I think we agree way more than disagree. I would bet in your 20-30s you were in pretty good natural shape and now at 40 you are getting back to that. I'm a naturally big guy. In my 20-30s was 250-280lbs at 6'5" height. Have always been active, played football on a National Championship team, played basket ball, skied etc. I'm 47 now and weigh 225. Took me about 4 years to get here. I'm pretty fanatical about it. 2-3 hours a day a minimum of 6 days a week, goal is everyday. I still don't have the definition you have based on the pic you posted. I just bought P90X to rip off the last 3-4% of the body fat that I want. My main goal is to be functionally strong and fit so I can ski, sled, hike and do whatever sports like I want too. As for France I've been there. It was awesome except it was loaded with Frenchmen. Granted they are skinny but definitely not healthy. They smoke and drink like addicts, don't have any muscle mass and it looks like my 17 year old son could beat the crap out of 99% of the grown men. Not impressed. They just look sickly.
Exercising for snowmobiling?
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loll they are sickly and mean!
If you want to lose the last 3-4 percent of fat then that is done in the kitchen mostly
Lots of protein, 20 percent good fats - nuts, avocado, almond juice protein sakes etc. The main leaning formula that I was missing was the proper fats - you gotta eat good fat to lose bad fat.
Also, if you are down that low already then just do asylum, seriously, you will get your goal in 30 days and you will feel like you were in your teens, it was truly a miracle worker for me. Fricking hated it though - but the results power, stamina, vertical etc were wicked.
One of the biggest hurdles I had to overcome (and most every other brainwashed older gym frequenting guy) was - the old school ways of working out, they just don't work effectively, ya you can get big arms and shoulders etc, but you just don't get in good shape, the core takes a crap, not enough stretching, muscle plateau happens - just a nasty revolving door. I'm convinced with the recent methodologies that have developed in the last 5 years with diet and working out.
My steady weight from 17 years old to last year was 185 pounds, I am 165-170 now and that is completely ideal for me and my frame - and I'm twenty pounds lighter to ride my 350 pound Mod 540cc elan powder sled!!!! I've knocked over 100 pounds off that sled and me since the last time I was on it - should be fun
If you want to lose the last 3-4 percent of fat then that is done in the kitchen mostly
Lots of protein, 20 percent good fats - nuts, avocado, almond juice protein sakes etc. The main leaning formula that I was missing was the proper fats - you gotta eat good fat to lose bad fat.Also, if you are down that low already then just do asylum, seriously, you will get your goal in 30 days and you will feel like you were in your teens, it was truly a miracle worker for me. Fricking hated it though - but the results power, stamina, vertical etc were wicked.
One of the biggest hurdles I had to overcome (and most every other brainwashed older gym frequenting guy) was - the old school ways of working out, they just don't work effectively, ya you can get big arms and shoulders etc, but you just don't get in good shape, the core takes a crap, not enough stretching, muscle plateau happens - just a nasty revolving door. I'm convinced with the recent methodologies that have developed in the last 5 years with diet and working out.
My steady weight from 17 years old to last year was 185 pounds, I am 165-170 now and that is completely ideal for me and my frame - and I'm twenty pounds lighter to ride my 350 pound Mod 540cc elan powder sled!!!! I've knocked over 100 pounds off that sled and me since the last time I was on it - should be fun
I would like to hear more about those protein sakes Ishobie... 
Seriously though, great thread.
Last year my wife told me that if I lost some weight (I was about 218 @ 5'11") I could get a snowmobile (talk about some motivation!). I tried going to the gym and just couldn't stick with it. Tried exercising at home and couldn't get enough variety to stay motivated and keep with it. I hated the idea of going to a class and working out with other people, but a friend recommended a boot camp style class run by Sync Fitness here in Seattle. They offer your first drop in for Free so I thought, "why not try it?". The class really kicked my butt! The instructor really had a lot of variety in the exercises so you're never doing the same thing for very long which was great, cause at first I really sucked at everything! Within a week I could notice some improvement in my cardio and each week it just kept getting better. Long story short, I kept it up and now 9 months later, I've lost about 25 lbs and feel great!! I can't wait for the snow to start flying
Oh ya, and I did end up getting my sled, an 08 M8 with 0 miles on it !!!
If you do check out Sync Fitness, tell them Herb sent you
Seriously though, great thread.Last year my wife told me that if I lost some weight (I was about 218 @ 5'11") I could get a snowmobile (talk about some motivation!). I tried going to the gym and just couldn't stick with it. Tried exercising at home and couldn't get enough variety to stay motivated and keep with it. I hated the idea of going to a class and working out with other people, but a friend recommended a boot camp style class run by Sync Fitness here in Seattle. They offer your first drop in for Free so I thought, "why not try it?". The class really kicked my butt! The instructor really had a lot of variety in the exercises so you're never doing the same thing for very long which was great, cause at first I really sucked at everything! Within a week I could notice some improvement in my cardio and each week it just kept getting better. Long story short, I kept it up and now 9 months later, I've lost about 25 lbs and feel great!! I can't wait for the snow to start flying
Oh ya, and I did end up getting my sled, an 08 M8 with 0 miles on it !!!
