Nutrition and Exercise

[wasabi622]

Hey guys, just wondering if there are any people on this forum like eat to healthy and work out regularly.

I have just started a new workout/diet plan, and if anyone has any sort of input, it would be great!

The basics of my plan is this:

Rather than the traditional 3 meals a day, I usually have about 5-6 smaller meals. "Meals" being anything from an omelet with toast, to just a couple protein bars with water and yogurt.

I usually drink a little less than a gallon of water a day.

I work out about 6-7 times a week. (3 of them being PT, 4 of them being lifting on my own.) Right after my workouts, the exception being PT, I have protein whey shake, with a decent source of carbohydrates.

So if you've done anything like this before, or are currently doing one, let me know.

[johnsons34]

hi! yes, me!

I don't stick to any particular diets, but I cook my own food all the time! I love fish and soup (I pretty much put any veggetables I have), and fruit smoothies. In the smoothies, which I find extremely satisfying, I put any fruits I have (strawberries, blueberries, rasberries, bananas, sometimes I will throw in a celery or a carrot, you won't even taste it in there).

I also avoid processed foods that contain more than 5 ingredients, which pretty much forces me to cook for myself!

For sweets, I eat dark chocolate, which I love!

I do work out every day and I am apsolutely in love with RevAbs. It's the only set that I use regularly. Occasionally, I would do anything by Chalene Johnsons or Zumba (salsa dancing is fun!). Sometimes I do a RevAb PowerInterval in the morning and a Zumba at night.




Otherwise, I try to eat small meals 5 times a day just like you and I stick with organic products. I don't eat protein bars or anything like that though.

[jung_adore_ALIZEE]

Originally Posted by johnsons34

For sweets, I eat dark chocolate, which I love!

...And I think we can be friends . I am a big fan of the dark chocolate.

I'm on a rather strict diet consisting of Gas Station food, coke (or cherry coke), and Wodka!!!! (much healthier than beer).. Every now and then I binge a bit and make a home cooked meal . Alas in all reality I actually eat a bit of a mix of healthy and non healthy food through out the day. Most of the meat I eat is either wild game or grass fed beef. Fresh fruit in the fall from the few fruit bearing trees around.

For my work out routine it's from 7am-5:30pm I carry around 30 pounds of extra stuff, swing a 22 ounce hammer, stand 16 foot sections of wall, hang wall sheathing, and other fun stuffs like that. On the weekends I either do some of the same or I pour concrete. Often times on the weekend in the summer I lug around a 10-12 pound riffle with spare mags (this also applies to fall hunting season) sometimes at a dead sprint .

Regards,

Jung

[wasabi622]

Lucky you.. you get to cook for yourself!

I wish I could do that, I can only work with what I can find, which isn't too bad. The only problem that I have is finding any good source of carbs. Most of the carbs I can find are from sugar, whereas I'm looking more for fiber and complex carbs.

The best way I take care of this problem is by throwing in about 2 bananas into a blender and mixing it with the protein powder.

I try to avoid sweets, I haven't had any soda in about a month now, nor have I had any candy in even longer! That's not really necessary, but seeing as how I want to get my six pack back, I'm cutting down on the fats.

Though I've never heard of the workouts that you do (seeing as how all I usually do is straight lifting or push ups. ), but it looks fun enough! Kind of like a mixture of lifting, rifle PT(replaced by the weights), and taekwondo.

You don't really need to take protein bars unless you're looking for muscle gain. Plenty of other foods have decent amounts of protein, like eggs, milk, fish, beans, etc.

How long have you been doing this?

[johnsons34]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

Though I've never heard of the workouts that you do (seeing as how all I usually do is straight lifting or push ups. ), but it looks fun enough! Kind of like a mixture of lifting, rifle PT(replaced by the weights), and taekwondo.

How long have you been doing this?

Yes, these are incredibly enjoyable and are pretty challenging. I've been doing them for 72 days (every day since I started). I did aerobics regularly for about 10 years prior to that. I started when I was 12 from DVDs and then I took classes for a few years and a year ago I started teaching a class myself.

PM if you want to get DVDs without.. buying them.

Edit:

Originally Posted by TheBarrett

Weekdays I wake up at 6am and hit the gym.
I usually do cardio workouts to keep my belly at bay and only after cardio I work with abs.

haha niiicee

Originally Posted by TheBarrett

I got 4 of them visible in just a month and i'm working on the very bottom, which are the hardest of the lot.

yeah, the bottom abs are the hardest. I don't particularly enjoy working on them, but capoeira takes care of that for me

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Originally Posted by jung_adore_ALIZEE

...And I think we can be friends . I am a big fan of the dark chocolate

definitely. welcome all chocolate lovers!

