*.* 2014 General Fitness Thread *.*

[penguinz]

Welcome to 2014! Now get your ass in top physical condition!

No one else started it so here it is!

**From the 2013 Thread**

If you want to get back into lifting, or need a new lifting routine, START HERE:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...inner_Programs

If you have questions about the SS programs, look here:

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ

Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started.

Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE:

http://madcow.hostzi.com/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm

If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Douche Baggins

how do people eat ice cream for breakfast?

Yeah. It was kind of crazy. I grew up thinking that much ice cream consumption was normal. Mind you, I had two older brothers as well. We went through probably 10 half gallon cartons of ice cream a week at our peak.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I will say that both paleo and veganism's moves away from dairy are great things, though.

**** that. Dairy is delicious.

In any case, for every bad thing someone can bring up about dairy, you can find something good. For instance, incorporating dairy into dieting has been shown to produce a greater weight loss than similar caloric restriction without dairy. While it's true that many people have dairy intolerances of some sort, many people do not (Thanks, evolution!). It's all about the individual.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Silock

**** that. Dairy is delicious.

In any case, for every bad thing someone can bring up about dairy, you can find something good. For instance, incorporating dairy into dieting has been shown to produce a greater weight loss than similar caloric restriction without dairy. While it's true that many people have dairy intolerances of some sort, many people do not (Thanks, evolution!). It's all about the individual.

I love ice cream, cheese, and milk shakes (no longer like plain milk), but it just wrecks my stomach and turns me into a reaking gas bag of flatulence.

It just amazes me the number of people I talk to who complain about their stomachs and digestion, then look puzzled when I ask if they ever tried to eliminate dairy. I mean , you'd think it would be worth a shot.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Silock

**** that. Dairy is delicious.

In any case, for every bad thing someone can bring up about dairy, you can find something good. For instance, incorporating dairy into dieting has been shown to produce a greater weight loss than similar caloric restriction without dairy. While it's true that many people have dairy intolerances of some sort, many people do not (Thanks, evolution!). It's all about the individual.

Cheese. I'm a sucker for cheese. Great source of protein, but also high in fat. i still tend to have it on nearly a daily basis, as long as the rest of my meals don't put me over my limit on fat.

And chocolate milk can be good for after workouts. I sometimes have chocolate skim milk.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by luv

And chocolate milk can be good for after workouts. I sometimes have chocolate skim milk.

Drinking milk with sugar in it is a great idea.

[ChiefsOne]

Originally Posted by Douche Baggins

Drinking milk with sugar in it is a great idea.

I have chocolate milk with creatine after every workout!

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I get that it's super cool to bag on whatever is popular, but I cant think of a lot of bad things to say about eating fruits, veggies, nuts, unprocessed meats, etc. It's all good stuff. I don't eat paleo, but I have several paleo recipe books because everything in there is in line with the way I eat.

But you have undouched yourself because you don't claim to eat paleo. I eat similar to you but in no way do I consider that paleo. Many eat like us and are full warrior paleo eaters!!!!!!!! That was all of our point.

[lewdog]

I ****ing love cheese. I eat a shit ton of it.

And no....I shit daily.

[NewChief]

I drink a beer after my workouts. Excellent recovery drink.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I love ice cream, cheese, and milk shakes (no longer like plain milk), but it just wrecks my stomach and turns me into a reaking gas bag of flatulence.

It just amazes me the number of people I talk to who complain about their stomachs and digestion, then look puzzled when I ask if they ever tried to eliminate dairy. I mean , you'd think it would be worth a shot.

Have you tried lactaid? Worth a shot

I was lactose intolerant as a kid, then grew out of it, then back into it as a teen and now I can eat it again with no problems.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by lewdog

He's probably talking about many of the "paleo dieters" that talk paleo but make more than a handful of exceptions all the time in their diet.

What's the point of a diet if you aren't going to cheat and make exceptions?

[NewChief]

When I get dairy cravings, it helps me to think of milk as udder puss.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Douche Baggins

how do people eat ice cream for breakfast?

I have never heard that one before. Next thing you know people are going to be eating frosted cakes for breakfast.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I have never heard that one before. Next thing you know people are going to be eating frosted cakes for breakfast.

Or drinking butter.

[luv]

Originally Posted by NewChief

When I get dairy cravings, it helps me to think of milk as udder puss.

You really didn't need to share that.