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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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I posted a while back about high BP. Luckily I avoided meds by changing up my lifestyle a bit. Any chance you could get off the meds and try other things, or have you already tried that?
Dude, that's excellent news. Have you been RICE-ing it?????
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
mdsfx
Member
I'm currently sitting at my desk with a single shoe on, icing the bad foot with an instant cold pack I grabbed from one of our first aid kits lol
"This IS an emergency!"
It would be weird, but the reason why you don't want to do that is you don't want to unnecessarily wear the shoe down faster. There's a lot of stuff out in the streets that can damage the shoes whereas the weightlifting platforms and facilities are mostly clean.
If you're Klokov and/or can get new weightlifting shoes anytime, then sure, wear them outside of the gym.
Spiritreaver
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Whoo, glad to hear everything turned out alright mdsfx.
The big 30, so I hope this means I get my Cooter Superman gains now. Thanks buds.
Anywho, I share my birthday with two other friends, so we're all getting together tonight. Should be a good time.
Spirit, may I remind fitgaf that today is your birthday?
I think people here should wish you a very happy birthday
Man I love you guys, thanks.
The big 30, so I hope this means I get my Cooter Superman gains now. Thanks buds. Anywho, I share my birthday with two other friends, so we're all getting together tonight. Should be a good time.
Good to hear!
Hahaha good man.
Man I love you guys, thanks.
Anywho, I share my birthday with two other friends, so we're all getting together tonight. Should be a good time.
Enjoy! Life starts at 30!!
SilentSoldier
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I was on BP meds when I started my whole exercise transition. How you feel depends on what type of meds you're taking as some of them do come with the effect of feeling a bit tired while on them. It takes a bit of getting used to at first, but you'll eventually acclimate. Hopefully, with continued effort in exercising and a good diet (DASH) you could be able to get off the meds.
Unless you have a genetic predisposition to HTN regardless of how much you work out or change your diet -________-
Since I've been posting here a bit more regularly, I figured I'd post a progress pic of me right now vs. August of last year before I got started exercising. It's easy for me to get down on myself for my stalled progress the past few months or feeling like I haven't accomplished much, but looking at where I am vs. where I was and how much I've really changed is kinda cathartic. Even though I'd like to lose up to 30 more pounds and drastically reduce my body fat, the hardest part is well behind me.
That's what I'm trying now...I have room to lose another 20-30 pounds. Hoping that will do the trick.
Hoping to just change up my lifestyle so I don't have to depend on these pills. Wish me luck. I'm down 17 pounds already, want to lose another 20-30.
God Dayumm
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What did you change? My BP is a little above normal and I want to control it before it gets serious. I do cardio once a week but I still drink coffee most days
A few things that did it for me...
1). cutting back on whiskey (unfortunately). "Dark alcohols" are really bad for BP.
2). tracking my sodium intake (sort of a no brainer)
3). hibiscus tea. It's a HBP wonder drug. Give it a shot!
In addition, I eat better, do more cardio, avoid stress, meditate daily, etc. In 6-8 weeks I lowered it over 20 points and it's consistently stayed lower.
See above.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
mdsfx
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Nice!!
Using chains like that looks evil. The closer you are to completing a rep, the more chain you've picked up off the floor making the weight increase.
It looked like you had so many more in you too, which is insane.
p.s. what was with the zoom effect??
Jacksinthe
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Dude!!
Omegasquash
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It is SO god damn nice to have your own place. Congratulations, and enjoy every second. Even the work.
Especially the work.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
That's exactly it.
Lol, thanks and the zoom effect is just part of YouTube capture editing. I don't do it at all.
Yooooooooooo! Congrats!
Really, that's weird..thought it was your wife or something!
Nice try, but I know you were warping space-time to create gravitational waves that affected the reality around you.
Tyty, cage will be ordered this weekend or next week. Weights this Saturday.
Man I love you guys, thanks.
Anywho, I share my birthday with two other friends, so we're all getting together tonight. Should be a good time.
Happy birthday, buddy. Wait, you're only turning 30.
Awesome, dude. Home ownership has its headaches, but I couldn't go back to renting. Maybe when I'm old and too tired, haha. Enjoy mate!
TheOctodad
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4x2 75lbs pull ups
4x3 220lbs power cleans
2x500 meter rows at 1:27 each.
Feeling good despite the calorie drop. Saved 900 of my calories for pizza tonight, can't wait. First time I've had pizza since mid February. Still dropping about 2lbs a week.
4x3 220lbs power cleans
2x500 meter rows at 1:27 each.
Feeling good despite the calorie drop. Saved 900 of my calories for pizza tonight, can't wait. First time I've had pizza since mid February. Still dropping about 2lbs a week.
velociraptor
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Hmm for some reason I was leaner last week. I took pics and I could see my abs. Now I look fat. I'm on a cut (eating 2200 on workout days, 1500 on rest days). what's going on o_o
Should I reduce my calories?
Should I reduce my calories?
TheOctodad
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Are you weighing once a week? All I hear you saying is visually you look different, which isn't always accurate.
If not I'd probably stay the course another week and see. Water weight, sodium, etc. can make make those details vary a bit, no need to freak out after one week. You're in it for the long game. Stay consistent.
