Glad you moved back over to the old folks home. Way to crush that one Shane! Excellent numbers on squat and RDLs! Those joker sets got pretty heavy pretty quickly too. Great work on those.
Really cool Peloton ride Shane. The interval approach is really interesting. I tried to keep up 17 mph for 10 minutes today and had trouble doing that. LOL. That ride had to have been about an hour and you still smoked me. Nice work brother!
Found a cool app called Yuka. It’s a food and cosmetic analyzer. Comes with a bar code scanner. Basically tells you what all those chemicals in our foods and deodorants are and which ones to avoid and offers alternatives.
Nice upper session on Friday Shane. Then a nice bike ride today. Solid sets on the HS Incline. I haven’t had a reference for those machines in a while but am pretty sure that is strong. The Smith rows were heavy too. Notable reps on dips as well. That app sounds like it would be me wife talking to me about everything that I buy. Can’t a guy just get away and eat some crap once in a while??? Nice average speed on that bike ride too.
Have to admit that I missed the second half as we went to the beach this afternoon. I had a better time surfing than I probably would’ve watching us lose that game. Heard that DJ caught a hail mary but that our kicker somehow lost the game? Will have to check the highlights. Panther being Panthers though. Always finding a way to lose.
I like the app, it helps me make a more informed decision on things I eat daily or use daily as deodorant, lotion, face wash etc.
A lot of the things I was using had some pretty bad stuff in it. It didn’t cost me much or cause me to go to some high end boutique to buy some hippy stuff to replace it with either. We replaced everything we were using from lotions, soaps, deodorant, toothpaste and face wash for my wife, son and myself for 88 bucks at Walmart.
As far as food goes, I think we all pretty much know intuitively how to eat. Eat things that are actually foods. Fruit, veggies, nuts, meats, etc and as minimal processed as you can get. Again though, the app makes it easy to identify what is in the boxed and bottled foods and drinks and why you might want to pick a one item over another.
Best part is, the app was free to use a good portion of the app but I thought it was cool enough to sign up for the annual subscription. It’s under 15 bucks for the year.
Yeah man, your Panthers out Falconed the Falcons this week.
Yeah, my wife is all over the stuff you’re talking about. All she buys is organic food (which is why we’re broke ). As far as hygiene goes, she is right there with you. She buys nothing but natural stuff. I tried the deodorant that she got for me and I stunk so I went back to Old Spice. At least the one I’m using doesn’t have aluminum in it, which I heard is something you want to avoid. I use her shampoo so I’m good there. My bath soap is Dove Men Plus Care, which I’m sure has a bunch of crap in it. Her soap smells like coconuts so I didn’t want to smell like a lady. We have a whole-house water filter for showering and cooking. We drink spring water that is delivered. The list goes on and on…
This is fascinating to me. I feel like rowing is much harder than biking. It’s hard to imagine that burning less calories over time. It has now been over a month since the last time I ran and I’ve been thinking about how my conditioning feels pretty weak compared to when I was running. Rowing kicks my ass but, as we know, we aren’t going anywhere. The stationary bike does a decent job, but, again, you aren’t going anywhere. I remember biking in my old neighborhood in Raleigh and that absolutely kicked my ass. There is something to be said about good cardio and actually going somewhere while you do it. Good deal on the Thanksgiving Row. Sounds like a good activity.
Sounds like you guys pretty much have it nailed down. Haha. Yeah I use Old Spice, not the white but the original and it scores really well. Yep, you hit the nail on the head with the aluminum, that is the one you have to watch for. Especially girls because they shave and then put that crap on their skin. Believe it or not irish spring original bar soap is rated really well. However, other irish spring soaps that have additives, like aloe, rate horribly.
I think the rowing is because you are using your upper body which is much more noticeably fatigued when working it aerobically. The legs really can take a beating and you are not overly that uncomfortable while doing it. I think you are on to something about actually moving while exercising.
Solid work today Shane. Good job keeping the muscles and joints in the swing of things. Great points about rowing vs predominantly lower body cardio. I always wondered the same thing about swimming. It seems like you are busting your ass when swimming (compared to running) but it doesn’t burn as many calories over the same period of time. Upper body cardio is important though, I will say that. I’ve noticed a difference in that regard lately. Even the little bit that I did while running is noticeable.
Thank you Trent! Yeah I think swimming is one of the hardest workouts you can do. It flat out kicks my ass every time I try to swim purposely for exercise. Cardio fitness seems to fall off almost faster than strength.
Nice average speed on that bike ride too.
We have a whole-house water filter for showering and cooking. We drink spring water that is delivered. The list goes on and on…