Author Topic: FitnessBore - 2018 edition (Read 972681 times)

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4140 on:** June 14, 2012, 08:00:51 PM »

Yeah i've looked into some especially the Primal Fuel stuff from MarksDailyApple but decided just not to bother. Easier to eat is like a normal perosn.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4141 on:** June 14, 2012, 08:41:38 PM »

do any of you fellows take green tea or rhodiola or beta alanine? thoughts?

Eric P · « **Reply #4142 on:** June 15, 2012, 02:54:57 PM »

2012; the year paleo broke?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/24/Men-Who-Made-Us-Fat.html

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Around the world, obesity levels are rising. More people are now overweight than undernourished; two thirds of British adults are overweight and one in four of us is classified as obese. In the first of this three-part series, Jacques Peretti traces those responsible for revolutionising our eating habits, to find out how decisions made in America 40 years ago influence the way we eat now.

Peretti travels to America to investigate the story of High Fructose Corn Syrup. The sweetener was championed in the US in the 1970s by Richard Nixon’s Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to make use of the excess corn grown by farmers. Cheaper and sweeter than sugar, it soon found its way into almost all processed foods and soft drinks. HFCS is not only sweeter than sugar, it also interferes with Leptin, the hormone that controls appetite, so once you start eating or drinking it, you don’t know when to stop.

British nutritionist John Yudkin was one of the first to raise the dangers of sugar but his findings were discredited in America at the time. Meanwhile, a US Congress report blamed fat, not sugar, for the disturbing rise in cardio-vascular disease and the food industry responded with ranges of ‘low fat’, ‘heart healthy’ products in which the fat was removed – but the substitute was yet more sugar.

Meanwhile, in 1970s Britain, food manufacturers used advertising campaigns to promote the idea of snacking between meals. Outside the home, fast food chains offered clean, bright premises with tempting burgers cooked and served with a very un-British zeal and efficiency. Twenty years after the arrival of McDonalds, the number of fast food outlets in Britain had quadrupled.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4143 on:** June 16, 2012, 12:04:24 AM »

With the NYC soft drink limitations, I've heard from more than a few sources that sugar may very well be the next smoking. Combine that with the term "corn sugar" failing to take off, we might see some kind of Paleo renaissance in the next few years.

...and yes, you need warmer water to make sure the protein powder mixes well with water.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4144 on:** June 16, 2012, 12:45:30 AM »

Why does it have to mix well? I just gulp that shit and trust to my innards to manage the mixing. Is this wrong?

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4145 on:** June 16, 2012, 06:50:57 PM »

bought a scale cuz was feeling a bit down. stepped on, don't know if home bought scales are entirely accurate but it said i've lost about 40 pounds since I first started dieting. yayyyy. thats about 10lbs a month which is ok with me!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4146 on:** June 17, 2012, 05:52:04 AM »

whoooooooaaaaaa

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4147 on:** June 17, 2012, 05:25:23 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 16, 2012, 12:45:30 AM

Why does it have to mix well? I just gulp that shit and trust to my innards to manage the mixing. Is this wrong?

I hate chugging anything.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4148 on:** June 17, 2012, 08:03:30 PM »

Does anyone get more gas with chocolate milk than regular milk? I've tried using chocolate milk as a recovery drink but it always makes my stomach feel terrible.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4149 on:** June 17, 2012, 08:04:36 PM »

not sure if troll

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4150 on:** June 17, 2012, 08:06:31 PM »

Nah, it's true. Regular milk gives me some problems when I've haven't drank it in awhile. But after a week or two, I'm lactose tolerant again. My friend also has the same problem which makes me curious about how chocolate milk is different aside from the flavor.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4151 on:** June 17, 2012, 08:09:13 PM »

. wrong thread

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4152 on:** June 17, 2012, 09:10:25 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 17, 2012, 08:06:31 PM

Nah, it's true. Regular milk gives me some problems when I've haven't drank it in awhile. But after a week or two, I'm lactose tolerant again. My friend also has the same problem which makes me curious about how chocolate milk is different aside from the flavor.

marksdailyapple did a little piece about chocolate milk as like a protein drink

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-it-primal-10-foods-scrutinized/#axzz1y6RLCVpn

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4153 on:** June 17, 2012, 09:16:43 PM »

I haven't been on Paleo for more than 6 months. It was really hard to put on muscle when I was on Paleo.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4154 on:** June 17, 2012, 09:30:40 PM »

did it permanently impair your ability to read or something as well?

Groogrux · « **Reply #4155 on:** June 17, 2012, 09:37:33 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 17, 2012, 09:30:40 PM

did it permanently impair your ability to read or something as well?

