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How come some people can work 8 hours straight and then have energy to hit the gym, but if I walk for 1 hour in the treadmil all that I can is lay down for the rest of the day? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] cooperpair@lemmy.zip 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Until 6 months ago I never understood people who said “i get energised after going to the gym.” 3 things changed my whole experience. Now i am going to gym 3 times a week and also biking to work everyday (16 km way and back).

Start small. i started with 2x a week. After 5 months i felt ready to increase to 3x.
Eat enough protein. Count all your protein intake and try to hit 1.5-2x your bodyweight. Whenever i start being lax on my protein intake, i start feeling sluggish and tired.
Get a coach. Sit down with a coach and make a personalised plan for yourself, tailored to your goal and revisit it as much as needed. This helps with 2 things: you make sure to have the correct form when exercising and you don’t overdo it and risk burnout farther down the line.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

1.5 to 2x my bodyweight in protein?! What am I a T-Rex?!

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For real numbers its 1.2-1.6 g protein per kg bodyweight or 0.5-0.7g per pound of body weight. When i check years back it was something like beyond 0.82g / lbs showed either no additional benefit or diminishing returns. For a 150lbs person that would be 75-105g protein, something like 20% of your daily calories in fat, and then adjust your carbs based on if you want to gain or lose weight

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah sorry I was being facetious, your original statement included no measure on the ratio, just 1.5 -2x bodyweight .. which is a lot ..

[–] cooperpair@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, yes. It should be in kg, my bad! You should try and see what works for you regarding protein intake. For me, going below 1.5x of my bodyweight in kg(!) doesn’t help. I start feeling tired, i start getting bad DOMs, nails break… you should listen to your body. :)

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

So to clarify, you recommend eating 1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of your body weight, per day?

Sorry, I don't have much experience with fitness. I'm just a nerd.

[–] cooperpair@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

I don’t recommend, really.

I was recently in a nutrition seminar from my gym, and jr was explained like that if we would like to maintain our muscle mass, 0.8x grams of protein per kg of bodyweight. To build muscle; 1.2x-2.2x grams of protein per kg of bodyweight.

I am going to the gym to build muscle. And i observe that if i eat less than 1.5x grams of my bodyweight (kg), i feel very low energy and tired, have brittle nails etc. What i would recommend is to try and find a balance for you that works.

[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Thank you. My day has been made.