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Find a good strength training schedule (3x/week) and eat somewhat decent. That should be enough. Don't make it harder than it has to be.
But don't just go to the gym and do some random lifts. Stick to the schedule and keep progressive overload in mind. That's the only way to keep making progress after the first few months.
The easiest one here is water. You'd be surprised how many unnecessary sugar calories you can chug down in a matter of seconds if you drink a lot of soda and juice. Just cutting sugar drinks and juice mostly out of your diet is a huge step.
The only things I drink are water black coffee and beer.
This is good intentioned oft-repeated advice but doesn’t work. You simply can’t burn a lot of calories by sprinting. The post-exercise burn is overrated and is barely 10-15% of the activity calories.
It has nothing to do with calories and everything to do with testosterone and HGH (natural endogenous forms)
2 IU of HGH per day is the standard starting piont.
Don’t listen to this nut. He will finish you off early.
It's my six-pack at 66.6 years v. six soytard skinnyfat downvotes. I'll take my results to the bank on this one. No one else on this thread even close lol.
I want to be more like you. Is using terms like “soytard” non-negotiable? Are there other personality traits of a middle-schooler you’ve retained deep into your autumn years? Is that part of what keeps you so youthful?
It's my six-pack at 66.6 years v. six soytard skinnyfat downvotes. I'll take my results to the bank on this one. No one else on this thread even close lol.
I want to be more like you. Is using terms like “soytard” non-negotiable? Are there other personality traits of a middle-schooler you’ve retained deep into your autumn years? Is that part of what keeps you so youthful?
His defense of every nutty nutrition argument of his is his alleged middle-aged abs. Probably all he has going, if that.
Eat more meat eggs and butter. Sprint often. Pull-ups and leg lifts often. Drink only water. Sleep on a good schedule.
The easiest one here is water. You'd be surprised how many unnecessary sugar calories you can chug down in a matter of seconds if you drink a lot of soda and juice. Just cutting sugar drinks and juice mostly out of your diet is a huge step.
Yep, I needed to diet and wasn't ready to fully commit, but in the meantime I cut all sugary drinks. After 10-12 weeks, from that alone, I'm down 8-9 lbs and tightened up a lot.
Cut the beer out as much as possible. I cut all alcohol over 2 years ago, and I used to drink a lot.
I had a solid 10 lbs in the midsection. I’m down 12 lbs from cutting alcohol, increasing my mileage and occasional strength training.
You don’t need to hit the gym if you can get 3 solid sessions of pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups and squats per week in addition to the running. Admittedly I’m not doing as much of that as I should.
I want to be more like you. Is using terms like “soytard” non-negotiable? Are there other personality traits of a middle-schooler you’ve retained deep into your autumn years? Is that part of what keeps you so youthful?
His defense of every nutty nutrition argument of his is his alleged middle-aged abs. Probably all he has going, if that.
At least you admit that at 66.6 I am only "middle aged". You are making progress.
Beer is absolutely the worst beverage to tank testosterone, just as soy/legumes and wheat on the food side. The video I posted explains it all very well.
She also pointed out that avoiding the sun and hanging out with other lowT metabolically compromised people, as frequent LRC threads, drags you down as well. Meanwhile I am running in the sun and having my fun....
Eat more meat eggs and butter. Sprint often. Pull-ups and leg lifts often. Drink only water. Sleep on a good schedule.
Haven’t the slightest idea why you received any down votes to this. This is good advice for people who want to gain quality muscle and strength. I guess there are a lot of soy boy runners on this board who want to cling to the high carb, high processed, low fat diet that went out in the 1980s.
People can argue about the amount of meat intake, but the thing that probably triggered the downvotes was the advice to eat more butter. Straight from the podcasts selling gullible people stupid nutrition advice.
This is good intentioned oft-repeated advice but doesn’t work. You simply can’t burn a lot of calories by sprinting. The post-exercise burn is overrated and is barely 10-15% of the activity calories.
It has nothing to do with calories and everything to do with testosterone and HGH (natural endogenous forms)
It doesn’t work for skinny fat, nor does it for physically active men. The studies showing body fat percentage reduction are for obese or overweight and/or sedentary folks. For physically active folks, HIIT or sprinting won’t magically melt fat alone while preserving muscle, not anymore than endurance exercise alone and nowhere close to coupling cardio and resistance training.
It has nothing to do with calories and everything to do with testosterone and HGH (natural endogenous forms)
It doesn’t work for skinny fat, nor does it for physically active men. The studies showing body fat percentage reduction are for obese or overweight and/or sedentary folks. For physically active folks, HIIT or sprinting won’t magically melt fat alone while preserving muscle, not anymore than endurance exercise alone and nowhere close to coupling cardio and resistance training.
If one isn't interested in improving his distance racing but just wants to be fit what's wrong with substituting a sprint or hit day for a distance run? It has different benefits than low intensity runs.
you've only been skinny fat as of recently, a several month return to your prior activity level should get you back to where you were. no big changes necessary.
don't do anything extreme that you won't be able to sustain long-term. it's just not necessary.
of course, some level of cardio, lifting weights and good diet will all help to speed up the process. This should be easy for you
Yes, a combination of cardio and basic strength and a cleaner diet. As you get older you might want to eat fewer grains. For strength, focus on multi joint movements. If you're not focused on distance running performance then sprints will help as well.
Thanks. Why do sprints help?
Ditto on reducing refined carbs. As I've gotten older brown rice is the only the grain that still tastes good. I could eat brown rice, eggs and greens for every meal.
Cut down your beer drinking too. At least switch from craft beers to miller lite.
It doesn’t work for skinny fat, nor does it for physically active men. The studies showing body fat percentage reduction are for obese or overweight and/or sedentary folks. For physically active folks, HIIT or sprinting won’t magically melt fat alone while preserving muscle, not anymore than endurance exercise alone and nowhere close to coupling cardio and resistance training.
If one isn't interested in improving his distance racing but just wants to be fit what's wrong with substituting a sprint or hit day for a distance run? It has different benefits than low intensity runs.
Nothing wrong with sprinting. I only said it doesn’t help with OP’s stated body recomposition goal.
Ditto on reducing refined carbs. As I've gotten older brown rice is the only the grain that still tastes good. I could eat brown rice, eggs and greens for every meal.
Cut down your beer drinking too. At least switch from craft beers to miller lite.
White rice is delicious and makes for beautiful food presentation.
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