Man boobies and Beer guts - advice needed
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[quote name='BrainDeadJnr']<br />
30+ mins aerobic (starting to sweat) mod--heavy exercise [b]at least 3 times a night [/b](cycling is great: just be careful of potential back or testicular issues). [/quote]<br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> Cripes man! He wants to lose his tits, not run a marathon!<br />
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But yes the back pain associated with cycling can suck :nta Just got to make sure you do it right. One big mistake I made was a 20km ride followed by a set of pushups after I'd cooled down
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[quote name='BrainDeadJnr']<br />
no sugar (it metabolises fat)<br />
no alcohol (see above) or: the lower the alcohol content the better<br />
30+ mins aerobic (starting to sweat) mod--heavy exercise at least 3 times a night (cycling is great: just be careful of potential back or testicular issues). Circuit training is also great (don't need a gym for that, some parks have good set ups for it)<br />
avoid coffee (or if you must have it, no milk and sugar) drink 1-2 litres water a day<br />
choose the right sort of carbs<br />
walk everywhere at speed and try not to drive so much.<br />
lots of sleep (less sleep is related to increased bodyweight)<br />
avoid bulky foods at night<br />
steam or microwave or grill food, eat raw veges and avoid frying<br />
eat after exercise rather than before (the higher metabolic rate burns off the food quicker)<br />
spend as much time topless or naked in the presence of beautiful women as possible<br />
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now, if I could just follow my own advice..<br />
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I would agree to most of that.<br />
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I would say drink 4 litres of water a day, the more water you drink the less your body needs retain, thus losing the water weight.<br />
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Food to eat before bed: Cottage cheese and Natural Peanut butter.<br />
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Eat before AND after exercise. Especially when doing weights, if you are going to do cardio in the morning you may do it on an empty stomach.<br />
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Not too sure about the more sleep. If I was bulking I would sleep at least 10 hours a day, maybe have a few nanna naps as well, but If I was trying to lose weight the standard 7-8 hours should suffice.<br />
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And I assume you mean 3 times a week not 3 times a night.<br />
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Try to do weights as well as running. -
oops <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I meant 3 times a week.<br />
Oh and apparently the beast with two backs is rated as good aerobic exercise.<br />
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Yeah, getting just the right bike height set up is crucial to avoid back pain, but it is the alarmist connections between cycling and testicular cancer and ED that sounded a little worryuing [url="http://www.usrf.org/news/bikeriding.html"]http://www.usrf.org/news/bikeriding.html[/url]<br />
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Yeah weights with warmup and warmdown and flexes are recommended. Anything that uses your large muscles, glutes etc esp say squats, are recommended. -
1 hour cardio 6 mornings a week.<br />
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1 hour weights 3-4 times a week<br />
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[quote]1 hour cardio 6 mornings a week.<br />
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1 hour weights 3-4 times a week<br />
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Eat every 3 hours. <br />
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Cardio in the morning attacks the fat.<br />
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Weights in the evening allows you to eat a decent meal (lots of protein) before-hand. Gives you the energy to lift, but you aren't using the same muscles as a cross-trainer / bike in the morning.<br />
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So you can work out twice a day without muscle fatigue. 2 days on, 1 day off for weights.<br />
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Get into a routine and it's farking great. Gives you bags of energy all day. Better sleep as well.<br />
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Switch off the TV / playstation for a month and work out instead. Good investment in your body. -
A find a couple of pizza's a week, beer whenever you can and a concentrated effort on the "congealed" group of foods<br />
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And don't forget! 5 different types of veg/fruit every day.<br />
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Either that or a little Heroin and/or Crack Cocaine addiction. That'd take care of you love handles in no time. -
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Either that or a little Heroin and/or Crack Cocaine addiction. That'd take care of you love handles in no time.<br />
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And your bank balance!<br />
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Oirish - where the fuck do you find time to take an hour's cardio in the morning? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
[quote name='Irish Richard']<br />
Cardio in the morning attacks the fat.<br />
