I ordered 2 boxes today and they threw in 12 single serving pouches of their super overpriced protein powder for free. Can't wait to try them.
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I ordered 2 boxes today and they threw in 12 single serving pouches of their super overpriced protein powder for free. Can't wait to try them.
I've done both, I was on keto for 2 years straight. I looked much different but you get used to it and don't notice it.
But on carb cycling where it fluctuates a lot day to day it is way more noticeable.
I mean, if it didn't have an effect, competitors wouldn't carb load hours before a comp but I'm sure it can vary person to person.
Spiritreaver
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It is definitely a much more noticeable thing while cycling.
Honestly I never look or feel different except when I'm bloated from carb intake. Maybe it does vary from person to person, *shrugs*. Carb loading/depletion for competitions is a completely different environment though. I don't think an average person should be concerned with looking "flat".
EDIT:
Keto:
Carbs:
My fat ass now.
Spiritreaver
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I have missed the Fedex guy two days in a row. I'm pissed. All I want is some milk chocolate goodness.
On another note, I'm going to start meal prepping. Never done it before, but cooking each meal has started to become a chore now that I'm a lot busier.
How often do you guys do it? Every week? 2-3 days? Day? How do you store them?
On another note, I'm going to start meal prepping. Never done it before, but cooking each meal has started to become a chore now that I'm a lot busier.
How often do you guys do it? Every week? 2-3 days? Day? How do you store them?
I got my MRI results. I haven't yet talked with a doctor about them but my physiotherapist said that I have at least two discs that are fractured from the inside and one central 4 mm herniation. There was also some other stuff that she couldn't really understand. I will meet with the doc next Monday and will know more then. I don't have permission to do any leg related exercises or stretches. Extremely frustrating.
On the bright side, I haven't been in pain for some time because my leg is partially numb. We are most likely going to start some medication to fix that since it isn't particularly healthy. Also I will be sending my graduating thesis to university press tomorrow and get it out of my hands.
Oh and why is Zoe banned?
Cookies are bad like that.
You look absolutely gorgeous though.
Also that thing is huge. Insane.
Oh and good luck with the competition! So excited about that!
On the bright side, I haven't been in pain for some time because my leg is partially numb. We are most likely going to start some medication to fix that since it isn't particularly healthy. Also I will be sending my graduating thesis to university press tomorrow and get it out of my hands.
Oh and why is Zoe banned?
Well, those photos just made my day so...
Lol to your gateaway drug.Measured 8% today. Seeing definition in my legs now which is great. I had a total diet relapse/breakdown the other night and pigged out on a 1200 calorie meal at like 10pm. First time that's happened. I had a single cookie and it was like a shark smelling blood. Oh well.
Cookies are bad like that.You look absolutely gorgeous though.
That is one great looking back.
Starting to notice some back gains after my max effort upper body day. Worked up to a 300 lb paused close grip bench and followed up with paused incline, dips, pull ups, and rear delt flys.
Hahah, I am in some twisted way quite happy to hear I am not the only potential lobster in here. I have managed to convince myself that there is nothing wrong with being pale.
Damn Brolic, you look so different without the facial hair and those lost pounds.
Also that thing is huge. Insane.
Oh and good luck with the competition! So excited about that!
I might be asking too much, but can you do a review after you have tried them out? I generally love mint chocolate, but I would love to know your lads opinions before ordering them.
Your photos are always so motivational and I love your attitude... even if I wouldn't really call you a fat ass.It is definitely a much more noticeable thing while cycling.
Honestly I never look or feel different except when I'm bloated from carb intake. Maybe it does vary from person to person, *shrugs*. Carb loading/depletion for competitions is a completely different environment though. I don't think an average person should be concerned with looking "flat".
EDIT:
Keto:
Carbs:
My fat ass now.
Oooooooh! ^_^Thought I'd join the selfie train and show my summer progress:
Down to a healthy 165lbs and stronger than ever.
Psychotext
Member
I usually make a week worth of a few different recipes then throw them in the freezer. No set schedule, usually when I think I'm running low or have a bit of spare time.
FallingEdge
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It is definitely a much more noticeable thing while cycling.
Honestly I never look or feel different except when I'm bloated from carb intake. Maybe it does vary from person to person, *shrugs*. Carb loading/depletion for competitions is a completely different environment though. I don't think an average person should be concerned with looking "flat".
EDIT:
Keto:
Carbs:
My fat ass now.
We aren't average brah.
Spiritreaver
Member
Sadetar. <3 I try. I just want everyone to be happy and reach their goals.
I just want everyone to be happy and reach their goals. You all certainly aren't! You've all been doing pretty amazing things in here lately.
You look awesome in all the pics dude. Keep up the good work. I've been doing meal prep for a long time now, but keep in mind, i eat the exact same thing everyday. I eat for macros but the food ends up delicious anyway.
