Comments on: Lilly’s Diet and Fitness

By: Lilly

Lilly — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:23:14 +0000

I’m extremely glad you piped in with a different outlook and workout plan because this is the exact example I was talking about where you have to do what works for you. JT, you’re probably like a friend of mine who is short and stocky and who easily puts on muscle, i.e. mesomorph. In this sense you do low reps and build muscle easily. I do low reps and then get fat. On top of that if you remember I stated that I really only train in order to surf. And to have a decent body. But, with surfing you need the perfect blend of strength and endurance, thus I do higher reps and more sets with heavy weight. As far as resting, that is also part of my routine in that I really don’t rest that much. I usually take about a minute in between sets whereas they recommend 3-5 for maximum growth.

That’s great, JT, I’m glad you found something that works for you.

By: JT

JT — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:57:14 +0000

Nice motivating writeup, Lilly. But I have to say, it sounds like you’re inefficiently spending your whole life in the gym! I used to, but I was forced to change when I began working about 60 hours per week. Specifically, I was motivated by the book “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Tim Ferriss. His whole book is about QUALITY over QUANTITY and always testing to see how much results you can get with minimum input. I cut my gym time down to 2 hours per week by:
1. Cutting caloric intake, negating the need for cardio to achieve low bodyfat.
2. Alternating exercises working opposing muscle groups (one set of chest, one set of biceps, etc…) instead of resting between sets to cut gym time in half.
3. Cutting out unnecessary reps by getting to muscular hypertrophy (growth) faster by increasing weight so much that you attain failure in about 3-6 reps.

Basically, quality over quantity in the name of efficiency.

By: Lee Coles

Lee Coles — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:43:04 +0000

Great tips- I teach my clients to work out- it helps instill confidence, makes you look nice in your threads, and can’t hurt sexual stamina.

By: Lilly

Lilly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:46:46 +0000

cheekie,

Lots of reps. If you can do 20 or 30 repetitions with little rest in between than you won’t bulk up. It’s kind of like a target cardiovascular workout on your biceps. And you probably will have to do some aerobic exercises to get rid of some of the fat. With me, to build muscle it’s really hard so I lose fat in the process, i.e. ectomorph. But if you are a fast gainer, i.e. mesomorph, than you build muscle with the fat on top thus getting much bigger much faster. That’s why you need to do double the work.

By: cheekie

cheekie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:40:35 +0000

LOL!!!!! I literally just laughed-out-loud. HARD.

Good one Honey.

It’s like this one:

‘Meat is Murder. Tasty, Tasty, Murder’

Ironic coming from me, I used to be one of those annoying veggie-nazi’s…
Diet for a Small Planet and Animal Liberation sent my 20 yr old idealistic brain right into a fervour.

Now, at definitely not 20, I realise that things aren’t as black and white as that. Although I do still hold some of the same values, I enjoy my filet mignon. a lot. a lloooootttt. Especially now that bbq season has struck up here in the Great White North. (portabello mushrooms on the bbq taste so good too!)

But, I don’t drive, so I even-stephen my harm to the planet.
My son used cloth diapers for the first year. I did the whole thing. Home birth, etc etc.

Yoga is my big thing. Flexibility is key as we get a bit ‘older’ (god, it pains me so to say that).
It is also amazing for stress and centering and calming yourself.
I try to do it as much as I can. Even just a few stretches when I can fit them in. And have you ever seen a chubby yogi? Nope.
Long, lean muscles. Healthy diet.

I sound like a saint, but I definitely am not.
I drink a little too much, I love sweets- especially carby chocolate anything, and I smoke. Horror!!!
But, it is all about balancing the good and the bad. Right?

Lilly this is such a great post, very inspiring.
I feel not-so-intimidated about starting a more aggressive work-out routine/lifestyle.

My question to you though is- how do we as women stop from gaining bulk instead of lengthening? My family is quite stocky and muscular, so I find when I work out I just bulk up a lot.
Benefit is my abs tone up fast, but I don’t like the truck driver look…any hints?

By: Hot Alpha Female

Hot Alpha Female — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:28:41 +0000

Hey Lilly,
That was an extremely detailed post. Really great! I reckon it just goes to show that if you want to be healthier and look better its not just some crash diet. Its a whole lifestyle and mentality really.

Neways honey … I’m vegetarian too. Went to an Anthony Robbins event .. He was talking something about Acid .. And then showed all these videos of how they killed the cows. lol. Brainwashed and emotionally scarred for life i tell ya!

Neways eat fish sometimes too..

You wanna know the name for it? Aquatarians!!! hahha

Vegetarians that eat fish .. such a classic right?

HAF

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By: Honey

Honey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:05:49 +0000

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By: Lilly

Lilly — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:32:15 +0000

What if you’re a meat eater who drives a Hummer? Are they all burning for all of eternity?

By: Honey

Honey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:10:01 +0000

The BF eats Kashi cereal almost exclusively. It's got too much sugar for me... Honey's last blog post..Lilly's Diet and Fitness

By: Honey

Honey — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:58:52 +0000

Lilly, I did notice your plug for the veggie burgers, and your points about eating lots of fresh, deeply colored vegetables, too! I just couldn’t resist giving you a little shit because, if you’re a friend of Lance’s, I know you can take it

I completely understand why people find it so hard to give up meat. The BF and I would like to be vegan eventually, but we LOVE cheese. Because of that, and because evangelism of any sort is pretty annoying, I try really hard not to give people crap about their dietary choices. But there are so many great meat alternatives out there it’s easy to at least reduce your consumption. The meat industry also is the #1 polluter on the planet. A vegan who drives a Hummer pollutes the earth less overall than a meat-eater who drives a Hybrid!

Okay, off my high horse. I HIGHLY recommend Quorn products (available at Whole Foods). I also have a mean recipe for mulligatawny using seitan…the BF makes a fantastic mongolian “beef” with seitan. People with a wheat sensitivity should probably avoid it, though.

I’ll try changing it up in my workouts, thanks for the tip!

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