[quote]mrodock wrote:
Bartl wrote:
meechel wrote:
I second the ART recommendation. Love my ART Dr.
I’ll have to look into it. What does ART stand for anyways because I have no idea what you are talking about.
Active Release Technique, http://activereleasetechnique.com/ . Particularly useful for breaking up scar tissue to reduce the chance of pulling a muscle. From what Mike Boyle has said muscles will typically keep pulling at about the same place, right where the knot is. Now whether active release technique and more hip extensions is the answer I don’t know, but it might be.[/quote]
Right on man, thanks for the link. I’ll definitely check it out.
[quote]ACTrain wrote:
Congrats on finishing the race and all your accomplishments during the clinic.
Dam your jacked in the pic of you with your bike. And in the pic of you finishing the race, your in the distance, but your calves have great shape to them.[/quote]
Holy shit dude…love your avatar pictures.
For those that are wondering, thats what I want my final body to look like. Once I can get like that, I will be happy.
I love that picture with me running with the bike. Like Thibs said, it makes me look jacked. I have always had good calves though, everyone in my does actually.
Thanks for the message my man, I hope that I can be shredded like you sooner rather than later!
I’ve all but devoured your recap of the race day. And yes, your delts really make look you jacked. You not only perform the athletic part, you totally look it. Btw, you seem to have some pretty cool friends! Priceless!
Reading your journey motivated me to go looking for my athletic roots.
At first I was very surprised by your fast fat loss and the almost constant rate with which you dropped the lard - until I’ve noticed that you’re a very active guy: splitting your training in lifting, running, cycling and swimming is a great load balancing schedule: lots of activity and stimuli spread around different movement patterns. Every CFB should take these hints into account.
Get that knee and your hammies mended and have fun, man!
I’ve all but devoured your recap of the race day. And yes, your delts really make look you jacked. You not only perform the athletic part, you totally look it. Btw, you seem to have some pretty cool friends! Priceless!
Reading your journey motivated me to go looking for my athletic roots.
At first I was very surprised by your fast fat loss and the almost constant rate with which you dropped the lard - until I’ve noticed that you’re a very active guy: splitting your training in lifting, running, cycling and swimming is a great load balancing schedule: lots of activity and stimuli spread around different movement patterns. Every CFB should take these hints into account.
Get that knee and your hammies mended and have fun, man!
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Thanks a lot FattyFat. I can’t stop going back and looking at that picture, I am still coming to grips that that is really me.
Thibs told me right in the beginning that if I wanted to have some good results that I needed to be active. I have always been an active kid but now it just made more sense. That is one of the keys to my fat loss, I was always doing something. You mentioned lifting, running, cycling, swimming…
Man, I got amped just reading about the triathlon. What a great story. Just reading your description of the race reminded me of Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes. It’s basically Dean Karnazes’ life story with his accomplishments he has done with running. You should check it out if you ever get the time, pretty inspirational read if you ever want one. Once again, congratulations man. That must’ve been one of the most, if not the most intense 3 hours of your life. Must’ve been a damn good experience. Enjoy it.
Man,
I don’t even know where to begin, so I’ll begin by saying THANK YOU. Thanks for giving us a look inside your life, your (sometimes) twisted brain, your kick-ass taste in training music and letting us be a part of a journey that’s about reclaiming one’s body, one’s athleticism, but most importantly one’s life and passion for living.
I’ve never given thought to doing a triathlon, but shit, reading and re-reading your story and your race day and post-race comments… i dunno, you have made me reconsider.
Gonna quit now before I start sounding too sappy, but congratulations on making that race your bitch and grabbing your future by the balls.
Oh, and if you ever change your avatar, I vote for that pic of you and your bike; Thibs is right, you looked frigging jacked!
[quote]Bartl wrote:
Thanks a lot d420. I don’t know about “embodiment” but if I can help motivate even one person to change their life, then it was all worth it.
Maine isn’t the greatest tourist attraction there is, so I’ll reverse your statement: if you are ever in So-Cal, look me up…beers are still on you![/quote]
Not the greatest tourist attraction?? Come on, man, we’ve got trees, and lots of rivers and lakes, and, um, mooses (meeses? moosii??). . and, well, trees, and stuff…
But, you’re on… if I even make it back out to SoCal I’ll definitely buy those beers!
