Would love to have a Nordic curl setup at home, but no space for it really.
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Those things are bulky, heavy, and have only one purpose. Not ideal for a home setup.
Thanks. I’m only 32, not sure when arthritis usually kicks in with stuff like this. I will check it out.
Whew, sounds like a long timeline. Glad to hear there’s hope though. You start with a primary doc for the imaging?
Nah. My primary back then was a joke. I mean your primary doesn't know shit about that type of thing. So if you can just skip that step, I would. If not, then jump through the hoop. I'm good friends with a surgeon and Doc Boat is a radiologist. Saw a specialist after the images and he referred me to the PT. The surgeon I know referred the trainer.
Thankfully, 99% my issue wasn't debilitating. I'd have a few days every 6-12 months of flare ups but most of the time I was ok with day to day life. I just knew if it went unaddressed it would become more and more frequent. Took years to get here but it was a big lifestyle change.
Thankfully, 99% my issue wasn't debilitating. I'd have a few days every 6-12 months of flare ups but most of the time I was ok with day to day life. I just knew if it went unaddressed it would become more and more frequent. Took years to get here but it was a big lifestyle change.
Yep. I mean, if I really wanted to I could find a spot in the basement for it…then wait for the lass’ “Are you serious with this shit?”
And she even likes to work out and lift heavy (relative to her strength level, she’s no pretz). But yeah, there’s still a line in the CSC household.
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Anybody else on board with me in thinking a crock pot was the best thing ever invented for meal prep? For protein especially. Once or twice a week throw your meat, vegetables, seasoning of choice (options are limitless) in there and cook; divide up into containers your portions for the week/half week; [Emeril BAM! gif]. Can heat that up and customize everything around it, and so easy to adjust caloric goals and needs.
crockpots and instapots are godsends for meal prep.
and we've had the same conversation about reverse hyper/GHD. It would be so nice to have, but it takes up a ton of space and being realistic...we can do similar things with other equipment we already have. We have a friend who may be selling theirs on the cheap, but that's really the only scenario where we'd probably pick one up.
and we've had the same conversation about reverse hyper/GHD. It would be so nice to have, but it takes up a ton of space and being realistic...we can do similar things with other equipment we already have. We have a friend who may be selling theirs on the cheap, but that's really the only scenario where we'd probably pick one up.
I'm not a fan of microwaved food from a crock pot so that doesn't really work for me. However, I have found a lot of good, easy, and cheap meal prep recipes from Josh Cortis on YouTube. Here's an example of a meal that I've eaten every day this week for lunch and plan to again Thursday and Friday. Tastes great and is 50 grams of protein without me having to do any math.
We tried Jacked a few times, and the food was good…but F’ing A was it over-seasoned. At least for my particular tastes, and I’m even a savory over sweet person. Felt like I needed a half gallon of water to get through one prepped meal.
I just went with the custom macro based meals. They're not really seasoned.
I feel you on the microwave. That's why I got an air fryer for the office.
I feel you on the microwave. That's why I got an air fryer for the office.
Air fryer is #2 behind the crock pot for best “making nutrition/meal prep easy” appliances for me. No doubt.
I went Keto about a week ago, anyone stayed in this for longer than a few weeks at a time?
I’m usually pretty active in the summer but am a complete slug in the winter, so I need to drop about 20lbs. Me and a few buddies of mine do the 66 mile tour de Lou and I’m concerned it’s gonna take me half a day to finish it this year.
I’m usually pretty active in the summer but am a complete slug in the winter, so I need to drop about 20lbs. Me and a few buddies of mine do the 66 mile tour de Lou and I’m concerned it’s gonna take me half a day to finish it this year.
Personal experience…you don’t need keto for 20 pounds. It can be very useful for people who are legitimately obese, but for the average weekend warrior or even somewhat regular lifter, it was pretty miserable.
Edit to say (and as a caveat): That’s just one person’s anecdotal take.
Edit to say (and as a caveat): That’s just one person’s anecdotal take.
