Football season is coming up.  I have an amazing chance at penn state if I can get through this season more productive and injury free.  Now I recently had a big training set back I had pnuemonia and a blood bacteria infection.  I need to drop alot of weight like 40 pounds before this season.  Mind you I dont need 40 pounds of muscle.  I am going back to the weightroom soon I have just never been in such a big ditch.  Tell me better ways to gain muscle and lose the weight
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While you are at the gym try riding the Elliptical Trainer you will lose Fat and Gain muscle at the same time depending on the level you use. You will see results quickly.
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Hey man, we like brothers. I am not exactly skinny, I'm about 170-180lbs. I was on my school's rec. basketball team. I didn't miss one practice. It was fun. I would join and see how it's like. It doesn't matter how much you weigh. Look at Robert Traylor. He was a big man and he played in the NBA for the Cavs. He's a free agent now, but it doesn't matter. He still played the game, and he was successful. If you love the game, then have fun playing it. I'm 13 and in middle school and next year, I'll be going to my high school, and I plan on joining the Fottball team, the basketball team, and the baseball team. I even plan on joining the track team for shotput and discus. All because I love playing sports. I'm a very competitive person. So, join you're basketball team, and DON'T QUIT IT IF YOU JOIN. If you quit, you'll be picked on for quitting and wasting the team's time. So if you feel that you can do it, than join and do it. Best wishes man! PEACE!
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I am in the same predicament you are in. My doctor is telling me stuff I already know and i have no will power. like tonight i ate 3 bags of m&ms and a king sized twix but i will start tomorrow a new and try not to eat that crap.  what I do is excersice with a friend always because if I didnt i would do it. Its motivation. and I use a smaller plate so it can look full for the eyes and when I cook I only cook enough for 1 serving so when I want some more its none so I have to drink water to get full. Yeah, sometimes I dont always follow my rules but I wake up everyday and try again and harder. I havent weighed myself in a while because when i do and see that I have lost weight, my mind goes " what are you doing? lets eat more" and i gain it back but the best thing is to Wake up everyday and start brand new each day. if you break a day, its ok, try again. What I have learned is to not stop eating what you eat(as long if its not too much junk)just eat less of it. and excercise like crazy. oh, I also have been eating alot of fruits. I really dont like all the fruit thats available to me locally but i eat what i like apples, oranges, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, i just eat a different one a day.its called food rotating. Lucky with my job, one of my clients love to walk so 2 days out the week i have a good walk and my other client has to excercise more, so i motivate her by excercising with her and get strength training incorparated into those days. oh, i try to eat at least 6 times a day. breakfast lunch and dinner and 3 snacks but i dont always succeed, but i am losing weight, something i am doing is right because i can feel it in my feet and legs and sides where my bra is. hey, if you want a person to talk to about your days to give you motivation to keep trying im here for you sweety. so good luck. if you want to eat fast foods, try nuggets instead of burgers. and eat tacos. the whole point is to burn more calories than  you eat. good luck.
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My sister dropped out of her running team in the university because of back injury. Yours sounds very similar to the problem she had. Stop running for now so you don't make matters worse for yourself. You must go to a doctor to rule out serious injury. And if it happens to be a bad one, you have to be treated for it so future years are not in suffering. Get to yoga classes to strenghthen your back later on. Tell your physical trainer / coach / advisor and seek the best available avenue to get relief from this pain. If they just look at you as a lost case on the field, gather inner strength and go to your parents. Please do tell them. I hope they are supportive. Take care. Good wishes to a speedy recovery and back to the same old you!
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If you keep going to the gym as much as you are now (5 times a week is great) and eachtime you go to the gym workout for an hour and make sure your doing an activity that makes you sweat and puff (a cardio workout- like jogging or fast walking on the treadmill or the bike) for half an hour and then do strength training (lifting weights and sit-ups, push-ups etc)for the other half you will be well on your way to getting into shape. Of course the other half of losing weight is watching what you eat. Try to have smaller portians than you usually do at every meal and make sure your plate has more vegetables than anything else.. have a handful of protein at every meal (fish, chicken, lean meat) and only have 2-3 serves of carbs a day (have brown bread, rice, pasta or potatoes.. 1 serve is a slice of bread or a cup of rice/pasta). Also every time you feel thirsty have a cup of water, dont drink soda or even juice (juice is healthy but has lots of calories.. 1 glass a day is okay though). Its all a matter of saying to yourself 'I am a healthy person, i dont like junk food anymore'!\nI have lost 30 pounds over the last year by doing this and am now 130 and feel fantastic!\nIf you do that, and educate yourself on what is good or bad to eat you will definately be fit and ready to martial arts in about 6 months. 2-3 pounds is a good amount to lose each week.. i know you want to lose it quickly, but its not easy and the weight wont just drop off, you have to work for it! Good luck, you really can do it, and in October this year you will be 130 pounds!
