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For all you New Englanders out there who need equipment
FYI, very cheap used commercial quality equipment, and no, I don't work for them, I just was refered here by a friend who owned a gym, GREAT prices. Far better quality than home stuff you get at a sporting goods store. http://www.nhfitnessequipmentoutlet.com/ It's in NH, it may be a bit of a ride for some, but it'll save…
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LOL, I was cracking up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufwukWgKfI
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Progress
Not there yet, but the abs are healthy, stomach is ever so slowly disappearing, and the upper body is coming along nicely. Now if my quads and calves would just get with the program I'd be very happy! So you see guys, this program CAN and DOES work! -Banks This is 3 years ago This is about a year ago This is about 3 months…
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The "Dieting" dilema; bad food, worse ideas.
This will be...ahh... a tad long, so, sorry for that at the outset. I've been an MFP member for coming up on 2 years now (on September 10th), and in that time I've become privy to some interesting and sometimes disturbing facts about the normal, average, person who is looking to lose weight. I'd like to share my thoughts…
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Army PT test
Put your score up. I heard mention of it the other day, so I checked it out. here's a link to the 3 tests. http://www.army.com/enlist/2-mile-run.html now granted, I didn't actually do the 2 mile run, but I know what my 2 mile is, and I run 4miles 2 days a week, (and I was lowballing my estimate so I didn't over do it). I…
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My Greatest hits
So I know Cheryl (CMRiverside) already has an AWESOME post that hits some of these, but I was doing this for myself, and figured, why not just post it. These are my personal favorite top 12 posts (I know I know, most people use a top 10, but I'm not exactly what you'd call a "conformist" so 12 it is!) Anyway, enjoy, should…
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All calories are NOT the same
Just few little fun facts from Banks to make your life a tiny bit more complicated:tongue: I see quite a bit on here the phrase "calories in vs calories out" and "a calorie is a calorie" or some such variation. While I agree that the amount of calories you consume is vitally important to weight loss, I feel it's JUST as…
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You guys ever notice?
There's like a whole other community of MFP users that don't post to the boards, they all blog though. I was browsing the blogs today and realized, I only recognize a couple of names on the blogs. I find that very interesting, like a sibling that you didn't know you had. :tongue:
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I've reached my goal weight... what now?
Little background. For all of you that don't know me, I've been on MFP for over 2 years now, I know my profile doesn't say so, but I was under the name Banks1850 for over a year (long story, don't ask) before I changed to my current one. And for about the last 13 months or so I've been at maintenance. In that time, I've…
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The problem with Interval training (pretty long)
I was reading a great article in OnFitness magazine (actually one of the old ones, March/April) and wanted to quote a recent article. Credit to Jade and Keoni Teta who are both trainers and writers for OnFitness. This quote is from the March/April 2009 issue from the "Master the Technique" article. and regards Tabata…
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Please donate if you can to the Jimmy Fund
I don't normally Hawk for associations, but this one is close to my heart as I live near Boston and have been to the Dana Farber many times. It's heart breaking and inspiring all at the same time to see these children battling all forms of cancer and Leukemia. More and more children are winning every year because of the…
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OT - Looking for a good Key West rental
if anyone knows a good place for 4 couples to rent out in Key West for next spring, that would be great, it's a semi-surprise for the wife for her 40th birthday (she knows we'll be going somewhere, but not where).
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anyone else use xylitol out there?
Seems like the miracle replacement for sugar, I can't find any known side effects besides diarrhea if you have a bunch of it. Anyone else hear anything negative (or positive for that matter) about it. Watch out though if you have a dog, it's deadly in relatively small doses to them, screws up their blood sugar something…
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I was watching a woman run a Boot Camp yesterday
So I'm at baseball practice yesterday ((I play on a mens baseball team in the summer), and there's this woman out on the field (off the baseball part, but still pretty close) and she has some cones set up, and about 8 people with her. And she starts putting them through drills. Now I watch this for about 45 minutes until…
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Diet vs lifestyle change
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. In the last two years, I've changed my lifestyle, but I see many on here still doing (what I consider) the "diet" thing. Here's some of the stuff I consider part of a change in lifestyle. Add your own ideas of lifestyle change vs diet, I'm curious to hear them. - I no longer…
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Best lighting ever
So in the locker room of my work, we have these bright lights, they shadow you perfectly. It's the only place where you can REALLY see my abs now and chest. I wish all my pics could be taken here. anyway, here's what I mean. It's my cell phone so the picture isn't great, but damn I love this pic.
