[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
I visit a lot of amusement parks and it’s always a pain trying to find food that is reasonably healthy and gluten free (I’m not coeliac so I don’t worry about gluten in small amounts, but I have enough of an intolerance to make bread, pizza and pasta a no-no).
I can usually find something in most UK parks (and the parks I visited in Korea and Japan just served local food, which is awesome) but if anyone has any tips on healthy park for in the US, let me know. I usually drive my friends mad by walking around the park for ages trying to find something that isn’t pizza or burgers or fried chicken or subs.[/quote]
Can you sneak in bars? That is what we usually do! You’re right… It’s HARD not to eat crap at a park! Well then again you could always let that be your cheat meal!
Well, when I visit the US it’s usually on a 2 week trip with the coaster club. Which means every day is one (or sometimes) more parks, no other free time (although we usually try to visit a Walmart at least once - it’s popular with the Brits!) so bringing my own healthy snack in is tricky. I usually manage to find something but it can take a while!
Some of the bigger amusement parks will have lots of restraunts in the park, such as Universal Studios or Disney World where you are more like to find healthy choices. However some of the smaller ones like Carrowinds or Busch Gardens will have “restraunts” that are really just cafeteria lines that consist of pizza, burgers or southern comfort food. The best that can usually be done is find one that sells salads that will give you dressing on the side or the little snack venues that sometimes sell trail mix or things like that. Other than that it’s pretty damn difficult! I’d go with the bringing in your own food option for sure!
Yeah, I’ve found that too. Because I go with the club, sometimes the park lays on a meal for us. Busch did a salad for the gluten free freaks, and strawberries in a cup (everyone else got that big black forest gateau that they do). I can’t remember what I ate at Carowinds. Some parks just lay on a load of fried chicken or hotdogs or some crap I can’t eat but then there are places like Silver Dollar City who did this amazing buffet with lots of veggies, salads and meats. I ate pretty well there.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
I visit a lot of amusement parks and it’s always a pain trying to find food that is reasonably healthy and gluten free (I’m not coeliac so I don’t worry about gluten in small amounts, but I have enough of an intolerance to make bread, pizza and pasta a no-no).
I can usually find something in most UK parks (and the parks I visited in Korea and Japan just served local food, which is awesome) but if anyone has any tips on healthy park for in the US, let me know. I usually drive my friends mad by walking around the park for ages trying to find something that isn’t pizza or burgers or fried chicken or subs.[/quote]
fried chicken without the skin, burgers without the bun, subs without the bun (i find if you ask for the sub contents in a bowl but explain that you have an allergy to bread/pasta, etc, they’ll give you extra stuffs).
carry a (sturdy) ziploc bag of nut butter. snip off a corner, and squeeze some out at a time for noms. not as heavy as the whole jar (in your hotel room) and you can decide how much to carry with you at a time. also good for the baggies of protein powder and shaker that you could carry around. i usually keep the nut butter baggie in the shaker, baggies of protein rubber banded around it.
[quote]ironcross wrote:
I personally find it repulsive when anyone sports massive bush.
Interesting that you find what’s natural to be repulsive. And hence the reason for the rapid rise in plastic
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What can I say? I always get the sensation of choking on a hair when I see massive bush. As for plastic surgery, trrue, but people have been modifying their bodies since the beginning of time.
Btw, does anyone else lift in just socks? Are the toe-shoes or chucks really that much better than socks or bare feet?
I would take my trainers off to deadlift before I got the Vibrams. I much prefer the feel of the Vibrams to my Chucks, because you can really use your toes a lot more. I think a lot of the reason people don’t lift barefoot or in socks is because it is against gym rules in most places. Health and safety, blah blah. If you’re lifting in your own home set-up then bare feet or socks are fine.
What can I say? I always get the sensation of choking on a hair when I see massive bush.
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Do you feel the same way about guys??
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I really really do. This woman has an equal opportunity no-bush requirement. Also, i’m not talking about two days worth of growth, I’m referring to those ones who have never seen a razor, scissors, wax, whatever.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
I would take my trainers off to deadlift before I got the Vibrams. I much prefer the feel of the Vibrams to my Chucks, because you can really use your toes a lot more. I think a lot of the reason people don’t lift barefoot or in socks is because it is against gym rules in most places. Health and safety, blah blah. If you’re lifting in your own home set-up then bare feet or socks are fine.[/quote]
I’ve been lifting in sock at the gym for some while now. I’m also thinking about sneaking in a bag of chalk in my pocket as I saw a dude get in trouble for it the other day. Watch me get kicked out within the next month.
Actually, i don’t think the head gym guys care as long as you don’t have bigger muscles than they do.
Heh, I have an old ice cream tub containing a big block of chalk. I’ve had the same block for about 20 years. My gym isn’t posh so no one cares, really, provided I don’t make a mess.
I use a rock climbing chalk bag with a mix of chunks and dust. It closes up relatively tight, and I can just wiggle my fingers around in it to get enough chalk without it going everywhere.
Agreed. Insert pizza and wine for nachos and whiskey and this statement is perfect IMO.
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For me it’s a good microbrewed porter (like 512 Pecan Porter here in Austin) and a good ribeye steak. Or Conan’s pizza. I also love homemade carpaccio (raw beef) and a big glass of Cabernet.
I’m lucky that my gym doesn’t care about chalk. I don’t exactly make clouds of chalk dust, but I come pretty close. There really would be nothing worse than having a barbell slip out of your hands and crash down on your head Chalking up for any lift @30kg or higher is part of my set-up ritual. Along with wrist wraps from 35kg. When I’m having a shit day in the corner next to the platform everyone can tell because of all the chalk hand prints on the floor from my falling out the way of unbalanced catches.
It gets mopped up pretty quick as people foam roll around.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
used to lift in socks but my gym has carpet and I find that socks over carpet was slippery. The chucks had more stability.
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Lol. I find that sweaty socks on hardwood flooring offer surprising traction, but the carpet thing is exactly why yoga mats are essential for home practice.
When people talk about their OH press stats, are they standing?
I know there are a lot of OH pressing variations, but when I look up the exercise it’s often shown sitting with back support.
I see women who are my weight who are OH pressing 95 pounds, and I assume that they are standing with feet shoulder width apart, not with heels together like a strict millie, or sitting?
PP, when I log a “military press” I mean a standing barbell OH press done with no body english or “push pressing”. My start and end point are below my chin. I don’t really know where my feet are…normal stance and certainly not with my heels together! That would never work with my body.
I’m your weight and my one rep max is 65 lbs. at present. 95 lbs. would be my lifetime goal!
Chalking up for any lift