Tune up(yourself)
07-18-2008, 10:32 AM
#81
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 21,043
RE: Tune up(yourself)
BB.com is a GREAT site. I'd be really hesitant to tell someone to gain weight.....by ONLY adding starchy/carby foods and NOT exercising, though. You WILL gain "weight".....but you'll also gain FAT. I'd rather be skinny and lean than at my ideal weight with too much body fat %-age (and I'm over on both!....lol). There's a LOT of people who would like to be in the shoes of those trying to gain weight
.....and it's so much better if you do it "right". Instead of the aerobic workouts......try weight training to build muscle.....and eat the right things (PLENTY of sites out there to teach you about your macros). I will say that it's harder to gain weight the right way than it is to lose it the right way (for MOST). It's hard to eat when you're not hungry.
And you CAN lose it the WRONG way. Been there - done that.
Jeramy:
Can you bring clothes and run during lunch? I do that sometimes. Also....kudos for getting things started. Remember....a caloric deficit of 500 calories/day (either through less calories ingested or by burning 500 calories during exercise) WILL result in a loss of 1lb./wk. It must. But don't be surprised if you replace the fat you're losing with lean muscle for a while (doing things "right"). Don't be a slave to the scales.....but rather look at yourself in the mirror. I haven't lost more than a few pounds in several weeks.....but I'm leaner than I was before I started by a longshot. I couldn't actually care less what I weigh....as long as I'm replacing fat with lean muscle - pound for pound. In fact.....that's my goal.
Good luck.
.....and it's so much better if you do it "right". Instead of the aerobic workouts......try weight training to build muscle.....and eat the right things (PLENTY of sites out there to teach you about your macros). I will say that it's harder to gain weight the right way than it is to lose it the right way (for MOST). It's hard to eat when you're not hungry. And you CAN lose it the WRONG way. Been there - done that.
Jeramy:
Can you bring clothes and run during lunch? I do that sometimes. Also....kudos for getting things started.
Remember....a caloric deficit of 500 calories/day (either through less calories ingested or by burning 500 calories during exercise) WILL result in a loss of 1lb./wk. It must. But don't be surprised if you replace the fat you're losing with lean muscle for a while (doing things "right"). Don't be a slave to the scales.....but rather look at yourself in the mirror. I haven't lost more than a few pounds in several weeks.....but I'm leaner than I was before I started by a longshot. I couldn't actually care less what I weigh....as long as I'm replacing fat with lean muscle - pound for pound. In fact.....that's my goal.Good luck.
07-18-2008, 11:15 AM
#82
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 772
RE: Tune up(yourself)
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
BB.com is a GREAT site. I'd be really hesitant to tell someone to gain weight.....by ONLY adding starchy/carby foods and NOT exercising, though. You WILL gain "weight".....but you'll also gain FAT. I'd rather be skinny and lean than at my ideal weight with too much body fat %-age (and I'm over on both!....lol). There's a LOT of people who would like to be in the shoes of those trying to gain weight.....and it's so much better if you do it "right". Instead of the aerobic workouts......try weight training to build muscle.....and eat the right things (PLENTY of sites out there to teach you about your macros). I will say that it's harder to gain weight the right way than it is to lose it the right way (for MOST). It's hard to eat when you're not hungry.
And you CAN lose it the WRONG way. Been there - done that.
Irecommended notdoing aerobic exercise everyday ifa man wastrying to gain weight, but
BB.com is a GREAT site. I'd be really hesitant to tell someone to gain weight.....by ONLY adding starchy/carby foods and NOT exercising, though. You WILL gain "weight".....but you'll also gain FAT. I'd rather be skinny and lean than at my ideal weight with too much body fat %-age (and I'm over on both!....lol). There's a LOT of people who would like to be in the shoes of those trying to gain weight
.....and it's so much better if you do it "right". Instead of the aerobic workouts......try weight training to build muscle.....and eat the right things (PLENTY of sites out there to teach you about your macros). I will say that it's harder to gain weight the right way than it is to lose it the right way (for MOST). It's hard to eat when you're not hungry. And you CAN lose it the WRONG way. Been there - done that.
Irecommended notdoing aerobic exercise everyday ifa man wastrying to gain weight, but
07-18-2008, 12:18 PM
#84
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 3,612
RE: Tune up(yourself)
I've been putting in long walks up and down big hills, riding my mountain bike, and will begin using my kayak in a couple of weeks to get my cardio in top notch. With the distances I plan on going in this year, I will need the muscle and increased cardio to drag those bucks out! I remember when I was younger playing college ball....I could drag a deer as far as I wanted and muscle most anything...these days, I still have the strength, but sometimes my cardio needs to be tuned up. Trying to get down from 215 to 205 by hunting season, back to my natural comfortable weight.
