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Jan 31 2013 08:22am
Quote (appleduck @ Jan 27 2013 09:02pm)
My brother-in-law is like 6'2 and weighs 270.
He told me he wants to drop down to about 220 before he graduates in June.
He's at ~22% bf.
I told him I really didn't feel as if his goal is realistic.
What kind of foods should he avoid/go for?



50 lbs in 5 months would be do-able, but he would need to stick to a very rigorous plan (both in diet and exercise) and he could not fall off the wagon inbetween.


I want him on keto:


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&p=304616466
anabolic cutting diet (cyclical keto diet)

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=395333577
Keto Food List

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=410086673
Sample Keto Meals



As for exercise, I'm ASSUMING he's a beginner....and thus heres what I want from him:



3 on 1 off training.


Mon - Cardio (jogging, cycling, swimming, eliptical) for 30 minutes at HIIT (2 minutes walk pace, 2 minutes jog pace, 30 second sprint pace), 30 minutes of bodyweight exercises - Pushups, situps, crunches, squats, knee raises, lunges, and pullups (if he can - if not, just hang from the bar). Do these exercises until failure, and once he fails, make him go to the next exercise without stopping. Total of 1 hour of exercise.

Tues - Cardio (jogging, cycling, swimming, eliptical) for 30 minutes at LISS (maintain medium pace the entire time for 30 minutes), then 30 minutes of shadowboxing or heavy-bag boxing with planks during rest intervals.

Weds - Cardio (jogging, cycling, swimming, eliptical) for 3 miles (regardless of how long it takes to accomplish, at the fastest pace possible), then 30 minutes of light dumbbell training (if he doesnt have DB, he needs to buy them) Perform 5 sets of each until failure: Squats, Curls, Kickbacks, Front or Lat Raises, Shoulder Press, Chest press, Deadlifts. This day seems absolutely brutal, and it is. The reason for this is because he gets a day of rest immediately after this day.

Thurs - OFF

Fri - Repeat Mon

Sat - Repeat Tues

Sun - Repeat Weds

Mon - OFF

etc.


If he keeps this up, with the diet I prescribed, he will be down to his weight BEFORE the date he required.



Good luck to him!
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Jan 31 2013 08:26am
Quote (carteblanche @ Jan 28 2013 12:12am)
i notice i have something on my skin. it's light coloured and a bit...flappy? at first i thought it was a zit so i tried squeezing it, but nope. i've got two of em on my left side, slightly north of the nipple. i've never noticed it before. any idea what it would be? i took a few pics, but my camera isn't very high quality unfortunately.

it's the white spot that kinda pops out. roughly 2/3 of the way in starting from the left.

http://i47.tinypic.com/nuwxv.jpg

and here's a side view, in the center of the pic:

http://i49.tinypic.com/2e692z4.jpg

zoomed out a bit. it's the smudge looking dot in the center

http://i50.tinypic.com/w9wsn9.jpg

i am chubby (200lbs @ 5'10) asian, i use Jergen's Shea Butter lotion, Dove Moisturizing soap. i usually shower in the morning. if i work out at night, i shower at night and skip the next morning. i never re-use the same towel. i take CLOT multivitamin, 3000mg vit c, 5000 mg vit d. i use axe deodarant spray (which might hit that spot since it's close to the arm pit). i never take off my shirt outside so it's not really exposed to the sun. i don't swim in any pool. not sure what other info i can provide about the skin.

i'm guessing it's something normal, harmless, and will go away in a few days/week but i'm not very familiar with skin problems.



Sounds and looks a lot like a Acrochordon (AKA, Skin tag)

If that's what it is, it's a harmless skin condition that is caused from skin-on-skin friction. They can be removed at your dermatologists office in a very short in-office procedure.

See the dermatologist regardless, as this is the only way to get a proper examination.
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Jan 31 2013 08:26am
Quote (xih @ Jan 28 2013 09:40pm)
I am currently doing 5 days split  :
Mon/Thursday : Chest/tri
Tuesday /Friday: Back/shoulders/bi
Wednesday : legs/abs

Is it better to hit the muscle twice a week like I am doing or should I go more like :
Mon : chest/ light tri
Tues : back/light bi
Wednesday : Legs/abs
Thursday : shoulders/traps
Friday : arms/abs
(6'/175lbs, been working out for a while)
Sometimes I wonder if I have enough rest or if I should just hit the muscles harder but less often?



This DEPENDS on you - including your diet and how well your body responds to each type of training.

My advise is to alternate between THESE two plans

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345300636
5x5 plan


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345358141
Hypertrophy Plan 3-on-1-off (regular)
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Jan 31 2013 08:27am
Quote (TempoONE @ Jan 30 2013 02:45am)
can you link me to where you mentioned steps for a fortified immune system?

