Discover your inner ShrinkGeek
Buff geeks -- yes, they exist, and they're chatting it up on our post about a new web site designed especially for geeks who want to get fit. "As an avid health nut, I can tell you powders and pills are not the way to go," wrote Naix. "Your body need meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts. The human body can only process about 50 grams of protein at a time. So if you're working out, getting about half your body weight in grams of protein is way more than sufficient. Eat your big meals early on in the day. Eat smaller meals at night. Don't eat after 9 p.m.
"Stronglifts is the best workout program I have ever done. Lift for about 30 minutes, and you're done. It has compound exercise programs that make sense. I have gained about 30 pounds of muscle and am down to 12% body fat over the last year doing this program. The best part is it is free.
"When working out, form > weight. If the weight is too heavy to lift correctly or if you think you need a spotter, then you should not lift the weight. Period. Start at low weight, and keep adding weight until the 3rd or 4th set is your max. Do cardio after you lift and try and eat at least 20 grams of protein after your workout."
Rafe Brox offered a slightly less structured workout. "You could pair this with what one of my friends calls the 'Viking Workout,'" he wrote. "Pick up heavy rock. Throw rock. Chase rock. Repeat until no can pick up rock. "I'm not sure where the burning and pillaging comes in; maybe that's on the program's off days. ;-)"
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- This page was last modified Jun 17, 2009.
