Why are soldiers losing weight in the army? How to lose weight quickly and for a long time. Exercise and proper nutrition

Modern men do not really care about their food when there are so many tempting ways to have a good snack around: buy fast food, order pizza, or buy sausage in dough at a local stall. Yes, and in stores, it is usually not healthy food that is attracted, but one that is bright and seductive, like chips, crackers and other not very healthy products. Therefore, men began to look not quite as they should: someone is very thin, and someone is too fat.

Many guys go to the army not only to fulfill their duty to the state, but also to become a man. Skinny guys often ask: “ How to gain weight in the army? ". If you figure it out, then it is not as difficult as it seems, you just need to figure out what the male body needs to build muscle mass.

How to quickly gain weight in the army

The modern army has long been improved, as well as its nutrition. It has become much more varied and of better quality. The main secret of a quick set of muscle mass in the army is to observe the diet and physical activity. Since the army does not let it cool off, the main conditions will be maintained with an accuracy of the minute. In addition, there will be control, which will not allow yourself to be pitied and lazy.

The main thing is to follow the schedule:

• 6 am - get up. Dress quickly and immediately go to morning exercises;
• charging takes about 40 minutes. Usually you run a lot and run about three kilometers in 15 minutes. To increase the load, you can use ankle boots, but these are not particularly comfortable running shoes, so it is better to purchase weights on your feet. It is necessary to take weights weighing 700 grams. Morning exercises include push-ups, pull-ups, load on the abdominal muscles;

Important! The body needs to get used to heavy loads and the fact that it needs to build muscle mass, so it must store energy.

• after charging, water procedures;
• breakfast. Usually, porridge and meat are included in the morning diet. Porridge can be any. They also give an omelet or egg, a little butter, cheese, tea or coffee with sugar, a little bread;
• after breakfast the usual military affairs;
• lunch at 13.00. For the first, they give something liquid - soup, borsch, etc. The second is pasta, mashed potatoes, porridge and meat. Vegetable salad and bread;
• 4 days a week after lunch, classes are held, 3 times a week the same physical activity program as in the morning exercise;
• dinner at 19.00. Usually they give some kind of porridge or pasta with fish. Bread, flour product and tea with sugar, plus a small piece of butter.

If you look at food, then it mainly contains proteins and carbohydrates. And these are the most important elements for gaining muscle mass. This is very important, because just after a workout, it is necessary to consume protein food in 20-30 minutes, and just cereals, meat and eggs are saturated with protein, which is so necessary for normal muscle growth. After all, it is after training that protein is very well absorbed and goes into the set of muscle mass, and not into body fat.

Exercise and proper nutrition

Exercise is very important for gaining muscle mass. It would seem that those who want to lose weight go in for sports, however, if you understand the nuances, you can see completely different results. Exercise is known to stimulate muscle growth and testosterone production in men.

When a man plays sports, he actively burns fat mass and builds muscle. But for muscle growth, you need to consume enough protein so that the muscles can grow normally. It is impossible to eat at random, because if you eat everything, then this can lead to stretching of the stomach and the formation of excess fat in the body. Here it is necessary to eat properly and in a balanced way, then the weight will immediately go up, and the thin guy will begin to turn into a real man.

The army diet allows you to consume a sufficient amount of protein and carbohydrates, and a well-oiled regimen is also an important condition for gaining weight. In the army, a soldier is supposed to eat about 4,300 kilocalories a day, which is much more than the average person's norm.

Interesting to know! The norm for a man with an active lifestyle at the age of 20 to 30 years is 3000 calories, and at the age of 30 to 50 years - 2800-3000 calories.

In any case, you can be sure that the soldiers' diet does not contain particularly fatty fried foods, various artificial additives and preservatives - this is proper nutrition that does not allow excess fat to be deposited in the body. And the effect will not be long in coming. According to underweight employees, they quickly get rid of thinness and acquire a masculine appearance. It literally takes 4 months. But sometimes it happens that the first few months the guy starts to dump everything. Do not be alarmed, the body is not yet accustomed to such a regime and is being rebuilt, and soon the weight will go on gaining.

