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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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Deleted member 30609
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Calorie/nutrient counter apps were really useful for me. My Fitness Pal, for example, tallies all the nutritional information you provide it with a graphs it for you. It pretty simple, in theory, but in practice is goes a long way in demonstrating what foods do "good things" for your totals, what foods provide good nutrients versus the amount of calories they provide, and so on. You pick up a bunch of information just by playing around and adding different foods on a whim, which supplements advice people will give you in threads like this (or in your own further reading) really, really nicely.
Avoiding certain foods "just cause they're bad" is effective for a while, but ultimately seeing how foods effect your daily totals is a really nice bonus that can help make it real. Obviously, you'll eventually want to know why your body needs certain things rather than accepting it at face value, but it's all stuff you can learn incrementally. Bite off what you can chew to start with, so to speak.
Damn didn't think of it like that. my house is always stocked with your typical "American snacks" (dunno what to call em). Oreos, chocolate, chips, goldfish , stuff like that. So its tough not to grab that stuff here and there but that's what I am doing now. Harder than I thought for sure and I don't know what to eat. Just gonna make chicken breasts...my go too when I don't know whats good for me. In the process of learning more about proper nutrition, got a few books.
So, this guy's recipes are amazing -- http://dhftns.com/
I made 2kg of his slow cooked italian chicken today (http://dhftns.com/italian-slow-cooked-chicken-recipe-low-fathigh-protein/#comments) and it's absolutely delicious. I've tried a few of his dessert recipes, too - they taste great and they're easy to make.
Highly recommended.
I made 2kg of his slow cooked italian chicken today (http://dhftns.com/italian-slow-cooked-chicken-recipe-low-fathigh-protein/#comments) and it's absolutely delicious. I've tried a few of his dessert recipes, too - they taste great and they're easy to make.
Highly recommended.
My advice? Go through your pantry and toss all that shit.
Ha I wish, not really up to me though. I'll keep my new stuff in its own cabinet at least, try to avoid everything else.
ReadingRambo
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You are where most of us who've had to lose a lot of weight have been. I remember thinking, "holy shit, everything I've been told about food is wrong, everything I thought I knew was wrong".
The big misconceptions:
Fat makes you fat.
Eating a lot of whole grains is good for you.
Butter gave Paula Dean diabetes.
Too many eggs is bad for your cholesterol.
Eat lots of fruit!
All of these are wrong in their own ways.
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Deleted member 30609
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don't obsess over the millilitres and teaspoons to start with, approach it from the "I just want to see what the broad nutritional value of what I'm eating" perspective.
I'd recommend not jumping from 1500 cal diet to 3000 cal diet over night. Take some time to adjust. Ramp up the calories little bit at a time.
Also you need to find what is the right calorie amount for you to bulk up. Jumping straight to some arbitrary number isn't the best way to do it.
theytookourjobz
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Snatched 75 and 80kg, missed 83. Clean and jerked 95 and 100kg, missed 105. Shoulda woulda coulda tweaked my attempts to get the 400# total I wanted but it's still 5kg more than I totaled at my first meet in March, so I can't be too upset.
http://youtu.be/ud6URSg3bvk
http://youtu.be/ud6URSg3bvk
LMAO, if FitGAF is ever in the same city we need to roll up on a Planet Fitness and fuck shit up. I'd have leopard print parachute pants on, a fanny pack, tie dyed tank top and red bandanna on, I'd make sure to scream "UPPPPPPPPPPPP" anytime someone is doing a rep.
Just got back from the gym, did legs and since I only do my back once a week now I did some lat pulldowns and pullovers in the machine and I felt that mind/muscle connection on the pullover machine. Did a 4030 tempo and my lats were on fire by the 3rd set and nearly ready to quit even though I was using less weight than I normally do.
Went to get something to eat and some older Italian dude said I looked like I was wearing shoulder pads, asked me if I played football and said I looked like Shawn Merriman. That's the 4th different person that has said Merriman to me, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing considering how much roids he was on.
Went to get something to eat and some older Italian dude said I looked like I was wearing shoulder pads, asked me if I played football and said I looked like Shawn Merriman. That's the 4th different person that has said Merriman to me, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing considering how much roids he was on.
Well hell. 6.9 on my A1C. My new meter must be down 15 or so pts. I forgot to check when the nurse drew my blood for the test.
Good news is I'm up 9lbs since I last saw him, body fat % remained the same so that sounds about right. A little high on my A1C but trying to get the perfect glucose levels while not going too low or too high on my daily carb while trying to bulk up isn't as easy as I thought it would be. It is but it isn't. But now I know where I sit and I have my daily logs of nutrition intake so I can make small adjustments as needed.
Not exactly perfect but I can work with it. 6.9 is still acceptable on a bulk but I can do better. Just need to tweak a few numbers and really watch my schedule.
Gonna ask the doc for an extra script of test strips and lancets. I'm going to monitor more often to help get my schedule down.
Good news is I'm up 9lbs since I last saw him, body fat % remained the same so that sounds about right. A little high on my A1C but trying to get the perfect glucose levels while not going too low or too high on my daily carb while trying to bulk up isn't as easy as I thought it would be. It is but it isn't. But now I know where I sit and I have my daily logs of nutrition intake so I can make small adjustments as needed.
Not exactly perfect but I can work with it. 6.9 is still acceptable on a bulk but I can do better. Just need to tweak a few numbers and really watch my schedule.
