Physical & Mental health

[Korea 734]

I lost some belly fat after reducing the amount of bread in my weekly diet, what else is a no-no to eat?

Red meats, oily food, fried food, sugars etc.

Basically, when I lost like 30Kgs, my thought.process was, if it taste good, don't eat it, lol.

[Azpinator 2,325]

Hey btw I read that it's healthy to shower with cold water after gym, is that true?

Red meats, oily food, fried food, sugars etc.

Basically, when I lost like 30Kgs, my thought.process was, if it taste good, don't eat it, lol.

I hate red meat, I don't care about fried food but sugars are my weakness.. I try to take small amounts.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Hey btw I read that it's healthy to shower with cold water after gym, is that true?

Sure, but start with baby steps. If you are not used to it then you will in worse case get an heart attack. In the army we didn't have much choice in the evenings so we got used to the cold water. What I've noticed is that my 'feeling cold' barrier is lower than for other people. For example when others are complaining about chilly weather, it feels normal to me. Basically it makes your immune system more aware and capable of tackling what ever may come its way.

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the cold shower thing after is... not twaddle, but not useful during training. It MAY speed up recovery, BUT by doing so it limits your improvements. so best time to use it would be for athletic reasons, say during a tournament or athletics where you are expecting to compete with only 2 - 4 days rest.

and when i say it can speed up recovery, theres mostly weak evidence for that. some strong evidence, but mostly weak. some people in the muscle building world say it works for them, the majority of them however say its useless and not worth the discomfort.

Ive not seen anything on hot showers, but all i know is when we do research that involves causing muscle damage, we have to tell our subjects to not have long showers as the heat obviously gets the blood going and can possibly speed up recovery that way. but ive not seen anything on that though.

[Korea 734]

Football players go into ice baths to recovery...

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Football players go into ice baths to recovery...

Almost every athlete will do that in their career at some point I guess. It's like a ice compression but for the whole fricking body.

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Football players go into ice baths to recovery...

some do. and of course they would, they aren't training during a season. they only train during pre season/recovery from injuries.

when i say train i mean trianing to improve fitness. during the season it is more about maintanance with the intention of some improvements in terms of technical abilities as well as some aspects of fitness, so a speedy recovery would be justified, especially if you are playing twice in one week! you look at a players aerobic and sprinting abilities throughout a season, they stay level throughout the season, sometimes a slow steady increase is seen.

I think the ice bath is an option most would avoid though. i would not use the ice bath. i hate being cold!

[manpe 10,861]

[Korea 734]

Almost every athlete will do that in their career at some point I guess. It's like a ice compression but for the whole fricking body.

some do. and of course they would, they aren't training during a season. they only train during pre season/recovery from injuries.

when i say train i mean trianing to improve fitness. during the season it is more about maintanance with the intention of some improvements in terms of technical abilities as well as some aspects of fitness, so a speedy recovery would be justified, especially if you are playing twice in one week! you look at a players aerobic and sprinting abilities throughout a season, they stay level throughout the season, sometimes a slow steady increase is seen.

I think the ice bath is an option most would avoid though. i would not use the ice bath. i hate being cold!

LOL, I meant american football.. In American football, they take ice baths after every session.

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LOL, I meant american football.. In American football, they take ice baths after every session.

haha! classic mix up. Rugby players do it a lot over here as well. think its not down to your every day DOMS though, more for the bruising from impacts.

[BluesChick 1,260]

Hot showers are bad for your skin and hair as it strips the oils and moisture out more than a temperate or cold shower.

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[Korea 734]

Hot showers are bad for your skin and hair as it strips the oils and moisture out more than a temperate or cold shower.

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Would my hair also be thin and unhealthy?

[BluesChick 1,260]

Hot showers are bad for your skin and hair as it strips the oils and moisture out more than a temperate or cold shower.

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Would my hair also be thin and unhealthy?

It could be since it will dry your hair out and it could be the shampoo you use. Try one that is made with sulfates and organic if you can. I had a horrible finding shampoo and conditioner in China that worked. The Chinese ones are to heavy for my hair and left it limp and greasy. Then I found Eco and More brands which are organic.

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[Korea 734]

Summer Goals

20 pull ups (13)

25 chin ups (16)

6 min plank (5)

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I think the 20 pull ups might be the most difficult to get....

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so its been 1 month and im now at 67.4kg/148.6lbs. (original weight: 63kg/138lbs)

thats 0.6kg off my original target (that i planned to achieve in 3 months) however i am fully aware of my increase in body fat as well. specifically on my back and belly which is rather annoying but expected.

im not sure wether to carry on doing what im doing, get to maybe 73kg/160lbs which at this rate will take about another 2 months then just lose the fat. or to try and start counting my calories properly instead of just stuffing my face of protein and fat so that i dont put on as much fat.

to be honest, i dont have the patience or time to write down what i eat so i think im just gonna keep stuffing my face for another month or so

in terms of muscles and strength im seeing some great gains and it feels good! despite my increase in fat, im one of those people who just gets fat in one area, so my shoulders, arms and legs are looking very toned due to the lack of fat on them. ive one area of concern and that was i feel my pecs were started to lag behind and werent really changing much, but with some quick reading around and watching stuff on youtube, its my lack of doing a pec fly exercise, and in the last couple of chest sessions ive done some fly stuff and im certainly feeling it, so hopefully now my chest will start to get a bit bigger...

