Are you fit or fat?

[neomantra]

I'd say I'm reasonably fit, but the thing I really wanted to comment on after reading most of this thread is for the people saying they hate the workouts and can't get motivated to exercise.

I gained a bunch of weight when I got out of school and got a desk job, but then I got into martial arts...specifically aikido. It's been loads of fun and most days I'm just itching to get to class and learn some new stuff after work. Before long you forget that you're also getting a bunch of exercise while you're doing it.

Just don't think that getting in shape has to mean going to the gym or running on a treadmill for hours on end (which really blows IMO, I could never stick with that no matter how many times I tried). Find something fun and interesting to do that just happens to get you in shape, the same way that drinking really tasty beer just happens to also get you buzzed

 

[Grossy]

Question: Are you fit or fat?

Answer: Yes.

I usually have 3 beers a night.

I swim 1 hour a day. And my new job is going to give me an extra hour of "dead" time in the morning. That's going to be the tread mill at work.

I have a goal when I retire.

I want to put my hand on the wall between California and Mexico, and then start walking north, when I get to Canada I'll stop.

The Pacific Crest Trail.

 

[Beer_Eugenics]

This thread gives me a good idea, chocolate flavored protein powder in my next batch of Chocolate Stout.

 

[davcar74]

This thread gives me a good idea, chocolate flavored protein powder in my next batch of Chocolate Stout.

I have actually considered this, but I need to do some more research on what I may need to change in the process to accommodate this ingredient.. Also I would imagine a very pure protein would be needed, no proprietary blends or extras....

 

[AnOldUR]

Just got back from a seven mile rocky, hilly trail run with my dog. Muddy legs and a bloody elbow. Staying fit doesn't get much more fun than that! A quick shower and I be mashing in.

Life is good!

 

[igotsand]

I got happy fat!!
I've gained about 15 pounds in the last 3 years of brewing...
My six pack turned into a baby keg!
Igotsand

 

[Satisfaction]

I consider myself fit.. 5'11" 160-165lbs is my normal weight fluctuation.

My job has me on the road 70-80% of the time, in and out of airports. One of my struggles faced on a daily basis is to find food not insanely loaded with calories. Having good eating habits and just being aware of what is in your food is the key to maintaining weight.

Knowing that a 8oz lean cut of sirloin is 500-700 calories and a queen cut prime rib can be up to 2000. Add on a loaded baked potato, butter drenched veggies, salad soaked in dressing, two beers, and you are up to 4000 calorie meal. I see this all the time and they complain about not losing weight.



For exercise normally my routine is a 5am 6 mile run in whatever city I am in.. Love hitting the pavement and not the treadmill. On the weekends I live next to one of the finest mountain bike areas in MA. Normal mountain bike outing burns 1500 calories.

It helps that my wife likes to be active with me, we motivate each other.

 

[kaconga]

I am blessed with a high metabolism and a very physical job. I consume 3500 cal on days I work. To get there I used to eat two dinners, now I drink 1 higher gravity beer or two session beers instead of second dinner. Just shy of 6 ft and 165 lbs.

 

[Poobah58]

I in a survival training mode. If there's a famine I'll out live all you skinny bastards!

 

[badbrew]

This is just a silly statement. Depending on the beer your drinking and how much of a drinker you are, a night of drinking lets say is 10 beers at 150 to 200 calories each (which is pretty low for homebrew) would be 1500 to 2000 calories. While a 10 mile run for someone of average weight burns about 1200 calories. It's simple math when it comes to losing weight. Not to mention a 10 mile run is about the bare minimum if you are actually wanting to see fat lose and not just water weight on a single run.

Note: I am a marathoner and long distance cycler. I am 5' 10" and weigh 165 lb with a BF% of 12. I drink prob 2 beers every evening and heavier on the weekend.

I will admit that drinking does make it harder to run due to the lack of nutrition in beer so I do cut down during training season.

I guess it all depends on your goals. I don't want a marathon runner's body. I'm 5'7" 185 (prob 20-22% bf) and my best has been 170 with 15% bf (I was pretty cutup except for the beer gut). If I ran marathons I'd shrivel up all of my hard work in the gym from catabolism. I know this on experience training 10 miles each day 4 times per week and watching my leg strength drop in half. Beer does affect training abilities and alcohol does prevent fat loss without also having catabolism along for the ride (and immune system problems too).

 

[Nugent]

Running three times a week. Competing in two 10Ks and two 5Ks a year.

Beer intake same.

Down 10 lbs.

 

[TrubDog]

6' and 165 in high school. 38 years later I'm t 175, but my wife has inspired me to get down to 160. Beer mostly on the weekends. Gonna be a challenge. Got a Waldo Lake Amber and Ed Worts Kolsch on tap. Just brewed up Two Bells IPA and a Janet's Brown (@1.074) this weekend. Yikes!!!

 

[kman6234]

I'd consider myself fit. I'm 6" 2" about 190lbs I run 3 miles 3 or 4 times a week and am pretty active. In high school I tipped the scales at 225 thanks to a diet full of soda and other sugary foods. Luckily I was able to overcome it senior year and I dropped 50lbs. Since then most of the weight I've put on has been muscle.

 

[dizzle]

Fit fat guy. Work out 5 hours per week, plus around the house chores. But I eat and drink whatever I want.

 

[shaneogle89]

I've gained 20 pounds in 4 months just from brewing. But I've started back up with an exercise regiment

 

[bigbeergeek]

I've lost 25 lbs since I last wrote on this thread. Jogging, burpee push ups, less beer and less carbs/calories.

 

[tnvol]

I'm just big boned.

Same here. lol