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Weights in the evening allows you to eat a decent meal (lots of protein) before-hand. Gives you the energy to lift, but you aren't using the same muscles as a cross-trainer / bike in the morning.<br />
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So you can work out twice a day without muscle fatigue. 2 days on, 1 day off for weights.<br />
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Get into a routine and it's farking great. Gives you bags of energy all day. Better sleep as well.<br />
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Switch off the TV / playstation for a month and work out instead. Good investment in your body.<br />
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Sounds pretty good except the day you work out your legs probably take a break the next day probably dont want to be running or cycling. -
[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
And your bank balance!<br />
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Oirish - where the fuck do you find time to take an hour's cardio in the morning? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
[/quote]Get up before 9am NtAÂ
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[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
Oirish - where the fuck do you find time to take an hour's cardio in the morning? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Gym opens at 7am. I'm out of the gym at 8.15 and in the orofice by 8.45.<br />
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Bar - correct. I do squats and leg presses on a Friday night and take Saturday off from cardio. -
[quote name='PdP']<br />
Either that or a little Heroin and/or Crack Cocaine addiction. That'd take care of you love handles in no time.<br />
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Thats true - Iggy Pop, Pete Doherty, David Bowie - not a man boob anywhere.<br />
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Buy a heart rate monitor, BEST. THING. EVER.<br />
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Stops you wasting time - none of the heart rate doodahs on any gym equipment are acurate. -
Thanks for the replies chaps.
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Would second the heart rate monitor point: it forces you to do cardio based on what effect you're actually having on your aerobic system, rather than how you feel.<br />
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There is some evidence that the best weight loss combo is weights followed immediately by cardio. Needs careful planning to avoid overtraining, but does work.<br />
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Spot reduction, as Nick says, is a myth: the only way to lose yer wobbly bits is to burn more calories a day than you stuff into the machine: over time, this will remove all the excess flab - but, unfortunately, it tends to go in the same order it came, so the boobs/belly will take longest.<br />
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Bottom line is that it takes time, and therefore needs to be enjoyable/part of a lifestyle choice. <br />
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Good news is, as Irish says, you start to feel better, have more energy,etc etc - libido improves, and you'll generate natural mood enhancers - go for it. <br />
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(Oh - and edit - the best news is that the latest research suggests that, while you won't be playing international rugby, proper exercise/eating regimes can keep your 'basic fitness' at very satisfactory levels out to the mid fifties and beyond. The traditional view that fitness declines terminally from about 35 to 40 is based on confusing cause and effect - it happened because, culturally, people stopped exercising at that age.) -
[quote name='Bones']<br />
Get up before 9am NtAÂ<br />
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:thebirdman: I'm usually up between 6AM and 7AM depending when Little Aussie wants us to get up <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I think the 75 minute commute also hampers one's chances of attending a gym. Still, I've found riding the bike late in the evenings is bloody good fun so will continue with that. -
[quote name='Irish Richard']<br />
1 hour cardio 6 mornings a week.<br />
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1 hour weights 3-4 times a week<br />
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Eat every 3 hours. <br />
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At what pace do you do cardio Irish? 6 hours per week is heaps.<br />
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I do interval training for 60 min per week plus 3 weight days and that's more than enough for me.<br />
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What's your eating bill like <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
[quote name='Nick the Aussie']<br />
:thebirdman: I'm usually up between 6AM and 7AM depending when Little Aussie wants us to get up <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> I think the 75 minute commute also hampers one's chances of attending a gym. Still, I've found riding the bike late in the evenings is bloody good fun so will continue with that.<br />
[/quote]Take it it's a train? 75 minutes is perfect. Have a word to them about installing a "gym" carriage. :happy: -
Bones - actually not a bad idea. They have cardio-buses in Brazil I believe. Basically they put exercise bikes into a city bus and drive around so people can get a workout but not sit in a room watching dodgy TV.<br />
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Its the shower that's the problem <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />
