Maxtrong

All this site is doing for me anymore is taking up time and keeping me from real goals. I held back on some stuff waiting for the next 6wk challenge. It is VERY cliquey here btw. A few random words of pseudo encouragement to a newbie and their thread dies while a few select folks make stupid threads about nothing and have a thousand comments. I'll not be back. delete my profile if possible.

Ok, been eating very low carb for 4-5 days now and haven't cheated. I however had an unfortunate issue with this mornings workout. My blood sugar started off high @243. I figured as a type 2 it would go down if I worked out, but it was surprisingly way up @ 371. I know I could lower it with insulin, however I feel like too much insulin is counter productive. My other issue that my doctor won't even listen to me about is that I am likely a type 3 diabetic. I was obese as a child and became type 2 at 13 years old. My dad's family has type 1 running rampant through their blood and my chances of having it are extremely high. Basically I feel I'm and insulin resistant type 1 and doctors just don't know how to deal with both together.

I use acv. bicarbonate soda is helpful for gas and getting rid of extra acid though this is typically opposite of what you need. Remember those volcanoes we did in school? Yeah it's an acid buffer. It turns into a gas and leaves your system. You however need that acid to digest the food. I don't think baking soda is particularly harmful, but it may actually lead to more stomach upset in the long run. On a side note, are you getting enough good bacteria? I say use real cultured acv and or some kombucha for awhile and see how you feel. As for stress induced nausea...I get it every single day i work out. I gag horribly to the point everyone looks at me. I decided to stop letting it control me and just let it happen and just letting it happen has led to fewer incidences.

I do 4 hour because I know I'll cheat it. That way if I fall in the 6-8 hour window I'm ok. I guess you could say I'm allowing an 8 but striving for 4. My calories are fairly low so I want to get a bit hit of protein in a shorter window to jack up my protein synthesis. I do this right after my workout too with 10g bcaa's and 5 extra of leucine then 58g protein shake before I eat.

Soda isn't gone. I have been sticking loosely to my IF. I tend to go out to around 8 hours instead of 4. I have not been sticking to this in a primal form like I had planned, but that changes now. I have pretty good energy in the gym with 10g bcaa's throughout it, more so than eating before I workout. My trainer still has me doing a few odd things so it's hard for me to design a decent workout until my sessions are through. I will say that I have been dropping weight (9 lbs.last I checked). I have been gaining strength and denser muscles as my muscle memory kicks back in. My PLAN for when the trainer is done with me is lifting 3x per week on a basic 5x5 for the big 3 then assistance work for each on a different day i.e. bench day + dead lift assists, squat + bench assists and dead lifts + squat assists on either a m/w/f split or su/t/th Light cardio maybe 20-30 minutes post workout and 45 minutes between days( t/th or m/w ) with a little extra core work then 2 days of recovery

I like to throw in some farmer's walks after my grip fails on deads. Admittedly I had always relied on straps so my grip sucks. GHR's really do suck. Probably why I need them so bad. GHR's emphasize my weakest area. I've heard it is a somewhat natural correction to hyper extend your back with a military press. My trainer trains oly style lifting and was talking to me about how it was originally deadlift, squat and OHP, but some guys got so strong in their chest they would hyper extend to the point they were benching standing up...thus the bench press was born. I am gonna start doing my OHP's seated to avoid the hyper. If that doesn't help I'll just suck it up and lower the weight.

Crossfit is expensive and not necessarily worth the cost. It has become such a boom industry and has become so easy to get crossfit certified that you're not guaranteed to get a good coach. Shop around and don't forget to check personal trainer databases as well because they may offer crossfit type training and all you'll have to pay is their training rates. I'm sure you could find a trainer who teaches it and pay less than 150.

I think it's important to pick a coffee you can drink black before adding to it. Coffee's have so many bouquets anymore you're sure to find one that suits your pallet. Also make sure you're not brewing it too lightly to avoid bitterness as it has the opposite effect. Also try adding chicory to your coffee to help any bitterness. For flavor I use real vanilla and cinnamon.

a tennis ball works great for those areas. as for foam rolling it helped me after a few days as i was really tight through the hips and caves.

