webbed1

Middle May, 2012

People, 1 simple yet true, but for some, difficult rule: Eat better and eat LESS. I eat a little more in the winter (I call if off season) and I gain about 5-7 lbs. I tighten up in Feb and count everything. I feel hungry sometimes, yes it is true. Come May, I am at 9% bodyfat and pumped. I will tell you like it is:…

Hi I am excited at with your enthusiasm and while you might think I don't fit in your boat, in some circumstances I do: I want something else, want the best information and encouragement for help, and need to keep up my motivation! You are on the right path and the ONLY thing I will start out with is to take the time and…

Wow. Yes doing leg presses incorrectly curves your back, but that is simply a function of improper foot placement relative to the angle of your torso. My trainer taught me the correct way to do them. Several top Olympian bodybuilders (including most notably Frank Zane) quit squatting due to lumbar compression issues and…

I agree with others with the following most important qualification: If you have been trained with squats and still cannot do them without backpain QUIT doing them. I have HUGE thighs with leg extensions, stiff legged deadlifts, and leg presses. LOTS of bodybuilders do NOT do squats. If you can do them, do them, they are…

Like eating clean. Like avoiding most bad processed foods. Will not and do not need to avoid good processed foods. I do not have health problems. I am not overweight. I do needs 40-45% of my calories to come from clean protein sources. I consider whey and casein protein powders to clear that bill. Pastuerized liquid egg…

carrying wood vs sitting on your *kitten* or sleeping all night are "slightly" different loads. Agree? It might be model related. I have a MIO MOTIVA. It is FO SHO on CRACK.

No I do not trust mine and I do not trust your # either. Do this exercise. Wear it while sleeping. Check that #. Also, check the # after a regular work day. Do you really think you are burning 4-5k cals a day? That would be adjusted for backing out the extra stuff you did today. I have the MIO MOTIVA. There is NO WAY it is…

I bought the MIO MOTIVA and am disappointed. It OVER calcs. I'll have to try now one with the chest strap since everyone says that is most accurate. I don't care about any so called hassle, I want accurate measurements dammit! Example: I rechecked my input data and all is accurate. I am quite a techie and do way more than…

No and yes and NO. Fast food works (sells tons, gets people fat) because of convenience and simplicity of selection. Why not employ that strategy to eat your way to a fitter, healthier, and better looking you? BUT: lack of diversity can derail you too. NOT A PROBLEM. Meal plan A, Meal plan B, variations, etc. Rotate stuff.…

Many of you ladies, regardless of what you think of yourselves, well, let;s just say I would be VERY DISTRACTED.

No, NEVER. But there is a BEST menu, and that one that is OPTIMAL to GOAL for YOU, YOUR GOALS, and YOUR CONDITIONS.

Nice explanation!

As you have mentioned, there are not only various opinions but various research findings as well. SO: Get your own data for your own conclusions. Explore, experiment, observe, document. Draw conclusions. Repeat to see if you get the same outcome. That becomes FACT for you. I have to eat something before and after working…

Taco Bell, ah man, I can just TASTE it! I'm going to have steak and whole eggs all day tomorrow, all 4 meals, but capping at 2000 cals. Check out what I had this morning; at 5pm EST I am having 1 can of tuna and 1 tblspn of olive oil. Then I'll have another 200 cals before bed, again equal cals of good fat and protein.…

I've lost some size since I further reduced calories and even did that 2.5 weeks of about 50-75 carbs and yes, I lost bodyfat, I can tell from the veins, less skin to pinch, definition, but I might have done it too fast, too hard, and unnecessarily sacrificed precious and hard won lean tissue... Alas, back to the drawing…

If you are true to your scale and mirror, and are making progress, then continue. Just don't allow yourself to rationalize if it ever stops working. AND, most importantly, STILL document it. You NEED to be able to refer back when you are trying to interpret a stall later on down the road. MEMORY NEVER tells the truth in…

ASM, I agree with Cris on this, I really like this observation and line of thinking. To add to it, I have seen guys with what I think are crudely designed and executed workout routines, heard them talk about long layoffs, and their partying and eating, and they still look good. Granted, they are very early 30s and I don't…

Thanks bud, I appreciate you sharing. I just went to a bestbuy where ROE got her MIO and they don't have it, there is another store some distance that carries the sports stuff, I may go later or tomorrow. Now I am stoked, because I am interested in precision and I am realizing that I do not know with enough detail what I…

You got have it, do me a favor. Run it when you lift. I am just very curious. It could be a real issue for me because I have been trying to not eat back calories completely, sometimes not at all, and if I am really burning that much, my stall could be just that--

Run that monitor on your strength training, I am dying to know what it says. I am betting the difference is the period of sustained intensity versus episodic peaks in breathing and heart rate.

my shoulders chest and arms

Thanks--love the affirmations!

Ok, I consume about 40% of my calories with shakes. Convenience. Total control over nutritional profile. Quick to ingest. Easy to prepare. This might take you a while, but find a good quality protein powder that you like the taste of and can digest (I am lactose intolerant so I have only a handful of choices and it was…

Nice post!

By a whey powder with low carbs--six strength is a really good brand at Walmart that is endorsed by lots of body builders and is a quality, very reasonably priced powder. I'd use it myself except I am severely lactose intolerant and I need specifically lactose free powders, not just low lactose.

Ok, 270, multiply that by 1-x% bodyfat (estimate). So if you are 30% bodyfat, then =270*.70*.50 will mean you need 95 grams. Here are the calc variables: 270=bodyweight .70 =70% lean weight (adjust this if you believe so, it is the converse of 30% bodyfat, for illustration sake) .50 is the grams per lb of lean bodyweight.…

How much do you weigh and how many grams per day are you currently consuming? Do you do any resistance training?

I think you are there, but I have met women at the gym who are mistaking untoned muscles for flab. Make sure you do a good resistance training program at least 2x a week, 3 is better, but 2 consistently will do the trick. Use machines and compound exercises, no foo foo stuff. You'll shape and tone. Add some cardio if you…

No, 2 cups a day, sometimes 3. I either drink it black or pour a tablespoon of my regular morning protein shake (vanilla or chocolate flavored) into each cup. This way I get flavoring but DO NOT add incremental calories.