Health & Fitness • Page 124

I've been bulking for about four weeks, started at 210 and I weighed myself today and im at 216, I haven't noticed that many changes appearance wise, but definitely getting better sets/pumps in. hoping to get up around 220-223 by the end of march.

 

Pretty much my plan. My chest arms and back have all been going really well, 220 now and if I put on another 5, April is when I kinda start trimming for the warm weather.

 

I use an application called Aaptive on mobile. It has a ton of audio-based workouts for outdoor running, treadmill, ellyptical, pilates, cycling, weight training, boxing, etc. They recently updated it so that the audio track giving you instructions and encouragement can play alongside your own music. I think it's about $120 for the entire year ($10 a month), but there is probably some discount for folks with student e-mails, and they do have a free trial. I use their ellyptical, shadow boxing, and pilates workouts and they are very good, as long as you can get past the (admittedly sort of cringey) peppy voice in your ear saying "I love your form." Some trainers are better than others.

 

I don't compete until August but I have felt seriously derailed since I got COVID in late November. I've had only one real week of non-deload training since my meet in December (xmas break + deload made for a longer layoff than I wanted) and I finally started to get back into the swing of things this past week....then I got strep and have to miss another few days. Fuck.

 

got a spin bike and started using the peloton app and absolutely loving it so far. completed my first challenge and looking forward to completing more!

 

Do any of you know of any great YouTubers who talk about MMA, Muay Thai, exercise, etc.

NGL, I still occasionally watched older Joe Rogan videos on those subjects because, unlike Covid, he was actually informed on those topics. I can’t continue watching Rogan, though, so I need a good alternative but have absolutely no idea who is and isn’t good when it comes to that.

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/IronboyExperience
https://www.youtube.com/user/JosephValtellini
https://www.youtube.com/c/8limbsUs
https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilDaruStrong
https://www.youtube.com/c/BjjSuperDeals

Those are just technique channels. If you want actual analysis/fight breakdowns/personalities feel free to post in the MMA thread. I'm sure we all have our own suggestions, especially outside of the Rogan-sphere. Fair warning though, the MMA/Martial Arts worlds are more right leaning than not.

 

monthly Apple Watch goal is really work out for 28 days this month smh

 

Been running everyday for over a week. Haven’t lost any weight yet but feel great. Also, it feels great to close all three rings on the watch!

 

My goal for 2022 has been to close out all three rings every single day +10,000 steps.

The past few years, I easily clear the rings (and 10,000 steps) at least 3 days a week (usually double or triple the rings), but take it easy the other few days that I don't clear the rings or get 10K steps.

I have calories set at 700
Exercise set at 60 min
Stand time set at 6 hours (I still don't even understand this ring...)

So far so good.

 

Interesting you have stand at only 6 but the rest so high. That’s a good goal to have though. I find myself closing them 5/7 days ish a week and the other 2 I’m useless

 

My watch (not Apple but a fitness one) will constantly scream at me that I need to rest for X amount of hours before a hard workout while also seemingly mocking me for taking a day off to get to that X amount of rest number

 

I never changed the stand goal because I always double it, haha. To me it’s kind of pointless, if I understand it correctly, doesn’t it basically just mean you move around once every hour? It’s not counting literal time standing, correct?

I think calories, exercise and steps are more important indicators, imo.

 

Id agree - it’s not actual counting standing time. I’d be shocked if any watch ever can actually know when you’re standing vs sitting considering every watch I’ve ever had thinks me brushing my teeth is walking and counts it as steps lol

 

My daily calories goal is 880, but I’m averaging 1,013 burned a day usually. I have my workout team set to the default 30 minutes but I usually get 60-70 minutes a day and my standing goal is “10 hours”, but lately I’ve gotten maybe 6 or 7. lolol

 

My stand goal is at 10 I think but I usually hit 15 on days I work

 

I hit my stand/steps goal by 5pm everyday and it’s at 10/10K.

 

I have the workout set to the auto 30 mins because I’m too lazy to change it / learn how but usually have 60 with just a run so usually have 90-120 minutes of exercise 5 days a week. Sometimes it could a walk with the dog for a few minutes if he doesn’t stop to sniff everything.

calories goal is 1364 which is based on my weight and height and usually get to that with at least the run as well, depending on my pace. I don’t know if I can change that though on the watch I have so I’ve just left it as is since I got it last March.

 

i changed my standing goal to 8 hours i'm a lazy piece of shit

 

You can say that again.



jk miss u

 

My job consists of being on my feet and constantly moving for 8-12 hours a day. Being a chef rules.

At least I get to eat A+ sushi every night.

 

This behind a paywall, but here's some of the more interesting info:

Fast or Slow Metabolism - Fast or Slow Metabolism Might Not Affect Weight

“We think of exercise as putting our foot on the gas of our metabolism. That’s not the right way to think about it,” said Pontzer.

Exercise is complex: it affects how our body regulates all of its cells, and that in turn affects things like feelings of hunger and fullness, immune function, and even behavior. Ultimately, Pontzer said, while runners will obviously see day-to-day fluctuations in the energy they burn—more on long-run days than, say, recovery days—our bodies adjust how much energy we’re expending during our non-exercise hours to keep the total daily caloric burn within a fairly narrow range. You only need to look at how seriously elite athletes take their rest to see this balancing act in action.

“I don’t think there’s a researcher out there who’s looked at the data and doesn’t understand how important exercise is for health,” Pontzer said. “But there’s an academic debate as to why it’s important for health. There are people who really don’t want to give up the idea that there’s this weight control effect, but I just don’t see the data there. Maybe on the margins, but not as a big factor.”

Ultimately, Pontzer points to diet as the biggest lever people have to pull when it comes to managing weight. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. “The food environments that we’ve built for ourselves really make it hard for people to maintain a healthy bodyweight,” he said.

The good news is that physical activity does seem to have an effect on regulating consumption—those who exercise are, broadly speaking, less likely to overeat than those who don’t.

 

Did my first spin class on my new stationary bike and that was a blast. So much more fun than just following behind someone on a road ride. Love that they incorporate getting off the bike for different quick exercises and such. A nice easy way to quick get going for 20-25 minutes (or longer depending on the class you select).

fun fact - I didn’t know what a spin class was until about a year ago when a bike place opened up downstairs from my office. I’m a pretty dumb / literal person so I thought spin classes had to do with like… literally spinning in place or something lmao