the "you even lift br0" thread

[Days of Grace]

Ok, thanks guys.

I actually go to the gym. I benchpress about 50kg, 15 reps x3 and do numerous other weights together with interval training and swimming. My problem is I can never be consistent with it and my diet sucks.

I thought that since tomorrow is the start of the second half of the year I can use it for a beginning to a new diet plan.

It's tough though since when I drink with my mates I eat a lot too, so if I really want to lose this weight I would have to cut down on socializing as well.

 

[hendrix]

It's tough though since when I drink with my mates I eat a lot too, so if I really want to lose this weight I would have to cut down on socializing as well.

try not drinking when you go out with your mates. It's surprisingly tolerable if they're actually your mates. Not much fun around people you don't really like, admittedly.

 

[Top_Cat]

tbh, for me it depends on what I drink when on the turps. Beer (hello Germany) and spirits don't cause any weight gain but **** me even two glasses of wine takes days to come off. Biggest thing, though, is avoiding all of the post-drinking pizza/chips.

 

[Uppercut]

FWIW (not a lot), the best methods of losing weight in my (indirect) experience:

1. Drink only water
2. Eat less sugar (although this actually takes effort, which is ****)
3. Eat chicken and fish a lot, the satisfaction-to-calorie-intake ratio is off the charts
4. Replace white bread with anything that isn't white bread
5. Pay extra for lean meat
6. Do something semi-competitively that requires some level of fitness. I'd recommend squash with an equally unfit friend.

 

[Dan]

Yeah squash is incredibly gun for increasing fitness.

Climbing rocks probably not a bad option either.

 

[Furball]

Dodgeball.

We get a day of volunteering at my work so we helped run a sports day in the East End for 3 schools - I was sorer after half an hour of dodgeball than after the Berlin marathon.

 

[Uppercut]

Dodgeball.

We get a day of volunteering at my work so we helped run a sports day in the East End for 3 schools - I was sorer after half an hour of dodgeball than after the Berlin marathon.

Next time the Berlin marathon should allow spectators to throw dodgeballs at runners imo.

 

[Furball]

It's bad enough when you hit the 40k mark and you have ****s at the side with 'the only marathons I do are on Netflix' banners.

 

[Furball]

FWIW (not a lot), the best methods of losing weight in my (indirect) experience:

1. Drink only water
2. Eat less sugar (although this actually takes effort, which is ****)
3. Eat chicken and fish a lot, the satisfaction-to-calorie-intake ratio is off the charts
4. Replace white bread with anything that isn't white bread
5. Pay extra for lean meat
6. Do something semi-competitively that requires some level of fitness. I'd recommend squash with an equally unfit friend.

Bolded is so true.

I've started tracking my eating on myfitnesspal, it's amazing how much you can actually allow yourself if you make smart choices.

2 quarter pounder chorizo and pork burgers tonight with sweet potato fries and peanut butter milkshake, Was tremendous.

 

[Daemon]

sweet potato fries are so gun, really wonder why they aren't more popular

 

[wellAlbidarned]

sweet potato fries are so gun, really wonder why they aren't more popular

nah kumara and sweet potato make me feel slightly sick. I can tolerate them in small quantities, but certainly don't go out of my way.

 

[hendrix]

Kumara mash with a bit of sweet chili sauce is the best.

Kumara fries themselves are mediocre.

 

[Top_Cat]

Sweet potato fries are arse.

Never been terribly concerned with low-carb, myself, as all the oats and rice I eat never got in the way of losing weight. Meh, everyone's different so I reckon the big key is just figuring out how you work.

 

[Furball]

Sweet potato fries are arse.

Never been terribly concerned with low-carb, myself, as all the oats and rice I eat never got in the way of losing weight. Meh, everyone's different so I reckon the big key is just figuring out how you work.

It's just an experiment I'm doing. Traditional nutrition advice for runners is "CARBS NOM NOM NOM NOM" so why not experiment a bit?

edit: GTFO with your first sentence.

 

[sledger]

Cbf with sweet potatoes. I'm sweet enough without them.

 

[Marcuss]

Not so sure about that but you're definitely a bit of a spud

 

[sledger]

I'm definitely a bit dire iirc.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Btw, what do you guys reckon about meal timings - do you train first thing in the morning pre-meal, have a full breakfast before training, or have a snall snack like a smoothie?

 

[Burner]

Usually I train at night, preferably 2 hours after having my tea and biscuits and 1 hour before lunch. If you are training in the morning, I wouldn't advise doing so with a full stomach because of cramps and stuff. A light banana will do, I think.

 

[Top_Cat]

Have never seen a definitive answer in the morning workout thing. Depending on who you talk to, if you don't eat beforehand you're cannibalising your gains but if you do you're burning the food you ate not fat. Me, I ate something but meh. I'm sure there are optimal meal times but I always felt as if there's a lot of mythology too.