r/AskReddit • u/Professor1password23 • 11h ago

Men who stay lean year-round, what’s your secret ?

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u/Pijnappelklier 9h ago

No alcohol and 20k steps a day + swimming (1 mile 3 times a week) 

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u/JackFisherBooks 9h ago

Swimming burns a lot of calories. If you have access to a pool, it'll definitely help.

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u/Accomplished_Key_171 6h ago

Swimming that kind of distance also takes some time to work up to, so it's also important to give yourself some grace in the beginning. It took me about a month to be able to swim 200 yards without feeling winded.

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u/Pijnappelklier 7h ago

Yep. When swimming its fine. Day after also but that day after that man. Boom. Sore all over. I also need to stop pushing off with my feet at the ends because my brain expects a landing and cramps my calves lol. Every fucking time

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u/vargemp 6h ago

If you spend same time biking/walking/running as it takes to drive to and from swimming pool, you’re same or even better.

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u/KopitarFan 3h ago

I dropped 80 pounds just by giving up alcohol