Different from person to person. I’ve got flabby, soft-looking limbs, but I’ve got 6-pack. I realize, I’m an anomaly, but it’s all dependent on individual genetics. Still, the general consensus opinion is the beer belly is the last to go.
my problem spots are my stomach, love handles, and a little bit in the chest. i’ve got it worse in the love handles though. when i lose weight, i lose a good amount of weight in the stomach but almost none in my love handles. it looks so ugly. i’ve got a decently toned upperbody with good sized top 4 abs showing, yet im all curvy n shit because of the love handles. if i pull my shorts over my handles, i look pretty buff. then out of nowhere when i pull them down, the addition of a couple lbs on each love handle makes it seem like i gain 25+lbs. blah.
Ok is it bad that I don’t have my protein shakes after my weight training? After all of my weight trainings, I do cardio for about 30 minutes, then I drive home to drink my shake. That’s about 40 minutes after my last weight training.
I don’t take protein shakes, but I believe ideally you should get your protein within 45 minutes… I’m not 100% sure, so someone else might correct me.
ya if you naturally store fat in your legs when you lose fat the majority of it is going to be from the legs…
the gut was most prevalent for me and it was last to go…i naturally the place that is most prevalent for fat growth depending on your body is going to be the last to go…
the love handles thing…you gotta be at a pretty low body fat % for that shit to go away as in probably 10-12%…
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i started taking SizeOn
and my strength is maximum
why are my deadlifts 40lbs heavier than my squats? im sore as a bitch after squats but i feel fine after deads…
who told you they should be the same?
i didnt think they would be the same, just thought my squats would be more than my deads.
I found a quick and healthy smoothie recipe after watching a bj penn video
all you need is food and a blender
put a bunch of quick oatmeal in the blender, blend it up until it’s dust
put some scoops of your protein powder in there
add some water
some frozen fruit/berries
banana/apple/whatever
maybe some green veggies if u want
blend that shit, and it’s pretty good…I make it pretty thick so I eat it in a bowl with a spoon
better than just eating straight oatmeal
Chafing between thighs.
Any products to use?
(Yes, weight loss is part of the equation.)
Alright, thanks to the great advice from the last page I did some stretches and I have brand new shoes.
Back problems = gone!!
I don’t even get those simple lower back pains anymore after a quick jog! I feel great!
However, I believe I ran into a new issue.
I’ve been pushing myself in how much I can lift, and notice that my bicep’s feel really tight after working out.
Is this something I should worry about? Or is it just a sign that I should not push myself so hard or what?
It’s fine. Before going to bed on the days you lift, static stretch the muscles you worked out earlier.
i need ot start doing that again! i used to walk 12 laps (3 miles) at the track and i felt like damn extra energy! its activates your body!
I read this…and it sums up SO MUCH shit. I felt like it belonged in this thread:
Originally Posted by Frederick Zappone
- Eat when you are not very hungry and do not deprive yourself
of any food you want. As a result of doing this, you will eat less and enjoy it more. - Accept you didn’t get fat overnight and you won’t get thin overnight.
- Eat one piece of fruit you like and then wait 15 minutes before you eat your
meal. It takes approximately 15 minutes for your stomach to know what your mouth
ate. This 15 minute delay will prevent you from overeating. - Never weigh yourself when losing weight. Instead, use how you feel and how
your clothes are fitting as indicators that your are losing weight. This reduces your
chances of becoming discouraged. - Eat five smaller snacks meals a day rather than three full meals.
This eliminate the hunger problem. - Eat anything you want that makes you feel good… and don’t eat anything
that make you feel bad. That means, if you don’t eat all the food on your plate,
don’t feel guilty about it.
DO NOT EXERCISE… that’s work. Instead, do body movement, that’s fun.
7. Do some form of body movement you like doing for 30 minutes a day,
starting off as low as 5 minutes a day and building up to 30 minutes a day
or more if your body craves more than thirty minutes a day.
Whatever kind of body movement is fun for you to do, do it. It could be walking,
swimming, gardening, sexing, hiking, rollerblading, skating, bicycling. If the body
movement you decide to do isn’t fun for you to do, don’t do it. If you do, you will get
discouraged and quit doing it. To be successful with body movement, it must be
fun for you to do. If it is not, find some form of body movement that is.
For me personally, I love the body movement of walking. I walk 45 minutes a day,
almost everyday, and listen to my IPOD, talk on my cell phone or take pictures. This
way it never seems like exercise to me which is a good thing because I don’t like
exercising. By the way, after 30-45 days of doing ‘body movement’, you will notice
you have a craving for it, almost addicted to it, that is because it has becomes
a ‘feel good’ habit for you that makes you feel better about yourself.
8. Living in the moment is the final step in losing weight effortlessly. I found the more
I was focused on living in the moment, the less food was an issue for me. I also had less
thoughts about eating ‘comfort foods’ because living in the moment reduced
the stress in my life considerably.
Using the simple 8 step plan, outlined above, I lost 30 lbs without dieting. I started
December 1st and achieved the 30 lb. weight loss May 1st. Not once did I deprive myself
of ice cream, chocolate cake or any beer or drink I wanted.
Losing weight without dieting works because you are not setting yourself up to fail or
depriving yourself of any food you want. You are simply doing what is natural for you to do,
which is to feel good physically. Weight loss is not about looking good, it is about feeling
good and… you will look good too! 
EAT 10’S, You will eat less.
A 10 is the best of any kind of food or drink you can afford.
Quality food and drinks eliminate cravings because they are more satisfying to the taste buds.
+++++++++++++
One of the things mentioned in this post is what I call “The Fun Factor.”
Yes, you SHOULD bang out an hour of lifting. But I’ma be real here…after like 40 minutes, I HATE that shit. (Then there’re those days where I want an hour thirty…)
You should be fine, 10 minutes isn’t going to kill you.
But…why not just keep some powder in a shaker cup in your bag, fill it with water when you finish, and down it on the ride home?
It’s a good way to go. Use to do this a few years back when I had a job that kept me driving for hours. Fills you up for a while.
2 scoops chocolate protein
1tsp peanut butter
1/2 cup oats
1/2 banana
Tastes awesome.
I’m finding it really difficult to get in 3000+ good calories a day. Any tips? I eat fruit and yogurt and such, but I can’t break over 3000 unless I really push my eating. I’m good on protein intake though, so no worries there.
Oh yah, I’m a hardgainer on a bulking cycle, that’s why all the calories haha.
I’ve also started indoor rockclimbing to augment my lifting. What do you guys think of this activity? Beneficial? Detrimental?
I know what you mean.
I am also an ectomorph.
A typical day for myself looks like this:
Meal 1 - 6eggs, small bowl of oatmeal, small glass of OJ (~600cal)
Meal 2 - Peanut butter sandwich: I use flaxseed rye bread and peanut butter (and i mean just peanut butter, if you like at the ingredients, it just says peanuts). 3 slices of rye bread with peanut butter in between. (~700cal)
Meal 3 - Weight gainer meal replacement (~700cal)
Meal 4 - Chicken breast with rice (~700)
Meal 5 - Chicken and a milkshake made of strawberries, bananas and milk (~700)
Meal 6 - Before bed, Casein-based protein shake. Not really a meal I suppose (~200)
Thats 3600cal. Its not bad, but I need to increase it cuz I just plateaued again. :shake:
I’m just gonna have to increase my portion sizes.
If you don’t mind, can you share typical meals you eat. I might get an idea or two from you.