EPTTL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 494
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4thHatchery
Finland125 Posts
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
On August 12 2011 09:10 Fortis wrote: Okay thank you, I will see how I am doing in a week or two (it is too early to judge my progress after only 5 days of new diet xD) and then if anything I know where to turn (: Thanks a lot to everyone for your help! @phyre112 thanks for your help and responses as well, like I said above I will see how my progress is with what I am doing now after the listed recommendations and if it's not working out I will definitely try SS. if your bodyfat percentage is really below 10% (which somehow I doubt if you dont have a defined 6 pack  ) you might want to consider this article as well: http://www.leangains.com/2010/06/intermittent-fasting-and-stubborn-body.htmlgl! | ||
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Fortis
Estonia63 Posts
On August 12 2011 21:01 Zafrumi wrote: if your bodyfat percentage is really below 10% (which somehow I doubt if you dont have a defined 6 pack ) you might want to consider this article as well: http://www.leangains.com/2010/06/intermittent-fasting-and-stubborn-body.htmlgl! I have a 5-pack... 4 on top, pouch on the bottom (what he says here: "Stubborn fat is the fat you need to lose for a good four-and-a-half-pack to turn into a six-pack.") T-T; I read the article but I didn't quite understand, he talked about a lot of numbers and hour ranges... From what I understood, 12-16 hour fasting schedules work to help me get rid of this stubborn fat... What I did not understand is: Do I still work out during the first 12 hours of this fast or after the 16 hours as I usually do or do I not need to bother? He recommends walking/doing certain reps in the 12-16 hour zone but is that the only exercise I should do that day, or should I do more later? Anyways, this is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. As I said to others, I will see if what I am doing now yields any progress, and then I will try this, probably before SS because it seems more direct to my needs and is also close to my grasp (I have a habit of not eating much sometimes x_x;). Thank you! On August 12 2011 19:01 4thHatchery wrote: Sometimes I feel so sorry for all the helpful people here. Yea... I came in here thinking that it was probably over and done but so much drama o_o; | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html I Follow the "eat one meal before, workout, then eat, then fast" This will give you an outline of multiple types of IF and even some other fasting protocols (eat stop eat, warrior diet, ect) can be found in the "brief primer" link at the start of the article. The one I believe most recommend by martin is fasted training in the morning (BCAAs taken beforehand) and then eat followed by a fast; repeat. | ||
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Fortis
Estonia63 Posts
On August 13 2011 00:42 Catch wrote: @Fortis: Should answer what you need to know http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html I Follow the "eat one meal before, workout, then eat, then fast" This will give you an outline of multiple types of IF and even some other fasting protocols (eat stop eat, warrior diet, ect) can be found in the "brief primer" link at the start of the article. The one I believe most recommend by martin is fasted training in the morning (BCAAs taken beforehand) and then eat followed by a fast; repeat. Awesome! Thanks a lot, sorry I'm a noob at finding what I need because I don't understand what any of these terms are (they are mostly artificial words like 'leangain' I think...). I read up on BCAAs, they sound legit and something I'd be willing to purchase. What are your (and anyone else's) recommendations in terms of brands/types? I see many many available online, I have no clue what to choose. Author recommends 'Xtend' and 'Purple Wraath'. I also read his suggested pills or whatever, my friend has been taking omega-3, fish-oil, calcium and vitamin d supplements for a while so I think I'll jump on those as well. Thanks for the help! | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On August 13 2011 01:13 Fortis wrote: Awesome! Thanks a lot, sorry I'm a noob at finding what I need because I don't understand what any of these terms are (they are mostly artificial words like 'leangain' I think...). I read up on BCAAs, they sound legit and something I'd be willing to purchase. What are your (and anyone else's) recommendations in terms of brands/types? I see many many available online, I have no clue what to choose. Author recommends 'Xtend' and 'Purple Wraath'. I also read his suggested pills or whatever, my friend has been taking omega-3, fish-oil, calcium and vitamin d supplements for a while so I think I'll jump on those as well. Thanks for the help! "Leangains" is a term for his specific program of eating - it's a subset within a style called "intermittent Fasting" which as the name implies, means you fast for a little while, and then eat for a little while. There are other systems like the "warrior diet" which iirc is just eating one meal a day. I got a tub of the Xtend stuff in a deal at a local store a while back - I don't personally train fasted though, so when I take it I don't notice any difference at all. There's no extra energy, no "pump" like most people describe other more expensive pre workout formulas. What it does have, is a great taste (blue raspberry) and, according to the label a large amount of BCAA's for pretty cheap. So if that's what you're looking for to start on leangains, try it out. I'll also note that the leangains guy definitely recommends working out... he's posted in this thread even, hundreds of pages ago. Full body 3x/week (SS), eating soon after you workout and taking BCAA's before. | ||
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Fortis
Estonia63 Posts
