the general healthy lifestyle thread

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

I know most of you exercise and try to eat well.

How far do you go beyond soccer to keep/get yourself in/into shape?

What has been your ideal combination of exercise and healthy eating?  What are your exercise secrets?  What is your favorite exercise/workout?

How do you utilize supplements, control decadent behavior, etc.?

Discuss/share...

[A10s]

i dont go to gyms, and i dont do any kind of pushupps or nothing like that, i just play football 2-3 hours a day every day, and i dont really watch what i eat, i eat alot of sweet stuff, chocolates, ice cream, chips, etc...

Football works for me, my weight is 54 kgs and im 1.80 mts

although i would want to know some excercices to get a six pack, because right now i have a 4 pack (wich is pretty good if you consider that i dont do push ups)

[manutd.]

I eat pizza often, since there's a store right near my school and we go there for lunch, but I only eat there because I know I can eventually burn it off. I play hockey, and I play soccer in the summer. I can say I'm quite the active guy.. so I don't really mind my eating, and to be honest, I never eat fruits alone, it has to be with something else.

I work out after school, I only started last September, but it's been good.

[TheGodEmperor]

I do 3 big sets of pushups every other day, as well as a set of 200 or so situps and a set of leg-raises. I run when its warm (training for soccer, track and x-country), and I occasionally lift weights. I play soccer all years round for like 10 hours per week in the winter, and practically all day every day in the summer (I work at a soccer camp)

[A10s]

I eat pizza often, since there's a store right near my school and we go there for lunch, but I only eat there because I know I can eventually burn it off. I play hockey, and I play soccer in the summer. I can say I'm quite the active guy.. so I don't really mind my eating, and to be honest, I never eat fruits alone, it has to be with something else.

I work out after school, I only started last September, but it's been good.

your kinda like me, exept for the hockey playing thing

What kind of work out do you do?

[TheGodEmperor]

i dont go to gyms, and i dont do any kind of pushupps or nothing like that, i just play football 2-3 hours a day every day, and i dont really watch what i eat, i eat alot of sweet stuff, chocolates, ice cream, chips, etc...

Football works for me, my weight is 54 kgs and im 1.80 mts

although i would want to know some excercices to get a six pack, because right now i have a 4 pack (wich is pretty good if you consider that i dont do push ups)

pushups will never ever get you a sixpack...they work on mianlt triceps and pectorals. Do situps and leg-raises.

[A10s]

i dont go to gyms, and i dont do any kind of pushupps or nothing like that, i just play football 2-3 hours a day every day, and i dont really watch what i eat, i eat alot of sweet stuff, chocolates, ice cream, chips, etc...

Football works for me, my weight is 54 kgs and im 1.80 mts

although i would want to know some excercices to get a six pack, because right now i have a 4 pack (wich is pretty good if you consider that i dont do push ups)

pushups will never ever get you a sixpack...they work on mianlt triceps and pectorals. Do situps and leg-raises.

oo, i confused my Ups, i do leg raises in football training 3 times a week

[TheGodEmperor]

i dont go to gyms, and i dont do any kind of pushupps or nothing like that, i just play football 2-3 hours a day every day, and i dont really watch what i eat, i eat alot of sweet stuff, chocolates, ice cream, chips, etc...

Football works for me, my weight is 54 kgs and im 1.80 mts

although i would want to know some excercices to get a six pack, because right now i have a 4 pack (wich is pretty good if you consider that i dont do push ups)

pushups will never ever get you a sixpack...they work on mianlt triceps and pectorals. Do situps and leg-raises.

oo, i confused my Ups, i do leg raises in football training 3 times a week

also, do long distance running...for some reason, it gets your abs ripped

[manutd.]

I eat pizza often, since there's a store right near my school and we go there for lunch, but I only eat there because I know I can eventually burn it off. I play hockey, and I play soccer in the summer. I can say I'm quite the active guy.. so I don't really mind my eating, and to be honest, I never eat fruits alone, it has to be with something else.

I work out after school, I only started last September, but it's been good.

your kinda like me, exept for the hockey playing thing

What kind of work out do you do?

It's been a bit screwed.. I use to do upper body every day, but now with soccer coming, I'm moving down to upper one day, then lower the next, and so on.

I do 3 big sets of pushups every other day, as well as a set of 200 or so situps and a set of leg-raises. I run when its warm (training for soccer, track and x-country), and I occasionally lift weights. I play soccer all years round for like 10 hours per week in the winter, and practically all day every day in the summer (I work at a soccer camp)

Are you good at running? Last year in Grade 8, I came first in 1500m and first in cross country, my best year, I posted about this on the forum last year, I wonder if anyone remembers..

