Mid 30s, been super lean my whole life weighting within 10 pounds of what I weighed in high school. Never made an effort to be light, it was just my natural homeostasis based on being active and not being a gigantic eater.
Had an injury this last year and finally gained some unwanted weight around my midsection. Probably 5-10 lbs? It just looks pudgy and gross.
What's the best way to reverse that? I'm healthy now so I can be active again.
Mid 30s, been super lean my whole life weighting within 10 pounds of what I weighed in high school. Never made an effort to be light, it was just my natural homeostasis based on being active and not being a gigantic eater.
Had an injury this last year and finally gained some unwanted weight around my midsection. Probably 5-10 lbs? It just looks pudgy and gross.
What's the best way to reverse that? I'm healthy now so I can be active again.
Some combination of strength/cardio/no junk food?
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.
Mid 30s, been super lean my whole life weighting within 10 pounds of what I weighed in high school. Never made an effort to be light, it was just my natural homeostasis based on being active and not being a gigantic eater.
Had an injury this last year and finally gained some unwanted weight around my midsection. Probably 5-10 lbs? It just looks pudgy and gross.
What's the best way to reverse that? I'm healthy now so I can be active again.
Some combination of strength/cardio/no junk food?
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.
I actually gained about 10 pounds, but got tighter and lost upper body fat. I was doing a lot more strides. Not all out sprints, but stuff at mile and 3k pace. I weigh 178, but people seem to think I weigh about 20 pounds less. Waist size went down an inch.
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.
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.
The only things I drink are water black coffee and beer.
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.
High intensity sprints are a good bang for your buck calorie burning exercise and will work your whole body.
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.
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.
Are you kidding? Its the beer, bro. That's what gives you a gut. The worst.
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.
but they’re battling on different points. “Eat more … butter”? Well, reduce fats and oils generally (for most people). And butter is better than partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, so …
Eat more meat? Well, have a burger instead of a high-sugar protein bar, but have more high-quality protein sources (because whole foods tend to be preferable, yeah, those will be meats, but not every cut of meat is the same, you know). Determine what you want for yourself in your relationship to processed foods generally and refined sugar in particular. The most helpful option is to avoid them.
and so one. Varied running. Compound movements like deadlifts and squats are better than curls. Heavy weights are good, but you can’t go heavy all the time.
Sleep is way more important than most people give it credit for, especially as you age. And that means overall sleep hygiene, not just number of hours of sleep. look up studies on regular bedtime and regular rising.
Eat more meat eggs anskinny fats. print often. Pull-ups and leg lifts often. Drink only water. Sleep on a good schedule.
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.
High intensity sprints are a good bang for your buck calorie burning exercise and will work your whole body.
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)
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