Quote from: The Experiment on June 17, 2012, 05:25:23 PM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 16, 2012, 12:45:30 AM
Why does it have to mix well? I just gulp that shit and trust to my innards to manage the mixing. Is this wrong?

I hate chugging anything.

Are you stirring it? I was just wondering because I use a Blender Bottle for my protein powder and I drink it with ice cold water or milk. My powder used to clump really badly when I stirred it until I started using that thing.

To summarize: Shaken, not stirred.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4156 on:** June 17, 2012, 09:39:30 PM »

i give it a bit of a stir with a fork and chug it like it was Guinness. I can down a pint in under 3 seconds

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #4157 on:** June 17, 2012, 10:11:42 PM »

Just sayin' that I don't really care nowadays about what's paleo or not.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4158 on:** June 17, 2012, 10:26:44 PM »

It's still some good info about chocolate milk

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4159 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:41:53 PM »

These are literally the greatest things in the world

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This isn't getting enough love. I've had these since release and they really push me during treadmill grind.

They are mixtapes of 80's action movie samples and stand out tunes. More than just a compilation of songs, the mix is designed to follow the course of a film, starting with Training, moving on to the Fight then finally, celebrating the triumph over the rival.

Mixtape 1 uses a bunch of stuff from Bloodsport

The second one is based around Karate Kid. They are both awesome.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4160 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:48:18 PM »

Also that documentary is up on iPlayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01jxzv8/The_Men_Who_Made_Us_Fat_Episode_1/

If you want to watch it, sign up for teh free trial of Unblock US

http://unblock-us.com/

I pay the $50 a year to watch BBC and Sky and it works great.

Eric P · « **Reply #4161 on:** June 19, 2012, 07:38:05 AM »

plateau :'(

I guess diet alone won't do it for me. I can't really cut back my calories or carbs more than I already am (already IFing and already fairly low carb) so I guess I have to start (gasp) exercising again.

I've also picked up some weird anxiety issues which can be exasperated by dietary choices. If I'm feeling "twitchy" my mental state goes right out the window and if I eat poorly during these times everything gets amped to 11.

I think that burning off some energy will straighten that out. Which is a shame because I've really enjoyed being totally fucking lazy and just watching the weight vanish.

Eric P · « **Reply #4162 on:** June 20, 2012, 07:08:21 AM »

blargh. jogging.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4163 on:** June 20, 2012, 07:38:14 AM »

:'(

homeostasis is a powerful thing, but i'd seriously walk before i jogged anywhere

Eric P · « **Reply #4164 on:** June 20, 2012, 10:01:16 AM »

I fired up the Couch to 5K app and have basically committed to starting over from the first session.

The program worked wonders for me last year before I started paleo. I'm hoping that like last year the combination of eating well and exercising is enough to get me back on track. The whole "leptin reset" thing (man, that dude turned out to be a fucking weirdo) helped a great deal, but that whole "don't exercise while doing this" coupled with the intense weight loss while doing it really helped enable my laziness. Why try harder?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4165 on:** June 20, 2012, 12:04:42 PM »

finally broke through my own homeostasis by really driving on weight/strength training for three weeks. feels good, man, although JESUS my evenings are straight-up DAWG fatigue.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4166 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:20:45 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on June 20, 2012, 10:01:16 AM

I fired up the Couch to 5K app and have basically committed to starting over from the first session.

The program worked wonders for me last year before I started paleo. I'm hoping that like last year the combination of eating well and exercising is enough to get me back on track. The whole "leptin reset" thing (man, that dude turned out to be a fucking weirdo) helped a great deal, but that whole "don't exercise while doing this" coupled with the intense weight loss while doing it really helped enable my laziness. Why try harder?

Kindly elucidate for entertainment purposes!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4167 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:21:05 PM »

Quote from: Van Cruncheon on June 20, 2012, 12:04:42 PM

finally broke through my own homeostasis by really driving on weight/strength training for three weeks. feels good, man, although JESUS my evenings are straight-up DAWG fatigue.

aww bless

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4168 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:23:43 PM »

I talked to our old friend Archie and bought some of this stuff today. I wanted something for work outs because I rather drink something than munch of almonds or the like. Also I don't eat breakfast as of right now due to IF / No time so this would atleast give me a good bit of breakfast start up.

ALso, if any of you guys take Vitamin D-3, how much do you guys take and should I take it all at once or spread it throughout the day? Currently I take about 3k MG of Fish Oil in the morning and thats it but right now im taking 1 capsule of vitamin D3 in the morning and one when I get home from work at like 4 PM. They're a 1,000 IU per dosage.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #4169 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:29:11 PM »

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Couch to 5K

i've went the other way - took less than 9 weeks!