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Last year I wanted to get fit and ironically it was the most difficult year I have had for keeping weight off.  This year I finished grad school, moved, and attended a couple funerals and weddings and it was a challenge to keep on top of fitness.  This year I would definately like to slim down but also make some new friends where I live and make an effort to keep in touch with a few of my old ones.  Good luck with yours!  Happy Holidays!
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6 days a week in the weight room.\nMonday Heavy day, Thursday do the same thing but medium weight and 4 sets of 10-12\n incline bench with dumbbells 4 sets of 5-8\nflys if you got a full gym do cable crossovers 4 sets of 5-8\nseated bench press 4 sets of 5-8\nTuesday, 4 sets of 5-8 Heavy friday 4 sets of 10-12 medium\nbent over one handed dumbbell row\nSeated row machine\nreverse incline fly with dumbbells\nWednesday, 4 sets of 5-8 heavy, Saturday 4 sets 10- 12 medium\nMilitary press\nArnold press\nLat raise \nSide lat raise\nSquats\nLeg press \nCalf raise 4 sets of 60 toes straight for 20 toes out for 20 toes in for 20.\nleg curl leg extension.\nRest on sunday.\nM-W-F\nquarter mile jog\nstretch\nfoot exercises like you do in practice.\nPatriot run like suicides in basketball but full field do at least 4\nThen stretch.\nspend time with your coaches ask them if they will help you train ask for the play book ask for game films. make sure they see you working. If you don't start right off the bat. you need to own special teams. become a leader always step in to play any position in practice. Football camps are great to. Ask your coaches if there is any alumni tight ends that could help you. It's going to be tough but it will pay off any questions Email me at Irsc68@hotmail.com
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It sounds like both coaches are allowing you to play, but one is worried about injury, and that is not dumb.  I happen to on the coaches with this one.  Coaches want to win and I'm sure they'd love to have you on team if you can help them win.  During 6th grade youth football, I played Left Tackle and blocked for a Female Quaterback that led our team to the league championship.\n\nIf you have really want to play football you should try out.  I would first weigh all the factors though.  You would almost undoubtedly have more success at other sports, especially at a high school/college/professional level playing for a women's team.  Unless you are exceptionally big or strong for being a female, you will be at a high risk for injury, as is any male would be.  We had a great running back in youth football but he weighed only about 120 pounds and broke his leg- twice.  Also, one position women fair well at is kicker... do you have some talent there?  In high school, a lot of gals can be competitive as a kicker.  Much harder to be competitive at any other position though.\n\nMost girls who play football either play at a pre-high school level or are in a unique situation (either physically huge and athletic for a female or have a strong leg and become a kicker).  Always exceptions though.
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stab the first and second string QBs in their throwing arm. lol had to say it but for real you gotta push for reps and when your on the sidelines play catch alot and go nice and far apart to show off your arm. and if you are young then you should get your shot soon. try askin coach for a receivers slot and then ask for a wr pass play. there are many ways to impress the coaches you can find a lot of oppurtunities
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I would go talk to the football coach and tell him this, then over the summer work on getting in shape, he might be able to tell you some workouts to do.  Unless the coach is a total ass he will be glad to see you want to be on the team and will be impressed if you work hard over the summer to make it.  If he is an ass, well you wouldn't want to be on the team anyways then.  \n\nfor the asthma, there are many NFL players that have it.  I would also talk to your doctor to see if he has any suggestions for you.  \n\ngood luck!
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I have a lot of experience with this. You do want to lift weights but i would recommend only one body part at a time when you lift and nothing too heavy. You want to maintain muscle you have without sacrificing your basketball game recovering from a hard workout. Make sure when you lift it is a couple days before a game so you have time to recover. Nothing is the worst than having your jumpshot fall a foot short evertime because your arms or back is tired from overtraining!
