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Transitioning from Lazy and Unhealthy to Healthy & Efficient

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Ankhor

Ankhor

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Yo, so recently i've been rather disappointed with how i've looked. I'm quite skinny for my height (6ft) but i'm slowly building a little bit of gut that pokes out, and it's pretty demoralising.

 

 

Past few days i've started transitioning myself into a healthier lifestyle, which means no fast food (or very little/rare) and no energy drinks. 

I've been struggling quite a bit, I was wondering what is a good alternative that is healthy and will ease me onto water a lot better. I've been drinking a bit of tea but I think I put too much sugar in it (which is the only way I really enjoy it) and flavoured water (but that itself is debatable if it's good or not)

 

I also want to start going to the gym but i'm worried that i'm just gonna give it up easily. I was also wondering if anyone had any ideas that would help me keep a schedule of what to do and how to stick to it.

 

I don't really have a goal at the moment other than to shape up chest and abs as well as arms, but i'm kinda stuck in limbo about what I should do for them. I do weights at the moment and pushups, but that's it.

 

 

Just some ideas of what I could do would be great. I know this post is quite unclear in terms of what I want but just any sort of help would be awesome. Thanks.

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Jack

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I know the feeling starting the gym was really hard for me you feel kind of intimidated and almost as if you're in competition with others around you. Best thing to do is ignore that and remember you're there to make a difference for yourself. I found going with friends was helpful as we do the same work outs and spot for each other just helps with the motivation I guess.

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Dripz

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go vegan

 

ask me any questions you have

 

I bike/hike/run but I don't go to the gym, because gym doesn't mean you're healthy or have fitness

 

GL

 

this is u

 

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SOUTH

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http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/fivestararms.htm

 

I'd follow something like this, if you don't know how to do an exercise either ask someone or youtube it on your phone. 

They have tons of workouts which is good for beginners and you can break them down and learn bit by bit IMO.

 

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/workout/muscle-groups.html

 

Use Myfitnesspal to track your eating and see what you're doing right and wrong in your diet. 

 

Drink plain water, just man up. Flavoured water has quite a bit of sugar in there still. Energy drinks > coffee with coconut oil or I try and only drink pepsi max at a final resort for fizzy drinks etc (which is still not great, but has 0 sugars and 0 calories) 

 

I'd try cooking if you don't already and learn to enjoy what you cook, try and avoid Mcdonalds/burger king and go for a chicken place ? I enjoy getting peri peri chicken similar to nandos. 

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Jew234

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Motivation bro. Keep watching videos about GYM learn new things! 

channels such as Christian Guzman, Physiques of Greatness, bios3training, Lex, Ogus, watch heaps of videos, gain knowledge get swole brah

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Glob

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go vegan

 

ask me any questions you have

 

I bike/hike/run but I don't go to the gym, because gym doesn't mean you're healthy or have fitness

 

GL

 

this is u

 

ityBU.jpg

 

lmfaooo

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Thanos

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Good that you want to change - that's more than most people. From the sounds of it it sound like you're pretty much inactive in general and have developed a skinnyfat bodytype.

 

Basicly you should ask yourself: what do I want? Is it getting in shape in general, just to feel better? Do you want to increase your stamina, or do you want to stack muscle and just look sick at the beach? They all have different approaches.

 

Are you planning on going to a gym? In my opinion gym coaches/personal trainers are a waste of money and time until waaaay farther on the road, so I wouldn't worry about that. Most people that 'work' at a gym went through some shitty cursus so try to use the internet as a proper way to find out what excersises you should be doing, but more importantly how you should be doing them.

 

Very simple: you wanna lose weight? Eat less, exercise. You want to gain weight? Eat more and exercise. If you plan on making this a long term goal and just finding your path along the way - then bulk. Gaining muscle with bulking is easier than being a bitch with your calories. Eat a shitload, workout a shitload and newbie gains are massive. You can always decide to cut later and go from there - but then again, it's all up to what you want.

 

The most important things are:

 

Eating - If you are trying to gain weight and mass - eat properly, but don't be too picky. Most fitness forums have the tendency to say that from this point onward the only things you can now eat are chicken breast, beans and plain water, but that's just untrue. Make sure to get the nutricients you need - you can incorporate a burger or a bag of crisps in a diet like that. Just make sure to eat balanced. If you want to lose weight, drinking water and just eating less - but importantly, consistently, so take a small meal every 2-3 hours - will help you out a bunch, assuming you exercise (and in this case you might aswell be doing cardio because without the food you won't be gaining mass).

 

Sticking to your workout - Going to the gym is shit in the start, and I hate going there every now and then. It seems a drag, but on the other hand you want to make a change and the only way to do that is by going. I've noticed that once you put your foot on the gym entrance you'll get the feeling of 'I'm here anyway now, so let's do this' and you'll leave thinking you kicked major ass. As long as you can keep that in mind, going the gym will be a lot easier. Sticking to your workout schedule is a continious activity, so don't drop the ball.

