what's your fitness level?? do you exercise?

[omiya]

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Do you take the time to exercise, watch your diet while being a medical student?
If you do, please share your regiments. If you don't, please share your thoughts.
Thanks!!!

 

[KECKington]

Do you take the time to exercise, watch your diet while being a medical student?
If you do, please share your regiments. If you don't, please share your thoughts.
Thanks!!!

I lift weights (1.5 hrs) 6x a week, playbasketball (4hrs) 1x a week. I eat healthily --chicken/rice/veggies/fruit 6 days a week and on the 7th day I eat what ever i want. Primarily pizza and ice cream all day as well as eatig out

all this equals = one super hot medical student (me)😍

 

[Dedikated2liftn]

Avatar says it all..

 

[Mr. Tee]

I lift weights (1.5 hrs) 6x a week, playbasketball (4hrs) 1x a week. I eat healthily --chicken/rice/veggies/fruit 6 days a week and on the 7th day I eat what ever i want. Primarily pizza and ice cream all day as well as eatig out

all this equals = one super hot medical student (me)😍

Yeah right the 7th day pigging out kills it. Just think of the results you could achieve if you didn't do that.

Offseason: Lift ~5 days/week (high intensity) for 60-90 minutes/day, minimal cardio
Cutting phase: same weight training, 20-30 min/day cardio for 5 days/week

It takes up alot of valuable time.

 

[87138]

Yeah right the 7th day pigging out kills it. Just think of the results you could achieve if you didn't do that.

Eh, cheat days are always "controversial." You either roll with that philosophy, or you don't. For some, it helps them stay sane. And if you're bulking, it's less of a sin.

Anyway, I've been big into bodybuilding for several years. In undergrad it was manageable (all the weightlifting/cardio and all the meticulous eating) and it's been fine the last two years I've been working, but I'm concerned that lifestyle will take a big hit in med school next year, and especially 3rd/4th years and beyond.

Any opinions on the subject from you guys already in the trenches? I'm not nearly as anal about my diet as I used to be (although still very clean), but it's still a factor, as is of course the loads of time spent working out.

 

[ZagDoc]

Diet kind of suffers the most just because when I get lazy the motivation to cook is one of the first things to go so I settle for easier but less healthy alternatives (mainly dinner).

But on most weeks, I find time to lift about an hour and a half 3 times a week and run 4 miles 3 times a week. Not going to be winning any bodybuilding awards or 10k's anytime soon, but it keeps me fit and feeling good.

Any opinions on the subject from you guys already in the trenches? I'm not nearly as anal about my diet as I used to be (although still very clean), but it's still a factor, as is of course the loads of time spent working out.

As a former football player/sprinter, I used to be very meticulous about my diet and weight lifting regimens as well. You could probably keep up a similar level of success in medical school the first two years, but it comes at much more of a sacrifice to many (if not all) of your other free time activities. 3rd year its probably nigh impossible, for simple lack of enough hours in a day. 4th year you got punctuated periods of being very busy (elective rotations) and not busy at all (lots of time off).

Like pretty much anything else outside of academics in medical school, it comes at a balance. Personally, I maintain enough of a level of fitness to stay strong and cut, keep my six pack, and keep a pretty decent level of cardio stamina. I choose less time in the gym for more time to play guitar or watch tv or just surf the internet, simply for the sake of my sanity. Or I choose less time in the gym for more time studying (on exam weekends, etc). I guess it all comes down to what level you want to achieve. You aren't going to be able to push your training limits and honor in your classes at the same time (unless you're blessed with amazing IQ and amazing genes). But you can find a certain level of success in each that works for you.

Plus you'll find that exercise, for all its stress relieving benefits now, becomes 10X more effective at blowing off some steam in med school. Just cause theres so much stress to go around.

 

[45408]

I lift weights 2-3x a week at the gym across the street.