I recall lots of vit c, water and fish oil



http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&p=309974186
Immune System
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Jan 31 2013 08:33am
Quote (Aimed_Shot @ Jan 30 2013 03:32am)
Ray would you mind telling me your GPA, mcat, & number of volunteer and shadowing hours you did upon being accepted to med school?


oh boy...hmmm...I actually remember posting my MCAT scores a while ago....years ago lol. I don't remember them exactly off hand, but I know I scored just above average. My high school GPA was 3.9, my college gpa was 4.0.

For the MCAT I think I had an "R" as far as the written portion goes. My average score was 10.7 I believe, the individual scores, i don't really remember. However, nothing was below the high 9s.

I can dig up my MCAT scores and post back to you in a few days if you'd like.


As far as the volunteering goes, I spent over 500 hours at a trauma center with EMT and Paramedic certifications while I worked as a firefighter/paramedic for a few years. I literally was paid $0 for this work, but got to see and learn so much more from that than almost ANYTHING in medical school.



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Jan 31 2013 08:35am
Quote (HonorNgLory @ Jan 31 2013 06:22am)
read some posts on this forum that cardio is not necessary to lose bf%, but i always thought that cardio is the most efficient/best way to do so?

isn't that the whole point of cardio? lmk plz :d



Not exactly.

Lifting weights at a cardio pace is THE MOST efficient way to burn calories.

The act of actually engaging muscles to maximum function while at the same time keeping the heart rate high will double up on the caloric burn.

Cardio is good because you can sustain a cardio pace for longer than you can with weights. Also it gives you the ability to train with weights separately at a pace you prefer and can focus on sculpting yourself in the way you demand.



Cardio is a good tool, but it's not the be-all-end-all of fat loss.
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Jan 31 2013 09:59am
hello again rayndaddy

randomly woken up at odd times during the night the past few weeks, my pillow is soaking wet, like disgustingly soaking (i know wtf right)

ill usually turn it over or throw it away or just cop it on the face and in the morning its all dry again

could this be happening everynight and i just dont wake up?

some things that sloots have mentioned to me while im sleeping i have lots of small muscular jolts and occasionally massive ones where ill kick my legs or squeeze my arms together (lookout if you ever want to spoon raynor)

could this be related or?


anyway, soaking wet pillow, happens few times a week (possibly happens everynight i just dont wake up everynight), no memory of any nightmares etc. any thoughts?
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Jan 31 2013 02:05pm
Quote (SKCRaynor @ Jan 31 2013 02:35pm)
Not exactly.

Lifting weights at a cardio pace is THE MOST efficient way to burn calories.

The act of actually engaging muscles to maximum function while at the same time keeping the heart rate high will double up on the caloric burn.

Cardio is good because you can sustain a cardio pace for longer than you can with weights. Also it gives you the ability to train with weights separately at a pace you prefer and can focus on sculpting yourself in the way you demand.



Cardio is a good tool, but it's not the be-all-end-all of fat loss.


what exactly is a cardio pace? and would i use light weights to do that ? and does it matter which muscle it is ?
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Jan 31 2013 02:17pm
Quote (SKCRaynor @ Jan 31 2013 09:08am)
The best way to find out would be to run the diet for 2 weeks. Weight in just at the beginning of the diet on the same scale, at the same time, under the same conditions. Then weight in a second time on the same day 2 weeks later and see if there is a change. In addition, waist measurements once every 2 weeks would be good.

I think you might be a bit too high on calories at ~20% bf and your stats, but it's worth a go.


How though with my calories so low and carbs so low im soo tired, have no sexual drive and my workouts are becoming lack luster due to just no physical energy..
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Jan 31 2013 03:32pm
Quote (Ladsy @ Jan 31 2013 11:59am)
hello again rayndaddy

randomly woken up at odd times during the night the past few weeks, my pillow is soaking wet, like disgustingly soaking (i know wtf right)

ill usually turn it over or throw it away or just cop it on the face and in the morning its all dry again

could this be happening everynight and i just dont wake up?

some things that sloots have mentioned to me while im sleeping i have lots of small muscular jolts and occasionally massive ones where ill kick my legs or squeeze my arms together (lookout if you ever want to spoon raynor)

could this be related or?


anyway, soaking wet pillow, happens few times a week (possibly happens everynight i just dont wake up everynight), no memory of any nightmares etc. any thoughts?




This sounds like a combination of two things:

The jolts sound like hypnic jerks which preclude Hypnagogia - basically if you have an irregular sleep pattern, or a lot on your mind, you can have a tendency to do this.

Sweating profusely during sleep is fairly normal during the first 2-3 hours in an athletic male with high testosterone levels. Are you sure it's sweat? Or saliva? If it's the latter of the two, it usually means you are not breathing through your nose, which could be caused by allergies, sinus conditions, or apnea.

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