Saint-Armstrong Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Seen a few of these floating around the place. Anyone got any good recommendations of things to do, that succeed? Just need to lose a stone or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu0x Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Eat fewer calories than you burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 insanity work out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 A stone or two ?!? Connor connor connor Get yourself out and play some 5aside or join one of the pure gyms Youll never keep it up at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwanamakubwa Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 I've just started HIIT, high intensity interval training. Famous for giving Andrew Marr a stroke and I can see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 I've just started HIIT, high intensity interval training. Famous for giving Andrew Marr a stroke and I can see why. It gets easier, well, then you have to go harder but put it this way you are gonna get a massive hit out of 30 mins. Anyone who spends regularly more than a hour a day working out is wasting their time. (That includes weights) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Get a part-time job as a piano mover, the weight will melt away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwanamakubwa Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Box to box midfielder in me yet smirks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Box to box midfielder in me yet smirks! True, just get a decent nights sleep and a decent breakie in the morning before.... Else youll be blowing faster than a prossie on a quota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Increase the protein levels in your diet, lessen your carbs, lower your fat content, stop thinking of losing weight think more of losing fat - Job done. Also, some sort of exercise will help such as running, HIIT, crossfit or generally something you'll enjoy such as a martial art or something similar and ignore broscience (and don't waste your money on stuff you have to pay thru the nose for like a ton of Insanity DVD's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Increase the protein levels in your diet, lessen your carbs, lower your fat content, stop thinking of losing weight think more of losing fat - Job done. Also, some sort of exercise will help such as running, HIIT, crossfit or generally something you'll enjoy such as a martial art or something similar and ignore broscience (and don't waste your money on stuff you have to pay thru the nose for like a ton of Insanity DVD's). Print off a copy of insanity work out calendar and follow the programme on YouTube. Simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 20 June, 2013 Share Posted 20 June, 2013 Print off a copy of insanity work out calendar and follow the programme on YouTube. Simple That might work but I'd still recommend the OP lost the required body fat doing something they enjoy, this way they wont get bored and stop doing it....football is always a good suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JN9 Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 Its not all that difficult as long as you're will to make a few sacrifices. I wouldn't worry too much about going on a specific diet. You know what you should and shouldn't be eating, cut out the crap and exchange it with fruit and veg. Also exercise will help you lose weight much quicker than simply dieting. I do a few boxing/thai boxing classes a week and try to swing a kettlebell at least 5 times a week. I also do a parkrun (http://www.parkrun.org.uk) on a Saturday morning (5k run) which gives me something to work towards, helps to keep the interest up. I also hear that squash gives you a really good workout, but its not for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 It gets easier, well, then you have to go harder but put it this way you are gonna get a massive hit out of 30 mins. Anyone who spends regularly more than a hour a day working out is wasting their time. (That includes weights) Really? I know guys who work out on weights all the time, are you saying they are wasting their time doing more than an hour a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 Really? I know guys who work out on weights all the time, are you saying they are wasting their time doing more than an hour a day? Thats exactly what Im saying yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 I play football once a week sometimes two, walk the dog for an hour everyday, ride my bike 15-20 miles a week, not much but enough for me, odd weight session as have gym in garage, just cut out the **** but make sure to have one bad meal a week as a reward, dont punish yourself, Christ some people do this so they live longer, all they are doing is prolonging an agonizing life. Do whats fun for you but a little bit healthy, it should be fun not hell on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 Thats exactly what Im saying yes I happen to think you are very wrong, I know body builders who do 3 hours in/break and then another, you think just an hour a day would get them into the shape they are in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 I happen to think you are very wrong, I know body builders who do 3 hours in/break and then another, you think just an hour a day would get them into the shape they are in? Whilst Aerobic exercise can be done for a few hours and that's fine, it's a question as to whether you believe that after an hour your testosterone levels decrease and your cortisol levels rise AND, in an ideal world, yes, you should only weight train for a maximum of 1 hour at a time....but personally, I think if you are enjoying what you're doing and it doesn't cause a level of tiredness that affects you for several days later, there shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 I happen to think you are very wrong, I know body builders who do 3 hours in/break and then another, you think just an hour a day would get them into the shape they are in? I think the OP was talking about losing weight, not a desire to make yourself out of proportion due to fully inflexible