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NFT: How often do you exercise?

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/27/2017 12:31 pm
I find that as I get older, it just gets harder & harder to carve out time to get some exercise in. When I was in my 20s, I worked out like a fiend, i.e. 6-7 days a week. Now I find myself dropping to 3-4 days a week. I'd love to get back up to 5 to 6 days a week.

I got two half marathons in October that I'm training for.

How about you?
I work 12 hour days so I have long weeks and short work weeks  
superspynyg : 6/27/2017 12:39 pm : link
On the weeks I work 5 days I go to the gym 2 days (Wed/Thur). On the weeks I work 2 days I try and go 3 days (Mon/Tues/Fri). Then I sat and sunday I try to get at least a 2 mile run in.

Sometimes I run after work if its still light out.
when from 6 days a week  
UConn4523 : 6/27/2017 12:41 pm : link
1-1.5 hours each before the kid to maybe 2 half hour runs post-kid.

I actually think most of it has to do with moving out of a building with a gym into it to a house where I'd have to drive to one. Going to a gym is a 2 hour commitment and I just don't want to take the time to do it.
When healthy  
George : 6/27/2017 12:44 pm : link
I run at least 5 miles a day, four days per week.

Nursing a bum knee right now, though, so I'm on the shelf til that heals.

every day.  
Bubba : 6/27/2017 12:46 pm : link
Weight training 3 days a week for abt an hour each day. Walk/jog 4 days a week weather permitting abt 4 miles each.
When weather does not allow I do 20mins HIIT on elliptical.
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arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 12:50 pm : link
Usually 4 days a week.

Diet is such a big part of results. I've been able to add a decent amount of muscle just by focusing more on what I'm eating.

Similarly, if you're exercising to shed weight, it's still really a diet thing.

Getting enough rest is also a big part of it.

People go crazy and spend so much time at the gym thinking that they need to work out 6-7 times a week to get the results they want, but you really don't.
6 days...  
GMAN4LIFE : 6/27/2017 12:53 pm : link
3 days weights(with 20 minutes Peloton Bike)
3 days of 45 minute peloton bike rides
Every day. 3 days straight - 1 day off.  
Diver_Down : 6/27/2017 12:56 pm : link
On my days "off", I still walk a couple of miles. Days at the gym is at least 1.5 hours. Some days, I'll push it to 2. I'm in my mid-40's.
6 days a week  
Ash_3 : 6/27/2017 12:59 pm : link
3 days weights

3 days cardio (2 runs, 1 day HIIT on the bike + abs)

Arc's right about diet, but it's hard to lose weight and also change body composition without including weight training.
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arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 1:19 pm : link
It's also different for everyone so I realize what works for me may not necessarily work for the next guy.

I'm lucky in that I've had a pretty thin frame my entire life. I've never been "overweight" - but when I wanted to actually add some weight, it was pretty hard to do.

I'm finally up to about 190 which is the heaviest I've ever been. I've had to take in a pretty hefty amount of cals and spend all of my workouts hitting the weights for it to work. I basically do no cardio. I used to run a bit but it's counterproductive for me at this point.
Impressive  
Anakim : 6/27/2017 1:21 pm : link
I only go like 2-3x a week. It's tough finding A) the time and B) the motivation
Twice a week  
pjcas18 : 6/27/2017 1:27 pm : link
I play hockey, but after hockey I drink like 10 beers that wipe out any effects hockey had on my health and conditioning.

Other than that nothing formal I just use a visualization technique where I imagine myself working out.

So far so good. I like the results.

At 6' 215 lbs the National Institute of Health considers me obese, but I don't feel obese, and no one ever called me fat, and my doctor says my weight is fine, cholesterol is fine, and other blood tests are fine and he says every year after my physical "whatever you're doing, keep doing it" so you really shouldn't go against doctors advice.
I play pickup basketball twice a week  
David in LA : 6/27/2017 1:31 pm : link
during weekdays and go hiking with my wife on Sundays until NFL starts back up.
How often I PLAN to  
Beezer : 6/27/2017 1:37 pm : link
vs. how often it happens ... two entirely different things.