My husband switched to keto-ish this year and he's dropped 22 lbs. His bloodwork was a little sketchy, so his doc wanted him to really limit his carbs. Keto has helped his IBS calm down/get under control. He doesn't do keto test strips to see if he's in ketosis, but he limits his carb intake to almost none most days and a small-moderate serving on his "cheat" days (1 or 2 days a week, if that). I don't think this would be sustainable if he were still a competitive powerlifter, but he's felt great with his "regular guy" lifting and getting the weight off has helped him up his cardio. He's done very well with it and the positive results have helped him keep doing it. He had pretty wild carb cravings the first week or two but it really settled after that.
So he had medical reasons to do it and already knew he liked eating keto-y food, so it wasn't too rough a transition for him. But for the vast majority of people, I do not think it's a sustainable option and I wouldn't do it unless advised by a doc.
So he had medical reasons to do it and already knew he liked eating keto-y food, so it wasn't too rough a transition for him. But for the vast majority of people, I do not think it's a sustainable option and I wouldn't do it unless advised by a doc.
Yeah, I should’ve said “for medical reasons” (in general), not just obesity.
So funny you mention him. Was going to post about him a few weeks ago. I made his Sausage Breakfast biscuits and they were legit.
My wife and I have been doing a convenient hack on weeknights for Chinese takeout and meal prep. We order a meat and vegetable entree (like beef and broccoli or chicken and veggies) with the sauce on the side and steamed rice. We get double meat and an extra carton of rice.
On the night we get it, we take the entree (which looks like dog poop, btw, without sauce) and sear it in a wok with about a quarter of the sauce and some healthy squizzers of sriracha (shout out to Yellowbird Sriracha Organic Lime, Garlic, & Date Blend). We split one carton of rice and the entree (which with double meat and plenty of veggies is solid). While not quite as good as just getting Chinese takeout without guilt, it still hits the spot while trying to maintain a diet and should have great macros. (I'm assuming. Maybe I'm wrong.)
We take the other carton of rice and mix a few tablespoons with cauliflower rice to make stir fries more palatable. We can air fry a meat and thaw a bag of frozen cauliflower rice, a bag of frozen asian veggies, a couple of tablespoons of steamed rice, some of the remaining entree sauce, and some sriracha and it is fantastic.
This maybe obvious to everyone else and, if so, I apologize for rambling. But it has been a welcome addition to our household arsenal and thought I'd share.
Edit: Bought a 100 count of fortune cookies off Amazon, too. I try to keep that and a few individually wrapped ice cream bars/fudgcicles/etc in the freezer and no other sweets. I find I can limit myself to one sweet thing much more easily if it is individually wrapped. At most I go for two because the act of opening the second wrapper feels so disgustingly gluttonous that the shame ruins the enjoyment of the second one.
On the night we get it, we take the entree (which looks like dog poop, btw, without sauce) and sear it in a wok with about a quarter of the sauce and some healthy squizzers of sriracha (shout out to Yellowbird Sriracha Organic Lime, Garlic, & Date Blend). We split one carton of rice and the entree (which with double meat and plenty of veggies is solid). While not quite as good as just getting Chinese takeout without guilt, it still hits the spot while trying to maintain a diet and should have great macros. (I'm assuming. Maybe I'm wrong.)
We take the other carton of rice and mix a few tablespoons with cauliflower rice to make stir fries more palatable. We can air fry a meat and thaw a bag of frozen cauliflower rice, a bag of frozen asian veggies, a couple of tablespoons of steamed rice, some of the remaining entree sauce, and some sriracha and it is fantastic.
This maybe obvious to everyone else and, if so, I apologize for rambling. But it has been a welcome addition to our household arsenal and thought I'd share.
Edit: Bought a 100 count of fortune cookies off Amazon, too. I try to keep that and a few individually wrapped ice cream bars/fudgcicles/etc in the freezer and no other sweets. I find I can limit myself to one sweet thing much more easily if it is individually wrapped. At most I go for two because the act of opening the second wrapper feels so disgustingly gluttonous that the shame ruins the enjoyment of the second one.
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Hot take: I think Chinese Food (americanized) is the lowest form of cuisine out there. It's goop. It looks like a microwaved frozen food item. I honestly think adding something like Cauliflower rice would actually make it better lol.
Hot take: you're goop, sir. 😡
When it isn't drenched in sauces made of corn syrup, fish scale grade salt, and corn starch, Chinese food is very tasty and pretty nutritious. I'm never going to be mad at seared flank steak, steamed vegetables, and steamed rice. Especially when I can pick it up takeout on my way home for less than $25 with tip and have it served within 15 minutes of setting foot in the door. Pretty dope for goop.