I gained a good old 3 kgs of fatassness back in the UK and managed to chip it down just getting back to walking/kettlebell/furious w2nking since returning to Japan.

serious football tournaments incoming so need to get back to some sort of fitness. I think i'm going to go "Cooch to 50cc" - get my (un)clean and jerk on... Billy's Booty camp... Crosstits... Pair-leo... etc

Eric P · « **Reply #4170 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:45:16 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 20, 2012, 08:20:45 PM

Quote from: Eric P on June 20, 2012, 10:01:16 AM
I fired up the Couch to 5K app and have basically committed to starting over from the first session.

The program worked wonders for me last year before I started paleo. I'm hoping that like last year the combination of eating well and exercising is enough to get me back on track. The whole "leptin reset" thing (man, that dude turned out to be a fucking weirdo) helped a great deal, but that whole "don't exercise while doing this" coupled with the intense weight loss while doing it really helped enable my laziness. Why try harder?

Kindly elucidate for entertainment purposes!

oh jesus where to start

basically this guy had set himself up as some kind of guru but it turns out that he was full of shit. plagiarizing other people's ideas and presenting them as his own and saying stuff like "you can change your dna with just a thought" and essentally being a huge ass liar.

http://paleohacks.com/questions/74180/thoughts-on-dr-jack-kruse-aka-the-quilt#axzz1y9tbxZwl

and this

http://freetheanimal.com/2012/05/dr-jack-kruse-neurosurgeon-is-a-big-fucking-liar.html
this one is awesome because a week before he as vociferously defending him

http://freetheanimal.com/2012/04/jack-kruse-neurosurgeon-leptin-reset-and-cold-thermogenesis-controvery.html

http://freetheanimal.com/2012/05/dr-jack-kruse-booted-from-carnival-2012-low-carb-cruise.html

but then if you read his blogs....

http://jackkruse.com/the-leptin-rx-faqs/

yeah.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4171 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:48:28 PM »

Householmes -

Vitamin D capsules are a supplement to the vitamin D your body naturally generates from exposure to sunlight. If you are getting enough naturally, there is no need to take any capsules unless you just want some insurance (there is no downside to taking too much that I'm aware of).

The guideline is around 20 minutes a day of direct sunshine (being next to a window doesn't work unfortunately). If you go for a walk during your lunch break (like I usually do), you're probably fine without any. I'm sure you've read the Sisson stuff so I'll just give you Robb Wolf's guideliness - 2,000-5,000 IU/day, ideally taken in the morning with a meal containing fat. Although he notes some significant factors that affect how much you might be producing naturally - air pollution diminishes it, as does darker skin pigmentation.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4172 on:** June 20, 2012, 08:57:49 PM »

awesome thank you for the info. I guess i'll take the capsules in the morning then instead of having to worry about them. I usually get about a hour of direct sunlight a day anyways but it all comes during the late afternoon / night time so it's not the strongest of sunlight

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4173 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:02:31 PM »

I said this one other time, but top tip - put all that stuff you supplement with next to your toothbrush so you see it every morning. My odds of successfully taking it on schedule went way up after I moved that stuff out of the kitchen. YMMV.

Eric P · « **Reply #4174 on:** June 20, 2012, 09:26:35 PM »

I take about 4k a day in drops at night when i've been inside all day (like a work day) but tend to not take any if i've been out and about during the day.

Fifstar · « **Reply #4175 on:** June 21, 2012, 06:37:28 AM »

When doing dumbbell shoulder presses, should I lower the elbow below the shoulders or stop when they're on a horizontal level?

And the same question for dumbbell chest presses, lower than shoulders? I don't think I can go much below shoulders there because of flexibility, but still?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4176 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:59:22 AM »

Like with a squat, there is nothing magical about getting them to 'horizontal' - you want the full range of motion. If that is only to horizontal, then so be it, but you should be working on increasing it. One of the big advantages of dumbells vs barbell is that you CAN go lower without the bar running into your chest, so do it. If you are doing a lot of this kind of thing, you should be working on your shoulder flexibility anyway, so your range of motion will improve over time.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #4177 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:41:33 PM »

After 4 years, I'm back in the gym. Feels good bro, that pain in the chest

And what do I see? Dudes doing easy reps super fast, what's the point? Congrats you did 3x12 in 30 sec I guess.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4178 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:44:43 PM »

does this mean you'll be doing demo vids for us?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #4179 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:47:47 PM »

I think at this point only Demi would want to see those

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4180 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:50:22 PM »

Doing workouts in 90+ degrees = shit shit shit

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4181 on:** June 21, 2012, 08:02:14 PM »

FAO Eric P and T EXP (not to mention any parents in the US)

How Washington went soft on childhood obesity

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/27/usa-foodlobby-idUSL2E8FK71L20120427

Eric P · « **Reply #4182 on:** June 22, 2012, 06:16:04 AM »

anger

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4183 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:26:52 AM »

http://bcove.me/56h6tkks

Running a half marathon in the morning.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4184 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:29:43 AM »

my sympathies

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4185 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:31:32 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 23, 2012, 12:29:43 AM

my sympathies

Third year in a row, man! Can't to wait to see Em, Addie and my parents cheering me on along the course.

