**This is the LAST POST so if you are a complainer that is out of shape..do yourself a favor and read this.
Body Fat Percentages
Start: 9.5%
Current: 7.5%
Goal: 6.5%
Food Costs
Before: $10-$13 per day
After: $6.42 per day
**Warning Long Read Ahead...!**
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Alas, "Way of the Sub" has come to a premature end (That's what she said...) But there is good reason for it's early closure and good news for all you students out there as well. No I did not give up or crack under stress, simply put the questions of my mission have been answered and so there was no reason to continue.
The reason I created "Way of the Sub" was to find practical/frugal methods of fighting off the infamous Freshman 15. I'm my personal training endeavors I found that TIME, MONEY, and LACK OF HEALTHY MEAL ALTERNATIVES were the main hindrances to getting fit for the average college student or lingering graduates.
I personally overcame my own Freshman 30 (and then some) through rigorous training/willpower so I saw everyone's excuses as what they were...mere lazy excuses for lack of time management. But instead of grilling the broke hopeless masses, I decided to "live in their shoes" and burn off the extra fat as the typical "poor and busy student" by doing the following...
1. Spending 1 hour or less on exercise a day (because students "don't have time") 2. Finding a fast/healthy/cheap meal alternative on campus (because all food on campus = burritos, pizzas, and all you can eat dorm food) 3. Spending absolutely NO MONEY on exercise equipment or gyms (more for the lingering grads who have no money)
And so "Way of the Sub" was born.
Now the average man in the U.S. (which is th fattest nation in the world by the way) has 14%-18% body fat. I however STARTED thies project at 9.5% which is much lower than the average man. And if you recall, lowering your body fat becomes exponentially harder the lower you get. In essence I was already in shape, so trying to get from 9.5% to 6.5% using the restrictions mentioned above in a month is borderline impossible and unnecessary. If I were to put this in terms of school it would look like this...
I already have an "A" in the class, but now i'm shooting for an "A+" by studying less, purposely getting less sleep, and taking midterms with your non dominant hand.
Is it possible? Perhaps with some insane willpower and determination. Is it practical? No. Honestly I did this just for fun and the fun factor wore down pretty quickly. Yet I still managed to get to 7.5%, which is over halfway to the goal in only 2 weeks (which was half the allotted time).
Also the 2nd week I only went out to exercise twice (ONLY 2 workouts in a week!??!...yes!)
People may attribute these results to the fact that I have a job that requires a lot of walking. Yes I was averaging around 16 miles a day walking around at whole foods (10-12 on slow days and 20 on busy days). But after testing a couple undergrads on an average day. I found that in a 8-10 hour span they walk ~10 miles if they don't take the bus. Just by walking around a lot and eating right YOU TOO can achieve great results.
Anyway back to the point, if an already fit person can accomplish the extremely hard task of becoming even more fit by doing the bare minimum... An average college student/lingering graduate can EASILY get back into shape with all the resources they ACTUALLY have.
In conclusion, people that say that getting healthy is a priority but can't do it...YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES. If you think you're busy, then you CHOOSE to make yourself busy. NOBODY is forcing you to take 19 credits, work a job, volunteer, serve church, do extra circulars clubs, party/play late, study, and get into shape at the same time. So before you start whining or start blabbing excuses get your priorities straight and make a conscious decision to become fit.
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So back to the premise..
1. Is only eating subway healthy?
-Yes
-There were no negative impacts or any type of uncomfortable feelings while on the subway diet. People may argue that the food at subway isn't fresh, but neither is any of the other food at restaurants on campus or at your local bulk grocer (like mejier).
2. If subway is indeed healthy, isn't eating healthy or subway all the time way more expensive in general?
-No
-Eating at subway took $4-$7 off my daily expenditure on food. $5 footlongs are MONEY
3. I would get back into shape but I can't afford a gym membership, is it possible to still bulk up and get fit without spending ANY money?
-Yes
-I lowered my body fat percentage by 2% in a little over 2 weeks just doing calisthenics and running, and spending minimal time working out.
***With that said, a final training video will be posted in the future but as for way of the sub, I'm finished. Thanks everyone for support, interest, curiosity, and hate.