Basic principles for gaining weight

There are certain principles that help a guy to mature and achieve good physical shape:

• meals must be regular! There are no problems with this in the army, everything is calculated by the minute;
• nutrition should be balanced and correct. It is imperative that the food contains carbohydrates, which give energy to a young fighter, proteins for building muscle tissue and, of course, fiber and dairy products. In the army, there are no problems with this, because, as mentioned above, there is a fairly balanced diet that will help to gain weight;
• drink plenty of fluids. You need to drink at least 1.5 liters per day;
• the whole regime of proper nutrition must be supported by good physical activity. Without them, muscles will not grow, since proteins consumed with food must be directed in the right direction;
• give the body a rest, sleep at least 8 hours a day.

Having figured it out, how to gain mass in the army, you can see that this is not so difficult, especially since this practice can be quite easily applied at home.

I went to serve right after leaving school, because I did not go where I wanted to study. At first I was upset, and then I thought: I’ll serve, and I don’t have to think about it like other guys. In addition, it seemed to me that a young man who had gone through the army was treated differently, more respectfully than those who were not there. Serve only a year - time will pass quickly.

Farewell to recruits on the platform before boarding the car is an unforgettable sight. Guys respectfully shake hands and slap on the shoulder, girls touchingly hug and barely hold back tears. When a crowd of people comes to see you off, you immediately understand how many friends you have: against this background, everything becomes somehow easier. It is, of course, much more difficult to part with my parents, especially my mother, of course: you just know how they will worry about me. And about the separation from your beloved girl you shouldn't even talk - here everything is clear to everyone at once.

My first impression was not positive: we got on the train, the commander assigned the seats. Some guy just, apparently out of excitement, forgot where his place was and asked the major, and he asked: "Are you still, bespectacled, idiot, will you create problems for me?" I immediately thought I was "hit": the guy was insulted two times at a time! What will happen next? Then some nimble guy from "ours" ran through the car and said: "The major needs to" do a clearing. "

We immediately thought that we would have to give away the food that our parents gave us for the journey, but no: I just had to set the table. I was not sorry for my food, but somehow it became a little unpleasant. Then I saw how, before leaving the car, the guys gave the food given to them by their parents, the conductors, and they willingly took it. The boys, as they say, "unloaded", but I think they would need something if they were hungry later. I didn’t give anything - my mother cooked! - and then shared with the others: no one seemed superfluous.

The first months of service were difficult, despite the fact that before the army I was involved in sports and got used to physical activity. It was especially hard and uncomfortable in the field, when it was raining in the fall and we spent the night in tents, and during the day there was an intense exercise. At first I thought: how can I stand it? But every day it became easier and easier. I gradually got used to it, and further service did not seem so difficult.

We didn't have any hazing. The only moment: when it was necessary to withdraw money from the card (two thousand rubles were transferred to it per month), then it was necessary to ask those who had been in the army for several months. We, newcomers, were not allowed out of the barracks anywhere. And some guys took a “commission” for themselves, that is, they did not give all the money. But then we already knew who was honest and who was not, and, accordingly, turned to the first. Then everything became freer for us, although during the year of service I was on leave only once.

We were allowed to use mobile communications in a very limited amount, even my mother could be called no more than once a week or two. We handed over the telephones to the commanders, although I heard that in some units the guys are even allowed to sit on VKontakte! For some reason, in the army, I wanted to receive letters that people wrote to each other before, that is, by hand, sealed in an envelope. I asked my mother to send me just such, and she wrote, but for some reason, not all of them reached it.

In the army, I put on nine kilograms, but when I returned to civilian life, I dropped them, and quickly and somehow by itself. In general, an interesting observation: the thin in the army get fat, and the fat ones lose weight. The latter are, probably, from exertion, and the first - because the food is still regular, not some "snacks" there. The food was good: for breakfast there could be porridge, or even pasta with a cutlet, tea. For lunch - soup, for example, pea soup, borscht; the second - let's say, buckwheat with meat, and the third - let's say, compote, fruit drink. No one left the dining room hungry.

From my own experience, I can say that a man with hands in the army has something to do between exercises. For example, I was sewing a uniform, sewing towels and pillowcases, and one day I accidentally saw that there was a hole on the flag on the parade ground! I said this and they allowed me to sew it up. And so they built the road, and painted the fences, and trimmed the bushes. The commanders were mostly normal, adequate people - I can't complain about anyone.