 

And most importantly - exercise correctly and do it with intelligence. I see too many shitkids from around my age smashing around weights thinking they're baller as hell, but I'll laugh my ass off when their injuries start hitting. Deadlifting, pullups, squatting, bench press are strong exercises (there are lot of other good exercises, so a bit of basic research will help out with your goals, I just mentioned a few major ones) that can improve your strength massively if you do the things above - just always make sure that your FORM is correct before you add weight. NEVER should you adjust form to increase weight. Seeing kids dip 10cm in their squat because they added 10 pounds is ridicilous - don't do it. Ultimately you're there for yourself - don't be there to impress others. I feel a hell lot more satisfied pulling up correctly 6 times then doing it half-assed 10 times. In the end, doing exercises correctly is a whole lot better than doing them heavier but in a worse way.

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Big Dan

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Good that you want to change - that's more than most people. From the sounds of it it sound like you're pretty much inactive in general and have developed a skinnyfat bodytype.

 

Basicly you should ask yourself: what do I want? Is it getting in shape in general, just to feel better? Do you want to increase your stamina, or do you want to stack muscle and just look sick at the beach? They all have different approaches.

 

Are you planning on going to a gym? In my opinion gym coaches/personal trainers are a waste of money and time until waaaay farther on the road, so I wouldn't worry about that. Most people that 'work' at a gym went through some shitty cursus so try to use the internet as a proper way to find out what excersises you should be doing, but more importantly how you should be doing them.

 

Very simple: you wanna lose weight? Eat less, exercise. You want to gain weight? Eat more and exercise. If you plan on making this a long term goal and just finding your path along the way - then bulk. Gaining muscle with bulking is easier than being a bitch with your calories. Eat a shitload, workout a shitload and newbie gains are massive. You can always decide to cut later and go from there - but then again, it's all up to what you want.

 

The most important things are:

 

Eating - If you are trying to gain weight and mass - eat properly, but don't be too picky. Most fitness forums have the tendency to say that from this point onward the only things you can now eat are chicken breast, beans and plain water, but that's just untrue. Make sure to get the nutricients you need - you can incorporate a burger or a bag of crisps in a diet like that. Just make sure to eat balanced. If you want to lose weight, drinking water and just eating less - but importantly, consistently, so take a small meal every 2-3 hours - will help you out a bunch, assuming you exercise (and in this case you might aswell be doing cardio because without the food you won't be gaining mass).

 

Sticking to your workout - Going to the gym is shit in the start, and I hate going there every now and then. It seems a drag, but on the other hand you want to make a change and the only way to do that is by going. I've noticed that once you put your foot on the gym entrance you'll get the feeling of 'I'm here anyway now, so let's do this' and you'll leave thinking you kicked major ass. As long as you can keep that in mind, going the gym will be a lot easier. Sticking to your workout schedule is a continious activity, so don't drop the ball.

 

And most importantly - exercise correctly and do it with intelligence. I see too many shitkids from around my age smashing around weights thinking they're baller as hell, but I'll laugh my ass off when their injuries start hitting. Deadlifting, pullups, squatting, bench press are strong exercises that can improve your strength massively if you do the things above - just always make sure that your FORM is correct before you add weight. NEVER should you adjust form to increase weight. Seeing kids dip 10cm in their squat because they added 10 pounds is ridicilous - don't do it. Ultimately you're there for yourself - don't be there to impress others. I feel a hell lot more satisfied pulling up correctly 6 times then doing it half-assed 10 times. In the end, doing exercises correctly is a whole lot better than doing them heavier in a worse way.

 

nice advice mate

 

but for me atleast going to the gym isnt a burden and im excited for it each day, knowing that im going to give it everything i have and be better the next day is sickening. but yeah people need to get in the right mind before even entering a gym if they want success.

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go vegan

 

ask me any questions you have

 

I bike/hike/run but I don't go to the gym, because gym doesn't mean you're healthy or have fitness

 

GL

NOOOOOOOOOOOO MORE VEGANS

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Steroids

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sh4dy kindly spoon-fed you decent info but just do your own research daily, forums, youtube, articles... acquiring knowledge couldn't be easier in this day and age.

 

also mind=blown at people that cant drink water..... ridiculous

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Colin

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I'd seriously suggest making an account on bodybuilding.com and copy and pasting this exact thread. 

 

Somewhere to start is basically get your ass in the gym and start lifting HEAVY. Eating tons of food, and basically just putting on as much weight as you can. Post some of your stats? Idk how much you weigh atm

 

 

Also watch this video

 

 

 

 

 

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Pick n mix

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as soon as you wake up get out of bed and do 50 pressups, go into the kitchen and drink a pint of water. make a bowl of pasta for breakfast then go to the gym and lift weights... come home eat more and play rs for a few hours then go back to sleep and do the same the next day

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