Your last progress pixs are amazing. The changes are incredible. My question is did it bother you mentally to lighten up the weights?
[quote]butterbean43 wrote:
Your last progress pixs are amazing. The changes are incredible. My question is did it bother you mentally to lighten up the weights? [/quote]
Not really. I figured that whats the point of lifting heavy with shitty form and temp. Just makes you look weaker because you will probably do it wrong. I would rather have amazing form and good tempo and get a better feel out of the lift.
[quote]bmitch wrote:
Ouch, that cut looks painful[/quote]
Ya, it hurt. It was funny playing last night. I was really cognitive of pucks and sticks coming up towards my face. I actually played a lot more tenative than I normally do because I was afraid of taking another shot to the dome.
About your comment for feeling fat, it’s because you care now. If your like me your always going to know you can look better, no matter what you look like. Improve the lats, quads, arms whatever. Now that you’ve got this idea in your mind of looking better, it’s never going to go away.
This lifestyle your on is a much healthier one than before (obviously). Caring about what you look like in the mirror or photos translates to living a longer, happier, healthier life.
The idea that your still fat may never go away, but then again your not going to die at 50 of a heart attack either. Think of it as a little extra boost. I dated a girl once that was complacent with everything she had/was and perfectly happy. I couldn’t stand it, how can anyone be completely happy with themselves. I feel like there always needs to be that drive to better yourself in someway or another or else you’ll just fall into the masses as average.
Who the f%$^ wants to be average?
[quote]Higgins wrote:
About your comment for feeling fat, it’s because you care now. If your like me your always going to know you can look better, no matter what you look like. Improve the lats, quads, arms whatever. Now that you’ve got this idea in your mind of looking better, it’s never going to go away.
This lifestyle your on is a much healthier one than before (obviously). Caring about what you look like in the mirror or photos translates to living a longer, happier, healthier life.
The idea that your still fat may never go away, but then again your not going to die at 50 of a heart attack either. Think of it as a little extra boost. I dated a girl once that was complacent with everything she had/was and perfectly happy. I couldn’t stand it, how can anyone be completely happy with themselves. I feel like there always needs to be that drive to better yourself in someway or another or else you’ll just fall into the masses as average.
Who the f%$^ wants to be average?[/quote]
Good point Higgins, thanks for the insight. Even though I should hate you to the end of the earth because of that ugly ass avatar you have, you seem ok to me.
(just kidding. I know what you are talking about and am glad that I am not the only one who feels that same way.)
[quote]Bartl wrote:
Good point Higgins, thanks for the insight. Even though I should hate you to the end of the earth because of that ugly ass avatar you have, you seem ok to me.
(just kidding. I know what you are talking about and am glad that I am not the only one who feels that same way.)
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Maybe Rich can win you guys at least a few football games againest us, maybe.
Hey, Bartl:
On 1-22 and 1-23 you published your diet - one post for M/W/F and one for Tu/Th/Sa/Su. On the M/W/F post, you only show one serving of HRX (whereas you have two servings for the other days’ schedule). Is this an error, or do you only have one hit if HRX on M/W/F?
Generally, are you adhering to the diet posts of the 22nd and 23rd? Subsequent diet posts seem to have have some changes.
Lastly, how are you incorporating the Superfood into your diet? When are you taking? How much?
Your progress has been great. I can see how friends you haven’t seen in a few months wouldn’t recognize you. When you go below 200, your own mother may not recognize you!
[quote]deltaname wrote:
Hey, Bartl:
On 1-22 and 1-23 you published your diet - one post for M/W/F and one for Tu/Th/Sa/Su. On the M/W/F post, you only show one serving of HRX (whereas you have two servings for the other days’ schedule). Is this an error, or do you only have one hit if HRX on M/W/F?
Generally, are you adhering to the diet posts of the 22nd and 23rd? Subsequent diet posts seem to have have some changes.
Lastly, how are you incorporating the Superfood into your diet? When are you taking? How much?
Your progress has been great. I can see how friends you haven’t seen in a few months wouldn’t recognize you. When you go below 200, your own mother may not recognize you![/quote]
Great questions and I am sorry for the confusion.
Lets start with HRX. I always have 2 HRX in the morning and 2 more 30 minutes prior to my training session. I think the one you saw where I only had it down in the am was an error. If I don’t take 4 a day, its usually because I just plain old forgot to take my second dosage.
As for the diet, things haven’t changed in about 2-3 weeks. The only things I have been changing is my veggie combination on T/Th/S/Sun. I added more peppers and bean sprouts.