and unfunctionable muscle. Besides, I have been reading a fair amount of evidence which points to the fact that after around an hour you are wasting your time and lets face it the majority of time spent by BBs in the gym is looking in the mirror and talking ! So Ill agree to disagree, anything other then specific training (BB/marathon) then you are wasting your time over an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 I think the OP was talking about losing weight, not a desire to make yourself out of proportion due to fully inflexible and unfunctionable muscle. Besides, I have been reading a fair amount of evidence which points to the fact that after around an hour you are wasting your time and lets face it the majority of time spent by BBs in the gym is looking in the mirror and talking ! So Ill agree to disagree, anything other then specific training (BB/marathon) then you are wasting your time over an hour I take that as a stepdown then, one hour a day at a gym for a bodybuilder is not ebough, to lose weight is questionable whether the gym is any good at all, the gym is for muscle, cardio and fitness not neccessarily weight loss, a good diet is the main thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 I take that as a stepdown then, one hour a day at a gym for a bodybuilder is not ebough, to lose weight is questionable whether the gym is any good at all, the gym is for muscle, cardio and fitness not neccessarily weight loss, a good diet is the main thing. Well that is certainly bull, HIIT training is v v good for weight loss, of course if your still eating like a fatboy bloater then you are probably going to struggle but if you bash out around a 6-700 calorie session then thats effectively a meal you have eradicated. As per Bodybuilding, I am really not so sure, there is only so much new muscle your body can build at a time, and there are things I have read over the course of the past year or two that point to the fact anything over an hour and your gains severely deteriorate. Therefore IMO you are far better off finding an hour of your life and work hard in it. Step down ? Not really. You could have used the marathon training analogy where you have to train for hours but thats entirely different. If your trying to lose weight, just dieting IMO is v hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 (edited) How is a beginner going to lose that amount of calories right at the start? HOw will they keep them off? What would their diet be to have the energy? What gym do you need to do HIIT? You are getting confused. Edited 21 June, 2013 by Barry Sanchez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stug76 Posted 21 June, 2013 Share Posted 21 June, 2013 Its easy - you need to get into a routine of being in calorie deficit, not too much though or you'll flake out. There are loads of calorie calculators out there to tell you what you need to do. As it happens I've lost about 2 stone this year 14st down to 12st, I did the Insanity program and loved it, got out of bed at 5.30 and straight at it for 2 months. The first day I ended up being sick, and by the end of it I was jumping about all over the place. Food intake is the key, if you can top it off by introducing some form of exercise then it takes the pressure of the food intake. You don't have to be anal about it either, after a couple of weeks you start to realise roughly how many calories you are taking in. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey_saint Posted 23 June, 2013 Share Posted 23 June, 2013 Its easy - you need to get into a routine of being in calorie deficit, not too much though or you'll flake out. There are loads of calorie calculators out there to tell you what you need to do. As it happens I've lost about 2 stone this year 14st down to 12st, I did the Insanity program and loved it, got out of bed at 5.30 and straight at it for 2 months. The first day I ended up being sick, and by the end of it I was jumping about all over the place. Food intake is the key, if you can top it off by introducing some form of exercise then it takes the pressure of the food intake. You don't have to be anal about it either, after a couple of weeks you start to realise roughly how many calories you are taking in. Good luck. Totally agree with this. Although I like to focus more on fat loss rather than weight loss (since muscle is denser than fat) but I've read a fair old bit about the insanity regimine and even though I'm at a reasonable weight and body fat % I'm certainly considering giving it a go (I'd like to see if it's as crazy as some martial arts warm-ups I've done (a good hour of burpees, hindu dands, press ups and running for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 23 June, 2013 Share Posted 23 June, 2013 Its not all that difficult as long as you're will to make a few sacrifices. I wouldn't worry too much about going on a specific diet. You know what you should and shouldn't be eating, cut out the crap and exchange it with fruit and veg. Also exercise will help you lose weight much quicker than simply dieting. I do a few boxing/thai boxing classes a week and try to swing a kettlebell at least 5 times a week. I also do a parkrun (http://www.parkrun.org.uk) on a Saturday morning (5k run) which gives me something to work towards, helps to keep the interest up. I also hear that squash gives you a really good workout, but its not for me... Hi Junction9. Not seen you about on here for a while. How you doing? You still fixing dishwashers? I might have some work for you. Give me a call or PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 23 June, 2013 Share Posted 23 June, 2013 Seen a few of these floating around the place. Anyone got any good recommendations of things to do, that succeed? Just need to lose a stone or two. Use kettlebells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 June, 2013 Share Posted 23 June, 2013 How is a beginner going to lose that amount of calories right at the start? HOw will they keep them off? What would their diet be to have the energy? What gym do you need to do HIIT? You are getting confused. Im really not your just being pedantic Dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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