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amen to that. i used to bike 5 km everyday to school, in any weather, rain, snow, or -30 degrees. i stopped because i was trying to gain weight...still am. also, the bus cards were free. once they stop being free, ill be biking again. not paying money for a service that is slower than me on my bike.
yes. yes it is. but i dont want to wait that long! i need to put on 5 kilos if i want to meet the minimum they need for air force applicants, and believe me, its harder than people think. i would really like to hit people in the face when they say 'just eat more'...hard...with a brick...of lead
If you want to gain weight, you've got to build muscle. Eat a lot of protein enriched foods like peanut butter and drink protein shakes. Then make a point to weight lift a few times a week. I guarantee if you stick with that, you'll gain weight.
used to take protein shakes. didnt do a thing. tried two different types, as well. nothing
Seriously, I hate when people say they can't gain weight. All you need to do is eat more, simple as that. Saying you already eat a lot and don't gain weight isn't an excuse.
it is when a medical condition is the cause of it. thats why i hate it when people tell me to eat more. every meal i have makes me want to throw up. i feel full and i push my stomach beyond that point
Oh, so we are to just assume you have a medical condition that apparently precludes you from eating? That certainly is vague, but better than what you were saying which is basically "I tried and it doesn't work"
sorry about that. it just feels like ive said it to so many people.
If you really do have such a medical condition though, ot seems the air force is not going to work for you anyways. Typically they aren't going to let people in when they have medical conditions that prevent their bodies from storing extra energy.
theres more to it, which is why i doubt it would be prohibitive, but im not going to bother with the wall of text that goes along with it.
It isn't about just stuffing yourself silly at every meal, you know. Snacking and such is a nice way to get around it too, as well as simply eating high-carb foods.
my meals are mainly starch based foods. gnocchi and potatos (in the form of fries, or microwaved) are the two most common foods that i eat. when its available, i snack on peanuts.
the thing i like about cycling is that compared to running, its more enjoyable because you feel like you are doing more as you are traveling faster. theres nothing like speeding down a steep hill while pedalling away like a nutter, and going over 40 km/h
ahh, but the difference between a bike (motor or human powered) and a velo is that while you ride upright on the bike, you are in a reclined position on the velo, so you cant go flying forward in a crash. even if you did, the shell would stop you. thats why, for the time being, you dont need a helmet with them.
unfortunately, the drawback to these beasts is that they are expensive. it costs 5 to 9 thousand euro for one, depending on what material it is made out of, and whether or not you buy power assist (ie, electric motor).
and yeah, good point on the crashing thing. with these machines, there is a higher tolerance to crashing. while a motorbike can knock you off if something hits you and you love balance, the three wheels of a velo will keep you from rolling over easily. however, because the shell is made of thin fiberglass (anything stronger and it will be too heavy...they are already 25+ kilos), it will only act as a cushion. there are plenty of reports of velos being totaled, but saving the riders life because of it, but at 100+ km/h, it might be a different story. still at those speeds, unless you dont notice a thing, which is highly unlikely, you would be braking long before you have a fatal crash, and braking on a velo is much more effective than on a motorbike, because it is lighter, and the brakes are allowed to be more powerful (because you dont go flying in a strong braking).
that would depend how steep the hill is, though. also, i have no way of telling what the specific speeds were, other than that i was going faster than cars that were (supposedly) traveling at the speed limit, which was 30 in that zone (you think australian limits are bad?)
agreed. i believe endurance is much more useful for everyday applications...certainly helps me when i missed a bus by a few seconds. screw that! im not waiting half an hour for the next one. ill chase the damn bus down to the next stop
roy, not everyone is the same. what works for one person will not always work for another person. hell, the amount of food i eat (not implying its disgustingly overboard or anything) would make the average person gain a substantial amount of weight in a matter of weeks, yet i barely hover above 50 kilos.
yes, some people dont eat enough, but others might have a medical problem, or the most common problem that isnt psychological, is a high metabolism.
to tell someone to 'just eat more' is about as useful to a skinny person as 'just eat less' is to a fat person. neither is necessarily healthy, either, regardless of your weight.
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