Author Topic: FitnessBore - 2018 edition (Read 941978 times)

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #5580 on:** April 12, 2013, 07:54:06 PM »

V-Squat machine is such a good alternative to squats if the squat rack is taken up. You can get really deep and really push heavier weights than you should be able too without the brace assist. Shit blasts my glutes.

And congrats, Himu!

Mupepe · « **Reply #5581 on:** April 13, 2013, 10:37:03 AM »

Pepper jack cheese is the best snack ever. Fact.

Congrats himu!

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #5582 on:** April 14, 2013, 01:44:49 PM »

So after sitting at 177 for a while I decided to take a three day break and hit the ultra low carb cycle and I dropped from 177 to 175. Probably water retention from lots of backloading. I get way to headstrong with working out constantly that I forget the ULC rest days of backloading are just as important. So I've basically lost 10lbs in 4 months but making strength gains. Its slow but it feels like a definite change instead of dropping 10lbs in one month then yo-yoing back.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5583 on:** April 14, 2013, 11:52:59 PM »

Took a crack at a low-carb pancake today. It looked pretty good, but a bit thin and dry. It crumbled a bit when I flipped it. It was nice to have it to mop up the egg yolk though, really made the rest of the breakfast even if it wasn't particularly good by itself. Help me improve it, Fitness Bore!

I used 30g of whey protein, 1 tbsp of coconut milk and a large egg. Cooked in bacon fat and butter. I'm gonna try a bigger batch tomorrow and add some baking powder and maybe some more coconut milk. Any suggestions?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5584 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:02:49 AM »

Almond Flour pancakes are fantastic. Maybe try 1/2 Whey 1/2 Almond? If dry maybe add a tbsp or so of oil

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5585 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:10:01 AM »

thought about that but the almond flour i have is kinda coarse-looking, wasn't sure it would blend well. But will def. give it a shot now

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5586 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:14:24 AM »

melted butter might work well i think

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5587 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:40:40 AM »

my kid is obsessed with crepes this week, so what can i say. I have started to look upon her plates of fried flour and milk with less than the usual revulsion. It is a hard thing to ask a man to cook crepes day after day and not partake of them

Groogrux · « **Reply #5588 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:13:03 AM »

Isn't heat bad for protein powders?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5589 on:** April 15, 2013, 01:54:24 AM »

Actually i have dumped on paleo-bakery before but that is more due to the heavy caloric load of something like a stack of almond flour pancakes with stevia or whatever. This is protein powder so a whole different deal.

Kiefer wrote some stuff about heat and protein powders, since he often dumps hot coffee in his - he concluded it's no big deal

Mupepe · « **Reply #5590 on:** April 15, 2013, 08:29:52 AM »

I don't understand the baked goods out of whey protein. Okay, I do. People still trying to get their protein and using the flour-y stuff they already eat. But oh god, I've never had anything that was actually good made out of whey protein.

Coconut flour is my go to low carb flour. And unlike almond flour it doesn't tend to be so coarse. I've made these before and they were amazing. I just left out the honey.

http://www.nourishingdays.com/2010/07/fluffy-coconut-flour-pancakes/

Eric P · « **Reply #5591 on:** April 15, 2013, 08:41:19 AM »

i've tried to use coconut flour for stuff like stews and it just unfortunately doesn't work
i've taken to leaving flour substitutes our of pretty much everything i make

except for salmon cakes which are amazing for lunch

Mupepe · « **Reply #5592 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:13:40 AM »

Quote from: Eric P on April 15, 2013, 08:41:19 AM

i've tried to use coconut flour for stuff like stews and it just unfortunately doesn't work
i've taken to leaving flour substitutes our of pretty much everything i make

except for salmon cakes which are amazing for lunch

I've never tried it for stews. I've used it for stuff like tortillas, waffles and pancakes. It's the only flour substitute I really use. But then again, those are pretty much the only things i use flour susbtitutes for (95% tortillas).

