Crueltea t1_jebwkiv wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:55 PM

There's no problem with staying at maintenance, as long as you don't eat too much junk and don't get too sedentary with your lifestyle doing activities with your girlfriend to keep your health and motivations in check. Once that starts to slip later on in life, that's the time you'll have a wake-up call.

legendarymcc2 OP t1_jebwte4 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:57 PM

It’s already slightly slipped. My body definitely looks different compared to a year ago (i accredit this to alcohol and uni dining hall food) and I have put on a little weight. It’s not crazy but if the trend continues for a while I will be out of shape in a year or two.

Pudding_Hero t1_jec8mbh wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:20 PM

And then the covenant attacks cause they see you slippin. Don’t disappoint the chief!

legendarymcc2 OP t1_jecmimd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Back in my day I used to workout with only a stick and a rock! For the whole gym!!!

Crueltea t1_jebxgou wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:01 PM

At least you're recognizing it now. If you don't like what you're becoming, then that needs to be the motivation for your want to change. My point is that you don't need the gym to be active with people you like to have fun with. Go play outside with your friends.

legendarymcc2 OP t1_jebyhwe wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:09 PM

I guess I could go outside now that it is spring but winter here is absolutely miserable.

FederalGap5100 t1_jecjsmr wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:42 AM

Completely disagree with this guy. As a former d1 athlete, we are different, we crave the competition, and “fame” the athletics give us… after all its what makes us who we are.

I was benching a bit over twice my body weight, working out once a day at least on top of training. The issue is, when you’re young and have a great metabolism, the will to impress, and crazy workout schedules, you eat as much of whatever as often as you can.

This is thought because when you get injured, sick, lazy, etc. your workout regimen changes, but your diet does not. I ate close to 2.5x the amount of recommended carbs for myself, but it was needed because of how active I was, now I’m not and getting fatter by the day.

legendarymcc2 OP t1_jeclom5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:57 AM

Yeah honestly if anything my carb consumption increased due to more alcohol (beer) and the dining hall. I was working over the summer burning weight and barely eating due to my schedule while also working out.

I don’t ‘crave’ anything but I want to keep my body at an the baseline I was at last year.