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re: Workout routine for severely out of shape 50 year old male
Posted on 12/18/19 at 1:35 pm to Weekend Warrior79
Posted on 12/18/19 at 1:35 pm to Weekend Warrior79
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If he has a heavy carb diet, would it make sense to first transition to breads/pasta/rice without white flour to begin breaking the cycle?
Nope, cut it cold turkey is the best way. Once, you stop eating them, you will not crave them for long.
Posted on 12/22/19 at 7:50 am to Maus
started yet? what have you done since you started this thread?
Posted on 12/22/19 at 5:02 pm to Maus
If truly severely out of shape . . .
Probably by walking and some easy stretching to start.. along with some push away's from the table. Beer likely needs to become more of a treat and not an every day acquaintance. Might help to keep track of your vital statistics by letting the heart rate and blood pressure track your initial progress. Little baby steps leading to a life style change. Too many go for broke and never reach where they want to be.
Probably by walking and some easy stretching to start.. along with some push away's from the table. Beer likely needs to become more of a treat and not an every day acquaintance. Might help to keep track of your vital statistics by letting the heart rate and blood pressure track your initial progress. Little baby steps leading to a life style change. Too many go for broke and never reach where they want to be.
Posted on 12/23/19 at 6:59 am to Maus
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Workout routine for severely out of shape 50 year old male
Your next thread will be, “lost 40 pounds, worked out a lot in the last six months, now need hernia surgery and smaller clothes.”
Speaking from experience.
It’s still worth it.
This post was edited on 12/23/19 at 7:01 am
Posted on 12/24/19 at 8:37 am to DownSouthJukin
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I'm not a diet guru, but I know my cravings don't distinguish between white/processed carbs and whole grain carbs. When my body wants them, it wants them, and that's usually as a result of consuming carbs previously, whatever they may be-it's a cycle. A big part of it for me (and this may just apply to me) is getting blood glucose levels to even out to stop spiking food cravings-which my body knows can be fixed quickly by eating a bad carb. Keeping grain-based carbs, sugar, etc. in the diet won't allow that to happen (again-this is just my experience).
This is truth right here.
My over-50 get back in shape motivation was all about up-creeping glucose levels. If I didn’t do something NOW, I was headed to type II diabetes. By cutting grain carbs completely the cravings stopped after about five days and don’t come back until you eat a couple servings of grain carbs. We talk about “will power,” but it’s really easy if your body simply isn’t craving crappy food and you’re having positive workouts. That becomes what you crave. But all this “cheat day” crap sets your body up for a quick reminder of what kind of rush you get from garbage food.
If you have made the decision to do something about it, then fricking well do it. Log everything you eat until you understand whole and nutritious food. Walk everyday or as everyday as possible. Workout, and don’t care who sees you or how out of shape you are at the beginning. This is your quality of life.
It’s like a marriage. Marriages are a decision. A marriage isn’t sustainable by emotional highs. You have to decide to make it work. Healthy living is like that. You have to stop eating for the glucose rush because that American trash diet is killing you.
Posted on 12/25/19 at 10:36 pm to Maus
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I’m 6’1 and weigh 295-300. Back has healed for the most part but I am afraid to do anything like squats. I still have sciatic issues. I don’t know if I can touch my toes. I don’t eat terribly but I drink a lot of beer.
I’m ten years post herniated disc. I herniated the disc because I was fat and my back was weak.
I now squat and dead lift and I am the strongest I’ve been in my life since basic training.
Posted on 12/29/19 at 3:48 pm to Maus
Have access to a pool? Swim or just tread water just get moving it’s low impact on your joints don’t make it hard on yourself. Follow the suggestions here on a reasonable diet look for progress set realistic simple goals like go to the gym 3 days this week for 30 min ea ease into it the bigger you are if you injure yourself it’s gonna set you back do not hurt yourself
Posted on 12/31/19 at 11:10 am to AlxTgr
I wouldn’t recommend CrossFit, these yahoos have terrible form and do silly exercises.
Posted on 12/31/19 at 11:39 am to Kaybaby82
Not necessarily. I don't Crossfit, but Crossfit with good coaches can be very effective.
You need someone who is good at teaching skill in compound lifts and someone who designs a real lift progression. Bad coaches will just throw people into squats, deads and cleans. Bad coaches will just throw out WOD's with no progressive overload.
Crossfit can be fine if done right, and the group aspect is a big draw for some people.
You need someone who is good at teaching skill in compound lifts and someone who designs a real lift progression. Bad coaches will just throw people into squats, deads and cleans. Bad coaches will just throw out WOD's with no progressive overload.
Crossfit can be fine if done right, and the group aspect is a big draw for some people.
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