Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Random health and exercise thoughts
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Random health and exercise thoughts - Page 1317

post #19741 of 30379
8/15/12 at 2:51am
Quote:
I have no access to treadmills for the time being, unfortunately.

 

Hmm.

 

I get bored really easily, so I make up things to keep myself interested.  Here are some of the other things I've tried as "interval training" in the past couple of years.

14 is a lucky number.

 

1/

Sprint up stairwell of 7-10 floors.

Go down decently quickly.  Every other floor on the way down, 14 squat jumps, or 14 split jumps, or 14 lat pull-ups hanging from the handrail bar (ymmv, my stairwell is configured in such a way as to make this possible).

Substitute stadium steps if you're lucky enough to have access to those.  More and more big stadiums seem to be locked at night these days, the bastards.

 

2/

(with a jump rope)

28 seconds regular jumping

28 seconds double-unders

28 seconds regular jumping with crossovers

14 seconds triple-unders (sweet jesus this is hard)

repeat.

 

3/

Take a jump rope.  Learn to do percussion with your feet and the rope.  Alternate between slower rhythms (= low intensity) and faster rhythms (= high intensity).

Bonus, you will achieve instant hero status if there are any sixth-graders around.

Bonus number two, this is a hell of a lot less boring than any other form of training I can think of.

 

4/

Jog along the street.  Snatch purse from elderly woman.  Sprint.  After 20 seconds, hand purse off to unsuspecting fellow pedestrian.  Run away at 70-80% intensity.  See cops again.  Sprint.

Repeat.

 

Well, at least #1-3 are good.

Reply
Reply
post #19742 of 30379
8/15/12 at 3:01am
Quote:
That's a lot. I'm allergic to peanuts so I could never eat that much or any at all for that matter. My allergy also makes it hard for me to find protein bars that have an adequate amount of protein and a small amount of carbs. I tend to eat them as snacks and when I don't have time for lunch.

 

Try cottage cheese.  I eat a whole 2-lb container of cottage cheese almost every single day, which is a key part of how I get 250+ grams of protein/day strictly from whole foods.  I don't do well with dry foods, so, unfortunately, there's a low ceiling on the amount of lowfat meat I can eat.  When you find something that works, you stick with it.

I also eat about 2-3 lbs of mushrooms a day, cooked into just about every dish I make.  There's only about 16 grams of protein in an entire pound of mushrooms, but that's still a decent contribution.

 

I'd rather eat Uruguayan queso blanco than cottage cheese, but that's 20 hours of plane flights from here.

 

What other high-protein, relatively-low-cal, non-meat foods do people on here eat?
 

Any experience with "liquid protein shots"?  The macros are unbelievable, but they seem sketchy -- last time I read the label on one, I saw protein from scary places like collagen.  Weird.

Reply
Reply
post #19743 of 30379
8/15/12 at 3:18am
Quote:
Originally Posted by runweighmodel View Post

Try cottage cheese.  I eat a whole 2-lb container of cottage cheese almost every single day, which is a key part of how I get 250+ grams of protein/day strictly from whole foods.  I don't do well with dry foods, so, unfortunately, there's a low ceiling on the amount of lowfat meat I can eat.  When you find something that works, you stick with it.
I also eat about 2-3 lbs of mushrooms a day, cooked into just about every dish I make.  There's only about 16 grams of protein in an entire pound of mushrooms, but that's still a decent contribution.

I'd rather eat Uruguayan queso blanco than cottage cheese, but that's 20 hours of plane flights from here.

What other high-protein, relatively-low-cal, non-meat foods do people on here eat?

