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re: What is everyone doing to stay healthy? What is your routine?
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:43 pm to yellowfin
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:43 pm to yellowfin
While im offshore, i pretty much eat only baked chicken / fish abd vegetables for each meal and try my best to walk past the sweets table on my way out of the galley. Also try to hit the gym for 21 days straight.. Ill atleast do 30 min. on the stationary bike if im not lifting that night.
At home, do my best to work out as much as i can. I have a 6 month old son so most of my day is spent taking care of him.
At home, do my best to work out as much as i can. I have a 6 month old son so most of my day is spent taking care of him.
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Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:44 pm to Sparkplug#1
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Greasy breakfast with lots of bacon Big lunch consisting of whatever. Huge dinner with a chunk of rare red meat.
This actually is alot better diet and more ideal than the granola/rolled oats/baked everything/no fat all diets.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:46 pm to LSUfan4444
You did mulitple forms of exercise from the 10th-31st with only one break day in between all of that. How in the hell are you still functioning?
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:47 pm to SabiDojo
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What is everyone doing to stay healthy? What is your routine? quote: Breakfast Was an egg, turkey bacon, and veggies in a muffin pan Just one egg?
yeah just egg whites
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:48 pm to tigerinthebueche
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I couldn't remember the tunnel having a pedestrian lane, but I guess they have to have something to access whatever they need to get to down the
Yeah, it's not much of one. If you're passing another person it's kind of a problem.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:58 pm to Casty McBoozer
not to hijack this thread, but you don't find the air down there hard to handle? Seems all the exhaust would get old quick while running
Posted on 2/4/15 at 12:59 pm to oleyeller
I say my prayers and eat my vitamins.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:03 pm to oleyeller
Gin and cocaine.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:04 pm to tiger91
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are you self coached?
Kinda. I have two coaches that are part of an endurance program I am in, but they aren't too involved with my training plan. One is my masters swim coach and the other is my strength and running interval/speedwork coach.
They both work with me on the distance I am training for and develop my workouts each week, and coach me through the workouts, but as for my overall approach, it's all me.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:08 pm to dnm3305
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You did mulitple forms of exercise from the 10th-31st with only one break day in between all of that. How in the hell are you still functioning?
Well, the two days early in the month I was sick, so sat those out by but the weekend I felt fine again.
The Tuesday I took off was one day after my wife had surgery so I was home alone with our 5 year old and couldn't squeeze anything in. On Monday, the day of her surgery I went for a 5 mile run while her procedure was going on and it was a big help to just relieve some stress.
The key is to focus the intensity on certain days appropriately. Tuesday afternoons are a hard interval run, Wednesday afternoon is a hard bike ride followed by another interval run, Thursday morning is a strength workout and Thursday after work is either a recovery or endurance bike ride followed by an easy run.
You can't go all out 100% every workout, you will burnout. But, like I mentioned they key is knowing your body and proper efforts.
I also mix in alot of epsom salt baths, stretching, rolling, dry needling and massages that I don't put on there as well. Active recovery is vastly underrated.
This post was edited on 2/4/15 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:20 pm to LSUfan4444
All of that is true, but you need some good old fashioned rest. At least one day a wk. You are doing too much.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:26 pm to oleyeller
S'mores then the cookie dough, gnc sells them for $2.00 per bar if you're a member
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:38 pm to dnm3305
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You are doing too much.
I appreciate the suggestion, seeing my training log from last month is only a fraction of what goes in to someone doing "too much". I could take a day off every week with no activity whatsoever, but still do too much.
Recovery isn't just how much time you have off, but what you do with your time off, how you recover, how much time between crucial sessions, how hard you hit your key sessions,, nutrition, hydration etc. all of which can't be seen there.
The suggestion of taking a day off a week may be a good approach for a beginner just getting in to endurance training, but it isn't a blanket statement that applies to everyone at every level.
Take this week for example:
Sunday I rode at a moderate effort for almost 3 hours, but I didn't run afterwards because I ran pretty strong on Saturday and felt sluggish in doing so, so I took a day off because of it. So I used most of Sunday ride at an effort level which allowed me to recover from my Saturday run.
On Monday, all I did was run a very easy 3 miles.
Tuesday morning ran another super easy 3 miles on the treadmill before an easy swim with alot of yardage at or above my endurance threshold.
Last night, I hit the track for another 4+ miles, BUT only 3 miles of that was an a high intensity..the rest was either walking or a slow job as recovery.
So, while you may see 50 miles ridden, 10 miles ran and an hour of swimming in three days what you don't see is the intensity of each session which is what you need to know to make an assertion that someone is doing too much.
This post was edited on 2/4/15 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 2/4/15 at 1:51 pm to oleyeller
I lift the 5x5 program three times per week, which focuses on squats, overhead presses, bench press, deadlifts, and barbell rows.
I drink about 80 oz. of water per day.
I'm on a high fat / high protein / low carb diet and have been for the last 10 years of my life due to Type 1 Diabetes.
I'm one of the fittest / healthiest people I know.
I drink about 80 oz. of water per day.
I'm on a high fat / high protein / low carb diet and have been for the last 10 years of my life due to Type 1 Diabetes.
I'm one of the fittest / healthiest people I know.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:15 pm to tigerinthebueche
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not to hijack this thread, but you don't find the air down there hard to handle? Seems all the exhaust would get old quick while running
It's a little rough, motivation to get in and out quick, lol I usually have to slow down for a minute after I get out.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:21 pm to LucasP
I know what u like to eat, homie!! 
This post was edited on 2/4/15 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:26 pm to oleyeller
I drink a 32 oz cup of water when I awaken with a couple of citrilline and ginko tabs. I've been doing mostly corrective exercises recently..., focusing on rotator cuffs, lower back, and hips. Pseudo trail riding for about 30 minutes on most days.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:31 pm to LSUfan4444
That's awesome. I've become a stretching machine since my time in PT started and I was told that I had some severe imbalances. I'm the poster child of encouraging all of my runner friends to stretch (no they don't heed my advice). And I long for the day when my "easy" run pace is 9m/m!
Keep up the awesome work!
Keep up the awesome work!
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:33 pm to oleyeller
Today I got a JUNIOR bacon cheeseburger. JUNIOR. I'm trying to watch my figure.
Posted on 2/4/15 at 2:58 pm to dnm3305
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All of that is true, but you need some good old fashioned rest. At least one day a wk. You are doing too much
Some people just figure this out too late. I cut back on my workout days and actually started to see improvement.
I gained muscle, lost fat, and generally feel better.
I chalk this up to being burnt out, leading to extra stress and poor recovery (from lifting ~5 hard days/week).
Now, I take it much easier, maybe 3 hard days and 2 active recovery days.
It's also nice knowing how much more sustainable my new program is. I can continue this well into my 50's.
This post was edited on 2/4/15 at 2:59 pm
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