How does one do so effectively?..
I'm 224, 5'9. My coach recommended me that I fight at a lighter weight class (155-170) instead of getting my ass kicked by bigger dudes.
I've been working on my cardio and I've dropped 6 solid pounds, and my diet is 'meh'..
TEACH ME THE WAYS OF TO BECOME:
THICK, SOLID, TIGHT (is that the right order?) 
How long have you been that heavy and is it fat? Age? How often do you lift weights?
cg51mma - How long have you been that heavy and is it fat? Age? How often do you lift weights?I've been heavy for a long time. Most of the fat is around the abdomen. I don't lift that much. Mainly body weight exercises. Should I invest into some kettle bells?
CAT DAMMIT -And I'm 27.cg51mma - How long have you been that heavy and is it fat? Age? How often do you lift weights?I've been heavy for a long time. Most of the fat is around the abdomen. I don't lift that much. Mainly body weight exercises. Should I invest into some kettle bells?
You are 224 lbs and your coach recommend 155 as a possibility?
Morgz -
You are 224 lbs and your coach recommend 155 as a possibility?
He is 5'9". I am guessing there are a few spare pounds he could burn, unless he is a 5'9" equivalent of Lesnar.
I have teh fats all around me belly.. a lot.
You already know what we're going to say. Clean diet plus cardio cardio cardio.
Well hopefully you have some time, too. Dropping close to 70 lbs /over 30% of body weight should not be done quickly.
Morgz -I'm hoping to accomplish this within 6 months..
Well hopefully you have some time, too. Dropping close to 70 lbs /over 30% of body weight should not be done quickly.
Joeymarvelous - You already know what we're going to say. Clean diet plus cardio cardio cardio.Alright. When you say clean what does that mean? There are many different opinions on what eating clean is. And what kind of cardio? Circuit training? Just running?
CAT DAMMIT -Joeymarvelous - You already know what we're going to say. Clean diet plus cardio cardio cardio.<span class="User-267619" id="userPost49185072">Alright. When you say clean what does that mean? There are many different opinions on what eating clean is. And what kind of cardio? Circuit training? Just running? <img alt="Phone Post 3.0" border="0" src="/images/phone/droid.png" style="vertical-align:middle;" /></span></blockquote>
There are tons of opinions on this. But my opinion is circuit training, sprints, tabata's, etc. Anything with continuous and explosive excersize. Bottom line is you gotta sweat. A LOT. That's oversimplifying it though.
As for clean diet: Cut down on sugars, carbs, processed foods, etc. I personally had a good amount of success with calorie counting, and carb backloading (no carbs in the morning or afternoon, then some carbs at dinner time and snacks). Example: Breakfast would be egg beaters and a veggie, maybe a little cheese for small fat content. Lunch would be a salad of some sort, with chicken or fish on it. No croutons or bread though, and no heavy creamy dressings. For dinner I would eat pretty muh whatever I want (but healthy), in small portions. If dinner contained a piece of bread or a little rice, that was cool. Then I made sure I did some cardio every day . For me it was at least 30 minutes, maybe more sometimes.
When training, I would just roll a LOT and make sure I had a good sweat going for an hour or more.
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i read this today:
Over a two-and-half-year period I lost 220 pounds, without dieting. I’ve been the same weight now for over 10 years and I still don’t diet. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want.
These were the keys to my transformation:
1. I stopped dieting and started nourishing my body.
I learned through my research that my body was chronically starved for certain key nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids, live foods and high-quality proteins. I made sure I gave myself as much really high-quality nutrients as possible. If I wanted junk foods like candy, chips or pizza, I would eat them whenever I wanted, without hesitation. Eventually I lost my taste for all junk food as my body learned to prefer high-quality, nutrient-dense foods.
2. I healed my digestion.
I discovered that one of the reasons why I was so badly starving for nutrients is that my digestive processes were compromised, so I was unable to effectively extract the nutrients from the foods I was eating. Digestion problems can also cause inflammation and the inflammatory hormones put our bodies into fat storage mode. I started eating lots of fermented and cultured foods, and taking probiotics and digestive enzymes in order to normalize my digestion.