Originally Posted by jung_adore_ALIZEE

I'm on a rather strict diet consisting of Gas Station food, coke (or cherry coke), and Wodka!!!! (much healthier than beer)..

I like Dr. Pepper cherry, but I haven't had that in 8 months! Aspartame is really really nasty.

Edit:

Originally Posted by wasabi622

The thing about abs is that last summer, I did have a prominent, and yes, I will be slightly arrogant and say sexy six pack. r.

pics or it didn't happen

Edit:

Originally Posted by wasabi622

To each his own. I personally prefer working out on my own, but some people like the work out videos.

I like the work out videos, but the only time I "work out" on my own is when I dance. Dancing is a great work out and I can dance for hours. oohh and uh swimming as well.

[wasabi622]

Originally Posted by johnsons34

pics or it didn't happen

Hahaa, wouldn't you like to see?

Though actually, if other people are willing to, it would be nice to keep this thread going to posting updates, pictures, advice, and such here.

I mean, once I get going, I wouldn't mind showing off.

[TheBarrett]

Originally Posted by wasabi622

Hahaa, wouldn't you like to see?

Though actually, if other people are willing to, it would be nice to keep this thread going to posting updates, pictures, advice, and such here.

I mean, once I get going, I wouldn't mind showing off.

Lemme start then.


Like I said, got a blob I gotta get rid of.

(By the way, when I wear long sleeves, I look a lot smaller. Do not be fooled by my dress manipulations )

[johnsons34]

Originally Posted by TheBarrett

Lemme start then.

Smoking!

Originally Posted by wasabi622

Sit-ups are actually not that good for you, but seeing as how we do sit-ups quite frequently in the Army, I figured I'd do them regardless.

I hate doing sit-ups and that's why I don't do them :P

[Brent]

well im not a freak about it but normally i workout about 5x a week and watch what i eat, i naturally eat healthy MOST the time. i need to quit drinking dr. pepper but i rarely ever get to have it. i drink water almost all day.

but as far as people ive seen and results, that p90x is NO JOKE. they are in crazy good shape. and it works fast. i want it but i dont know if i have the room atm. but i do consider myself in good shape.

but yeah from what ive seen p90x is awesome. its like 100 bucks. im definitely going to give it a go personally.

[TheBarrett]

Weekdays I wake up at 6am and hit the gym.
I usually do cardio workouts to keep my belly at bay and only after cardio I work with abs.
For arms I eat plenty of pasta (not too much to keep the belly at bay), and drink mango and banana blend I make myself everyday.

Banana is a good source of potassium, which helps to effectively neutralize sodium in my body, which intakes water, which can be responsible for unwanted masses.

I'm not a big fan of carb packing, calories I can ignore for long periods of time, but what I really watch is the sugar count.
I haven't eaten anything sweet that's solid in months, and soda I have not took a sip of even longer.

What I do for meals is that I try to eat everything before 6 pm.
Then I go for a night jog if I have time.

It doesn't matter how much I eat during the day for me as long as I keep it before 6pm.

I find no use in programs, I prefer natural training and conditioning.
Since I live in a relatively rural area with nice nature settings I use that to my advantage.

I have lots of tall fruit trees I pick by myself, and a good form of exercise is climbing the branches without use of a ladder, and finding the right path to take in a vertigo of twists and turns to clip that fruit and grab it.
I get arm muscles by pruning plants that require it, I guess you can call me sort of a hermit, a very very young hermit.

Edit:
Also I stay away from fried foods anytime after 1pm.
I stay away from foods with flour anytime after 3pm.

I may be a bit stupid because i'm still relatively young, but my father's relatively large and my mother relatively anorexic.
The rest of my family aren't physical prowesses either, so therefore I fill in the void.


Oh, and guy to guy wasabi.
Mental training is just as efficient as physical training.
Train yourself to do what you want to do, and not what your body wants you to do.
Sometimes at 10pm you have the urge to just eat, don't do it, that's a sign that you should sleep, get to the morning, and have a good nutritious breakfast!

Don't train the abs if you still have a layer of body fat.
Cut the abdominal with lots of cardio and less food, and then work on the abs.
I got 4 of them visible in just a month and i'm working on the very bottom, which are the hardest of the lot.