Eric P · « **Reply #4186 on:** June 23, 2012, 07:11:40 AM »

forgot how much fun it is to go running in pea soup humidity.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4187 on:** June 23, 2012, 02:01:04 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 21, 2012, 08:02:14 PM

FAO Eric P and T EXP (not to mention any parents in the US)

How Washington went soft on childhood obesity

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/27/usa-foodlobby-idUSL2E8FK71L20120427

Nothing is surprising but I'm glad to see my state's senator getting pissed off at the lack of progress.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4188 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:48:16 PM »

When did they develop protein powders that don't taste like shit? This ON Double Rich Chocolate one was amazing.

Groogrux · « **Reply #4189 on:** June 24, 2012, 02:47:33 AM »

Quote from: Thomas Householmes Lane on June 23, 2012, 06:48:16 PM

When did they develop protein powders that don't taste like shit? This ON Double Rich Chocolate one was amazing.

Just be careful with them. Some of the tastier ones have the worst amounts of sugar and carbs in them. I'm using one from GNC right now that's not too bad (I've been drinking tonight, I don't know where the container is, and I'm too lazy to go find it), but I'll probably switch over to the Gold Standard after this.

Quote from: The Business on June 24, 2012, 02:35:15 AM

You don't even need to mix it with warm water! I've been using Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard since 2007 and it's delicious.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4190 on:** June 24, 2012, 09:36:41 AM »

Yeah im using GOld Standard, mix it with some Almond Milk and ice and it's like a dream come true

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #4191 on:** June 24, 2012, 12:21:52 PM »

Fabio was hocking his line of protein powders at my Whole Foods last night.

Did the 1/2 marathon in 2:10 yesterday.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4192 on:** June 24, 2012, 12:57:43 PM »

Any ofy ou guys know of a site that sells weights for a barbell but won't rape me on shipping? Or know of a decent set on Amazon to get with Prime?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4193 on:** June 26, 2012, 12:15:44 AM »

awesome weather today so I am getting my Primal Blueprint/4 Hour Work Week on:

Offices...they're for other people. Laptop, wifi, phone, VPN - you can do this

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #4194 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:02:27 PM »

said before, saying it again

first company that wholesale starts "working from home is the norm, come to office when urgent" will clean up.

the cost implications are pretty huge for all involved - no need for an XX floor office, no need for a 1 desk per employee set up , no need for you to live within commute distance etc...

Of course quality of life is going to be a huge win . Envious of Cormac here, but alas we aren't as flexible anymore

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4195 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:38:50 PM »

The other big change to my working habits is using a standing desk arrangement. It's a piece of piss to set up something like this:

Still waiting on a new laptop with a bigger screen but this does fine for now. It's important for good posture to have the keyboard/mouse at a different height than the screen (which as to be close to head height of course).

Since this is my living room, i have tons of space to wander around...i actually spend very little time at the actual workstation now. If I get tired of standing up, I just pick up the laptop and sit on the floor and do some stretching or something.

And I can set it up and put it away in seconds. Even if you only use something like this for a couple of hours a day, it feels soooooooooo much better than sitting in a chair all day long as your legs deaden and your shoulders slump.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4196 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:41:45 PM »

There is a VP at my work that does his job standing up. He has a shelf where he can set his laptop on and do his work.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4197 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:46:49 PM »

Does he use a separate k/b + mouse? Otherwise, his shoulders are gonna be hunched up something fierce all day.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #4198 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:48:15 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on June 26, 2012, 11:46:49 PM

Does he use a separate k/b + mouse? Otherwise, his shoulders are gonna be hunched up something fierce all day.

Yes. He has a dock for his laptop.

He says it works really well for him but I don't have the juice to get a standing computer shelf arrangement for myself.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #4199 on:** June 26, 2012, 11:51:14 PM »

I would ask that guy to help out. He's likely evangelical about it and would be keen to assist.

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Author Topic: FitnessBore - 2018 edition (Read 972681 times)