Diet and Workout Routines

[natedagg]

Diet's gone to shit since I moved.

Too much fast food, not knowing how to cook yet, especially in a healthy way, tired from work when I get home, not working out.

Still managing to hold my current weight, but need to make some major changes. Motivation to do so just isn't great. Can't seem to get anything to "stick".

Can't even find the motivation to get to the gym every day for cardio. Just basketball every other Friday. I could really use a drop of about 15 lbs, but I'm struggling.

Thanks for sharing bro. We've all experienced the lulls, and the weather change and shorter days isn't doing you any favors.

Just remember, it takes 21 days to build a habit. It can seem like an eternity or a split second, and that relativity can change multiple times each moment.

Ok, here we go:

-Open up a word doc or a journal and write your vision as if today were July 1st, 2018. Tell yourself about what you did (lost 15 lbs., maybe other things?) and how it makes you feel. Just do it man - if you are reading this, you are on a computer, so just do it. Doesn't have to be long, but if the writing is flowing, just keep jamming that keyboard... Now just read it and realize how good it's going to feel.
-Quit beating yourself up... "I can't even find the motivation to get to the gym EVERY day". Please man - you are busy. Every day is tough!
-Ask for some cooking supplies for the holidays. A good saute pan, a couple utensils, a crock pot if you don't have one...
-For the cooking, it's really tough to get motivated to cook after a long day of work. I am blessed that it's a hobby of mine, and it might turn that way for you if you can get passed the anxiety phase. In the meantime, here's your goal: you MUST cook a shit ton once on Sunday. Cook a base food like boneless skinless chicken thighs, either in the crock pot or grilled or oven, just get it cooked. From there, you can freak about 3-4 different meals. I got you brah, I am even going to hold your hand on this one.
-Cook chicken thighs in the oven. Cook what you deem to be "way too much," trust. Worst comes to worst, you'll have a good excuse to cook and have a buddy over and catch up. I'd say like 3-4 lbs of the boneless skinless thighs. In the interest of keeping it mad simple, just buy a cooking spray and a "season everything" seasoning like Montreal's steak seasoning or something in the store that catches your eye, or just go indexing with the S&P500: Salt and Pepper... Don't overthink it, tinker next time...
-Day 0: Sunday: Cut chicken into taco's. Beans. Salsa. Buy the taco pack to make your life easy (it comes w/ some seasoning, shells, etc.). Eat it all over a bed of baby spinach leaves or while the chicken is cooking, crush a massive amount of salad.
-Day 1: Monday: Stir Fry. Get 2 frozen bags of stir-fry veggies. Get a stir fry mixer flavor powder. Find a Mexican rice that's microwave in a bag. Get soy sauce. Cook the veggies and add your chicken.
-Day 2: Microwave 2 sweet potatoes. Microwave a bag of frozen peas. Microwave the chicken.
-Day 3: Have something else, what the fuck is wrong with you man? That's too much chicken.
-Day 4: Cut up a cucumber, some carrots, and a red pepper. Eat that shit with hummus. Buy a good soup from Panera, the grocery store, or if on a budget, just a 2 cans of chunky soup. Add extra chicken. Eat that shit.

So there's your "I can do this" chicken dinners for a few days. I hope this helps!

 

[natedagg]

I'm all in for the half Ironman. I'm currently rotating cardio days between swimming and running. I really need to focus on the swim. I've never competed in one of these races and was told that open water swimming is no joke.

I wish I could do some simulated races while I was training. Hard to find a place to bike, swim and run at the same this time of year.

Anyone had experience with these? Should I focus on one area at a time or mix it up?

I highly recommend a book called Total Immersion if you want to better your swim time. Essentially if you haven't ever been trained to swim (I haven't), you are horribly inefficient, and this book will change your life...

I think doing 2 of 3 exercises is WAY better than doing 1, and not that horribly off from doing 3, but 1 of the exercises has to be the swim. If you can find those open swim places, you can finish the swim, towel off, and either run the halls or outside with less than a 3 minute break for getting changed. Close enough.

 

[Triplethreat]

Thanks for sharing bro. We've all experienced the lulls, and the weather change and shorter days isn't doing you any favors.

Just remember, it takes 21 days to build a habit. It can seem like an eternity or a split second, and that relativity can change multiple times each moment.

