Guide On How to Stop Being Fat

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

high intensity interval training. it where you liek try to make your heart explode in 5 different ways as quickly as possible before you suffer muscle failure.

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[JurisDictum]

Originally Posted by Patriam1066 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What is HITT

No I won't google it

High Intensity Interval Training -- The main thing it refers to: doing stuff like a bunch of push-ups and squats at 100% effort to get your heart rate really high. Then rest, then do some other variation of exercise to jack that heart rate up again. Then rest...for up to like a half hour before anyone seriously doing it would be grateful for the end.

You can half ass it easy if not careful though. Like most in-shape 20-somethings seemed to be when I was in college. It's like they might as well have ran for 25 mins for how hard they worked.

HITT with any kind of barbell training...for extremely advanced fitness nuts only IMO. If you are trying to get starting muscle, you want to be focused on lifting the damn weight and getting your muscles bigger. Not your cardio intermixed with weight training.

But I tend to be of the mind set -- bigger muscles are generally what are going to make you look better (unless your already extremely muscular). Now once you get to a certain point HITT/Cossfit style seems to be the way to develop a kind of smaller-framed athletic physic that many find more appealing than larger framed builder types.

This is because if you bench press every workout -- you might have a less "well rounded" look than people that use alternative exercises for the chest. But It will probably still be bigger and you still lift more -- in some since you are just plain stronger than the crossfit guy in your exact situation -- he is more flexible instead and has higher endurance.

That's basically the debate. Is it better to constantly vary or not? I tend to like small amount of variation with a lot of the same basic ones. I think everyone should probably start that way even if variation is their more advanced method.

[Nilstoniakrath]

Exercise 30 minutes or so every day, pig out for breakfast and lunch but don't eat dinner, and eat lots of hot sauce. All this other nonsense about what foods to eat/avoid is a bunch of idiocy, I never have to worry about gaining weight.

[Cecily]

Could do the same thing with skipping breakfast. As I understand it, the important thing with intermittent fasting is the 16 hour break between meals. You get to eat more calories per meal while not going over your target intake. That's basically what you're doing and long as you're not a complete hog...

I haven't implemented that into my lifestyle yet, but the idea of keeping your insulin from spiking all day long when you eat throughout the day like Americans do makes quite a bit of sense. Anyone else have good results with this?

[Ivah]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Could do the same thing with skipping breakfast. As I understand it, the important thing with intermittent fasting is the 16 hour break between meals. You get to eat more calories per meal while not going over your target intake. That's basically what you're doing and long as you're not a complete hog...

I haven't implemented that into my lifestyle yet, but the idea of keeping your insulin from spiking all day long when you eat throughout the day like Americans do makes quite a bit of sense. Anyone else have good results with this?

Everyone is different but this does work. I prefer a 10\14 due to my metabolism but I can also eat 4-6k+ calories a day. I've gotten good results from a 4\20 also eating 3-4k. Just have to try and modify based on what your body responds to.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Could do the same thing with skipping breakfast. As I understand it, the important thing with intermittent fasting is the 16 hour break between meals. You get to eat more calories per meal while not going over your target intake. That's basically what you're doing and long as you're not a complete hog...

I haven't implemented that into my lifestyle yet, but the idea of keeping your insulin from spiking all day long when you eat throughout the day like Americans do makes quite a bit of sense. Anyone else have good results with this?

i am currently on an 18/6 split, but have done 20/4 and 23/1 too before and the thing i like most about it is how clear my head is in the morning until i have my meal. it liek makes me super sharp. i am not trying to lose weight though (currently happy with my body fat percentage) im just doing it to feel better ^^ always feels liek it gives me more energy and stuff ^^

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i am currently on an 18/6 split, but have done 20/4 and 23/1 too before and the thing i like most about it is how clear my head is in the morning until i have my meal. it liek makes me super sharp. i am not trying to lose weight though (currently happy with my body fat percentage) im just doing it to feel better ^^ always feels liek it gives me more energy and stuff ^^

What is this, explain it. -----> 18/6 split.

[Cecily]

Originally Posted by Lhancelot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What is this, explain it. -----> 18/6 split.

6 hour eating window. 18 hours not eating. Intermittent fasting.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by Lhancelot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What is this, explain it. -----> 18/6 split.

i have zero caloric intake for 18 consecutive hours each day. So I'll eat a meal around 10:00 and have a snack no later than 4:00pm ^^

[Cecily]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

i am currently on an 18/6 split, but have done 20/4 and 23/1 too before and the thing i like most about it is how clear my head is in the morning until i have my meal. it liek makes me super sharp. i am not trying to lose weight though (currently happy with my body fat percentage) im just doing it to feel better ^^ always feels liek it gives me more energy and stuff ^^

Studies have shown that effect in women. I'll link you a YouTube vid on it when I get off work.