Food/Diet and training hobbies
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@Ryan Are you still running in your barefoot shoes?
Got a pair myself at Christmas and if it ever stops raining here I'm keen to try them out and start running again.
One of the reasons I wanted them is the reviews and studies I have seen about them making you run with a more upright posture due to foot placement on the road. This is something Id really benefit from due to my lower back.
Have you found your natural running posture change since using them at all?
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@ryan said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
@matt-wood That is crazy!
If you see the clip it really is madness! I think Derek from More Plates More Dates covered it.
Tiny little woman trying to squat 4 plates a side.
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@lee-woodman said in Food/Diet and training hobbies:
Just over 2 weeks since quitting smoking, got to say its not the easy thing to do but well worth the effort. And even though i have stopped i have to be conscious that its not just something i dont have to ever think about dealing with again
Anyone who thinks about doing it should read Allen Carr's 'Easy way to stop smoking' a couple of times. It definitely offers a shift in perspective from the usual thought process of quitting smoking being a negative process of depriving yourself
Agree with all of the above. The 2 week milestone is a big one, well done - it took me a few goes to give up and every single time, the two week point was where I had a lot of dreams about smoking and then after that, the cravings reduced massively!
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Lyle was/is a smart man. Really does know his stuff. Whilst I have come to believe that every programme should be made to suit an individual you really cannot go wrong with his stuff.
If John Meadows youtube channel is still up I think Lyle did some bits on there. Also seem to remember him appearing on Jeff Nipards channel a while back.
For some more modern stuff have a look at Menno Henselmans. He is another smart man who knows his stuff.
My problem now is I have so many old injuries and niggles and joint issues I have to do what I can instead of what I want to do. Still no excuses I can still make progress
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Just over 2 weeks since quitting smoking, got to say its not the easy thing to do but well worth the effort. And even though i have stopped i have to be conscious that its not just something i dont have to ever think about dealing with again
Anyone who thinks about doing it should read Allen Carr's 'Easy way to stop smoking' a couple of times. It definitely offers a shift in perspective from the usual thought process of quitting smoking being a negative process of depriving yourself
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Id forgot about him but i used to like reading his stuff, he knows what hes on about! My routine is actually similar to that one and its working well, pretty simple and obvious when you think about it but with good balance.
You dont really hear from him now, i might have to dig out the old stuff i had from him
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It appears I have neglected this forum a little bit lately. I will blame it on Martin's new forum hotness.
Keto lasted for about 12 days and following that I started a 3 day fast which, upon completion and a couple of meals consumed, say my bodyweight at 172lbs and a waistline of 31 inches.
Currently sensible eating for a month then I plan on repeating the keto and 3 day fast.
Following that a bulk programme until I hit 45 years old.
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@dan-mackinnon How very dare you! I would do no such thing as to 'forget' a birthday of someone close to me!
Haha jesus if I gained 181lbs I would have to put my belly on a trolly and wheel it around in front of me
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@matt-wood did you have to have a quick scan through your diary to make sure you didnāt āforgetā any other birthdays!
I first read that as you gained 181lbs. That would have been some party if so!
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Right after last weekend and birthday celebrations, monday saw the start of keto and back on the original plan.
There was a lot of sugar and alcohol consumed at the weekend so mondays weight was up to 181lbs. I expect this to largely be water and initially come down quickly. Roughly expecting to start a 3 day fast next week on monday or tuesday.
For me at least there will now be no crappy food or alcohol until my brother's birthday in the summer.
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I think for anyone who is looking to just be healthier then a lot of the things discussed arenāt massively relevant. If you eat under your required maintenance calories then you will lose weight, if you eat over then you will gain weight. That applies to anyone. When losing or gaining weight then maintaining muscle is the key to whether you lose/gain mainly muscle or fat. An ideal balance for the majority and a very solid starting point would be eating healthy (including a decent amount of protein with calories being either under or over maintenance depending on goals), drinking loads of water, a mixture of resistance training and cardio and plenty of rest/sleep. That will get you 99% of the way there
After that itās just down to personal preference about how you feel. Certain people train better fasted, some prefer training in the morning, some prefer to do intermittent fasting whilst others hate it and prefer smaller meals. Iād always suggest to nail the absolute basics then just play around with things to see how you react, but as is the case with measuring anything you should only change one thing at a time. Also, the best plan will always be the one you stick to! If you hate a type of exercise donāt do it just because itās supposed to be good, if you hate black coffee then have some milk, if you hate a certain food then donāt eat it because a certain top athlete does! Itās supposed to be a lifestyle choice and so many people try to hard to be so specific and it ends up failing fast so it has to be enjoyable. You will do much better by doing the easy 80% and being consistent than going for 99% for just a few weeks so make changes that are sustainable not for 7 or 30 days but ongoing
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@matt-wood Makes a lot of sense mate, I guess like most worthwhile things, it takes time to accomplish/figure out. Definitely have learned some things about my own physiological responses over a longer period, will keep at this and see how it goes
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this is one of the most frustrating things about the nutritional world. We would all love some concrete rules, and there are indeed some basic ones. The big thing though is all the studies in the world can only become a guideline for people since everybody is unique and therefore reactions to various things will also be unique.
Studies are very useful for giving us ideas about what should work best and what will trend as true for the majority of people. But like you say there is nothing that can beat trying something for yourself and REALLY trying to see how you react on a personal level.
Best real world example I ever saw of this was a client I had when I was younger who reacted different from all the expectations to carbs. Most people if they have a heavy carb meal will feel a little sluggish or even sleepy afterwards. This lad I was training, lucky effing s**t would eat some carbs, a muffin was his go to, and he would be absolutely bouncing off the walls.
Best advice I can give people is to follow the basic rules, get yourself and your diet on a consistent level playing field, basically be boring for 6months, then try the things out that you are curious about. See what effect they have on you.
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Yeah I think this is a tricky one, I had heard that even the sweetness of the sweetener could trigger a response but like you say, there is various opinions on this. Personally I take one sweetex in my black coffee and have still lost weight so I THINK its ok, I don't drink diet drinks really as I found the caffeine did make me pee quite a bit and like @Ryan I do now get a better sleep thanks to cutting them out and for myself, implementing a caffeine cut off of 10hrs before sleepytime.
Definitely a lot to be said I think for trying for yourself and seeing how you feel though, just wondered if there was indeed any concrete proof out there on it.
