it's very common for bodybuilders to experience kidney failure. trust the process, sounds like you're on your way!
started back up our group track saturday. brutal as fuck even at 10am and *only 103 degrees. did get a couple of girls that joined our group. if anything makes cardio bearable it's sprinting titties in sportsbras. goin back to M-Th-Sat at the track on top of 5-6 lifting sessions. Pretty big fan of the pescatarian weekday diet going on ~3-4 weeks now. Only non-fish protein is Eggs for breakfast tacos which I've just started making with refried black beans (amy's organic vegetarian :aero: ), queso fresco, and peppers. Variety with fish is kinda so-so since mostly the option available at my store for good prices are salmon, tuna, mahi, tilapia, and swai. gotten to where I just say fuck it S&P and zoodles.
What are you lunch options for pescatarian-style diet? I have the flexibility to go home for lunch, but that always ends up in me making delicious ass, unhealthy club sandwiches, though.
I always cook one extra filet with the night before's dinner to use for either fish tacos or as a sandwich... or just a standalone protein if I'm not all that hungry at work. I basically cook 3 filets of fish every night during the week. Which isn't that bad bc of the Randall's 4 for $5 bags they have of frozen shit. All the aforementioned types of fish (except tuna) have 4 filets for $5.
just keep adding stuff to Zoodles and everything keeps coming out great. Last night did corn, basil, garlic and hatch chilis in there and it was fuckin great
maybe cooking them too long? also don't add anything besides S&P since they sweat enough when cooking. Most of the time have to drain the pan once mid-cook just because I'm anal about it
Someone told me today that Whole Foods slashed prices 30% across the board, wasn't sure if I should believe them or not
Good job man, first couple weeks are the hardest part of keto. I experienced another bump in performance at the 3 or 4 month mark. Im now a few pounds away from what I was at 20 and am fully indoctrinated into the cult LCHF
I just had my first cheat weekend. Back on the train. Started out at 192.5 and I'm sitting at 182. Got a couple pairs of pants that actually fit now. The cheat weekend was a good idea. I'm in this for at least 6 months so the losses will happen, for me now it's just about being able to make it routine.
Eventually I'm gonna throw in a workout twice a week. Something designed to cut down on golf injuries.
Big time cheat week/weekend last week. Actually feeling the effects of a poor diet and dehydration on energy for the first time in who knows how long. Back on the horse today
Back in the gym for the first time in 2 months this weekend. Got a puppy, moved to a new city and switched jobs so it just fell last in priority. Relatedly: Everything hurts and I want to die.
Started TRX over the weekend. I never heard of it before but it's basically straps hanging from a ceiling and you just use your body weight and it looks quite easy. All went well for me until I distinctly remember rearranging in bed around 3 AM and felt like a pulled a muscle between my shoulder blades. I lift regularly and I wouldn't say it was difficult, but holy shit did it isolate some muscles I don't typically use. Basically did a beginners workout at 1/3 reps of a typical workout. Looking forward to more now that I can turn my head left and right again.
I did row, plank, chest, tris and bis. Again, very basic at normal beginner angles, 10 through three sets. I'm sold.
My M.O. for working out at this point is to maintain strength in my back and core, and TRX is great for that. There are resources online for exercises once you're ready to move beyond beginner stuff. Three way row is a good one, as is the deltoid fly.
Just a general statement to anyone, but please please don't neglect training your legs with some type of squat variation. The benefits are just numerous and you're truly doing yourself a disservice if you're not.
Dairy fucks with my stomach and bread might give me heartburn. Nothing really messes with me that bad in small doses.
New gym has a great astro-turf type area with cross training equipment, TRX setup, kettlebells, etc. No one ever uses it. Any recommendations for a strength training workout to take advantage of that stuff? I did a pretty simple TRX chest workout there on Saturday when I was too sore to get back on the bench. Looking for similar cross-training workouts specifically for legs/shoulders. Back and chest are pretty easy to piece something together from the TRX guides online. After about 4 years or so of the same lifting routine, I'm desperate to shake it up.
