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"Quinn Stein come take my class on Sunday at 11:30"

What class is this?

6/24/2010 2:00:39 PM

i track my meals pretty religiously right now and so far, i've eaten 5 meals. (I start at midnight for that day)

It's not odd for me to eat 7 to 8 meals/day on this program, but I was just wondering if fewer meals had negative effects or not.

I'm still learning, too

6/24/2010 2:01:56 PM

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"is it bad to eat fewer large meals as opposed to smaller, more frequent meals? (real question)"

I don't think so. I'd imagine the key is to just not eat any unhealthy snacks in between. I eat, almost exclusively, just three meals a day with 2 of them being fairly large (and dinner almost always large). I also don't avoid eating late dinners (often 8-9pm though didn't have dinner on Tuesday till 10:15pm this week).

6/24/2010 2:04:29 PM

^^^ULTIMATE CONDITIONING


that's all you get

don't be skurrred

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 2:06 PM. Reason : ]

6/24/2010 2:05:39 PM

6/24/2010 2:14:03 PM

i dont want any part of that. esp not at 11:30 on a weekend.

6/24/2010 2:23:01 PM

I knew I could count on you!

6/24/2010 2:24:47 PM

if possible, eat more than just 3 big meals. call it 5 or 6 meals or 3 meals and a few snacks. either way, it'll give your body energy to burn throughout the day and it'll keep you from overindulging during your 3 main meals (which most people tend to do).

6/24/2010 2:28:16 PM

hahhhaahh you are playing off my weakness now. i've been doubted so now i am tempted

6/24/2010 2:28:33 PM

I thought your weakness was muscle-ups and trying to gain weight...

6/24/2010 2:32:48 PM

6/24/2010 2:33:41 PM

oh snap!

i'd come if i didn't live 4 hours away

6/24/2010 2:34:54 PM

Ultimate Conditioning doesn't sound like something I'd be good at.

6/24/2010 2:35:07 PM

Ultimate Conditioning sounds fun!! (Not being sarcastic..)


But I'll be in GA Sunday morning

6/24/2010 2:42:02 PM

I ran the full 2.8 mile lap around Lake Johnson (no extra loops) in about 25 minutes yesterday... 500 calories burned

6/24/2010 3:07:48 PM

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"I thought your weakness was muscle-ups and trying to gain weight..."

That's my weakness right now. Chris and I tried muscle ups on Tuesday during my personal training session. We both got close to a full muscle up, but were not successful. We tried with the bars, not the rings. Though, I'd like to be able to do one on both.

6/24/2010 3:08:53 PM

^You gain any weight yet?

Since no one answered it:

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"Alright, I have a nutritional question. In the gym I go to, there is a free drink bar of different sodas. They have Pepsi Max, Pepsi, Sprite, some orange drink, and I think straight up carbonated water . On each label they have the amount of energy in each drink. I think Pepsi is 118 kJ/250 mL, or kcal, I dunno. For dispensing they have little cups you would get out of a water jug, so its not a lot. Why would they have these in a gym, where 80% of the people in there are there for cardio? Running, biking, all that crap. Cheap energy from the high kJ and caffeine? It seems counter intuitive to me to have people drinking soda as a recovery drink."

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"ThePeter, is it one of these? "

Yes, its something very similar, except bigger. The platform is about the size of a horizontal squat machine's platform. Looks like something to incorporate with a sex swing and other similar home investments.

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 3:42 PM. Reason : lkj]

6/24/2010 3:40:50 PM

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"That's my weakness right now. Chris and I tried muscle ups on Tuesday during my personal training session. We both got close to a full muscle up, but were not successful. We tried with the bars, not the rings. Though, I'd like to be able to do one on both."

I learned by watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJX1pxL-NMo

It's all technique.

6/24/2010 4:55:00 PM

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"^You gain any weight yet?"

Yeah, I'm hovering around 170 now. I was hovering around 160 at the start of summer.

Also, thanks ^. I've seen that video, but I will watch it more closely before I go out and try to attempt them again. Tried again today after my work out. Got up over the bar, but couldn't push up. I realize now it was because I didn't push my chest forward at the top.

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM. Reason : Found this tutorial as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLjvnuhCeVo&NR=1]

6/24/2010 5:30:56 PM

down to 127.5 today

woohhoo!

6/24/2010 5:41:22 PM

^^Maybe you should get the advice of a trainer that can actually do one...



actually, I'm pretty sure I saw chris dangling on top of the bar this afternoon...he might have figured it out

6/24/2010 7:53:06 PM

^ He did. We tried it again today. He got it. I think that my triceps were too burned out after the work out to do it completely.

6/24/2010 7:59:05 PM

yeah, you def. have to try them when you're fresh

6/24/2010 8:01:05 PM

Just finished P90X Chest&Back+Ab Ripper. I definitely could've pushed myself harder on the chest and back stuff. The less said about the pullups and ab exercises the better

6/24/2010 8:10:08 PM

Just fit into some old pants that I had long ago given up on

it's a comfortable fit, too

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 9:07 PM. Reason : s]

6/24/2010 9:07:23 PM

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"down to 127.5 today woohhoo! "

nice job wolfy

6/24/2010 9:41:55 PM

ok earlier I was talking about how the area near my armpits is not fatty now, it's muscle-y... and my traps are more defined... here are some pics, hopefully they will show what I'm talking about (and please excuse me being au natural... and the 2nd pic I cropped, so no I'm not naked)





oh and:

3x12xsetting 6 (30 lbs I think) incline chest press on cable machine
3x12 squat and rows on cable machine
3x12xsetting's 7 and 10... pull w/ heaviest, push w/ lightest (on cable machine).. alternate sides
3x12x37.5 dick curls
3x12x42.5 tricep push downs
3x8x135, 145, 155 squats
3x15x10 weighted sit-ups ... normal, R side, L side
3x12/12/8(? I can't remember)x70/60/50 weighted pull-ups
3x12 jackknifes on stability ball

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2010 9:44:31 PM

awesome.... can totally tell a difference in the arms

on another note - i am not getting enough protein and it's starting to frustrate me... i really need to focus more on that!!!

