FIT.Y.E.R.O. (Meathead, wellness, fitness, diet, exercise) Thread
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Per Whoop, it is currently 42. (No idea how accurate that is). 42 appears to be a pretty good but not excellent number for my age (going on 44). For not having thought about it before this morning, I was pretty pleased.
Now that I know it is already being tracked, I might see how easy it is to increase and play around with doing so as a goal. Seems like getting it above 50 would be a solid number to shoot for.
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Had to stop today… doing legs, got extremely dizzy after squats. In light of some serious shit, I’m taking a lifting hiatus until my cardiologist appt on Friday.
- Kook, hopefully that's just a little vasovagal action or dehydration. Take care of yourself, I'm really glad you have a cardiologist appointment this week.
- On that front, exactly three weeks out from beating the widowmaker, my husband got clearance from cardiac rehab to lift (!) Cardiologist told him last week that golfing would be fine too and I've never seen a dude so thrilled to hit the simulator. ha.
- I did this conditioning circuit Saturday and I was in PAIN yesterday. Recommend.
4 rounds:
- On that front, exactly three weeks out from beating the widowmaker, my husband got clearance from cardiac rehab to lift (!) Cardiologist told him last week that golfing would be fine too and I've never seen a dude so thrilled to hit the simulator. ha.
- I did this conditioning circuit Saturday and I was in PAIN yesterday. Recommend.
4 rounds:
- 10 lat pulldowns
- 15 Tate press
- 30 banded tricep pushdowns
- 15 hammer curls
- 20 banded face pulls
Actually, @Kooky Kats is a BIG vag.
Gonna make these this week for the kiddos. Bought some protein powder for them but they don't like it, so we'll give cookies a try with what's left.
150/Cal : 21g Protein
I like that.
thebigmansworld.com
150/Cal : 21g Protein
I like that.
Protein Cookies {4 Ingredients!} - The Big Man's World ®
These protein cookies are soft, chewy, and made with just 4 ingredients! No sugar and no flour needed, they pack in over 20 grams of protein!
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We got a Ninja Creami. Wife has transitioned from her evening protein shakes to protein ice cream. Been working on different concoctions with Ghost protein powder, fair life milk and different mixers. That thing is super loud but stuff tastes pretty good and is smooth to boot.
-Staying the course sometimes is hard AF. Get a good weigh in and think.. "man, I've been strict and had a good weigh in, I''ll treat myself." Next thing you know it's 2 weeks later of "treating yourself and you've added 5lbs. Conversely, when I'm really on I'll want to do things like skip meals, not drink water, reduce protein/cals, just so my weight drops. Since 1/1 I've had like 5 or 6 total way out of bounds meals. 1 weekend was half. Kinda plateaued for a few weeks but today weighed in down 14#s from 1/1 and basically the same muscle mass without the normal loss of strength I get with my crash diets. Still in the 2400 calorie range. 200+ protein. I took evening carbs out and really focusing on drinking a shit ton of water. This has to be pretty close to my maintenance, maybe ~2800?
Anyway, next week is when I typically start my summer cut and I'm 10-11#s ahead of schedule. Spring Break is gonna be a mini bulk. Then goal is to drop 3 more % BF by May 16. Determination on how to final push to ultimate goal at that time. Probably will need a week or 2 reload.
-Little man has been seeing a trainer. She's more of a running coach but since it's off season they're doing some meathead stuff. He was so jacked about deadlifting 75#s for reps last night. More than his weight. Heart was full.
-Transparent Labs has some decent protein bars if you're into that sort of thing.
-Still mixing in mobility 3-4 times a week. It's a slow bitch.
Anyway, next week is when I typically start my summer cut and I'm 10-11#s ahead of schedule. Spring Break is gonna be a mini bulk. Then goal is to drop 3 more % BF by May 16. Determination on how to final push to ultimate goal at that time. Probably will need a week or 2 reload.
-Little man has been seeing a trainer. She's more of a running coach but since it's off season they're doing some meathead stuff. He was so jacked about deadlifting 75#s for reps last night. More than his weight. Heart was full.
-Transparent Labs has some decent protein bars if you're into that sort of thing.
