Exercising for snowmobiling?

[Corins]

-COUNT every calorie you put in your mouth and write it down for 3 months straight, this includes juice, milk, fruit, veggies, etc you will lost 5-10lbs just watching that number as you'll be like me and just monitoring it you will eat less I shoot for <1700 calories a day to maintain, <1200 for weight loss

Is that calorie intake based on not working out? Because it seems kinda low especially the weight loss number.

Doing P90X everyday my calorie intake is 2300-2500 to maintain and 1800-2000 if I wanted to drop a few pounds. And from the research I have done, at 5'9" 155lbs my calorie intake without working out would still be 1700-1800. Under eating is just as bad as over eating, and under eating is what got me to the 265lbs I was at a year ago.

The exact example a nutritionist gave me was that by under eating you are basically starving yourself, your body takes the nutrients out of the food you eat, and stores the normally passed left over junk as fat. Your body doesn't know how long till the next meal comes. First when I started it was hard to eat 2000+ calories a day, it felt like I was always eating, now my body is used to it and expects it. I eat a 5 or 6 small meals a day, normally 2 and a half to 3 hours apart. It must be doing something, out of the last year I have yet to gain any weight from week to week (I measure myself every Monday morning) and there have been some weeks where I have eaten less then ideal food and still lost a pound or at the very least, stayed the same weight.

 

[steel town]

buy a motocross bike and pound laps at the local track 3 nights a week, if you can do that till the snow falls, your sled will be your *****.

 

[hatchers]

you guys have it all wrong...

-ask a ramdum tuff guy to punch you in the face twice a week
-jump out in traffic and get injured...this is a must
-drag and lift a dodge truck from one side of the parking lot to the other
-now after all that, stuff 6 beers down your throat as if yu dont need water
-eat a frozen sub sandwich and enjoy the hell out if

there you have it

 

[coyote9090]

coyote9090 - cardio of any sort will help you. Since you're on your feet all day try riding an exercise bike or swimming. If you're riding an exercise bike don't just go easy all the time. For every 5 minutes put in two 30sec intervals of 75-80% effort. Start with 20minutes then build up from there.

Once you get a base built up after a couple weeks on the bike move over to the rowing machine. Before you hit the rowing machine remember to check out the concept2.com website for beginner recommendations on form and workouts.

Also, ice your feet when you get home. Sounds sorta dumb I know but you won't believe how good it feels afterwards.

Thanks that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I have actually been going to the gym steady 4 days a week for the last month and a half, and so far my focus has been on the bike 20min and swimming 30min and occasional weight machines for upper back/shoulder area. Just getting into a routine for now and going to start pushing harder in the near future.
Its good to hear all the different opinions and that most seem to have the same goal, just a different way of getting there. Most importantly if what your doing isn't working don't quit, just try something different.

 

[diirtbag]

people mention cardio ,I see the biggest danger is back damage from getting stuck and haveing to lift your sled by yourself,back strength seems like a key

 

[kinger9]

Is that calorie intake based on not working out? Because it seems kinda low especially the weight loss number.

Doing P90X everyday my calorie intake is 2300-2500 to maintain and 1800-2000 if I wanted to drop a few pounds. And from the research I have done, at 5'9" 155lbs my calorie intake without working out would still be 1700-1800. Under eating is just as bad as over eating, and under eating is what got me to the 265lbs I was at a year ago.

The exact example a nutritionist gave me was that by under eating you are basically starving yourself, your body takes the nutrients out of the food you eat, and stores the normally passed left over junk as fat. Your body doesn't know how long till the next meal comes. First when I started it was hard to eat 2000+ calories a day, it felt like I was always eating, now my body is used to it and expects it. I eat a 5 or 6 small meals a day, normally 2 and a half to 3 hours apart. It must be doing something, out of the last year I have yet to gain any weight from week to week (I measure myself every Monday morning) and there have been some weeks where I have eaten less then ideal food and still lost a pound or at the very least, stayed the same weight.