When it isn't drenched in sauces made of corn syrup, fish scale grade salt, and corn starch, Chinese food is very tasty and pretty nutritious. I'm never going to be mad at seared flank steak, steamed vegetables, and steamed rice. Especially when I can pick it up takeout on my way home for less than $25 with tip and have it served within 15 minutes of setting foot in the door. Pretty dope for goop.
A place that has a huge Chinese buffet especially when I'm hungry hits the spot. Just ordering Chinese to go, I'd honestly eat the frozen meal versions. Their not actually that bad.
135 warm up
225 x 12 pause at bottom
245 x 10
275 x 5(iirc)
295 x 3
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245 x 10
275 x 5(iirc)
295 x 3
IG story with the 295
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I remember when Anth was a Pants Armstrong cyclist who was allergic to iron. Fast forward 6 years and he’s yolked beyond belief 🥲
Comin at us with receipts in hand!
If you didn’t do that 245 set, you’d prolly get a rep or two more on that 295.
Good work.
If you didn’t do that 245 set, you’d prolly get a rep or two more on that 295.
Good work.
I just can't sustain a diet without fruit. I love fruit and refuse to believe it shouldn't be part of a balanced diet.
One of those gyero weight loss contests back in the day, maybe 2013 ish(?), I think I actually got into ketosis. Dropped 40lbs over like 4-5 months. Skanth days. Wasn't pleasant.
It's just so far down the list of international cuisines for me. It's not even top4 in the Asian category. I'm taking Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese without even thinking twice. Those are so far past Chinese food its not even funny. A good Vietnamese place? The freshness? Unreal.
And you outlined my problem with it, all the shit they put in it, which I'm convinced is just here in the states. Then they put this piping hot goop into cheap plastic containers which you know is leeching into the food. You can't tell what the hell it is you're eating, and in the end it's probably the neighbors pet dog.
Those slow down, pause at bottom, then press 225s are the killer.
Not being in comp prep has given me the ultimate excuse to avoid pausing my benches and it's glorious, haha
Getting tits and a beer belly is not going to help your arms out kooky…
I actually love octopi/squid as squid is an apex predator like myself OBVIOUSLY and is the logo for my businesses, but WAY too many tats of them here in Florida would be too cliche but I do love them. Maybe a leg piece for me…
Waiting to see what @Bonzo Cat decided on…
I’ve got the Chi Rho on my back/side/thigh next time I go home most likely and/or Proverbs 21:17 with 3 nails behind it in same places.
That OR I’m going to have him go over my original sleeve and make it a little more how I like. <—that should be first but it’s fine and I love it just want it a little darker and covered to match his sleeve but getting new new is always fun.
I actually love octopi/squid as squid is an apex predator like myself OBVIOUSLY and is the logo for my businesses, but WAY too many tats of them here in Florida would be too cliche but I do love them. Maybe a leg piece for me…
Waiting to see what @Bonzo Cat decided on…
I’ve got the Chi Rho on my back/side/thigh next time I go home most likely and/or Proverbs 21:17 with 3 nails behind it in same places.
That OR I’m going to have him go over my original sleeve and make it a little more how I like. <—that should be first but it’s fine and I love it just want it a little darker and covered to match his sleeve but getting new new is always fun.
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Trying out Crunch today randomly, was in the area to mail and notarize stuff and figured why not. Been to one in Miami years ago.
Double my current price a whole $16/month to $30/month at Crunch but has saunas and yoga so I could cancel my yoga6 subscription and just come here.
It’s a lot nicer than where I go and maybe two more minutes the opposite way. We’ll see. A whole new crop of gym gals is always a plus.
Double my current price a whole $16/month to $30/month at Crunch but has saunas and yoga so I could cancel my yoga6 subscription and just come here.
It’s a lot nicer than where I go and maybe two more minutes the opposite way. We’ll see. A whole new crop of gym gals is always a plus.
Before I even saw your last line I was about to say, “Yeah…but how’s the talent?” 😂
Beast mode135 warm up
225 x 12 pause at bottom
245 x 10
275 x 5(iirc)
295 x 3
IG story with the 295
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