-Still mixing in mobility 3-4 times a week. It's a slow bitch.
What are you doing for mobility?
On protein bars, we've been eating barebells lately and those things are basically candy bars. They seem almost too good to be true. Are they full of stuff that would make RFK shudder or something?
On protein bars, we've been eating barebells lately and those things are basically candy bars. They seem almost too good to be true. Are they full of stuff that would make RFK shudder or something?
I can't stomach the taste of any fake sugar, sugar substitute or sugar alcohols or whatever they call them. I've probably consumed a total of 20 oz of diet drinks in my entire life. I say this because barebells were suggested to me and I think they are as gross as any other protein bar.
Mostly a mix of dynamic stretching, CARS, Pails and Rails, and some weighted lifts moving in different planes. Start every session off with 2 sets x 2 exercises.
For folks with feet or toe issues. I found a resource that has me hopeful I can put this shit behind me. Been doing toe yoga, calf stretches, all kinds of toe stretches. It works, I just knock it out at my desk each morning.
For folks with feet or toe issues. I found a resource that has me hopeful I can put this shit behind me. Been doing toe yoga, calf stretches, all kinds of toe stretches. It works, I just knock it out at my desk each morning.
I’ve been regularly eating protein bars for 15 yrs and always suspected they probably weren’t that beneficial. I ordered the David protein bars on kooks rec. Ive had to gag them down as they taste like shit but they seem substantially more “legit”
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The oatmeal version is out of stock but it's legit good. I didn't care for the almond one. The peanut butter one is solid as well. When I go back up I'll probably add one of these and a 2nd serving of rice to get me at or right above maintenance.
www.transparentlabs.com
Protein Bars: Grass-Fed Ingredients for Active Lifestyles
A clean, gut-friendly protein bar for anytime nutrition. Fuel up with grass-fed whey, egg whites & whole-food carbs—no sugar alcohols or artificial junk.
www.transparentlabs.com
Last little tip of the day. Picked up some creatine gummies. Anytime I get a sweet tooth I pop one of those.
I just started doing that a couple weeks ago - but mine are apple cider vinegar gummies. I have no idea if they’re even healthy.
Cardio appt went great. BP normal.
Set up all bloodwork panels, treadmill stress test. All this is in effort to get off statins & other shit. Weighed in at 203.2. She said my dizziness is dehydration. I lift fasted, drink maybe too much espresso… which I guess is stupid.
Leg days I’m gonna eat and drink electrolytes prior.
I haven’t stopped lifting BTW. Gettin after it. 1.5 hour sessions.
Set up all bloodwork panels, treadmill stress test. All this is in effort to get off statins & other shit. Weighed in at 203.2. She said my dizziness is dehydration. I lift fasted, drink maybe too much espresso… which I guess is stupid.
Leg days I’m gonna eat and drink electrolytes prior.
I haven’t stopped lifting BTW. Gettin after it. 1.5 hour sessions.
Glad to hear it, Kooky. I want at least another 30 years of busting you up on this site.
You looked great in that pic you posted on Facebook the other day, kook.
LMNT, doggie.
Probably help to put some calories in before or during hard workouts.
Also, drink as much water as you can. That'll peal 5+ lbs off of you real quick.
I’ll be in Lexington in a few weeks to throw you your well-deserved beaten.
Only been three weeks so far. Can share what’s been gleaned from parsing oodles of social media content on the subject.
Wife is approaching it from two different perspectives. One for me - give me the fat and sugar. One for her - lower fat content and lower sugar. She hasn’t consumed much processed sugar or sweets in years. Limiting it to low single digit desserts in a year’s time. Plus her coach had her drop dairy for a month to see how her body responded. So these weeks have fallen into that time window.
She’s primarily using it as a protein vessel or alternative to her evening shake/smoothie. In that arena she’s declared it a game changer. Much tastier than powder in water/almond milk or smoothie in the vitamix.
With her palate not used to tons of sugar a ripe banana is sufficient sweetness. She’ll do protein powder, almond milk, xantham gum or sugarfree instant pudding mix. Sweetness and taste are from ripe fruit or peanut butter.
