A year to get fit and less fat

[hovis]

A diet taking the usa by storm at the moment is "intermittent fasting " i'm at the end of my third month and my waist had gone from 39 to 33.5 inches and body Fat from 19% to 9.8. but most important, I've preserved most of my muscle mass

Having worked in the bodybuilding industry for 17 years i can say this is the only diet that works without having to smash the cardio.

It doesn't work so well for women though

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I've cut out my previous 200g bar (minimum) of chocolate a day for the last 5 weeks. Now that's 35days@200g = 7000g = 7kg. I've lost maybe 1kg

 

[Rooter]

A diet taking the usa by storm at the moment is "intermittent fasting " i'm at the end of my third month and my waist had gone from 39 to 33.5 inches and body Fat from 19% to 9.8. but most important, I've preserved most of my muscle mass

This is how i live my life anyway?! I very very rarely eat anything before 1pm, often nothing until evening meal. Fair play if its worked for you, but I am trying to do the polar opposite and eat 4-6 small meals spread through the day.

 

[hovis]

This is how i live my life anyway?! I very very rarely eat anything before 1pm, often nothing until evening meal. Fair play if its worked for you, but I am trying to do the polar opposite and eat 4-6 small meals spread through the day.

Google "eph +25" great stuff

 

[Rooter]

Google "eph +25" great stuff

Hmmm, Banned in America, Canada, South Africa and Germany. Not a million miles away from "legal" speed, with added Caffeine and Asprin.. I will steer clear ta! But if it works for you and your happy then great!

I couldn't take them anyway, cant have asprin or ibuprofen.

 

[pokerjoke]

A diet taking the usa by storm at the moment is "intermittent fasting " i'm at the end of my third month and my waist had gone from 39 to 33.5 inches and body Fat from 19% to 9.8. but most important, I've preserved most of my muscle mass

Having worked in the bodybuilding industry for 17 years i can say this is the only diet that works without having to smash the cardio.

It doesn't work so well for women though

It been around for years.
You certainly don't have to smash cardio to lose weight you just need to burn calories and eat better and cut out the fatty foods.

I went from a 38 to a 34 waist and never starved myself once.

As I believe it "intermittent fasting is basically going without food for between 6 and 20 hours and then filling yourself right up and then doing the whole process again.

I have a friend who goes to the gym 6 days a week and up until about 6 months ago was 13 and a half stone now he is 12 and hes gone from big and bulky to very skinny looking but ripped,however he has lost about 10% strength and sometimes during his workout he becomes weak earlier than before.
He also has to take a lot of food substitutes but I don't no what.

Im 50 now and have been going to the gym now for the last 2 years 5 times a week I eat very healthy but do have the odd dodgy day.
I work out hard and it takes discipline as im sure your aware especially when that initial fat is lost and your body fat comes down.

If someone is starting to try and lose weight like some doing this test I would absolutely recommend staying away from "intermitting fasting.

For someone like yourself who had a low body fat anyhow to get to the level you are now it obviously has worked.

 

[hovis]

The studies from the colgan institute of America have recommended intermittent fasting for both weight gain and weight loss depending on your calorie intake.

There have been no reported negatives from intermittent fasting. The strength loss will come with any diet that puts you in calorie deficit.

There are many variations of this diet. The recommended is:
Work out your maximum calories by your weight in pounds x 13. Then you have a 8 hour window per day to consume those calories.

I have got nutritional qualifications coming out of my ears and this method goes completely against everything i was thought. For this reason i was not keen on trying this diet. However the manager at the gym used to work at said " Try it and if it doesn't work I'll give you £200 of supplements " VERY reluctantly i gave In and tried it. Amazing results.

Mr olympia contender kai green uses this method to bulk. he consumes 6000 calories in 8 hours!!!!!! God knows how anyone can do that.

 

[hovis]

Hmmm, Banned in America, Canada, South Africa and Germany. Not a million miles away from "legal" speed, with added Caffeine and Asprin...

I know, great ent it

 

[virtuocity]

Lost half a stone, but also lost bulk off my neck, chest and waist. So, as long as I haven't been storing excess water in my neck, I'm happy that it's not all water retention.

All of this without illegal substances as well!

 

[Puter Putter]

Join a gym in addition to playing Golf! I did and lost over a stone in 3 months. In my opinion, although Golf is a great outdoors sport it is not the most energy intensive if you want to keep in peak physical condition! Join a club or forum for health and fitness ideas and tips such as one I did at www.ukfitnessdirectory.com and you can meet people of a similar mindset online and even in the real world afterwards too in your town!