Ok, here we go:

-Open up a word doc or a journal and write your vision as if today were July 1st, 2018. Tell yourself about what you did (lost 15 lbs., maybe other things?) and how it makes you feel. Just do it man - if you are reading this, you are on a computer, so just do it. Doesn't have to be long, but if the writing is flowing, just keep jamming that keyboard... Now just read it and realize how good it's going to feel.
-Quit beating yourself up... "I can't even find the motivation to get to the gym EVERY day". Please man - you are busy. Every day is tough!
-Ask for some cooking supplies for the holidays. A good saute pan, a couple utensils, a crock pot if you don't have one...
-For the cooking, it's really tough to get motivated to cook after a long day of work. I am blessed that it's a hobby of mine, and it might turn that way for you if you can get passed the anxiety phase. In the meantime, here's your goal: you MUST cook a shit ton once on Sunday. Cook a base food like boneless skinless chicken thighs, either in the crock pot or grilled or oven, just get it cooked. From there, you can freak about 3-4 different meals. I got you brah, I am even going to hold your hand on this one.
-Cook chicken thighs in the oven. Cook what you deem to be "way too much," trust. Worst comes to worst, you'll have a good excuse to cook and have a buddy over and catch up. I'd say like 3-4 lbs of the boneless skinless thighs. In the interest of keeping it mad simple, just buy a cooking spray and a "season everything" seasoning like Montreal's steak seasoning or something in the store that catches your eye, or just go indexing with the S&P500: Salt and Pepper... Don't overthink it, tinker next time...
-Day 0: Sunday: Cut chicken into taco's. Beans. Salsa. Buy the taco pack to make your life easy (it comes w/ some seasoning, shells, etc.). Eat it all over a bed of baby spinach leaves or while the chicken is cooking, crush a massive amount of salad.
-Day 1: Monday: Stir Fry. Get 2 frozen bags of stir-fry veggies. Get a stir fry mixer flavor powder. Find a Mexican rice that's microwave in a bag. Get soy sauce. Cook the veggies and add your chicken.
-Day 2: Microwave 2 sweet potatoes. Microwave a bag of frozen peas. Microwave the chicken.
-Day 3: Have something else, what the fuck is wrong with you man? That's too much chicken.
-Day 4: Cut up a cucumber, some carrots, and a red pepper. Eat that shit with hummus. Buy a good soup from Panera, the grocery store, or if on a budget, just a 2 cans of chunky soup. Add extra chicken. Eat that shit.

So there's your "I can do this" chicken dinners for a few days. I hope this helps!

You're the fucking man.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Thanks for sharing bro. We've all experienced the lulls, and the weather change and shorter days isn't doing you any favors.

Just remember, it takes 21 days to build a habit. It can seem like an eternity or a split second, and that relativity can change multiple times each moment.

Ok, here we go:

-Open up a word doc or a journal and write your vision as if today were July 1st, 2018. Tell yourself about what you did (lost 15 lbs., maybe other things?) and how it makes you feel. Just do it man - if you are reading this, you are on a computer, so just do it. Doesn't have to be long, but if the writing is flowing, just keep jamming that keyboard... Now just read it and realize how good it's going to feel.
-Quit beating yourself up... "I can't even find the motivation to get to the gym EVERY day". Please man - you are busy. Every day is tough!
-Ask for some cooking supplies for the holidays. A good saute pan, a couple utensils, a crock pot if you don't have one...
-For the cooking, it's really tough to get motivated to cook after a long day of work. I am blessed that it's a hobby of mine, and it might turn that way for you if you can get passed the anxiety phase. In the meantime, here's your goal: you MUST cook a shit ton once on Sunday. Cook a base food like boneless skinless chicken thighs, either in the crock pot or grilled or oven, just get it cooked. From there, you can freak about 3-4 different meals. I got you brah, I am even going to hold your hand on this one.
-Cook chicken thighs in the oven. Cook what you deem to be "way too much," trust. Worst comes to worst, you'll have a good excuse to cook and have a buddy over and catch up. I'd say like 3-4 lbs of the boneless skinless thighs. In the interest of keeping it mad simple, just buy a cooking spray and a "season everything" seasoning like Montreal's steak seasoning or something in the store that catches your eye, or just go indexing with the S&P500: Salt and Pepper... Don't overthink it, tinker next time...
-Day 0: Sunday: Cut chicken into taco's. Beans. Salsa. Buy the taco pack to make your life easy (it comes w/ some seasoning, shells, etc.). Eat it all over a bed of baby spinach leaves or while the chicken is cooking, crush a massive amount of salad.
-Day 1: Monday: Stir Fry. Get 2 frozen bags of stir-fry veggies. Get a stir fry mixer flavor powder. Find a Mexican rice that's microwave in a bag. Get soy sauce. Cook the veggies and add your chicken.
-Day 2: Microwave 2 sweet potatoes. Microwave a bag of frozen peas. Microwave the chicken.
-Day 3: Have something else, what the fuck is wrong with you man? That's too much chicken.
-Day 4: Cut up a cucumber, some carrots, and a red pepper. Eat that shit with hummus. Buy a good soup from Panera, the grocery store, or if on a budget, just a 2 cans of chunky soup. Add extra chicken. Eat that shit.

So there's your "I can do this" chicken dinners for a few days. I hope this helps!

You guys are trying way too hard. Training should and maintaining a regimen should come easily.

Reason you feel unmotivated is because your body can't handle the stress of it and you feel liek it ain't worth it. You shouldn't force it because eventually you will be tired of it.

What someone lacks motivation I usually blame the hormones. @Triplethreat have you checked your Testosterone? if it's so so, then i'd really advise you to try to get on a good Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It might change your life.