On August 13 2011 01:42 phyre112 wrote: "Leangains" is a term for his specific program of eating - it's a subset within a style called "intermittent Fasting" which as the name implies, means you fast for a little while, and then eat for a little while. There are other systems like the "warrior diet" which iirc is just eating one meal a day. I got a tub of the Xtend stuff in a deal at a local store a while back - I don't personally train fasted though, so when I take it I don't notice any difference at all. There's no extra energy, no "pump" like most people describe other more expensive pre workout formulas. What it does have, is a great taste (blue raspberry) and, according to the label a large amount of BCAA's for pretty cheap. So if that's what you're looking for to start on leangains, try it out. I'll also note that the leangains guy definitely recommends working out... he's posted in this thread even, hundreds of pages ago. Full body 3x/week (SS), eating soon after you workout and taking BCAA's before. Ah, it all comes together now. I feel much enlightened. Thank you once again! I'll post in here in a few weeks after I check my progress. | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
On August 13 2011 01:13 Fortis wrote: Awesome! Thanks a lot, sorry I'm a noob at finding what I need because I don't understand what any of these terms are (they are mostly artificial words like 'leangain' I think...). I read up on BCAAs, they sound legit and something I'd be willing to purchase. What are your (and anyone else's) recommendations in terms of brands/types? I see many many available online, I have no clue what to choose. Author recommends 'Xtend' and 'Purple Wraath'. I also read his suggested pills or whatever, my friend has been taking omega-3, fish-oil, calcium and vitamin d supplements for a while so I think I'll jump on those as well. Thanks for the help! No problem, always willing to help out people who want to change and are willing to listen as well. I don't take BCAAs nor have I read anything on them since I don't take them. I'd listen to phyree and the author (martin's) recommendation, they won't lead you wrong. Personally I know many people here take fish oil and vitamin D. I took vitamin D myself and never felt better, but no fish oil. So it is up to you. Yeah, some of it is confusing. One thing I hate about nearly any industry is how hard it is to just find the basics and then go out from there. Which is why I love the communities like this. The TLHF will get you fit, mofoooooo. | ||
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DimmuKlok
United States225 Posts
On June 18 2011 05:52 DimmuKlok wrote: Hello everyone! I reached my weight loss goal that I set for myself when I originally posted in this thread(Although I forgot to be specific). My goal was to reach 250lbs by June and I'm at 247lbs as of today. That's 33lbs lost since I started posting here and 63lbs lost total. Since I've reached my initial goal and I'm still not satisfied yet, I'm going to make my next goal to be 220lbs before September. Hello everyone, I'm back again with another update. I quoted my last update for convenience. As of today I am 219.5lbs, meaning I reached my goal of hitting 220 by September! I'm very happy about this achievement. That's 90.5lbs lost so far from when I started in mid December at 310lbs. I'm still not quite done, though. My next goal is to be 200lbs by Jan 1st of 2012. This goal I wasn't even sure could happen. When I first started losing weight I really only wanted to see if I could get to 250lbs, and if I could, then try to get to 230. Here I am at 219.5 and I'm looking at 200 being the ultimate goal. I have no idea what I'll look like when I do reach 200 because I've been overweight for so many years, but I'm eager to find out. As for pictures, I don't have any right this moment but I do plan on uploading some. I will probably upload some before my next update (200 lbs) and for sure by Nov when everyone's supposed to post pictures. ^^ Thanks for reading everyone, and good luck with your own goals! | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
On August 13 2011 02:29 DimmuKlok wrote: Hello everyone, I'm back again with another update. I quoted my last update for convenience. As of today I am 219.5lbs, meaning I reached my goal of hitting 220 by September! I'm very happy about this achievement. That's 90.5lbs lost so far from when I started in mid December at 310lbs. I'm still not quite done, though. My next goal is to be 200lbs by Jan 1st of 2012. This goal I wasn't even sure could happen. When I first started losing weight I really only wanted to see if I could get to 250lbs, and if I could, then try to get to 230. Here I am at 219.5 and I'm looking at 200 being the ultimate goal. I have no idea what I'll look like when I do reach 200 because I've been overweight for so many years, but I'm eager to find out. As for pictures, I don't have any right this moment but I do plan on uploading some. I will probably upload some before my next update (200 lbs) and for sure by Nov when everyone's supposed to post pictures. ^^ Thanks for reading everyone, and good luck with your own goals! Congratulations mate :D Keep going strong, you can do it! | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
