Fitness and shit

[Flexin]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

.47 miles

In 9 mins with a 20 minute mile pace.

Did you even start sweating? That is almost below walking pace

lol Bastard. The app didn't stop so that last 1:44 was spent in the trunk putting my mp3 player and headphones away. I was running up hill, then walking down, then turning around to run back up again. Then I did walk around before decided to go for a jog, then changed my mine since I have allergies and was running in fresh cut grass. But I do get into a sprint on the way back to the car.

This was after 11 hours at work, 1 hour and 11 minutes in the gym then a 10 minute drive to the hill. I was happy to be about to do it all all.

James

[azoomm]

Saw this, thought of you.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Saw this, thought of you.

Pretty damn accurate.

[KSGregman]

It really is...and it's worse if you are "eating out."

I've been focused on nutrition education and execution for only a month or so....and wish like HELL I'd have made that step ONE. That I had started with educating myself about effective nutrition...and THEN started working out. As it is, I did it backwards....lost 20+ pounds....but still didn't look or feel "right"....and THEN got smarter about nutrition.

It's all coming together now though...just takes time...and dedication.

[Kaneman]

Our fundamental beliefs on why we get fat are likely very wrong. Here are some good resources. Do your own research and draw your own conclusions, but don't assume the status quo (eat your whole grains, avoid egg yolks) is correct.

"Fathead" is a rebuttal to "Supersize Me", is entertaining and provides gobs of good information. The first half of the movie details how we got bamboozled, the second half goes into what we should be eating as humans.
My favorite quote, "When I think of all the fat free food, all the boneless skinless chicken breasts I ate....it makes me sooo angry."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWZq0bx8cXA

This is a presentation given by a researcher for the Stanford School of Medicine who set out to prove a plant based diet was the healthiest. The results of his trails were not what he expected....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZ...eature=related

"Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes makes a good effort at destroying the bullshit we've been fed for the past 30-40 years by meticulously examining the research behind it.
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-...s+bad+calories

Pro-primal diet site/blog
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz1yosp8i3a

Another....
http://www.gnolls.org/1141/eat-like-...ational-guide/

The longer I do it, the better I feel and the more research I read the more confidence I have in it.

[shmike]

I was going to ask you if you read Mark Sisson (Mark's Daily Apple).

I want to like him and I think I do. But, he's also the guy at the end of each P90x workout hawking their products.

He does say on his site that he is no longer affiliated with them and does a good job of not talking trash about the program or Tony but I wonder if he "just" discovered the paleo way of life or if he is just following the latest trend / source of revenue.

[Kaneman]

Bro I'm no expert, if you'd have asked me that question two months ago I'd have given you a different answer probably. Watch those videos, read around a bit and see what you think.

But to critique that diet from my point of view I'd say make sure you cook those eggs in butter and make sure you're really full afterward. So full in fact that you don't want to eat that apple for a snack. Apples aren't bad, but if you eat it all by itself you will raise your blood sugar and defeat the purpose of a low carb diet and can also strip muscle tissue.

You've got the idea though. Delicious fatty meats, awesome vegetables in butter and olive oil, some fruits, nuts, dairy etc. The key is to feel full and satiated after your meals and not to leave yourself wanting more and making sure you're getting enough fat to fuel your daily activities.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Bro I'm no expert, if you'd have asked me that question two months ago I'd have given you a different answer probably. Watch those videos, read around a bit and see what you think.

But to critique that diet from my point of view I'd say make sure you cook those eggs in butter and make sure you're really full afterward. So full in fact that you don't want to eat that apple for a snack. Apples aren't bad, but if you eat it all by itself you will raise your blood sugar and defeat the purpose of a low carb diet and can also strip muscle tissue.

You've got the idea though. Delicious fatty meats, awesome vegetables in butter and olive oil, some fruits, nuts, dairy etc. The key is to feel full and satiated after your meals and not to leave yourself wanting more and making sure you're getting enough fat to fuel your daily activities.

Right.

I just finished that one, longass video... pretty interesting, but not totally surprising. Everyone's different with how their bodies process shit... we know this just by watching people eat and how their bodies look, yet for some reason we forget that shit when we start trying to change ourselves.

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Right.

I just finished that one, longass video... pretty interesting, but not totally surprising. Everyone's different with how their bodies process shit... we know this just by watching people eat and how their bodies look, yet for some reason we forget that shit when we start trying to change ourselves.

Yup, I've got a buddy with an 8-pack and probably 3% bodyfat who just eats whatever the fuck he wants. He's 33, trains BJJ some (IBJJF World Purple Belt Champion) but doesn't really workout and he's fucking shredded. His body is obviously not storing the carbs and sugar he eats as fat. But he didn't grow up drinking sodas and eating cereal as a meal, his Mom raised him on real food. Soul food actually....cause you know, he's black and all. (duh)

I think where this very low-carb theory really applies is to people who are trying to lose fat they've gained from eating too much sugar. And BTW, once you reach your goals you can have a bowl of ice cream, a piece of cake or whatever now and then and it won't affect your physique or health at all. But if you're trying to turn things around and change your body composition and the way your body stores and burns fat then avoid the cheats for sure.

Originally Posted by azoomm

My grandparents think we are all nuts. They ate real food, worked really hard (physically) and no one in my family was overweight let alone obese.

My older sister eats processed food more than anything else. She sits on her backside more than walking. Look at that, obese.

Maybe, just maybe it really is that simple?

That's one of the points that is always made, "You know, our grandparents knew that potatoes, bread and being lazy made you fat but somewhere along the way....."

We didn't become the most awesome species on the planet by eating grans and boneless, skinless chicken breast. Goddamnit I swear I'll cut my own eye out before I eat another boneless skinless chicken breast.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

I think where this very low-carb theory really applies is to people who are trying to lose fat they've gained from eating too much sugar. And BTW, once you reach your goals you can have a bowl of ice cream, a piece of cake or whatever now and then and it won't affect your physique or health at all. But if you're trying to turn things around and change your body composition and the way your body stores and burns fat then avoid the cheats for sure.

We didn't become the most awesome species on the planet by eating grans and boneless, skinless chicken breast. Goddamnit I swear I'll cut my own eye out before I eat another boneless skinless chicken breast.

So instead of breast meat you eat what? Bone in thighs and legs?