Just glad that after a few months during the colder months where I couldn't get motivated to do a damn thing, I'm actually in the gym anywhere from 2 to 5 times a week the past 5-6 weeks. Feels MUCH better.
September through June  
Sec 103 : 6/27/2017 1:38 pm : link
pick up basketball 3 X per week, usually a 5 game a nite full court. June through September, jog/walk 3.5 a day four days then two days of 5 miles (Sat - Sun) and 1 day of bball. No weights yet, but plan to start probably in August to just get a little muscle back. Noticed at 61 that the strength is not what it used to be.
after doing almost no exercising for about 20 years  
FJ : 6/27/2017 1:42 pm : link
Now I try to run 3 times per week (3 - 4 miles each run) either on a treadmill or outside. In addition, my normal commute includes 1.5 - 2.5 miles of walking.
I'm with you on it getting harder to workout frequently these days...  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 1:42 pm : link
I have two little kids and one on the way, so I try to maximize each workout (usually done at 8 or 9pm since I am not a morning person).

I workout 3-4 times a week. It's 4 times if I do something on Sunday (sometimes we're too busy for me to do anything on Sundays). Otherwise it's 3 times a week.

And most of my weekday workouts are only 30-40 minutes long focused on a mixture of heavy lifting (usually to start) and high intensity circuit workout. I do try to throw in sprints and weighted runs during my high intensity circuit workouts. If I'm getting ready for my Marine PFT, I may throw in some mile sprints to my workout.

My Sunday workouts can be a 20 minute variety or 40 minute variety depending on what I'm in the mood to do. They're usually some kind of a burpee workout or some version of the Murph.
3 or 4 times  
Ron Johnson 30 : 6/27/2017 1:47 pm : link
a year
I just can't run on a treadmill.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/27/2017 1:49 pm : link
I did for awhile, but I much prefer running outdoors.
RE: when from 6 days a week  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 1:53 pm : link
In comment 13512497 UConn4523 said:
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1-1.5 hours each before the kid to maybe 2 half hour runs post-kid.

I actually think most of it has to do with moving out of a building with a gym into it to a house where I'd have to drive to one. Going to a gym is a 2 hour commitment and I just don't want to take the time to do it.


Totally agree on both points, especially the second point. Thankfully, I have built (over the years) a decent little gym (very spartan) in my garage. Only thing that I wish that I could have is a two car garage instead of the single car garage that constantly get filled up with my kids' things. I also live in a culdesac, so I do workout a lot outside when the weather isn't too cold or too humid.
RE: I just can't run on a treadmill.  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 1:57 pm : link
In comment 13512556 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I did for awhile, but I much prefer running outdoors.


I run a lot on treadmill for pacing on my sprints (quarters, half, and mile) since I only make it out to the tracks once or twice a month. I hate running on pavement (road or sidewalk) since I mostly run "barefoot" (with minimalist Vibrams). If I had a trail near me, I'll run that all the time.
RE: I just can't run on a treadmill.  
Anakim : 6/27/2017 1:59 pm : link
In comment 13512556 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I did for awhile, but I much prefer running outdoors.


Agreed. I find it too boring (as ridiculous as that sounds). I mostly do weights in the gym.
5-6 days a week...  
Dunedin81 : 6/27/2017 2:02 pm : link
50 minutes or so of weight training and cardio, usually elliptical, four days a week. One mid-week morning of running, right now on a track but outside of a narrow window where it's light before 6 AM I have to do it largely on a treadmill. And then one long run a week, double digits where possible (and I don't always get that in). I'm 35, I make concessions to avoid injury and to avoid exacerbating the ones that I have, but it's a pretty reasonable pace for me. Time is the big constraint. Would love to run more or to lift for longer but there just aren't hours in the day.
RE: 5-6 days a week...  
GMAN4LIFE : 6/27/2017 2:04 pm : link
In comment 13512565 Dunedin81 said:
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50 minutes or so of weight training and cardio, usually elliptical, four days a week. One mid-week morning of running, right now on a track but outside of a narrow window where it's light before 6 AM I have to do it largely on a treadmill. And then one long run a week, double digits where possible (and I don't always get that in). I'm 35, I make concessions to avoid injury and to avoid exacerbating the ones that I have, but it's a pretty reasonable pace for me. Time is the big constraint. Would love to run more or to lift for longer but there just aren't hours in the day.



same here... if i had the time, i would be working out longer...but kids and travel to and from work takes a toll
The plan?  
trueblueinpw : 6/27/2017 2:05 pm : link
Gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 45 minutes of cardio (elliptical and or rowing machine) and then free weights with some Cybex. Off days I try to walk a few miles. Love to swim whenever I can get in the pool or ocean.