If you do check out Sync Fitness, tell them Herb sent you
Bout time to get this to the top of our minds again
Bout time to get this to the top of our minds again
Yeah u old outta shape ****er dont want u too keel over on the mountain this year!!!
I really like what has been stated in this thread. I've battled weight my entire life...Growing up I played all sports offered at my high school year around and worked on my farm everyday during the summer. I was very active but very overweight. I tried the slim fast thing and honestly stuck to it 100%...no results. I tried the Atkins diet...got a week into it and lost like 5lbs of water weight but then I decided to ride my bicycle somewhere (did this on a consistent basis growing up) and almost passed out! I ended up pushing my bicycle home because I was so scared. Then I tried L.A. weight loss...realistically all these programs do is teach you HOW to eat healthy. I went from 340 at age 17, down to 289. When I tried to get off that strict of a diet and go to a normal diet (nothing crazy bad) before I knew it I had gained all of the weight back. Found out my problem was that I have Hypothyroidism.
Long story short, I used snowmobiling as something to drive my motivation. I went from 355lbs down to 255lbs in 1 year but I had lost all of my muscle. First week back to lifting at the gym rather than just cardio, I gained 12lbs...didn't change my diet at all. Anyways I went back up to 295 and stacked with muscle but still wasn't happy. Changed things up again and now I'm down to 265 with muscle.
I hike 5-10 miles on the weekend, during the weekdays I swim 1 mile every morning and then either go to the gym for cardio/weight training or go mountain biking at night. --------ALL FOR SNOWMOBILING!
Long story short, I used snowmobiling as something to drive my motivation. I went from 355lbs down to 255lbs in 1 year but I had lost all of my muscle. First week back to lifting at the gym rather than just cardio, I gained 12lbs...didn't change my diet at all. Anyways I went back up to 295 and stacked with muscle but still wasn't happy. Changed things up again and now I'm down to 265 with muscle.
I hike 5-10 miles on the weekend, during the weekdays I swim 1 mile every morning and then either go to the gym for cardio/weight training or go mountain biking at night. --------ALL FOR SNOWMOBILING!
this is a buddy of mines company, a fellow snowmobilier. he sells suppliments and has just launched a forum we would like to get goin.
http://ninjapingwinnutrition.com/shop/forum/
really good prices
http://ninjapingwinnutrition.com/shop/forum/
really good prices
New to working out or never have worked out?
Just checking back in to this thread. Congrats to all who have gotten in shape and lost weight. You guys that have lost 50 to over 100 lbs that is AWESOME. Not just for sledding but everything in life. For the guys who are really out of shape and haven't done any kind of workout in a while I recommend this: Walk 10 minutes from your house in one direction. Turn around and walk home. No joke. Walking is great exercise and benefits both your body and mind. No gym to join. No cool workout clothes to wear. Just walk. Do this everyday for one to two weeks. Then up it to 15 minutes which will give you a total of a 30 minute workout. The trick to starting a workout program is to STOP while you still want to do more. That feeling will carry over to the next day and get you out the door. Then add another 5 minutes after one to two weeks. You will soon notice that your appetite is coming under control. You will feel better. You will lose a few pounds. Your pants will get loose. Over 3-4 months work up to a one hour walk. No running. You will get hurt and stop working out. At some point you will probably start with a weight workout or some kind of strength program. Start really slow and add to that too. I give this workout to a lot of people. Most laugh at me and say it's too easy. But they don't start working out. They do nothing. Or they start too hard, get hurt and quit. Again, I recommend walking everyday, minimum of 6 days a week. The best book I ever read about exercise is titled "Younger Next Year". It is for guys who are about 50 or older and explains what is happening in your body when you workout and when you don't. Best motivation I ever got. Good luck guys, get started and keep it up.
Just checking back in to this thread. Congrats to all who have gotten in shape and lost weight. You guys that have lost 50 to over 100 lbs that is AWESOME. Not just for sledding but everything in life. For the guys who are really out of shape and haven't done any kind of workout in a while I recommend this: Walk 10 minutes from your house in one direction. Turn around and walk home. No joke. Walking is great exercise and benefits both your body and mind. No gym to join. No cool workout clothes to wear. Just walk. Do this everyday for one to two weeks. Then up it to 15 minutes which will give you a total of a 30 minute workout. The trick to starting a workout program is to STOP while you still want to do more. That feeling will carry over to the next day and get you out the door. Then add another 5 minutes after one to two weeks. You will soon notice that your appetite is coming under control. You will feel better. You will lose a few pounds. Your pants will get loose. Over 3-4 months work up to a one hour walk. No running. You will get hurt and stop working out. At some point you will probably start with a weight workout or some kind of strength program. Start really slow and add to that too. I give this workout to a lot of people. Most laugh at me and say it's too easy. But they don't start working out. They do nothing. Or they start too hard, get hurt and quit. Again, I recommend walking everyday, minimum of 6 days a week. The best book I ever read about exercise is titled "Younger Next Year". It is for guys who are about 50 or older and explains what is happening in your body when you workout and when you don't. Best motivation I ever got. Good luck guys, get started and keep it up.
