I would have 6-pack abs if I didn't drink so much beer.
6-pack abs are nothing.
I've got a whole keg.
I would have 6-pack abs if I didn't drink so much beer.
I discovered that the hard part is trying to figure out how to maintain the weight loss. When you are restricting calories and working out like crazy the pounds come off pretty quickly, but eventually you reach a point where you have to level it off. This is the part I am still having trouble with.
As far as to how this relates to drinking I typically only drink on the weekends and then only in moderation. I will be kegging again for the first time in over a decade and I"m hoping that it doesn't unintentionally lead to increased consumption.
For sure. The hard part is figuring out how to keep the weight off. I think it takes a major lifestyle change. I have the same issue. I'll be gun-ho for a few months then I'll get everything under control then all of a sudden the bad habits start to creep back in again. I'll add 15 lbs and wonder what happened... Once you start to gain weight, aka getting old, you sort of have to be mindful of most of the stuff you eat. I try to eat cleanly, veggies, fruit, nuts, meat, but it's hard. Esp when you have little kids at home and no time to cook healthy food.
I have been kegging for almost a year and I can honestly say my consumption has increased. It's just too easy to pull a pint and there's no empties to count. I've since put a whiteboard by my keg and mark each pint I pull. I really dig the time savings by kegging but there's def a down side to kegging :cross:
I'll admit I've had it "easy" with my metabolism in life, but I've still bounced around a little. My wife claims I looked like a starved child when I first met her when I was 22. I was working out 5 days a week (free weights in my apartment 2-3 days a week, jogging around a 2.5 mile lake path 1-2 days a week and biking that circuit 1-2 days a week for 2-3 laps). I am 6'1" and I weighed in at 163lbs soaking wet. Just a couple of years before in college I had hit 195lbs due to zero exercise and horrible diet.
I've slowly crept up and down over the years, but I tend to stay in a fairly health 180-188lb range. Its a HECK of a lot healthier than when I was 195lbs, less the weight difference than it is that I lift weights 2-3 times a week and generally swim half a mile after my weight lifting. I certainly had more leg muscle way back when, but I am a lot stronger upper body than I ever have been in my life.
I can't delude myself in to thinking I couldn't stand to lose 10lbs...but back in college I could have stood to lose 30lbs easy.
I don't pay attention to my weight too much (otherwise I obsess over it and I don't need any extra anxiety in my life), but I typically bounce up and down around 10lbs over the course of the year. If it ends up around the holidays and I get too busy to hit the gym more than once or twice a week for a couple of months, I'll easily be pushing high 180s, if I manage to be good for awhile and hit the gym mostly 3 times a week, walks on my lunch hour, etc. I'll hover around 180.
My goal is to mostly try to at least feel in shape and healthy and I've generally managed to do that.
One of my other keys is to try to keep desserts in check (I have little willpower, so I try to convince my wife to just not buy the stuff, otherwise I'll eat it. A lot). Mixed results. I also try to keep my weekday drinking in check. Other than a rare event I try to have no more than 1 drink per night during the week. On the weekend's I'll relax that a bit more, but even then I try not to have more than 2 drinks a night/day unless I have something notable going on (brewing days that rule just gets thrown out as I'll probably have 1-2 drinks during my brew session and 1-2 drinks later that evening).
........I discovered that the hard part is trying to figure out how to maintain the weight loss. When you are restricting calories and working out like crazy the pounds come off pretty quickly, but eventually you reach a point where you have to level it off. This is the part I am still having trouble with.
It's just too easy to pull a pint and there's no empties to count. I've since put a whiteboard by my keg and mark each pint I pull. I really dig the time savings by kegging but there's def a down side to kegging :cross:
A lifestyle change as it pertains to being healthy and in shape is really about diet and exercise.
1. Work out every day or as often as you can. Ignore the advice for rest days, pre-workout protein shakes, intra-workouts, and post-workout drinks.
If you're serious about weight training, then creatine monohydrate might offer you the ability to push out one extra rep of heavy weight. And yet for some people, there is zero benefit to it.
I would argue that rest days are important for preventing burnout, as well as for ensuring that you are getting enough rest and recovery to really get the most out of your workouts. It's hard to have an effective workout when your muscles are fatigued before you even start. It's still important to try to work out more days than not (ex 4&3 or 5&2), but I wouldn't be so quick to discount rest days.
And I find protein shakes to be indispensable. I work out first thing in the morning at 5:30am, and eating a bunch of solid food before hitting the gym is not an option, nor is going on an empty stomach. I find that protein shakes make for a quick, easy, healthy, and easily digested way to give me energy for my workouts.
I agree that most supplements are garbage, but creatine has worked great for me, and has been scientifically shown to be one of the single most effective supplements out there for weight training. But as you say, it's not necessarily for everyone, and more importantly it really depends on what your goals are.
A lot of good advice for sure. While I agree with most of it, I do have a few exceptions:
I would argue that rest days are important for preventing burnout, as well as for ensuring that you are getting enough rest and recovery to really get the most out of your workouts. It's hard to have an effective workout when your muscles are fatigued before you even start. It's still important to try to work out more days than not (ex 4&3 or 5&2), but I wouldn't be so quick to discount rest days.
And I find protein shakes to be indispensable. I work out first thing in the morning at 5:30am, and eating a bunch of solid food before hitting the gym is not an option, nor is going on an empty stomach. I find that protein shakes make for a quick, easy, healthy, and easily digested way to give me energy for my workouts.
I also take one immediately after my workout, but of course this practice really depends on what your goals are. I'm working on gaining lean muscle mass, and the shakes have absolutely helped. I've quickly gone from being a very underweight 130lbs to a little over 150lbs since I added the shakes to my regimen. Before I had very little progress. If all you're trying to do is lose weight and strength gains aren't a concern for you, obviously the protein shakes become less important.
I agree that most supplements are garbage, but creatine has worked great for me, and has been scientifically shown to be one of the single most effective supplements out there for weight training. But as you say, it's not necessarily for everyone, and more importantly it really depends on what your goals are.
When you first start working out, that first week is brutal. Your entire body aches. By all means, ease back into your workout routine as your body allows you to. But once you are in the full swing of things, there should technically be no such thing as rest days. Adequate sleep is enough rest. Like I said... Do you think Navy SEALS take rest days?
Ain't nobody here training to be a Navy SEAL, last time I checked.
My first hobby is training in Brazilian jiujitsu and other mixed martial arts. however i still can't eat and drink whatever. My rule is monday -Wednesday super strict eating and no alcohol. Thursday strict until the end of the day i may have 1 beer. Friday clean eating but couple beers at night. Saturday whatever happens happens lol.
Sunday must be a day of rest.
I like your plan though.
THIS JUST IN!!! You can lose weight by moving more and consuming less!!!
this just in!!!
You can lose weight by moving more and consuming less!!!
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