Depending on the food, if it can be frozen, i do very large batches. Anywhere from 5-15 days worth at a time, put 2-3 days worth in the fridge, rest in freezer. All portion controlled of course. If it does not freeze well, i do 3-4 days worth at a time. I stick with stuff i can freeze tho.
Hope you're back up and running soon, but damn, sounds frustrating.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Any update on this?
Psychotext
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I am fairly sure you don't only try - being adorable is also quite natural state of being for you. <3Sadetar. <3 I try.
You all certainly aren't! You've all been doing pretty amazing things in here lately.
Awww, thanks Bish. I am sure I will be getting better soon, I have already decided I will.
And yeah, I have also decided it is a matter of decision...
entremet
Member
Looks like he broke it.
I usually prep my food depending on the food I'm eating. Turkey and chicken is usually done for every 3-4 days along with sweet potatoes. If I'm doing rice though that it's always done the day of along with omelets.
On Saturday, I cook a week's worth of rice and chicken breast and four day's worth of food. Then on Wednesday, I cook three day's worth of food. I store them in the refrigerator since it's only a few days.
mdsfx
Member
That was so fucking awesome to watch. One day... one day i will make it past 2 plates and on to 3.
I'm not going to lie day old rice is horrible... Jasmine rice even more so for whatever reason.
FallingEdge
Member
Don't put it in the fridge. I make a few portions to last a few days and just leave it in the rice cooker. Throw a little bit of water and warm it back up in the rice cooker. Tastes great.
I can see that. I could make rice every day in the rice cooker but it's more time efficient to do it all at once. I haven't been eating for taste for the last four to five months though.
On another note: I can't get over EliteFTS' (and even other website's) outrageous shipping prices. I want to buy the orange resistance band but the shipping is $10.05 via UPS. The USPS priority mail small flat rate box is only $5.95 and a band can easily fit into there. I don't understand.
Cro-Magnon
Member
Could anybody anticipate what's it about? I can't play a video right now, and I don't see the title
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A More Normal Bird
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Neither. My guess is proof that carbs cause bloating, poor gains, slow lockouts on deads and racism.
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Starts with Ignoring the Guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU
Got a heart rate monitor. So is this good or bad? I did P90 Sculpt with 4 kg dumbbells.
Heart Rate Max: 171; Avg: 140
Also looking for a correct way to measure body fat %age. Can anyone please help me with that? Are online calculators correct? Should I buy the callipers? Or go for bioelectrical one?
Heart Rate Max: 171; Avg: 140
Also looking for a correct way to measure body fat %age. Can anyone please help me with that? Are online calculators correct? Should I buy the callipers? Or go for bioelectrical one?
ldcommando
Banned
Lmao
Started low and upped the dosage little by little. You will know when to stop.
Arrowgigantic
Member
If you want an accurate BF%, you need to do hydrostatic weighing (or a DEXA scan but that's more expensive and not that much more accurate).
Otherwise you might as well just compare yourself to pictures of people in different BF% ranges, it's as accurate as other methods, which is to say not very, but it's certainly very cheap. Calipers are inaccurate. The Bod Pod is inaccurate. Bioelectric is super inaccurate.
If you're near a major city, there's usually somebody who has a truck that's like a mobile hydrostatic weighing facility touring around all the Crossfit gyms in case there's anyone who can hobble up the folding steps.
mdsfx
Member
From everything I've read, and I know that's only saying so much, calipers are much more accurate than most other "home" methods, but it boils down to consistency. Taking measurements at the same locations using the same amount of skin fold each time. I also take 5-6 measurements at each location and average them, but the numbers are almost always consistent.
Psychoward
Banned
Cross posting from r/fitness because my thread got deleted because "it didn't follow the rules" or something. Oh well. Looking to build muscle/gain weight. I'm 6'1"-ish, 138 pounds and 18 years old. I have Crohn's disease which strongly affects my metabolism and weight gain. I don't want to go super in-depth in to counting calories and all that, but I do want to start looking less stick-ish. Would 3 standard meals + snacks be enough for this eating wise?
For an actual exercise routine I was thinking of using http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=155009423 in addition to swimming and/or abs once or twice a week (got the workout from the sidebar's "pick a program" thing). Reason for that was because I'm not huge in to running and I'm a lifeguard so I'd like to be able to swim better obviously. Would that be enough for abs or should I be doing something in addition, if so what? For at least the first week of the gym I'd go with my brother or a friend because I have no real idea what I'm doing.
Any advice or criticism? I'm not expecting or want huge gains or anything, I'd just like to be able to fill out clothes better and not look like I came out of a prison camp. Thanks everyone!
Also to give more info on my current lifting situation, I struggle benching the bar more than twice. So.
Also I have flat feet and have no idea how that will affect anything but I figured I throw that in there as well
For an actual exercise routine I was thinking of using http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=155009423 in addition to swimming and/or abs once or twice a week (got the workout from the sidebar's "pick a program" thing). Reason for that was because I'm not huge in to running and I'm a lifeguard so I'd like to be able to swim better obviously. Would that be enough for abs or should I be doing something in addition, if so what? For at least the first week of the gym I'd go with my brother or a friend because I have no real idea what I'm doing.
