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Very good news from the health front. I have Type 2 Diabetes (don't think I have mentioned this here before), which isn't too surprising when you are 5'11 and up to 350lb, gaining around 80lb during one year. I got the diagnosis sometime early in 2008, but at that time I was too fucked up to do anything about it besides taking some pills unregularly without any motivation and control.
During 2009 I was confronted with various symptoms and side-effects like slowly healing bruises, blurry vision, VERY dry mouth (god, that was the worst, you are just longing for sugar but it only makes it worse), infections and some fun stuff in my private areas.
At some point in september 2009, I basically had all these symptoms at once, it was pretty fucked up. I knew I could temporarily fight some of those with 1-2 weeks of sports (i.e. the dry mouth) and thats what I did.
But I stuck with it,and our beautiful initiative here helped me quite a lot during the process. My diet has become a lot better and my sports schedule is back to where it was when I was a teenager.
My blood sugar in the morning used to be around 200mg and up to 280 after my meals.
Today, ten months later my blood sugar in the morning was 106, which is very very close to normal. After a nice lunch (potatoes, chicken breast and sauce) I was watering my parents garden for 20 minutes, afterwards my blood sugar was at 109. All of this without any medication, just nutrition and sports. I feel quite awesome right now.
tl;dr: GO ME
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dude, that's excellent
so does that ever go away? or is it something you'll have to worry about for the rest of time?
plz excuse my ignorance I don't really know much about it.
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great job malinor!!
also thanks for crossfit link!
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On July 17 2010 01:59 travis wrote:
dude, that's excellent
so does that ever go away? or is it something you'll have to worry about for the rest of time?
plz excuse my ignorance I don't really know much about it.
Very short:
Type 1 Diabetes, your pancreas is responsible for creating insulin, but it doesn't produce any. Since you need insulin you have to get shots or you die.
Type 2 Diabetes, your pancreas is still producing insulin, but it cannot process the amount of sugar you eat anymore. Since the sugar has nowhere to go (because your cells cannot absorb all of it), it stays in the blood and the glucose level in the blood rises. Basically your pancreas is overworked and is slowly breaking down. If this process doesn't stop. at some point your pancreas will stop working and you end up with Type 1 Diabetes.
So yes, I have to worry about it all my life if I don't want to end up injecting insulin for the rest of my life. But with exercise and responsible nutrition this is very much possible. You don't need to eat special diabetes food, that stuff is mostly garbage (processed; exchange some carbohydrates with fats and tastes worse; calories stay approximately the same).
I really struggled to explain this in english, so that's just very basic and if someone can frame this better go ahead.
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Type 2 if caught earlier enough with good dietary changes can and will go away.
Some cases of type 1 can be eliminated, especially if it's late onset, IF the disease is being caused by auto-immune reactions to dietary intake.
Exercise (high intensity) increases insulin sensitivity, as does eating correctly. And by correctly I mean avoiding sugar and all that other jazz as I talk about a lot.
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On July 17 2010 01:41 Malinor wrote:
tl;dr: GO ME
No joke. That's amazing man. Damn. Nice job.
Also thanks on the Fish Oil link.
mini update: First full week
Just found out today that apparently I'm squatting too low. I'm guessing my error is the one noted in Figure 2-46 (SS). Random gym guy (fairly buff) recommended I squat to tap a bench and lightly bounce up. Think I'll stay steady on the weight. Going to go to ace hardware and see if I can get a stick of some sort. On a positive note, managed to figure out the proper grip. No shoulder pain or neck tightness or any upper body side effects :D Watching youtube vids for form/ will post a vid if it's still funny.
Benching wise; when I get to my target weight, I end up losing tightness with one of my shoulders after about 2 reps. The arch is stilll there (tested by putting a fist underneath), but I can feel one of my shoulders (scapula) popping out of the tight position and becoming straight on the movement back up.
Deadlifts are awesome. Excited to try and learn Power Cleans on Monday.
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On July 17 2010 06:44 Sabu113 wrote:No joke. That's amazing man. Damn. Nice job. Also thanks on the Fish Oil link. mini update: First full week Just found out today that apparently I'm squatting too low. I'm guessing my error is the one noted in Figure 2-46 (SS). Random gym guy (fairly buff) recommended I squat to tap a bench and lightly bounce up. Think I'll stay steady on the weight. Going to go to ace hardware and see if I can get a stick of some sort. On a positive note, managed to figure out the proper grip. No shoulder pain or neck tightness or any upper body side effects :D Watching youtube vids for form/ will post a vid if it's still funny. Benching wise; when I get to my target weight, I end up losing tightness with one of my shoulders after about 2 reps. The arch is stilll there (tested by putting a fist underneath), but I can feel one of my shoulders (scapula) popping out of the tight position and becoming straight on the movement back up. Deadlifts are awesome. Excited to try and learn Power Cleans on Monday.
