fitness thread

[Dylan]

We need one of these.

Okay so I've been trying a new thing that is supposed to increase your lifespan. Basically some people theorized thst the lower your average calorie count rhe longer you live, all else being equal. I've read some fairly convincing studies but if anybody wants to talk me out of it I'm all ears because it's been a difficult adjustment.

I bumped down my caloric intake to about 1500 calories a day. I'm maintaining weight somehow but I'm shedding muscle mass at an alarming rate. My milestone lifts have dropped maybe 5% since I started.

So I guess my question is how to observe a low caloric intake diet without losing muscle mass. I consume protein supplements and subsist primarily on nuts fruits vegetables and cottage cheese/Greek yogurt.

Also squats are the best lift ever and if you don't do them you are doing yourself a disservice.

Benching is fun but not useful.

Biking is lame.

[Professor]

I've read a lot of the same things. Basically, I've concluded that reducing caloric intake will eventually reduce your metabolic rate. Reduced metabolism means that everything in your body burns out slower, making you live longer.

However, to me it's just not worth it. If I begin having health issues in the prime of my life, I'll change in a heartbeat. But, I'd much rather eat what I want (moderation) and do what I want for 60-70 years, then eat nasty stuff and spend hours per day doing things I don't want to do, just to live another 10 years.

Still have my fingers crossed for that secret starfish-based medicine that will regenerate cells and give immortality.

[Professor]

Oh, and as far as fitness goes. I'm not a fan of solo fitness. I get no pleasure from lifting, running, cycling, etc. by myself, even if it's goal-oriented. However, put someone next to me that I'm competing against, and I'll damn near give myself a heart attack to win.

I've taken up jiu jitsu. At 37 years old. I'm grappling guys who are 18-25 with 3% body fat. So far, it's been a lesson in how best to take a butt whoopin'. But, for the first time the other day, I lasted an entire 7-minute session without having to tap out. Major victory for me. I even went for a couple submission holds. Didn't complete them, but go close enough to where the other guy was on the defensive for a while.

At the end of a 90-minute class, I'm so tired and sore that I can barely drive home.

[Dylan]

[John Galt]

[Dylan]

[Dylan]

[Dylan]

Kane get ITT and hit us with some knowledge on kettlebells.

[The Comrade]

short of genetic disorders and heart disease caused by a bad diet there is no reason why you would die young. your liver isn't going to shut down at 60 like "well my cells have divided too many times. f**k this chump, no more filtering for him"

and all the stress from not eating and being hungry all the time is going to raise your cortisol levels.

[John Galt]