Does it have a sled? Good way to get legs/cardio together if you load it up. I also like to mix in various types of lunges when I'm doing crosstraining stuff. One I like for shoulder stability is holding a plate overhead while doing lunges
This is a "hair of the dog" situation. Load up about 75% of the weight you did that made you sore and do a simple 3x5 or something like that. Getting blood back in the area is pivotal to decreasing soreness
Yeah, it was a week later and I could hardly put up 5x what I could normally do 5x12. I think doing dips for the first time in probably a year is what killed me. Didn't want to do any damage so I figured the bodyweight stuff was a better way to go. First time in the gym after 2 months off so I'm sure the next workout won't be as bad.
hello yes A) Saturday was not good for #health and I had depression eating/drinking all day yesterday for first nfl sunday party B) Saturday's 2H was miserable enough that I've withdrawn early from this season emotionally and have zero expectations the rest of the season, which will allow for more health conscious decisions and fewer shots of liquor
I've done some googling with not a hell of a lot of luck. most of the TRX shit I've seen is basically what crossfit people do to warm up with body weight, but you use the straps for support on TRX which is less work. Only 3 things I've done with any regularity on TRX: Row - normally with a bench/box to put my feet up and a 25-45lb plate on stomach for extra resistance. Pushups - feet in straps normally do some kind of wide grip or "Archer pushups" no idea what this one is called but I'd put it akin to the "ab roller" start kneeling with arms straight grabbing the handles ~6" off the ground. slowly extend forward until your arms are straight in line with upper body. bring it back in. pretty good shoulder/ab burn
I am trying to focus more on core, coming back off injury as well so less stress on my wrist and hand. You should also have no issue getting a solid tri workout as they are stupid easy to isolate with the straps. Trying to work mine like a lifting routine when isolating the muscles. Chest/Tri, Back/Bi, Abs/Legs and Cardio on the off days, etc... just to get started. Honestly I am still playing around with it and my go to/how many reps for each. I destroyed a random back muscle my first go round so tamed that down a bit. Just strange for me because I am used to lifting and I've done that for 20+ years. I'm having a hard time coming up with a solid routine and not over extending, but I fuckin love it and didn't think I would at all. I look forward to it.
For sure. I just need something to mix it up. I was a runner exclusively for about 3 years, then was running/lifting together for about 4. The past 2-3 years or so have been almost exclusively lifting. I just can't bring myself to run much anymore now that I have a dog and I spend that time walking him. I'd love to teach him to run with me but he's still a puppy and I haven't put much into it yet. Hopefully that's a little further down the road.
Even if you're using TRX for most of your work I'd still do the big compound lifts using free weights and just have that be the one free weight exercise each day before doing all accessory stuff on TRX I pretty much do only main lifts using free weights and then use Cables/Body weight for everything else. After doing a few different programs and seeing good results I don't really do huge volume on any muscle group in one workout instead work most of them all out in some capacity 4-5 days a week. i.e. (last month or so) monday: Chest- bench + fly + dips. Back - 1 exercise either pullups or lat pulldown. Shoulders- OHP/DB Press + side raise + front raise or upright row tuesday: Legs- squat + straight leg DL + lunges. Chest- either an incline DB move or pushup variation. Back- whichever of the two pulldown/pullup I didn't do wednesday: Back- row + reverse fly/rear delt + face pulls + shrugs. Shoulder- handstand pushups. Chest- an isolation move like 1arm DB press or 1arm-fly on a machine/cable Along with two actual leg days, sprinting/agility drills at the park after work 2 days a week + saturday morning are pretty solid leg workouts. Have gotten better results doing this type of regimen instead of doing 1 day a week of overload on one muscle group or doing splits where I would hit each group 2 days a week.
Cooked each in a pinch of bacon grease. Salt and pepper on the sprouts pre-sauté; lemon juice, pepper and basil on the cobia steak after frying. Almost no cleanup.
Finding it easier to cook (terrible at eating out) the more I cut back on frozen goods, cupboard snacks, and processed flour. If I only buy fresh produce, I'll eat pretty well. If I cheat on a grocery run and leave with a bunch of pizzas, microwave snacks, instant pastas, etc..., I'll just burn through all the crap, throw out the now-not-fresh produce, and jump on the takeout carousel.
At a normal grocery store general rule of thumb stay on the outside perimeter don't go down the aisles. Only go down aisles for: Rice Beans Pasta Spices/marinades Cereal/oatmeal
Yea I do best when I just don't have snacks or drinks at the house at all. But their was this windstorm so I treated myself to some cheezits
Been on a daily walnut kick and these omega 3s have we wanting to rule the world (don't eat seafood). Going to double down with flax seed.