I got the *insert expletive of choice* kicked outta me today...

[Strike For The South]

What are your goals?

[seireikhaan]

I don't really have a specific goal in terms of how much I'm looking to lift or anything like that. Basically just looking to be healthier, fitter, and more muscular. Hence why I'm doing both cardio and weights.

EDIT: okay, I guess to be more specific, I'm still fairly muscular following my semi-stint in high school football, but I really need to shed some excess weight, and a few areas in particular could use some serious toning. But again, I'm looking to judge how healthy I am instead of just looking to attain a certain number in any particular area. The only major one is that I'd like to get down to at least 180 lbs, though honestly, I've never really been all that super-fit, so I'm guessing I could actually end up anywhere between 150 to 190, depending on how much muscle I put on.

[Strike For The South]

I don't really have a specific goal in terms of how much I'm looking to lift or anything like that. Basically just looking to be healthier, fitter, and more muscular. Hence why I'm doing both cardio and weights.

You can do that better with just weights and sprints! But I digress as I usually get yelled at in these threads.

What does your diet look like?

[seireikhaan]

Breakfast:(usually about 8 in the morning, may be pushed to 7:30 this semester due to an early class)

-Two hardboiled eggs
-One bowl of special K, with skim milk.
-One glass of skim milk
-One fruit, usually a banana.
-Two glasses of water.
-And occasionally a slice of grilled ham, if the cafeteria has it.


Lunch:(usually about 11:45 AM)
-Two glasses of water
-One glass of skim milk
-One wheat wrap, with two slices of roast beef, two slices of turkey, two slices of some kind of cheese, depending on what I'm feeling like, a couple tomatoes, and a little bit of onion.
-Usually one piece of fruit if there is cantaloupe or melon available.

Dinner:(usually about 6 PM)
-Similar style of wheat wrap as described in the lunch section.
-Salad, with sunflower seeds, occasionally a few croutons or ham slices, no dressing EVER.
-One glass of skim milk.
-Two glasses of water.

Late night:(usually around 8:30 PM)
-Two glasses of water
-Deli sandwhich of some kind.
-Some kind of fruit. Generally a banana or pear.



On average, that's about what my general diet consists of.

[Strike For The South]

Eat more. 2 eggs should be 4. 1 glass of milk should be 2 and it better be whole. Add more meat more nuts more protein and try to get fish oil as well.

You're burning allot of calories. If you want to see a better body eating more will do that, eating less will merely inhibit you.

This is just my perspective mind you. Don't listen to me if you don't wanna. I'm just happy you're working out.

[Reverend Joe]

Now, waitaminute, Strike, what if you have fat to burn too?

[seireikhaan]

Eat more. 2 eggs should be 4. 1 glass of milk should be 2 and it better be whole. Add more meat more nuts more protein and try to get fish oil as well.

You're burning allot of calories. If you want to see a better body eating more will do that, eating less will merely inhibit you.

This is just my perspective mind you. Don't listen to me if you don't wanna. I'm just happy you're working out.

I have this tendency to puke up little bits of food at a time if I eat too much.

Also, I take a multi-vitamin as well as fish oil capsules.

[Strike For The South]

Now, waitaminute, Strike, what if you have fat to burn too?

For someone like Khan. Eating allot and lifitng will do a wrold more good then a rabbit diet and cardio. Belive me as a former Chubby guy (not saying he is and not saying I couldnt stand to lose a few even now.) I have seen many fellow brethen try this exact same thing and fail. There are few basic rules to fitness

Lift heavy
Eat Heavy
Stay active.

I have this tendency to puke up little bits of food at a time if I eat too much.

Also, I take a multi-vitamin as well as fish oil capsules.

I am so very sorry. I look forward to more updates! Don't quit!

[tibilicus]

Breakfast:(usually about 8 in the morning, may be pushed to 7:30 this semester due to an early class)

-Two hardboiled eggs
-One bowl of special K, with skim milk.
-One glass of skim milk
-One fruit, usually a banana.
-Two glasses of water.
-And occasionally a slice of grilled ham, if the cafeteria has it.


Lunch:(usually about 11:45 AM)
-Two glasses of water
-One glass of skim milk
-One wheat wrap, with two slices of roast beef, two slices of turkey, two slices of some kind of cheese, depending on what I'm feeling like, a couple tomatoes, and a little bit of onion.
-Usually one piece of fruit if there is cantaloupe or melon available.

