OT: Summer Fitness Thread

[True Blue]

Any other masochists doing the Open workouts?

The last one was today:

33-27-21-15-9 reps for time of:
95-lb. thrusters (scaled was 65 lbs)
Chest-to-bar pull-ups
Time cap: 20 minutes

One of those that qualifies as not fun.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Just.... why?

I mean I get wanting to push yourself to the max, but that’s just so unnecessary.

Anyone who is able to complete that is a savage though.

 

[LieutenantLackluster]

I really need to get back in the gym after having knee surgery last year. Its tough because I have to walk a line of making progress yet not hurting it any further. Theres a ridiculous imbalance in my legs and I am sick of looking at it, even though people probably cant tell.

 

[kovazub94]

Just.... why?

I mean I get wanting to push yourself to the max, but that’s just so unnecessary.

Anyone who is able to complete that is a savage though.

If you can do it safely so injury is not a concern then more power to you. It is all about having a competitive drive - that makes one push yourself even if it’s just a competition against yourself. I don’t understand people who come to the gym and take it easy. To each his own but it’s against my mental make up even now when I’m in my mid 40’s.

What you 100% right is whoever can do this set is a savage!

 

[kovazub94]

I really need to get back in the gym after having knee surgery last year. Its tough because I have to walk a line of making progress yet not hurting it any further. Theres a ridiculous imbalance in my legs and I am sick of looking at it, even though people probably cant tell.

I had a couple of surgeries in the my left knee / leg in the last few years, first - a torn ACL repair and then - to repair multiple breaks in fibula and tibia after I was hit by a car. Every time it was tough getting back in shape but I couldn’t wait to get to the gym and return to my presurgery state. I always look for positive and here’s that I was able to incorporate a lot of exercises I learned during PT. Good luck!

 

[True Blue]

Just.... why?

I mean I get wanting to push yourself to the max, but that’s just so unnecessary.

Anyone who is able to complete that is a savage though.

Oh, it's completed. And there was an assortment that can do it much faster.

Why? To see what you can do. Measuring stick. Just like measuring gainz to see if you got stronger, this enables you to see if you got better. You would be amazed (I know I am) to see what you can do. Of course the training for it is necessary.

Like I said, I am 48. I only wish that I learned about this much earlier.

 

[True Blue]

If you can do it safely so injury is not a concern then more power to you. It is all about having a competitive drive - that makes one push yourself even if it’s just a competition against yourself. I don’t understand people who come to the gym and take it easy. To each his own but it’s against my mental make up even now when I’m in my mid 40’s.

What you 100% right is whoever can do this set is a savage!

It helps when everyone around you is doing the same thing. Both competition and support. It's funny that you point out the "taking easy". I don't think that I could go back to just plain regular gyms. It does become addicting.

 

[Machinehead]

Has anyone ever tried a fasting-based diet? Is there anything I should know?

I thinking about going on a 5-2 intermittent fasting program.

I think it's something I can stick to because I can go a long ass time without eating after I wake up. Once I start eating, my appetite gets going and I'm a fat f***.

 

[Jabroni]

Has anyone ever tried a fasting-based diet? Is there anything I should know?

I thinking about going on a 5-2 intermittent fasting program.

I think it's something I can stick to because I can go a long ass time without eating after I wake up. Once I start eating, my appetite gets going and I'm a fat ****.

I usually fast for at least 4 hours upon awakening. Then I eat lunch and dinner, and try not to snack in between. Only eating during meal time.

There are a few occasions where I'll do one meal a day, usually on the weekends.

There are youtube videos explaining intermittent fasting and how to gradually get into it. Depending on your current eating plan it might be different. But basically you'd want to get the window of eating smaller and smaller. Some people can do 4 hour eating window and 20 hours of fasting. I usually try to stick with 8 hour window to eat and 16 to fast.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

It's been 3 and a half months but I'm finally results of my weekly workout routine.

I do:

3 sets of curls using 15-pound dumbbells with 33 reps

2 sets of arm raises, same weight 23 reps

I do take long breaks in between so that's the one negative but my shoulders are wider and my arms are bigger and more solid. I no longer look 15 years old. I now look 18. Woohoo!

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I don’t see the appeal in eating at 25% of TDEE 2 days a week but i guess it works for some people

My not so enlightening advice is always just eat cleaner food and be more active as that’s more sustainable longer term.

For extreme/obese weight loss you’d need to severely restrict calories and at that point windows don’t matter so much.

