FabSwingers.com forum: Fitness rules

By *izzmasterzero OP Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Recently I'm making more of an effort to look after myself, being mindful of what I'm eating and exercising regularly. There is a lot of information (and misinformation) about what you should and shouldn't be doing to get in shape, what rules do you follow?

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By *ellinever70Woman
over a year ago

Ayrshire

A little of what I fancy in moderation, avoid processed food as much as possible, get a bit of exercise when I can

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

My biggest realisation lately is to not let perfect become enemy of the hood

Everyone wants the perfect diet, perfect routine, and they think without it, it won’t work

Good is good enough. Consistency is key. Even a bad workout done daily for 5 years will give amazing results

There’s no excuse to not start now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Log/track everything. Some of my exercises have to be scaled which can be a little embarrassing, but then I can look back at where I started and see that I am actually getting stronger and fitter

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By *izzmasterzero OP Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

So far I've had the mindset of less is more. I'm not making myself miserable by calculating my food eating nothing but chicken and broccoli but I'd say about 80% of what I'm eating is on point and the remaining 20% is whatever I want... Same with workouts, I'm not pushing myself doing reps till failure every Mon, Wed and Fri making myself hurt for days afterwards but I'll put in about 80% effort which means the next day I feel fine and can do it all again two or three days in a row before a rest day, I may do less exercise on the day but by the end of the week I'm doing more days, end of the month I've done twice as much as the average person following the typical three day routine... It's basically farmer strength I'm guessing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"So far I've had the mindset of less is more. I'm not making myself miserable by calculating my food eating nothing but chicken and broccoli but I'd say about 80% of what I'm eating is on point and the remaining 20% is whatever I want... Same with workouts, I'm not pushing myself doing reps till failure every Mon, Wed and Fri making myself hurt for days afterwards but I'll put in about 80% effort which means the next day I feel fine and can do it all again two or three days in a row before a rest day, I may do less exercise on the day but by the end of the week I'm doing more days, end of the month I've done twice as much as the average person following the typical three day routine... It's basically farmer strength I'm guessing"

Pushing yourself to failure won’t have you sore the day after if you’re training regularly. I max out on most workouts and work a physical job and I’m fine the next day.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I'm probably the last person to ask about this

I don't drive if I can walk, don't use the lift if I can use the stairs and just be active.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do what you enjoy, you’re more likely to stick to it.

Be consistent.

No need to demonise things deemed ‘bad’ by others.

Train hard.

Eat right.

Get your sleep (8hrs).

Hydration.

You’re only competing against yourself, not what others are achieving.

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By *anted by NightMan
over a year ago

Shangri-La

"My biggest realisation lately is to not let perfect become enemy of the hood

Everyone wants the perfect diet, perfect routine, and they think without it, it won’t work

Good is good enough. Consistency is key. Even a bad workout done daily for 5 years will give amazing results

There’s no excuse to not start now "

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