I've been a real lazy smurfer lately. I need to start running again, and should probably work on officiating high school basketball games again this year, because the latter is the only way I've been getting exercise in the winter.
I've been a real lazy smurfer lately. I need to start running again, and should probably work on officiating high school basketball games again this year, because the latter is the only way I've been getting exercise in the winter.
I've been around the same weight my whole life, with slight fluctuations due to laziness/business. For me, simple things like drinking green tea (which is a metabolism booster, unless I'm wrong), eating whole grains, and avoiding too much fast food usually work well (common sense, I know). Aside from that, little things like going on the bike while you're studying and spending an hour every two days going to the gym or playing a sport work out great. Light weightlifting even helps, regardless of whether you want to put on muscle or lose weight.
I just read someone say 'losing the right weight'....weight loss is weight loss. You can't chose where to lose fat from, it leaves where it leaves. You can lose muscle growth when on an energy deficit but that comes back in no time.
Apart from that don't listen to the madness spoken here. Decent diet backed up by decent exercise is all you need. It's mostly diet thought.
No, weight loss is not weight loss. Losing weight because you're losing body fat is good. Losing weight because you're sacrificing muscle mass through a combination of diet and certain types of exercise? Debatable I guess depending on where you start and your athletic goals, but certainly not the same as fat loss and not generally desirable, especially if you don't have much muscle mass to begin with. And saying "that comes back in no time" is a bit silly because it doesn't unless you're eating right and doing the right kinds of exercise. Most people are really bad at knowing how to build physical strength and muscle.Originally Posted by Cuchulainn
The people telling her to eat the right foods and exercise are mad? Telling her fat loss is mostly diet is madness? Well, there we have it folks: Cuch has admitted he's battrout crazy.Apart from that don't listen to the madness spoken here. Decent diet backed up by decent exercise is all you need. It's mostly diet thought.
You will ALWAYS lose both when on a deficit. You can't pick fat and ignore muscle. That's just silly.
I don't care what broscience website told you otherwise. I already said weight loss is mostly diet. It's all the add ons that I had issue with.
If you're eating sufficient amounts of protein, low carbing, and actually exercising (particularly lifting weight), you can gain muscle while losing fat. If all you do is eat the same old trout but try and enter a caloric deficit to lose weight, then sure, you're probably going to have trouble not losing muscle mass along with any fat you lose. That's also probably the worst way to try and lose weight since losing muscle mass is going to slow your metabolism even more.
But if you actually try and work with our present understanding of the bodies metabolic functions and how fat storage works it's not really an issue since carbs are what drive fat storage and manipulating the ratio of carbs to other macro nutrients alone can result in fat loss. Most people wouldn't even need to reduce their calories right away since fat storage is hormonally driven (primarily as a response to insulin production) and reducing carbs reduces the production of insulin which stops fat storage in its tracks. Besides that, when you go low carb and aren't having your appetite artificially stimulated anymore by things like huge blood sugar spikes and the subsequent crashes, you'll tend to naturally settle into eating as many calories as you require for your activity level without needing to worry about it much.
But sure, if you'd rather hand wave things like actual studies away and stick with what you know based on the "common knowledge" weight loss advice then you'd be absolutely right. Assuming the human body and science simply worked a specific way because you want them to anyway.
As for your accusations of "broscience websites" giving me my information, I feel the need to point out that I actually read quite a few articles on nutrition, diet, and health, and always look at the source study when I can to see what their data actually says and what their methodology was to look for obvious flaws which could colour the results. I'll also typically read up on analyses of new studies from several sources including other doctors and scientists who have a more formal background in the field than someone like myself who follows this stuff out of my own interest. I bring this up only to point out that I'm not some dingleberry who goes to some body building forum and takes the posts of its Joe blow members as the word of god on diet and nutrition. My knowledge comes from my own efforts to educate myself by reading many actual studies and my own experiences with implementing these ideas in my own life and personal discussions with dozens of others who've done the same.
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You are so far up yer own hole you literally look normal. But thanks for playing
My job is demanding enough that I not only lost weight when I got it, but was able to keep it off. My other secret? (SPOILER)Smurfing, lots and lots of smurfing
Never change Cuch.
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You people are ruining a nice thread.
streme Wheelie
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Me and exercise don't get on well.
Yeah, our bro love is getting in the way of an otherwise lovely topic. I'll refrain from wanting to snuggle with anyone else.You people are ruining a nice thread.
Except Jiro. I mean look at the guy. Who wouldn't want to snuggle him?
But seriously, anyone have any questions they'd like to talk about?
I lost almost 30 lbs last year, and I'm really happy with my shape and size now, but I think that I would line to tone up to get rid the last bits of flab. Particularly, I'd like to start working on my arms. I have really thin arms like spaghetti though and absolutely zero upper body strength. Where should I start? Embarrassingly, even push-ups are difficult for me to do with my arm strength.
Planks.
(curse you enter key submitting the form)
The Plank Exercise - Abdominal and Core Strength
They won't hugely work your arms but you'll soon get some strength there.
Along with some dumbbell lifting!
10 Best Arm Moves
(apologies for pants links - just picked the first ones I could find that had pictures!)
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