Man I just switched from dairy to almond milk and my stomach and digestive system could not be happier , wish I would have found out about almond milk a long time ago.
i was drinking soy milk, bc my son has to drink it. i then found out via my bud Danny that soy milk is not really good for adult males, bah! lol. he then recommended almond milk, so glad he did.
Hey guys! Need some quick info cause I really don't know where to start looking or even what to read specifically. I need info regarding, pectoral, shoulders and something to get my stomach flatter. I wanna get ripped and just a little bit bigger, but I am not really sure what type of exercises I need... amount of reps... do I have to do them slowly or fast? etc etc... what to eat before and after? I have found a few websites, but I am a bit confused I have about about 1.5 months to get in better shape and I litarlly have no idea about anything regarding this type of thing... at the gym they wanted to charge me too much for some quick help.
I'm probably the last person to ask, but whenever search for info like this, i find youtube to be a great help. Not only do you find a lot of info, but you get the instructional videos as well. As for fast versus slow? From what i understand, you should always use controlled motion and maintain good form. Slower on the intake than the output. e.g. Pushups, 2 secs down, 1 up. With all that said, i'm sure that there are much more knowledgeable people on here that can assist you, as i know extremely little.
my 1st personal 90x was completed this past Saturday. April 9th-July 20th started at 263lbs ended at 208lbs lost 55lbs! i cant believe i followed through with everything.. today was Day 1 of my 90xV2.0! LOL. next goal, to be at 190lbs by October 1st. although my deadline is November 2nd!
Made my first Kale shake today and it was not too shabby , even kept me feeling full most of the morning until I got home from my workout. The amount of ginger can really overpower that shit if you are not careful lol
A little late here, but I'll offer help if you still want it. The first problem is, nothing drastic happens in 1.5 months, so expectations should be tapered before you begin. Don't let that defer you from your goals though. If you're looking for long-term success, you need to build your life/workout/diet around something you can sustain long term. You don't have to be a fitness nazi to do this, you just need to change your habits. Crash diets and fad diet/exercise regimens will only cause you to burn out and binge and/or stop. You want something that is natural for you to adapt to, and that you can sustain long term. Secondly, if you want a flatter stomach, you are talking strictly about diet. Muscles are made in the gym, abs are made in the kitchen. If it's a flatter stomach you seek, you might as well start counting your calories. If not, you can do your absolute best to guestimate everything you eat, but you'd be surprised how far off most people are when guess counting their calories. I'd start counting if you want to do it right. As for particular exercises for pectoral/shoulders, I can help you there as well if you'd like. But keep in mind that if you are looking to flatten the stomach first and foremost, you are required to be in a calorie deficit. With this, you will not build muscle, but as the fat comes off and you are continuing to workout the shoulders/pectorals (amongst other areas), you can/will achieve a more ripped look that may give the perception of someone that has gotten "bigger" in mass. How much time per week can you spare for the gym? Assuming you have a gym membership or your own home gym...
Yea, I usually only add about 3/4 inch of ginger root when I juice or make nutriblasts. They are pretty damn potent if you over-do it. Kale, Ginger, Lemon, chia seeds is an excellent morning drink if you're into this stuff.
Hahaha. This is a great way of putting things into perspective and also developed a question. At the moment, i'm quite happy with my frame so i don't really wish to lose too much in size as much as i wish to lose fat. With that said, added with your quote from above; should my focus first be on establishing a good diet before i even think about lifting a weight?
Quite simply, yes. One amazing hour in the gym can not save you from 23 hours of poor diet. Diet can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. With that in mind, when you are looking to shed stubborn fat, the goal is to diet as slow as possible for two reasons: 1. Slow dieting will retain most, if not all of your muscle mass. The key is to spare what you have built so you don't look like a frail teenager that's never seen a weight room when you finally get to your goal. 2. Make dieting comfortable. You should not feel like you are starving yourself, because you aren't. There is a way to diet while filling up on foods that will leave you satiated. For many, dieting can be a daunting task. It doesn't have to be.
Awesome man! At the moment I trying to concentrate on loosing my belly. I don't wanna get thinner nor bigger (bigger, yes! But with a bit of muscles and ripped). I am moving to another country in 20 days, so I am wont concentrate on anything else but my stomach for the next 20 days and then when I get settled in well I will try to doing things right as you said in your post, cause I wont have enough time till after finishing my work training. I'd love to get some more info about those exercises you mentioned that could me with my stomach. I have counted my calories the last few days, I am eating about 2200 - 2500. The app tells me that for my height and weight I should 2500 calories per day (1.81 cm and 74kg). I am have been going to the gym for about a week, I am doing a simple short routine with machines and 2 abs exercises and every other day I have been following a youtube video for abs: . But I don't feel like I am loosing fat at all. I don't have a huge belly nor I am fat, but you can see a little fat "ball" .
I'd not worry about exercises as much as I would diet. Abs exercises don't target belly fat, they just strengthen your abs muscles. If you want excellent abs exercises though, you can try these: As for dropping stomach fat, keep in mind that most other fat on the body will be reduced before you see significant stomach fat burning. That said, it's all diet, and the best way see results is a steady deficit below your TDEE (see below). Once you find your TDEE, that is your maintain calorie baseline. Take that number, and reduce by 10-20%. I'd start somewhere closer to 10%, as it's a more of a safe deficit to where you won't lose lean body mass. Slow and steady wins the race... Good luck. The only advice I want to give is not to look for a quick, short-term fix. People often quit on their fitness goals when they feel the progress is too slow. What they fail to realize is that slow progress is still progress.
Just an FYI, the only minimums you should be concerned with for macros are: 0.4g fat per lb of body weight (1g fat = 9 calories) 0.82g protein per lb of body weight (1g protein = 4 calories; same for carbohydrates) Fill the rest of your calories with any combination of fat/protein/carbs as you see fit.
Fmode11 http://theoatmeal.com/comics/running I believe this was for motivation, I haven't gotten through all of it but it seems to be a "make you push harder" article.
So of you guys that do the kale shakes or similar shakes , notice any umm.... Intestinal discomfort the first few days ?
Wow thanks mate! Yeah, didn't think I was going to get the whole package so easily! I will start doing it the way you say it and I will stick to it ! I just wanted to get (at least) to get a flatter stomach before leaving hahaha .
Not a problem. Just remember to be patient. If you embrace the slow/steady progress and stick to your regimen, you will get to a point where you will no longer need a scale to validate what you see in the mirror. The mirror never lies. The scale does. So, don't step on the scale every day (try once a week), and if you have any questions feel free to ask here or just shoot me a PM. Best of luck....
Congrats! Any tips? I got down from 370 to 250. Every since I got down it's been harder and harder too lose. Was wondering what diet you was on. (I'm vegetarian BTW)
If you are a vegetarian you need to very cautious of how you balance our carbs and protein with the rest of your supplementation. What kind of workouts are you doing? How much are you eating? How much sugar?
Quinoa is a good source of protein for vegetarians (answering Drifter's question). Have you been eating that?
I've been doing mostly walking honestly. I started last June up to now I lost over 100 pounds. Haven't weighed my self since December that's when I was 250 lost alot since then. My day to day meals are different I don't have an set schedule. I'll give you a simple day. Breakfast 1 organic banana 1 bowl of organic oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of honey 1 cup organic grape juice Lunch Celery Stalk with blue cheese 1/2 gallon of water Dinner BBQ Tofu Organic wheat rice 1/2 gallon of water 1 Gatorade