From my point of view, a lot depends on the command. Recently I learned from a friend who lives in the south that a 19-year-old conscript soldier escaped from the military town. For more than a week they searched for him all over the district, and in the end they found him hanged next to the unit, not far from the monastery. They say that colleagues have done it. The young man was the son of some high rank, it was as if he was bullied for this, and not only morally. Where were the officers looking? Someone, of course, will be punished, but the guy cannot be returned.

With me, only one tragedy occurred in our unit: the soldier shot himself because of the girl. He was dressed, and we had mobile phones in the dress. He called her, and she said that she had found another, and he, without thinking twice, shot himself, since he also had a weapon with him. The guy is very sorry, but first of all we must think about the parents, what it will be like for them to lose their son! I think it's just silly to shoot over a girl who could not stand even a year of separation. Such a girl, in any case, would not be faithful and would still cheat. Ahead is the whole life, the realization of plans, the fulfillment of hopes - it's not like lying in a coffin at such a young age, burying all dreams, and not seeing anything else.

I know that not all guys want to serve in the army. A friend of mine chose alternative civilian service, not because he was a coward and a weakling, but because he considered himself a staunch supporter of pacifist beliefs. In addition, he was convinced that violations of basic human rights were not uncommon in the Russian army. He collected the necessary documents, submitted an application and went to the commission. The first time he was refused, he appealed and got his way. It is curious that in the first commission there was only one military man, and the rest were civilians, and mostly women. And for some reason it was they who were against his decision.

I believe that if a young man does not want to join the army, then there is no need to force him... The point is not about "sloping", but about "alternative". Not everyone is psychologically ready to hold a weapon in their hands, someone is entirely focused on creation and, with any manifestation of violence, falls into a stupor. I do not agree with the statement: he who has not served is not a man. ”Each person should have the right to choose. In the end, you can benefit your homeland by working either at the post office, or as an orderly in a hospital - I've heard that guys who choose an alternative service are most often sent there. And you have to serve there longer - not a year, but two.

I returned home in uniform - I put it on on purpose to appear to my family and friends. They almost greeted me with posters, a whole holiday was arranged! Later, my mother told me how many tears she shed and how much she worried. I marked each day on the calendar and counted how much was left. At any time, for mothers to send their son into the army is, of course, a big test. Dad was very proud of me and told all his acquaintances: a son from the army came! And with my girlfriend, I hope, the feelings have only grown stronger. After the army, I took a walk, rested, and now I am studying in absentia at a technical school and working. I think that serving in the army is still not a waste of time, but a new and somewhat useful experience.

I, like any "overweight person", have tried a lot of weight loss methods. Mine differs from many similar stories in that:
- I managed to do it in two different ways;
- I will give specific advice on how to lose a lot and for a long time;
- I am a physiologist.

To begin with, a brief background of the question.

Up to 7-8 years old, I differed from my peers by excessive thinness and I can't even say exactly when I "recovered". I think by the time I was 6th grade I began to perceive myself as a little too fat. Since then, I have regularly increased the gap from the ideal weight, and by the time I joined the army, I weighed 97 kg with a height of 182 cm. This did not particularly affect my figure, sports form or psyche. within 1-2 months I lost 27 kg and kept this weight for five years after the service. Then it turned out that every five years my weight jumped by five kg. Judging by my clothes, it was exactly a leap, but before moving to the United States, I kept quite a decent shape. Further, the process went uncontrollably.

I don’t think I’ve become much less active in the US. Among scientists and in St. Petersburg, he is not very active. On the other hand, I had to work 5 times more simply for the lack of any reason not to work. I had to keep my brain "in good shape", and I did it with the help of coffee and chocolate. It is possible that the work stress was supplemented by the action of some kind of hormones that are stuffed with cheap American food and something that caused an eerie change in me (perhaps the defoliants that are used to water cotton fields in Texas from airplanes). Anyway, 6 years ago my weight reached 115 kg. After lifting weights while moving to Washington, I began to feel pain in my back and realized that something urgently needed to be done. Up to this point, I have actually tried only 2 methods: 2-3-day fasting and psychological self-training. Fasting helped only the first time. Quite quickly, my body "understood" what was threatening it, and prepared in advance for the scheduled day of the start of fasting, and then began to save energy as efficiently as possible. Once again, I decided to take something more radical and went on a road gym... Expensive is a very important characteristic, because having paid "big money" for an annual (to save money!) Subscription, you understand that the more often you go there, the cheaper a single visit will cost you. In addition, I tried to eat only organic food, which I could not afford before, but looking ahead I will say that this approach does not give a noticeable effect on the figure.

