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katscoots
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Hello - just started cross fit - literally did my first five last week and my first WOD today. So far so good. I really like strength training. Question though, what is metcon?
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metabolic conditioning
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You'll know it when you do one for your WOD
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oh ok...0
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Welcome!0
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Yes! You're going to like this.0
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Welcome to the "cult"0
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How is it going so far?0
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I love it...only downside is that I don't see the calorie burn that I see from strict cardio. I know that I'm building muscle and strength and in time, that helps to make up for it, but none the less, it's hard to break out of that mode...when it's all I've known. I benched 90 last week...personal best and what I maxed out at after 5 months at the academy...18 years ago.0
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That definitely requires some adjustment. It made me switch over to just calculating my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and eating 10% less than the number. I track CF here just to log the workout as 1 calorie burned because it won't let you do zero.0
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I've read about the TDEE in the past. I'll have to look into that again. Unfortunately as I've moved up in my job, it has become more and more sedentary so I typically have my setting at that level because I do pretty much sit at a desk all day.0
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That is factored in as part of the calculations. Take a look when you have a chance. http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/0
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bostonwolf wrote: »That definitely requires some adjustment. It made me switch over to just calculating my TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and eating 10% less than the number. I track CF here just to log the workout as 1 calorie burned because it won't let you do zero.
Best way to do it.
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DONE! Changed to this last week. We'll see how it goes. Also changed my macros so that protein requirement is much higher, but I am having a hard time meeting that macro most days.0
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That's tough for me too. Protein shakes are usually the only way I can do it and that's with making sure I'm getting 50g protein per shake.0
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Hello! Im fairly new x 0 -
Welcome. I ask a lot of questions 0
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When I was lifting last year the only way I could make the high protein macro was with protein shakes. Friggin Carbs in everything. I need to find a quick easy high protein breakfast. I tend to go to the typical high carb stuff because it's quick and easy (oatmeal, cereal, etc) except on the weekends when I have time to cook eggs or something like that.0
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You can do eggs with some veggies in a muffin pan, bake them. You can refrigerate them after and you have a set of quick breakfast meals for the week. Same for chicken breasts or steak. They keep for five or more days.0
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Awesome.Thanks. I'll try it.0
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When I was lifting last year the only way I could make the high protein macro was with protein shakes. Friggin Carbs in everything. I need to find a quick easy high protein breakfast. I tend to go to the typical high carb stuff because it's quick and easy (oatmeal, cereal, etc) except on the weekends when I have time to cook eggs or something like that.
Isopure No Carb is one of my go-to powders. Two scoops is 50g of protein, it will dissolve in water with just a turn and it's pure protein unless I add something to it.
I have eggs every morning. It takes maybe 10 minutes total to cook them.
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I'm new to crossfit too. This is a new way of working out for me since I've only ever really done cardio classes. Hope to see some results.0
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You will if you stick with it. You are going to demand that your body do things it isn't accustomed to, it will respond accordingly and get stronger to make those things easier.0
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It took me some months to see a real difference, looks/weight-wise, doing crossfit only...but once it started? Boy...the body just takes off. I, too, have trouble meeting my protein goals (and I've set mine lower than Eat to Perform recommends, since I do very poorly on reduced carb diets). But my goal everyday is to try. :-) The TDEE -10% is a great way to go. I've seen more leaning up due to that (and adding fasting workouts when I do morning crossfit) than anything else. I've gone from no pullups to chest-to-bar pullups in 2 years, improved my clean and my squat by 50 pounds in that time. Now I'm totally bought into the cult. haha0
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I'm just starting ETF and we are doing a fitness challenge at the gym. So I'm trying to figure out the best way to hit my new macro goals. It's tough so far but I'll keep making adjustments until I get near where I think I should be.0
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Hi! I'm new too. I've been doing crossfit almost two months. I've not lost a single pound.
But..it is what it is, I guess. I am stronger, so much stronger, now than I was when I started, and I can feel a difference in my body, and the way my clothes fit. I'm beginning to wonder though, when will it really start hitting? I've adjusted my macro's per iifym, and am trying very hard to hit or get close to all of my marks. I suppose it will all come in time....but I'm really just not very patient, lol.
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You really need to dial in your diet to see real results from CF. I lose about 20lbs right away and have fluctuated up and down since then. My focus for this year is to really get the diet right and finally lose the belly.
I take neck, chest, waist, hips and leg measurements every once in a while too. That helps you measure body composition changes a bit better and can help when the scale isn't moving.0