That is just me and what I found worked for me, I do work out not P90X work out but walk 4-5 miles a day and try to jog 10-15 miles a week. Again everyone is different this is what I learned. Any more ten 2000 calories I gained weight and any less then 1000 and I didn't lose a pound this was the sweet spot where I could lose 3-7lbs a week. I didn't add but should have about every 10 days or so when I was really focusing I went nuts with the calories and got a doubel bacon cheeseburger and it was wierd I lost a pound the next day. I was right on the edge of what your referring to of starvation mode vs healthy weight loss so it helped to over indulge maybe twice a month vs the previous of sometimes twice a DAY!

 

[springer]

Basic nutrition is actully pretty simple. You hvae to burn more than you take in. Loose the sugar and every thing that contains it. That along will that off 5-10 lbs. Because it retains water,and if you retaain to much then bloodpreasure will rise.Try eating 5-6 small meals a day. This will avoid a spike in blood sugar and insulin.By doing so you will have more energy,and the body will burn more calories and store less fat. Do cardio in the morning on an empty stomach, do at least 20 min.This is the magic number needed to condition the heart.Do not eat for 45 min. after,your body is running off the fat so let it.Kill the cheap carbs and avoid straches after 3pm.Lift free weights not machines. Free weights work the stabelizer muscle.Machine are one dimission. Keep your weight training to 45-60 min.three time a week is enough.Again 45-60 min is the magic number where both GH and testosterone are produced.This aid in getting body fat to lean mucle where you want it.Lastly what ever you pick to do STICK with it! No program or workout video is worth anything if you give up when it gets hard.

 

[aebsledder]

Basic nutrition is actully pretty simple. You hvae to burn more than you take in. Loose the sugar and every thing that contains it. That along will that off 5-10 lbs. Because it retains water,and if you retaain to much then bloodpreasure will rise.Try eating 5-6 small meals a day. This will avoid a spike in blood sugar and insulin.By doing so you will have more energy,and the body will burn more calories and store less fat. Do cardio in the morning on an empty stomach, do at least 20 min.This is the magic number needed to condition the heart.Do not eat for 45 min. after,your body is running off the fat so let it.Kill the cheap carbs and avoid straches after 3pm.Lift free weights not machines. Free weights work the stabelizer muscle.Machine are one dimission. Keep your weight training to 45-60 min.three time a week is enough.Again 45-60 min is the magic number where both GH and testosterone are produced.This aid in getting body fat to lean mucle where you want it.Lastly what ever you pick to do STICK with it! No program or workout video is worth anything if you give up when it gets hard.

Good advice for losing weight, and it will work for a while. As stated by Corins however, undereating can be detrimental to you as well. Once you get to a stage where you are getting stronger and more fit, avoid a caloric deficit. Including complex carbs in your diet will help you perform better and keep you energetic. You don't want "bonk" as they call it. This happened to me a couple of times and it is no fun. Just pay attention to what your body is telling you. I would err on the side of eating more good food and see how your body reacts.

 

[togwotee9]

Half the doughboys I ride with can't see there feet, there's no training

 

[autolodge]

S

SQUATS!

No BS, free weight squats are one of the best total body strengtheners ever. Every "old" guy I know hurts his back or pulls a hammy because everytime he hits the gym, he lifts arms and chest. I was playing softball last month and pulled two hamstrings at once so I called a trainer buddy of mine and said "i warm up, i don't drink during games and i stretch, what gives?" He asked me how long it had been since I did squats and sprints, i said college and then he called me and Idiot. Sorry about the longwinded explaination but squats not only strengthen your legs, hips and knees, they also strengthen your core muscles and back. I started my preseason workout last week with pull ups, pushups, dips and squats (sorry, too cheap for a Gym membership). Craig

 

[christopher]

QUESTION:

I have been following this thread for some time, and I keep asking myself, would a SNOWFITNESS forum that deals with all aspects of STAYING READY for SNOWMOBILING be a worthwile addition to SnoWest?

Don't know if there is enough interest or possible support, but it sure seems like a battle that everyone I know is involved with.

Less Pounds = Better Shape = MORE FUN on the Sleds.