As for Superfood, I take two scoops twice a day. I try and spread them out, having one with breakfast and one with dinner. Sometimes if I am running late, I will have it with dinner and right before bed.
My poor mother…
Hey
keep up the solid work your an inspiration for all us fat bastards.
Where’d you get the burrito? There’s a kind of hole-in-the-wall on Cliff Drive called Super Cucas Taqueria. They’ve got great stuff.
Yes… before you can run fast for a long time, you must first learn to run fast!!!
So every week the duration of the running interval will increase until eventually you are running at a good pace for the whole 50 minutes.
This is a solid approach based on what you’ve been doing up to this point. I’ve done two tris and I’ve read up on building endurance. The standard rule is to first build an aerobic base by doing slow, long distance work. So why is CT’s method better? Because up to this point, you’ve been going on hour-long walks - that was your aerobic base buidling phase.
You may be wondering whether that was enough since you were just walking and not running. I would say yes. When most people decide to do some serioud aerobic base building, they’ll go get what’s called a lactate threshold test and figure out the proper heart rate zones for them (note, the old 220 minus your age formula is BS and not accurate at all). They are then told to do a lot of their training in “Zone 1,” which involves a very low heart rate.
People quickly find that they need to slow down considerably, even to the point where their long runs turn into walks. And these are people who had done some running in the past. Incidentally, in March and April of last year, I went on long hikes in the mountains with hiking poles to build an aerobic base. Walking on uneven terrain with poles, which involved the upper body, was enough to increase my breathing rate but not to the point where I was out of breath.
So yes, I think your walks helped you build a decent aerobic base and CT’s interval run workout will get you where you need to be. CT knows about what he speaketh!
[quote]Bartl wrote:
bmitch wrote:
Ouch, that cut looks painful
Ya, it hurt. It was funny playing last night. I was really cognitive of pucks and sticks coming up towards my face. I actually played a lot more tenative than I normally do because I was afraid of taking another shot to the dome.
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I remember playing shinny one night and a friend’s brother slipped and as he fell backwards, his stick just slammed across my face. It only knocked me stupid for a minute but for the rest of the week, I was always flinching when somebody went down…
[quote]jmkb1 wrote:
Hey
keep up the solid work your an inspiration for all us fat bastards.[/quote]
We’re not fat…just festively plump.
[quote]deltaname wrote:
Where’d you get the burrito? There’s a kind of hole-in-the-wall on Cliff Drive called Super Cucas Taqueria. They’ve got great stuff.[/quote]
HA HA! Thats Super Cucas II…I got that burrito at the original Cucas on Micheltorena and San Andreas. Way better food prep than the one on the Mesa.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
Yes… before you can run fast for a long time, you must first learn to run fast!!!
So every week the duration of the running interval will increase until eventually you are running at a good pace for the whole 50 minutes.
This is a solid approach based on what you’ve been doing up to this point. I’ve done two tris and I’ve read up on building endurance. The standard rule is to first build an aerobic base by doing slow, long distance work. So why is CT’s method better? Because up to this point, you’ve been going on hour-long walks - that was your aerobic base buidling phase.
You may be wondering whether that was enough since you were just walking and not running. I would say yes. When most people decide to do some serioud aerobic base building, they’ll go get what’s called a lactate threshold test and figure out the proper heart rate zones for them (note, the old 220 minus your age formula is BS and not accurate at all). They are then told to do a lot of their training in “Zone 1,” which involves a very low heart rate.
People quickly find that they need to slow down considerably, even to the point where their long runs turn into walks. And these are people who had done some running in the past. Incidentally, in March and April of last year, I went on long hikes in the mountains with hiking poles to build an aerobic base. Walking on uneven terrain with poles, which involved the upper body, was enough to increase my breathing rate but not to the point where I was out of breath.
So yes, I think your walks helped you build a decent aerobic base and CT’s interval run workout will get you where you need to be. CT knows about what he speaketh![/quote]
I think so too as it wasn’t my wind that was the hardest part of the running today but rather my form. That will come with time though…
[quote]MrZsasz wrote:
Bartl wrote:
bmitch wrote:
Ouch, that cut looks painful
Ya, it hurt. It was funny playing last night. I was really cognitive of pucks and sticks coming up towards my face. I actually played a lot more tenative than I normally do because I was afraid of taking another shot to the dome.
I remember playing shinny one night and a friend’s brother slipped and as he fell backwards, his stick just slammed across my face. It only knocked me stupid for a minute but for the rest of the week, I was always flinching when somebody went down…[/quote]
I know exactly what you mean. It is weird to try and play the style that I grew up playing but being afraid to do so.