Oh and play more hockey, that burns a ton of calories.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, not sure where I was in my last post here but I've been dieting since August 19th of last year and lost just about 60 pounds. I feel like I can drop a little more, but then again I'm working on the muscle. I hate the ambiguity of adding muscle and losing fat and not knowing what the net pounds would be.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I ate 4 slices of pepperoni pizza today

 

[Black Tank]

Has anyone ever tried a fasting-based diet? Is there anything I should know?

I thinking about going on a 5-2 intermittent fasting program.

I think it's something I can stick to because I can go a long ass time without eating after I wake up. Once I start eating, my appetite gets going and I'm a fat ****.

I found 5-2 difficult. However, I wanted to do intermittent fasting to try and address a genetic autommune condition. I went on 16-8 eating plan, meaning 16 hours between dinner the night before and the first meal the next day. This worked well and was very easy. I lost some weight but most importantly, was able to continue heavy training without issue. On non-training days I usually do OMAD and about 22 hours between meals. My condition got better but not as much as I wanted.

After 5 months, I decided to try keto in conjunction with the regular 16-8 fasting on training days and OMAD on rest days. Within 3 days, the inflammation from the autoimmune disease was noticeably better and some of the other symptoms disappeared completely.

After 2 months of keto+intermittent fasting, I decided to try a carnivore diet to see if I couldn't drive the last bit of inflammatory conditions away. And it did. I'm 2 months into carnivore and this is the best I've felt in 20 years. I'm f***ing pissed off that I've seen 12 different doctors over the years and have tried a Walgreens worth of drugs to try and control this condition before the docs gave up and labeled it a degenerative disease to be managed with painkillers and other drugs as needed. WTF - not a single one of these docs ever suggested diet. Fortunately I finally got motivated enough to do my own research and found a wealth of info about autoimmune problems, inflammation and diet and it's worked for me.

But I was saving the punchline for the end: I've lost about 20 pounds but an incredible amount of bodyfat. At 50, I'm ripped again like I used to be in my 20s and 30s.

Sorry for the long reply, but I'm not allowed to talk about this at home anymore because my wife says I've become a fat fundamentalist and protein preacher!

 

[Machinehead]

I found 5-2 difficult. However, I wanted to do intermittent fasting to try and address a genetic autommune condition. I went on 16-8 eating plan, meaning 16 hours between dinner the night before and the first meal the next day. This worked well and was very easy. I lost some weight but most importantly, was able to continue heavy training without issue. On non-training days I usually do OMAD and about 22 hours between meals. My condition got better but not as much as I wanted.

After 5 months, I decided to try keto in conjunction with the regular 16-8 fasting on training days and OMAD on rest days. Within 3 days, the inflammation from the autoimmune disease was noticeably better and some of the other symptoms disappeared completely.

After 2 months of keto+intermittent fasting, I decided to try a carnivore diet to see if I couldn't drive the last bit of inflammatory conditions away. And it did. I'm 2 months into carnivore and this is the best I've felt in 20 years. I'm ****ing pissed off that I've seen 12 different doctors over the years and have tried a Walgreens worth of drugs to try and control this condition before the docs gave up and labeled it a degenerative disease to be managed with painkillers and other drugs as needed. WTF - not a single one of these docs ever suggested diet. Fortunately I finally got motivated enough to do my own research and found a wealth of info about autoimmune problems, inflammation and diet and it's worked for me.

But I was saving the punchline for the end: I've lost about 20 pounds but an incredible amount of bodyfat. At 50, I'm ripped again like I used to be in my 20s and 30s.

Sorry for the long reply, but I'm not allowed to talk about this at home anymore because my wife says I've become a fat fundamentalist and protein preacher!

Well it's more than welcome here Thanks a lot for the insight!

 

[Machinehead]

BTW, not sure where I was in my last post here but I've been dieting since August 19th of last year and lost just about 60 pounds. I feel like I can drop a little more, but then again I'm working on the muscle. I hate the ambiguity of adding muscle and losing fat and not knowing what the net pounds would be.

You're a f***ing savage, dude. Congrats!

 

[SnowblindNYR]

You're a ****ing savage, dude. Congrats!