If your hormones are balanced then you will just want to train and you will also see your body transform. Part of the reason that you can't commit is perhaps because you don't see a significant change.

I really think you should check it out. Simple blood test.

 

[natedagg]

You guys are trying way too hard. Training should and maintaining a regimen should come easily.

Reason you feel unmotivated is because your body can't handle the stress of it and you feel liek it ain't worth it. You shouldn't force it because eventually you will be tired of it.

What someone lacks motivation I usually blame the hormones. @Triplethreat have you checked your Testosterone? if it's so so, then i'd really advise you to try to get on a good Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It might change your life.

If your hormones are balanced then you will just want to train and you will also see your body transform. Part of the reason that you can't commit is perhaps because you don't see a significant change.

I really think you should check it out. Simple blood test.

Your face is trying way too hard. I just typed out something to help.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Your face is trying way too hard. I just typed out something to help.

I wanted to reply to this

Your post was great, what I meant was that working out should be a hassle, that's all. Should be like when you were a teenager.

Diet's gone to shit since I moved.

Too much fast food, not knowing how to cook yet, especially in a healthy way, tired from work when I get home, not working out.

Still managing to hold my current weight, but need to make some major changes. Motivation to do so just isn't great. Can't seem to get anything to "stick".

Can't even find the motivation to get to the gym every day for cardio. Just basketball every other Friday. I could really use a drop of about 15 lbs, but I'm struggling.

 

[Triplethreat]

You guys are trying way too hard. Training should and maintaining a regimen should come easily.

Reason you feel unmotivated is because your body can't handle the stress of it and you feel liek it ain't worth it. You shouldn't force it because eventually you will be tired of it.

What someone lacks motivation I usually blame the hormones. @Triplethreat have you checked your Testosterone? if it's so so, then i'd really advise you to try to get on a good Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It might change your life.

If your hormones are balanced then you will just want to train and you will also see your body transform. Part of the reason that you can't commit is perhaps because you don't see a significant change.

I really think you should check it out. Simple blood test.

This is for sure not it because I was able to hold a solid regime previously when I wasn't working full time and living on my own.

It's been an adjustment.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

This is for sure not it because I was able to hold a solid regime previously when I wasn't working full time and living on my own.

It's been an adjustment.

Yes and things change, even from day to day.

If you body is telling you that you just can't work out, then you shouldn't work out. Maybe it's stress and you should start slowly, built it slowly. I'd start with walks or small jogs before I start an intense gym workout.

Can I ask how old you are?

 

[Triplethreat]

Yes and things change, even from day to day.

If you body is telling you that you just can't work out, then you shouldn't work out. Maybe it's stress and you should start slowly, built it slowly. I'd start with walks or small jogs before I start an intense gym workout.

Can I ask how old you are?

24.

I can assure you it's not low T.

I play basketball every Friday, for up to 4 hours. It's a problem with just finding a regimen that works for me.

 

[Sir'Dom Pointer]

24.

I can assure you it's not low T.

I play basketball every Friday, for up to 4 hours. It's a problem with just finding a regimen that works for me.

Okay.

Being young though doesn't absolve you of low T, especially with the modern american lifestyle, but iif you think there is 0 chance that's the problem then I absolutely believe you.

I was just trying to be helpful because I had the same problem and they found I had low T and i'm young. I wasn't fat, I have pretty nice body hair on me and I have a pretty damn good dick so I wasn't a typical low T guy.

 

[The Process God]

Finally broke a long-standing deadlift PR. I was warming up to 495 lbs with the end goal of waking up the CNS for high-rep (15 reps) Romanian deadlifts with 335 lbs or so. I was actually feeling weak when doing 405 for a few reps and then 455 for one rep. I wasn't sure if I was going to get 495 for one, but I got it up and kept on going. Ended up getting 495 for five, and I felt like I could have gotten one or two more. That was the best I've done since I was on steroids and did 495 or 500 for 9 in early 2009. I've done 535 for one natural, but I've never gotten 495 for more than 2 reps since going natural. I was pretty dang stoked.

 

[The Process God]

495 for 8 reps on deadlift today! Gains come in bunches, i guess. Ive been working a lot on upper back and traps both with warming it up as well as slow, strict reps on shrugs with 5 second holds for 15 reps. I'm beyond excited. I'm coming for you, roided self.

 

[Akron330]

Anyone doing the Christmas Story run on Saturday? Pretty quick 5/10k, always a good time.

 

[natedagg]

Guys I know that we have some nutrition nuts in here. It would be appreciated if you could spread this on FB, donate, or both. I own part of this company and we're making low carb kibble for dogs (then cats). We are about to be funded and that will make us 2nd ever in the space. For some context, I just looked and 1 dude has raised $47 total dollars. One has raised $100 or so. We're up to almost $8K...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ketonatural/ketona-ultra-low-carbohydate-ketogenic-dry-dog-foo

 

[bigfoot5415]

Anyone doing the Christmas Story run on Saturday? Pretty quick 5/10k, always a good time.

I'm in the 5k w my wife