3. I got a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a condition that affects many overweight people. It creates a hormonal environment in the body that encourages weight gain by causing elevated cortisol levels, which leads to junk food cravings and insulin resistance. Sleep apnea is easily treated with a CPAP machine. The machine blows air into your nose and mouth to keep your windpipe open, so you can sleep through the night without problems.
Most people who have sleep apnea don’t even know that they have it, although the people they live with would know, because people with sleep apnea snore very loudly. It turns out I had one of the worst cases of sleep apnea that my sleep study technicians had ever seen. From the moment I got the CPAP machine I started having more energy and less junk food cravings. And the weight started to melt away for good.
4. I started using mind-body practices to reduce stress.
Just like sleep apnea, stress causes elevated levels of cortisol and inflammatory hormones. These hormones lead to constant cravings and put your body into chronic fat storage mode. Many people don’t realize how important it is to learn how to reduce stress. I began meditating and visualizing every morning, which I found to be extremely effective for reducing stress.
5. I created a much more sustainable life.
I also lowered my expenses, moved to a more affordable house and started growing some of my own foods. My life felt much more sustainable and I felt calmer and more supported. I loved knowing that anytime I was hungry I could go into the back yard and eat something fresh and full of vitality. The stress hormones where no longer coursing through my system, wreaking havoc and turning my body into a fat storage machine.
6. I worked through some important emotional issues.
Some people feel safer with extra weight on their body. It’s as if the body actually uses weight as a buffer from the world. I was in that situation and I knew I had to address the emotional issues that were making my body feel unsafe. I started doing visualization practices that helped to resolve past traumas and to get my body to feel safer in letting go of the weight.
Over the years I’ve found that 65-70% of the clients I work with are using weight as a form of protection. I call this “emotional obesity”. When you work through the issues that are causing emotional obesity and break the association that fat equals safe, the body is much more willing to let go of the weight. After I broke this association and the weight no longer served its purpose - that is, the armor of fat no longer made me feel any safer - the weight all but went away.
7. I detoxified my body.
After I had lost about 180 pounds I started doing a lot of research about toxins and how the body processes and deals with toxic chemicals. It turns out the body uses fat cells to store excess toxins. I realized that the last 40 excess pounds that my body was holding onto was because it was a storehouse for accumulated toxins. I started living what I call a “detoxifying lifestyle”. Basically, I started flushing my body with lots of alkaline liquids, like water with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, green juices, super greens and lots of salads and sprouts. That did the trick, because I lost the last 40 pounds much more quickly than I lost the first 40 pounds, so the rate of my weight loss continued to accelerate to the very end.
Taking a mind body approach that nourishes the body and reduces the physical, mental and emotional stresses that cause weight gain is the most sensible and sustainable way to lose weight. I’ve now worked with tens of thousands of people in 60 countries teaching this approach and we’re getting amazing results.
People who have spent a lifetime of yo-yo dieting have now lost weight - 50, 100 and 200 pounds, without dieting by following this exact formula.
If you are interested in learning more, I encourage you to visit www.TheGabrielMethod.com.
ranier wolfcastle -I feel like your trolling me. Haha
i read this today:
Over a two-and-half-year period I lost 220 pounds, without dieting. I’ve been the same weight now for over 10 years and I still don’t diet. I eat whatever I want, whenever I want.
These were the keys to my transformation:
1. I stopped dieting and started nourishing my body.
I learned through my research that my body was chronically starved for certain key nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids, live foods and high-quality proteins. I made sure I gave myself as much really high-quality nutrients as possible. If I wanted junk foods like candy, chips or pizza, I would eat them whenever I wanted, without hesitation. Eventually I lost my taste for all junk food as my body learned to prefer high-quality, nutrient-dense foods.