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Obviously you've got to work out hard and make sure youre in shape for the start of the season. Strength and conditioning are essential for the O line. I'm assuming you already know that however. What I would suggest focusing on is working on your first step or your ability to get off the ball. If you can explode off the ball and get into the d-lineman before he gets to you, you'll dominate consistently. Strength is important as a lineman, but quickness and leverage are more important. In addition to your regular running and work-outs, I would suggest jump roping and jumping squat thrusts (they're like regular squat thrusts only you jump when you come up instead of just standing.) Id also suggest trying this; Find a brick or cement/concrete wall. Take some sidewalk chalk (or anything you can wash off) and draw a line to represent the abdomen/chest area of a d-lineman. Get down in your stance and work on firing off the ball and staying low, shooting up hands first into the wall. Do this over and over to increase your speed and to get used to staying low. OH, be careful not to hurt your wrists when you go into the wall. The last thing you want to do is break your wrist a month before training starts  lol. You may want to also consider wearing what boxers call "bag gloves." They're gloves that cover the back of your hand and your back knuckles so you don't rip your hands up on a heavy bag, or in this case, the wall. Other than that, just give it all you've got. If you go 100% and don't dog it during practice, the coaches will notice, and it will impress them. Hope it helps, and good luck bro.
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you shouldn't be on the same workout plan for over six weeks, for starters. you need to periodize your routine, change it up at least every 4 weeks. that will not only keep it more interesting, but it will also force your muscles to grow more, because if you're doing the same thing for 6 weeks at a time, your muscles have long since adapted & are not being challenged, and therefore are not growing. if you're trying to gain weight, have you tried a lean bulking diet? if not let me know & I will be more than happy to send you one that I've put people on & they've had great success (I've never done it simply because I've never tried to bulk, being a female, I just don't want to do that personally). Also, what kind of routine do you normally do???
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well a diet like salads and shit?\nfor football players i suggest eating more and working out just as much as u need.. start lifting weights for like 3 to 4 hours a day, whatever gets you sore in the mourning.
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Its easy, follow a nice meal plan, do cardio, maybe some weights.\n\nLifting heavy is what gives you mass, if you lift to burn calories, but not gain muscle mass you will be fine.\n\nI wrote a book explaining how to lose 20lbs in 30 days. It may be of good use to you\ncheck it out or email me for ?'s\nemail matt@realfitnessresults.com
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The first two guys are right on.  For your age a specific diet won't help much.  I would always eat pasta or potatos before a game, meat and whole milk after.  The complex carbs in pasta and starches are a dense energy source.  If your games are in the morning or afternoon, eat them the night before.  If they're in the evening, eat them for lunch.  Protein and fat will help you recover.  A good multi-vitamin will also help.  When you're a Junior or Senior you can start thinking about supplements.\n\nAs for workouts, don't lift weights too much.  You sound like you're in good shape already.  When you're 15 or 16 start a moderate lower body routine.  Don't ignore your calf's, this is where you get agility.  Again, when you're a Junior or Senior, you can start an intense full-body routine.\n\nBut your best bet is to attend as many camps as your parents will allow.  They're lots of fun and you will learn & burn like never before.  If your parents can afford it, get a "private" coach.  I live in Minnesota and there are a few hockey gyms here that have former coaches training guys as young as 6 years old.  When I was younger, I was lucky enough to train under my neighbor Doug Woog and a family friend.... Phil Housley!  Because of him, I made 2nd line Varsity my freshman year.\n\nI can't stress enough the importance of a good coach.  A private one will teach you techniques that others will be learning in college.\n\nI know it sounds silly, but PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!\n\nGood Luck!
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--- ok lets get this straight ----\nyou are 5'6 tall\n and 14 years old so that means you should not be weight lifting heavy weights that you can only max out on 1 rep do light weights and do 15 reps with the weight you can do.. if you overload and do to much weight it will shrink your growth plate.. (which means your bones would not get bigger and you wont get taller) i am not a big fan of bench press either but if i were you i would do triceps pulldown because that gives you power to push people out the way.  If you have strong legs and a strong tricep then you will dominate. \n\nPositions Not To Go For\n\nTight End- Most tight ends are over 6 feet \nRunning back- most RB run a 4.5- 4.7 forty time\nWR - most receivers are tall and really fast\nO - Line / D - Line - They are the strongest people on the team and usually over 6 feet and really big weight around 230- 290 pounds\n\nPositions To Go For\n\nFull Back - You have strong legs and can keep feet diving and you can block\nLinebacker - Run good for a linebacker be at 210 pounds by next year and run same 40 you will dominate\nQB if -- you can throw the ball really good + if you are starting varsity qb you will get all the girls after you ;)\n\n\noh and that guy under me jmanjman47 is a complete retard im sure he never played football before in his life and has never even tuched the wieghts in his life (sad nerd) if you want to take his advice go ahead and then you wont grow an inch.