Joined a gym

Gonna give this 300 workout a go today after work!

I did it. That is no joke! lol haven't worked that hard since highschool. (I'm 26)

I read the 300 workout was actually just a test for the actors and stuntmen just before training was done.... not a routine to follow.


So I stumbled upon this rippetoe routine that I did yesterday. Really like it especially with my restricted time slots for the gym.


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Gonna do this for a while while cardio on my off days....and give the 300 workout a run every month.

If you are trying to lose fat, the fastest way to do it (with proper diet) is LONG slow cardio. Things like 4-6 hour hikes on the weekends and/or bike rides will do the trick. The best results for me were a 2-3 hour mountain bike ride on Saturdays and a 5 hour hike on Sundays. 1hr cardio workouts are obviously good for strength, energy and muscle building, but to really get the FAT off, it has to be very long without too much intensity. It's incredibly hard to burn enough calories and trigger the right metabolic mechanisms in a <1hr period to make that happen. You HAVE to deplete muscle glycogen before fat starts to go and if the intensity is too much, you'll just lose lots of muscle with the fat and you'll look like Christian Bale in The Machinist. You will lose fat doing the short workouts, but you will plateau pretty quick unless you have genetics like that freakish Lee Hayward guy.

Keep in mind, that some people just have a healthy weight that consists of a relatively high body fat %. You will know when you get there. I know if I want to lose any more fat than I have now, I will need to go into some sort of really unhealthy diet (i.e. low-carb) or get HIV. For me to have a six pack would be extremely unhealthy.

OH and don't forget that the faster you do that workout, the less of a workout you get each time, so you need to modify it to last longer as you adapt.

Jui jitzu is the best cardio ever. i do judo and bjj and ive never gotten better cardio in my life. doing it 4 days a week for a month i dropped 20 lbs and my strength went up. Granted i went to the gym to hit the iron as well but i dont get sore anymore. I also do watch what i eat but dont go crazy with dieting. Green veggies help alot and fish.