TL Fitness Initiative (Weight Loss/Gain) - Page 22

On February 02 2009 03:39 JudgeMathis wrote:
What does HIIT mean?

I just got out of the gym. Did shoulders / triceps. Jogged a 1 1/4 mile after each body part. So one after shoulders and triceps. Feels better to seperate cardio into parts rather than doing it in one chunk.

On February 02 2009 03:54 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:


High intensity interval training.

I don't know that you'll see the best results working out in that manner. I can't say for certain, but I mean, it just seems like there's probably a really good reason that it's normally separated (weight lifting one day, cardio another). Like I said, I can't say for certain, but....

On February 04 2009 08:14 JudgeMathis wrote:


Well, I need to lose a lot of body fat percentage (I'd like to be in the 11-13% this year). I was thinking of doing 45-60 mins of cardio a day. The reason for this is because I would like to increase my lung capacity and to also burn some fat (I'm usually doing 5.0 on the treadmill, which gets my heart around 155 heart beat per min so good for burning fat). Though, I'm not really sure if its good. Could you offer some advice on what I should do? I'm trying to lose the fat, but increase some muscle mass.

On February 04 2009 08:14 JudgeMathis wrote:


Well, I need to lose a lot of body fat percentage (I'd like to be in the 11-13% this year). I was thinking of doing 45-60 mins of cardio a day. The reason for this is because I would like to increase my lung capacity and to also burn some fat (I'm usually doing 5.0 on the treadmill, which gets my heart around 155 heart beat per min so good for burning fat). Though, I'm not really sure if its good. Could you offer some advice on what I should do? I'm trying to lose the fat, but increase some muscle mass.

On February 02 2009 02:11 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote:


Running and cycling work the muscles in two different manners. That's like saying "if you want to build your biceps, all you have to do is full curls. There's no sense in doing preacher curls, half curls, etc, etc, because they are all doing the same thing." No, they don't, they work the muscles in a different manner, thus giving additional benefits to the workout.

Lifting weights burns shit loads of calories, and most people CANNOT handle HIIT. It is absolutely brutal on the body, and there is very good reason that most fitness experts do not recommend starting with HIIT. Will it burn calories faster? Yes, absolutely, because it continues to burn calories even after the work out. Do your risk unnecessary injury that could potentially keep you from working out? Yes, absolutely, because if your body is not ready to be pushed to the limits, it's not going to react very well. You can lower the intensity of interval training, but then it's not high intensity, so it's no longer HIIT: it's just interval training. Just because you read a couple of forums/articles, and a few guys say "screw the old stuff, try HIIT" doesn't make you an expert in fitness and nutrition. So stop being such a cocksucker.

On January 03 2009 20:07 KurtistheTurtle wrote:
Among other sports I wrestled for four years and have gone through countless fitness and diet regimes. If you wanna get skinny or stay skinny:

-50 push-ups, 60 sit-ups EVERY day. Proper form, not fropper porn. Even if you can only hit 10 and 10, do it.
-Eat at least 3 meals a day, especially breakfast. Even if you don't feel like eating anything force down some eggs and drink that OJ. Your metabolism won't increase if you don't break your fast in the morning. It will stay at your sleeping level
-Don't inhibit all your cravings unless you can replace them with more than ample amounts of food. Granted, if you've measured out and calculated a perfect diet, stick to that. But for those of us who don't know how and don't wanna go through the trouble--eat that chocolate bar 1 time out of 3. Then eat some fruit.
-Midnight cravings are horrible for you if you indulge, the food just goes straight to fat. My friend and I eat ungodly things at ungodly hours, but with the 60/50 and our adhd movement all the time we manage to stay good-looking. If you do indulge, do it with a turkey sandwich. Pizza rolls are bad for you.
-This is probably the biggest thing I've learned and it kind of goes to that candy one I said earlier, IF YOU'RE HUNGRY DON'T NOT EAT. I hope you had to read that twice. When you stop eating your metabolism slows down. Not eating will take away energy and other goodies your brain needs to play sc properly. If you're thinking that that gnawing feeling in your stomach is making you more attractive/helping you lose weight, trust me--it's not. I did this crap my first two years of wrestling and it doesn't work. I actually started gaining fat when I ate less
-When you eat a meal, eat until you're 80% full and stop. Throw in tons of snacks in between (buy a hella big bag of pretzels or get started on those big christmas popcorn tins.)
-Eat random fruit. I recommend cuties (little oranges), but that's because I'm a sucker for them. easy to peel, easy to eat, easy to...the last step in the equation. They make you talk better (well they make your throat better at least) and prevent colds too
-Get in the habit of drinking water. Just have random water bottles all over your house, especially by your computer. Or keep them in the fridge, if you like cold water. also you'll be ok if those aliens from signs attack (what a dumbass ending)
-Eat carrots. They're really frickin' good for you.
-Eat peanuts, too. Peanut m&m's at the very least.
-Eat with in at least an hour (or 30 mins, something like that) after you work out. Eat fast-digesting proteins and carbs.
-Drink water while working out.
-Stretch after working out--your muscles build 15% faster or some crap. My friend told me this and I don't do it, but he's kind of a beast and a really honest guy so I'll take his word for it. I made up the 15% part.
-Learn how to sautee onions, then you'll like onions. Then eat onions in stuff.
-If you're not doing it with a professional, don't count calories. That's bullcrap. Avoid foods with high concentrations of unnatural fat. free-range animal fat is actually good for you.
-if you've got weak bones eat celery
-if you've got a bad memory eat blueberries
-If you see "partially hydrogenated" in any part of an ingredients list, that food is hella bad for you (cosmic brownies T.T)
-if you don't laugh very much find something funny to watch or read, like firebathero's celebration (LMAO)
-consistency is basically how you lose weight. do something small, but do it consistently (remember--its x365) Running 7 minutes a day will make you pretty skinny.
-Don't eat mcdonalds every day. I never spend money on fast food, but pretty much all my friends do all the time. what works with them is that if they go without it for two days, they get to eat it a third.
-before you go to bed, eat a peice of fruit or some yogurt. it actually boosts your metabolism while you sleep.

This is just me. When you lose a game of starcraft, do 5 push-ups. Or 5 pull-ups if a pull-up bar is close. Hopefully in that time you can calm down enough to realize what you did wrong and what to do better next game.

On February 04 2009 08:36 travis wrote:



do your cardio pre-meal
if you're gonna eat something beforehand make it small

On February 04 2009 08:45 ilovehnk wrote:
dude, I don't want to argue, I have done tabata, steady state cardio, biking/cycling, jogging, any kind of weight lifting from power lifting, olympic lifting.... I know more shit than the hair you have on your head. I know what works, what doesn't, I have done all of them, that is why I recommend the shit that works.

On February 04 2009 13:43 thedeadhaji wrote:
month 1 - standstill T__T

On February 04 2009 08:46 decafchicken wrote:
Don't break up your cardio

On February 05 2009 00:54 EscPlan9 wrote:
3 weeks ago I was on a good track and stuck with my plan. Then I bought a lot of weed...