For me, its the miles not the years so I feel like working out is more about not hurting myself than anything else.
I wish I had the motivation you guys have  
Sonic Youth : 6/27/2017 2:10 pm : link
I just have never been able to get into a groove for more than like, a month or two.
The extent of my exercise is watching that woman  
32_Razor : 6/27/2017 2:10 pm : link
With the incredible backside on the Peleton commercial. It's enough for my heart to race and sweat.
RE: I wish I had the motivation you guys have  
arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 2:18 pm : link
In comment 13512575 Sonic Youth said:
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I just have never been able to get into a groove for more than like, a month or two.


Once you start to see results you like, it turns into something you feel like you HAVE to do because you don't want to erase the progress you made.

I hit a rough patch towards the end of last year because I was dealing with vertigo and the weather was really just sapping me of all my motivation.

I ate like crap and barely worked out at all. I felt like garbage.

Got back into the swing of things around January or so and have felt 100x better since.
6 x per week  
Les in TO : 6/27/2017 2:19 pm : link
usually cardio in the mornings 3 x a week and weights after work or in the evening 3 nights a week. when I'm training for half marathons, that usually switches to 4 runs and 2 weight sessions per week.
RE: The extent of my exercise is watching that woman  
GMAN4LIFE : 6/27/2017 2:27 pm : link
In comment 13512576 32_Razor said:
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With the incredible backside on the Peleton commercial. It's enough for my heart to race and sweat.


if you took a class,you would love it. all the instructors are hot.
I try to do something every day during the week.  
Brown Recluse : 6/27/2017 2:33 pm : link
Usually lift in the mornings (except Friday when I do push ups and pull ups) and do cardio a few nights per week. On the weekends I'm too lazy though.

For about the past month or so by back has been a mess and I haven't been able to do much. Its very frustrating to make progress and then see it start to go away and not be able to do much about it.

I got impatient a couple weeks ago and pulled my back again. Starting to feel a bit better this week.

I miss Matt's p90x threads on here.  
Brown Recluse : 6/27/2017 2:35 pm : link
For those that remember - they were great for sharing information and always kept me motivated.
RE: 5-6 days a week...  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 2:35 pm : link
In comment 13512565 Dunedin81 said:
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50 minutes or so of weight training and cardio, usually elliptical, four days a week. One mid-week morning of running, right now on a track but outside of a narrow window where it's light before 6 AM I have to do it largely on a treadmill. And then one long run a week, double digits where possible (and I don't always get that in). I'm 35, I make concessions to avoid injury and to avoid exacerbating the ones that I have, but it's a pretty reasonable pace for me. Time is the big constraint. Would love to run more or to lift for longer but there just aren't hours in the day.


I have a different philosophy, which my wife says is dumb...and I agree with her.

Since getting into my 30's (37 now), I seem to want to go harder and faster (not longer though) with my workouts. Not sure if it's to try to prove something or to mitigate for the shorter time I have to get something out of my workouts. And without a workout partner, I tend to want to just get the shit over with instead of enjoying the workouts.
arc  
beatrixkiddo : 6/27/2017 2:38 pm : link
I'm in the same boat as you as far as build goes. I'm an Ectomorph(Tall, and Lanky build with ridiculous metabolism). My wife works out 5-6 days a week, and we are active as can be. We play basketball, tennis, golf against each other multiple times a week.

I just have a hard time getting into and sticking with weights, its just so damn mundane i end up losing interest. Hardest thing is trying to consciously force more calories into my diet which i need to bulk. I'm 6'1 155lbs, and have been for some time now. I'm sure the cardio heavy sports i play don't help either, but I would rather do that to stay active than anything else. Its even harder to get into lifting now that the weather is nice and I want to get out and play sports, winter time I usually work out 3 times a week indoors with weights, but I know i need to incorporate that along with some how trying to force more food down to actually gain. Its tough.
RE: I wish I had the motivation you guys have  
David in LA : 6/27/2017 2:39 pm : link
In comment 13512575 Sonic Youth said:
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I just have never been able to get into a groove for more than like, a month or two.


