@bellec A nutritionist told me that after 40 intermittent fasting is not as effective (at least to gain muscle because of the decrease in testosterone production), and that a better strategy is to keep the body supplied with a steady amount of protein throughout the day, which implies combining it with fiber in order to slow down absorption.
A coworker of mine is pushing 50 and he swears by intermittent fasting, so maybe it could be good to shed those extra pounds and then switch to a more steady intake of protein once you get to your desired weight.
@helio I will wait patiently for your success post in a couple weeks, if you’re hear and thinking about it, you’re just millimetres from making it a reality. Stop thinking and just do, I promise you will see results and you will be hooked soon enough
@bellec Not a long post. Good on you! I'd like to add on that diet is a huge part of losing weight. Think of working out as "how" you want your body to react to change and diet as the thing to do the change.
If you're just exercising though, my advice is to just keep chugging. You'll get there. I promise. Just keep going.
@bellec Nice ! I’m 41 and I said nearly the exact thing a few days ago. I committed to fixing my Anterior Pelvic Tilt, and working out while stuck at home. I started reading and meditating. What a horrible time,but a great opportunity to reset and Maje the best out of it.
@bellec If you start dieting even a little you should be able to lose weight fast. I got up to 230 once because of a medication and was down to 210 in like 2 weeks.
@bellec Dude that’s awesome to hear! Keep getting after it and mad respect for not just saying fuck it. A lot of people would use some bullshit excuse, but you just got to work, so much respect for that.
@bellec I love weight lifting, but I've been on and off with exercise. Now, I don't know how to get that high with bodyweight exercises! Hence following this sub. Those exercise ladders sound fun though!
@nicholasuk40 They are nuts, throw some burpees in there, mix up the exercises to suit your wants and have at it. I’m still a little ways from going back to them, but they sure got you going. If you cycle through exercises without doubling up too much on the specific muscles you can add rest times to suit you and get a decent full body workout. From zero to 30ish seconds between exercises.
@nicholasuk40 I also love lifting weights, but for me the fun in body weight training is progressing to harder exercises. So I’ll consistently train one type of exercise until I can’t do it anymore for strength (so I’m above 12 reps or so). Then I progress to a fancier exercise, which is again really hard at first.
For example, I’ve pretty much perfected the basic push-up and dip. Now I’ve started to do ring push-ups and ring dips, and they’re brutal! So I’ll do those until they are easy and then I take on something even harder.
@bellec Kudos to staying consistent & improving day after day! Keep that mindset in ya for as long as possible, and don’t let anything get in the way of it. At 42, diet is The most important part of a fitness routine and definitely work to improving in that aspect day after day. Can promise you’ll feel, look, and perform better!
@bellec Good work, my man. Take a look at this video. It is a bear, but you will realize, it is tailor made for the back and posterior chain. Keep at it.
