2015 FITNESS CHALLENGE

[NYJets]

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I'm still going strong with my DDP yoga, been doing it since January. Now that its summer I go down to the beach and do it when it's nice out. Definitely made a lot of progress so far, and its a great balance to lifting.

[LingeringRegime]

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I'm still going strong with my DDP yoga, been doing it since January. Now that its summer I go down to the beach and do it when it's nice out. Definitely made a lot of progress so far, and its a great balance to lifting.

I have it as well. Haven't used it yet though still doing my Kettlebell routine for two more weeks. Question, how do you go about combining it with your weight routine? Do you do DDP in the evening and weights in the morning? Just looking for some ideas on how to do two programs at once. I was planning on doing DDP as a stand alone routine in about six months but I am leery because I don't want to lose any muscle. Thanks man.

[NYJets]

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I have it as well. Haven't used it yet though still doing my Kettlebell routine for two more weeks. Question, how do you go about combining it with your weight routine? Do you do DDP in the evening and weights in the morning? Just looking for some ideas on how to do two programs at once. I was planning on doing DDP as a stand alone routine in about six months but I am leery because I don't want to lose any muscle. Thanks man.

Still trying to figure out the best way to be honest. For awhile I was doing DDP on off days from lifting. Felt like I wasn't getting to do it enough though. Now I'm just following the program guide which early on typically has you do it M, W, F. Sometimes that results in doing DDP on the same day as weights, sometimes it doesn't. Usually if it does I just do the yoga at the end of my weight lifting. Seems to be working so far.

[RockinDaMike]

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I probably would do yoga in the morning. It was designed that way in many styles for a reason. It'll get you energized throughout the day and you'll get the benefit of being more relaxed, loose and focused at work.

Plus this really helps your spine in the morning after sleeping all night and having your muscles tighten up.

If I don't have time in the morning, I do Sun salutations A and B from Ashtanga yoga which takes about 15 to 20 minutes. If you do just that five days a week, you'll see a difference for sure.

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[LingeringRegime]

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Thanks guys for the suggestions. I guess I will need to get up a little earlier.


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[RockinDaMike]

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Too add what I said, I did yoga and weight lifting one after another and got exhausted. I got better results putting yoga in the morning and lifting at night. I also got stronger and by far the fastest recovery time I ever had. I did also mix in foam rolling too.

There were times like after leg day I couldn't do any standing poses but that's alright. You do what you can comfortably and don't push yourself. You go into a resting pose like child pose and keep breathing if you can't do it.

By far the most important thing in yoga is controlled breathing. Practice by breathing through your nose 5 seconds in and 5 seconds out. You want your chest and abdomen to be filled. Don't push out the air quickly, do it slowly and controlled.

You'll want to breath fast because you feel like your running out breath, but put most of your focus on breathing and you'll feel muscles start relaxing and opening up. Then you'll get into a meditation state where your focus is locked in.

Also at the end of all yoga sessions is doing the corpse pose where you just lay there and do absolutely nothing. Don't move a thing and just lay there for a good 5-10 minutes and you will feel like a million bucks after. Every yoga teacher I had says this is the most important pose you do in the practice.

I hope that helps. I myself I'm recovering from psoriatic arthritis which derailed all my progress in yoga but I didn't give up. Some days I just sit on my matt breathing for 15 minutes because of grueling joint pain.




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[psychraider32]

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Starting eating clean and am in the best shape of my life. Amazing what a clean diet can do if you commit to it.

[AUChase]

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Stepped on the scales today and I'm back down to 205, which is what I was when I came out of Navy bootcamp..

Only difference is now I'm way stronger with more muscle. I'm still trying to get under 200 for the first time since Highschool. It's going to happen.

I still eat the occasional bs and drink, but I make sure my body is always hydrated and I work out most every weekday.. When I come stateside for good I can't be single, in my late 20's, and out of shape all at the same time.

[pimpinpidgeon8]

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Starting eating clean and am in the best shape of my life. Amazing what a clean diet can do if you commit to it.

I may be asking a dumb question and could probably just GOOGLE it, but what is a clean diet?

[psychraider32]

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I may be asking a dumb question and could probably just GOOGLE it, but what is a clean diet?

This may be more of my opinion then fact but, a clean diet is staying away from high sugar and processed food. Staying away from fast food and eating high protein foods like chicken, tuna, as well as eating plenty of vegetables. This also depends on what your fitness goals are and it's important to remember the concept of moderation.

[pimpinpidgeon8]

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This may be more of my opinion then fact but, a clean diet is staying away from high sugar and processed food. Staying away from fast food and eating high protein foods like chicken, tuna, as well as eating plenty of vegetables. This also depends on what your fitness goals are and it's important to remember the concept of moderation.

Thanks for the reply. I've lost 15 lbs in six months. I went from 172 down to 157. I'm only 5'5 and 1/2 inches tall so I still have a belly on me. I do a lifting routine I found on bodybuilding.com three days a week and run roughly 3.5 miles on non lifting days when I can. I'm looking to lose another 17-20 lbs. Any advice other than what I'm already doing? I take protein powder as well as eat a decent amount of protein based foods, but I still eat out quite a bit as well as drink a 6 pack at least 4 days a week.

[psychraider32]

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Thanks for the reply. I've lost 15 lbs in six months. I went from 172 down to 157. I'm only 5'5 and 1/2 inches tall so I still have a belly on me. I do a lifting routine I found on bodybuilding.com three days a week and run roughly 3.5 miles on non lifting days when I can. I'm looking to lose another 17-20 lbs. Any advice other than what I'm already doing? I take protein powder as well as eat a decent amount of protein based foods, but I still eat out quite a bit as well as drink a 6 pack at least 4 days a week.

Sounds like you've made good progress. cut out the beer and fast food for two months and I guarantee you'll see a big difference.

[NYJets]

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but I still eat out quite a bit as well as drink a 6 pack at least 4 days a week.

Sounds like you already know what else you could do.

That's good progress though, at that pace you probably aren't losing much muscle. How much more weight are you trying to lose?

[pimpinpidgeon8]

2015 FITNESS CHALLENGE

Sounds like you already know what else you could do.

That's good progress though, at that pace you probably aren't losing much muscle. How much more weight are you trying to lose?

Well I'm only 5'5 1/2 inches tall so I was thinking 140 would be a decent weight for myself. I'm definitely not trying to get super jacked either. It's tough finding a happy medium. I'm 28 years old and just trying to be physically fit.

EDIT: I work 40 hours a week at Olive Garden bussing tables, but two days a week I'm there from open to close so I usually end up eating their at least twice a week.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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A pretty good article about what happens when you stop exercising (which I am now experiencing after starting back up).

In order to understand the effects of sudden physical inactivity, it’s important to consider the effects of regular exercise on the body. Regular exercise, of course, encompasses many different things, from lifting weights (i.e. resistance training) to endurance work, such as rowing or running. But as Bergdahl explained to io9, endurance training benefits a person’s overall capacity, while resistance training has limited effects on the aforementioned measures of fitness.
Bergdahl says that regular endurance exercise leads to four major consequences:

1. Increased ability of the heart to eject blood
2. increased ability of the blood vessels to send blood to where blood is needed
3. Increased number of capillaries (the vessels that deliver oxygen and ‘food’ to the muscles)
4. increased size and the number of mitochondria (the “power plants” of the cells).

All these changes lead to the more efficient use of oxygen, as well as nutrients.