Eric P · « **Reply #5593 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:29:15 AM »

the "best" paleo pancake i ever ate was one made from bananas. it wasn't a pancake in the normal sense of the word but it had a good texture and taste.

Eric P · « **Reply #5594 on:** April 15, 2013, 10:03:35 AM »

i would eat nothing addition. it would be the meal. no condiments or syrups were used.

Eric P · « **Reply #5595 on:** April 15, 2013, 10:05:52 AM »

notice i'm using the past tense for these things.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5596 on:** April 15, 2013, 10:10:29 AM »

Quote from: The Business on April 15, 2013, 10:00:22 AM

What are you eating on top of these "paleo" pancakes/waffles?

peanut butter. I don't care about "paleo" honestly. I never try to make anything paleo. I would just to minimize carbs.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5597 on:** April 15, 2013, 10:18:58 AM »

I'm not understanding you. I don't eat paleo. I didn't say eliminate carbs, I said minimize. So I'm not sure what you're getting at.

Edit: and most decent peanut butter is not made with hydrogenated oils. No one past the age of 12 should be eating that Skippy shit.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5598 on:** April 15, 2013, 10:44:09 AM »

No need. I'm a believer. I'm just too indulgent in my own sin at this point in my life. I'm on carb nite because I can be a little shit one day a week and not have to stoop to flour substitutes at all.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #5599 on:** April 15, 2013, 12:02:52 PM »

Trader Joe's Organic Peanut Butter

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5600 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:00:37 PM »

A friend at work made these and they were godly.

http://realsustenance.com/grain-free-waffles-guest-post-from-against-all-grain-glutendairyrefined-sugar-free/

Didn't find out later they were sweetened with honey, but as long as you're not going ULC they should be fine

Beezy · « **Reply #5601 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:09:13 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on April 15, 2013, 10:18:58 AM

No one past the age of 12 should be eating that Skippy shit.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5602 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:39:06 PM »

now i remember why i don't like this stuff, in principle. You start off making one lousy protein pancake to go with your bacon and eggs and before long you're looking at shit like this and thinking hmmm, maybe on a backload...

http://realsustenance.com/grain-free-monkey-bread-glutendairy-free-with-directions-to-make-refined-sugar-free/

Eric P · « **Reply #5603 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:43:00 PM »

edit: at monkeybred, not cormanc's wisdom

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5604 on:** April 15, 2013, 08:21:06 PM »

it does look good but DO YOU

Eric P · « **Reply #5605 on:** April 15, 2013, 08:32:17 PM »

on a scale of one to ten i'm non-euclidean

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5606 on:** April 15, 2013, 08:47:52 PM »

i sense that is an obscure NYC rap quote that i am unable to rebut appropriately

Eric P · « **Reply #5607 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:33:38 PM »

it is not

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5608 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:34:41 PM »

have you ever considered hooking up with Rakim

Eric P · « **Reply #5609 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:39:09 PM »

tragically the guy is really showing his age

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5610 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:29:40 AM »

ffs, Steve Cotter just posted a huge false-flag rant on FB. I will feel a little bit filthy every time i pick up his KBs

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5611 on:** April 16, 2013, 07:40:44 PM »

What did Cotter say?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5612 on:** April 16, 2013, 08:28:31 PM »

follow him on FB! I don't anymore so yeah. The highlight was that he declared himself ready to fight in an armed insurrection against the US govt basically. He does seem nice but I can live without that shit

Eric P · « **Reply #5613 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:12:37 AM »

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Only last week, actress Gwyneth Paltrow provoked the wrath of the dietetic establishment while she was promoting her new low-carb, gluten-free cookbook, by saying she avoids feeding her children bread, rice and pasta.