I can't just workout and stick with it. Personally, for me, I like to get my competitive juices flowing, so pickup ball works out great. It's an excuse to get away from the house a couple times a week and go back and forth with trash talk with my friends. For the most part, we hold each other accountable to show up or we risk having not enough people to get a decent full court game going.
4-5 times a week, try to take a long walk the other 2 days.  
Giants in 07 : 6/27/2017 2:43 pm : link
I've been doing intermittent fasting since April, and the weight is flying off.

Exercise is a compliment to dieting.. your diet is so much more important no matter what your goal is.

RE: RE: 5-6 days a week...  
Dunedin81 : 6/27/2017 2:47 pm : link
In comment 13512602 RC02XX said:
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In comment 13512565 Dunedin81 said:


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50 minutes or so of weight training and cardio, usually elliptical, four days a week. One mid-week morning of running, right now on a track but outside of a narrow window where it's light before 6 AM I have to do it largely on a treadmill. And then one long run a week, double digits where possible (and I don't always get that in). I'm 35, I make concessions to avoid injury and to avoid exacerbating the ones that I have, but it's a pretty reasonable pace for me. Time is the big constraint. Would love to run more or to lift for longer but there just aren't hours in the day.



I have a different philosophy, which my wife says is dumb...and I agree with her.

Since getting into my 30's (37 now), I seem to want to go harder and faster (not longer though) with my workouts. Not sure if it's to try to prove something or to mitigate for the shorter time I have to get something out of my workouts. And without a workout partner, I tend to want to just get the shit over with instead of enjoying the workouts.


I have a significant back injury that recurs regularly, so heavy squats and deadlifts are a dead letter and I don't do a lot of awkward and complex lifts because the potential for problems is high. I also have a number of minor things I deal with, tendonitis in particular, that just keep me mindful of what I'm doing. I also have to pay in advance to run races, so the closer I get to them the less I am willing to deviate from my routine, lest I have to eat an entrance fee or defer.
You Guys Are Much Better Than Me  
Trainmaster : 6/27/2017 2:50 pm : link
I really, really struggle to get motivated to exercise even though I know I should. It is a major "have to / chore" for me and I'm very creative finding ways and excuses to avoid exercising.

First, I gravitate toward things that are interesting; I've find rote / repetitive exercising very boring / intellectually unsatisfying. If I'm going to bother to exert myself, I want to be able to check off an accomplishment. I love backpacking to high, alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I will bust my butt to achieve that goal. 45 min on a treadmill ... boring. Lifting weights ... snooze.

Help !!!

RE: arc  
arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 2:53 pm : link
In comment 13512608 beatrixkiddo said:
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I'm in the same boat as you as far as build goes. I'm an Ectomorph(Tall, and Lanky build with ridiculous metabolism). My wife works out 5-6 days a week, and we are active as can be. We play basketball, tennis, golf against each other multiple times a week.

I just have a hard time getting into and sticking with weights, its just so damn mundane i end up losing interest. Hardest thing is trying to consciously force more calories into my diet which i need to bulk. I'm 6'1 155lbs, and have been for some time now. I'm sure the cardio heavy sports i play don't help either, but I would rather do that to stay active than anything else. Its even harder to get into lifting now that the weather is nice and I want to get out and play sports, winter time I usually work out 3 times a week indoors with weights, but I know i need to incorporate that along with some how trying to force more food down to actually gain. Its tough.


It's definitely not easy. I had to eat a lot of high calorie food for a while and really cut back on cardio.

My target weight is about 185/190, so now that I'm right around that, I'm leveling off my calorie intake a bit.

Certainly nothing wrong with getting out there and playing sports/being more active. It's healthier, honestly. Just a bit difficult to add muscle mass that way.
RE: arc  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 2:55 pm : link
In comment 13512608 beatrixkiddo said:
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I'm in the same boat as you as far as build goes. I'm an Ectomorph(Tall, and Lanky build with ridiculous metabolism). My wife works out 5-6 days a week, and we are active as can be. We play basketball, tennis, golf against each other multiple times a week.

