Fitness

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I'm not gonna go into too much detail as there are other threads related to gym stuff, and others would have more valuable input, but if I were you I would do a split of both weights and cardio. You do need to build up some muscle for skiing but that would hardly help if you cannot go for long without becoming winded.

Supplements/vitamins aren't necessary (if you have a proper diet). Probably an arguable point but once again, there are better sources of information than me.

I don't think there is such a thing as being too sore but being "too sore" or sore at all calls for proper recovery. You won't see improvement if you don't allow your body to recover. This can include proper fuel for your body after a workout (and just all the time in fact), stretching, perhaps using a foam roller to target certain muscles.

One tip that I know will be of help is try to find something active that you love and "working out" won't be a chore or something you don't feel like doing. I switch over to mountain biking in the summer and just after a month I notice a drastic change from my "winter mode".

I feel like there are lots of articles about specifically being in shape for skiing, maybe look up something from Powder magazine or Teton Gravity Research.

Frankly, you hit the nail on the head with diet being the key driver. If you want to gain muscle and lose fat, track how much protein you eat (and other macros). MyFitnessPal is great for this.

I can almost guarantee if you cut out soda, beer (to an extent), snacks, and desserts x2 a day, the pounds will fall off quickly.

Cardio isn't a necessity, but if you live in a bike-friendly area, consider biking!

I'm all about fitness pizza in my mouth.

I've been into heavy into fitness for the past 4-5 years, so I feel like I have a some pretty sound advice. As said before, I'd split up your lifting and cardio days. For lifting, try to do a full body workout two or three times per week. Any beginner routine focused around compound lifts should do.

In regards to cardio, I personally think it is very necessary; the heart is the most important muscle of the body, and it will help you burn extra calories. Start with just intense walking if you need to and progress from there to jogging and then running.

Stretch every single day. This one is something a lot of people overlook, but I feel it has been more beneficial to my health than any other aspect of my training. It really sucks when you first start to do it. However, once you get into the routine of doing it daily you'll realize its importance.

NO SUPPLEMENTS. Eat well.

Hope I could help .Let me know if you have questions.

I'm no expert in the field but there are a couple of things that I have learned. First is that your diet will play a much bigger role in weight loss than exercise. losing fat really comes down to calorie intake vs calories burned. As for cardio and strength training I have to say I've always placed more emphasis on cardio. I don't really have any desire to be huge and my day job allows for plenty of strength training throughout the day. I run in a state park with lots of rolling hills making it a rather difficult run but much more interesting and safe than running on the side of a road. I also listen to podcasts that last approximately the time it takes me to do my loop which is nice.


Also I'd recommend logging your calories on Myfitnesspal for a couple weeks. Use it enough and you'll eventually become more aware of what you eat and probably not need to keep track of your intake, but it is an excellent app to dial in your diet.

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Do pull ups. That Iron Gym pull up bar that hangs over the door is really great.

squat rack everyday

i love lifting heavy and getting into shape, but i also love eating shit food and drinking booze and smoking hash and staying up till dawn, so its a work in progress

check out the subreddit r/fitness it has a ton of helpful tips and answers pretty much any question you could have.

TheHamburglari love lifting heavy and getting into shape, but i also love eating shit food and drinking booze and smoking hash and staying up till dawn, so its a work in progress

It worked for Arnold.

My friend who wieghed 350 pounds and is 6'6" was way out of shape. He went to the gym 5 times a week. Prepared foods at home like chicken breast and salads, rice beans, and vegie smoothies and never ate fast food or take out for months.

After 2 months he lost over 60 pounds. It was a lot of work though. I went with him and just lifted heavy and gained 30 pounds of muscle mass since i would go with him to help motivate him.

To slim down i say just swim laps, run alot as well. You need to work out until you are exhausted, and feel like you need to eat a cow after. Then you know something is going right. You will start feeling really good after working out. I almost feel stoned for a little after if i work out hard and im used to it amd it wakes you up so it feels better than smoking some herb.

If you want to get slim down, eat healthy foods. I buy the nice organic stuff and pay more because it is better food, you are what you eat. If you have a farmers market or co-op and try and eat as little meat as possible, substuting tofu, okra, eggplant and other tasty things in my diet. They are good in pasta and curries.

Just lifting weights can slim you down but you need to be squating, deadlifting, and lifting a lot of weight and you will look huge after but i think sliming down and getting a good cardiovascalar work out is better and healthier at first. Then i would lift weights 3 times a week at least for 45 minutes to an hour of strait lifing not wondering around on the phone wasting time because i see people doing that all the time. If your in the gym get in get out is the way i do it.

If you have freetime which i know a lot of people have its much nicer to go out running, skating, biking or going to the gym for an hour or two then coming back and chilling at home at night or do what ever.

If you want to get in shape you can do it. It just takes a routine and not too much time probably 6-9 hours a week if you have a good routine going. keep going switching up excersises and work hard.

Now i have milfs at concerts grabing my arms and trying to drag me home with them lol its kind of ridiculous

I was a thin stoner looking guy 8 months a go you can do it!

While I'm no professional, I've had a lot of experience with health and fitness, so I hope this helps. As you are trying to be healthier, please bear in mind that the health industry is a business, and companies have been saying/will say anything to get you to believe their products are healthy when in reality, they are not.