MORE LIKE GWYNETH PALEO AMIRITE?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22145709

chronovore · « **Reply #5614 on:** April 17, 2013, 09:00:04 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on April 01, 2013, 10:50:19 AM

Quote from: chronovore on April 01, 2013, 10:48:09 AM
Had my first full workout today, after an orientation training last week. Felt great! It's been four months since I was last at a gym.

Don't be scared of Biz! Post the photo!

I've been away from the gym and eating like crazy for the last week, as we had some international guests. I'll snap a shot today or tomorrow, since I'm going back to the gym in a few minutes.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5615 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:45:05 PM »

been working on bar muscle-up progressions for the past week or so. My shoulder has been screwed for so long I'd more or less given up on these but since pull-up numbers have been rising, i figured why not give it a shot again. (as background - i have done muscle-ups on rings before but never more than one, mostly for technique reasons. I haven't done that stuff in literally years though, until recently).

This guide is really solid -
http://urbanevo.com/training-blog/12-weeks-to-a-muscle-up/

and of course Beast Skills

http://www.beastskills.com/the-muscle-up/

My pull-ups are pretty strong - I can get sternum to bar. And deep dips are likewise not a problem, in isolation. But I really really suck at FAST movements like O-lifting or the transition to the dip. I guess it just comes with practice but my problem is always - I pull, my mind goes blank, and then i'm dropping down from the bar again. My buddy would always be screaming at me to 'Turn the wrists and push!' (when on rings) but the window is just so short, it seems.

So I'm working on diminishing the room for error by trying to get that first pull SUPER strong. Did clapping pull-ups yesterday and (single) bar dips. Today i'm doing weighted pull-ups. If I don't re-fuck my shoulder that is

chronovore · « **Reply #5616 on:** April 18, 2013, 01:15:19 AM »

Had a shaky mitt; this came out blurry. Weird.

Here's the

half-Monty for the curious, or people needing a Heartbreak Kid texture reference for chest hair:

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Need to work on my gut, a small tire, and build my arms back up to where they were last October. $:-\$

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5617 on:** April 18, 2013, 01:41:42 AM »

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gentleman_scholar/2013/04/how_to_take_a_selfie_for_men.html

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Troy,
I know far too many men whose go-to photo face has become that zany one-raised-eyebrow thing that twentysomething dudes are fond of affecting these days. Here and here and here are some examples and you've undoubtedly seen many more. It has touches of Dr. Evil but, like, a winking, clever version, or so the eyebrow-raiser seems to think./quote]

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chronovore · « **Reply #5618 on:** April 18, 2013, 02:55:16 AM »

Nintendosbooger · « **Reply #5619 on:** April 18, 2013, 01:09:07 PM »

The other day...

I saw a slim kid in the gym performing barbell squats, and I was impressed with his form. He's probably one of the only 5 people I've seen in the downtown gym actually drop down all the way. Granted, he was squatting 135 but that didn't stop me from walking over to him and giving him props for executing squats correctly.

For me, the squat exercise goes down as the most humbling workout experience I've had to suffer. My form used to be shit and I shamelessly cheated. The sad fact is, I knew at the time I was doing it wrong and that I was cheating, but pride prevented me from correcting my form, since doing so would mean dropping the weights significantly. I believe it's said that the general different between "cheat squats" and proper squats is about 80 pounds, and that wasn't very far off the mark.

Boogie · « **Reply #5620 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:33:13 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 18, 2013, 01:15:19 AM

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Had a shaky mitt; this came out blurry. Weird.

Here's the half-Monty for the curious, or people needing a Heartbreak Kid texture reference for chest hair:
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Need to work on my gut, a small tire, and build my arms back up to where they were last October. $:-\$

Awww yeah

chronovore · « **Reply #5621 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:47:01 PM »

Thanks, Boogie!

I'm going in again today, trying to catch up to where I was 6 months ago, when I was working out nearly every weekday thanks to a full gym in my office complex. The gym here is ¥5000 a month and doesn't have half as many features as my "free" gym. Still, it feels great to work out again.