 

[thedelicatessen]

I oscillate between long spans of time of either hard core exercising and healthy eating and minimal exercising/healthy eating. I'm not mentally in the mood to train for a marathon like I did last year, but now I'm back to daily cardio like elliptical or running and lots of fruits and vegetables.

 

[OrnotMajestic]

I lift weights 6x a week, do spinning class for one hour 2x a week. That's about it. I'm trying to get into some sort of sensible beach body before April. No need for me to be the whale of Key West!

 

[deleted77919]

Ran all the time until I destroyed my knee. It's surprisingly tough to come up with cardio workouts that don't involve using your legs. Perhaps I should invest in a racing wheelchair . . .

 

[Blade28]

Ran all the time until I destroyed my knee. It's surprisingly tough to come up with cardio workouts that don't involve using your legs. Perhaps I should invest in a racing wheelchair . . .

How about swimming?

 

[KECKington]

Yeah right the 7th day pigging out kills it. Just think of the results you could achieve if you didn't do that.

I have an 8-pack (really 7.5pak) so dont know how much more not piggin out could do. Plus I think it helps boost my muscle gaining efforts. Also it tastes so good!

Ran all the time until I destroyed my knee. It's surprisingly tough to come up with cardio workouts that don't involve using your legs. Perhaps I should invest in a racing wheelchair . . .

I ruptured me and am back to running so I dont see why you cant get back too!

 

[thebeatblitz]

Avatar says it all..

You endorse grossly overpriced supplements?


I haven't had any problem continuing to lift through school thus far. However, I rarely spend more than an hour at the gym 4x a week.

 

[Dedikated2liftn]

You endorse grossly overpriced supplements?


I haven't had any problem continuing to lift through school thus far. However, I rarely spend more than an hour at the gym 4x a week.

No smart ***, I endorse the ideology behind the supplement.
[EDIT]

Go ahead, enlighten yourself.

 

[Timmythemic22]

When I started school in august, I was amazed at how athletic the majority of my class appeared. The stereotype of the "nerdy" or "feeble" doctor seems to becoming antiquated. Many students are marathan runners, former college athletes, or just extremely health-conscious.

I fall into the latter category (though I might consider a marathon some day). I am a reformed over-eater (fata sS) and started at 5'7" 225lbs in high school, and am now 151lbs at 25. I actually lost about 20lbs my first semester of med school though the rigors of class, less eating, and a more aerobically rigourous training schedule.

Right now I'm nursing a biceps tendonitis injury (chronic overuse, stupidity on my part), so for a month I've been doing leg weight-training and sprints to try and build my lower body a bit. I run the gamut between 4-6 days a week working out.

 

[2NeRLyFsTyLE]

I exercise about 1-2 times a week. I just go to the gym for about an hour or two, run on treadmill, lift weights, etc. But lo and behold I still need to shave off some extra pounds.

 

[Abilene85]

I'll bring the negativity to this thread: I hate exercising with a passion. My ex is a body-builder and he was all "you'll love it once you get into it...endorphins blah blah blah." Well, I worked out regularly for a few months and hated it every bit as much in the end as when I had first started. Still, I try to get to my apartment's gym every so often. Anatomy has been hell on my knees, though, so I have been hurting a bit lately. Even the elliptical has been giving me a little trouble.

 

[45408]

No smart ***, I endorse the ideology behind the supplement.

[EDIT]

Go ahead, enlighten yourself.

Hey, let us know when there's pornography in a link before you post it, okay?

 

[thegymbum]

Unfortuantely I don't get in nearly as much exercise as I did in the past, thanks to time constraints and a chronic knee injury. But I do swim a few days a week, and on some days, jog a little or do some aerobics. As for diet, I'm kind of a health nut so am big on making sure to eat healthily... lots of fruits, veggies, lean protein and whole grains and trying to stay away from junk... which can be a pain in the *** given the lack of options from the cafeteria and vending machines around campus, lol.