I just have a hard time getting into and sticking with weights, its just so damn mundane i end up losing interest. Hardest thing is trying to consciously force more calories into my diet which i need to bulk. I'm 6'1 155lbs, and have been for some time now. I'm sure the cardio heavy sports i play don't help either, but I would rather do that to stay active than anything else. Its even harder to get into lifting now that the weather is nice and I want to get out and play sports, winter time I usually work out 3 times a week indoors with weights, but I know i need to incorporate that along with some how trying to force more food down to actually gain. Its tough.


While diet is always important as arc stated, as a naturally thin person, you have to do specific lifts to put on weight. I was similar to you in having trouble gaining weight (graduated college at 5'11" and 145lb), as I too was pretty damn active with a lot of cardio and sports based workouts. However, it wasn't until I learned how to properly do major heavy lifts that I started putting on weight. While I'm not a huge guy by any means, I'm 5'11" and 180lb now. The one lift that has been a true game changer has been deadlifts (in addition to other major lifts like bench, squats, pull-ups, and shoulder press along with cleans).

While I'm sure that my age may have contributed to gaining strength and size, my twin brother (fraternal but with exact same body type) hasn't lifted the same way as me until just recently, and he's about 25lbs lighter than I am right now. This tells me that my approach has worked (at least for me) since the control group (my brother) hasn't naturally gotten bigger or stronger as we both aged.
RE: You Guys Are Much Better Than Me  
arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 2:56 pm : link
In comment 13512622 Trainmaster said:
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I really, really struggle to get motivated to exercise even though I know I should. It is a major "have to / chore" for me and I'm very creative finding ways and excuses to avoid exercising.

First, I gravitate toward things that are interesting; I've find rote / repetitive exercising very boring / intellectually unsatisfying. If I'm going to bother to exert myself, I want to be able to check off an accomplishment. I love backpacking to high, alpine lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I will bust my butt to achieve that goal. 45 min on a treadmill ... boring. Lifting weights ... snooze.

Help !!!


Buy a mountain bike and hit some trails. Drive out to some good spots where the scenery makes it worthwhile.

Went upstate last summer and brought my bike and went on some really awesome rides.
RE: RE: RE: 5-6 days a week...  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 2:58 pm : link
In comment 13512618 Dunedin81 said:
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I have a significant back injury that recurs regularly, so heavy squats and deadlifts are a dead letter and I don't do a lot of awkward and complex lifts because the potential for problems is high. I also have a number of minor things I deal with, tendonitis in particular, that just keep me mindful of what I'm doing. I also have to pay in advance to run races, so the closer I get to them the less I am willing to deviate from my routine, lest I have to eat an entrance fee or defer.


I hear you on injuries, especially back related. I have a history of sciatic nerve damage, and that's another reason why my wife says I'm stupid for the way I work out. Now, you're a runner (which I'm not), so you have that going for you. Me...I just want to slow down my natural progression to the "dad bod"...:( It's all about vanity on my end.
Over the past couple months I've found myself in a routine  
Giantology : 6/27/2017 2:59 pm : link
For the first time since really hurting my knee running a cross country 15K a few years ago. Pickup basketball with co-workers and rando's at the court a couple times a week has motivated me add cardio and strength to try to play better and keep up. I'm 31, playing against people in their early 20s and late teens.

Next step for me is to get my diet in a good place. Time to cut out a lot of bad shit. I'm a stress eater, soda drinker, etc. All of the good I'm doing is cancelled out by this. To me, this is the absolute hardest part of getting in shape.

Anyone got any good meal prep or general meal ideas to make it easy as possible?
Ronnie, you forgot to mention burning down huts  
David in LA : 6/27/2017 3:00 pm : link
to get your blood flow going in the morning.
RE: Ronnie, you forgot to mention burning down huts  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 3:01 pm : link
In comment 13512646 David in LA said:
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to get your blood flow going in the morning.


No...I do that at night when people are asleep and when I'm more motivated. Kills two birds with one stone...or something similar.
2 Tabatas, 3-5 times per week  
Eli Wilson : 6/27/2017 3:04 pm : link
I also started the intermittent fasting and it has really helped.

If I don't eat after 7PM, I'll do 2 tabatas (about 10 minutes total) the next morning and skip breakfast.