We had friends visiting for a week, so we took them sightseeing. I was afraid after a week of eating like crazy that I'd be back up to 99Kg, but I'm down to 95.5Kg instead. I guess the all-day walking helped!

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #5622 on:** April 18, 2013, 08:50:58 PM »

lookin good chrono

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5623 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:08:16 PM »

Sorry Chrono, I will not enable your muffin-consumption by giving you props for going to the gym once in 6 months

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5624 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:57:52 PM »

The Rock needs to start collecting his trademark money,

Boogie · « **Reply #5625 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:02:33 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on April 18, 2013, 09:57:52 PM

The Rock needs to start collecting his trademark money,

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The Rock? Motherfucker, that is Spock's thing!

chronovore · « **Reply #5626 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:09:13 PM »

Yeah, and in my case it is entirely unconscious. I never notice that I'm doing it until somebody mentions it.

Boogie · « **Reply #5627 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:15:13 PM »

Real (nerdy) Talk: when I was a kid I was such a Star Trek nerd that I would occasionally practise the Spock eyebrow raise in the mirror.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5628 on:** April 19, 2013, 12:59:31 AM »

ha ha, I used to practice the People's eyebrow at the peak of The Rock's popularity

I thought Rock was such a genius too

chronovore · « **Reply #5629 on:** April 19, 2013, 07:56:39 AM »

The Rock is really charismatic. That eyebrow isn't even noteworthy. It's the whole entity he presents. He's a mediocre wrestler, but his mic skills are amazing.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5630 on:** April 25, 2013, 01:40:37 PM »

I've noticed the paleo backlash is starting. Down in LA almost everyone I know who was paleo is off the diet, and is on juice now. I suspect this will be spreading.

Eric P · « **Reply #5631 on:** April 25, 2013, 02:54:06 PM »

on juice like steroids?

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5632 on:** April 25, 2013, 02:54:47 PM »

No juice like fruit juice. It's a big fucking thing down there now, and it's spreading.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5633 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:00:15 PM »

I have a cousin who is always telling me about her new fad diet. Last one she told me about was borderline starvation a lot of prune juice.

Eric P · « **Reply #5634 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:10:10 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on April 25, 2013, 02:54:47 PM

No juice like fruit juice. It's a big fucking thing down there now, and it's spreading.

oh. well, best of luck to them

Mupepe · « **Reply #5635 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:19:52 PM »

Quote from: The Business on April 25, 2013, 03:01:40 PM

Every time someone tells me about their fad diet I want to rip off my shirt and scream, "LOOK AT ME! YOUR DIET AND YOUR GOD IS INFERIOR!"

I can't do that... yet!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5636 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:23:11 PM »

Yeah I was just thinking what if the person on a fad diet is even bigger and more ripped?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5637 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:24:34 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on April 25, 2013, 02:54:06 PM

on juice like steroids?

Cormac should start juicing and let us know how it compares to his previous diets and supplements

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5638 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:24:57 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on April 25, 2013, 03:10:10 PM

Quote from: Steve Contra on April 25, 2013, 02:54:47 PM
No juice like fruit juice. It's a big fucking thing down there now, and it's spreading.

oh. well, best of luck to them

They're eating other stuff, but there's a whole thing about what juices and what not you're supposed to eat when.

Eric P · « **Reply #5639 on:** April 25, 2013, 04:04:29 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on April 25, 2013, 03:24:57 PM

Quote from: Eric P on April 25, 2013, 03:10:10 PM
Quote from: Steve Contra on April 25, 2013, 02:54:47 PM
No juice like fruit juice. It's a big fucking thing down there now, and it's spreading.

oh. well, best of luck to them
They're eating other stuff, but there's a whole thing about what juices and what not you're supposed to eat when.

ah, so not some juice fast thing

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Author Topic: FitnessBore - 2018 edition (Read 941978 times)