To begin with, I decided to work out for one hour, but to the point of exhaustion: 30 minutes on a treadmill at the maximum speed possible for me, and the same amount on weight machines; twice a week one hour after dinner (there was simply no other time). The first 2-3 months of one-hour classes only increased my physical capabilities, but the weight did not decrease. The body did not want to "open the bins". And then it dawned on me: I would deceive my body and force it to switch to burning its reserves, as he already did once, when I got to serve in the army. To do this, I had to force my body to believe that hard times had already come, but the feeling of hunger was not enough for this.

I decided to starve for three days with physical activity on the second evening. This was supposed to force the body out of the energy conservation mode and force it to start spending its reserves. Physiologically, this "exit" is associated with a drop in blood glucose levels and the transition to their synthesis from fats. This switch can be achieved with vigorous physical activity for 45 minutes, but then, with my hour of training, I had only 15 minutes to burn stocks. Fasting in this case was supposed to prepare the body for this switch by minimizing the amount of carbohydrates in the blood as much as possible and putting the body in front of the need to switch to its reserves. The last impetus was to be given by physical activity, which my body did not expect from me.

The first result shocked me. During one session of such "fasting" I lost about 3 kg. To celebrate, I repeated the experiment a week later and again lost 3 kg almost only on the third day of fasting. My joy knew no bounds. I was almost sure that I understood how to force the body to get rid of reserves "for a rainy day", arranging its semblance (there is nothing, but you have to work). Unfortunately, two subsequent sessions allowed me to lose only 1 kg. The organism again realized that it was being fooled. It was interesting to observe this non-interaction between the intellect and the body. Unfortunately, the intellect is sometimes on the side of the soul, then the body. Or, rather, in the latter case, the body simply suppresses it, leaving only instincts ...

Although 7 kg was not bad for a start, it was necessary to change something else, and I decided on a diet under the strict supervision of my wife (she is also a biologist). We have chosen two diets. The first one - Atkins (without carbohydrates) - is very tough, and even a healthy organism will not last long on it. Therefore, we limited ourselves to three weeks. Then I switched to a mixture of the Atkins diet and the South Beach diet, which I followed until the weight stopped losing. That is, about 6 months with the same physical activity (until "I can't", and then a little more, for an hour twice a week). By this time, I had lost another 15 kg and looked so decent that I decided to experiment with a weakening of the diet. Over the next 8 months, I gained about 1 kg, which indicated a significant sustainability of the effect. At this time, a little foreseen event happened - my wife became pregnant and completely ceased to control my diet. With the birth of my daughter, my wife was not at all up to me and had to give up the diet. I switched to regular "pasture" and slowly began to gain weight. For a year and a half I regained the weight that I had lost with such difficulty, but my mood improved dramatically. The body is happy ... Now I am thinking how to deceive it again ...

So, the main thing for losing weight is to switch the body to utilize fats. This cannot be done as long as there is a lot of glucose in the blood. Glucose is removed either by intense exercise for 40-45 minutes, or by fasting. Sweet and starchy foods add glucose.

The main thing in my method is to make the body believe that it should not store fat in the same quantities, since it is needed for glucose synthesis now. If the body rebuilds, then it will be for a long time, otherwise the success will be temporary.

Recipes for sustainable weight loss (only for healthy people!):

1. Quick way(weight loss up to 10 kg without recovery):
Once a week, a 2-3-day fast (you can drink coffee and tea, but everything is not sweet). On the second evening, an hour-long physical activity with exercises on various muscle groups according to the principle "as much as I can, plus a little more" (this principle is the main feature here). Repeat for no more than three weeks in a row. You can try again after 2-3 weeks.

2. The slower but more powerful way weight loss to the desired:
Two weeks diet