Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[Apollo Creed]

So I wanna do IF but my work hours fukk it up and I need advice. I work graveyard from 11 pm to 7:30 am and usually hit the gym after work because its mostLy empty at that time. I usually sleep from 11am to 5 or 6 pm. I can't figure out a good time to try to fast.

I was thinking about working out in the evening but fukk that, too many people for my tastes. Only way I workout in the evening is if it's an outdoor run or bike ride

If you take lunch at work then fast up until then

 

[Max B]

Back on that 5 by 5 tip

 

[puppetmaster]

I admit it , I don't eat vegetables. ..



Fukk it

To quote Stan Efferding.


"I don't eat vegetables, vegetables are what my food eats"

Spoiler

I eat them but that quote has always made me laugh

 

[hazardous]

Does anyone else notice they sweat more since going to the gym?

It might just be bc it's the summer, but I never used to sweat this much when I didn't work out.

 

[Supa]

Naw hes wrong

Not retracting your shoulder blades is what kills your shoulders. Get a little arch in your back and retract the shyt out of your shoulder blades. Your thoracic spine should not touch the bench at all, just upper back meat and shoulder blades.

I don't do flat bench just incline and decline. I find it hard to arch and retract on those. Any tips?

 

[detroitwalt]

If you take lunch at work then fast up until then

So a fasted workout is optimal but not mandatory then? I can rock with that, thanks

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

My legs were still twitching hours after my tip toe farmer's walks yesterday. My calves tapped out and I didn't let up.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I don't do flat bench just incline and decline. I find it hard to arch and retract on those. Any tips?

I dont know about decline but I def retract on incline. Actually I find it easier to retract on incline. Just practice.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

So a fasted workout is optimal but not mandatory then? I can rock with that, thanks

Personally I cant do fasted, everyone is different. I tried it for a while and it was going OK, and then one day I tried it and just completely bonked out. Give it a try I guess but I feel like it's not worth it.

 

[BobbyBooshay]

Brehs do y'all do knuckle push ups? Or is it just me?

Seems to work my triceps more when I do it on my knuckles

 

[Apollo Creed]

So a fasted workout is optimal but not mandatory then? I can rock with that, thanks

Meal timing doesn't matter, the main benefit of IF is since you eat less, you can fit in bigger meals, which gives flexibility to be able to fit in calorie dense foods and or feel more satisfied.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Just weight myself , I had a little TOO much fun this summer. Told my girl starting Aug 1 no snacks in the house

 

[semtex]

Meal timing doesn't matter, the main benefit of IF is since you eat less, you can fit in bigger meals, which gives flexibility to be able to fit in calorie dense foods and or feel more satisfied.

Yep fact is its a form of restriction that is more straight forward than just "don't eat so much"

 

[Apollo Creed]

Yep fact is its a form of restriction that is more straight forward than just "don't eat so much"

Yup, the good thing about it is it tends to work with most peoples work schedule as long as you have the discipline not to eat later in the night or can wait until you get off work to break your fast.

For example if you break your fast at 12pm (thats when most people take lunch at work) and have an 8 hr eating window, you can do your last meal before 8pm (assuming the avg person eats dinner between the hours 6pm-8pm.

The first week or so may be a tad hard as you will have cravings, but after that it become used to it and may even feel more energized. What I used to do was do 8 hr fasting windows during the week and on weekends have a 20 hr fasting window since saturday or sunday would be my "cheat meal", I would just have 1 meal those days from anywhere I wanted since you have to be on some or some intentional going ham stuff to eat more than say 2500 calories in one meal.

 

[Rawtid]

I'm doing my first 12 mile run on Saturday. I'm nervous and excited. The course I chose is along main streets so in the event that I pass out and die, someone should find me well before the crows make a meal out of me. I'm going to head out rain or shine.