Who here exercises?

[GrimTuesday]

I life four times a week and walk 2-4 miles every weekday. I have a lot of disdain for bodybuilders, in large part because I don't feel that they are lifting correctly (as in to get ripped versus getting strong and healthy), and are just taking up space that could be better used.

 

[mrdude2010]

I wrestled and play football in high school and play rugby and fence in college... I usually lift and do some endurance running every other day or so out of season, and some sprints and light lifting before practice in season. I like to mix up the cardio, but most common exercises are endurance out of season and quick burst/recovery in season.

 

[Kekkonen1]

I play football (soccer) for three different teams and I also play for one table-tennis team. Some weeks this means as much as playing sports 5 times in a week, but sometimes it's just once or twice in a week.

It's important to do something you think is fun. I used to go to a gym but haven't been recently because it's so incredibly boring.

 

[felbot]

nothing really right now, but i am going to start playing basket ball once summer is over and the new season starts.

also i used to take a walk to barn sjön and back but i stopped doing that.

 

[nuba km]

I don't exorcise really, but I walk, a lot, nearly every day.

 

[Rawne1980]

I don't know if this would fall under your area of expertise, but any chance you could recommend some good foods to help build muscle? (Taste isn't an issue; I've not really got any left.)

I know a few that help.

Red meat (mmmm steak) is a good source of natural creatine, the less it's cooked the better it is so a nice medium rare steak is good.

If it's for bulking up then Pasta is good for that.

Things like wholemeal bread, brown rice and anything whole grain is good as well. Complex carbs you want to be looking at.

Portion sizes will depend on if you want to bulk up and build or just keep toned. Just be careful if you are bulking it up if you take any long breaks from training it can "relax" and turn fatty.

Pretty much anything you would eat as a "proper" meal (not fast food/frozen food) is going to be okay. For toning though just eat a regular sized portion or enough so you feel full and not bloated. For bulking the portion sizes don't really matter as long as you are training on a regular basis.

 

[rob_simple]

I don't know if this would fall under your area of expertise, but any chance you could recommend some good foods to help build muscle? (Taste isn't an issue; I've not really got any left.)

I know a few that help.

Red meat (mmmm steak) is a good source of natural creatine, the less it's cooked the better it is so a nice medium rare steak is good.

If it's for bulking up then Pasta is good for that.

Things like wholemeal bread, brown rice and anything whole grain is good as well. Complex carbs you want to be looking at.

Portion sizes will depend on if you want to bulk up and build or just keep toned. Just be careful if you are bulking it up if you take any long breaks from training it can "relax" and turn fatty.

Pretty much anything you would eat as a "proper" meal (not fast food/frozen food) is going to be okay. For toning though just eat a regular sized portion or enough so you feel full and not bloated. For bulking the portion sizes don't really matter as long as you are training on a regular basis.

Fantastic, cheers for the help (and a brilliant excuse to eat steak on a regular basis)!

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

I walk to and from work every day, I lift weights every second day, and I practise escrima, and am now learning tai chi, but I've been eating really horridly of late, and even with the excersise I've managed to gain a paunch, which I intend to correct, by eating right again...

 

[yeti585]

I'll play basketball, paintball, or soccer/football with friends. I walk a few miles everyday to get to places. I'm supposed to play lacrosse this coming season.

 

[Luna]

Diddly squat, besides walking to anywhere within a reasonable distance. And probably won't until my weight starts to seriously effect me, in which case I'll be glad to take up cycling again.

The pursuit of fitness beyond necessity (Military, fire brigade, the personal trainer example above) always strikes me as vanity.

It would be hard to argue with that because IMO its pretty much true. Not that I have a problem with it because its vain. Everybody's vain anyway. Guess training for aesthetics is just a little more so. Its harder to do than get a good haircut and your teeth whitened so I can respect the work put in though.

predominantely walking and weightlifting (not powerlifting or bodybuilding), just weight training

so if you're not weight training for strength or size what are your goals?