 

[Tiki]

I've been able to keep up with going to the gym 3-4 days a week throughout 3rd and 4th year, even during my busier rotations. If you make it a priority, you'll find the time to go.

 

[SomeDoc]

What is exercised was not specified. I exercise my brain... a lot. I've got brain-muscles. 🙂

 

[Flopotomist]

I wasn't a big excerciser before med-school, but our gym here is so beautiful, and it is so close and convenient, you can't NOT excercise!

 

[Mr. Tee]

I have an 8-pack (really 7.5pak) so dont know how much more not piggin out could do. Plus I think it helps boost my muscle gaining efforts. Also it tastes so good!

And I have a 16+ pack. Standard 8-pack plus however many serratus anterior muscles decide to show up at a given time. It's more than just having visible abs, it's also about the definition and size (and symmetry, shape, balance, blah blah etc).

I've still found time to be anal about my regimen And I see alot of the regular 3rd years lifting too so I know it doesn't get that bad overall during M3 if you set your priorities.

 

[TRAMD]

I am naturally thin and out-of-shape.

 

[Gabujabu]

Hmm, I wonder if there's a bit of self-selection going on, namely that people who exercise are more likely to both click on the thread and vote.

 

[SnowTown]

Used to run a mile and play 3~5 hrs of basketball 4~5 times a week in college... about half of that now in med school.

 

[Hayden2102]

And I have a 16+ pack. Standard 8-pack plus however many serratus anterior muscles decide to show up at a given time. It's more than just having visible abs, it's also about the definition and size (and symmetry, shape, balance, blah blah etc).

I've still found time to be anal about my regimen And I see alot of the regular 3rd years lifting too so I know it doesn't get that bad overall during M3 if you set your priorities.

How about serratus anterior and bulging intercostal muscles from years and years of singing training? What's that, 24 pack? lol

 

[thebeatblitz]

No smart ***, I endorse the ideology behind the supplement.
[EDIT]

Go ahead, enlighten yourself.

You endorse the ideology behind a multivitamin and some BCAA's? Or the "true life" storylines of anabolically-enhanced models neglecting their smoking hot girlfriends so they can pump out some more concentration curls?

If you endorse gear, I have no problem with that, I just think it's funny that you pick a marketing machine, much like MuscleTech, to stand behind. Trust me, I played D1 baseball, and they crammed that hype up our asses all day. But kudos to you for drawing inspiration from those stories; that's what they're there for.

 

[VoiceofReason]

I do both aerobic and strength building exercise religiously. I've played organized sports (lacrosse, football) for most of my life so even though those opportunities seem to be gone I still go to the gym to stay in good shape out of habit. My parents instilled good eating habits in me as well at a young age.

110/60 and pulse 50. 😛

 

[SomeDoc]

Hmm, I wonder if there's a bit of self-selection going on, namely that people who exercise are more likely to both click on the thread and vote.

That was the first thought that came to mind, and an early observation during the thread's infancy confirmed the notion.

 

[LadyWolverine]

That was the first thought that came to mind, and an early observation during the thread's infancy confirmed the notion.

Yes. Another opportunity for once-pre-med-now-med students to brag about themselves and try to one-up each other.

For the record, I have a 48-pack. I do so many Kegels that I'm lean & cut on the INSIDE.

 

[Dedikated2liftn]

You endorse the ideology behind a multivitamin and some BCAA's? Or the "true life" storylines of anabolically-enhanced models neglecting their smoking hot girlfriends so they can pump out some more concentration curls?

If you endorse gear, I have no problem with that, I just think it's funny that you pick a marketing machine, much like MuscleTech, to stand behind. Trust me, I played D1 baseball, and they crammed that hype up our asses all day. But kudos to you for drawing inspiration from those stories; that's what they're there for.