2. I healed my digestion.
I discovered that one of the reasons why I was so badly starving for nutrients is that my digestive processes were compromised, so I was unable to effectively extract the nutrients from the foods I was eating. Digestion problems can also cause inflammation and the inflammatory hormones put our bodies into fat storage mode. I started eating lots of fermented and cultured foods, and taking probiotics and digestive enzymes in order to normalize my digestion.
3. I got a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a condition that affects many overweight people. It creates a hormonal environment in the body that encourages weight gain by causing elevated cortisol levels, which leads to junk food cravings and insulin resistance. Sleep apnea is easily treated with a CPAP machine. The machine blows air into your nose and mouth to keep your windpipe open, so you can sleep through the night without problems.
Most people who have sleep apnea don’t even know that they have it, although the people they live with would know, because people with sleep apnea snore very loudly. It turns out I had one of the worst cases of sleep apnea that my sleep study technicians had ever seen. From the moment I got the CPAP machine I started having more energy and less junk food cravings. And the weight started to melt away for good.
4. I started using mind-body practices to reduce stress.
Just like sleep apnea, stress causes elevated levels of cortisol and inflammatory hormones. These hormones lead to constant cravings and put your body into chronic fat storage mode. Many people don’t realize how important it is to learn how to reduce stress. I began meditating and visualizing every morning, which I found to be extremely effective for reducing stress.
5. I created a much more sustainable life.
I also lowered my expenses, moved to a more affordable house and started growing some of my own foods. My life felt much more sustainable and I felt calmer and more supported. I loved knowing that anytime I was hungry I could go into the back yard and eat something fresh and full of vitality. The stress hormones where no longer coursing through my system, wreaking havoc and turning my body into a fat storage machine.
6. I worked through some important emotional issues.
Some people feel safer with extra weight on their body. It’s as if the body actually uses weight as a buffer from the world. I was in that situation and I knew I had to address the emotional issues that were making my body feel unsafe. I started doing visualization practices that helped to resolve past traumas and to get my body to feel safer in letting go of the weight.
Over the years I’ve found that 65-70% of the clients I work with are using weight as a form of protection. I call this “emotional obesity”. When you work through the issues that are causing emotional obesity and break the association that fat equals safe, the body is much more willing to let go of the weight. After I broke this association and the weight no longer served its purpose - that is, the armor of fat no longer made me feel any safer - the weight all but went away.
7. I detoxified my body.
After I had lost about 180 pounds I started doing a lot of research about toxins and how the body processes and deals with toxic chemicals. It turns out the body uses fat cells to store excess toxins. I realized that the last 40 excess pounds that my body was holding onto was because it was a storehouse for accumulated toxins. I started living what I call a “detoxifying lifestyle”. Basically, I started flushing my body with lots of alkaline liquids, like water with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, green juices, super greens and lots of salads and sprouts. That did the trick, because I lost the last 40 pounds much more quickly than I lost the first 40 pounds, so the rate of my weight loss continued to accelerate to the very end.
Taking a mind body approach that nourishes the body and reduces the physical, mental and emotional stresses that cause weight gain is the most sensible and sustainable way to lose weight. I’ve now worked with tens of thousands of people in 60 countries teaching this approach and we’re getting amazing results.
People who have spent a lifetime of yo-yo dieting have now lost weight - 50, 100 and 200 pounds, without dieting by following this exact formula.
If you are interested in learning more, I encourage you to visit www.TheGabrielMethod.com.
Looks like you got a lot of good answers from this thread. You definitely don't want to drop weight to soon. If you lose weight too quickly it will be easier to pack that weight back on once you stop dieting hard. You should try to lose about 1.5 to 2 pounds a week at a maximum. The best way to do that is by counting calories depending on how much you are working out is your calorie intake. Keep this range between 2000 to 2800. You need to burn 500 calories more than you eat everyday to lose 1 pound a week so take that into consideration. Everyone varies.
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Theres some useful information in here.. good shit guys