*.* 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.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by AndChiefs

That's true...it does generally have a bunch of vitamins fortified within it. Is it any better than just taking said multivitamin though?

Nope. But most people don't take those, either lol

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Yes. I'm trying to limit all the manufactured sugars. Is the sugar in fruits not better for you than that which you'd find in Lucky Charms?

I'm not planning on changing anything about it at this point because it's not even a big deal. I made the switch about 2 weeks ago and it's only happened twice, lasting for about 15 minutes each time. I'm just curious what's causing it..

Originally Posted by Silock

Your body doesn't know the difference.

Originally Posted by penguinz

Sugar is sugar. The difference is how much sugar is in the food you are eating.

Cereal is about the worst thing I can eat. Between the dairy and the grains I would be a bloaty, zitty mess. I go with fruit and coffee when I'm in a hurry. Eggs and meat if I have more time.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Silock

I have yet to find a cereal that isn't fortified with a substantial amount of vitamins and minerals. If I eat enough cereal, my piss turns neon highlighter yellow, just like it would if I took a multivitamin.

Thank you. I'm glad that came from someone that does not grow corn.

Fact is that it's easier to cook with. And decades of $2 corn made supply not a problem, so it made it's way into mainstream food production.

It's sugar.

[lewdog]

Reese's Puffs
Cap'N Crunch
Cinnamon toast crunch

[ThaVirus]

Well thanks, guys. This is a game changer because I ****ing love cereal.

[ThaVirus]

1. Cocoa Puffs (the milk after is heavenly)
2. Cookie Crisp
3. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
4. Trix
5. Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

1. Cocoa Puffs (the milk after is heavenly)
2. Cookie Crisp
3. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
4. Trix
5. Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles

My list except flip #1 and #5. Fruity Pebbles was so good when its super soggy.. and that milk afterwards man oh man!!

I'm done wasting time with this ezekial bread & oats for breakfast, time to man up and get back on some of that good stuff!

[KCUnited]

The volume per spoonful of Fruity Pebbles is second to none as well. The structural integrity of some of the round cereals can disintegrate from bowl to mouth. Nothing worse than a spoonful of Reese's Puffs only to get 4 in your mouth and 5 on your shirt.

[Omaha]

You guys are ****ing nasty. Stop eating that shit! It's making me uncomfortable just thinking about it.

[UK_Chief]

Originally Posted by Omaha

You guys are ****ing nasty. Stop eating that shit! It's making me uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Where do you stand on oats?

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Omaha

You guys are ****ing nasty. Stop eating that shit! It's making me uncomfortable just thinking about it.

You have some serious issues.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by UK_Chief

Where do you stand on oats?

Oatmeal is OK. If you're asking about cereal made from oats, I stay away. Even if I found a cereal that didn't bother me, I don't do well with milk so it's pretty pointless.

[NewChief]

This is interesting for my fellow fasters. Silock, thoughts?

http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fi...kfast-20130915

A new study finds that men who skip breakfast have a 27 percent greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than guys who regularly eat a morning meal. Surprisingly, this was the case even after accounting for other risk factors such as smoking, lack of exercise, high stress, and poor diet. "Constantly going in and out of starvation puts the body through major stress," says study co-author Eric Rimm. That daily stress, in turn, can spell trouble for your heart. "Over time, prolonged fasting can lead to insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and blood pressure problems, which can then trigger heart disease," says lead author Leah Cahill. But skipping a meal won't always do you harm. Intermittent fasting – for 12 hours at a time about every week – has been shown to increase energy, help burn fat, and even build muscle without adverse consequences. That is only the case if you don't end your fast with refined carbs or extra calories later in the day. "Glucose and triglyceride levels shoot up when you don't spread food out over the day and you try to jam it all in at once," says Rimm. The bottom line: Eat a healthy breakfast on most days, and if you're fasting, be sure to follow up with nutritious, low-calorie meals afterward. "There's a good chance that first bite of food will lead you to eat fewer calories for the other two meals."

Read more: http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fi...#ixzz31bRiuIb2
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They don't define prolonged fasting and skipping breakfast hardly sends someone into "starvation." They try to say 12 hour fasting is fine, but they don't conclusively say that 24 hour fasting is bad. I don't know... just seems like a weird study.

[tooge]

My breakfast consists of a cup of oatmeal, a small handfull of raisins, a little ground cinnamon, and about a tablespoon full of crushed walnuts. It's the omega 3 cereal blast!
Then I eat an apple about 10:00, and I'm good till lunch.

[luv]

Originally Posted by tooge

My breakfast consists of a cup of oatmeal, a small handfull of raisins, a little ground cinnamon, and about a tablespoon full of crushed walnuts. It's the omega 3 cereal blast!
Then I eat an apple about 10:00, and I'm good till lunch.

I hope you're active during the day. That sounds good (except it's not much protein). I'm not active enough to eat that many carbs that early in the day, though.