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Rucking Makes You Hard Like a Rock
Or that's what an ex-military friend of mine told me. Said if you want a great workout, load up a ruck sack and go for a walk or hike. So I'm considering doing this about once a week. I already have a rucksack. I bought one in preparation for an elk hunt I'm going on in the near future, but I figure I need to go ahead and…
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Protein Powder
Question.. Does it matter which whey protein powder you use? I mean if I'm using the GNC brand and I'm happy, but there's not a GNC around, is the Muscletech from Wal Mart just as good? There's no big difference from one brand to the other is it?
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What Can You Tell Me About Planet Fitness?
We have one about to open near our apartment and I've never been in one. What all do they have?
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Never Had That Happen During a Workout
I was about an hour into a good weight lifting session. I was almost done when my stomach let out this hellacious growl. Anyone ever get hungry during a workout?
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Food Ideas
So I just input all my stuff for what I'm eating today/tonight and yea.. I'm barely going to hit 1200 calories. This is not good. I need to hit something higher. I need some good ideas of healthy snacks to help me out. I will be eating a thing of greek yogurt in the AM and a banana in the PM. I used to not have this…
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I Got To Get Back On Track
I began this year with the mind set I wanted to do a half marathon. Everything was going well. I signed up in advance for a couple of 5ks, a 10k, and a Warrior Dash. The week before my first 5k this year, I got sick. But ran it anyway. My 2nd 5k I had no issues and ran it without a problem, except I ran them in my New…
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Half Marathon Training
What's a good routine to work with to build up for a Half Marathon. I do 5ks and I've done a 10k, about to do another in a couple of months, but if I wanted to boost up my distance for a half, what's a good training program?
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Survived My First Warrior Dash
I'll be the first to say when I finished I was plum exhausted. It was a cold day in Mississippi yesterday. Cloudy, with a chance of rain, windy, and the temps hoovering around the low 50s most of the day. My heat was at 10. The first few obstacles weren't bad, the bad part was the mud pits. You can't train to run through a…
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Warrior Dash Roll Call for Jackson, MS.
Who's all going tomorrow?
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Jackson, MS Warrior Dashers
Hey for those of you running this weekend at the Warrior Dash in Jackson, MS.. Word is they are going to require everyone to park at the coliseum and catch a shuttle to the battleground. They fear there will not be enough parking for everyone plus all the camping. I think an email should be sent out this week verifying…
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So Tell Me About Chocolate Milk
I'm considering here in a few weeks when I get done cycling off of NO Shotgun, Beta Alanine, and Creatine, stop Whey Protein shakes too and exchanging it for Chocolate milk.. So tell me is it worth it? Is it better to buy low fat chocolate milk or buy skim milk with chocolate syrup?
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Gel Eaters
So I'm training for my first half and I keep seeing folks talk about eating this gel stuff? I know while running long distances you need to fuel up and hydrate after so many minutes (5ks and 10ks not so much, but half marathons and beyond yes). So my question is when do you start eating it and are there other things…
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Hip Hurt from Running?
So Tuesday evening I enjoyed a nice 5 mile run. Yesterday my left hip where I guess you call my ball joint is hurt when I walked. Today it doesn't. Never had this happened before. Could it been a step I took that was wrong?
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One Exercise You Dread
You know, the one that when you hear it, you lose all the air and motivation no matter how many sets and reps. I without a shadow of a doubt hate and dread burpees. How bout ya'll?
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Toenails Fall Off
I've seen many folks say they lose toe nails from running. Guess I gotta ask how and why?
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Another Running Question
So I run or walk very fast and pump my arms, whatever you want to call it. People ask my mileage, I can't give them an honest answer because I don't know. I wear a watch and I start it and run for an allotted time. I probably misspelled allotted. I the math in my head from the last 5k and try to figure mileage that way,…
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Beta Alanine
Anyone ever used this before?
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Medicine Could Cause Tendon Rupture or Tendonitis
So I went to the doctor on Wednesday and he put me on a round of Levaquin for bronchotis. One pill a day for 7 days. Well I noticed on the side effects it said it could cause tendon problems especially if you're over 60 and on some type of steriod. Well I figured I was ok. I'm 30 and very active and not on any other…
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Need Ideas
So the past 2 weeks I've laid off breads, refined sugar (as much as possible), and potatoes for 6 days with one day being a cheat day. Well I've ate alot of concotions with spinach and meat. What are some other options for lunch and dinner that I could do?
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What's in the Jug?
So I see guys that are swole up drinking something out of a milk jug the entire time they work out. Then on a Planet Fitness commercial where the big guy keeps saying "I pick things up and put them down" he's got a jug and drinking out of it. I've even seen MMA fighters drinking something like that during training. What is…
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Explain Lifting to Failure To Me
I guess I'm a dounce. My only weight lifting experience comes from High School when I power lifted and played football. I see so many here saying you need to lift heavy and lift to failure and it builds muscle mass. So explain how that works to me if you don't mind.
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You Know What Gets Me Through The Day?
Knowing that tonight after the gym, I get to have a good protein shake. And I also get to eat some chicken with my veggies. How bout ya'll? What helps motivate you to kick the mule in the butt at the gym every day?
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Anyone Ever Done Mountain Athlete Workouts?
I've been doing some research and I'm thinking about May when this cycle of workouts I'm on ends, starting Mountain Athlete to get in better shape. I wanted to see if anyone has done any of these workouts.
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Am I Wrong To Think This?
So I don't have a workout partner, which is fine, I can get done what I need to get done in a short amount of time. So when I do my bench press or anything with a barbell, minus barbell curls, I prefer the Smith Machine. Just in case my arms give out I can save myself. I'm in the gym Monday night, all the benches are open.…
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Ahi Tuna
So anyone got any good ways to cook Ahi Tuna?
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Let's Talk Carbs.
So I been messing with my diet and decided to cut out as many carbs as I can that's not from fruits, veggies, or lean meat. The only exception is potatoes, no taters for me. With all my protein drinks and a few other things I'm not cutting out I'm still under about 170 carbs. I've done a very low carb diet before and had…
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First 5k Wearing Vibram Five Fingers
So I had a 5k this weekend. I have a pair of Vibrams I've been training in for almost 5 years and at the beginning of the year I bought a pair of New Balance Minimus shoes with the Vibram sole. The idea was I'd weight train in the five fingers and any distance running I'd use the NBs. Well the weather didn't cooperate with…
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Those Who've Ran a Warrior Dash
Fill me in on scaling the walls. The one I'm doing has 3 walls: Cargo net, one with a rope, and then a wall to get over.
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Has Anyone Tried Advocare?
I have a friend from High School that has done it with great results and now my sister is on it. Has anyone else here tried it and gotten the results they wanted? What happens when you stop?
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I Hate Treadmills
So I had a gym membership that had an indoor track and I loved it.. Only problem was the hours I worked and by time I got to that gym I only got a good hour or so of running in before it closed, especially on nights it rained. Fast forward to a few months ago, I ended the membership and got a membership to another gym that…
