I have substantially changed my exercise routine for the first time in a long time. I have been pushing myself much harder with bodyweight exercises including using hanging straps for abs, starting drinking protein shakes and eating protein bars, began a daily routine of jumping rope. I also started using a cardio machine that is more a total body workout. I have gained about 8 pounds over a period of two months, which makes me a little uneasy but I do not think it was added to my waistline because my pants and shorts feel a little looser at the waist. I hope what I am doing is benefitting me and I am not turning into a fat fuck.
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Protein + exercise = muscle
https://liamrosen.com/fitness.html
christian bale's best body was in Vice
Muscle weighs more than fat
Body is 90% diet, 10% exercise
You can either bulk or cut, usually not both at once unless you’re just starting out. Track your calories and watch your carbs, maybe restrict eating windows to further reduce your insulin spikes. If you want to go hardo, run a protein sparing modified fast for a week. It’s really more about what you’re eating than anything
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Lol... This is definitely one of those skinny fat dudes that has been hitting the gym 6 days a week for four years and still somehow has the physique of a prepubescent boy, but somehow thinks they have the grounds to throw their fitness advice around like a priest on amphetamines.
Cheers.
I am not sure about the percentages. I have been noticing slight cuts where I have never had them. So far, I think the majority has been more bulk and less cut. I could probably flip it if I ate less
Or just run or cycle one more time in the day.
I worked out for 24 hours last week. What is this 10% exercise crap? For the lazy? Yeah, if you're lazy you have to eat cleaner.
Exactly. Read my other reply.
How do you have time to work out 24 hours in a week. That is 3.5 hours per day. There is no way you could be working in IB.
Yeah, definitely not in IB.
most people here dont actually work in ib
also isiah is a irl playboy
like a leaner and less sexually successful dan bilzerian
For overworked corporate drones with 30 minutes an exercise session 3-4x a week, it really is 90% diet, you can't unrun your fork. Or if you can outrun it, why make diet your enemy?
Most gyms have machines that give you your body fat %, muscle % etc.
Those are almost always grossly inaccurate. You’re better off taking monthly measurements and eye balling in the mirror. You’ll probably guess within 5% if you look at enough body fat range examples online
Depends on the machine, but yeah, to a degree, you are right. Once you are between 10-15% body fat, the machine results start depending a lot on how much water you have in the body at that moment, which skews significantly the results.
Are you doing any type of bodyweight push/pull compound exercises (pull ups, pushups, dips, etc). Would recommend you focus on those if you're averse to traditional weight lifting. Doing only abs, jump rope and cardio but taking in all the extra protein doesn't sound like too good of a combo for an improved body (though depends where you're starting from). Look in the mirror and assess how you feel about the weight gain relative to what your goals are - if you like way the progress is coming, keep at it.
Yeah, I do push ups and sit ups. I was doing some pull ups until I hurt my wrist but I plan to go back to it.
Not surprised that the beta liberal is a fat fuck lmao
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Probably eating too much, id cut out the shake and the bars and eat some real food instead. besides that, great, exercise is good for you.
As said above; diet wise, try to eat real food first, than as you need more protein that you can't get from meals, add in shakes/bars.
Gym wise, hard to explain on paper, but making sure you're working out "correctly". What I mean is, make sure you focus on each workout, use proper weight, extend the muscle, than contract the muscle. For example, stand up straight, let your arms hang, that's expanding, now take your arm and mimic a bicep curl all the way up, that's contracting. Do that properly with as much weight as you can, then add weight as it gets easier. I say that bc a lot of people waste time "exercising", just don't stuff that isn't really effective. You don't want to waste time. A 20 min good form workout is better than a two hour non good form workout.
this video has Kai Green explain it pretty good
Don't burn 400 calories and eat 800 calories or you will get fat. For starters calories in and calories out determines net change in weight. Sometimes it might happen suddenly and you may not realize you're getting fat until your suit doesn't fit and you have an interview next week.
Also the type of exercise determines results.
Realistically, in a non-covid environment (given a covid WFH environment allows for more leniency), if you're strapped to your desk as an ib analyst, the best thing you can do is: take 30-45 min to go to a gym near you, minimize your nightly carb intake with seamless meals (yes this means no lavo pasta dishes), eliminate dessert from your diet despite you being able to afford it on your stipend, walk to get food on the weekends as opposed to seamlessing to you apt (i was so guilty of this), and don't drink sugary coffee drinks and get used to black coffee or the likes. Obviously there are more things you could do but I did a regimented routine of the above and managed to maintain my weight, that is until I went to PE and unfortunately things changed but that was more a weakness on my end than not having a proven method
I ditched the focusing on the scale awhile ago. Only focus on body fat percentage now
That is probably a good idea. Right now, I am relying on the eyeball and clothes fit test.
The mind can play tricks on you too. Over the summer I lost 5% of body fat (while my weight remained the same exact number) and in the mirror it seemed like my physique didn't change at all when it clearly did; that may be the case for you, like many things in life perception can distort reality.
Side note - was working out moderately but saw marginal results. hired a nutritionist and the only change in diet was a smoothie for breakfast: 1 scoop of protein powder, almond/coconut milk, pb/almond butter, spinach, fruit. That small change made all the difference as weight gain can also be attributed to the lack of nutrients in your body. It was crazy highly recommend it and still do the smoothie daily. You got this!
How hard is it to do intermittent fasting while working as an analyst? I'm a big fan of it because it's helped me lose 15 pounds during quarantine from only restricting the hours I eat (minimal extra exercise and not any crazy restrictions on what I can eat), but I'm worried that it would be unsustainable when I start FT early next year.
I think its pretty convenient. You don't have the 2pm post lunch lag and stay alert most of the day. I would recommend though lots of water / La Croix and espresso / coffee during the day. Eat after work to fuel a workout, then eat after the workout. If you're on a 4pm - midnight food intake window, you can still snack up to midnight. You don't have to pack lunch or anything for work.
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