How do you guys got in shape?

[Smells-like-lavender]

I wanna be fit.. have more stamina and be in better shape, run a marathon, play better basketball and loose belly fat. What did you guys do to achieve these. Be specific and I appreciate every routine and help thanks!

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I appreciate all y'all guys routines and cool regimens ya work out to!

[Phoenix98]

I wouldn't be able to fit my entire regime in here but to sum it up it's heavy weigh short rep set bodybuilding and working 1 major muscle group everyday as well as secondary muscles basically something like

day 1 Chest/calves/abs
day 2 Shoulder/traps/cardio
day 3 Arms meaning biceps/triceps/forearms and calves
day 4 Back/cardio
day 5 Legs/abs

And then I also do weekly martial arts and weapons training on various days as well as fighting and sparring and parkour on occasion I also take nightly walks that last at least a mile or two and I combine all that with proper nutrition and meeting my dietary needs.

[Smells-like-lavender]

Wow what you do sounds cool bruh! I'm looking forward starting light, and once I'm more motivated and worked out more I'll move on to this routine you wrote. Thank you for sharing

[Phoenix98]

Thanks and yeah that's the right move start out light and work your way up and no problem.

[BeerFarts]

I've been working out for 14 years and I basically came up with my routine through trial and error. Without being too specific, here are some tips:

Get enough rest (7-8 hours)
Drink plenty of water
Do light, maintenance exercises that can be done anywhere (seated crunches, jogging in place/jumping jacks, air squats and lunges)
Eat several small meals a day to keep your metabolism constant
Limit bad carbs (white bread, rice, pasta)

Just remember... the hardest part is always starting. Once you start seeing results, you'll be motivated to continue.

Good luck!

[Smells-like-lavender]

Awesome man! Thank for sharing! Would wheat bread be considered bad carb?

[BeerFarts]

You're welcome.

White bread is the main culprit. Stick to whole wheat and rye if you can.

[BeerFarts]

Sorry, I read your reply wrong. Wheat bread is NOT bad carb at all!

[Smells-like-lavender]

Cool cool check!

[Anonymous]

Good cardiovascular exercise mostly. I do cardio every day for an hour or two. Once you get to a spot, you need to push past so you don't plateau. Adding more resistance training could help. You can go tot he gym to lift weights, do leg presses (never skip leg day), run on the treadmill and/or cycle. Swimming is also good exercise, like swimming laps.

[Smells-like-lavender]

What's plateau?

[Opinion Owner]

Like you get stuck and can't move forward. You are't losing weight, but not gaining either... you're stuck. That's when you need endurance and resistance training to push past it and move on to losing more weight or gaining more muscles.

[Smells-like-lavender]

Ok.. ill see about this.. I'm taking some serious notes

[stardust101]

Try eating no carbs for a couple of months and drink a vitamin cleanse, then slowly introduce carbs back into your diet in moderation. In the mean time, vigorous exercise for 20 minutes a day should work and eat lighter and cleaner meals. This worked for me and I lost my pregnancy weight.

[Smells-like-lavender]

What could be considered a a "light" or "cleaner" meals? No junk food? Burgers, lays chips etc?

[stardust101]

Exactly and no deep fried food.

[Smells-like-lavender]

O ok it should not be to hard for that I'm cutting on that now

[Other_Tommy_Wiseau]

go to the gym and start lifting. don't forget leg day

[Smells-like-lavender]

All bout that leg dayy!

[takumii]

I was never fat to begin with , but I was quite fat conscious. So I do running in the morning for around 40-70 minutes, usually depends on how fresh I feel. I have recently joined the gym but before that I played basketball in school, and for the warmup we had to do crazy difficult stuff, I can tell you more about it in pm if you wanna know.

[Facepalm]

100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!

https://i.imgur.com/JKrXVNr.gif

[Anonymous]

i was 110lbs 12 months ago and now im 160lbs 10% bodyfat, 5,7 feet tall, honestly you just need to want to be better its an addiction for me now but you won't last long if you say "ill go to the gym tomorrow" eating is most important tho make sure your diet is healthy

[Smells-like-lavender]

I hear ya

[WhatTheHellAmy]

starving lol

jk I've worked out all my life, also.. my family is thin, so...

[Smells-like-lavender]

Im not gonna starve lol I love to eat!

[WhatTheHellAmy]

looool no, don't do it, I was kidding

[Smells-like-lavender]

Oh no missy I'm gonna starve you said it😋😋

[blondfrog]

Because women are shallow and care more about the body than the face greedy liberal corporal fat cats they have got us over barrel.

[Smells-like-lavender]

No bro it's not about women liking this or that for me.. I'm a bit overweight and getting in shape it's been something I wanted to do but had no time, this ain't about women.

[ThatBritishLad]

Metabolism and a forgetfulness to eat at times of stress.
... And I'm always stressed.