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Tough Mudder - Tampa
So first off, I'm a little pissed they canceled the one they were supposed to be doing in August in Jacksonville, now the site is saying that it will do one in 2013... that's crap. I don't want to have to drive all the way to Tampa, pay $95 for a 12 mile run. I want to do it in my own area and not have the friggin 2-3 hour…
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BMR Calculation
Ok, so I'm using this website that is telling me based on my size (6'2" 273) that my BMR is 2476, and based on the fact that I'm pretty active (run 2-3 times a week, 2-6 miles, also play basketball, and hike on the weekends), I should consider myself moderately active and use the 1.55 conversion amount for my caloric…
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C4 Extreme for Cardio?
So I've been using this product for a while when doing my circuit training because I incorporate full body routines into it (chest, shoulders, back, cardio, legs, lats, bi's, cardio, tris, calves, cardio). I'm getting ready for a 15k run, is it ok to keep using this? Or should I avoid it because of the creatine in it?…
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I'm confused weight lifting/cardio/muscle question...
Ok, so I've been reading about the muscle not increasing when eating a deficit, and that when you lift you burn fat which makes your existing muscles more visible (in essence toning up, due to visibility of muscle). Does that mean the only way that I'll actually make my muscles bigger, or that I'll be able to lift more, or…
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Question on Knee Pain When Running
So I'm getting ready to start training for a 15k (Gate River Run in Jacksonville, FL), and I did a 5k a couple of months back and my knees were killing me for weeks afterwards. I'm not sure if there are supports or anything like that which I can get for my knees. Any suggestions? I see all those bands people wear directly…
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Jacksonville Warrior Dash and Tough Mudder
Anyone training for these or planning to do them? I'm not sure if anyone at my company or my gym will be doing it, but I'd definitely like to train to do these. Warrior Dash - Camp Weed & Cervery Conference Center 11057 Camp Weed Place Live Oak, FL 32060 3.02 hellish miles $60 until 11:59pm* on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 Click…
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NSV's up the wazoo....
So my NSV's for the day include waking up at 6am to get to the gym by 7, then spending 90 minutes lifting and doing cardio to burn a bunch of calories for my work x-mas party tonight. It totaled 975 calories burned, not counting any afterburn from the lifting. Also, I've hit my 75 day streak today. Which means I've spent…
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Big difference?
So the pic on the left is me about a year and a half ago before I got serious about this getting in shape stuff. I think I was probably 310 or so. And actually nervous to get on a southwest flight because of how they treat people. The picture on the right is about 2 weeks ago, I was down about 20 pounds from my starting…
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Introduction
Hi folks. (Hi Bryan!) So I'm just starting out lifting, I talk with Joe and Saint regularly, but hey, I know their tired of listening to me question and complain (hey, I'm still out of shape, it's expected, and I'm really j/k lol). So since they added me to the group, I figured I might as well say, hi, try to get involved,…
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Weekend NSV
So I went out this weekend and got some new dress shirts because I was swimming in my old ones for work. So I go to Kohls with a friend of mine. I had previously been very anti-kohls because I feel they are sizist. They carry 3x on their website, but they don't carry it in the store, which in my mind means they don't want…
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NSV
So I refuse to buy new clothes until I get down a bit further. I'm 18 down so far, and none of my clothes fit. I did have to get some work out stuff, which was completely new not replacing anything and I've gone down a size there. The biggest thing though is I'm on the last loop of my belt. Looks like I'm going to HAVE to…
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Sugar Sugar...
Sugar, ah honey honey You are my candy girl And you've got me wanting you. Honey, ah sugar sugar You are my candy girls And you got me wanting you I just can't believe the lovliness of loving you, (I just can't believe it's true) I just can't believe the one to love this feeling to (I just can't believe it's true) Sugar,…
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I dislike my company this week....
I had to walk past 100+ cupcakes (Publix kind if that means anything as to how good they are), just to fill up my water bottle... Seriously, can you put out like fruit... or a head of lettuce or something for me please? Lol
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Questions about compression gear
So I'm thinking about going hiking this weekend. Not sure where though. The only drawback is that I'm getting more work done on my tattoo on Saturday, unless my artist isn't feeling well (his ankle looks like a purple balloon, stepped off a curb wrong walking OUT of the gym). Any runners have any suggestions about…
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Now I get this NSV stuff...
So I've had my first two NSV's... at first I was like, eh, it's not a huge deal, I'll just get in shape and I'll see it on the scale too. Well, the scale hasn't been moving as much, but that's fine. I went in a belt notch already, and when I got dressed for work this morning I didn't have to pull my shirt out to hide the…
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Am I setting myself up for failure?
So I've changed my lifestyle (dammit, I'm not calling it a diet anymore), dramatically over the last two weeks. I know that doesn't seem like a long time, but it's the first two weeks in a lot of years that I haven't tried to eat my own weight in high fructose corn syrup on a daily basis. I went from (assumedly) consuming…
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Is it bad.....
That I really hope that girls who have turned me down in the past because I was overweight become interested in me when I get into shape just so I can tell them that I haven't changed as a person and they should have given me a shot when I was chunky? I know it's petty. I just can't help to think that sometimes. One of my…
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So I'm kinda unsure about some stuff...
So I'm a big dude, I want to get smaller. I weigh 302 lbs, I'm 6'2" I've always had a "big" frame, even at my thinnest in the Army when I was working out hours a day (infantry boot camp), I had a 20"+ neck. I want to get back down to approx. 240-260, if I get lower, great, if not I won't cry myself to sleep at night. I'm…
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If I don't get skinny they're gonna cut me!
Ok, so it's not that bad, but I thought that sounded funny. I just had back surgery about a month ago as a result of a car accident. I had a lumbar lamenectomy and a discectomy on l4/l5 double major herniations. They were aggravated by the accident, but initially injured when I was in the Army. **EDIT**I'm completely fixed…