What do you do for diet and exercise?

Exercise:

1. 3 hours daily training in karate
2. 1 hour every second day of weights


Diet:

well, I try to eat a well-balanced diet, I hardly ever eat any fast foods. I take vitamins daily, and my wife gets on my case if I don't.

 

Now dont SHOW off im gonna Mess you up personally if I find your only training 2.5 hours of Karate !!!!! :rofl

You mean weekly training Jeff? I know for a fact your a very busy businessman no way can you have that much time left for training...if you do im

 

Beer and Pizza in front of the TV.. does that count ? rofl:rofl

Seriously, I have a very physical job and I eat kinda good since I am allergic to lactos I automatically skip all dairy products in food - hence, less fat..

 

I lift weights. 12 ozs at a time. Usually Michelob.

St. Croix

 

yes, sir, Boubi--3 hours every day. Corinne says I'm due for a let-up in the training!

 

Amazing she lets you stay away from the house for that long..but then again she kicks her own asses too with Tae Kwondo .

3 hours a day im surprised your not 5th DAN by now ! you should ask for your next exam bro !

What style is it your train Full contact ?

 

sources for Fitness equipent on the cheap.

I found a couple of sellers who sell some items on tha cheap it doesnt take much to get in good shape just know what your doing and an iron will.

The Bowflex System

The FB Gymn (better then bowflex you decide)

The Vigor Fit ( total Gymn clone ? )

Now go get fit you cant blame that you cant afford a $1900 gymn anymore there are options out there.

 

I'm going to be adding a running program to my exercise regimen. There's a very hilly road near my house and running to the end of the road and back is definitely a big deal. I'll try to keep up my discipline. Every time I've done it, I'm so sore that by the time I can walk again, I've already quit the "program" and would have to start a new one..

 

Only go a third of the way to start then.

 

You know, that makes perfect sense. It's just that with adrenaline pumping and wanting to push myself, I always go the whole way.

 

Ya, I know the feeling. It's very hard to develop regimen pace. You think you can do more and you probably can but you always pay a price.

 

I just make sure I eat in a nice and normal manner. Just standard portions that are recommended for my height and weight. I don't really care if I go over or under sometimes. Stress doesn't make anyone any healthier. I go to the gym for fitness three times a week and always do a workout for all major muscle groups. Apart from that I sparr with other people two times a week: that would really be my main energy burner. Swinging a foot and a half long piece of sharp steel around is very exhausting. And for those who want to know: yes it is sharp so dodging the opponent is a good idea.

 

If I could do it all over again, I would have liked to try amateur Modern Pentathalon

The events are épée fencing, pistol shooting, 200 m freestyle swimming, a show jumping course on horseback, and a cross-country run.

I took fencing in high school, did a lot pistol shooting, show jumping, swimming and scuba diving in my younger days. The only real weak spot would have been cross country. I did shot putt in high school but I got a running exclusion from the team. My knees really did not like running at the time. I was OK later on though. I had a lot of joint growing pains in my teen years. I'm not athletically inclined. Far from it but I think Pentathalon would have been fun.

 

2007-09-24

I thought I'd share my routine today. I have started to get back into the swing of daily exercising. I am so out of shape and overweight. Week one I was a very hurting puppy. This is start of Week 3.

Lunchtime
30 minutes Treadmill Alpine Hill Program Max 3.6 mph Max 15% Grade
Dumbbells - 3 sets each of chest press, bent over rowing, overhead press, bicep curls and tricep extensions.
30 Modified incline situps.

 

ow..

I did 20 push ups last Thursday and my arms were sore for 3 days.
:mad:

 

Sucks getting old. Took me a week to get used to weights again when it used to take me 1-2 days max. Legs are never a problem because of the riding. Good for when I chug up a 15% incline during the hill program.

 

The Treadmill/Weights routine is on Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Since I'm just starting back into weights, it's low weights with 3 declining weight sets of 10 reps for each exercise. As I get used to the routine, I will add a first set with a much higher weight at 3-5 reps and work down the normal weight sets. Rest between sets is 30 seconds or less.

Tuesday & Thursday is all Treadmill
50 minutes Treadmill Alpine Hill Program Max 3.7 mph Max 15% Grade
I'm already at the max height for the treadmill program so, I will concentrate on the speed. Since I don't jog, I will probably only progress to 5.0mph max which will give me limited jogging time. There are slightly more difficult hill programs on this treadmill. I will then start holding hand weights during part of my program.

The next piece of equipment once I've built up endurance will be en Elliptical Trainer.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday are Riding Days

 

I wouldn't be able to do all that. At least, not right now. I need a break. Once I get into excellent shape, whenever that is, I'll probably push myself more.

All I do are 10-12 exercises, one set each to failure, on the Bowflex X2 3x a week. I immediately follow it with 10 minutes on the elliptical trainer. So far, I've lost 11 pounds.. quite a few to go though. Can you believe I weigh 300 pounds in this picture?!?! No, I'm not the pudgy one in the middle; I'm on the right.

 

No, I can't beleive that.

I'm at 235 and should be below 170. I'll never get there but if I can get down to 190 I'll be a lot happier. 1 lb a week. That's what my routine and diet are geared to.

 

Rich,

You might try a different routine than the one you always do. If I were you, I would try dropping the cardio entirely at first. Here is my rationale. You have a very active normal routine throughout your day. You might be stripping yourself down too much. Most people who begin exercising go too hard, too fast. Your body will adapt quickly to survive. It thinks it is starving, probably. I would drop all cardio for the first few weeks, and up the intensity of your weight routine. Then, after a while, you can incorporate cardio on your off training days, or after a weight routine, not before... I saw a very interesting article on interval training, using super intense sprinting instead of long distance running. If you have a short hill nearby, you can basically use that.. In a nutshell, you sprint for 1 minute, top intensity, then 2 minutes of moderate, then one minute top, etc. for 5 times. Thats about it. I am going to give this a shot in a week or so, so obviously, YMMV and all that.

My diet and exercise routine consists of eating less, cutting out all dairy and taking the stairs (I take about 20-30 flights per day). Normally, in the world, I go to the gym 3X per week in the off season, then snowboard exclusively in season. Since there are no decent gyms, and no snow within 1,100 miles of here, that is my routine.