45 and 275 @ 6'4"

[billy p]

You know? ... it does. That is a completely unacceptable situation that needs to be addressed with way more effort than I was applying. This evening I ran a total of 80-100 yards. I got a ways to go.



Thanks. It seems like a complete PITA right now but this is a result of quitting smoking and it is still way better than where that was taking me so it's all good ... even the extra weight.

Like they say Alex....baby steps. If you could quit smoking....the rest is easy.

[lsiberian]

You know? ... it does. That is a completely unacceptable situation that needs to be addressed with way more effort than I was applying. This evening I ran a total of 80-100 yards. I got a ways to go.



Thanks. It seems like a complete PITA right now but this is a result of quitting smoking and it is still way better than where that was taking me so it's all good ... even the extra weight.

Just be careful on the ole joints. If you run get good shoes or go barefoot.

I prefer shoes do to the tendency of rocks along trails. Bad shoes will make the ole back hurt.

[lsiberian]

I'm not a fan of TV, so, maybe that is where we differ. I like movies and music, but, watching mind-numbing TV inside is painful to me.

I'm pretty familiar with training, recovery, and how different diets and regimens influence that - not an expert, but, as someone who has put the chaulk on my hands I've learned a few things from people who are better lifters than I am....and through lifters I've talked to my fair share of doctors, trainers, from all walks of sports.

Cardio is often confused with aerobic fitness or endurance. Aerobic/endurance fitness relates directly to the efficient of oxidative metabolism and is not the same as cardiorespiratory fitness (a healthy heart and lungs). Aerobic fitness like running burns calories, but it does for that time period. The advantage of lifting is the muscle gained lets you burn more ALL the time. As far as health, in the practical sense, when lifting weight, the cardiovascular system is stressed. One of the first is that the contracting muscles compress the blood vessels in those muscles and increase their reistance to flow. This increases blood pressure. This places load on the heart, which over time strengthens it like any other muscle, and it adapts by increasing the thickness of the muscular walls and the increased muscle mass of the heart makes it deliver blood more efficiently. It needs to, because as muscle mass increases.

Anyways...

My arguement isn't that running on a treadmil or something is bad, it's just that it is mentally and physically expensive for what the opportunity costs are (in my opinion). For a busy life, to burn 300 calories running every day gets to be inefficient. To train for an hour three times a week, using basic exercises that work the body as a system, gives you some calorie burning, but also the added strength and muscle mass that helps in regular life. For being more 'active,' doing (to use the venacular) cardio could be doing something fun like washing a car, having wild sex if possible, cleaning, tinkering, moving speakers, or whatever.

Eating 'decently' (shoot for a 40/40/20 diet, protein/carbs/fats ... good fats like natural peanut butter or roasted almonds, not bad fats), but normally (not fretting having a cheeseburger and a beer with your friends, just don't have a cheeseburger, cheesefries, 12 beers and a fudge sunday), and working out (HARD) three times a week for an hour (or whatever program you decide, just keep it simple - simple not to be confused with easy... simple in weightlifting is the hardest), and being active in normal life is, in my opinion, the best way.

For my buddy, I'd recommend starting with working on the low hanging fruit. Cut out garbage food, and starting making the obvious choices. Go for a walk, try to be more active, and see how it goes. As it was said earlier, this is going to be a lifestyle change. So no starving, no radical or not-maintainable ideas.

Nice post. I've got nothing against weight lifting or a more exciting aerobics challenge. Being active is the main thing. Things like parking far away from a store rather than close makes you more fit long term and reduces door dings. Nothing beats wild sex for exercise enjoyment.

Not using a remote also is a good way to increase fitness. How about rearranging the house periodically? That would be a fun way to increase fitness.

[STRONGBADF1]

Is it any motivation to know your older sister is running upwards of 8-10 miles?

Congratulations by the way!

Too funny!


BTW, is that a Great Dane in your avatar?

[Alex2507]

I know plenty of skinny people that get tired walking around Walmart for an hour.

I don't know anybody that walks around Walmart for an hour.

Do get a physical if you can swing the cash.

Why? So he can tell me I'm fat?

Don't start ... walking on your weight/fitness level.

If you run ... go barefoot.

Got all the bases covered there.

I will tell you that being fit makes you much better ... in the sack.

How would you know? You've only ever had sex at your current fitness level.

Nothing beats wild sex for exercise enjoyment.

I've been having wild sex longer than you been alive ... and I can tell ya that I'd rather be skiing.

Too funny!

Don't encourage him.

BTW, is that a Great Dane in your avatar?

It is. Name's Hudson. He's some special color too. Really beautiful dog.

[Rickster71]

Is it any motivation to know your older sister is running upwards of 8-10 miles?

Congratulations by the way!

Hi, Alex's big sister.
We'll have to talk.
You probably have many stories to share.

[lsiberian]

I don't know anybody that walks around Walmart for an hour.

How would you know? You've only ever had sex at your current fitness level.

I've been having wild sex longer than you been alive ... and I can tell ya that I'd rather be skiing.

my wife walks around walmart for hours. It's so annoying

I've gotten more fit since I've been married. Of course there are other factors.

If I understand the last line is something wrong with me.

I'm still shocked you are in your 40s. I always thought you were in your 20s(young at heart perhaps.)

[gmichael]

my wife walks around walmart for hours. It's so annoying

I've gotten more fit since I've been married. Of course there are other factors.

If I understand the last line is something wrong with me.

I'm still shocked you are in your 40s. I always thought you were in your 20s(young at heart perhaps.)

My wife makes me circle the parking lot until we find a spot up front, then spends hours walking around the store looking at every last item. It's not even all the walking that bothers me. It's the stopping and standing in one place that gets to me.

[Alex2507]

Hi, Alex's big sister.
We'll have to talk.
You probably have many stories to share.

skyline_123 is my sister's son, my nephew.

my wife walks around walmart for hours. It's so annoying

... not if you stay home.

If I understand the last line is something wrong with me.

Not really. I haven't skied in close to 20 years but it sure is a rush when you are skiing at the very edge of your abilities doing about warp 9.

I'm still shocked you are in your 40s. I always thought you were in your 20s(young at heart perhaps.)

Just immature.

[ParadigmDawg]

I had a few more things to say but didn't get as much as a "thank you". So EFF Off you nasty, chunky monkey

If you lose too much weight I can't refer to you as my FF friend...

Bottom line is you have to make a lifestyle change that works for you. I find it easy to go to the gym for the most part. I look at it as a way to relieve stress vs. killing someone. I have one simple rule that keeps me in the gym. All I have to do is 'walk in' on scheduled workout days. If I don't feel like lifting once I get there, I can turn around and leave. I have never left without working out. Making yourself get there is the hard part and this rule eliminates that.

During the winter, I don't watch my diet very much. I just make sure I eat plenty of protein and always start the day with a good breakfast and eat at least 5 times a day (2 meals are protein shakes and 1 cup of oatmeal).

Beginning around March, I drop all processed foods and move up to a minimum of 6 meals a day. I also jack up the intensity of my weight lifting. By May, I will always be about 10lbs heavier but much leaner than in the winter.

I hate cardio so all I do is walk with the wife about 3 days a week. It is a good time for us to be together and talk. I'm sure this burns a few calories but nothing like the whole foods and gym time.

Just find something that works for you and make it simple. Learn about whole foods, don't skip meals and be active.