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Graphic artists and designers wanted.
No I'm not advertising for jobs, this is actually related to health and weight loss. I'm building a site that will parallel this one, it doesn't do the same thing as this site, it's actually complementary to this one, and I've already offered the finished product (when ever that happens) to Mike as an add in if he wants…
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Check out what I found
I was looking through some of my facebook pics and found this, makes a great before and after head shot. Notice the jaw line, I wish I measured right at the beginning because I'll bet I lost 2 or 3 inches off my neck! Me in September of 2007, right about when I started this whole thing. 55 lbs heavier than now. Me about 5…
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Don't you hate it when...
I do some pretty stupid things sometimes. As we all do I would imagine. What do YOU do sometimes and then smack your forhead after saying "IDIOT" to yourself? I'll start. Don't you hate it when you get all the way to work, and then realize you left all the food that you painstakingly prepared and bagged up at home?
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Dissapointed in myself
So I'm in a unique situation. Most people on here are trying to lose weight. Well, I've been there, I started at 235, and with MFP over about a year and a half, I dropped about 55 lbs, went down from about 20 % body fat to where I am now, about 10%, and have lowered all my bad blood numbers a ton, while increasing my…
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Debunking diet or exercise scams
We all see lots of "diets" and exercise routines out there that claim wondrous benefits. Some people even post on here to "ask" about them. PT Barnum said it best: "There's a sucker born every minute!" DON'T BE THAT SUCKER! Here are a few tips from a web expert on finding real facts and discerning true plans from those…
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General guide to finding a good goal
So I see so many people on here that start out and immediately choose 2 lbs a week as a goal. They set the goal, get a number, and off they go. Two or three weeks later they come back on the board and post something like "Staying under my calories, working out every day, but I gained weight" I thought I'd provide a little…
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Any of you guys ever read
anything from Tucker Max? www.tuckermax.com OK, he's a deeply disturbed, twisted, deranged, Satanic human being that is morally bankrupt, and an outlandish raging alcoholic, but man are his stories funny. If you can separate your base emotions from your sense of humor and realize that they are already over and done with,…
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Check me out, I have a blog
you all know I'm not above shameless plugs! I finally got off my lazy *kitten* and started my blog. I didn't post one till now because I really didn't have anything I felt was interesting enough to blog about. But I'm in love with my new training routines, so I figured I'd blog on those as I think maybe some of you might…
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Check me out! Little pat on my own back
check this site out, click on batting leaders on the right side, I'm 9th in the league in Batting this year. Last year I didn't even register (Steve Hare). And SOME of these guys only have 5 at bats so they really don't count. http://www.bostonmabl.com/400hitter/2008_msbl_amr_stats.html PS Im in the Pitching leaders…
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3 lawyers
3 lawyers are in the bathroom of an Executive office building that holds multiple Law firms. All 3 are in urinals side by side. They all finish about the same time and walk to the sinks. 1 lawyer washes then grabs 10 sheets of paper towels to dry his hands and meticulously covers every inch of his hand. He finishes and…
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Found a great quote today
"Where weight loss is about quantity of food eaten and time exercise is done, fat loss is about the quality of food and the type of exercise." -Jade Teta and Keoni Teta from "The science of body transforming" May/June 09 issue of OnFitness Magazine Just perfect, and so true.
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I'd like to find the guy who created tabata!
Stupid Tabata protocol! My legs are mush right now. What am I thinking promising myself I'll do this 3 times a week? I HURT! I hope I never meet the dude who created it, because if I do, and it's within an hour of when I finished, he might not survive the encounter.:tongue: Seriously though, it's the HARDEST workout I have…
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OK so I'm a Dork, my next pc
I'm not sure I'll be able to do this, but if my funds work out, here's what I'm buying for my next PC. See, I make my own pc's, cuz you get way more bang for your buck, I used to do it as a business, and it's really fun for me (shut up all you!) so here is my parts list and price. CPU - AMD Phenom II Quad Core 9550 RAM - 4…
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Impatience and weight loss
I've been on MFP a long time, I started (under a different name) about a year and a half ago. In my time here, there is one pervasive theme that seems to pop up every week. Impatience. I realize that everyone wants to have their weight loss NOW! But everyone needs to take a pill and relax. Nobody loses weight in a week,…
