Shit I hear from you.

Stuff I hear from everyone from college students to everyone else.  If you ever thought any of the below statement is valid, well, maybe you need to stay as a bag of lard.  This is far from trying to explain to you no one is too busy to have a regular healthy life style.  This is about mentality of laziness that plagues N. America.

"Why do you eat so healthy? You're not fat."

"All that protein stuff is gonna kill you."

People who load salads up with all kinds of dressing and say "This is healthy."

"Oh I would say lets go eat here, but that's probably too much calories for you."

"Oh it's ok, it's low fat/carb (while extremely heavy in the other)."

"Oh now I have to go the gym to work it off lol"

"There's so much fat in peanut butter, you shouldn't eat it."

"It's ok, olive oil is "good fat" and it won't make you fat"

"Pasta makes you fat."

"All you need is 50g of protein a day to build some "nice, lean muscle.""

"Whey is a steroid."

"Creatine is a steroid."

"Poptarts are healthy."

"It's ok, it's organic"

"I hate vegetables."

"There's sugar in fruit."

"Protein will give you Kidney Failure"

"Creatine will give you Kidney Failure"

"Stop taking that Protein Steroid powder."


"Man all that protein is going to make you fat"

"Dude did you know when you stop working out all your muscle turns into fat"

"I'm gonna start working out one day and turn this fat into muscle"

"It doesn't matter what and how much you eat, as long as you exercise"

"You have to live, you can't always deprive yourself of the good things in life!"

"I'm proud to be a 'big' woman."

"You might look better, but I'm just as healthy as you"

"I've tried dieting before and it doesn't work for me."

"I can't eat almonds that's too many points!"

"Don't eat too many carbs it will make you fat"

"I'm gonna do 50 reps with the 45 pound bar just too tone my muscle because, I don't want to get bulky. "

"Don't eat before you go to bed it will make you fat."

"I don't care that I'm overweight, I'm actually healthier than most skinny people."

"Dude, at your age you should only do cardio- all that muscle will turn into fat- look at Arnold now"

"You are going to do nothing but hurting yourself with that heavy of a weight- you should do more reps with lower weights and use machines to avoid injury"

"You eat too much protein."

"Your forearms are overdeveloped"

"You need a leg day, chest day, arm day, back day, shoulders day.

"You are wasting your time stretching."

"What are you trying to prove by working out so much?"

"Yeah, I don't feel like taking my preworkout so I'm not gonna workout."

"I have no motivation for this week, so I am not working out this week."

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What do I reply in kind always?  "That's why you like you."

Whistling

Let's talk about another thing college people may or may not do on a regular basis, or anyone else for that matter.  As part of my series on active life style for college students, here's another contribution.  More geared for the guys, rather than the gals.

Here are some of the questions that may pop in your head, but in the end, do it anyways.

 

"Whistling reduces your testosterone levels so you cant build muscle""Whistling depletes you protein reserves so you cant build muscle"
"Whistling will cause one arm to disproportionately large and muscular"
  Sex drive is a result of testosterone, not the other way around  so there is no reason why testosterone levels would ever go down.  Yes, the excess from whistling may be mostly protein, but think about the amount of protein that leaves the body during whistling, maybe 5g, and compare that to the daily protein intake of a bodybuilder which is approx 200g.   Another way to think about this, if this were true it would mean that no elite athletes would ever be allowed to have sex.

With all the money in pro sports, you can be sure that if there were any truth at all to this that coaches across the country would demand total abstinence from all their team members.  The grain of truth that probably got these myths started comes from the fact that typically after release, the person is very relaxed/tired.  High testosterone levels correspond with high fertility and increased sexual activity, it makes no evolutionary sense whatsoever that this sexual activity would weaken the body because the evolutionary goal is to produce as many strong offspring as possible.


Now what about this myth, "Whistling will cause one arm to disproportionately large and muscular".  We all know how difficult it is to build muscle.  If it were that easy to build arm muscles then everybody who wanted big Popeye-like arms would have them.  If your arms are different sizes, whistling is not the reason.  Very few people are symmetrical and it natural for their dominant arm to be larger, nothing you do for a few minutes a day will have any affect on the size of your arms.