No joke - I have lost way more weight than when I was trying just to cut back on food and working out at lunch 1 hour per day 5 days per week.
RE: Over the past couple months I've found myself in a routine  
arcarsenal : 6/27/2017 3:05 pm : link
In comment 13512643 Giantology said:
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For the first time since really hurting my knee running a cross country 15K a few years ago. Pickup basketball with co-workers and rando's at the court a couple times a week has motivated me add cardio and strength to try to play better and keep up. I'm 31, playing against people in their early 20s and late teens.

Next step for me is to get my diet in a good place. Time to cut out a lot of bad shit. I'm a stress eater, soda drinker, etc. All of the good I'm doing is cancelled out by this. To me, this is the absolute hardest part of getting in shape.

Anyone got any good meal prep or general meal ideas to make it easy as possible?


I'm a really shitty cook so I don't spend much time prepping my own meals - but one major key is that even if you don't, you should know where your next meal is coming from or what it's going to be well before you start to get hungry.

I find that if I wait until I get really hungry to figure out what I'm going to eat, I'll almost always resort to the quickest thing I can find.. which is often not healthy. Once your stomach is rumbling, maintaining discipline is so, so difficult.

I haven't purchased a bottle of soda in years. I loved it when I was a kid and there was always a bottle in my fridge when I was growing up but I cut it out years ago and have never looked back.

If you can find the strength to cut it out completely, you'll see a pretty noticeable change and should shed some quick lbs.

I totally understand why people love soda.. I used to love it too. But it's so fucking bad for you. Cutting it out and replacing it with water makes such a big difference.
Thanks for the input guys  
beatrixkiddo : 6/27/2017 3:08 pm : link
Any recommendations on what and how I should be eating more, its tough when I already eat 3 good sized meals and snack throughout the day. Guess more snacking? Same with work outs, I've been told for weight gain that low reps but the heaviest weights I can use for building and adding muscle mass. How many days should i target for and how should i break out my exercises for best results? I'm willing to do it and try and stick with it. Thanks again.
RE: 2 Tabatas, 3-5 times per week  
Brown Recluse : 6/27/2017 3:09 pm : link
In comment 13512654 Eli Wilson said:
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I also started the intermittent fasting and it has really helped.

If I don't eat after 7PM, I'll do 2 tabatas (about 10 minutes total) the next morning and skip breakfast.

No joke - I have lost way more weight than when I was trying just to cut back on food and working out at lunch 1 hour per day 5 days per week.


What the heck is a tabata
RE: RE: 2 Tabatas, 3-5 times per week  
RC02XX : 6/27/2017 3:20 pm : link
In comment 13512666 Brown Recluse said:
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In comment 13512654 Eli Wilson said:


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I also started the intermittent fasting and it has really helped.

If I don't eat after 7PM, I'll do 2 tabatas (about 10 minutes total) the next morning and skip breakfast.

No joke - I have lost way more weight than when I was trying just to cut back on food and working out at lunch 1 hour per day 5 days per week.



What the heck is a tabata


20 seconds high intensity, 10 seconds rest. Do that for multiple rounds.
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the one thing to realize  
Vanzetti : 6/27/2017 3:59 pm : link

is that first 40 minutes of working out--assuming you lift briskly with about 20 seconds between sets--is when you build muscle most efficiently.

so, back in the day, I would do these massive workouts. Now I just do 40 minutes of weights on the upper body 3-4 times per week.

In the warm weather, I do not do any lower body weights but just bike ride and run. I use the Citibikes all the time. Since they are very sturdy, heavy bikes, you get quite a workout if you pedal hard consistently. This also allows me to "workout" when in reality I'm going from one place to another.

I also always walk up the stairs if it is ten flights or under.
i think Tabata training is great  
Vanzetti : 6/27/2017 4:04 pm : link
high intensity is proven to be more effective.
RE: Thanks for the input guys  
AcesUp : 6/27/2017 4:06 pm : link
In comment 13512662 beatrixkiddo said:
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Any recommendations on what and how I should be eating more, its tough when I already eat 3 good sized meals and snack throughout the day. Guess more snacking? Same with work outs, I've been told for weight gain that low reps but the heaviest weights I can use for building and adding muscle mass. How many days should i target for and how should i break out my exercises for best results? I'm willing to do it and try and stick with it. Thanks again.


