Fitness thread

[geoffbot]

Yeah I eat a very balanced and pretty healthy diet - 3 eggs on brown toast for breakfast every single day (full English on the weekend), rice, veggie sausage and veg wraps most lunches and a big meat/carb/veggies dinner every night.

[happyscrappyheropup]

Try to get the bulk of your calories during the day when you're most active. Taper to meat/veggies very little carbs after 4-5p.

[scottjc]

Good plan? Anyone care to critique?

I would split upper body to train complimentary muscles together (chest / shoulders / triceps, back / biceps) which means that you can train them more intensively than trying to fit them all into each session.
You might want to split two sessions as above, then do a burn out session at the end of the week where you might do your proposed upper body workout with higher reps.
Lower body session seems to do the job but, again, I would be tempted to split that in two.
As happyscrappy said, food really is the key. I've known plenty of people who appear to be doing everything right but make no gains. Proper food and sufficient rest are often the missing ingredients.

[geoffbot]

Thanks Scott - you two were who I was expecting/hoping to reply. Oh I am seeing gains - my lifts are increasing and I'm happy with the way I look. Just thinking of the future. I'll eat more

[scottjc]

Thanks Scott - you two were who I was expecting/hoping to reply. Oh I am seeing gains - my lifts are increasing and I'm happy with the way I look. Just thinking of the future. I'll eat more

You will always see gains when you make a change but it's when you hit plateaus that the food/rest issues become important. Reducing carbs at night is good advice, you need protein after training to repair the muscles, not carbs to give you energy that will produce body fat while you sleep.
6-7 smaller meals a day work much better than 3 big meals. By eating smarter you will be able to eat more and still gain lean mass.

[geoffbot]

Gonna get some diet myprotein whey. I used to be all over it but fell off the wagon. And peanut butter.

[geoffbot]

I should add that I'm afraid I don't want to get in shape enough to curtail my diet which as above is decent, but I just ate a whole pizza, and I'm fine with that! I'm sure it's possible to add protein, work hard and still get in shape despite this...

I love my food far too much. Have you seen the food thread in the lounge ?!

[Nokie]

Everything in moderation works well for me.

[ljb187]

Mostly low carbs for me...all bets are off otherwise...some people have noticed this.

Been swimming in the ocean a fair amount and it seems to be working. Impossibly good bonus: I like the ocean more than almost anything else I can think off. You know how motivation to exercise can be hard to find? This is a non-issue since I'll go whenever I can...almost no matter what...makes me glum if I can't swim because something gets in the way.

Wife will not permit diving as knobs, dials, and valves would spell doom for me. She knits on the beach while I swim and scans the water every 10 or 15 minutes to make sure my head's above the surface more often than not.

Here's an action shot with a Loch Ness Monster feel.



I'm sort of a beige colored hence the need for rash shirts.

[geoffbot]

I swam in the sea last weekend but I'll spare you the pic...