# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update: **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/781 "2007-04-05T06:54:50Z")
has anyone gone on a no-pop diet? a couple friends gave up pop for awhile, and lost some weight. i’m not really heavy, i’m like 155lbs. but i gave up pop about 2 weeks ago, and i’ve lost like 3lbs. i go through Snapple rasp teas, like crazy though. anyone else cut out they’re soda consumption? ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/782 "2007-04-05T07:16:24Z")
Soda elimination works. ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/783 "2007-04-05T08:51:02Z")
i drink MT DEW like a champ!! i’ll never quit drinkin that stuff ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/784 "2007-04-05T09:03:10Z")
> [@Hybrid Connection Now Offering Regular Car Service.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hybrid-connection-now-offering-regular-car-service/19276/47): > > jeez must be nice having some weight to play with… i gotta fight hard to gain a pound!! True, but in my case it is hard to gain muscle poundage, i have lost fat but gained muscle n still are the same weight as i was when i began lifting n “working” out lil over a month ago. I don’t really do any cardio, i just try to eat alot of protein, like 200+ grams a day… ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/785 "2007-04-05T11:12:42Z")
I dont drink pop at all. mostly water and OJ. but beer is def a downfall ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/786 "2007-04-05T11:51:34Z")
To gain muscle and lose fat is VERY hard to do…some even say it is not possible…unless you are very new to weight lifting. I think the only way to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time is to eat clean and just enough to gain muscle while doing a HIIT program in addition to your weight training…since HIIT has been proven to target fat, where some forms of cardio will actually burn muscle. ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/787 "2007-04-05T12:25:43Z")
i like beer…and i think i got stronger after i drink a few beers a week. lol but i’m kinda greatful i never had to worry about fat… i’ve always been skinny and little and within the last 3 years or so, i’ve managed to put on around 30lbs of muscle. i’ve heard of guys puttin on 15lbs in a year!! some even more… i just dont gain weight… its all in my lifestyle tho, i’m very active so i would need to eat a freakin ton of food a day and lots of protein. i just dont have enough time in a day to keep eating constantly lol ---
**Author:** ![TwoFortySX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twofortysx/32/6014_2.png) [@TwoFortySX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoFortySX)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/788 "2007-04-05T12:38:25Z")
I gain fat and muscle incredibly easy which is a blessing and a curse at the same time. I have no problem packing on lean mass when thats what im trying to do. Although even with a pretty clean diet I will always gain unwanted fat because the amount i need to eat to grow. I have never really tried to get cut or diet down before this current attempt. I am maintaining my muscle mass very well and in some places actually growing. The cardio, to me, is not bad at all because ive always liked running. Im currently using ABB speed stack as an energy booster pre-workout. My weight has stayed in the area of 190 pounds since early December but my body composition is changing. Im anxiously awaiting the pounds to start coming off as i start to push harder and cut calories. i would have to say my weakness is beer also but its not the calories from beer that do me in. The alcohol kills my metabolism and then im always making horrible choices in food while drunk! Ive been doing very well at keeping my drinking in check. I still drink a good amount of beer once every few weeks! I kinda use it as a reward for maintaining my motivation and working in the gym Jimmy ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/789 "2007-04-06T07:35:37Z")
> [@Video of GT3 Ford GT at the Ring](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/video-of-gt3-ford-gt-at-the-ring/27197/25): > > has anyone gone on a no-pop diet? > a couple friends gave up pop for awhile, and lost some weight. > i’m not really heavy, i’m like 155lbs. > but i gave up pop about 2 weeks ago, and i’ve lost like 3lbs. > i go through Snapple rasp teas, like crazy though. > anyone else cut out they’re soda consumption? The main reason why people lose weight when they stop drinking pop, or switch to diet is because of the way the body processes HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS is not recognized by the body as a usable sugar and it is IMMEDIATELy processed by the liver and STORED as FAT. Check labels and steer clear of anything that has high fructose corn syrup. You are much better off brewing up a pitcher of iced tea and sweetening it with regular table sugar or honey. My green tea iced tea recipe: 5 Lipton Green tea bags Juice of 1 orange Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of honey Another drawback to drinking pop is the carbonation. The CO2 is absorbed into the blood and actually makes respiration harder. The lungs have to work harder to clear the extra CO2 from the blood. ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/790 "2007-04-06T07:39:03Z")
> Another drawback to drinking pop is the carbonation. The CO2 is absorbed into the blood and actually makes respiration harder. The lungs have to work harder to clear the extra CO2 from the blood. wow. did not know this… i’m gonna have to cut back ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/791 "2007-04-07T13:03:35Z")
So i did the body fat test(BMI) at the gym today b4 i lifted and it turned out to be better than i expected, it was 13.3% which is what Professional athletes are in range for. I was surprised for being 6ft and 185-190. I also got a great workout in due to my back feels a lil better from the numerous sessions of the chiro n stretching n so fourth. A kid i know is a PT and i worked out with him today adn he kept releiving the muscle pressure on my back muscles which helped out ALOT, i also learned a few more things about different ways of building the same muscle n surrounding of that muscle. Now if only cleanquik306 would awnser his damn phone… ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/792 "2007-04-07T13:27:08Z")