[quote]Bartl wrote:
MikeTheBear wrote:
Yes… before you can run fast for a long time, you must first learn to run fast!!!
So every week the duration of the running interval will increase until eventually you are running at a good pace for the whole 50 minutes.
This is a solid approach based on what you’ve been doing up to this point. I’ve done two tris and I’ve read up on building endurance. The standard rule is to first build an aerobic base by doing slow, long distance work. So why is CT’s method better? Because up to this point, you’ve been going on hour-long walks - that was your aerobic base buidling phase.
You may be wondering whether that was enough since you were just walking and not running. I would say yes. When most people decide to do some serioud aerobic base building, they’ll go get what’s called a lactate threshold test and figure out the proper heart rate zones for them (note, the old 220 minus your age formula is BS and not accurate at all). They are then told to do a lot of their training in “Zone 1,” which involves a very low heart rate.
People quickly find that they need to slow down considerably, even to the point where their long runs turn into walks. And these are people who had done some running in the past. Incidentally, in March and April of last year, I went on long hikes in the mountains with hiking poles to build an aerobic base. Walking on uneven terrain with poles, which involved the upper body, was enough to increase my breathing rate but not to the point where I was out of breath.
So yes, I think your walks helped you build a decent aerobic base and CT’s interval run workout will get you where you need to be. CT knows about what he speaketh!
I think so too as it wasn’t my wind that was the hardest part of the running today but rather my form. That will come with time though…
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I highly recommend the Pose method of running, posetech.com or Chi Running by Danny Dryer. The two methods are nearly identical, IMO, except the Pose method teaches you from a sciencey/biomechanics point of view while Chi Running is more touchy-feely, but still good. Both methods greatly reduce stress on joints.
Over the summer I did a 7 mile training run at a weight of 215 and had no joint pain or problems. Even if you don’t plan on continuing with endurance sports, the running techniques are still worthwhile to learn because they can be applied to sprint intervals, treadmill running, etc.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
Bartl wrote:
MikeTheBear wrote:
Yes… before you can run fast for a long time, you must first learn to run fast!!!
So every week the duration of the running interval will increase until eventually you are running at a good pace for the whole 50 minutes.
This is a solid approach based on what you’ve been doing up to this point. I’ve done two tris and I’ve read up on building endurance. The standard rule is to first build an aerobic base by doing slow, long distance work. So why is CT’s method better? Because up to this point, you’ve been going on hour-long walks - that was your aerobic base buidling phase.
You may be wondering whether that was enough since you were just walking and not running. I would say yes. When most people decide to do some serioud aerobic base building, they’ll go get what’s called a lactate threshold test and figure out the proper heart rate zones for them (note, the old 220 minus your age formula is BS and not accurate at all). They are then told to do a lot of their training in “Zone 1,” which involves a very low heart rate.
People quickly find that they need to slow down considerably, even to the point where their long runs turn into walks. And these are people who had done some running in the past. Incidentally, in March and April of last year, I went on long hikes in the mountains with hiking poles to build an aerobic base. Walking on uneven terrain with poles, which involved the upper body, was enough to increase my breathing rate but not to the point where I was out of breath.
So yes, I think your walks helped you build a decent aerobic base and CT’s interval run workout will get you where you need to be. CT knows about what he speaketh!
I think so too as it wasn’t my wind that was the hardest part of the running today but rather my form. That will come with time though…
I highly recommend the Pose method of running, posetech.com or Chi Running by Danny Dryer. The two methods are nearly identical, IMO, except the Pose method teaches you from a sciencey/biomechanics point of view while Chi Running is more touchy-feely, but still good. Both methods greatly reduce stress on joints.
Over the summer I did a 7 mile training run at a weight of 215 and had no joint pain or problems. Even if you don’t plan on continuing with endurance sports, the running techniques are still worthwhile to learn because they can be applied to sprint intervals, treadmill running, etc.[/quote]
Thanks Mike…I checked out both methods just briefly and found that I have a lot to do to work on my technique. I like the Pose Method a little better though.
Bro… that burrito looks amazing. There are several places around here that specialize in the GI-normous burrito like the one you’ve pictured. Are there any Moe’s Southwest Grills in California? They have one mean steak burrito.
Great to see your progress. I’m amazed every time I check in on your Physique Clinic guys.
[quote]HogLover wrote:
Bro… that burrito looks amazing. There are several places around here that specialize in the GI-normous burrito like the one you’ve pictured. Are there any Moe’s Southwest Grills in California? They have one mean steak burrito.
Great to see your progress. I’m amazed every time I check in on your Physique Clinic guys.
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No Moe’s that I’ve seen just authentic Mexican food