Im just going to carry on doing what im doing, trying to focus on some more chest stuff. cant wait to lose this fat though. its not a massive increase, barely noticeable when i look at pictures of me now and a month ago, but when i pinch the skin there is noticeably more there, and its managed to reduce the definition on my lower abs. so im hoping once i shred the fat ill look pretty gooooooooooooood.

[Korea 734]

so its been 1 month and im now at 67.4kg/148.6lbs. (original weight: 63kg/138lbs)

thats 0.6kg off my original target (that i planned to achieve in 3 months) however i am fully aware of my increase in body fat as well. specifically on my back and belly which is rather annoying but expected.

im not sure wether to carry on doing what im doing, get to maybe 73kg/160lbs which at this rate will take about another 2 months then just try and lose the fat. or to try and start counting my calories probably instead of just stuffing my face of protein and fat so that i dont put on as much fat.

to be honest, i dont have the patience or time to write down what i eat so i think im just gonna keep stuffing my face for another month or so

in terms of muscles and strength im seeing some great gains and it feels good! despite my increase in fat, im one of those people who just gets fat in one area, so my shoulders, arms and legs are looking very toned due to the lack of fat on them. ive one area of concern and that was i feel my pecs were started to lag behind and werent really changing much, but with some quick reading around and watching stuff on youtube, its my lack of doing a pec fly exercise, and in the last couple of chest sessions ive done some fly stuff and im certainly feeling it, so hopefully now my chest will start to get a bit bigger...

Im just going to carry on doing what im doing, trying to focus on some more chest stuff. cant wait to lose this fat though. its not a massive increase, barely noticeable when i look at pictures of me now and a month ago, but when i pinch the skin there is noticeably more there, and its managed to reduce the definition on my lower abs. so im hoping once i shred the fat ill look pretty gooooooooooooood.

We need to switch... I need to get down to your weight and you can take mine (few lbs more)...After Easter weekend, I stopped dieting and gain a few back since...

Last year for Chest, I use to do all pushups and resistance bands...

Decline, incline pushups, medicine ball pushups, triangle pushups, clapping pushups and cardio pushups......

Than, some resistance bands pushes and pull.

I can't wait till do some strength training again, however, until I burn my fat, I can't start...

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We need to switch... I need to get down to your weight and you can take mine (few lbs more)...After Easter weekend, I stopped dieting and gain a few back since...

Last year for Chest, I use to do all pushups and resistance bands...

Decline, incline pushups, medicine ball pushups, triangle pushups, clapping pushups and cardio pushups......

Than, some resistance bands pushes and pull.

I can't wait till do some strength training again, however, until I burn my fat, I can't start...

Im enjoying the strength training. Ive been doign a lot of incline and decline stuff, but i just cant seem to isolate my chest. i find when i do bench stuff im possibly feeling it in my shoulders a lot more. so ive resorted to the flys to try and isolate my chest, and it does seem to be working as im getting sore there again. dont know whether to sacrifice a bench exercise (either incline or decline) or to sacrifice a shoulder workout. as i said, i think when i do a bench exercise it really gets to my shoulders, and if im doing 2 different types of bench, its getting my shoulders twice, so i think i might cut out a shoulder press and throw in a fly. ill see how that goes.

i stopped doing push ups when istarted this little programme but i might throw in some clap pushups as you suggested and get some power in there.

I think im a bit fortunate when it comes to the fat burn. i dont really care for food. i just see it as fuel, rarely for pleasure, so when it comes to cutting out the calories that should be ok. and in terms of exercise, by the time i start, itll be the summer so all my mates will be home and we will (hopefully) be in the sun playing football for hours and hours every day! the weight should drop off! Im looking forward to that!

You should start strength training now! you can still lose fat and lift weights! as long as you are eating less calories than you need you will lose weight. if you do strength training and eat protein, you may not increase your muscle mass significantly (it will increase gradually, or at least be maintained) but you will still lose fat and drop some weight. treat yourself! lift!

[Korea 734]

Im enjoying the strength training. Ive been doign a lot of incline and decline stuff, but i just cant seem to isolate my chest. i find when i do bench stuff im possibly feeling it in my shoulders a lot more. so ive resorted to the flys to try and isolate my chest, and it does seem to be working as im getting sore there again. dont know whether to sacrifice a bench exercise (either incline or decline) or to sacrifice a shoulder workout. as i said, i think when i do a bench exercise it really gets to my shoulders, and if im doing 2 different types of bench, its getting my shoulders twice, so i think i might cut out a shoulder press and throw in a fly. ill see how that goes.

i stopped doing push ups when istarted this little programme but i might throw in some clap pushups as you suggested and get some power in there.

I think im a bit fortunate when it comes to the fat burn. i dont really care for food. i just see it as fuel, rarely for pleasure, so when it comes to cutting out the calories that should be ok. and in terms of exercise, by the time i start, itll be the summer so all my mates will be home and we will (hopefully) be in the sun playing football for hours and hours every day! the weight should drop off! Im looking forward to that!

You should start strength training now! you can still lose fat and lift weights! as long as you are eating less calories than you need you will lose weight. if you do strength training and eat protein, you may not increase your muscle mass significantly (it will increase gradually, or at least be maintained) but you will still lose fat and drop some weight. treat yourself! lift!

Takes too long......

I'm going to start skipping (jump rope) once the temp. gets better... (I ripped 3 jump ropes due to speed jumping in the cold).

Once I get down to 158ish, than I can start strength training and lose a lb or 2 slowly......