Damn I have tea 2/3 times a day :o
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What are macro and micro nutrients?
The only thing in sweet tea besides tea is sugar. No non-diabetic is going to become ill from not getting enough sugar.
Although I'm curious, is sugar a macro nutrient or a micro nutrient?
I have only one class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On those days I choose one or two of the following to do:
No protein shakes or supplements. If you do this workout 3-5 times per week and spend 1hr doing it, you will never need protein shakes or whut not to see gainsQuote:
Workout Routine
This workout is designed to take at least 1hr for which ever one you choose
Choose one or two muscle groups to work per day
Do the workout 3-5 times per week
1-3 minute rest in between each set
6 Pack abs (I):
15 regular crunches
15 in and outs (Fold knee and wrap arms around folded knee with only butt touching the ground)
15 full length toe touches (with butt on ground, reach up and touch toe while at the same time raising feet up)
10 each side full length side toe touches (Same as above but to the side)
Side to side holds 30 secs (Russian twists)
Sitting hold with leg kicks 30 seconds (The bicycle but with everything off the ground except butt)
Sitting hold 30 secs
Horizontal plane hold 30 secs (Plank)
As many crunches as you can to burn out the set
Do 4-8 sets
6 Pack abs (II):
Grab a bar and do the following:
15 knee raises
15 straight leg raises
15 straight leg pushes (Same as knee raises, but leg pushes out)
15 extended leg raises to bar (Same as leg raises, but leg goes farther up)
15 straight leg holds
As many straight leg raises to burn out the set
Do 4-8 sets
Bigger Chest:
15 pushups inner (Diamond pushups)
15 regular pushups
15 outer pushups (Wide arm pushups)
15 spider walk pushups (Staggered pushups)
15 Hindu pushups
15 explosive clap pushups
7 secs down and 7 secs up pushups (10)
As many pushups to burn out set
Do 4-8 sets
Leg:
15 squats
15 one leg squats each leg
21 calf raises (7 inner, 7 regular, 7 wide)
15 explosive squat jumps
1 minute wall sits
As may squats to burn out set
Do 4-8 sets
Shoulder, Back, Biceps, Triceps:
15 wide pullups
15 bicep pullups (under grip)
15 dips on top of bar (Pull up above bar and do dips)
15 inner pullups
15 second hold on bar
30 second handstand
15 handstand pushups if you can
15 wide muscle ups if you can (pull up all the way above bar)
As many pullups to burn out set
Do 4-8 sets
Only thing different about my diet is that I don't eat too much sugars, drink more water than soda and I stay away from burgers/fries.
Diet can make a huge difference, I've been cutting out the last bit of sugar in my diet recently, I got rid of most of the unhealthy stuff two years ago when I quit drinking sugar (water only now) and eating fast food. Going to kick candy finally.
I have a pullup bar in my apartment leading to the bathroom, really good way to force yourself to get a workout consistently.
And cause this is totally hilarious, enjoy:
http://www.manapotions.com/LevelUpYourFitness.html
When losing weight alcohol is your worst enemy, the sugar levels in alcohol are disgustingly high
LOL?
I don't drink sweet tea, does that mean I'm going to die? OH NO! do I drink too much water?
watch out guys, don't drink water or you might starve your body!
yep, diet is majority of your look. working out won't get you very far unless that's all you do 24/7
Macronutrients are nutrients that your body requires in large amounts (carbohydrates, protein, fat) whereas micronutrients are obviously the opposite, you require trace amounts of these nutrients (vitamins and minerals).
There are normally 3 categories of carbohydrate: monosaccharides (such as glucose and fructose) disaccharides (2 monosaccharides joined together, such as surcose), and polysaccharides (many joined together in a long chain, such as starch). Polysaccharides are sometimes referred to as 'complex' carbohydrates, whereas mono and disaccharides are 'simple'. Sugars are sometimes referred to as simple carbohydrates because because they are either mono or disaccharides. For example, surcose is table sugar (what you put in your tea) but many foods processed foods contain fructose (such as coca-cola). So sugar falls under macronutrients (hence why sugar is indented under carbohydrates on a food label).
True. Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, nearly double that of protein and carbohydrate (which contain 4 calories per gram), and nearly as much as fat, the most energy dense nutrient at 9 kCal/g.
Haha, what I was referring to is water doesn't have many nutrients in it (macro or micro). Actually diet and physical activity are just as important as each other because they are both halves of the energy balance equation (i.e., energy in and energy out). Plus, diet doesn't develop your cardiorespiratory fitness, does it?
Ahh, good to hear. It just that sometimes people go on crazy fad diets hoping to lose weight (which the normally do in the short term) but it isn't healthy. For example, you will probably lose weight from a 'low carbohydrate diet' because 1g of CHO is stored with just under 3g of water, meaning of you will lose weight, but it will be water weight which you will unavoidably put back on.
The thing about the sweet tea is that it has sugar that your body doesn't need, just because you already get enough sugar from other food so the sweet tea is just extra.
I hope nobody plans on only drinking water and not eating, that's just foolish :p
Cut out tea and spicy foods... I don't know if I can do that..
Wow nice, that is pretty low. Miguel Indurain the cyclist had a RHR of 28! That would be near death for the average person.
I feel dead just thinking about that O_o
What is RHR?
over 9000 is beast, you can cut your finger and kill people with the blood gun
Simplest way to look at it guys is to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume.
Its not hard to lose weight, and you don't need a forum post to know how. We all know what foods are bad for us and we all know that being active burns calories. Saying that, I don't want people to start calorie counting. Its a bad road to go down. You're burning calories all the time even when you sleep, so don't think if you eat 500 calories of cake lets say on a particular day, you need to do 500 calories of work to not put on weight.
Try staying away from simple carbs. We all I assume know what carbs are? If not they're a type of compound found in foods that are very easy for your body to break down and use for energy. This comes with a price however, they're also very easy for your body to store as fats, and is the first type of compound your body will try to convert into fat for storage during down time. Simple carbs are even more simpler to store as fat. Simple carbs are things like sweets/chocolate/white plastic bread etc. Complex are things like rice, potatoes, corn, wholemeal bread etc. Also other veg such as green beans, spinach and brocolli contain complex carbs (less starch, more fibre)
Carbs are essential for your body for energy. If you find you're tired a lot of the time, carbs would most likely have something to do with it. Complex carbs should be about half of your intake in calories.