I have to say this PC has been very impressive and inspirational. Great job on the tri! I wish you much continued success in your next one, your V-Diet and beyond.
[quote]bigsexypanda wrote:
Man, I got amped just reading about the triathlon. What a great story. Just reading your description of the race reminded me of Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes. It’s basically Dean Karnazes’ life story with his accomplishments he has done with running. You should check it out if you ever get the time, pretty inspirational read if you ever want one. Once again, congratulations man. That must’ve been one of the most, if not the most intense 3 hours of your life. Must’ve been a damn good experience. Enjoy it. [/quote]
I get amped just thinking about that race. Then I get even more amped when I think about my next one.
I will definitely check out the book, I need a good read.
And the race was an experience that is hard to explain. I guess I tried as best I could in my recap. It was intense but like I said, I trained my ass off for that race and was completely prepared. Its the only way to do it.
[quote]Xeneize wrote:
Man,
I don’t even know where to begin, so I’ll begin by saying THANK YOU. Thanks for giving us a look inside your life, your (sometimes) twisted brain, your kick-ass taste in training music and letting us be a part of a journey that’s about reclaiming one’s body, one’s athleticism, but most importantly one’s life and passion for living.
I’ve never given thought to doing a triathlon, but shit, reading and re-reading your story and your race day and post-race comments… i dunno, you have made me reconsider.
Gonna quit now before I start sounding too sappy, but congratulations on making that race your bitch and grabbing your future by the balls.
Oh, and if you ever change your avatar, I vote for that pic of you and your bike; Thibs is right, you looked frigging jacked![/quote]
“(sometimes) twisted brain”? Only sometimes? Man, I got some work to do.
Thanks for joining me on my journey. It was a great ride that is for sure and I am bummed its over. But it is just the beginning of the next phase of my life.
So thank you for keeping up with over these past 6 months…
[quote]darwin420 wrote:
Bartl wrote:
Thanks a lot d420. I don’t know about “embodiment” but if I can help motivate even one person to change their life, then it was all worth it.
Maine isn’t the greatest tourist attraction there is, so I’ll reverse your statement: if you are ever in So-Cal, look me up…beers are still on you!
Not the greatest tourist attraction?? Come on, man, we’ve got trees, and lots of rivers and lakes, and, um, mooses (meeses? moosii??). . and, well, trees, and stuff…
But, you’re on… if I even make it back out to SoCal I’ll definitely buy those beers![/quote]
Right on brother!
besides, we have Disneyland, the happiest place on earth!
[quote]jstines wrote:
I have to say this PC has been very impressive and inspirational. Great job on the tri! I wish you much continued success in your next one, your V-Diet and beyond. [/quote]
Thanks a lot jstines! Hopefully you will find my next thread and keep on following my continued transformation. I won’t be happy until I get into single digit body fat!
great fuckin job bro CONGTRATULATIONS…Now just keep us updated with any future ones man always wanna see an FFB running a tri after all the hard work he hasa put into it.
GOod luck with the future man and hope the training job kicks ass!!!
peace
Bigmoan
[quote]Bartl wrote:
Thanks a lot jstines! Hopefully you will find my next thread and keep on following my continued transformation. I won’t be happy until I get into single digit body fat![/quote]
I’m sure I will be among the majority of T-Nationers continuing to follow your progress. Your achievements coupled with your writing style make for very entertaining reading.
[quote]bigmoan wrote:
great fuckin job bro CONGTRATULATIONS…Now just keep us updated with any future ones man always wanna see an FFB running a tri after all the hard work he hasa put into it.
GOod luck with the future man and hope the training job kicks ass!!!
peace
Bigmoan[/quote]
[quote]jstines wrote:
Bartl wrote:
Thanks a lot jstines! Hopefully you will find my next thread and keep on following my continued transformation. I won’t be happy until I get into single digit body fat!
I’m sure I will be among the majority of T-Nationers continuing to follow your progress. Your achievements coupled with your writing style make for very entertaining reading. [/quote]
Right on. I am working my ass off trying to nail this article because I really want to get it published. You never know, maybe I will end being a part-time smart-ass (journalist) on this site!