Being out of shape sux

**cphilip** · 03-12-2002, 11:28 AM

Tell me about it! But if you are going to say you are young I am not about to sympathise with you. Old and out of shape! Now there is an unpleasant situation I find myself in...

**Hasty8** · 03-12-2002, 11:38 AM

I too an old and flabby and am determined to not be that way anymore.

I'm 28 yers old, 5'11" and over 325 lbs. I can't even play with my son anymore.

So about a month ago I joined a gym and started to seriously watch what I eat. I have alomst completely cut out snack foods like hostess and twinkees and the such.

I did a little researching and discovered the just to maintain my surrent body weight I would have to eat almost 2700 calories a day!

Disgusting!

After that little brain gem I decided to go to a nutritionist and get some help. I got a list of good foods and bad foods.

A typical meal for me is now a toasted badel in the morning with grape or strawberry jelly and 2 cups of water. Lunch is my fav part of the day because we have this relly gret food store just a few blocks away called the Pump. Nothing fried or any oils or butters used at all.

My favorite is the Easy Rider which is a baked half chicken breast over pasta with nonfat mozz and low sodium sauce. MM-mm!

Or the Hercules. half a baked chicken breast over pasta or brown rice with lentil soup. Delicious!

Dinner is either a small sandwich with either whole meats or fish, an apple and more water.

If I get hungry during the day I just much a few baby carrots.

I do a very little in the way of weight training. I mostly do walking or rowing for about 45 - 60 minntes.

I've been doing this for about a month and already I can see the difference. I've cut my caloric intake down to less then 1500 calories a day and I fell great.

Paintball was one of the reason for my wanting tolsoe weight but it was mostly for health and longevity. I definately want to be around as long as possible for my sons sake.

If you want any healthy and good tasting recipies let me know. I now have an abundance of them.

**cphilip** · 03-12-2002, 11:42 AM

28?....Old?....Hmmmmmmm.....

You do not know the meaning of Old yet my friend.

**Rynoboy06** · 03-12-2002, 11:46 AM

Good for you. I tire of people who don't have the gumption to take control of their lives and eating habits. Of course, I'm the same height as you, and 1/3rd your old weight, (seriously) so I guess I shouldn't diss those people either, lacking personal experience. Glad it's working out for you.

**Mango** · 03-12-2002, 11:50 AM

Hey guys,

I know a lot about this subject, and was even thinking about starting some sort of "Paintball Fitness" website or something that people could sign onto and get lots of great workout ideas and tips when it comes to this exact thing. Its never too late to change!! Remember that. I can offer you guys TONS of advice and tips, I currently study Health and Excercise Science in college and will be taking the ACE test for personal training this summer. I changed my life two years ago by starting to workout regularly. In High School I couldnt run a mile, now I can do 4 miles in 30 minutes. You have to first know how the body reacts to excercise, and then learn how to make the stimulous maximize that reaction. The body for life book from Bill Philips is an EXCELLENT source of scientific, reliable information. It is a good start.

I believe that paintball teams, just like any other sports teams, could DEFINETLY benefit from a training regiment. I have started to collect speed drills from other sports and picking the ones that most directly influence the kind of moves you make while playing tournament ball. What do you guys think?

**Hemlock86** · 03-12-2002, 12:42 PM

Im going to start working out for sure. Being in-shape will give anyone an advantage...even in Chess! Im 6'3" and 225 at about 19%....I want to stay the same weight but be at about 6%.

There are 4 main tricks to getting in shape.

1. Do cardio for 20 minutes+ 3x's a week....In the Morning!
a. Empty stomache forces you to burn fat
b. Low insulin levels....helps some how.

2. Dont eat carbs 3 hours before bed
a. Un-used carbs turn to fat

3. Lift weights 3x's a week, work each body part atleast once a week.
a. Lifting weights makes your muscles bigger,hence needing more energy...Hence your metabilism speeds up...hence,you loose more fat and get more endurance.
b. blah blah blah!

