I put on some weight over the past few years. I dropped 20 pounds since the beginning of May just by going mountain biking 3-4 times a week. I am currently sitting at 200pounds and am 6 feet tall. I’m trying to hit 175-180 pounds before winter.
Now, I am an avid skier and love to ski the park. One big problem and it’s something I am quite certain that holds me back bigtime in progressing and learning new tricks. I am horribly unflexible. Like, I can’t bend opver and touch my toes unflexible.
Now, I want to increase my flexibility bigtime. I don’t have the time to commit to a class or anything, but I could easily find 20 minutes a day to fit a routine of some sort in.
Should I just start doing an in-depth stretching routine daily? Or should I look at a yoga routine to start?
yeah… its healtly to lose about 2.5-3 lbs per week… if you lose more than that… youre actually losing muscle, cause your body goes into panic mode and starts feeding itself on whatever it can get ahold of…
hell you can lose so much just by laying off all sodas and switching to water
IN WHICH will help A LOT in the flexibility issue when youre stretching again
yeah… its healtly to lose about 2.5-3 lbs per week…
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3lbs a week?! lol you are out of your mind.
assuming the average male of around 180lbs with normal build, you can lose 1-1.5lbs a week without losing THAT much muscle. To be that precise in your weight loss you’d have to be very experienced in body maintenance and have a very good understanding of your bodies comprehension.
with that said though, why do you think most people workout in bulking/cutting cycles? because it’s much easier and much more efficient to be loose and sloppy with your diet, allowing for maximum muscle gain and some fat… and then to cut excessively, sacrificing the muscle you put on to shed the most fat.
doing a full body recomposition at ~1lb a week just takes way too long
yeah… its healtly to lose about 2.5-3 lbs per week… if you lose more than that… youre actually losing muscle, cause your body goes into panic mode and starts feeding itself on whatever it can get ahold of…
hell you can lose so much just by laying off all sodas and switching to water
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Man, I was gonna say that too. That weight loss in that period of time is WAY unhealthy, unless you are absolutely MASSIVE.
The pop thing is simple calories, and the fact that pop is made of very simple sugars which your body turns to first for energy because it is easy to breakdown and use. Average 12oz can of pop has about 140 calories. Most people down a full 24oz bottle (2 servings = around 280 calories) without even thinking of it. That’s a significant source of calories that you aren’t even really thinking about because it isn’t filling you up.
I’m thinking I’m going to try pilates. I ike the idea of building core strength for balance, and the movements also seem to be very akin to stretching.
assuming the average male of around 180lbs with normal build, you can lose 1-1.5lbs a week without losing THAT much muscle. To be that precise in your weight loss you’d have to be very experienced in body maintenance and have a very good understanding of your bodies comprehension.
with that said though, why do you think most people workout in bulking/cutting cycles? because it’s much easier and much more efficient to be loose and sloppy with your diet, allowing for maximum muscle gain and some fat… and then to cut excessively, sacrificing the muscle you put on to shed the most fat.
doing a full body recomposition at ~1lb a week just takes way too long
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lol… mind you, i forgot to put MAX in one week… ive found a couple articles to back me up, but theyre from some no name sites right now… im trying to find a good way to look it up so i can narrow the searches to decent, more reputible sites…
anyway, no matter what, its still not healthy AT ALL
to lose 25 lbs in 2 weeks lol… it will all come back quick as hell
Hell, when I started biking, I didn’t lose any weight until nearly 4 weeks in and then it started dropping off at about 1-2 pounds a week.
And I’m out riding an hour a day 3-4 times a week and an occasional 2 hour ride on a saturday or sunday. and eating around 2000-2500 calories a day.
At first, I wasn’t doing it for the health aspect, but It’s addictive actually and now I want to get to the right weight and look my best, and it feels great to be accomplishing shit.
And now I want to get my flexibility built back up.
Hell, when I started biking, I didn’t lose any weight until nearly 4 weeks in and then it started dropping off at about 1-2 pounds a week.
And I’m out riding an hour a day 3-4 times a week and an occasional 2 hour ride on a saturday or sunday. and eating around 2000-2500 calories a day.
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never went to pilates… but that shit looks crazy when i see all those all ladies and milfs in there doing, but give it shot, and take pics… not of you, but the instructor
hell even you just got up in the morning and did a 1 min jog in place to get warmed up, and did about 10 min of stretching, youd feel better in week, just from getting circulation back to your body that you didnt realize you were missing