For a treat on the weekend we have Ghost or Ryse protein powder that is flavored, like Oreo, nutter butter, chips ahoy or different cereal milk flavors they have. All are bangers and make it taste like regular ice cream. Of course they have sugar.
For me there are less restrictions. We use fairlife reduced fat chocolate milk, ON triple chocolate powder and the instant pudding mix(two teaspoons).
You can really stack the protein if you want by using the fairlife core power drinks and a scoop of protein. But those things are $5 a bottle…lol. Doesn’t make sense to make a $7-8 pint of ice cream at home…lol. But if you wanted that could be an easy way to down 70g+ of protein. The big bottle of the fairlife chocolate milk is like 5 pints worth bring the cost down closer to a dollar plus your protein scoop and whatever you add from there. At a reduction in protein consumed of course.
If you are good with the flavored protein powders like Ghost or Ryse then you can do it easily with a scoop plus whatever milk and either the xantham gum or instant pudding. Those last two are for smoothness on the tongue.
Couple of things we’ve learned early on with this is the mixture has to be prepped 24hrs ahead to be frozen. The machine will do the rest quickly when you are ready to eat. Costco is the best deal on the machine as they give an extra container for the price.
Btw Target has some protein powders on sale right now for half off. Good chance to try some flavors.
I’ll share more as we learn.
I have no issue getting my protein without adding powders. Am I eating enough? It’s usually more than my body weight.
Breakfast
2 eggs, 6tbl egg whites, 2 chicken sausages, sometimes add avocado
Coffee with cream
Lunch
Some kind of chicken and veggie meal from meal prep company (Jacked-Nutrition)
Dinner
Chicken and veggie (so boring but chugging through)
Snacks
Beef/turkey stick and apple
Cottage cheese and berries
Wilde protein chips if I wanna feel like I’m “cheating”
If I added a protein supplement I would be between 150-200g and despite having a healthy bottom half, I don’t weigh that much at 5’2”.
Breakfast
2 eggs, 6tbl egg whites, 2 chicken sausages, sometimes add avocado
Coffee with cream
Lunch
Some kind of chicken and veggie meal from meal prep company (Jacked-Nutrition)
Dinner
Chicken and veggie (so boring but chugging through)
Snacks
Beef/turkey stick and apple
Cottage cheese and berries
Wilde protein chips if I wanna feel like I’m “cheating”
If I added a protein supplement I would be between 150-200g and despite having a healthy bottom half, I don’t weigh that much at 5’2”.
Wife is 5’6” 137-140. Works out 6 days/week including time on the stair mill after each workout. Eats 2000cal/day currently. 150g of that is protein. She weighs and logs everything. 4eggs, 2 turkey sausage links and some believe it’s 1 cup uncooked oats. It is a lot.
6-7oz protein, either salmon or chicken for lunch with rice and vegetables.
Same for dinner. Rotating proteins depending on what sounds good.
With her coach taking dairy out of her diet maybe not having yogurt or cottage cheese with her fruit at snack time is the difference in protein intake? And may be why she has a deficit at the end of the day that she fills with powder.
I just know when she started weighing everything she found her estimates of what she was actually consuming before were way off. She thought she was close to the protein goal but the scales told a different story. Not sure if this is the case with you, Wodie.
6-7oz protein, either salmon or chicken for lunch with rice and vegetables.
Same for dinner. Rotating proteins depending on what sounds good.
With her coach taking dairy out of her diet maybe not having yogurt or cottage cheese with her fruit at snack time is the difference in protein intake? And may be why she has a deficit at the end of the day that she fills with powder.
I just know when she started weighing everything she found her estimates of what she was actually consuming before were way off. She thought she was close to the protein goal but the scales told a different story. Not sure if this is the case with you, Wodie.
Intrigued by the ninja but more for the kids than me. I'll try the protein bites/cookies first. Last thing I need is another damn kitchen appliance.
The month of March has been awful for me. I was crusing in February. Participated in this running challenge, which left me putting up 240 miles for the month, including back-to-back 70 mile weeks. Pulled way back on boozing. Felt amazing.