Better to go too low than go too high. Low (ATG) will be better for overall strength development in the long run because hammies are used more the deeper you go.
But yeah, gotta focus on the form all the time... you'll get the hang of it
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On July 17 2010 06:44 Sabu113 wrote:No joke. That's amazing man. Damn. Nice job. Also thanks on the Fish Oil link. mini update: First full week Just found out today that apparently I'm squatting too low. I'm guessing my error is the one noted in Figure 2-46 (SS). Random gym guy (fairly buff) recommended I squat to tap a bench and lightly bounce up. Think I'll stay steady on the weight. Going to go to ace hardware and see if I can get a stick of some sort. On a positive note, managed to figure out the proper grip. No shoulder pain or neck tightness or any upper body side effects :D Watching youtube vids for form/ will post a vid if it's still funny. Benching wise; when I get to my target weight, I end up losing tightness with one of my shoulders after about 2 reps. The arch is stilll there (tested by putting a fist underneath), but I can feel one of my shoulders (scapula) popping out of the tight position and becoming straight on the movement back up. Deadlifts are awesome. Excited to try and learn Power Cleans on Monday.
LOL you cant squat too low. There are different depths you can squat too. Post a video if you can. I wouldnt recommend using a bench to squat with.
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That's what I thought. I'm not tall, but the bench seemed like it was almost just above parallel. Will post a vid next week.
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u gotta skate8152 Posts
Cleans will take some time to get the hang of but are really fun to do and will build lots of power. 
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is any1 still watching the crossfit games? That shit is amazing, makes me really motivated to work out. I think ill try some of their workouts too sometime
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On July 17 2010 13:01 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
is any1 still watching the crossfit games? That shit is amazing, makes me really motivated to work out. I think ill try some of their workouts too sometime
Yeah... surprising that a lot of the same people are failing on the muscle ups since they got exposed last year too. One would think they would've actually worked on their weaknesses in the whole YEAR between the games....
/rant off
lol @ only 12 women finishing the workout
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Canada2056 Posts
yeah that was sad wtf lol. Ive never tried a muscle up though so i shouldnt talk
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c+j +12 kilos in 2 weeks up to 82. Helps that I was already a decent squatter and powercleaner, but I'm finally getting the form down. If only the same thing would magically happen with my snatch.
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On July 18 2010 09:33 Drowsy wrote:
c+j +12 kilos in 2 weeks up to 82. Helps that I was already a decent squatter and powercleaner, but I'm finally getting the form down. If only the same thing would magically happen with my snatch.
Only way to get good is to practice..... A LOT
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On July 17 2010 09:08 Sabu113 wrote:
That's what I thought. I'm not tall, but the bench seemed like it was almost just above parallel. Will post a vid next week.
I would caution you to watch out when squatting to a bench. If you happen to go down too fast and hit the bench abruptly it can damage your spine, from what I've read and been told. The thing's not made to bounce 
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need some help with this GOMAD diet, been doing it for a bout a week when we left to go to the lake, day 1 I have to take a shit but I can't. its been 2 days since then and I'm FUCKING miserable, can't even sit down much less go on the boat
to make things worse, while I'm being open, I've never been regular anyway. in cross country in high school I thought it was bizarre that one of my friends would shit every day before our run, when I only shat mebe once a week, which is when I found out that I was the one with the problem, but I never really did anything about it
I've downed a liter of cranberry juice and taken exlax with no results.
help T_T, don't laugh
my guess is more fiber
ps I think it says a lot about a person when they go to TL before their parents LOL
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@mOnion. I went to my parents with this. Ended up with an unneeded colo T_T. Trust me TL is totally the better option.
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Hey guys, I need help constructing a basic workout routine for my girlfriend. I'm looking for a strength building routine, specifically.
For reference, she currently cannot do a full pushup, only knee pushups. I was thinking that we could start with just that for a pushing exercise, but what else should I add to make it a complete workout?
Also, she has a cyst in her wrist that causes problems if she puts too much pressure on her hand. Since regular pushups sometimes bother her, I usually have her do fist pushups because they keep her wrist straight.
So, do you guys have any idea about what kind of workout I should have her do?
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