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  • Spinning doesn't work your glutes enough to not allow there to be some atrophy.
  • Hey no one said you had to come over. ;) You'll be missing a lot of other things, but more for me I suppose. Never mind that "standard" and "grind your own at home" are almost silly to have in the same sentence when talking about most people in the US. The vast majority of people aren't grinding their own beef. I don't for…
  • MFP's exercise calorie calculator is pretty notorious in terms of overestimating calories. Given how buoyant people are in the water, I wouldn't expect that your weight would factor much into how many calories you'd burn while water walking or doing water aerobics. Regardless, nothing you've written even hints at over…
  • No worries and I like that you'r rowing feet out. In terms of what I bolded - don't do that. The damper on the erg setting is not resistance. Don't think of it as a resistance knob on a spin bike. What it does do is allow for people to set the drag factor which simulates the resistance of the water that you'd feel in an…
  • I can try, but here's a video of the then 12 year old Helena Purves setting the 12 and under 2k world record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfS5B7l9mNw Her average split was a 1:51.6 and her average stroke rate was a 27 (and she's a beast...12 years old...). Note that Ann typically uses this video of Sofia Asoumanaki to…
  • It's going to vary pretty wildly especially depending taking into account experience and technique but given that I essentially never look at the calorie screen (this isn't uncommon among rowers). What you've taken a picture of is not your pace, it's the calorie expenditure for someone weight 175lbs (what Concept 2…
  • Because he has a lower average split than you do. Stroke rate is a fairly poor bar for one's 500m split.
  • If you're using 80/20 ground beef yes, more or less. If you're using 95% lean (which is what I would use) then no, not at all. 95% lean ground beef 80% lean ground beef Impossible burger And for fun - Beyond burger, whose nutrition facts I couldn't actually find on their website but there are pictures on a Medium blog post…
  • While I've never been anemic, I agree with kshama2001. Get your iron levels checked, work with your provider(s) to manage your anemia, and get more sleep. Otherwise, what you've asked for in this thread is essentially attempting to treat the symptoms without actually addressing the root causes of your lack of energy.
  • Chemicals...everywhere! >:)
  • Yes, I'm almost positive I've used more than 21 ingredients in a recipe (mole anyone?) and I certainly use more than 5 ingredients in the vast majority of recipes that I cook. It's a bit mind boggling that someone would consider homemade chicken stock a frankenfood - though I suppose it is pretty amazing how much flavor…
  • Is there more transparency across the board for the farming, harvesting, and processing/packaging/transporting of produce compared to meat? I'm tempted to say no. Outside of people/organizations talking about locally grown products aimed at a local market, in the US you only really hear about the production of produce in…
  • Note, just because you can't get anything other than water and tea down doesn't mean that you shouldn't a. try or b. be concerned. I ended up in the ER twice during one rather epic UTI turned kidney infection because I couldn't keep down water, let alone food. Needless to say, in addition to the IV fluids (and antibiotics…
  • Whole wheat waffles for dinner, because it's all I could really stomach (I hate being sick). Used this recipe from King Arthur Flour and I would highly recommend it. So tasty.
  • Outside of the issues with the 1,200 calories and the link you posted, my thoughts are yes - eat more calories when you're sick than when you're not. I'm currently just over the worst of a really unfortunate virus and am simply not counting my calories right now. Partially because when I'm sick I have an impressively…
  • I suspect that at some point the sodium content of the Impossible Whopper was 1,240 mg, given that there are more than a few website that say that mention that it has 1,240 mg of sodium. I only posted to point out that yes, the Impossible Whopper was being compared to a regular Whopper. I have no skin in the game as I more…
  • I've read the same - the same is true (logically) for Vo2Max. Mind you I haven't felt the need to have mine tested.
  • For what it's worth, my average HR on an erg is always significantly higher than on a bike when the RPE is the similar. That's with using a chest HR strap because the wrist based one suck for both rowing and cycling (outside) in terms of accuracy ;)
  • It's my bad if this has already been pointed out (my excuse is that I'm getting over a nasty virus), but the Impossible Whopper was compared to the regular Whopper in the post you replied to was it not? Mind you, it appears that recently the Impossible Whopper's sodium content has dropped down to 1080 according to Burger…
  • I keep thinking, "I mean if you really want to go on a hunger strike at least find something worth striking for". Mind you the potential force feeding that would ensue once you get taken against your will to the hospital sounds beyond awful.
  • As others have already pointed out (yay time zones!), the point is that something being processed does not make it inherently bad for you nor the earth. Also with regards to your point about less processing equally more flavor, this actually isn't always the case. Frozen vegetables like corn and peas are actually far more…
  • No flu (thankfully) nor pneumonia (not that I thought it was, but my lungs apparently sounded great). I am, however, very much sick and the doctor who I saw wisely said to rest for the rest of the week (where rest included limited work/school if at all possible). Now I have pseudoephedrine and a cough suppressant, am…
  • So yogurt, protein powder, kimchi, canned tomato sauce with a sheer lack of ingredients (tomatoes, onions, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, basil, and oregano), frozen peas (because lord knows peas are only in season for so long) are all "not great for your body"? This is one of many reasons why this whole "processed foods…
  • Rest day that hopefully doesn't turn into a rest week, but we'll see. The joys of very clearly being sick. Knock on wood I don't have the flu (but I wouldn't rule it out).
  • This evening I made Maangchi's japchae and dubu jorim recipes, though I omitted the beef and egg from the japchae (beef because I wanted to make it lower calorie and spend less money and egg because I'm not a big fan of eggs in most situations). The Japchae was great but i'd use less oil next time. The dubu jorim was/is a…
  • I'm not Kshama2001, but I'm assuming they're using "OH" to mean, "other half".
  • Breakfast this morning was 3 Applegate chicken maple sausages (they're small and the three end up being a combined 110 calories), three slices of toasted leftover challah (more on that later) with a tbsp of lingonberry jam between them, a grapefruit, and some peppermint tea with very local honey from my friend's bees.…
  • Ray Maker (of DC Rainmaker) recently managed to fly a peloton from Los Vegas back to his home in Amsterdam. It'll be interesting to see read his review and look at the power meter's accuracy.
  • I would play it by ear honestly. If you're not feeling good then I'd rest, but if you are then I'd still train but ramp down the intensity. I don't exercise when I have UTIs, but mine also tend to turn into kidney infections very quickly, though I thankfully haven't had one in a few years.
  • 1 hour on TrainerRoad with Zwift in the background. No rowing because the river is too fast.
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