One of the reasons I think Golf is a great game is that people of all ages from all walks of life can give it a go. Being outdoors, the odd workout, golf, breathing fresh air and not spending to long in the 19th all go towards helping to keep you fit imo!

 

[williamalex1]

Lost half a stone, but also lost bulk off my neck, chest and waist. So, as long as I haven't been storing excess water in my neck, I'm happy that it's not all water retention.

All of this without illegal substances as well!

You have a neck ? :smirk:

 

[virtuocity]

You have a neck ? :smirk:

Better no neck than no baws.

 

[williamalex1]

Better no neck than no baws.[/Q

Maybe i'll get some baws for xmas.

 

[virtuocity]

Better no neck than no baws.[/Q

Maybe i'll get some baws for xmas.

Make it Pro V1s- given that you hit the ball so bloody straight, you're unlikely to lose them!

 

[williamalex1]

Make it Pro V1s- given that you hit the ball so bloody straight, you're unlikely to lose them!

I also don't hit them far enough to lose them.

 

[Rooter]

When i joined this post, i said i wasn't about losing weight, and i haven't in fact! I have put on a couple of pounds, but i'm not bothered.

I have against all advice started running, all be it slowly! I have to ice my knee as soon as i get in and touch wood its been trouble free! (Achilles is sore, not sure if i am somehow compensating in my running technique with my knee)

Anyway, I have a nice little route, its only 4K including a few minutes walk at the start and end as a warm up/down. Now my times are rubbish, BUT bear in mind...

ex smoker for 20 years +
25% cartilage left in one knee
Mildly asthmatic
Chronic bowel disease

My aim is to do a 5K run in sub 25 minutes. I am slowly getting there, with a mix of running and walking i started out with an average Kilometer of 8 minutes!! Now for my 4k with the warm up and down is under 7 minutes and my best solid 1k is sub 6 minutes. As i said, its probably terrible compared to a normal 36 year old, but hey! I am very chuffed with myself and am well on the way to my target! Even managing to get out of bed at least twice if not more than that at 5:30AM to go running! Its a great way to start the day!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

When i joined this post, i said i wasn't about losing weight, and i haven't in fact! I have put on a couple of pounds, but i'm not bothered.

I have against all advice started running, all be it slowly! I have to ice my knee as soon as i get in and touch wood its been trouble free! (Achilles is sore, not sure if i am somehow compensating in my running technique with my knee)

Anyway, I have a nice little route, its only 4K including a few minutes walk at the start and end as a warm up/down. Now my times are rubbish, BUT bear in mind...

ex smoker for 20 years +
25% cartilage left in one knee
Mildly asthmatic
Chronic bowel disease

My aim is to do a 5K run in sub 25 minutes. I am slowly getting there, with a mix of running and walking i started out with an average Kilometer of 8 minutes!! Now for my 4k with the warm up and down is under 7 minutes and my best solid 1k is sub 6 minutes. As i said, its probably terrible compared to a normal 36 year old, but hey! I am very chuffed with myself and am well on the way to my target! Even managing to get out of bed at least twice if not more than that at 5:30AM to go running! Its a great way to start the day!

Good on you mate, very difficult to start, especially in winter! just be careful you don't speed up to quickly, ie run faster every time you go out, take it nice and steady and build slowly, even consider doing a shorter run faster if you fancy pushing yourself.

 

[Marshy77]

I'm struggling!!! Achilles is bad at the moment so not been to the gym since I got weighed but went on Tuesday. Cut down on the booze during the week and have been eating healthier and are back on my slim fast shakes again (I know, not for everyone but worked for me before). Did 40 minutes of bike, cross trainer and then dumb bells/medicine ball but my achilles is killing again. Going to get weighed at the end of next week but can't see me losing much or anything at all.

Bloody hard work this losing weight!

 

[Rooter]

I'm struggling!!! Achilles is bad at the moment so not been to the gym since I got weighed but went on Tuesday.

I found some self massage stuff from you tube for my other knee and my Achilles, seems to be working! Do it a couple of times a day,,

[video=youtube;j6nEPNVbGfI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nEPNVbGfI[/video]

 

[Marshy77]

I found some self massage stuff from you tube for my other knee and my Achilles, seems to be working! Do it a couple of times a day,,

[video=youtube;j6nEPNVbGfI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6nEPNVbGfI[/video]

:thup:

Cheers will give that a go.