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Cricket Flour - Opinions?
Okay, so I know it's a bit odd to be talking about eating something you'd feed your pet lizard, but I was curious if anybody had some experience cooking with what's basically baked and pulverized crickets, AKA cricket flour. How capable are you of cooking with it like actual flour? Can you make a pizza with it? How does it…
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Smolov Inspiration
Figured I'd drop this here. I was all happy about my 285 squat PR, then saw this video the day after. Makes me wish I had more time to dedicate to this stuff. 158LB Female hitting a 300LB PR after running a Smolov program: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YC5WuW5cNIQ Reddit thread NOTE: Smolov is designed as a squat only…
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Is minimalism Hurting Powerlifting?
Here's a good article about the topic. This basically points at Stronglifts 5x5, Starting Strength and other "five exercise" programs. TLDR answer: Yes, do the big movement exercises, but also do the ancillary work to help with those lifts and muscle groups. You will eventually stall and stop progressing if you only do…
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High protein diet not as bad for you as smoking
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/high-protein-diet-may-be-harmful-for-middle-aged.aspx This is why you can't believe everything you read, even from somewhat reputable new sources. The article explains that high protein diets are pretty much the opposite of bad for you. However, it goes on to show that The…
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What 70 can look like
Meet Sonny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKJaZDGVNWA Pretty good for 70, no?
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Today's workout in GIF form
I really didn't want to hit the gym today but I did anyway. I was all like Then I ended up watching an Aaahnold lifting video and then I was all like So that settled that. As soon as I hit the gym I started lifting and After well over an hour and a half of lifting everything I could think of, the lifting high got to me and…
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SparkPeople Article: How Much Protein Do I Really Need?
I'm not trying to start a war on protein. I'm just putting it out there as an article on the topic. It does go over several different reports. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD please read past page one before commenting on what they say. They're commenting on multiple statements from multiple agencies.…
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Protein Powder Free Samples
GNC and other places should have free sample days. Buying a tub of butt flavored powder really sucks. That's all I really have to say.
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How to get the protein your body needs
A quick and easy guide presented in a setting of higher education: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk
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Free day!
Create your own challenge today!
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Progress Pics! 9/20
Take some today if you're not doing it regularly. If you do take regular progress pics then take a glamour shot. If you never take them use this as your photographic starting point. Taking pics is a serious tool that shouldn't be ignored. This can be a major confidence booster over time. We don't notice all the little…
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Get up and walk it off. 9/14
Beat up and sore from kicking your own butt in the gym? It's the weekend. Now you have a little bit of time. Take a walk and stretch those sore muscles. Never got off your butt in the first place? Get off the couch and take a walk so you don't end up doing nothing all day. In most places its beautiful right now.
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Pain in the butt! 9/12
If these don't give you butt DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) I don't know what will. Gimmie two sets of 10-15, with or without weight. Bulgarian Split Squats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyoV909uMPY Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id-AGIlBCyM I did these yesterday. My backside…
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You're doing it wrong! 8/06
Read this: http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/everything-you-know-about-fitness-is-a-lie-20120504 Reassess what you're doing in the gym. Readjust what you're doing accordingly. This isn't the only way to go about getting fit, but its definitely a proper method of going about it. Warning: This article is more long winded…
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Yoga 8/30
Do some today. While you don't "need" to stretch all the time it definitely helps in a bazillion ways. Its really an awesome thing to be in the habit of doing about once a week, or more. It doesn't matter what kind you do as long as you do some. If you don't have any clue about how to go about it, go to the BeFit Youtube…
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He (or she) who controls the spice controls the universe 9/5
Seasonings can change the flavor of whatever you're eating into something magnificent and different. You CAN eat the same food product a bazillion different ways. Just ask Forest Gump how many different ways there were to cook shrimp! Today's challenge is to find a different seasoning combination for a food product, like…
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365 Days | 52LBS Lost | 265 --> 213 | BOOYAH!
I really don't know how to put this out there without it sounding somewhat braggy, but I'm damned proud of where I am right now physically. I've lost a total of 52 pounds in a year. That's a pound a week for a full freakin' year. It's still sort of surreal, but the realization of what I've done and where I'm going is…
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The sort of thing SideSteel and Sarauk2sf do to people.
I'm one of the folks from the first test run of SideSteel's training program. Just look what he did to me! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1087522-365-days-52lbs-lost-265-213-booyah
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OH CRUD! We're late! 8/29
Sometimes things just don't work out. We get caught up in things. Sometimes you don't get to do the things you planned. Other times, like now, you don't post as quickly as you should have. :wink: So how do you recover from a "bad moment"? I'll tell you how you SHOULD recover. You should get your butt back in gear and…
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Probably inappropriate protein related factoid.
Sorry, I just had to share this. I'm sure the question has been raised in bedrooms and back seats throughout the world. Try to be adult about it. Several other interesting facts can be found as well.
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Hitless? OH! HIIT/LISS! 8/27
HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training LISS: Low Intensity Steady State http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_slow_distance Learn the differences between the two and do one or the other today. HIIT Insanity Wind Sprints Etc. LISS Slow Jogging/Fast Walking Long Bike…
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You should only wave once. 8/26
Ever wave to someone with your hand, only to have that flap of skin under your arm keep waving? How embarrassing is that! Well today's the day to work on toning that area up! Other than plastic surgery, the leading thing you can do is work on your triceps. The most common exercise that everyone thinks of is the dip. These…
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Strange Foods with Aakaakaak Zimmern 8/23
Eating the same boring salad every day will make your meals boring. When your food is boring you don't want to eat it. Sugar is always exciting, but if we eat it too much we end up 300lbs and diabetic. I don't think any of us want to be 300lbs and diabetic, so we need to add some variety to our diet, lest it be boring…
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Twerk it!
Lets face it. We all want a nice perky booty with a bit of twerkability. There's really only one gold standard of butt exercises that stand out above all others: squats. Do some squats today. It doesn't matter if they're barbell squats, kettlebell squats, unweighted squats, plie squats, Bulgarian split squats or any other…
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No More Pushups! 8/19
And I'm speaking of both the exercise and the bras. For all the females here, chest exercises, like military pushups, give you an excellent boob lift for the small, small price of a little sweat equity. And guys, want to get rid of the man boobs? Work on your pecs. Don't get me wrong, push ups are a great exercise, but…
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The magic diet that really works!
Consume fewer calories than you burn. Eat less and exercise more. Do it for life, not just for a set period of time. Ask someone who successfully lost a bunch of weight and kept it off and this will be the likely reply. (Forgive me if anything comes off as rude, insensitive or fat shamey-ish. Nothing I say is meant that…
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You are getting sleepy...very sleepy... 8/15
Most people do not get the sleep they need for regular day to day life. Those who exercise on a regular basis need even more sleep to recover from beating up their bodies. Today, get some extra sleep. Go to bed early. Take a nap. Make sure you're getting the sleep you need...perchance to dream...
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Bump your TDEE 8/12
TDEE - Total Daily Energy Expenditure This is the amount of calories your body burns in a 24 hour period. This is regulating your body temperature, sleeping, cleaning, walking, exercising, even the act of eating is burning calories that goes towards your Total daily Energy Expenditure, or TDEE. Today's goal is to do…
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POST! 8/9
...or Kelloggs, or General Mills, whichever. It doesn't even have to be breakfast cereal. Take something you take a guess at and measure it as exactly as you can. Compare it to how much you normally eat and make a note of the "probably" huge difference. For me, cereal is almost always the killer, since the sizes are so…