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aebsledder
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Anyone finishing up a program or just starting? Accomplishing your goals? I am halfway through Asylum and can pretty much echo what Ishobie said. Incredibly hard, core intensive, coordination intensive, high impact, and did I mention hard? I am sure there are tougher programs out there, but I would not want to do them. I have been hunting a few times this year and hiking the hills seems like a walk in the park. I timed my Asylum journey to end right around the first of December, when the trails open in MT. Gonna do CrossFit and Hybrid workouts in December, along with some Yoga to work on my flexibility. Then on to P90X 2! I built a home gym in my garage and have a group of friends come over almost every day to workout with me or my future wife. It really helps you stay motivated. Can't wait to hop on the sled!
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aebsledder
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Classic. SNL?
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aebsledder
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Anyone getting stronger?
Bringing back this thread. Anybody doing anything in the off season? I have been doing a lot of "park" workouts. Basically crossfit/interval workouts that utilize the topography and or park features like picnic benches or jungle gyms. The best part is when people look at you like you are a complete nut!
Bringing back this thread. Anybody doing anything in the off season? I have been doing a lot of "park" workouts. Basically crossfit/interval workouts that utilize the topography and or park features like picnic benches or jungle gyms. The best part is when people look at you like you are a complete nut!
I haven't done much this summer and watched my 6pack fade away, and my strength start to diminish. I can't wait for school to start and to have a gym membership again! I guess I am still lucky that I am young because I haven't gained any weight just lost strength and became a lil bit flabby!
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aebsledder
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You are lucky. At 36, I am finding it harder and harder to maintain, and or make gains. Although, in today's fat society, I can run circles around most people 10 years younger. It is amazing to me how generally unhealthy most people are. I like to eat ice cream, drink beer, drink wine, mow down the occasional rack of ribs, etc. But I usually eat well balanced meals with a lean protein like elk, pork tenderloin, chicken, fish. I have discovered roasting veggies and they are awesome. A little bit of whole wheat pasta or quinoa or brown rice and you are set. The biggest challenge for me lately is keeping my workouts interesting. I have pretty much done almost all the beachbody workouts (p90, insanity, asylum, p90x2) and they get boring when you do them too much. I have enjoyed working out outdoors though. Plus I got some inspiration from American Ninja Warrior this year when I saw a 37 year old guy on there that kicked some butt. One thing I do know for sure, when I am in shape, snowmobiling is sooooo much easier. I have yet to have a day in the last 2-3 years where I felt too exhausted to have fun or keep riding. Gotta love that!
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snowrdr
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Great thread! Do a Bootcamp 3x's per week, road cycling 100 to 150 miles per week and mix in a mountain bike ride on the weekends. The days which are tough are the days I road cycle to bootcamp and then have to ride home after. Still drink beer like a fish, but hey you have to have a reward! Since I work in Cardiology, I have never been a big fan of fast food and high fat food, so that has not been a battle as much as battling genetics (morbidly obese parents) but thats an easy battle as long as a exercise and diet program are in place.
It really makes a huge difference being fit and riding, in previous years I took fitness a bit light and in the past 2 years it has been a focal point. Nothing like being able to turn it on all day and still have the energy to hit it hard on the way back to the trailer.
It is always fun to ride a road cycle and think of the powder days and create a mental reward as your grinding the pedals. Waiting for the intense heat to subside and the smoke to clear here as the air is just to junky to exercise right now, so having a little break. Have to recover Sturgis too, so bring on the cooler temps.
It really makes a huge difference being fit and riding, in previous years I took fitness a bit light and in the past 2 years it has been a focal point. Nothing like being able to turn it on all day and still have the energy to hit it hard on the way back to the trailer.
It is always fun to ride a road cycle and think of the powder days and create a mental reward as your grinding the pedals. Waiting for the intense heat to subside and the smoke to clear here as the air is just to junky to exercise right now, so having a little break. Have to recover Sturgis too, so bring on the cooler temps.
Mountain biking on twisty singletrack through the trees. Practice riding as smooth as you can, maintain your speed through the trees. Ride slow to pick a good line as you look to where you want to go. Then ramp up your speed to test your reaction for weaving through the roots, rocks and trees. This will increase your cardio, leg and core strength.
Good old fashion push-ups for shoulder and arm strength. Kettle ball swings to help with lower back flexibility and strength.
No need to over do it, start out slow and work up to more time on the bike and more reps.
Good old fashion push-ups for shoulder and arm strength. Kettle ball swings to help with lower back flexibility and strength.
No need to over do it, start out slow and work up to more time on the bike and more reps.
