weekends...it's seemed to work for the most part.

Others who have said it are right...it's all about lifestyle, not the quick couple of pounds..I've always had a bit of a yo-you problem, so half the battle has been not getting discouraged about not getting the fast results. I'm aiming to lose another 15-25 lbs during 2008 to get myself in prime shape...probably sticking with the strategy I had before...probably upping the cardio during the summer as I'll have a bit more time off, and trying to take in more protein to avoid wanting to go for a snack in the middle of the day all the time.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Azure

When I think back to what I ate during grade 11-12....man, no wonder I picked up 30 lbs in a few months.

And it was the 'education' about eating right, exercise, etc, etc....that helped me turn it around.

Schools REALLY need to start teaching the kids in the classroom about that kind of stuff. Sure they have health class, but its not informative enough.

Taxing companies who sell pop, or drinks with a high sugar content isn't going to solve anything.

For me personally, it was during grade 7 my metabolism took a huge nose dive - I went from a stick to overweight within about a year and it only got worse from there. But the thing was, my diet didn't change too much.

I think I was drinking 2-3 litres of regular, sugared pop per day (usually coke) in addition to tons of other crap.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

Oh and here is the thread - found it (for anyone who is curious).

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=35893&

Thanks man.

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Azure

How important are the omega 3s? I only a Creatine shake(30g)....twice a day....morning and right after the workout.

The Omega 3s aren't really important, just a general health promoter. The glutamine however, I found is important it helps too.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

For me personally, it was during grade 7 my metabolism took a huge nose dive - I went from a stick to overweight within about a year and it only got worse from there. But the thing was, my diet didn't change too much.

I think I was drinking 2-3 litres of regular, sugared pop per day (usually coke) in addition to tons of other crap.

The pop did it for me too. Bottle upon bottle....even sport drinks like Gatorade, which isn't healthy to drink just as a side drink.

Sometimes I consumed 3-4 bags of chips per day....along with everything else.

And the only thing the teachers EVER stressed were the exercise portion.

Today I see kids going to the local 7-11, and ALL they eat for lunch are chips and a bottle of pop. No wonder the percentage of obese teenagers is shooting through the roof.

[Dion]

Ways to boost ones metabolism.

http://www.fitnesspros.com/articles/metabolism.html

Burn The Fat - Fat Burning Nutrition

http://clicks.aweber.com/z/ct/?i34jxo3P1VNm.KqnviqoFg

List of high protein foods

http://www.weightlossforall.com/protein_content_from_good_source.htm


Calories in food


http://www.weightlossforall.com/food-calories-list.htm

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaramonLS

The Omega 3s aren't really important, just a general health promoter. The glutamine however, I found is important it helps too.

I'll have to look that up when I have time.

One other thing nobody has mentioned....drink LOTS of water. Not only will it help you drop a few pounds, as your body no longer needs to retain water, but being properly hydrated does help a lot throughout the course of a day.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Azure

There is a very successful program out there that focuses specifically on muscle confusion.

I know a few people who use it, and the results are astounding. And they do NOT one exercise twice in one week.

Here is the link.

http://www.beachbody.com/product/fit...ode=P90XDOTCOM

Thanks, i'll give it a read

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Azure

The pop did it for me too. Bottle upon bottle....even sport drinks like Gatorade, which isn't healthy to drink just as a side drink.

Sometimes I consumed 3-4 bags of chips per day....along with everything else.

And the only thing the teachers EVER stressed were the exercise portion.

Today I see kids going to the local 7-11, and ALL they eat for lunch are chips and a bottle of pop. No wonder the percentage of obese teenagers is shooting through the roof.

I think a lot of the problems could be fixed in gym class itself (in addition to better health education). 1/2 of gym class consisted of rhymic gymnastics or social dance, not exactly ideal for getting the heart rate up. Rarely was there a lot of emphasis on what I would call "fun sports", at least when I was in school.

I can probably count the number of times I played floor hockey one 1 hand in gym. Flag football? Almost never. Things that you think might get kids interested in gym, really weren't played. The majority of the time was spent in either of the 2 areas above, or track and field. Gym wasn't fun for a lot of people.

When you're having fun, you are more likely to get your heart rate up and have a much better workout as a result.

[Wookie]

nm

[J pold]

This thread is perfectly timed for me I plan in the new year to get back too the gym, I am teetering on the overweight scale which for me as a person who is normally very active is not good

I stopped going to the Gym regularly about a year ago when school and work didn’t leave me with enough time, since that time I have been meaning to go back but it just hasn’t happened

I am hoping that this can change in the New Year and that I can get back into the shape I was in a coupe of years ago

Do any of you guys have any sort of recommendations in terms of a good program? I am not looking for anything too intense, but I would like to get a regular mixture of weight training and cardio…I am about 6’4, 225 and am looking to be at the gym 3-4 times a week