Any advice or criticism? I'm not expecting or want huge gains or anything, I'd just like to be able to fill out clothes better and not look like I came out of a prison camp. Thanks everyone!
Also to give more info on my current lifting situation, I struggle benching the bar more than twice. So.
Also I have flat feet and have no idea how that will affect anything but I figured I throw that in there as well
mdsfx
Member
...but that's exactly what matters. if you don't eat enough and hit your macros, your time in the gym will be for almost nothing. Bite the bullet and start counting. I promise, it's not difficult.
I should also add that both when I wanted to gain weight last year and when i wanted to shed fat more recently, I wasn't seeing any progress until I started logging my food. As soon as I did, everything changed. It makes such an incredible difference.
Diet is everything.
Download the "my fitness pal" app, enter your basic info and target goal weight, and start logging food. It remembers everything you've entered, so you never have to search for something twice. It takes me less than a minute to log any given meal.
Monitor your progress and adjust your calorie and macro intake accordingly.
Rogue only charges $4.95 for shipping a band; if you buy three shipping is free.
mdsfx
Member
They are cheap and will give you a decent ballpark. They are not 100% by any means. BUT, they are great for measuring progress.
I hope so. The online calculators are dammn confusing. I played with them a bit and the results were making no sense.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
230lbs on the dot with weigh in tomorrow. Should be absolutely no problem.
You've hit the sweet spot.
That sucks. I just dealt with this and it caused me to not lift for about 6 months. I could barely even walk at some points. My left leg had absolutely no reflex and was numb. It's a long road back but just take your time and do it right.
Psychoward
Banned
Alright fine, but I don't know what my desired weight should be, just more. I also want to put on muscle though as well. And for eating/gym/cardio, what should be the order or does it not really matter?
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
Has anyone ever told you your serratus (serratae? seratii?) are ridiculous? Did you actually do anything specific for them or are they just a by-product of all that mass?
Depends on timing, usually eating comes last just for practical reasons, you don't want an upset stomach while you're trying to work out. If you want to do weights & cardio immediately back to back do the cardio at the end so you don't use up too much energy before trying to lift heavy objects that can injure you if you don't respect them.
By cardio I don't mean 5-10 minutes on a machine to get some blood pumping & warm up your joints, that's fine. I'm talking longer sessions at higher intensities where burning calories/increasing fitness is the goal.
mdsfx
Member
Well start with whatever goal you want. Maybe an additional 10lbs? A pound of bodyweight is approximately 3500 calories (correct me if I'm wrong please), so maybe aim for an additional 3500 calories above your maintenance calories each week (an extra 500 calories per day) which will get you to your 10lb goal in 10 weeks.
I think the app does this for you based on activity level. Just be honest when selecting how active you are.
Also, I'm a huge advocate of cardio in general for overall health, but when trying to gain weight it works against you by burning calories fairly quickly. Focus on strength training mostly and if you do cardio, make sure to account for calories lost by eating more. You want to stay in a caloric surplus to gain weight.
FYI - I am no pro. Just giving advice based on experience and limited research, but that doesn't mean it's completely sound. Someone chime in if you can help.
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
Dude 1 to 1.5lbs of that a week will end up as fat. A pound a week is more than enough to be maximizing muscle gains
mdsfx
Member
Thanks for clarifying! Will edit my post.
GamePnoy74
Member
My lifting has me gaining a little weight and running slower lately...oh well, I guess that's the price you pay for TEH GAINZ, yo.
Plan right now is to get all TEH GAINZ I can until early July, then I shift towards marathon training for Chicago in October.
Plan right now is to get all TEH GAINZ I can until early July, then I shift towards marathon training for Chicago in October.
I'm neither fast or strong lol
I'm aware of that. However from Rogue Fitness the black band is $24.75, with the $4.95 shipping, it's $29.70. From EliteFTS, it's $26.97 total.
Edit: Potentially cheaper with Rogue if their product info was detailing the resistance range in pounds. EliteFTS and Iron Woody bands show it. The only way I'm able to compare the bands with Rogue Fitness is the dimensions of the bands and even that is flaky.
Iron Woody Green band: 1.75" and 50-120# resistance
EliteFTS Orange band: 1.13" and 56.8-124.9# resistance
Rogue Green band: 1.13" and 65# resistance
Rogue Black band: 1.75" and 100# resistance.
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
I'm so used to Amazon free shipping that its painful to buy from anywhere else. I just bit the bullet the few times I've ordered from EliteFTS.
manfestival
Member
I see you over there with them gains
No kidding.
Think I'll just bite the bullet and buy the grey (not the orange anymore) band from EliteFTS for $30.30 total. It's slightly cheaper shipping it to NYC but I'm not back home for another three months.
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