Thanks! It's literally the best thing I've done. I used to look at people that lost weight and think they're better than me. This is probably relevant to your IF too, the hardest part is starting then at some point your brain adjusts to the new lifestyle and it becomes a new normal. I used to crave cookies, now I crave berries and nuts.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I found 5-2 difficult. However, I wanted to do intermittent fasting to try and address a genetic autommune condition. I went on 16-8 eating plan, meaning 16 hours between dinner the night before and the first meal the next day. This worked well and was very easy. I lost some weight but most importantly, was able to continue heavy training without issue. On non-training days I usually do OMAD and about 22 hours between meals. My condition got better but not as much as I wanted.

After 5 months, I decided to try keto in conjunction with the regular 16-8 fasting on training days and OMAD on rest days. Within 3 days, the inflammation from the autoimmune disease was noticeably better and some of the other symptoms disappeared completely.

After 2 months of keto+intermittent fasting, I decided to try a carnivore diet to see if I couldn't drive the last bit of inflammatory conditions away. And it did. I'm 2 months into carnivore and this is the best I've felt in 20 years. I'm ****ing pissed off that I've seen 12 different doctors over the years and have tried a Walgreens worth of drugs to try and control this condition before the docs gave up and labeled it a degenerative disease to be managed with painkillers and other drugs as needed. WTF - not a single one of these docs ever suggested diet. Fortunately I finally got motivated enough to do my own research and found a wealth of info about autoimmune problems, inflammation and diet and it's worked for me.

But I was saving the punchline for the end: I've lost about 20 pounds but an incredible amount of bodyfat. At 50, I'm ripped again like I used to be in my 20s and 30s.

Sorry for the long reply, but I'm not allowed to talk about this at home anymore because my wife says I've become a fat fundamentalist and protein preacher!

What did you do for fiber on Carnivore?

 

[Leonardo87]

BTW, not sure where I was in my last post here but I've been dieting since August 19th of last year and lost just about 60 pounds. I feel like I can drop a little more, but then again I'm working on the muscle. I hate the ambiguity of adding muscle and losing fat and not knowing what the net pounds would be.

Awesome dude, congrats. I lost 30 lbs a couple a years ago just restrict myself on carbs, especially bread (Sorry Panarin). Keep it up man!

I ate 4 slices of pepperoni pizza today

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Has anyone ever tried a fasting-based diet? Is there anything I should know?

I thinking about going on a 5-2 intermittent fasting program.

I think it's something I can stick to because I can go a long ass time without eating after I wake up. Once I start eating, my appetite gets going and I'm a fat ****.

As others have said, work your way to fasting. I too am someone who can go a while without eating (I've been skipping breakfast since I was in middle school) but once you get to a certain point, it gets pretty hard.

Try 16 hours or even 14 if thats too much for you. Over time that will become easy and you can either extend the window or even try OMAD as someone had suggested. That can eventually turn itself into multiple day fasts (which if done sparingly, can be great for your body.)

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Awesome dude, congrats. I lost 30 lbs a couple a years ago just restrict myself on carbs, especially bread (Sorry Panarin). Keep it up man!



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Thanks, man, I really hope I can literally keep it up forever. I'm not doing keto so I'm not worried about fat intake. I also actually end up eating a lot more varied foods so I'm not eating too much cholesterol, I would think. Now to get muscle, it's very hard. As I said my arms are looking better but it's like the peach fuzz of muscle. You have to look hard to see it, haha.

 

[True Blue]

Has anyone ever tried a fasting-based diet? Is there anything I should know?

I think it all depends on what else you are doing. If there is no other exercise, you can start at 8 hours and eventually cut down to 6.

It is not something that I can do. I need to have a certain amount of protein prior to working out and after. Which makes it impossible for me to bring in a days worth of food to the office.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

BTW, I have a question. Since I started dieting a lifting my posture has greatly improved. Is that due to losing weight or or adding muscle? Honestly, I'm a short guy (under 5'4) but I "grew" probably a couple of inches.

 

[darko]

I don’t see the appeal in eating at 25% of TDEE 2 days a week but i guess it works for some people

My not so enlightening advice is always just eat cleaner food and be more active as that’s more sustainable longer term.

For extreme/obese weight loss you’d need to severely restrict calories and at that point windows don’t matter so much.

Oh and play more hockey, that burns a ton of calories.

I tend to agree. Not into fasting or any sorts of crash course diets. Eat clean. Lots of protein, minimal carbs and that's only post workout.

 

[darko]

BTW, I have a question. Since I started dieting a lifting my posture has greatly improved. Is that due to losing weight or or adding muscle? Honestly, I'm a short guy (under 5'4) but I "grew" probably a couple of inches.

It's just the fact you are lifting especially when you hit your back. Good back workouts will improve your posture.