4. Eat 4-5 healthy meals a day.
a. take suppliments if you want....

I know these things but dont do them...I will start soon since I just started paintball again and cant hang with the other doods.

peace

**Jonno06** · 03-12-2002, 03:17 PM

I am 6'1 or so and am 215,and im only 15.I dont have a problem with running or anything,i can easily run the 50,i might get shot,but ill run there.I can also run up to bunker people w/out getting out of breathe,but i play back,so I dont do much running

**dmonahan** · 03-12-2002, 03:33 PM

Heck. The average age for the team I'm on is 35 years old. I have a front man that is 40 and can outrun any 16 year old brat any day. Thats half the fun when they see all use old farts before a game and when the game starts there blown away that we get a man to the 50. They never expect us to be able to move that fast. It really winds them up.

**covadsucks** · 03-12-2002, 03:38 PM

Way to go Hemlock,
I got back into paintball at 5'9" 270 lbs. I am now down to 226lbs and getting leaner by the day. I do 30 minutes a day of stairmonster and a buttload of freeweights. You will find that when you really get going on the cardio, you will really help your game. I was a back player until I really started training hard. While I'm no skinny minnie I can see the results of my hard work in how far up the field I get, or how tight i can tuck into a bunker. Glad to hear your doing this for something other than a bet. Keep up the good work.

**FatMan** · 03-12-2002, 04:03 PM

Well ...

Well, What *I* think we need is golf carts out at the field to carry me from the staging area to the flag station, and then at the end of the game back to the staging area again.

And I don't know about 28 year olds goin' on about being old - I'm 40 and have broken much of my body. If I tried to get "in shape" my lungs and blood vessels might be fine - but then my knee and back would give out.

I tried to get in shape a few years ago and all I did was make my chiropracter rich! Now I treat my body tenderly, then every couple of weeks I go out and run it up and down the paintball field!

Its always funny to see the looks on the younger guy's faces when I almost keel over from lack of oxygen!

But like I said, I have to rest up between games, so golf carts are the answer. Seems like I should be entitled to that under that Paintballers with Disabilities Act or something!

Besides, I AM IN SHAPE. It's just that the shape I've chosen is ROUND!

FatMan

**SlipknotX556** · 03-12-2002, 04:12 PM

im just fat.

**Kajo** · 03-12-2002, 04:13 PM

*shrugs*

I have always worked out quite a bit my Junior and Senior year in highschool (currently a Senior). I run or do some cardio 5 times a week and do heavy weights 3 times a week and light weights the two other times.

When loosing weight don't overdoe the calorie cut, that puts your body on a starvation diet and you actually burn less calories.

Kajo out-

**Hemlock86** · 03-12-2002, 04:24 PM

Back in the day when I just got out of Text School, I was running 13 minute/2 miles. I was able to run the WHOLE paintball field without getting tired. But that was 4 1/2 years ago

Since then I got a girlfriend(wife now), a computer which Ive been glued to for 3 years, and a somewhat of a desk job.... I weighed 163lbs out of basic training, heheh nowing Im 225. But I was body building about 3 years ago, got to 200lbs at like 9%-10%....not to shabby.

Im going to start the Body for Life challenge soon, I just need to buy the suppliments, which cost a fortune :/ Check it out at www.eas.com

peace yall

Thx for reasponding

**LaW** · 03-12-2002, 04:30 PM

Well I'm 19, I'm 6'2" and I weighed in at about 257 about a year ago and I'm at 215 right now... a world of a difference I might add. All my weight that's unwanted is in my butt anyway

I love to play the tapes and front... i get too bored playing back

I guess at my height and weight I don't consider myself out of shape but I can see how someone could weight that much and be physically larger ... umm yeah i'm losing myself so i'm just going to end this one now

hehe

Being out of shape sux

Being out of shape sux

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