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Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/02/18, 10:27 AM Here is a few tips to get you going. They are listed in no real order. Follow them or not they are what I feel should be done. Again each of us is different that needs to be taken in to account. First is to make sure you are healthy enough to start a program. So if this is the first exercise routine etc go to a doc to make sure it is safe. Second is to get the right clothing....nice loose cotton shorts etc are the best. A good pair of shoes are key as well. I like Nike ACG because at 300 they last the longest and offer the best support. Third is gym choice. A lot of talk between home vs gym. It is your choice but I like a gym it offers me motivation to go. Next is your goals these are very important as they will help you actually progress. Mine are strenght related. I want to deadlift 500+ and also to lose 14% bf. Make small reachable ones plus harder ones as well. Then research what you plan to do. Read everything and ask questions. Finally for this post (maybe more tips to follow) one thing that MUST be done. Is that if you are lifting weightsof any kind use Good FORM! -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!

yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/02/18, 11:47 AM Thanks Mutt.... I agree with everything and especially about the form... probably the most important thing of all... I've learned if you lift too much weight, your form might be off... a couple of the exercises I've done I've dropped the weights and done them with nothing just to remind myself of the form... seems to work and sometimes I feel I get a better workout because of that.. dunno if I'm dreaming or not, but it seems to be real to me! For me, a goal is to stay healthy and be fit and feel comfortable walking around without a shirt... And research, research, research... the three keys! Whatever the goals are, they have to be realistic and attainable... -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/02/18, 08:30 PM Good Post mutt but I disagree on the sneaks . New balance all the way. The new b's take the beating my 365lbs self puts on them lol. And they come in width 4e, so when are you going to be a moderator? -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/02/19, 05:44 AM Well to each their own personally my nikes last the longest for my 300lb bad self the pair I have now lasted 3 years....as for the Mod question do not know if they really need another one! Good luck!:cool: -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/02/19, 05:48 AM Mutt I was just teasing about the new b's. I saw something at the bottom of the meet the moderators page about interested people. So how is the Y working out? -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/02/19, 07:46 AM It is working but where the hellis the meet the Mod page I do nto see it?:angry: -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2004/02/19, 07:47 AM opps now I see it!:) -------------- LIFT HEAVY! BECOME STRONG, LIKE BULL!