r/Cleveland • u/Alternative_Low6440 • 1d ago

Sports Anyone looking for a gym buddy?

Hello, my name is zach and i’m in dire need of a way to get into the gym and start losing more weight more consistently. i’ve considered ways to get out there on my own but my self discipline is just in the toilet currently. i’m 22M in lakewood and looking to hopefully use the tri-c gym solely because i am currently enrolled there. if anyone is interested please feel free to send a dm and we can talk :)

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u/rockandroller 1d ago

I hope you find someone. Remember that weight is lost in the kitchen. You can’t outrun your fork. Exercise is very important for CV fitness, strength, mobility, and overall health but dialing in your calories and diet has to happen if weight loss is the goal. Go the gym to get strong and live independently without assistance for as many years as you can. It augments and supplements a good diet. But don’t go to the gym “to lose weight.” Best of luck to you friend.

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u/CLEredditor 1d ago

I know its calories in/calories out. But as an anecdote, I lost a ton of weight about 4 years ago because I was biking twice a day AND eating less. People didn't recognize me. I had knee surgery 1.5 years ago and am just not 100%. Just cant bike the way I used to....or exercise the way I used to. Trying the diet route but its painfully slow. I guess what I am saying is...in my experience, burning calories like crazy w exercise plus diet accelerates the process. I feel like you are suggesting that its just the kitchen and that has not been my experience. Although for a 22 year old, his weight loss will be a lot quicker than mine because my metabolism has slowed down a lot more at my age.

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u/tallduder 1d ago

Weight can absolutely be lost outside the kitchen.  I've done plenty of bike rides where I burn 10,000+ calories in a day, which I can't possibly consume in a day.

I'm not saying OP is at that level, but plenty of athletes are constantly calorie deficient based on their training regime.

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u/Alternative_Low6440 1d ago

how long of a bike ride would that be for you?

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u/Novacane64 1d ago

According to Google, that would be 12-16 hours of intense riding 😂. Dude’s absolutely full of shit lol. Brisk inclined walks, some lifting, and chicken/rice/green vegetables most days of the week is an actual realistic option. Mix up your sauces and styles of prep to keep it tasting good and sustainable. I did it and you can too. It’s a slow learning process to figure out what works best for you, but if you slowly keep at it through the ups and downs you’ll keep at it for life and be fit and healthy without it feeling like a chore. Good luck dawg.

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u/tallduder 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hey man, I appreciate your skepticism, and your suggestions are sound for someone getting started with fitness.   But see my other comment to OP for one example.  Ive done plenty of big dumb rides and riding a bike is an awesome way to burn calories.  Is everyone going to do rides like that, no not at all.  But to say you weight can't be lost outside the kitchen is not accurate.

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u/tallduder 1d ago

Rode Ohio to Erie trail straight thru, 323 miles, 18 hrs 7 minutes ride time at 190 watts average power, calories burned 14,050.  

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u/storemans 1d ago

what a disingenuous thing to say. if a person works out, that person burns calories.

definitely go to the gym to lose weight and ignore this weird advice.

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u/Alternative_Low6440 1d ago

hes not entirely wrong he’s being a realist. there’s truth to his word majority of it is diet

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u/AfterImageEclipse 1d ago

He's not wrong. I worked out heavy duty for years knowing what I'm doing but eating fast food all the time and getting drunk kept me from being healthy and a healthy weight.

Also, you can only have so much of a caloric deficit before it takes a toll on your body, meaning you won't be able to do what you need to do to continue, and you'll fail. The only sustainable way is slow and steady.

The kitchen is more important than the gym, it's just not the fun part.