If you have comments, PRO or CON, start a thread in the new USER SUGGESTIONS forum and let me know.

Thanks!

 

[autolodge]

Interest yes, content no

I think everyone knows the better your physical conditioning the more fun you will have at snowmobiling, and everything else in life. Is there enough content on snowmobile specific cardio and weight training to make it's own forum? Probably not. A few threads that will get buried down the page is probubly enough. if there is enough interest, this thread will stay up top and get linked.

 

[Metallic(a)sled]

SQUATS!

No BS, free weight squats are one of the best total body strengtheners ever. Every "old" guy I know hurts his back or pulls a hammy because everytime he hits the gym, he lifts arms and chest. I was playing softball last month and pulled two hamstrings at once so I called a trainer buddy of mine and said "i warm up, i don't drink during games and i stretch, what gives?" He asked me how long it had been since I did squats and sprints, i said college and then he called me and Idiot. Sorry about the longwinded explaination but squats not only strengthen your legs, hips and knees, they also strengthen your core muscles and back. I started my preseason workout last week with pull ups, pushups, dips and squats (sorry, too cheap for a Gym membership). Craig

he is right this is one of the best lifts you can do along with power cleans (if you can find a place you can do it here i can only do it at school) and nobody does em i dont understand what wrong with the people that think they are cool doin nothin but arms. but back to squats and cleans you really have to have great form and do it right or you will get hurt i would suggest getting a trainer or something to show you how to do it right

 

[diirtbag]

SQUATS!

No BS, free weight squats are one of the best total body strengtheners ever. Every "old" guy I know hurts his back or pulls a hammy because everytime he hits the gym, he lifts arms and chest. I was playing softball last month and pulled two hamstrings at once so I called a trainer buddy of mine and said "i warm up, i don't drink during games and i stretch, what gives?" He asked me how long it had been since I did squats and sprints, i said college and then he called me and Idiot. Sorry about the longwinded explaination but squats not only strengthen your legs, hips and knees, they also strengthen your core muscles and back. I started my preseason workout last week with pull ups, pushups, dips and squats (sorry, too cheap for a Gym membership). Craig

agree

 

[hatchers]

Boost - best diet ever!

 

[drinkwyo]

Boost - best diet ever!

X2 Its an instant 100lb loss

 

[blacksnow]

you guys have it all wrong...

-ask a ramdum tuff guy to punch you in the face twice a week
-jump out in traffic and get injured...this is a must
-drag and lift a dodge truck from one side of the parking lot to the other
-now after all that, stuff 6 beers down your throat as if yu dont need water
-eat a frozen sub sandwich and enjoy the hell out if

there you have it

 

[Chubby]

Diet for sure is the key if ya eat more than ya burn is a loss. I have a octane Q47 I like to use in the winter and in between road biking. In the summer i usally do 20-50 miles a day on my road bike (50 takes about 3 to 3.5 hrs and 3 times a week i do the eliptical for 45min to a hr. Also have a few more thing in my house for the midsection that work great too. I have a 4 bad discs in my lower back so i stay away from heavy weights lifting.

 

[Shifty]

Core Strength

Well I dont think anyone has said Yoga yet and I know it sounds like its for girls but if want to increase you flexabilty and core strength this is the work out for you. I have a history of some pretty bad wrecks and since I have been doing Yoga I get up and have no pain 9 times out of 10. Check out a class its a hell of a workout that you would never expect!

Shifty

 

[Big Love]

Rowing for me. But I row on the water until late october until I get on a machine indoors. Gives you a total body workout, as well as cardio. Granted, on water rowing can be very expensive, but also very rewarding. I purchased a racing scull last year and spent more on a row boat than a brand new snowmobile. It's pretty easy to spend well over $10,000 on a fully rigged boat. However, it's been a good investment. I tore my rotator cuff a couple years ago and since I started rowing, my shoulder has never been better, and I haven't been this well conditioned since the days of competitive sports. It is probably one of the most technical and difficult things I've ever had to learn, but it has paid off. Once the snow starts to fly I'll move to a rowing machine, but it's just not the same.