Speaking of which, milk is not healthy. Your doctor will tell you that it is but that's because the medical/food industries are huge and it's all about marketing. If you look up some unbiased studies, the consensus is pretty much unanimous at this point. We don't absorb the calcium from milk effectively because it is so acidic, and many studies even claim drinking milk is detrimental to health. If you really think about it, how weird is it that we drink the milk of other animals? Like what pervert thought that was a good idea? It's wrong. If you are looking for a source of calcium, then eat some leafy greens. And only drink water! Avoid "healthy" energy drinks/juices; they're just sugar in a bottle.

Second: you don't need protein to lose weight. And you only need a little bit to gain muscle. However, the more muscle you have, the easier it is to lose weight. So I suggest you find a balance. Eat some (not a fuckton of) protein and do some weight training, but until you cut down on fat, all of that muscle under the fat (especially on your abs) will just make you look even bulkier. So I would personally do more cardio (at least at first, while you cut down on fat), however, again, it's all about balance. In addition, don't do a hard workout every day. Try to be active as much as possible, but leave at least a day in between the more intense workouts. This will leave time for your muscles to recover and rebuild, which is how you actually gain muscle. Soreness is good, no matter how sore. As long as you get that day of rest in, feel free to jump right back into a hard workout the next day. It's actually bad to wait until you have absolutely no soreness to work out again.

Third, diet. You are completely right that diet is far more important than exercise. And you really don't need supplements; whether or not they even work is controversial, and it's always better to just get your nutrients from whole foods. So avoid supplements, any processed foods/drinks, etc. Try to make your own meals from whole fruits, veggies, grains/carbs (especially rice and potatoes - try to avoid bread, even whole wheat/multi grain), etc. Also, don't eat much meat; only a little to satisfy whatever craving you have for it and to get some vitamin B12, but otherwise it's not super beneficial. There are actually far better sources of protein if you look. And while weight loss is partially about calorie intake vs burning, that's not entirely true. For example, take two different sources of sugar calories: soda vs a banana. While both have a lot of sugar, bananas also have fiber, which aids in the digestion of sugar and, subsequently, is far healthier.

I'm going to have to stop here, sorry this is so long haha. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a message. Good luck man

Squating heavy weights help you with touring and landing off huge drops onto unexpected hard landings

If you lift legs more than twice a day you're either a bad ass or a dingus...

be a bad ass

PushapowAfter 2 months he lost over 60 pounds. It was a lot of work though. I went with him and just lifted heavy and gained 30 pounds of muscle mass since i would go with him to help motivate him.

It would take years to gain 30 pounds of muscle. Gaining 30 pounds of anything in 2 months would be extremely hard.

Yung_JimmyIt would take years to gain 30 pounds of muscle. Gaining 30 pounds of anything in 2 months would be extremely hard.

I went from 128 pounds 5'9" never lifted weight piror and ended up at 158 in two months and havent gained weight since, so iguess its not all muscle but its fairly close. I can still see my ribbs and stuff.

Its possible and i did it. you have to go like 5 times a week and at first i could barley bench press 125 pounds. Now i can do 175. I did that while getting stoned and going to the gym.

You can be blazed as shit and gain hella muscle, no joke.

I also didnt use any suppliments or kreatine. I eat all organic foods, i still ate chicken and beef and a lot of protien laden foods.

If i were to try and gain another 30 pounds that would be an entire different story. I would have to be going 5 times a day and even then it would take a while more like a year or two but i dont want to be like that lol.

I just mostly bike close to every day and only go to the gym 3 times a week and im still getting stronger.

Im not joking i gained almost 20 pounds within the first month when i was lifting heavy with my 350 pound friend. I would be so stoned i would lift for two hours or so every time i went. I had big apitites and only was in school part time so i could go to the gym and help my friend get healthy.

You dont need to do that, normal people with jobs probably cant do that. I go way less now and im still getting stronger. The key is to keep active through out the day.

Also i bike 10-40 miles 5 times a week to work and school so that probably helped along with the squats and lunges.

I gained 30 pounds fast my friend said every time he saw me i was bigger lol maybe the weed had something in it? Because i was stoned everytime i went.

Also i dont drink much and i dont eat deserts or candy and get a good nights rest. I smoke and dab up on the rec goods though every day.

All it takes is drive and effort and if you are lifting with friends and people who actually know how to, its easier to stay in the gym longer.

Every day i could feel my muscles growing it was weird they got rest but they were always usually feeling a bit tighter and definitely aked some days after lifting to much. I would stay sometimes until i could lift no more lol completely burnt out sometimes.

Also i dont drink much and i dont eat deserts or candy and get a good nights rest. I smoke and dab up on the rec goods though every day.

All it takes is drive and effort and if you are lifting with friends and people who actually know how to, its easier to stay in the gym longer.

Every day i could feel my muscles growing it was weird they got rest but they were always usually feeling a bit tighter and definitely aked some days after lifting to much. I would stay sometimes until i could lift no more lol completely burnt out sometimes.

Also i dont drink much and i dont eat deserts or candy and get a good nights rest. I smoke and dab up on the rec goods though every day.

All it takes is drive and effort and if you are lifting with friends and people who actually know how to, its easier to stay in the gym longer.

Every day i could feel my muscles growing it was weird they got rest but they were always usually feeling a bit tighter and definitely aked some days after lifting to much. I would stay sometimes until i could lift no more lol completely burnt out sometimes.

PushapowAll it takes is drive and effort and if you are lifting with friends and people who actually know how to, its easier to stay in the gym longer.

This is too true. My friend that I will lift with on occasion played college football (O-Line), and his workouts are a lot more wild than what I usually do. Makes me push so much harder.