12-09-2022, 12:28 PM (Edited 12-09-2022, 12:29 PM by pondlife.)
Fives ... nahh, mug's game!
Down the gym working out ... nahh, bit gay, maite!
Out for a run ... nahh, waste of time!
Vigourous intermittent lifestyle activity, is what its all about. Mhhmmm. More arm action, Lewis, when your vacuuming your flat in West Calder. Yup that's right, just do it in wee bursts, it could help reduce your chances of death.
How important are actually hitting your macros properly as long as your staying within your calories? Been given 2000 calories by my PT which I don't really have trouble hitting, but finding it proper hard to get my protein in without shakes, and staying under my fat.
10k Steps a day
2000 calories (171g protein, 201g carbs, 58g fat)
8 hours of sleep a day
3L of water a day
Was going to get myself a bike but a few pals had said they're out the house for 1-2 hours cycling to burn the same amount of calories of a 35 minute run so not sure now.
Trying to get 2 resistance work outs a week in aswell.
01-08-2023, 04:40 PM (Edited 01-08-2023, 04:44 PM by Zizou.)
Consensus seems to be proteins the one you want to reach and the rest of calories made up from carbs and fats, however you prefer to eat.
Wouldn't obsess over it like try and get near your protein consistently and you should be good. Trying to eat your macros to the gram is a miserable existence probably only for bodybuilders.
(01-08-2023, 03:48 PM)Kashinda Wrote: How important are actually hitting your macros properly as long as your staying within your calories? Been given 2000 calories by my PT which I don't really have trouble hitting, but finding it proper hard to get my protein in without shakes, and staying under my fat.
10k Steps a day
2000 calories (171g protein, 201g carbs, 58g fat)
8 hours of sleep a day
3L of water a day
Was going to get myself a bike but a few pals had said they're out the house for 1-2 hours cycling to burn the same amount of calories of a 35 minute run so not sure now.
Trying to get 2 resistance work outs a week in aswell.
This really depends on how seriously you want to take it. Calories are by far the most important thing, so if all you're able to do is hit calories then do that. After that, you have protein, if you want to get into that - nothing wrong with using shakes to hit it. Beyond that, it doesn't matter too much how you distribute carbs/fat imo - it can vary day to day and according to personal preference.
I tend to think that PTs giving newish people incredibly specific numbers are setting them up to fail tbh. I'd say just to start with calories, see how you do from there, and maybe get into macros later if you want to do that. Take things one step at a time rather than going from 0 to tracking macros.
Those numbers also look strange to me. 171g protein is probably higher than you need to be, especially if your main training is cardio, and expecting you to remain below 58g fat sounds both pointless (fat intake should be about hitting a given number as a minimum rather than staying below a given number) and almost certainly wrong (i.e. if you really need 171g protein, you need more than 58g fat).
Those final comments barely matter at this stage, though. If all you feel comfortable hitting is calories, just hit calories.
(08-21-2017, 01:25 PM)i8hibsh Wrote: I AM A LONER BY CHOICE
I AM SINGLE BY CHOICE
I HAVE NO KIDS BY CHOICE
Aye red flags on that PT. Exercise at least every other day, eat clean and smaller portion sizes. Snack on nuts and berries. Do that consistently for 2-3 months and after the first 4-5 weeks of impatience you'll start to see major changes
I think PTs have a tendency to overcomplicate things, not necessarily through malice, but in the sense of trying to give the client a sense of getting something out of it. You'll see those elaborate circuits in the gym or diet plans that are way over the top. I worked in the industry a long time ago (in Dumfries oddly enough) and honestly, the work was 90% hand-holding and accountability. For the vast, vast majority of people, basic some resistance work and sticking to a simple calorie count is more than enough to achieve a healthy weight. I like 10k steps as a daily goal but it's a totally arbitrary number, it just represents a reasonable amount of time moving.
(01-08-2023, 08:36 PM)Snake Plissken Wrote: 171g of protein daily
I think PTs have a tendency to overcomplicate things, not necessarily through malice, but in the sense of trying to give the client a sense of getting something out of it. You'll see those elaborate circuits in the gym or diet plans that are way over the top. I worked in the industry a long time ago (in Dumfries oddly enough) and honestly, the work was 90% hand-holding and accountability. For the vast, vast majority of people, basic some resistance work and sticking to a simple calorie count is more than enough to achieve a healthy weight. I like 10k steps as a daily goal but it's a totally arbitrary number, it just represents a reasonable amount of time moving.
I did think it was a lot
It was free so I'll stick with it for the 3 months and hopefully by then I'll just be able to do what he's being saying on my own.
About the 10k steps, he said he'll do that for 7 days then tailor it based on my lifestyle. I reckon I do 15-20k a day at work 4 days a week and then when I'm off you're lucky if I do 7k on a good day.
(01-08-2023, 03:48 PM)Kashinda Wrote: How important are actually hitting your macros properly as long as your staying within your calories? Been given 2000 calories by my PT which I don't really have trouble hitting, but finding it proper hard to get my protein in without shakes, and staying under my fat.
10k Steps a day
2000 calories (171g protein, 201g carbs, 58g fat)
8 hours of sleep a day
3L of water a day
Was going to get myself a bike but a few pals had said they're out the house for 1-2 hours cycling to burn the same amount of calories of a 35 minute run so not sure now.
Trying to get 2 resistance work outs a week in aswell.
0% Greek yoghurt at breakfast and those 20-25g protein yoghurts etc during the day are a great way to get your protein up during the day without upping the fat.
Re cycling, if you were to cycle into work thats a great addition to your daily output without it being a 'workout'.
On the 10k step thing, was reading something the other day that although 10k was an arbitrary number that was chosen initially, studies seem to suggest it's pretty much the sweet spot and the impact tails off after that.
Have to say if I didnt have a dog it would be hard to see how I could be consistent in hitting around 9,000+ steps every day so fair play to anyone managing that who doesnt work on their feet or have a dug. Another wee boost is that going to see the hertz always puts the steps up to around 15/16,000
Grabbed it for cycling mainly, but probably wear it 80% or more of the time. Charge lasts for ages, and its really quick to charge up. Only problem is its linked to my strava so now every fucking dog walk I do uploads a workout.
(01-11-2023, 04:23 PM)Walter Sobchak Wrote: Got a garmin venu 2. Rate it really highly.
Grabbed it for cycling mainly, but probably wear it 80% or more of the time. Charge lasts for ages, and its really quick to charge up. Only problem is its linked to my strava so now every fucking dog walk I do uploads a workout.
noticed you had it on for Fives, decent amount of ground covered