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So /fit/. I'm 5'8", male and 190 pounds and I want to slowly firm up. I'm thinking of the following:

Work my way up to 40 pull ups a day (currently I can do 3 in sequence, 3 times a day).
100 chin ups (currently doing around 7 sequentially 4-5 times a day)
200 push ups
200 sit ups
2 hour high-endurance bike ride every other day
1 hour on the total gym every other other day

My food intake is at a minimum since I'm rarely hungry. I normally eat a small lunch consisting of a soup and a small dinner that I make myself. I will also start fixing more healthy dinners with ingredients from the health food store (it's cheaper any way).

I have high stamina, I just seem to have a little pudge (mostly in my upper legs and ass) that I just can't seem to shake.

My only caveat is that I'm addicted to two things that I have daily. One is a 16oz energy drink that I have first thing in the morning, and second is a beer at night before I go to bed. That's probably about 500 calories a day in beverage that I don't need (but I really really really want).

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>> Anonymous
>Work my way up to 40 pull ups a day (currently I can do 3 in sequence, 3 times a day).
>100 chin ups (currently doing around 7 sequentially 4-5 times a day)
>200 push ups
>200 sit ups

Stop that shit. You're doing nothing but tearing up your muscles. Start doing weighted everything. You should only be able to do five reps if you wanna gain strength. Endurance comes naturally with strength training, along with greater bone density, an improved central nervous system, myofibular hypertrophy ( the good kind ) Add some goddamn squats. Pistol squats and one armed pushups are a good transition.
REQUIRED READING-
http://stronglifts.com/for-the-last-time-strength-training-improves-cardiovascular-fitness/

>2 hour high-endurance bike ride every other day

Do High Intensity interval training, it's just as good for endurance as what your doing.
REQUIRED READING
-http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/step_up/index.php/2008/01/31/reality-check/
http://stronglifts.com/cardiovascular-fitness-aerobic-or-anaerobic-exercise/

>1 hour on the total gym every other other day

Just stop that.

> My food intake is at a minimum since I'm rarely hungry. I normally eat a small lunch consisting of a soup and a small dinner that I make myself. I will also start fixing more healthy dinners with ingredients from the health food store (it's cheaper any way).

MORE PROTEIN.
REQUIRED READING-
http://stronglifts.com/strongliftscoms-10-nutrition-rules-for-building-muscle-losing-fat-getting-str
onger/

>My only caveat is that I'm addicted to two things that I have daily. One is a 16oz energy drink that I have first thing in the morning, and second is a beer at night before I go to bed. That's probably about 500 calories a day in beverage that I don't need (but I really really really want).

Drop one then, for now at least.
>> Anonymous
>>202123

>Endurance comes naturally with strength training

wat
>> Anonymous
>>202123

>Stop that shit. You're doing nothing but tearing up your muscles.

wat
>> Anonymous
>>202123

You guys are just as cultlike as the Crossfitters
>> Anonymous
>>202129

>http://stronglifts.com/for-the-last-time-strength-training-improves-cardiovascular-fitness/
>More Strength is More Endurance. If you can Squat 130lbs/60kg for 5×5, you can Squat 40kg for 20 reps. Increase your Squat to 220lbs/100kg for 5×5, and you can Squat 130lbs/60kg for 20 reps.

>>202131

You are just basically tearing your muscles down and rebuilding them with what he's doing. No substantial gains in anything.
>> Anonymous
>>202139

You have a noobish understanding of physiology
>> Anonymous
>>202143

>http://stronglifts.com/for-the-last-time-strength-training-improves-cardiovascular-fitness/
>You may have never thought of it, but every athletic endurance endeavor is really nothing more than a series of submaximal efforts.

You really need to start stating a counter argument instead of making little quips. This isn't middle school, you need to argue like an adult.
>> Anonymous
OP here... I'm so confused. I make a post asking for some basic help and it breaks out into an internet pissing match. None of the above posts are mine, by the way.
>> Anonymous
OP again: So let me get this straight. 5 reps of chin ups and pull ups for the entire day? That seems very little. Maybe you can clear this up for me?
>> Anonymous
>>202169
5 sets of 5 reps.