You don't need a huge surplus to get STRONGER. You can strengthen the muscle you currently have without adding extra body weight. the ones who eat a huge surplus are the ones looking for hypertrophy and generally high level oly/power lifters and those guys typically go through extreme weight gains and weight loss for their sports. Once you stop gaining strength try adding just 1-200 extra calories a day and see if it helps.

50% fat. TCD is timed carb diet where you eat the bulk of your carbs when they are needed the most ie right after your workout. CKD is very low carb high fat and usually a once a week carb up with lower fat day to replenish muscle glycogen.

My gf loves saturday market. We could do that regardless of it's proximity to Voodoo doughnut lol. Me+crossfit= someone going down for manslaughter. I don't wanna ruin the paramedic's day by throwing their backs out as they lift my lifeless corpse onto the gurney. maybe they could hire green peace...I hear they move whales...I digress...sounds good.

With the remaining 80% I'd go with the 50/30. fat will be your body's primary fuel source during low carb. So you need more. if you don't have enough fat your body will burn what little carbs you eat then move to converting protein via GNG to get it's energy which means you'll likely lose muscle. That is why a lot of keto type diets advocate 60-65% fat (I've heard a true keto diet is more like 80-90%..yikes!) If you want to keep muscle You might look into TCD's or CKD's. I prefer Timed carb for muscle sparing personally.

IDK. We may yet be able to hang. Current financial pinch, but we can find room.

yeah 35-35-30 or more commonly 40-30-30(the Zone) is caloric percentages. So if you are eatingg 100g carbs per day that is 400 calories. If you're eating 2000 calories a day that is 20%. On low carb you typically wanna keep your fat intake at around 60% so that would be about 133-134 grams of fat leaving 100g protein to make up the remainder of your calories.

It absolutely does NOT mean I can't laugh at you! JK I wouldn't laugh. I'll help you with them.

Just remember that you may think you look stupid doing stuff, but the ones that look stupid are the ones who sit and stare at people. Anyone who knows anything about working out will know what it is you're accomplishing.

Thanks, now I can add fried chicken to the list of bad food i want lol. That shake sounds pretty awesome. I think it'd play nice with the C&C WPI I have. That's awesome. I just know it is playing hell on my health as I have been downing 2-4 litres a day most days.

Been eating horribly and I am in a really bad mood for some reason. probably because of the diet. The problem is that when I feel bad for eating bad I crave more bad as i wallow in self pity.

Fat burners have been scientifically PROVEN to reduce the amount of money you have.

Edited: No dice I guess.

I found refuge in a cave just outside the city. I can hear them running, snapping the frozen blades of grass under their heavy boots as they look for me. I just killed 9 of their men and should I survive, I'll kill many more. Now, I can hear a group just outside. I think there are 5-7 voices. I can only hope they come in after me as going into the bright daylight would only play against me. I must not be seen. Libras should be dealt with in smaller groups. try to kill too many at once ends in discouragement. They have unsheathed their blades...here they come... I may lose a battle or two, but I'll win this war. I am down 9 lbs. so far. Looks like 5-7 more are looking for a beat down. Here's to the battle ahead and the corpses behind.

I just thought you made it look too easy. I wouldn't say your size matters in terms of weight other than you can pull more than 1x your bw, but w/ your height you have an advantage in the deadlift.

We fail...I love you

Looks good to me. Only tips I'd give you is maybe get a little lower to get more leg drive. A couple reps looked like half dead and half Romanian. One other thing that helps me pop at the hip is (pardon my crudeness) I look in the mirror and act like I'm trying to screw myself. Pretend you have a penis and try it lol. All in all I probably wouldn't complain about your form if I saw you in the gym. Most people i see have no clue. BTW are you SURE that's your 90%? Looked like 60% effort. I bet you could hit a triple@ 200