Nutrition

This is a write up which I wrote for a bunch of busy, lazy, frat guys who loves to drink, eat, and party.  Hope this can apply to other college students and bums a like.  I am a realist when it comes to weight management (note how I didn't use the word "loss.")  People who write "drink more water, eat less sugar, walk more" are bunch of lazy bums who might as well hand out brochures from the local high school nursing station.

So here it is unedited:
I don't know who all in that room wanted to actually start on this thing, but I'm glad at least some of you guys wanted to live beyond 40 without a blood clot.

So basically I just went over basic nutrition and it follows a few simple rules.

-Nutrition is 60% to 70% of a healthy body, while 25% is working out, and rest are genes.
-Find out what you like (alcohol) and find out what you hate and make sure you account for them in your meal plan.
-Don't make a fixed plan or a short term goal, goal should be set for 6 months or longer. Preferably 1 to 2 years.
-Shit happens, but always stick to your goal. Having a long term goal allows for more flexibility for those 4 nights in a row binge drinking/eating.
-Socializing should not be associated with eating.
-Everybody is different, there's no single solution.
-It's a lifestyle change.

The more technical stuff:

1. Find out how many calories you need for your goal. Good website to calculate and keep track: http://caloriecount.about.com/ Kind of annoying to start up, but pays off in the long run. I use it whenever I want to get cut.

2. Vegetables - Low low low in calories, tastes like shit. I hate em, but your body needs them. All of you guys who said you have an energy problem. This is your solution. Remember, we're thinking long term, not short term spikes like coffee, soda, and energy drinks.

3. Whole wheat - Tons of fiber. Fills you up fast. Also lower in cholesterol.

4. Learn how to read nutrition labels. Look at what a serving is. Learn to compare.

5. When shopping, basic rule is just look at the fat content. Calories from fat should be 10% or less. Pretty easy rule. Why 10%? Cause when you freaking binge, the fat content from the other binge will be like 65%.

What do I eat?

6am: Cup of milk with 1 scoop (30g) protein powder.
7am: Workout / Protein Shake
9am: 1/2 Cup of Beans with salsa
12pm: Cup of Instant Oats, 1.5 scoop of protein powder with banana.
4-6pm: Dinner (More on this below)
9pm: Cup of Instant Oats, 1.5 scoop of protein powder.
12am: 6 eggs with salsa or 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or 2 cans of tuna with hot sauce and mustard.

Dinner Menu:

1) 1 Tilapia fillet, 1 cup frozen vegi, 1/4 brown rice, tons of salsa, spoonful of garlic pour all in pot, cook for 20 min.
2) 1 Medium Chicken Breast on Foreman G. 1 cup frozen vegi, 1/2 cup beans with salsa. Microwave vegi and beans.
3) 1/2 lb Beef Heart on Foreman G. 1 cup frozen vegi, 1/2 cup beans with salsa. Microwave vegi and beans.

So I end up having 6 to 7 meals a day. This is unrealistic for people who are just starting to change their meal plans. Do not attempt, rather start emulating.

Also, you do not need protein powder unless you have been weight lifting for a long time.  My meals above are from years of evolution, but my point is, it is possible, even with a college life.

Not having time to change your meals or shit is BS. I cook once a day for my food, sometimes, I replace my dinner with another oats and protein combo. Cost? Look at the stuff I eat and think about the stuff you buy and eat out. Oatmeal is $6 for 6lbs.  If you think about it, protein powder in the end isn't that expensive, but again, you don't need it unless you're lifting or want another convenient protein source.

Also, remember, I love drinking and I love eating bad food as much as you guys, but think about it this way. If you have bland, semi-okay tasting food for 6 days a week, imagine how awesome food will taste when you actually cheat.

I want you guys to check out this website: http://www.scoobysworkshop.com/index.htm

This guy is the guy that got me started on my journey from 280lbs to once 160lbs. (Now I'm 180, but I want to be 190lbs). Shitty website, but a ton of good info. Legit guy. Don't be intemidated by his body.

PLEASE PLEASE REMEMBER Nutrition is 60%to 70% of a healthy body, while 25% is working out, and rest are genes.

This doesn't mean you cannot workout.  You still need the 25% to complete the picture.

Having muscles allows your body to function at a much higher energy level also.

If any of you want to learn your way around the gym, I would love to give you a tour of the gym to get you on a right start. Give me a call and I can start setting you guys up along with a full workout plan. This will require time dedication,

Give me an email back with all your questions and shit and I will try to help you guys individually if needed cause everyone's goals are different.