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TM Houston - Video Montage
All - just finished up TM Houston yesterday. Had a freakin blast! It was very challenging due to the heat and ended up taking us over 5 hours. Here is a video I made today as I was recovering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7KtL5LrA1o
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Tough Mudder Houston -- Complete.
All - just finished up TM Houston on Saturday. Had a freakin blast! It was very challenging due to the heat and ended up taking us over 5 hours. Here is a video I made Sunday as I was recovering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7KtL5LrA1o
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Competitions
So has anyone on here done a Crossfit Competition before (besides the Open)? I'm doing my first competition a week from tomorrow that includes 3 WODs in one day (with a potential 4th if I do well enough in the first three - which I'm not counting on). I've been doing Crossfit for over a year now and have a background in…
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Gloves
So I've heard differing opinions on wearing gloves at TM. As an experiment, my wife and I wore the Gorilla Grip gloves from Home Depot. We cut the tips of the fingers off of them so that water could drain out of them. They are designed for use in wet conditions like changing oil. They are pretty thin but sturdy enough for…
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Can you believe your significant other?
This is a follow-up to a great thread on how your significant other views your weight loss: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1011191-significant-other-s-thoughts-on-your-weight-loss Like every other man on the planet, I've found myself caught in the "Do I look fat?" line of questioning from a significant other. Men…
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Big-Framed, Big-Boned, etc.
Am I the only person that rolls their eyes when someone refers to themselves as "big-framed" or "big-boned"? I swear I see so many posters here and people in real life say "oh, I'm big-boned". No. You are a fat *kitten*. Put down the twinkie.
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Wife's Challenge
So my wife and I signed up for TM in October in Houston with some friends of ours. I made a comment about feeling like I'm already in decent enough shape to complete it so "it isn't as daunting of a goal as it might be for her or the others on our team" (who are concerned about completing many of the obstacles). She smiled…
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Cutting - Making "adjustments" to your nutrition
I am four weeks into my current plan of cutting body fat. I'm eating at TDEE - 20%. My exercise regime involves 5-6 days per week of a combination of Crossfit (2-3 per week), traditional strength training (1-2 per week), running (5-8 miles per week), and Yoga (once per week). I "weigh-in" once per week and measure body fat…
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Man in Business Suit - Flat Front or Pleated Pants?
So I'm a mid to late thirties professional in a somewhat conservative accounting firm. I just got put on a client that will require me to wear a professional business suit 3-4 days per week at the client. Acknowledging how much that is going to suck in the heat of the summer, I will still need to pick up 2-3 new suits. The…
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The Truth About Fitness Models
http://www.thegreatfitnessexperiment.com/2011/09/the-truth-about-fitness-models-baby-i-was-born-this-way.html I found this article very interesting. I agree with the sentiment that fitness models, professional athletes, etc. do have genetic gifts that allow them to excel in those fields. However, I also think the article…
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A calorie is a calorie is a calorie
I know this is a common sentiment on MFP but I just really struggle to see how eating a bunch of processed crap is no different from a healthy well-balanced diet (assuming calories and macros are the same) I would really like to see a study comparing a diet of all processed junk compared to a diet of natural, healthy foods…
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Crazy Doctor Stories
So, many of us have experienced first hand how doctors don't really get a good education on proper nutrition and exercise. I'm interested in stories of crazy things your doctor has told you to do in regards to diet/exercise. I went into my doctor with GP with elbow tendonitis that was being made worse by working out. With…
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Keeping up with the Joneses?
This is somewhat of an off-shoot of a few other threads today (i.e., "who do you surround yourself with" and "is fat the new normal"). I live in the suburbs of Houston, TX. We spend most of our evenings and weekends in the burbs doing what a family in the burbs does. On occassion, we'll go into the trendier and more…
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Bringing food to work
Does anyone else work in an environment where bringing your lunch is looked down upon? In my industry (public accounting), there is a sense of "you can afford to go out to eat" and so the only people that really bring their lunch are administrative assistants that are getting paid much less than the professionals in the…
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New to the "Community"
Hello all - I've been on MFP for some time but decided to be active in the MFP message boards this time around. I'm on day 3 of my newly energized commitment to being super fit. My goal is basically to have the kind of body that makes people say "wow". My wife deserves that. My kids deserve that kind of role model. Not to…
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Sugar-Free, Low-Fat, Fat-Free
Whenever you see the words "Sugar-Free, Low-Fat, or Fat-Free", I want you to think of the words "Chemical Sh** Storm" instead.
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Scale vs. Mirror
I've always been more concerned with the way I look in the mirror as opposed to a number on a scale. I explained this to my wife and a few other women at our gym the other day and they all explained that for most women, the number on the scale does have meaning. I was trying to make a point about taking measurements and…