 
Any experience with "liquid protein shots"?  The macros are unbelievable, but they seem sketchy -- last time I read the label on one, I saw protein from scary places like collagen.  Weird.

fistbump.gif
Reply
Reply
post #19744 of 30379
8/15/12 at 3:22am
quark
Reply
Reply
post #19745 of 30379
8/15/12 at 3:36am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nouveau Pauvre View Post

the Ramen issue of Lucky Peach.

sold my copy for $100 on ebay last week
Reply
Reply
post #19746 of 30379
8/15/12 at 4:08am

While we're on the topic of food, does it matter how much of my carbs that come from veggies, berries and fruits vs. rich sources like grains, beans and pasta?

 

On a 3200 kcal day (300g carbs), I eat approx 1.2kg of veggies and the like (80g carbs) and 400g of rich sources (220g carbs). 

I can add that my goal atm is to lean bulk.

Reply
Reply
post #19747 of 30379
8/15/12 at 4:41am
If genetics for innate ability at weight lifting exist on a bell curve, it's a useful visualization of who cannot total elite. You can put the line where you want and not everyone will agree where that line should go, but thinking of it this way shoulder temper those who claim "everyone" can total elite.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrchariybrown View Post

I have pretty crappy genetics and a small frame

What's your wrist measurement?
Reply
Reply
post #19748 of 30379
8/15/12 at 4:57am
Quote:
Originally Posted by fuji View Post

Mozzarella has surprisingly good macros. 20g of protein per 100g. Bought some from sainsburys for $1.60 for 250g. Tastes just as good as $11 a piece shit from market basket in NJ. Wrapped it with a piece of eye round and put a bit of olive oil and pepper on it. Fuark just had nearly 200g of protein at once.
Also the same amount of fat per serving. Enjoy.
Reply
Reply
post #19749 of 30379
8/15/12 at 4:59am
Quote:
Originally Posted by conceptionist View Post

While we're on the topic of food, does it matter how much of my carbs that come from veggies, berries and fruits vs. rich sources like grains, beans and pasta?

On a 3200 kcal day (300g carbs), I eat approx 1.2kg of veggies and the like (80g carbs) and 400g of rich sources (220g carbs). 
I can add that my goal atm is to lean bulk.
Not really unless you read about the paleo diet and care for its ideas
Reply
Reply
post #19750 of 30379
8/15/12 at 5:12am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagrangian View Post

quark

love this shit but it's like $5/250g here censored.gif

Reply
Reply
post #19751 of 30379
8/15/12 at 6:17am
Gonna try working out fasted today--gotta use those expensive BCAA's I bought.

Also, idk if i mentioned these before, but Ostrim Beef/Ostritch Jerkey has amazing macros. It's basically designed for lifters.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/protos/ostrim.html
Reply
Reply
post #19752 of 30379
8/15/12 at 6:53am
Quote:
Originally Posted by db_ggmm View Post

If genetics for innate ability at weight lifting exist on a bell curve, it's a useful visualization of who cannot total elite. You can put the line where you want and not everyone will agree where that line should go, but thinking of it this way shoulder temper those who claim "everyone" can total elite.
What's your wrist measurement?

You're right.. those that got dealt the genetics shit hand and was born with something like cerebral palsy will probably never total elite.

But I believe anyone that wasn't born with any kind of disability can total elite. It may take some a couple years, it may take some over a decade, but it will happen with the right type of mentality, training, and nutrition.

My wrists are 7". Shoulders, joint to joint are 16" - same as my girlfriend, who is only 5'8".
Reply
Reply
post #19753 of 30379
8/15/12 at 7:49am
Quote:
Originally Posted by runweighmodel View Post

Try cottage cheese.  I eat a whole 2-lb container of cottage cheese almost every single day, which is a key part of how I get 250+ grams of protein/day strictly from whole foods.

I'll never understand why people are so anti-whey.
Reply
Reply
post #19754 of 30379
8/15/12 at 7:54am
Satiety? Expense?
Reply
Reply
post #19755 of 30379
8/15/12 at 8:09am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tropics View Post

sold my copy for $100 on ebay last week

No shit? What condition was it in?
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Health & Body
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Health & Body › Random health and exercise thoughts