Fitness and Exercise

[Assertn]

Yeah, I need to work more on my back and shoulders, but all around I'm making great progress. I decided to ramp up my routine, so now I go to the gym three times a week for an hour each, and receive kettlebell training an additional two times a week for an hour to an hour and a half each.

I've been eating out a lot less for lunch and a lot more turkey sandwiches, which should help as well, but other than that I still generally don't watch my diet much. Then again my brother is pretty ripped and he eats at chipotle ALL THE TIME, soooo.....

[XanBcoo]

My brother says I should lift light weights to build lean muscle and up my metabolism. I want to become very lean and not bulky. Any eating/exercise tips

Yeah, you won't become bulky. Ever. Like it's literally impossible unless you take steroids, or eat like 2000 extra calories a day while on a bodybuilding workout routine. Anyway, you should definitely lift weights if you wanna look better. Here's an amazing site for women:

http://www.stumptuous.com/

I've seen girls swear by it time and time again. I've also given it to all my female friends who've asked me for good resources and they all love it. It's got some good articles, explanations of exercises, and a list of several good routines (up under "training" and "workout ideas"). Most of the advice on that site is appropriate for men as well, it's just dressed up in a "tre chic" feminine package. It's actually got a good article debunking the "I don't want to get bulky" fear.

That's cool that you do HIIT. For anyone else who doesn't know what HIIT is:

http://www.hiitsource.com/
http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybui...tness_tip.html

Basically it's the most effective way to do cardio workouts. The idea is that instead of running at a steady pace for long periods of time, you run at short intervals (like a minute each) of intense speed and slower speed for a total of about 20 minutes. It sounds gimmicky, but it's been proven to be the best method to burn fat. If you complain that you don't have time to go running for several hours a day, this is for you because it takes 10-20 minutes tops and is actually a much better workout.

I've been eating out a lot less for lunch and a lot more turkey sandwiches, which should help as well, but other than that I still generally don't watch my diet much. Then again my brother is pretty ripped and he eats at chipotle ALL THE TIME, soooo.....

Yeah, some people get pretty lucky . If you are anything like me, though, you'd have to stick to a diet pretty rigidly if you wanna see any noticeable results. What are your goals?

Here's a link for everyone. I've posted this before, but it bears reposting. Dr. John Berardi's 7 rules for a healthy diet. If you're not even close to following this, all your exercising effort is wasted:

http://www.tomvenuto.com/articles/ru...utrition.shtml

1. Eat every 3 hours
2. Eat lean protein at every meal
3. Eat vegetables at every meal
4. Only eat starchy carbs within 1 hour of working out (or in the morning)
5. Eat only "good" fats
6. Drink only 0 calorie drinks
7. Eat mostly whole foods