Then I got sick on 3/1, and it's legit taken me 3 weeks to kick. Barely running. No gym. Nothing.
Ironically, my body is a wreck. Left knee has started hurting. Lower back is tight and sore all the time. Body is achy and stiff. I feel like I'm limping around all the time. I guess my point is that your body is meant to move, a lot. Laying around all the time is awful for you.
Then I got sick on 3/1, and it's legit taken me 3 weeks to kick. Barely running. No gym. Nothing.
Ironically, my body is a wreck. Left knee has started hurting. Lower back is tight and sore all the time. Body is achy and stiff. I feel like I'm limping around all the time. I guess my point is that your body is meant to move, a lot. Laying around all the time is awful for you.
Was nice to add either 5lbs or a couple extree reps to my last set today on about everything. Chest /tri day too. Heavy duty.
Stairmill to cap it.
Down to my lowest weight. Moving the goalpost to 185lbs. That’d be a total of 135 lost for those scoring at home.
LMNT added to the pre workout beverages.
Stairmill to cap it.
Down to my lowest weight. Moving the goalpost to 185lbs. That’d be a total of 135 lost for those scoring at home.
LMNT added to the pre workout beverages.
Pretty easy to get run down when you run TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY MILES IN A MONTH. Recovery.
Was really fat.
Then lost a bunch of weight. Not quite as fat.
Now really fat again.
I have a food plan and an exercise plan. Just gotta execute.
Let's go.
Then lost a bunch of weight. Not quite as fat.
Now really fat again.
I have a food plan and an exercise plan. Just gotta execute.
Let's go.
- Mr. Pretzel is down twenty pounds since his heart attack (a month ago today!). He's both of us snagged fresh running shoes this weekend. Neither of us are about to go full PTI, but 100% of our shoes were either Air Max 270s (yes, like Cincinnati basic bitches) or shoes made for lifting/training. Turns out when you up your walking mileage, you need some cushier footwear.
- Went to the Cincy Women's Pro/Am yesterday and saw the sixth woman ever squat 800+ (she finished with 855). Wild that of the six ever, I've witnessed 3 in person. One of our really good friends also had a wild amazing day too (565 squat in wraps, 290 bench, 580 deadlift and missed 605 by an inch).
I truly have no idea how it will work, logistically, with being married, having a baby, and working a fairly demanding job, but I desperately want to get back on the platform, at least one more time. I know I won't get back to the level I was when I last competed in 2022 because I will never have time to train the way I did then, and I'm not getting younger. But I deadlifted 350 off blocks on Saturday night 18 weeks after birthing an entire human, so I think I have a good shot to get pretty damn strong again. Mulling over some ideas to make this happen. We shall see.
- Went to the Cincy Women's Pro/Am yesterday and saw the sixth woman ever squat 800+ (she finished with 855). Wild that of the six ever, I've witnessed 3 in person. One of our really good friends also had a wild amazing day too (565 squat in wraps, 290 bench, 580 deadlift and missed 605 by an inch).
I truly have no idea how it will work, logistically, with being married, having a baby, and working a fairly demanding job, but I desperately want to get back on the platform, at least one more time. I know I won't get back to the level I was when I last competed in 2022 because I will never have time to train the way I did then, and I'm not getting younger. But I deadlifted 350 off blocks on Saturday night 18 weeks after birthing an entire human, so I think I have a good shot to get pretty damn strong again. Mulling over some ideas to make this happen. We shall see.
I'm reasonably certain my wife would think I was cheating if I even tried getting out of the house long enough to run 240 miles in a month.
How many hours is that? Can that even be healthy?
240 miles a month, trying to max out three core lifts...it's not about health at that point, that's just love of the game. Anything at an extreme like that isn't healthy. But it can be a lot of fun and very rewarding anyway.
Per KSR, you are leaving out your British cereal.
I would be lying if I said I wasn't curious about Weetabix now. Is it like blocks of plain shredded wheat? Sweetened or nah?
Feel you on this. With a ninja, vitamix, stand mixer, rice cooker, air fryer and an instapot….
Although they all get used very regularly, as in multiple times a week. Some daily.
