EPTTL Health and Fitness Initiative 2013 - Page 85
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
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mordek
United States12704 Posts
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decafchicken
United States19930 Posts
On June 27 2013 00:17 phyre112 wrote: Every time I come home, I am amazed again at how different the fat looks in grass fed beef vs. regular beef - and at the change in taste. The advantages to small towns may be few, but I do love the ones we get =D I'm going to steal all your grass fed beef and take it home with me! | ||
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autoexec
United States530 Posts
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Deadeight
United Kingdom1629 Posts
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tofucake
Hyrule18968 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On June 27 2013 00:35 decafchicken wrote: I'm going to steal all your grass fed beef and take it home with me! haha, actually I know a bunch of restaurants in placid get their steaks from farms in my town/people I went to high school with. Pretty cool. And there's more than enough to go around up here =p On June 27 2013 01:30 autoexec wrote: My uncle owns a free ranging small cattle farm but doesn't slaughter them on the farm, so I can't reap the benefits That's what the situation is like here, except that the slaughter house is just at the end of my road, less than a mile away! On June 27 2013 02:47 Deadeight wrote: Hmm, over here all our beef is grass fed but I've heard a lot of people say that US steaks taste better because they feed them on corn instead. The corn makes them taste worse, IMO but it does fatten them up better. Maybe that's why people think it tastes better? | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
Only the USA do they feed animals corn and call it healthy, lol. Grass fed beef and lamb and everything is AMAZING. | ||
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Vitruvian
United States168 Posts
On June 27 2013 07:33 eshlow wrote: Yeah, I was talking with some people about how when they go to Europe and ask for grass fed beef everyone looks at you funny because all beef and animal products are grass fed over here. Only the USA do they feed animals corn and call it healthy, lol. Grass fed beef and lamb and everything is AMAZING. Is it correspondingly more expensive there as well? If not, I need to get my ass to Europe. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On June 27 2013 08:45 Vitruvian wrote: Is it correspondingly more expensive there as well? If not, I need to get my ass to Europe. I don't think so but I don't know precisely. Perhaps we could have some of the Euro guys tell us here | ||
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Arisen
United States2382 Posts
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Keniji
Netherlands2569 Posts
On June 27 2013 18:37 Arisen wrote: After doing deadlifts today (my PR up to 270! Amazing how fast you improve as a beginner) and man, my hands are fucking tore up. There is dead skin peeling off and calouses forming all over (but not normal looking callouses, they're small and focused, they kind of look like small blisters rather than the normal kind you get from manual labor). It's normal. Nothing you can do about it, except probably gloves. As a climber my hands usually look like this. + Show Spoiler + Similiar to this. ![[image loading]](http://peterlyons.com/photos/bend_2008_part_2/001_climbing_hands.jpg) http://www.climbonproducts.com/climb-on/climb-on-bar-1-oz/ This is the product I use and it's freaking amazing. There are probably similiar products out there that I haven't tested but this one I use and can recommend. You use it and your hands are super smooth for the rest of the day. My mother started using it because it's better than any handcreme she's has ever used. ( use it before going to bed or when you don't plan to touch anything for the next 15 minutes, tho) | ||
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eLyx
Germany54 Posts
On June 27 2013 08:49 eshlow wrote: I don't think so but I don't know precisely. Perhaps we could have some of the Euro guys tell us here In Germany it is as far as I know not common practice to feed grass. There is an association called "Neuland" that promotes grass feeding and more good things but I think the guidelines are geared more towards no antibiotics etc. So whether or not the animals are actually grass fed is not sure to me. The prices are also quite steep, just bought 450 gram Chickenbreast and 150 grams bacon to try them and paid 10 euro and some change (lost the receipt lol). | ||
zatic
Zurich15313 Posts
On June 27 2013 08:49 eshlow wrote: I don't think so but I don't know precisely. Perhaps we could have some of the Euro guys tell us here Industrial corn fed beef farms might be much less common but that doesn't mean all beef is grass fed. Grass fed beef is still specifically labeled as such and definitely more expensive. | ||
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autoexec
United States530 Posts
On June 27 2013 21:03 Keniji wrote: It's normal. Nothing you can do about it, except probably gloves. As a climber my hands usually look like this. + Show Spoiler + Similiar to this. http://www.climbonproducts.com/climb-on/climb-on-bar-1-oz/ This is the product I use and it's freaking amazing. There are probably similiar products out there that I haven't tested but this one I use and can recommend. You use it and your hands are super smooth for the rest of the day. My mother started using it because it's better than any handcreme she's has ever used. ( use it before going to bed or when you don't plan to touch anything for the next 15 minutes, tho) It says it is edible. How yummy is it? | ||
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Deadeight
United Kingdom1629 Posts
On June 27 2013 22:42 zatic wrote: Industrial corn fed beef farms might be much less common but that doesn't mean all beef is grass fed. Grass fed beef is still specifically labeled as such and definitely more expensive. Hmm. Perhaps it's different in Germany to the UK? I live in a big farming area and things are only ever grass fed here. I've also never seen something labelled grass fed. I think the US is a little more homogenous than europe. I personally try to eat British beef, as a lot of the imported beef is from Spain etc and (no offence to spaniards) but the don't treat their animals particularly well. | ||
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Keniji
Netherlands2569 Posts
I just tried a (very) small piece. Like soap (I guess) :/ I wouldn't buy it if you plan to eat it! | ||
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autoexec
United States530 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On June 27 2013 21:03 Keniji wrote: It's normal. Nothing you can do about it, except probably gloves. As a climber my hands usually look like this. + Show Spoiler + Similiar to this. http://www.climbonproducts.com/climb-on/climb-on-bar-1-oz/ This is the product I use and it's freaking amazing. There are probably similiar products out there that I haven't tested but this one I use and can recommend. You use it and your hands are super smooth for the rest of the day. My mother started using it because it's better than any handcreme she's has ever used. ( use it before going to bed or when you don't plan to touch anything for the next 15 minutes, tho) gloves will probably actually make it worse, because they'll trap sweat and give a lot more slippage to the bar in your hands. They'll also make your gripping harder. you can limit the callous formation by gripping the bar the right way so that your skin isn't being pinched between the bar and your fingers (youtube a video, it's hard to explain) and by using chalk or a towel to keep your hands dry but you're still going to get some. you'll get used to it, or even proud of them eventually. And I'm sure the reason that's listed as "edible" is so that people know it won't be toxic in case they go to eat something and haven't washed their hands too well, or are on a trip somewhere having a snack and can't wash their hands well enough, not because it's tasty. | ||
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WiljushkA
Serbia1416 Posts
On June 27 2013 18:37 Arisen wrote: After doing deadlifts today (my PR up to 270! Amazing how fast you improve as a beginner) and man, my hands are fucking tore up. There is dead skin peeling off and calouses forming all over (but not normal looking callouses, they're small and focused, they kind of look like small blisters rather than the normal kind you get from manual labor). This may be helpful to you. | ||
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