hamlet1222 Member

yeah, what's the point of looking good without clothes, if you look ill with them.

yes, if it stops you snacking on higher calorie things

Tea (any kind) is a great appetite killer, and a teaspoon of sugar if you want doesn't add much in calories anyway. Try Argentine Yerba Mate tea, they drink that stuff all day and never snack.

watch you're favourite movie or tv shows while on a cardio machine (treadmill, bike, elliptical), I see loads of people doing this with tablets in the gym nowadays.

for someone who is not training the recommendation is 0.75g of protein per kilo of body weight, for someone who is training, it should be 1.2 - 2.0g per kg. That's quite a lot of protein, hard to get without having fish or meat in at least two meals, or whey protein supplements. As for fat and carbs, I'd stick with getting…

You probably just hadn't quite recovered from the previous workout, could have been poor sleep, not enough rest, non-optimal diet. If the problem persists I would try adding an extra day of recovery between workouts. Everyone is different and some people can work out more frequently than others.

I just compared the labels on all my cereals, All Bran wins for protein, with 14g per 100g - plus you'll never suffer bloatedness or constipation! I add whey protein powder to porridge, for speed and convenience.

nothing burns more calories in less time for me than the treadmill. I used to prefer the elliptical because it's quieter and more comfortable, but started getting a weird flicking tendon issue with me knee on it.

Interesting thread. One alternative the OP could have used was to continue with their previous logging method, and cut what they're eating by 15%. Like a bowler who can't help the ball veering right, as long as it veers right consistently they can just bowl it from standing slightly to the left - and get a strike every…

Krav Maga is the best for self-defence, but as for fitness, it all depends on the instructor and how much warm up, bag work, and sparring you do. If it's just practicing the KM techniques then it's not that intense. I tried kickboxing once, but found the 1 hour class consisted of 45 minutes of 'warmup' - doing push ups,…

Those limitations wouldn't work for me, I'd be all over chocolate and ice cream. Other than counting calories, the only other way I've found is banning myself from snacks, and just having 3 normal sized balanced meals.

I don't agree with strictly following the timeline of the plan. I do 5x5, and always wait till I feel fully recovered before doing another session. There is no one-size-fits-all weights programme, you have to experiment and find what works for you. If I tried sydkings programme I would definitely suffer overtraining…

I think if you get your diet wrong while on a weights programme and have too high a calorie deficit you can actually shrink your muscles. 20% maximum calorie deficit when weight training is what I've heard, and give yourself enough time to recover between sessions.

The original 5:2 book claims that many people have great workouts on their fasting days, but as to whether you'll burn more fat I think there are too many individual factors at play to make a general statement. The reason I wouldn't workout on my fasting day is fear of protein breakdown and losing muscle.

I tried it but didn't get on with it, I was easily able to overeat on the non-fast days. I've found I can 'break' any diet that claims you don't have to count calories. But everyone is different, no harm in giving it a try and see if it works for you.

Can't recommend weight lifting enough, to get started cheaply I would borrow a decent book on weight training from the library, and buy some dumbell bars and weights on ebay - up to 10kg total weight per dumbell should be more than enough to get started. Don't worry about getting bulky - it won't happen, and if it did you…