Thanks. Nowhere near the target though. Still a long road ahead of me, but I'm ready for it.

I am around 6-1 to 6-3 feet tall and in the winter I was at around 200 pounds, I've never worn my weight well especially during 8th grade and after but I'm now at 185 pounds and that helps. I don't really care to lift weights or anything I hate lifting I don't need muscle the only thing that interests me is speed and endurance. I'd like to get to destinations quicker. So I use a rower and sometimes a treadmill. My breathing is quite atrocious but ever since I changed the way I breathe that helps a little bit.

Did that dumbell routine last night, had a healthy lunch, swam tonight and then lost it all on a plate of chips because I was hungry as [censored]. [censored] this, I'm becoming a landwhale.

If you restrict yourself to only one cheat meal a week, you're still alright.

I can eat whatever I want. I have such a high metabolism I couldn't get fat if I tried.

I hate you

A narcotic is any kind of behavior altering or numbing drug. Sometimes it refers to the illegal kind.

And here's the rule I was looking for:
So I guess if you have a license or something, you're ok after all. Otherwise...

No discussion of illegal drugs and by illegal drugs we mean anything illegal in Maryland. Posts have gone away.

Yeah, but you will also find it difficult to put on muscle, so it's a disadvantage too.

Yeah, I've noticed that. Hence the fact that I've gained less than ten pounds after three months of working out...

But I don't mind being perpetually thin-framed if it means I can eat whatever I want, whenever I want. And I haven't had any problem improving my overall endurance and stamina, so I'm still a capable guy, too.

Isn't that a bad thing since....

Oh who am I kidding, I envy you!

That's a good point. But I get quite a bit more than just motivation out of the sessions, and they're actually not that expensive. We (my wife and I) meet up twice a month, for an hour at a time. For the two of us is only $65. Currently he's teaching me to box and it's nice to be able to beat the crap out of him, with-out feeling bad.

I have the same thing. I can however gain weight but I find it rather difficult. I have some problems however which I wonder if you have aswell.

I eat alot, and I mean ALOT (I know some guys here know that already..). But I have problems getting enough energy when I go working out. My body isn't very sparse when it comes to using the energy it gets in a useful manner, so basically I eat lots of food but I don't seem to get sufficient energy to last me long enough. Is this something you're experiencing aswell, if you're working out that is? After running I usually get really hungry and have to compensate for the energy I've spent. I kinda feel like Luffy from One Piece.

Oh, and I usually only do running and football, no weightlifting and stuff.

I never knew this, and we talk alot in the Skype thread

Everyone in the Skype group knows..

Maybe I need to spend more time on Skype

Yes you do.

So what I was saying earlier, I basically have to have a personal feast before going on a long run or something, which kinda svcks. I want to know if there is any way for me to get enough energy without having to eat a massive meal, and if I'm the only one who have it that way.

I would suggest eating a lot of carbs the night before. It usually helps me run better in the morning.

I eat a lot too, especially after performing strenuous activities. But just a few months ago I did get winded rather easily. My solution was to begin a comprehensive yet simple five-day workout routine. As I said earlier, I haven't put on much weight in three months but regular iron pumping has done wonders to my personal stamina and I don't get tired nearly so easily any more.

I've also gotten taller. An extra inch or two was all I needed to break the six foot barrier.

I see we're talking about diets so I have something pretty weird to share. You see I used to eat quite a lot for most of my life, often vitamin-rich fruits and the result is that I've grown rather tall for my age group. However, recently I've noticed that no matter how much exercise I get I don't really feel hungry. Most days I'll have no more food than the rough equivalent of an omelet and a salad (not a lot for a 185 lb, 6"2 person). Should I be worried about this?

I don't really eat alot during the evenings or the hours before bed, I might give it a try though if I'm certain I'll be out running the next morning.

I'll be honest and say I've been kinda lazy lately, maybe I just need to get my body in-form and it'll will overall improve.

Congrats on breaking the six foot barrier, I wish I could grow some more too but that's highly unlikely. Stuck at 5' 5½" and I don't expect to grow any taller. That's why I've dedicated my body to being decent at pace, agility and endurance, rather than strength.

Sweeping generalizations are almost always wrong, weight can be factored by previous injuries not everyone is in the right condition to do things might not have full range of motion ect.
As for a week, I've been weight lifting consistently for 5 years and I still find uses for the 10 pounders. Have used them as work horses for high reps but they're great for working on form when I'm trying to incorporate a new or unfamiliar move I want to add to my routine.
Also over the years I've found I can't go a few days or a week without losing some shape if I don't do anything I won't be able to do a full work out I'll have way less reps and sets and it's just torture getting back into form. If I don't feel like working out I can just cheat and grab the 10s and do something quick and easy and it is usually enough to keep me toned/firmed up for when I'm ready to start up again.

Ha, so that's how those assorted shapes and weights of dumbells got into my home gym. Technically I got a gym membership there it's very exclusive. Wouldn't want to work out anywhere else since I get to do it barefooted.

My only exercise is boxing which I think is a far more exiting way of staying in shape than lifting weights or using gym equipment, it is hard to find sparring partners my size though, 6'5'' 90kg so I can only properly spar a couple of people.

I made the generalisation because it is pretty easy to do so when we're talking about 10lbs. Not factoring in disabilities, injuries, or endurance training, you will neither grow bigger or stronger with 10lbs dumbbells. I can see using them for some shoulder exercises as a warmup, but otherwise, no one has grown from lifting 10lbs. Or as Hulk said in the Avengers movie "Puny Weights!". Well, something like that.

Also, and this is only because it's a pet peeve of mine, there is no such thing as toning up muscles - not through exercise at least. It's a myth. You can only 'tone' (i.e. lose body fat) your body through a caloric deficit. When working out, you will either grow in strength or size (size or strength gain), to different extents in both, or you don't grow at all. That's the only way one can 'tone', by losing body fat and putting on muscle, or for anyone whose not a veteran in lifting weights, it's not really possible to do both simultaneously(unless you're a newbie making what are called newbie gains). So you either bulk or cut, not tone. Toning is usually used in the context of doing high repetitions (20+) to somehow remove fat and tone the muscle - pure broscience.

I'm sure you know this, since you've been working out for 5 years, but other people may not.