<p>I want to get fit before school starts. Considering how attractive/fit the student body is, I'm asking you guys for advice. I haven't worked out in about 2 years so I'm a little bit on the unfit side. Some useful info: I'm of above average strength, 6.0 ft tall and weigh 200 lbs. From experience, is there any way to slim down and tone up in 2weeks? I'm willing to eat right and spend hours daily to work out(I'm not trying to be sculpted like a greek statue or anything; I just want to look attractive).</p>
<p>p90x.</p>
<p>i tried to go through with it but i only lasted 3 weeks.</p>
<p>I think it's easier to maintain the fit lifestyle rather than periods of unfit/fit. </p>
<p>Some advice:</p>
<p>Diet:
1) Stop eating processed/sugar-laden foods.
2) Avoid soda.
3) If you like to party, go easy on the hard alcohol, chasers only contribute to your caloric intake.</p>
<p>Exercise:
1) It's ok to miss a workout. Don't toss your plan into the trash just cause you miss a workout.
2) Find a buddy to workout with, this makes life more fun and tolerable.
3) Find an activity you enjoy.</p>
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<p>(I hate half ironman triathlons, going to work with sore muscles is major fun.)</p>
<p>should of started a few months ago... it's not really gonna happen now =</p>
<p>Losing a pound of fat means burning 3500 calories. If you have a calorie deficit of 1000 per day, then you'll lose 2 lb a week or 4 lb in two weeks...which isn't much at all. Enjoy yourself before you go to school and relax - I know that's what I'll do!</p>
<p>P.S. Is everyone that good-looking? :O</p>
<p>Or you can get clothes that make you look good and focus attention away from your body shape, rather complement it.</p>
<p>I recommend:
Amazon.com:</a> Details Men's Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You: Daniel Peres, the editors of Details magazine: Books</p>
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<li>TB54</li>
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<p>Is it possible to shed some flab with dining hall grub as long as you maintain your portions?</p>
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<p>Of course it's possible. It's hecka hard, though. </p>
<p>And maintain an exercise plan, of course.</p>
<p>There's gotta be some reasonable cuts, though. Avoid the creamy soups and pastas, etc.</p>
<p>lol crossfit is ridiculous</p>
<p>I think you will be fine. When I went to school for my freshmen year I actually dropped 10 pounds, even though I was eating heavily at covel and rendezvous all the time. The reason for this is exercise. exercise exercise exercise.</p>
<p>First of all, you are forced to walk walk walk all the the place to classes. Uphill, downhill.. going to westwood = uphill, downhill ... you get the picture.</p>
<p>Secondly, ucla has a decent gym smack in the middle of campus. If you work out regularly, coupled with your walking walking walking all over the place.. you won't just be fine.. you'll need those calories!</p>
<p>The "freshman 15" I think is for people who really don't work out much. My philosophy has always been "don't eat less, just work out more" - it works, it's physics</p>
<p>if im skinny and i dont exercise much, do you think ill lose or gain weight?</p>
<p>ill probably stay the same...</p>
<p>^It depends on how many calories you're taking in. If you're hitting 3000+ consistently, you'll probably put some pounds on.</p>
<p>Depends on a lot of factors. </p>
<p>1) If you were very active in high school, you won't gain as much weight compared to somebody who was sedentary in high school.
2) If your parent/grandparents suffer from obesity or being overweight, this will affect you.
3) If you tend to eat from stress, this will really affect you.</p>
<p>All in all, keep up a healthy active lifestyle and you won't see much if any weight gain.</p>
<p>On the other hand:
If you want to scarf down as much food as you want and not gain any weight, join UCLA triathlon team or cycling club. Those guys are insane, one guy scarfs down 2 whole extra-large pizzas and finishes it off with a huge slice of chocolate cake (after a 5-6hr ride), he looks very fit if anything.</p>
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<p>it's too late man</p>
<p>should've signed up for the gym since summer started. I'm glad I did <em>flexes</em></p>
<p>^Just watch. I'll surpass you.</p>
<p>p90x is a good start. Their whole "muscle confusion" marketing scheme is just some fancy for variation within your workout, it is nothing new.. but then again, there really isn't anything new under the sun. You can taylor something that is much better for your own needs if you do some research, but p90x has pretty solid fundamentals and isn't too shabby.</p>
<p>I've heard really good stuff from about crossfit from my friend. Should check it out. </p>
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<p>Not if you are Phelps.</p>
<p>So you're concern seems to be looks, and since you referenced greek sculptures, I'll assume you'd rather be a bit muscular as opposed to just being straight up slim. </p>
<p>I will assume you are going to work hard and not cheat, which is probably the hardest part.</p>
<p>Nutrition wise, eat only what you need for fuel, not what tastes good.</p>
<p>Eat:</p>
<p>Whole grains/breads, veggies, lean protein, moderate your fruits b/c they are high in sugar, diary, cheesey creamy stuff, is usually high in fat too so /limit that also.</p>
<p>Cut out all unnecessary sugars.. sodas, cakes, pies, candy, stuff like that. </p>
<p>I'll assume you've been at almost the same weight for a while, which means you're eating about the same amount of calories that your body needs, so you're not adding more to your fat stores. Taking that into account, just eat like 95-90% of your caloric intake. Doesn't seem like that much, so it shouldn't be too hard. But if you are eating like 2000 Cals a day, then thats like 100 calories cut if you eat 5% less. </p>
<p>You'll create a greater deficit by working out. </p>
<p>For burning Cals, do HIIT. Google it, it is pretty simple and there is tons of stuff on it.</p>
<p>Then do some lifting, i'd suggest doing pretty high intensity and explosive workouts. </p>
<p>This will burn calories during, and after your workout. Plus you'll build muscle that will burn Cals passively.</p>
<p>I don't recommend long distance low intensity cardio. Here's why:</p>
<p>Remember, it's never about weight, all about bodyfat%</p>
<p>When you build muscle, you'll gain weight, so the scale.</p>
<p>2 weeks isn't a lot but it is long enough for you to start seeing results.</p>
<p>Eat heavy and clean, lift heavy, sleep heavy.</p>
<p>Bench 1.5x BW
Squat 2.0x BW
Deadlift 2.5x BW</p>
<p>Simple and hard as ****.</p>
<p>LOL that stuff you put relative to BW might work if someone is already in shape, but i highly doubt anyone who never worked out before could do that weight.</p>
<p>MR MOOOOOO help me work out :(</p>