Baseball

 

[DocHeart]

I feel great when i work out and it helps me sleep

 

[Sartre79]

Baseball

If you attend Creighton, that hard physique will be nice and doughy by the end of the year. 😉

 

[omiya]

When I started this thread I didn't really think about the fact that it might be biased, that only fitness oriented people will click on the poll and post in it. Maybe that's true...hopefully not...

My point for it was the following:
I am a first year med student. I know that right now I cannot be an example of a health-minded person. I need to work out more, clean up my diet, lose some weight...I am in the process of starting to be more health-minded.
This made me look around and what I saw was that a part of our class is out of shape, smoking, eating junk, etc. I also heard a bunch of stories lately about physicians who set a wrong example by living a sedentary life style and not caring about their own health.

I think that the first thing for us as future physicians is to be able to learn how to take care of our own body first, so that we know what we are talking about when we advise our patients on living a healthy life style.

These are few questions that came to my mind:

Does every medical school have a gym?? Is it a nice gym or just bunch of machines in a tiny room with no air conditioning??

Does every medschool cafeteria offer healthy and affordable food options?

Do the medschools have clubs that offer physical activities for students?

How many schools have added lectures about obesity awareness and nutrition to their curiculum?

How many of you think that this is important?

America is infamous for the high percentage of obese people living in this country. This problem is getting worse and worse every year. Our generation of physicians will have to deal with this problem.
The first step for solving it is to start with ourselves.

What changes do you think can be made in your school to make the students more health/fitness oriented?? 😕

 

[Long Dong]

What is exercised was not specified. I exercise my brain... a lot. I've got brain-muscles. 🙂

I exercised my brain to much and now it is just mush and brain farts.

But I when I was on my derm rotations I was in the best shape of my life worked out 7days a week. Now as an intern lucky if I can get 3 days a week in.

 

[thedelicatessen]

When I started this thread I didn't really think about the fact that it might be biased, that only fitness oriented people will click on the poll and post in it. Maybe that's true...hopefully not...

My point for it was the following:
I am a first year med student. I know that right now I cannot be an example of a health-minded person. I need to work out more, clean up my diet, lose some weight...I am in the process of starting to be more health-minded.
This made me look around and what I saw was that a part of our class is out of shape, smoking, eating junk, etc. I also heard a bunch of stories lately about physicians who set a wrong example by living a sedentary life style and not caring about their own health.

I think that the first thing for us as future physicians is to be able to learn how to take care of our own body first, so that we know what we are talking about when we advise our patients on living a healthy life style.

These are few questions that came to my mind:

Does every medical school have a gym?? Is it a nice gym or just bunch of machines in a tiny room with no air conditioning??

Does every medschool cafeteria offer healthy and affordable food options?

Do the medschools have clubs that offer physical activities for students?

How many schools have added lectures about obesity awareness and nutrition to their curiculum?

How many of you think that this is important?

America is infamous for the high percentage of obese people living in this country. This problem is getting worse and worse every year. Our generation of physicians will have to deal with this problem.
The first step for solving it is to start with ourselves.

What changes do you think can be made in your school to make the students more health/fitness oriented?? 😕

Interestingly, I think the vast majority of my class is pretty healthy with few obese people and lots of activity at the gym or outdoors. My school is pretty supportive of healthy living. We do have a small but really nice gym at school, which is really cheap, but I tend to use my apartment complex's gym for proximity. I have a new appreciation for my undergrad's awesome gym now though. The cafeteria has usual cafeteria food, but we get a discount on all purchases, so the salad bar is really economical.

Perhaps there is a lot of support for good health because my school is in a region that's usually at the bottom of the quality of health rankings and the top of the obesity and cardiovascular problem rates. We have had several lectures highlighting the importance of exercise and good eating habits and the implications of not doing so, and even though I was already aware of these issues, the reinforcement is still eye-opening.

I know things change as time goes on, and not all doctors practice as they preach. I guess the important thing is to start and maintain good habits so that they stick later on. Changing habits doesn't have to be all at once; if you alter things little by little, it doesn't seem too bad.