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  1. Texas Forever

    Texas Forever Eight Time F1 World Champ BANNED Rossa Subscribed

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    Next chapter. What do you guys and gals do to get in shape?

    Main caveat -- Man, I hate exercise. Even when I played football in high school (you know, back when we wore leather helmets), I hated the stuff.

    Second caveat -- I hate running even more. Why do you think God invented cars?

    But, I'm resigned to the reality that I'm gonna have to do sumthang. At 6' 2" and 250 pounds, I need to lose about 50 pounds. Moreover, one day of driving a SRF taught me that I need to work on my upper body strength and endurance.

    First step is that I have scheduled a complete physical. You know, the kind where they make you run on a thread mill until you have a heart attack. (Serioursly! Why do you think they have those damn paddles in the room?)

    I have also dusted off the Concept II Rower (i.e., the one with the fan in front) and have started "two-a-days" sessions at 20 minutes apiece. And, I'm gonna cut back the calories and booze. (Now, why am I doing this again?)

    But what do you suggest? I love the idea of mental workouts via imaging. Somehow, though, I don't think that this will be enough. :(

    Dale
     
  2. b-mak

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    Yeah, Dale, visualization. Just visualize exercising and you're all good!

    Seriously, training to get in shape is one thing, while training for racing is another.

    A good trainer can get you in shape. You know, the usual diet and exercise routine.

    Training for racing, on the other hand, is primarily cardio. You do need to have focus on upper body conditioning and you there are all kinds of things you can do for upper body. When I train for cardiovascular fitness, I cycle or do Spinning classes, mostly because 1) my knees can't take running and 2) I enjoy cycling.
     
  3. Gilles27

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    LOL! The trainer idea is a good one. Meet with a good trainer and let her ;) know what it is you're training for. It goes without saying that different activities stress different parts of our bodies. Cardio is universally beneficial, and you will want an all-over fitness with the focus on upper body strength (not bulk). I remember reading a Road & Track in the 80s where one of the journalists was going back to racing, and to help get his arms in shape he would turn his steering wheel (non-power assisted) lock to lock while sitting at red lights!
     
  4. wax

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    Bye-bye potatoes & Corn Syrup.

    Eat & drink whatever else you want.

    Anybody tells you to knock off pasta - slap 'em and tell 'em to pass the Parmesan - you're not going to suffer.

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    Best exercise for someone life you and me is non-exercise - to wit;

    Use your body weight as the resistance.

    Get in the *up* part of the push-up position. Stay there. Stay there some more. Don't wuss out. Hey! No cheatin'! Don't wuss out!

    Check them pipes out, huh?

    Tomorrow - legs.
     
  5. senna21

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    Proper diet is going to gain you more benefits than just exercising. There are plenty of marathon runners who're still overweight. Add exercising to a proper diet and you'll drop that 50 in no time. The most comprehensive book you can get is Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto. I've got it, follow it and I maintain 8-9% body fat (www.burnthefat.com). Granted I already had a high metabolism but, it's also worked for my girlfriend as well. It's a LOT of work.

    I'm big on all natural foods with almost no supplements. If you don't want to go to a gym pick up a book on Charles Atlas. He's the original and worked a lot with resistance training. The kind of stuff Wax is talking about, using your own body weight to build up. Also since you hate running look into interval training. That'll shorten your runs and work you harder than you normally would.
     
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    Hey, no fair. Us fatties have mo weight to hold up. :(

    Dale
     
  8. fastback33

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    The easiest way to lose fat and gain definition is cardio. Especially around your belly area.

    I try to workout 3-4 times a week. And i switch off runing atleast a mile to 2 miles every day. Then lift weights and then go relax in the sauna. Generally you can pick up a bunch of different exercises just by watching other people around you. Then from there find out which ones work best for you. In fact i've been experimenting with different ab routines since last february, and found that nothing defines your body better then good old cardio and some kind of derivation of crunches. However when i tried using other peoples routines, ( people i met at the gym or ones i found through the internet) I realized that their exercises didn't always have the same reults for my body as it did theirs. So find out what works best for you and go form their. (in general)
     
  9. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    Eat only clean proteins (egg whites, fish, chicken) and whole grain carbs (whole wheat bread, brown rice, etc). Throw in some beef once or twice in a week. Split it up into about 5 meals a day to keep your metabolism up. Do cardio in the morning for 20 minutes. Do upper body weight lifting every other evening. Should help you drop the weight. :) Oh yeah, only drink water from now on! :D
     
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    Then there are the "free" workout sessions that I do. For example, cut the lawn with a push mower, paint the various parts of the house, trim the shrubs and trees. This last week I relocated some sprinkler heads and added one. Wash all the cars in full sun, then go for a swim. Liberally use the weed eater then run all the yard debris through the chipper / shredder. Why not change the oil and rotate the tires while you are at it. Plant some new annuals then put a few plugs of grass in the bare spots. Fertilize the lawn and the shrubs. Climb into the attic and check things out. Replace all those worn out bulbs in the ceiling. You could even vacuum the house, vacuum the pool or vacuum the cars. Yes, you can even do a really good clean up of the garage. This may be a good time to put up a new low voltage transformer and add some new outdoor lighting. Pressure wash the house, the roof, the driveway. Wash all the windows, inside and out. Build that new workbench. Make some concrete for a better base under that statue out back. Pull down those out of control vines. Next go over to the neighbor's house and do the same things. Et Cetera.

    It's a start

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    1. Don't eat garbage. No sodas, no fast food, no crappy pastries, no doughnuts, etc. I either eat lunch at home (leftovers or even a simple peanut butter and honey sandwich and an apple) or take my lunch......eating out is a killer. Even salads are corrupted by sweetened and high fat dressing.

    2. Exercise every day, even if its just walking a few miles. My wife and I walk the dog every morning about 2 miles.

    3. About 2-5 times a week I hike a mountain trail behind my home; 3 miles roundtrip, 600 ft. elevation change, run the last mile home.

    4. Raise your metabolism; walk around the office instead of picking up the phone, stand or pace in meetings, use the stairs, skip the moving walkways, etc.

    Don't do too much too soon......if you are 50 lbs overweight, start by walking 1-3 miles. Avoid injury at all costs as that will slow or halt progress.
     
  12. spaceship19

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    I use this,

    http://www.mypyramid.gov/

    If you use the my pyramid tracker it sets up the amount of food you should eat and what types of what etc...

    there is also some other tabs to play around with.

    anyways just a thought.
     
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    What you eat is what you get.

    No large amount of carbs, skip sugar, eat five medium meals per day instead of 2-3 large ones, and especially make sure you do not eat a large dinner at a late hour.
     

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