I do weights four times a week and I try to walk at least a mile a day. On the downside, my diet is awful, more for lack of eating than eating too much rubbish.

I do a hell of a lot of gym work.

I'm a personal trainer so have to keep myself in shape.

I don't know if this would fall under your area of expertise, but any chance you could recommend some good foods to help build muscle? (Taste isn't an issue; I've not really got any left.)

If you eat a calorie surplus, (eating more calories than you burn), of 500 calories which would result in you gaining a pound a week and get in 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of your body weight while weight training progressively then you will build muscle.


Meat is a good way to get protein in. Nuts are useful too. Fast food can do the trick pretty well too, (but you probably wouldn't want to eat that all the time for health reasons). If you have a hard time getting enough calories in general then milk is a good way to do it.

 

[Dfskelleton]

I don't eat as healthily as I should, but I take Martial Arts classes. We usually exercise a bit before each class, adding to the exercise from the class itself.
Other than that, I usually try to get a bit more exercise when doing menial, daily things.

 

[Luca72]

I'm a nutcase when it comes to exercising. I've refused to stay out late at night when I'm on an intense cycle because I don't want to mess it up. I used to do the gym every other day, but I just bought a pull up/dip station and build a full body circuit around that. That plus kettlebells gives me a very solid workout. I run every other day as well, but I live in Las Vegas and it's hot as balls right now, so I've been getting lazy with that. Used to do jiu-jitsu but haven't picked it up again since I moved.

For anyone just starting a routine, who wants to get in good shape without having to put in hours a day, I REALLY recommend kettlebells. They'll whip you into shape in no time.

The pursuit of fitness beyond necessity (Military, fire brigade, the personal trainer example above) always strikes me as vanity.

Vanity can be part of it, but that's not the only reason to exercise. Resistance training is like a skill you perfect over time if you do compound lifts, and I find it helps improve my overall willpower and motivation. The better shape I'm in, the less general anxiety and stress I feel. Evolution has built your body for surviving and enduring stress, and when you don't give it enough to do it starts giving you feedback.

 

[IamQ]

Taekwando, jogging, tennis, and the gym.

How do you afford all that? I played only tennis, and I had to quit because it got too expensive.

 

[Supertegwyn]

Taekwando, jogging, tennis, and the gym.

How do you afford all that? I played only tennis, and I had to quit because it got too expensive.

Jogging is free, Taekwando is like $100 a month so not that bad, Tennis is about the same, and I have a gym in my house (not an actual one, just weight lifting equipment)

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Situps and pushups.

I also jump around a lot. Getting a bike soon too since I hate buses.

 

[IamQ]

Taekwando, jogging, tennis, and the gym.

How do you afford all that? I played only tennis, and I had to quit because it got too expensive.

Jogging is free, Taekwando is like $100 a month so not that bad, Tennis is about the same, and I have a gym in my house (not an actual one, just weight lifting equipment)

Only 100$? Wow. It's alot cheaper in the states than it is here in Sweden. Here it is about 350$ a month, at best.

 

[Kargathia]

Well, there's judo training twice a week, and I tend to walk most places within 3km.

Other than that I have the sneaking suspicion it mainly is my appreciation of healthy food (and cooking it) that's counteracting my largely sedentary lifestyle.

Taekwando, jogging, tennis, and the gym.

How do you afford all that? I played only tennis, and I had to quit because it got too expensive.

Jogging is free, Taekwando is like $100 a month so not that bad, Tennis is about the same, and I have a gym in my house (not an actual one, just weight lifting equipment)

Only 100$? Wow. It's alot cheaper in the states than it is here in Sweden. Here it is about 350$ a month, at best.

Wait... what? $100 a month is reasonable?! Personally I'm paying a third of that, and for a few euro more I could start training Jiu-Jitsu as well.

Hell, it's not like I can even afford much more than that.

 

[Humble Grapefruit]

I'm actually a collegiate runner in both Cross Country and Track.

 

[YoUnG205]

I go for a run every now and again whenever I can be bothered but thats about my lot.