Omg, huge Craigslist score. I just happened to look and dude had just posted his ad. Got the following:
8x45 plates
2x25
4x10
8x5
4x2.5
Plate tree
Olympic curl bar
Olympic dumbbell set
Barbell clamps (2 sets)
Lat pulldown bar
And I think that's it, might be more. All for 280! Plus my fiance's engagement ring is now in from getting custom made. What a time to be alive bros.
Yah man, so excited it's insane.
8x45 plates
2x25
4x10
8x5
4x2.5
Plate tree
Olympic curl bar
Olympic dumbbell set
Barbell clamps (2 sets)
Lat pulldown bar
And I think that's it, might be more. All for 280! Plus my fiance's engagement ring is now in from getting custom made. What a time to be alive bros.
Yah man, so excited it's insane.
So the girlfriend got one of these bad boys for her birthday, and with it she got some pancake attachments. So naturally I tried to make protein pancakes and eggs on it. Turned out great!
830kc, 51g protein, 52g carbs, 39g fat right there. Not too bad for what tasted like a cheat meal.
830kc, 51g protein, 52g carbs, 39g fat right there. Not too bad for what tasted like a cheat meal.
As octo said it's probably water weight, sodium, etc. It happens. Keep doing what you're doing.
So the girlfriend got one of these bad boys for her birthday, and with it she got some pancake attachments. So naturally I tried to make protein pancakes and eggs on it. Turned out great!
830kc, 51g protein, 52g carbs, 39g fat right there. Not too bad for what tasted like a cheat meal.
What's a protein pancake?
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zswordsman
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Today I finally ran a mile without stopping.
Feels good, I was initially gonna give it a shot on Monday but I thought "what the hell, let's see if I can at least do 4 laps straight".
4 laps, 6, 8 and then bam finally 12. I did the mile. Never in my fat life have I ran that. The time sucked at 8m30+s but I'm looking forward to getting that down and adding more miles.
Thanks Gaf for the stretches, I've been doing them everytime before I run and its helped out.
Feels good, I was initially gonna give it a shot on Monday but I thought "what the hell, let's see if I can at least do 4 laps straight".
4 laps, 6, 8 and then bam finally 12. I did the mile. Never in my fat life have I ran that. The time sucked at 8m30+s but I'm looking forward to getting that down and adding more miles.
Thanks Gaf for the stretches, I've been doing them everytime before I run and its helped out.
mdsfx
Member
Dude, when I started running last year, it was at almost a 10-minute pace. You're doing just fine. Congrats!
zswordsman
Member
Thanks! Feels super good. I remember going on here two months ago asking for advice on how not to get shin splints, barely being able to run a lap. Those stretches really helped out.
mdsfx
Member
Great, glad to hear it!
Is a 10-minute mile bad? I've been running for like 7 months and for me 10 minutes is a good mile.
FreddieQuell
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What stretches are those?
zswordsman
Member
this one helped me out a lot.
Also this one is good for back leg.
I do those two before running and it's really helped me out, before i couldn't even do more than a lap before feeling pain.
mdsfx
Member
It's different for everyone depending on how long you've been running, your health, your body mechanics, goals, running distance etc. There is no universal scale. Is 10 minutes bad for an elite runner? yes (even 6 minutes would be!). Is it bad for you? Only you can answer that.
To me, benching 250lbs is amazing. To Brolic, that's laughable. I think an hour of cardio makes you a badass. Psychotext thinks it's 36.
velociraptor
Junior Member
I pretty much eat the same things every day
Rest days I keep my carbs under 60g, raise the fats (maybe 70g). Protein is 180g+ Training days, carbs are 230g, protein 180g+, fats low.
Diet consists of chicken, potatoes/pasta/insert carb here (sometimes I have cereal PWO if I'm lazy), bananas, oatmeal, milk, whey and caesin, spinach/brussel sprouts/broccoli, almond butter and peanut butter.
I weigh myself whenever I go to the gym. But I guess I'll continue with it. I'm just surprised because it feels there is a significant amount of fat, particularly on my lower abs. I wonder if it's because of all the peanut butter I've been eating over the past week, or the fact I had cereal PWO (a bad carb source?)
Ah well, will get back on track and see how things go from here.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Oh damn, that snack collection cooker looks incredible. The fact the plates are removable must mean cleaning is a breeze too.So the girlfriend got one of these bad boys for her birthday, and with it she got some pancake attachments. So naturally I tried to make protein pancakes and eggs on it. Turned out great!
830kc, 51g protein, 52g carbs, 39g fat right there. Not too bad for what tasted like a cheat meal.
Do you recommend it?
I'm literally eating a batch of pancakes and panlettes (that's what I've decided on for the name so far) right now, so in that sense - hell yes.
But seriously, are you currently missing either an waffle iron or a sandwich toaster? Great, toss your old one out and buy this one that can do both (and some other odd things). If you currently have all you need but in different appliances, eh - wait till one of them breaks.
Saturday morning weight is a little disappointing: 167.6, which is up 1.8 since last week. BUT, I was 165.4 on Wednesday, and yesterday I gave in to my wife's request for Indian so I'm pretty sure this is salt related water weight. Not gonna sweat it but gonna be extra careful over the next week to get a more accurate read next Saturday, when the goal is to be 164.
Congrats man. You've come such a long way! Enjoy the face stuffing!
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