Look up 5x5 Stronglifts. It's a great beginner program. Regarding motivation, switch your mindset into focusing on small, strength based goals. I guarantee you won't be as bored once you see yourself getting stronger. You'll begin to look forward to your next session in order to hit a new PR. Also, while I favor intense music when I lift, look into podcasts and/or books on tape if you're finding the routines boring to start.
Find something the team you want to really do.  
LauderdaleMatty : 6/27/2017 4:08 pm : link
As often as possible. I was a gym rat for almost 30 years. Then walked into the Jiu Jitsu academy. Now I train harder than ever. I can't imagine not training. Now at 51 I'm in better shape than ever. I know I can't train like this forever but as long as I can I will. Workouts get stale. Life intrudes. Etc. But if you love something You will find time.

I shoot for 6 per week,  
Section331 : 6/27/2017 4:10 pm : link
hope for 5. 3 days of interval training on an elliptical followed by strength workouts (chest & back/arms & shoulders/legs & back), and 3 running days followed by some core work.

The reality is that it is usually 5 per week (if I miss a workout, I'll skip legs since all of my workouts include legwork), and I've been very good at keeping it at 4+, but I don't hit 6 enough.
4-5 days a week  
djm : 6/27/2017 7:56 pm : link
Working from home and a gym in my building made it next to impossible to blow off working out. But I'm moving out of this building and into a house in a week.

I'll walk and light jog on my lunch break but once the weather gets shitty I'll need an alternative. Plus I'll need weights... won't be as easy but I'm thrilled to be leaving this building. Can't wait to live in a house again. Even the town we are moving to is called "Norwood" -- a giants fan has to love that. So excited. Been a long time trying to get out of fort lee.
I'll be 62 in August  
Marty866b : 6/27/2017 9:59 pm : link
Run 5-6X a week for a total of 25-30 miles. Been doing this for over 25 years. Plan to run 2-3 half marathons this year and have run over 100. BTW,I don't love to run and look forward to my day or two off. I do believe that running has helped me stay healthy.
RE: I'll be 62 in August  
Les in TO : 6/28/2017 9:55 am : link
In comment 13512963 Marty866b said:
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Run 5-6X a week for a total of 25-30 miles. Been doing this for over 25 years. Plan to run 2-3 half marathons this year and have run over 100. BTW,I don't love to run and look forward to my day or two off. I do believe that running has helped me stay healthy.
any reason after 100 half marathons that you haven't decided to go full? I have only finished 3 half marathons and while I certainly feel it's enough of a challenge for now I can see myself down the road wanting to take the leap and going for the full.
RE: RE: I wish I had the motivation you guys have  
Moondawg : 6/28/2017 1:40 pm : link
In comment 13512610 David in LA said:
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I just have never been able to get into a groove for more than like, a month or two.



I can't just workout and stick with it. Personally, for me, I like to get my competitive juices flowing, so pickup ball works out great. It's an excuse to get away from the house a couple times a week and go back and forth with trash talk with my friends. For the most part, we hold each other accountable to show up or we risk having not enough people to get a decent full court game going.


My experience is like this. When my wife and I played tennis every day, it was fun as hell, which made it easier to stick to it.
5-6 days a week  
well...bye TC : 6/28/2017 3:13 pm : link
90 min weights 30 min cardio. Former comp bodybuilder - gym is my therapy.
RE: Thanks for the input guys  
schabadoo : 6/28/2017 5:57 pm : link
In comment 13512662 beatrixkiddo said:
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Any recommendations on what and how I should be eating more, its tough when I already eat 3 good sized meals and snack throughout the day. Guess more snacking? Same with work outs, I've been told for weight gain that low reps but the heaviest weights I can use for building and adding muscle mass. How many days should i target for and how should i break out my exercises for best results? I'm willing to do it and try and stick with it. Thanks again.


I'm a thin person. The easiest thing to do is supplement your normal eating with protein. I go with a vegetarian protein powder from Amazon, mixes up easy with a shaker bottle. Much easier to drink 25 grams of protein than to add another meal.

I'd look into a PPL program. Skip the StrongLifts/Starting Strength programs, they're designed for powerlifters and are mostly leg exercises. Coolcicadia has a nice program( a lot of volume however), Lyle McDonald has a simple one, I'd start there.

Generally, to build power, you're down around 5 reps per set. Putting on mass is higher, 6-12. I'd look at some programs and see what they have. And make sure you rest....that's when you grow.

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