The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

OK, the newbie is back with a question after reading all your posts. Is it beneficial then for the best (fat burning) process, to do cardio early in the AM prior to breakfast due to the fasting (since you've been asleep). And is it okay to eat normally (usually egg whites, slice of wheat toast, sometimes some chicken/broccoli mixed in to eggs) immediately after since I've always heard it's good for metabolism if you eat within an hour of waking up?

Looking to lose fat currently (currently fat heavy, not a slim guy like yall by any means).

 

Thats unfortunate. I need to learn more about it.

It doesn’t matter when you workout or eat. Being specific about those things matters much less than actually eating right and exercising.
Like you won’t get any significant increased benefit by running 4 miles fasted over just running 4 miles any other time of day.

Just lift, do your cardio, and eat well. How you do that needs to be determined by personal preference.

I will also say this, LISS (low intensity steady state cardio) is the least efficient means of burning calories for fat loss. Make sure to incorporate weight lifting or some form of resistance training into your routine.

 

Holy shit I’m tired. That was the hardest rowing workout I’ve done. I could only do 3 intervals.
1k meters at a pretty good pace, row light for a 2 minute rest between intervals. It’s 80 out and in the garage it’s gotta be 85+ I haven’t sweat this much in a long time. I definitely am out of shape but the head so far is doing good after this workout. Time for a few squats, maybe some burpees too

 

Hell yea man. Gonna be surfing in no time !

 

Gonna try this weekend with a friend most likely

It feels so good to be back working out. I was looking forward to rowing and dying all day while working

 

Oh no lol, what did he do?

 

Someone said they were overeating and he lost his shit

 

300g+ carbs definitely my jam. Leg day is going well.

 

It was a few weeks ago. I remember seeing his name posted in the banned members thread

 

"3 days

and the hits keep coming...political AND vandalism (i'll park in the boonies with 20+ spaces on both sides of me and some dick will park right next to my driver side super close. I'd be lying if I said I haven't keyed most of them - it's just a dick move and intentional.) (political not quoted for obvious reasons)

just consider that banned line a keying to your username - perma"

Well then...

 

Got one of them “smart” scales on Prime day. I’m not one for getting super detailed with all the stuff it provides but it was an added feature, not sure how well all the calculations work but curious to see how I progress over the next few weeks getting back in to working out and being active daily again

 

can it really tell all that just by standing on it ?

 

Yup. It shoots electrical currents or something to get them. I don’t know the exact science behind it, but I’m sure a quick google will give you a detailed answer

 

Can it do it accurately?
No.

 

Hey, for a $20 deal on Prime Day on it, I'm sure it does it close enough that can give me a general idea of where I'm at. I really only wanted a scale to measure weight, but when just a plain old scale costs as much as the new doohickey gadgets, fuck it, I'm buying the gadget lol.

 

Long-ish article, but a good little motivational one. Good read.

https://www.redbull.com/us-en/there...RNhcG_T6qZYzi6xD-sVM_FRIoP8pjawrjgbrBRgLdXym4

 

I have a similar one. No. It is not THAT accurate BUT if it is your only source and you are using it to compare data points over time then yes, it will give you a good idea of your progress. If you are losing body fat from weigh-in 1 to weigh-in 2 using this scale, it is accurate. If you take your body fat with this scale and then go get someone to do a caliper test and compare the 2, then no it is not accurate. I used to do all those things but now I just use my scale and check in from time to time to see my progress..

That said - with it being at your feet it's going to tell you that you are probably fatter than you are lol. Guys tend to be more lean in their upper body and hold fat in their legs, ass, and gut. The electrical currents are not making it all the way up in your shoulders and back so it will give you a heavier read out. BUT if you are using this scale and only this scale it doesn't matter...

 

Yup. Pretty much how I feel about it! I didn’t get it to get perfect readings. I just thought it’d be cool to check progress over time on a somewhat consistent baseline. Otherwise I’d never know any of those other measurements.

How long would you estimate it takes to drop 1% of BF? Obviously there’s highs and lows but a best guess If you had one

 

Ha - testing my bro-math. I can probably shave 2% off in a month but I bet it will be slower at the start as my body gets used to the new macros and actual consistency. First couple days have been rough and I've been hungry mid-workout and had a headache. Adjusting here and there to try and get everything dialed in...