Gonna ask the doc for an extra script of test strips and lancets. I'm going to monitor more often to help get my schedule down.
Always a good thing imo.
On a related note, I wish I could look like I do with a pump. Indefinitely.
Only ever had one guy accuse me of steroid use, I was flattered at first but then I started seeing red as he persisted....insisted that there was no way that I was and he was laughing.
Gonna have to try this, I often do this with my yogurt of choice(carbmaster cinnabun)
I know fruit is said to be really good with cottage cheese, I love pineapple. The two together just seems so foreign to me though haha
Tried it, delicious.
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Badass, progress is progress!
Shawne's a woman beater though.
Man, I wish I could walk around with a pump all day, somebody needs to come up with a drug for that. That dude was mad he couldn't get the same results as you, people with bad genetics always accuse everyone else of roid use. Someone asked me where to get some from, I told him all natural and I was nearly too much of a cheapskate to use Whey.
No shoes, with board under heels for max skwatting pleasure
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Lifted finally...
Did some balls to the mat back squats, ~4-5 inches off the floor for a good hip flexor stretch... which are sore now. Got up to 110kg rows but dropped back down to 90 and 100kg x8s, just weak source right now. That was all since I was busy cooking with the new Broil King BBQ... skipped RDL and CGBP maybe do those tomorrow.
Hopefully I stay consistent...
LOL
That is so brolic.
Did some balls to the mat back squats, ~4-5 inches off the floor for a good hip flexor stretch... which are sore now. Got up to 110kg rows but dropped back down to 90 and 100kg x8s, just weak source right now. That was all since I was busy cooking with the new Broil King BBQ... skipped RDL and CGBP maybe do those tomorrow.
Hopefully I stay consistent...
LOL
That is so brolic.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
That guy doesn't know wtf he's talking about. It's a mobility/flexibility issue and can be fixed. Hell a wider stance would probably rectify it. You could probably also do dynamic stretching/mobility work right before squatting and be completely able to hit depth.
Yep, hard work is frowned upon and the excuses flow like welfare checks.
Used to, now I use weightlifting shoes, you should look into them. I still front squat in vibrams though (which is basically barefoot).
I'd be so down for this.
We could do this in Buffalo, like half this thread seems to be from or around there.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
My twin brother is up there too. I'll be up there next year.
Party pooper.
In & Out burger, send me some.
I know :/
I'm there in spirit doe
I'll email you a double double animal style
FitGAF: The first thing we think of in Vegas is In & Out Burger.
*Terrorist fist bump*
Petrie, I haven't had an In & Out burger in 5 years, that's pretty much all I think of when it comes to anything West of the Mississippi river.
I used to think the same way, then it sort of dawned on me that literally NO ONE cares. Sure, I'm not a big muscular guy, but why should that matter? I'm just here to lift.
I really should eat more due to the fact that one is 4 miles from my house. I forget our eastern brothers don't have this luxury. Next cheat day is already booked full of 2 double doubles and 2 singles!
Five Guys is the best we get here. Love those cajun fries though.
Zebb's is great if I'm willing to do a sit-down though.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I just realized something. Wtf happened to mr.City!?!
Why not do it with cables?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I just recently had my BP/HR done (this week) for my pre training class I'm about to take for work.
BP was 117 over 71 and my resting heart rate was like 76 and that was after taking green tea extract (and the rest of my "pills") 30 minutes prior, so not sure if that effected anything.
I'm also 32 years old 5 foot 8 and weight 230lbs.
It's likely there isn't one. They're a rare piece of machinery. I've only ever seen one in god knows how many gyms I've visited.
BlueScrote
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When I first started working out I did that looking for a dip/pullup assist machine. I ended up walking right past it like three times before realizing what I was looking at.
a carb is a carb, doesn't matter where it comes from, Glycemic Index be damned if you're doing iifym.
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A More Normal Bird
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Warning: Off-topic rant of debatable quality below.
This quote is in the opening of Starting Strength:
-Robert Heinlein said:
Now obviously specialisation is the backbone of most major economies/societies in the world today, but I think that as a personal philosophy this (somewhat hyperbolic) quote has merit. I myself am quite left-wing, but it really annoys me when people are judged and stereotyped for their interests and abilities, and often it's the leftist types who call anyone who lifts a meathead or look down on anyone who values practicality; which is odd, because the underlying principles of self-sufficiency and determination often have a lot in common with their ideology. It's the same form of crude generalisation they decry when conservatives apply it to academics and those in the arts. If having a degree in the humanities or environmental convictions doesn't make you a wishy-washy, unrealistic weakling, nor does scraping your shins on the bar make you a tren-bloated bullock.
When I was in Cali last year, the only thing my wife and I ate for dinner was fast food that we couldn't find in the East Coast.
Good Times!!!
They'd know my name if I had an In & Out near me, you need to take advantage of that!
SuperAndroid17
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Second week into my IF , I kind of want to shred more fat.
I'm doing 1300 cal a day , 3x gym a week. 3 mile jog on off days ( Fasted )
Would it hurt to hit the gym 4-5 times a week?
I'm doing 1300 cal a day , 3x gym a week. 3 mile jog on off days ( Fasted )
Would it hurt to hit the gym 4-5 times a week?
1300 calories a day seems like starvation mode IMO. The lowest I'd go is 2000 calories, and I weigh 150lbs...
How much do you weigh?
SuperAndroid17
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roosters93
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You've got to be patient and take it slow otherwise you're gonna lose plenty of muscle along with fat.
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