Best way to get in shape?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

You guys are making me feel guilty for my annual summer pig-out.

I'm drinking a beer, munching on pork-rinds and eating Crisco like a candy bar while reading this thread.....dont worry about it.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

You can pig out as much as you want.

As long as you're not pigging out on carbs.

Which is basically what I'm doing.

Counting calories, or even worse, counting macronutrients is a painful, stressful and pointless process as far as I'm concerned.

When I have steak, I eat 4 pieces. When I have burgers, I eat one with a bun, and 4 without a bun.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Azure

I'm also in a competition right now of 300x225# with some CF guys. We're still in training.....but the idea is to eventually do it in under 2 hours. Of course, when I try it now, I get around 115 reps, and my lower back is pumped so full of blood that I can't even get back into position anymore.

Do you do any exercises other then deadlifts?

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by Locke

I'm drinking a beer, munching on pork-rinds and eating Crisco like a candy bar while reading this thread.....dont worry about it.

But that sort of diet will catch up to you once you leave your teens.

[awildermode]

alltherage is an epic thread starter. yesterday "josh groban' today 'getting into shape'. what will tomorrow bring?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

But that sort of diet will catch up to you once you leave your teens.

Har har Captain Chuckles McSlappy....

[alltherage]

Is there a better time of day to work out? I can get up early or go after work. Either around 7am or wait till around 5pm. What is better? Also... should I eat before or after working out? Or both?

Also, is it a good call to drink meal replacement shakes? Can someone recommend one?

The way I'd like to lose is dramatically at first and then maintain and tone later.

[kermitology]

I stopped drinking alcohol last summer for 10 weeks. Lost 20lbs. I gained about 10lbs of that back, but it was muscle. Been consistent at around 170 or so since then.

[alltherage]

Originally Posted by kermitology

I stopped drinking beer last summer for 10 weeks. Lost 20lbs. I gained about 10lbs of that back, but it was muscle. Been consistent at around 170 or so since then.

Did you stop drinking booze all together or just beer?

[Machiavelli]

You have all inspired me. From now on, I will eat healthy and exercise for an hour, 4 times per week.

Just let me eat this piece of double chocolate truffle cake first....

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Did you stop drinking booze all together or just beer?

Actually yeah, I just came back to correct that. The first 3 weeks or so were really tough, then it was a breeze. I had my first drink on the first game of the season last year.

I think I'll do it again this year. I felt so good when I was doing it.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Azure

Explain what?

The insulin response? Simple. Eat too many carbs with a high GI index and your body has to regulate all the excess glucose in your blood. You can store a certain amount in your liver and muscles, but if you eat way to many frickin' carbs your insulin converts the excess carbs it can't store in your liver and muscles to fat and stores it in other parts of your body.

Wrong. Insulin converts blood glucose that is not instantly absorbed into the cells of the body into glycogen which is how the body temporarily stores glucose so it can be "at the ready" to be used should blood glucose levels drop. Normally, glycogen reserves last around 4 hours before converting itself back to glucose for cell absorbtion. Glycogen stored in the liver can supply the body with glucose for 8-12 hours after the initial digestion of the food from which it was derived.

[mikey_the_redneck]

Azure................where do you find an easy-to-read list of foods with a high GI index??

Also...............if I am getting up first thing (no breakfast before) in the morning to jog 6km's, what kind of breakfast is best after that?

Also.....when is the proper time to take protein shake? Before or after exercise? Before bed or for breakfast??

Thanks...

[starseed]

I think the best time is a little bit during your cardio, and the rest afterwards.

Also, it has already been mentioned, but you should always eat not long after you wake up because your body has been fasting while you have been asleep.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

Do you do any exercises other then deadlifts?

Oh of course.

My main routine is Starr's 5x5 program. A bit modified though.

Squats, Deads, Presses, Pulls.

I need to get some cleans in there though. Nothing like some squat cleans to make you feel like killing yourself.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by kermitology

Actually yeah, I just came back to correct that. The first 3 weeks or so were really tough, then it was a breeze. I had my first drink on the first game of the season last year.

I think I'll do it again this year. I felt so good when I was doing it.

See this is impossible, I cannot fathom what people have against waking up bleary eyed, exhausted and with a perpetual headache....if I wake up any other way I have to seek medical attention immediately....

My blood alcohol level is a finicky thing.....its a constantly moving target....

[Azure]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Is there a better time of day to work out? I can get up early or go after work. Either around 7am or wait till around 5pm. What is better? Also... should I eat before or after working out? Or both?

Also, is it a good call to drink meal replacement shakes? Can someone recommend one?

The way I'd like to lose is dramatically at first and then maintain and tone later.

Do what works for you.

I workout at different times during the day. The benefit of running your own business.

You need to have something before working out, and if you're actually doing some serious exercising, you need something post-workout.

I drink chocolate milk.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Wrong. Insulin converts blood glucose that is not instantly absorbed into the cells of the body into glycogen which is how the body temporarily stores glucose so it can be "at the ready" to be used should blood glucose levels drop. Normally, glycogen reserves last around 4 hours before converting itself back to glucose for cell absorbtion. Glycogen stored in the liver can supply the body with glucose for 8-12 hours after the initial digestion of the food from which it was derived.

And what happens when you have excess glucose from eating too many high carb foods?

This is all new to me, some I'm still learning about the details.

[CaptainCrunch]

5 day porn marathon while eating only one cracker a day.

You'll be thin and a deviant.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck

Azure................where do you find an easy-to-read list of foods with a high GI index??

http://www.glycemicindex.com/

Just put in the food you're eating.

Also...............if I am getting up first thing (no breakfast before) in the morning to jog 6km's, what kind of breakfast is best after that?

Well, your body is already depleted from processing all that food during the night, so you need both carbs and protein in the morning, ESPECIALLY after running 6km.

Just make sure the carbs are 'complex'.....and you get protein(eggs, bacon). I also drink lots of milk in the morning.

Also.....when is the proper time to take protein shake? Before or after exercise? Before bed or for breakfast??

Well, you need something after working out, but your breakfast should cover that.

I drink my protein shake in the afternoon. Takes me a few hours to finish it. I don't think there is a 'best' time. Protein shakes just give you more 'protein.' If you can get enough protein from food, you don't even need it.