Food/Diet and training hobbies

Akiva Anderson

@matt-wood said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

@keith-anderson said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

Anyone tried the '23 and Me' ancestry and health checks? Is it worth it?

She used Ancestry not 23 and me.

She got it on a 50% off deal and said its probably not worth paying full price but what she got from it was good.

It only looked at her ancestry though nothing to do with health.

Cheers!! Just want to find out what percentage of an Ashkenazi Jew I am!! Also want to look at the health benefits!

Don't mind paying seperate for each.

Matt Wood

@keith-anderson said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

Anyone tried the '23 and Me' ancestry and health checks? Is it worth it?

She used Ancestry not 23 and me.

She got it on a 50% off deal and said its probably not worth paying full price but what she got from it was good.

It only looked at her ancestry though nothing to do with health.

Matt Wood

@keith-anderson said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

Anyone tried the '23 and Me' ancestry and health checks? Is it worth it?

My good lady is out at the moment but I think she may have used that. I will ask her the second she steps back in the door

Akiva Anderson

Anyone tried the '23 and Me' ancestry and health checks? Is it worth it?

Matt Wood

@ryan It works wonders for some people, is ok for others and I have met some people that it just is plain wrong for. Everyone is unique though

For me I find it helpful to boost weight loss, or diet clean up, such like I am doing now.
The other time I found it really good was in the final few weeks of a serious cut, but my carbs were so low by the time I got there that I was basically on keto anyway.

Ryan

Very tempted to try Keto, tried it a while back - got Keto flu mind lol but I did love the boost in energy

Matt Wood

@lee-woodman said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

@matt-wood said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

Afternoon all.

One for the weightlifters this.

I helped out a young lady in the gym today who was finding it difficult to get the most from hamstring exercises. Briefly explained the mind muscle connection to her and advised how she could try adjusting the exercises to help.

For myself I have a poor connection to my biceps and a REALLY shocking time with rear delts.

Those of you who lift, do you focus on weak areas specifically and what personal tricks do you use to help connect with your weak or troublesome areas?

If I feel I have a weak area then I will up the volume marginally, maybe a couple of extra sets or maybe add it nearer the start of the workout. If im struggling with a connection then I’ll try different rep ranges and different exercises until I feel that connection. I always struggled with biceps but feel I’ve found a very strict cable curl helps. For rear delts I’ve never done anything direct but I do heavy BB rows and seated cable row with quite a wide neutral grip….does absolute wonders for rear delts!

Curious that, I found cable curls helped my connection too, probably something to do with a consistent resistance curve. I tend to strict curl on the concentric and slow drag curl the eccentric. Combine this with some high rep low weight dumbell work and I kinda get something out of it. honestly though my biceps and rear delts are shocking.

I have found similar to you as well that at the start of the session try a few reps on different exercises and see what hits best for that day.

I used to love BB rows, used to be one of my fav exercises. Sadly that is one of the exercises resigned to the bin since my back surgery.

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@matt-wood said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

Afternoon all.

One for the weightlifters this.

I helped out a young lady in the gym today who was finding it difficult to get the most from hamstring exercises. Briefly explained the mind muscle connection to her and advised how she could try adjusting the exercises to help.

For myself I have a poor connection to my biceps and a REALLY shocking time with rear delts.

Those of you who lift, do you focus on weak areas specifically and what personal tricks do you use to help connect with your weak or troublesome areas?

If I feel I have a weak area then I will up the volume marginally, maybe a couple of extra sets or maybe add it nearer the start of the workout. If im struggling with a connection then I’ll try different rep ranges and different exercises until I feel that connection. I always struggled with biceps but feel I’ve found a very strict cable curl helps. For rear delts I’ve never done anything direct but I do heavy BB rows and seated cable row with quite a wide neutral grip….does absolute wonders for rear delts!

Matt Wood

Well tomorrow sees the start of my second 3 day fast. Have been on a week of keto this week.

Once my 3 day fast is completed I will have a week of sensible but clean eating whilst training. After this the planned 21/2 year bulk begins.

Ryan

@matt-wood bands have been my friend here, using them in my warm up and throwing in some isometric holds have worked really well!

Matt Wood

Afternoon all.

One for the weightlifters this.

I helped out a young lady in the gym today who was finding it difficult to get the most from hamstring exercises. Briefly explained the mind muscle connection to her and advised how she could try adjusting the exercises to help.

For myself I have a poor connection to my biceps and a REALLY shocking time with rear delts.

Those of you who lift, do you focus on weak areas specifically and what personal tricks do you use to help connect with your weak or troublesome areas?

Mark Maguire

@matt-wood Yes .. I think a few use it. Heston did for a while I think. I've never used it myself

Matt Wood

@mark-maguire In your time across the food / hospitality business did you ever come across Transglutaminase (better known as meat glue)?

If you know /knew about it I just wondered how widespread it was or was not.

Ryan

@adam aha yes a mate of mine did this who does Ironmans and tried to go straight out on barefoot lol

It’s taken me over a year to get to 6.5k lol

Adam

Christopher McDougall - Born To Run is the book that inspired me to start running (not barefoot but just in general), after literally decades of really not seeing the appeal and refusing to do more than about a mile

Orthotists, podiatrists etc hate it apparently because it caused a ton of people to go out and break their feet by switching to barefoot shoes. To be fair though, I do remember him cautioning against making the switch too quickly.

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:

@john-folan Haha yep a 50th will probably set you back a little :party_popper:

If you use your BP monitor, best to take either 3 or 5 readings at once and average them.

Keep up the good work, apart from next week though

Yeah I’ve sussed that one. Deffo can’t rely on the 1st one

Matt Wood

@john-folan Haha yep a 50th will probably set you back a little :party_popper:

If you use your BP monitor, best to take either 3 or 5 readings at once and average them.

Keep up the good work, apart from next week though

John Folan

Good to see this thread still going. I’m still doing an hour of cardio/weights three times a week. Even more important now I am approaching 50. By approaching I mean my birthday is next week lol.

I’ve got a blood pressure monitor as well and I have regular 3 month blood tests to make sure my levels are all as they should be.

I am working to lose that last stone. It’s coming off gradually. Although I will probably have a setback over the next week .

Ryan

@matt-wood They look a bit Jazzy!!!

Matt Wood

@ryan I'll add that book to my reading list, thanks

I have a pair of Saguaros. They were a gift at xmas so if they are any good and it helps my back when running could be worth investing in some more.