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Workout Thread IV (pg. 73)
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
I go to the gym alone, so I dont have a spot to watch me. Ive had times when my shoulder or wrist would give out on me, so Id rather just stick to the machine.
As far as pushing away food, I actually have no problem with that... my biggest problem is that I try to find comfort food right now because I spend so much time studying. Any suggestions on healthy snakes? Im not a fan of cardboard so rice cakes are out. |
but seriously - go buy some onions, green peppers, skinless chicken breasts, cut them all up. Marinate the chicken in some fajita mix for 20+ minutes. cook them all up and chow down. High protein, decent (but healthy) carbs and verrrrry little fat.
Protein shakes, oatmeal, apples, veggies - they're all good snacks. Just eat frequently and make sure the portions are small. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| Oatmeal! Good call. |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Oooo... you found a typo, you win a cookie.
Ok, back to what I was intending to say... Any suggestions on healthy snacks? |
almonds for one...whole wheat stuff, veggies, rice cakes (lightly salted) and i've grown partial to soy crisps. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| Arent almonds a little fatty? |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Arent almonds a little fatty? |
All legumes tend to be fatty. |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
i know you were agreeing and i agree with her too but i was just saying machines are pretty good sometimes |
oh okay good - wasn't sure if you were disagreeing with me or not. the lack of inflection inherent in forum postings can lead to rather nebulous statements which leads to incorrect interpretations. I prostrate myself before you and beg forgiveness.
And machines *do* kick ass. For inner chest and hamstrings they're almost critical. My biceps would probably be 2 - 3 inches smaller in circumference if it weren't for machines. They kick arse.
You just have to balance between the two. Free weights are so important for building the supplementary and often neglected muscles. They put more stress on your entire body in one movement whereas machines put more stress on one muscle group in one movement. |
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| Orbax |
my diet right now is:
wake up, 1scoop noxplode, 60 grams of syntha 6 protein powder
1/2 cup of steel rolled oats
bunch of deli meat on a whole bread. no condiments cept pickles
nother 60grams syntha
nother sammich
60g
sammich
steak
60 grams
bed
various apples and green peppers in there too |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Arent almonds a little fatty? |
yeah but to my understanding they have the "good" fat. you can't eliminate fat from your diet and you do need it. i eat a decent amount of almonds unsalted peanuts and stuff for snacks. |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
my diet right now is:
wake up, 1scoop noxplode, 60 grams of syntha 6 protein powder
1/2 cup of steel rolled oats
bunch of deli meat on a whole bread. no condiments cept pickles
nother 60grams syntha
nother sammich
60g
sammich
steak
60 grams
bed
various apples and green peppers in there too |
you're supposed to take NOXplode 30 minutes before your workout. |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
yeah but to my understanding they have the "good" fat. you can't eliminate fat from your diet and you do need it. i eat a decent amount of almonds unsalted peanuts and stuff for snacks. |
true, if you don't take in fat you'll store much more of it. you have to consume healthy fats like she said. It will also give you added energy in the gym, which leads to more lean muscle, which leads to less fat on your body. |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
You just have to balance between the two. Free weights are so important for building the supplementary and often neglected muscles. They put more stress on your entire body in one movement whereas machines put more stress on one muscle group in one movement. |
In this instance would you suggest I add a dumbell press into the workout? flat or inclined (by how much?) |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
you're supposed to take NOXplode 30 minutes before your workout. |
thats an every day thing. I take another scoop before working out but it has so much caffeine my workout scoops at two for a 630 work out |
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