ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal

Mildly fit people in GV, what's your fitness regime?

I'm a fitness chaser who can't control what I eat. So I do okay. I want to restart my fitness journey but a bit structured this time. So what's your fitness regime that I can jump into?

Also what's your opinion on fitness tracker? I have my eye on Garmin watches but worried about their support.

13mo ago
SillyHamster
SillyHamster

35M

Pretty fit and the last body checkup showed everything is within range

  1. gym 4 days a week. Not messing around here, I’ve been working out with the same trainer for 5 years

  2. 1.5 scoops of protein shake post workout

  3. no meditation/yoga/pranayam because I find it immensely boring

  4. no sugar with tea/coffee. Skip breakfast. 2 rotis and chicken for lunch. 2 rotis dal and chicken for dinner. I’m a south Indian so rice once in a while is a must

  5. full day fast once a month

Now I have a decent body and super proud of it

Good luck homie

JumpyRaccoon
JumpyRaccoon

Impressive. But isn't breakfast a must? Isn't that supposed to be the biggest meal of the day?

SparklyRaccoon
SparklyRaccoon

I would like to answer. It depends what your goal is. If your goal is to lose fat and gain muscle, you have to be in a caloric deficit diet.
So you have to manage your eating schedule accordingly.

I am in the cutting(Caloric deficit) phase right now and i also skip breakfast as i have to eat before the gym in the evening. It depends upon your goal.

BubblyPotato
BubblyPotato

Exercises

  1. 4X gym per week, strength training
  2. 10k steps daily
  3. Full body stretches + abs - 2X per week

Food

  1. I pre-plan, measure and track all my meals.
  2. 80% whole foods (home cooked & uprocessed)
  3. 140g protein/day
  4. 2 servings of fruits and veggies each day 5, 5G sugar free dark chocolate as occasional treat
  5. Avoid fried/sugary foods
  6. Limit caffeine
  7. No alcohol, smoking

Recovery

  1. 8 hrs of avg sleep
  2. Deep tissue massage 1X a month
  3. Swimming 2X a week
SparklyBiscuit
SparklyBiscuit
Tekion13mo

How is your experience with deep tissue massage? Reason for using it?

BubblyPotato
BubblyPotato

It has been great for me to help with muscle soreness and improve flexibility. I do bunch of dumb stuff by pushing my limits sometimes. As a result, I have had issues with stiff muscles before. This helps me negate that and stay consistent in an injury free manner.

WobblyMuffin
WobblyMuffin

24M

  • gym 6 days a week
  • 1 scoop of protein everyday (34g protein)
  • no suger
  • no breakfast
  • full fast once a week
SwirlyCupcake
SwirlyCupcake
Amazon13mo

Hey what do you mean by full fast? Like just water and nothing else for 24hrs? Does it help?

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

6 days a week? Another champ!

FloatingMochi
FloatingMochi

28F

Fit, healthy and happy.

  1. Replaced dinner with rainbow veggie salad
  2. Reduced junk and sugar intake.
  3. 10 mins meditation and journaling as soon as I wake up and before I go to sleep.
  4. Consuming 3 litres of water a day
  5. Walk 10k steps everyday.
  6. Doing pilates atleast 4 days in a week

This is the routine I'm able to follow and be consistent with. This works wonders for me.

All the best to you!!

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

Kudos to you! And what's a rainbow veggie salad?

FloatingMochi
FloatingMochi

Rainbow veggie salad is nothing but vegetable salad with a lot of colourful veggies...

SparklyRaccoon
SparklyRaccoon

Gym 5-6 days in a week. I follow the push, pull, and legs regime. Junk food once in 12-15 days. Most of the time home cooked food. Very less consumption of processed food. 7-8k steps daily. Above 100 gm of protein consumption Daily.

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

6 days a week? Champ!

SquishyWaffle
SquishyWaffle

33M.

  1. 5 days a week weight training - 30 Mins.
  2. 3 km run.
  3. Intermittent Fasting of 16:8
  4. No sugar. Black coffee only.
  5. 10 eggs a day. One apple a day.
  6. Lots of water.
  7. Calorie Deficit Diet.
ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

Sorry what's 16:8? 16 hours of fasting and eat in 8 hours?

SquishyWaffle
SquishyWaffle

Yes. There are different kinds of IF.

16:8 18:6 14:10 etc.

You basically fast for 16 hours and eat in the 8 hour window. Usually eat protein heavy foods, so that you won't feel hunger.

FuzzyNarwhal
FuzzyNarwhal
Amaha13mo

42 M

Exercise (5:30 am)

  1. 3-4 days workout (subscribed during covid to this program called sohfit)
  2. Once a week run 5-7 kms
  3. 2 times a week yoga
  4. Try to aim for a walk in the evening in addition manage it twice or thrice a week

Food

  1. Mostly salads for lunch on weekdays ( wife comes up with amazing stuff)
  2. 2-3 days intermittent fasting (skip breakfast) other days millet based breakfast
  3. Weekends completely let go (2-3 meals out, drink sessions)
  4. Trying to cut out desserts (weakness) 4 times a week
  5. Coffee post breakfast (black)
FuzzyNarwhal
FuzzyNarwhal
Amaha13mo

Oh and rice, wheat, maida is banned at home (all rotis made of millet based aata) Zero sugar (the desserts though negate that)

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

It's inspiring that you're keeping up with your fitness even in the 40s. Even in my early 30s, I find it hard to make time. Kudos to you!

SparklyPancake
SparklyPancake
PayTM13mo

6x Surya Namaskar every morning, followed by some asana, pranayama and meditation. Relatively more peaceful, spiritual, and have developed more self control.

I used to be in professional weightlifting. Iron routine grew too taxing for my nervous system to continue with usual IT work. Meditation has helped develop some control over thoughts, actions, and sensual pleasures.

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

Moving from weightlifting to yoga? That's not very common.

ZoomyNarwhal
ZoomyNarwhal

30+ age, started taking this a lot more seriously

Strength Training, 4x weekly, only mornings + 1 day on core and cardio + Once a week 5km run/ football/ squash/ dancing for active recovery

Stopped counting calories and macros, but strictly follow few diet non-negotiable such as Oats and eggs for breakfast only (breakfast cheating allowed only on weekend), 1 scoop protein only on workout days, drink coffee only if I need it otherwise 1 cup of green tea daily (never after 5pm), 70-30 ratio between consumption of plant based and meat protein, mostly aim for fish for white meat but end up eating chicken and eggs, once a month red meat, daily 1 portion of fruits and vegetables, no sugar and no white flour, occasional kachra for evening snacks - my brain needs the carb through the rigors of the work day

Weekends cheat day- Alcohol, tobacco everything allowed, try to maintain moderation

Slowly starting to realize and see it for myself that most benefits comes from diet than the exercises, so watching what I eat has become the rule now

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

"try to" maintain moderation? 😛

ZoomyNarwhal
ZoomyNarwhal

Hahaha, yeah always try and attempt to maintain moderation, but don't take it too hard personally of I go overboard

PrancingSushi
PrancingSushi

Push Pull Legs 6 days a week. 350g of chicken with 2 rotis and 1.5cup of rice at night, 2 scoops of whey in the evening, 5g of creatine post dinner. I eat 2 rotis, and any curry or dal cooked at home for lunch. This is the routine I follow 90% of the time. Sometimes I cheat on my meals. Rarely skip workouts. My strength is shooting up and I’m making gainzzz

PrancingSushi
PrancingSushi

I’m 24M

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal
Meesho13mo

6 packs yet?

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