6/24/2010 9:50:56 PM

I did indoor demolition for 7 1/2 hours today.. only meals were Kashi cereal for breakfast and a footlong chicken sub from Subway. I'm due for some calories and I'm ridiculously hungry; I just ate a solid lb. of pasta (marinara).

6/24/2010 9:56:19 PM

^^your face is looking skinny, that's the last place I lose it

6/24/2010 10:26:16 PM

LunaK, you need some supplements, protein bars, shakes or shots

or just eat more tuna, chicken and steak

6/24/2010 10:32:55 PM

^2 was that meant for me or LunaK? (I mainly ask because I posted pictures BUT I know you're friends with LunaK on Facebook so ya never know )


and I'm having the same problem as LunaK, but I eat lots of meat... BUT I eat a ton of fruit. I think that's making my carbs go through the roof. At least they're good ones!

[Edited on June 24, 2010 at 10:42 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2010 10:39:25 PM

watch your sugar, sodium and alcohol intake

6/24/2010 10:46:00 PM

I had a 600 calorie deficit tonight so I ran out and grabbed a double cheeseburger from BK and drank a Fat Tire with it. First real alcohol in about 3 weeks and wow... I could hardly drink that beer. I'm actually feeling tipsy from it still and its been an hour since I had it. To think I used to drink 2-3 beers a night and not even blink an eye.

6/24/2010 10:48:35 PM

What happens if i never meet calorie requirements?

6/24/2010 11:13:14 PM

as you lose weight, your requirements go down

eventually, you will probably start reaching your caloric intake requirements

6/24/2010 11:18:09 PM

Samwise16 that was supposed to be for you, forgot a ^

6/25/2010 6:53:21 AM

Well then.. thanks!! I personally lose weight in my chest last... I think that could be seen as both good and bad


and I just want to give everyone a little encouragement today...



YOU CAN DO IT!!

6/25/2010 7:02:06 AM

what are you guys using for a legit source for maintenance calorie goals?

seems like every site i use has a completely different number, swinging wildly with ~ 500 cal range.

to contribute, since this thread started im down 15 lbs.

but that's muscle atrophy and not eating enough.

apparently i just needed to get hurt, not eat enough, and not drink to fit back into pants i wore in high school.

ha

6/25/2010 8:17:28 AM

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"LunaK, you need some supplements, protein bars, shakes or shots or just eat more tuna, chicken and steak"

yea i should probably get some supplements

6/25/2010 8:18:13 AM

^^ you have to experiment and see what works for you

Usually the BMR calculations are too high, so subtract about 200-500 calories and use that as a starting point for about two weeks. If you don't lose weight take off some more calories. If you do lose some weight (between 2-3 lbs would be good) stay there until you notice you are not losing any weight on a weekly basis.

6/25/2010 8:48:15 AM

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"and not drink "

probably mostly this,

6/25/2010 8:59:58 AM

a valid point

6/25/2010 9:37:26 AM

go team! down to 127 today

tri on sunday

holler holler feeling awesome & can def tell my pants are fitting awesomely

6/25/2010 9:49:02 AM

this weekend will be a run tomorrow and a long bike on sunday....

then 4th of july weekend i've got a 5k (first time i've done one without a swim and bike preceding it)

then a tri on the 10th ....

busy, busy, busy

6/25/2010 9:51:02 AM

yesterday at the gym:
35 mins cardio

dinner: stir-fry pork with fresh green beans and a baked potato

this am:
knees to chest (on couch): 3x20
leg lifts: 3x20
bicycles: 3x20
reverse crunches: 3x20
butt lifts with legs in the air: 3x20

after work:
arms (since i failed to do those yesterday)
and cardio dance class

[Edited on June 25, 2010 at 10:17 AM. Reason : .]

6/25/2010 10:17:11 AM

'shoes, you just gotta keep up with your physical therapy, do all of your at home exercises, and just keep drillin at it. You'll get it back.

6/25/2010 12:00:09 PM

Here's what I ate yesterday. The carb-protein-fat ratio's improved a little, but I could stand to make some gains. Given that I'm doing P90X now, I could probably stand to eat a few more calories. Suggestions are welcome.

6/25/2010 1:30:11 PM

my legs are awesomely sore from yesterday.

I love the clean and press. dumbbell jacks are awesome. I also love this move in my aquatics blast class where my body is in an L shape making me a boat and my arms are the paddles. I guess I will call it the human boat.

I need to put up a picture for this week. I'll do it later.

6/25/2010 4:17:58 PM

I am reading this thread and eating a piece of cake from Hayes Barton.

And I don't feel bad about it.

6/25/2010 4:25:26 PM