> [@Hawain Tropic International @ The Mirage](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hawain-tropic-international-the-mirage/29281/11): > > So i did the body fat test(BMI) at the gym today b4 i lifted and it turned out to be better than i expected, it was 13.3% which is what Professional athletes are in range for. I was surprised for being 6ft and 185-190. I also got a great workout in due to my back feels a lil better from the numerous sessions of the chiro n stretching n so fourth. A kid i know is a PT and i worked out with him today adn he kept releiving the muscle pressure on my back muscles which helped out ALOT, i also learned a few more things about different ways of building the same muscle n surrounding of that muscle. Now if only cleanquik306 would awnser his damn phone… 13.3% is pretty decent…congrats. I take it they used calipers? I did that my senior year in college and was like 12.2%…but I always wanted to do the water test. Now I am 212lbs…been stuck there for a little while and am sure my bf% has risen…but after i hit 220 I am going to run a cut till I look decent and hopefully get into the 10-12% BF range @ 210-212. Sure looks good on paper…haha ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/793 "2007-04-07T13:41:15Z")
> [@s10 guys ... wierd engine noise](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s10-guys-wierd-engine-noise/29244/7): > > 13.3% is pretty decent…congrats. I take it they used calipers? I did that my senior year in college and was like 12.2%…but I always wanted to do the water test. Now I am 212lbs…been stuck there for a little while and am sure my bf% has risen…but after i hit 220 I am going to run a cut till I look decent and hopefully get into the 10-12% BF range @ 210-212. Sure looks good on paper…haha Not the calipers, i had that doen in high school, i was like 11 or 12% then and 160,LOL. They used that lil machine that sends waves through ur body n accounts for ur height n weight, it is only a difference of about 1% on the machine form calipers. I have bee nhitting up the pretein pretty good for about a month now for build up n so fourth as well so i can kinda tell that muscle had taken the place of some fat i had and still maintaining my weight at the same level. So all in all i guess what i am doing is working out pretty good. I do however splurge alot on weekends with food n beer but appearently my body is burning the carbs n fat pretty good,lol ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/794 "2007-04-07T13:43:57Z")
my first year of college i was 5’10 and 174lbs or so and like 8 or 9 % i think. god i wish i could get back there. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/795 "2007-04-07T13:48:29Z")
> [@Don't like your roommate?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dont-like-your-roommate/29306/8): > > my first year of college i was 5’10 and 174lbs or so and like 8 or 9 % i think. god i wish i could get back there. 8 or 9% isnt pretty healthy i beleive,lol. Maybe u were a lil more:bj: ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/796 "2007-04-07T13:50:24Z")
anything sub 10% is either just being young/genetic or some tuff ass work. When I was in college @ 12% I could eat anything I wanted…but I was also a lot more active so I think it was a combo of both. Sounds like you are doing real well devin…keep it up. I am sort of plateauing for now but I am going to switch a few things up and see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/797 "2007-04-07T13:55:27Z")
> [@28 weeks later](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/28-weeks-later/27400/34): > > 8 or 9% isnt pretty healthy i beleive,lol. Maybe u were a lil more:bj: I don’t think it is too bad…but once you get around the 5-6% range then it isnt too healthy. I would saw 9-12% is a decent target range ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Sleeper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sleeper/32/5939_2.png) [@imported\_Sleeper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/798 "2007-04-07T13:57:43Z")
> [@WNY Autox ECCN 5/20](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wny-autox-eccn-5-20/29290/7): > > anything sub 10% is either just being young/genetic or some tuff ass work. When I was in college @ 12% I could eat anything I wanted…but I was also a lot more active so I think it was a combo of both. > > Sounds like you are doing real well devin…keep it up. I am sort of plateauing for now but I am going to switch a few things up and see what happens. Ahhhh, the days of eating like a fucking ethiopian at an all u can eat buffet n not gain a single pound:bigok: of course i rode BMX constantly n very hard everyday so i couldn’t gain a single pound if my life depended on it, getting older sucks! But after finding that out it just pushes me harder to acheive what goals i want. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Hero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ccd318/32.png) [@imported\_Hero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Hero)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/799 "2007-04-07T19:28:37Z")
12-14% is 6 pack showing territory! BTW, I read the Abs Diet book a few weeks ago. There are some good recipes and other tidbits of info in there. The latest Men’s Health has some good core exercises to help strengthen the lower back and prevent injury. I’ve implemented them to my ab workout and the difficulty has increased. I thought I had a good ab workout until I implemented these. Felt like someone hit me in the side with a bat. Got a touch of the flu and havent seen the weights in a week. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/800 "2007-04-07T21:16:22Z")
> [@WNY Autox ECCN 5/20](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wny-autox-eccn-5-20/29290/7): > > anything sub 10% is either just being young/genetic or some tuff ass work. When I was in college @ 12% I could eat anything I wanted…but I was also a lot more active so I think it was a combo of both. > > Sounds like you are doing real well devin…keep it up. I am sort of plateauing for now but I am going to switch a few things up and see what happens. i was running 4miles a day, doing crazy situps, hockey 2-4x a week. eating good… lifting. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728.md?page=39) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728.md?page=41)