Whenever i do straight barbell curls with heavy weights (still strict form) i get this really sharp pain in my left forearm, right between elbow and wrist (I believe it's called the Ulna bone?), in the bone at the opposite side of my thumb. I had this issue a few months ago, but it was WAY more intense back then and the most severe right after I put the weight down. I got rid of it by just not doing curls for a few weeks and have now worked my way back up. The pain I have now is not that bad, and haven't been getting worse since I felt it again, but I'm really worried It'll get back since it fucked up my progress by a lot. Oh, and It's only with barbell curls, not with dumbbells. I've been thinking, since It's only my left arm and my right arm is a lot stronger than my left (trying to fix this), it might be because the muscles in my left forearm is not able to handle the weight, and therefore puts unnecessary strain on the bone itself. Also, when it was really bad before I got rid of it it was at a lower weight than what I lift now, so something must have changed. Any other thoughts or should I just try to workout my left forearm more? Thanks | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On August 13 2011 02:40 Sneakyz wrote: Curious if anyone has any experience/knowledge of this; Whenever i do straight barbell curls with heavy weights (still strict form) i get this really sharp pain in my left forearm, right between elbow and wrist (I believe it's called the Ulna bone?), in the bone at the opposite side of my thumb. I had this issue a few months ago, but it was WAY more intense back then and the most severe right after I put the weight down. I got rid of it by just not doing curls for a few weeks and have now worked my way back up. The pain I have now is not that bad, and haven't been getting worse since I felt it again, but I'm really worried It'll get back since it fucked up my progress by a lot. Oh, and It's only with barbell curls, not with dumbbells. I've been thinking, since It's only my left arm and my right arm is a lot stronger than my left (trying to fix this), it might be because the muscles in my left forearm is not able to handle the weight, and therefore puts unnecessary strain on the bone itself. Also, when it was really bad before I got rid of it it was at a lower weight than what I lift now, so something must have changed. Any other thoughts or should I just try to workout my left forearm more? Thanks If you think there is an imbalance avoid biceps curls for now and focus on strengthening your wrists, ESPECIALLY your extensors. Might not be a bad idea to self massage the forearm muscles to break up any scar tissues or adhesions that may be there | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
So basically, Ideally you want a high GI carb during barbell work so that you have constant levels of energy from the glucose being released? Or does it not really even matter that much? | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
On August 13 2011 02:45 eshlow wrote: If you think there is an imbalance avoid biceps curls for now and focus on strengthening your wrists, ESPECIALLY your extensors. Might not be a bad idea to self massage the forearm muscles to break up any scar tissues or adhesions that may be there ^ This. I got the same thing, stretching the wrist also helped. Never got rid of it completely though. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
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bdictkam
Canada155 Posts
On August 12 2011 17:42 Malinor wrote: You linked a 3 minute video with a pretty graph and a hot chick in it for christs sake "Body shock value" "fatigue" "hardest kind of looking muscle" All you do is broscience here. You spill some shitty terms around like if they would mean anything. You just lack any decent understanding of what you are talking about, and the way you disregarded eshlow's link is speaking volumes. I am not saying everything you are saying is wrong. I.e. high reps/low reps can complement each other pretty well and both can be used efficiently. So changing things up is always good, but that is so trivial that it actually should go without saying. In other words, you have to do more research before you claim to know anything in here. And acefitness.org is probably not the place where you should start looking. Pretty graph and hot chick? You are ignorant as shit. Ive done tons of research, and u can plz dont claim to know how much research ive been doing and if u want to downplay an actual scientist compared to your sheeps view of how things are go ahead. If anything you lack understanding. And ace fitness just had that reported linked/reported you complete numbskull, doesnt mean it was carried out by them. Narrowminded. User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20078 Posts
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On August 13 2011 05:22 bdictkam wrote: Pretty graph and hot chick? You are ignorant as shit. Ive done tons of research, and u can plz dont claim to know how much research ive been doing and if u want to downplay an actual scientist compared to your sheeps view of how things are go ahead. If anything you lack understanding. And ace fitness just had that reported linked/reported you complete numbskull, doesnt mean it was carried out by them. Narrowminded. Do you claim to know how much research the other posters in this thread have done? ^_^ | ||
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bdictkam
Canada155 Posts
On August 13 2011 02:29 DimmuKlok wrote: Hello everyone, I'm back again with another update. I quoted my last update for convenience. As of today I am 219.5lbs, meaning I reached my goal of hitting 220 by September! I'm very happy about this achievement. That's 90.5lbs lost so far from when I started in mid December at 310lbs. I'm still not quite done, though. My next goal is to be 200lbs by Jan 1st of 2012. This goal I wasn't even sure could happen. When I first started losing weight I really only wanted to see if I could get to 250lbs, and if I could, then try to get to 230. Here I am at 219.5 and I'm looking at 200 being the ultimate goal. I have no idea what I'll look like when I do reach 200 because I've been overweight for so many years, but I'm eager to find out. As for pictures, I don't have any right this moment but I do plan on uploading some. I will probably upload some before my next update (200 lbs) and for sure by Nov when everyone's supposed to post pictures. ^^ Thanks for reading everyone, and good luck with your own goals! That is awsome and inspirational, what to write up a bit how youve done it? I am on a simliar road to you just didnt start nearly as fat haha.. | ||
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