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

Try this exercise A10s:

I'll do 5 wide push-ups, 5 regular push-ups, 5 close (tricep) push-ups.  Then immediately do a set of 5 "lower" half sit-ups,  5 "upper" half sit-ups, and 5 full sit-ups.

I do this as a "half" pyramid.  1-1-1, 1-1-1; 2-2-2, 2-2-2...5-5-5, 5-5-5

For the push-ups: 

wide push-ups-set your hands 2xs as wide as a normal pushup
close push-ups-set your hands in the form of a diamond under your chest

For the sit-ups:

"lower" half-from a resting position on the floor half-way through the normal sit-up motion then immediately back to the floor
"upper" half-from a resting position at your knees halfway down the normal sit-up motion then immediately back to the knees

When I do this, I'll usually do multiple sets e.g. 3xs the half pyramid workout.

I like a lot of variation in my workouts.  This has been something that has been able to keep me interested in "working out." 

@Borg:

I'm sure most of the others on this forum are pretty similar.  I was pretty damned patriotic my junior and senior years of high school and put on a bunch of weight.  I've had to alter my lifestyle to take most of it off.

 :cheers:

@totalfootball10:

You'd be surprised at how much a push-up works you.  It can be utilized to target your abs.  However, sit-ups and leg-raises will definitely work them harder. 

Cardio like a mother fucker will keep your body fat % pretty low.

[TheGodEmperor]

I eat pizza often, since there's a store right near my school and we go there for lunch, but I only eat there because I know I can eventually burn it off. I play hockey, and I play soccer in the summer. I can say I'm quite the active guy.. so I don't really mind my eating, and to be honest, I never eat fruits alone, it has to be with something else.

I work out after school, I only started last September, but it's been good.

your kinda like me, exept for the hockey playing thing

What kind of work out do you do?

It's been a bit screwed.. I use to do upper body every day, but now with soccer coming, I'm moving down to upper one day, then lower the next, and so on.

I do 3 big sets of pushups every other day, as well as a set of 200 or so situps and a set of leg-raises. I run when its warm (training for soccer, track and x-country), and I occasionally lift weights. I play soccer all years round for like 10 hours per week in the winter, and practically all day every day in the summer (I work at a soccer camp)

Are you good at running? Last year in Grade 8, I came first in 1500m and first in cross country, my best year, I posted about this on the forum last year, I wonder if anyone remembers..

in your grade, or in the meet?  anyhow...I'm decent...I come top 20 at the big meets...and my time for 1500 is down to 5:00 now I think. I do it mostly as a supplement for soccer. My best distance is 3k, which I can now get in a good deal under 12 minutes (did 3.5-4k in 13 mins, so...). Did you do x-country this year? You are in gr. 9, right, so your distance would be 5k. Mine is like 6-6.5k now, seeing as i'm in grade 10.

[TheGodEmperor]

Try this exercise A10s:

I'll do 5 wide push-ups, 5 regular push-ups, 5 close (tricep) push-ups.  Then immediately do a set of 5 "lower" half sit-ups,  5 "upper" half sit-ups, and 5 full sit-ups.

I do this as a "half" pyramid.  1-1-1, 1-1-1; 2-2-2, 2-2-2...5-5-5, 5-5-5

For the push-ups: 

wide push-ups-set your hands 2xs as wide as a normal pushup
close push-ups-set your hands in the form of a diamond under your chest

For the sit-ups:

"lower" half-from a resting position on the floor half-way through the normal sit-up motion then immediately back to the floor
"upper" half-from a resting position at your knees halfway down the normal sit-up motion then immediately back to the knees

When I do this, I'll usually do multiple sets e.g. 3xs the half pyramid workout.

I like a lot of variation in my workouts.  This has been something that has been able to keep me interested in "working out." 

@Borg:

I'm sure most of the others on this forum are pretty similar.  I was pretty damned patriotic my junior and senior years of high school and put on a bunch of weight.  I've had to alter my lifestyle to take most of it off.

 :cheers:

@totalfootball10:

You'd be surprised at how much a push-up works you.  It's a pretty useful workout. 

Cardio like a mother fucker will keep your body fat % pretty low.

the close-together pushups are sorta bad for your wrists + elbows. And trust, I know how tiring a good pushup workout can be. I usually do sets along the lines of 60-60-40, so I end up tired afterwards. And yes, cardio is the shit. Martial arts help with that too, and I do a fair amount of it, alongside all the other stuffd and schoolwork.