Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
Oh yeah, I've devised the perfect workout roughtine, though only recently discovered that pushups are WAY more effective if you do them while holding onto weights that you have to keep from rolling side-to-side. Still though, my friends seem as strong as me, and some stronger, and I'm the only one that works out. However, I think that's due largely in part that I'm housebound and can't be on my feet most of the time because of my screwed up back and neck.




Hey that's pretty cool you discovered that! Yeah that is definately the main reason I stick to my healthy diet. I fear cancer like the grim reaper and I generally want to avoid disease and live a long life. Oh of all things that are important to me, I want to live as looooooonnng a life as possible.

I wonder if the tramadol and pregabalin I take are shortening my lifespan though. Nothing I can do right now to avoid taking those unfortunately.




Very true that, I just wish I could see some more immediate benefits.
You have to understand the principle of working out. Most people don't understand it. They think working the same muscles everyday at a heavy weight = muscle gain. That's actually wrong. You grow muscles when you eat, when you sleep, not when you work out.

Building muscle is a combination of doing exercises on a scheduled, consistant basis. You have to compartmentalize working each muscle group. The formula is simple, at least in the beginning:

1. Upper Body - day 1
2. Lower Body - day 2
3. Rest - day 3
4. Repeat

Now I do mine more complex where I work specific muscle groups one day and do max reps, speed reps, deloads and pylotechnics for different exercises. However don't worry about those, the important thing is to figure out how to work-out in proper form, and planning your exercises.

The main point here is if you are doing push-ups everyday, you aren't giving your muscles time to rest and recover. Also you are eating far too little. When you work out, you have to eat ALOT. You seem to already have a good concept of a diet, so this shouldn't be hard. Follow what I said in the first reply, EAT EAT EAT. It doesn't matter if you have a BF of 5% or 25%, the concept is the same. Don't fear weight gain if you eat healthy.

As for cancer, you can be completely healthy and get cancer, like I did. Cancer is such a complex subject you can't listen to "what causes it, and what doesn't." Really no one has a clue.
thcbongman Reviewed by thcbongman on . Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if there's even a point to nutrition For the past several years, and especially in the past year for me, I've been a total health nut when it comes to nutrition. Every day my diet consists of carrots, spinach, apples, oranges, nectarines, banana's, and peas. About 80% of the food I eat is fruits and vegetables, and the rest is found in carbs (like rice and potatoes) and protein (bacon and eggs). But really, I don't see what difference it makes. My digestion is definately WAY better with all the plants I eat, but that's it. I Rating: 5