Dinner:(usually about 6 PM)
-Similar style of wheat wrap as described in the lunch section.
-Salad, with sunflower seeds, occasionally a few croutons or ham slices, no dressing EVER.
-One glass of skim milk.
-Two glasses of water.

Late night:(usually around 8:30 PM)
-Two glasses of water
-Deli sandwhich of some kind.
-Some kind of fruit. Generally a banana or pear.



On average, that's about what my general diet consists of.

You don't have a bad diet there. Obviously as your a student I presume you drink a fair amount?

Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.

Try and make it a regular thing if you want to get fit. I started working out around the summer now after coming back of holiday and really not being to amused with the beer belly that I had gained. Anyway if you can stick to it and keep eating right you should notice results in no time.

[seireikhaan]

You don't have a bad diet there. Obviously as your a student I presume you drink a fair amount?

Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.

Try and make it a regular thing if you want to get fit. I started working out around the summer now after coming back of holiday and really not being to amused with the beer belly that I had gained. Anyway if you can stick to it and keep eating right you should notice results in no time.

Actually, I generally reserve alcohol for special occasions, for two reasons:

1) Despite how much I will whine and hiss about it, the fact remains that I'm still about 2 years under age to drink legally(legal age is 21 here). And I'm frankly a sissy when it comes to breaking the law.

2) I'm too much of a schizoid to be a hard partier- I prefer small engagements with a couple friends, not the sort of house parties that are frequent at UNI.

[tibilicus]

Actually, I generally reserve alcohol for special occasions, for two reasons:

1) Despite how much I will whine and hiss about it, the fact remains that I'm still about 2 years under age to drink legally(legal age is 21 here). And I'm frankly a sissy when it comes to breaking the law.

2) I'm too much of a schizoid to be a hard partier- I prefer small engagements with a couple friends, not the sort of house parties that are frequent at UNI.

That's a good thing then. I normally try and keep my drinks to a maximum of of one every hour. Obviously I occasionally go over but I try not to. And I'm exactly the same. I would prefer the pub to a night club any day. I just don't see how a crammed room full of sweaty people of there heads on drugs is more relaxing than sitting in a nice environment enjoying good conversation.

Damn I've aged badly..

If you got problems with alcohol, you've got problems with me buddy!



Gah! After the exams are through I need to start working out decently again. Currently I'm doing only doing some push ups and sit ups and likes. So I was thinking about a good routine for when you have no trainers or weights. After a search on wikipedia I bumped in the physical test of the American army, I tought that might make a good routine, but after reading they only do push ups, sit ups and a mere 3 mile run. And what's even worse is that the standards are really ow too. (Most people who aren't obese, but hardly ever excercise can do them!)

Anyone a good I dea for some quick routines and excercises for examperiods. I'm doing push ups, sit ups, pull ups (with head before and behind the bar.) And that thingy they do in prison of which I forgot the name.

You can buy a fairly cheap weight set with a bench for under £120 but if your not willing to do that a routine with out is easy.

try doing some cardio, a 1k run should do at first to build initial fitness. Then do some abdominal work, stomach crunches,sit ups and the like there is a very wide range of exercises, most can be found searching the internet. For pectoral work and building your arms do push-ups on your knuckles, I find that it stops you from cheating and not using your upper body for the push-ups. Pull ups are also good for the arms particularly the biceps and well your running should be able to work your calf muscles and a lot of your legs.

I normally spend about 1 hour on weight work and then 20 minutes on cardio. I would give you a more detailed list of exercises but I'm pushed for time at the minute. If your interested when I have some free time I could draw you up a list of exercises.

The offers always there.

[Moros]

[QUOTE=tibilicus;2103358]
Try and cut that down a lot if you do as not only do the alcoholic drinks contain a lot of calories but they also slow your metabolism down.
[QUOTE]

If you got problems with alcohol, you've got problems with me buddy!



Gah! After the exams are through I need to start working out decently again. Currently I'm doing only doing some push ups and sit ups and likes. So I was thinking about a good routine for when you have no trainers or weights. After a search on wikipedia I bumped in the physical test of the American army, I tought that might make a good routine, but after reading they only do push ups, sit ups and a mere 3 mile run. And what's even worse is that the standards are really ow too. (Most people who aren't obese, but hardly ever excercise can do them!)

Anyone a good I dea for some quick routines and excercises for examperiods. I'm doing push ups, sit ups, pull ups (with head before and behind the bar.) And that thingy they do in prison of which I forgot the name.