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Posted on 7/31/11 at 5:36 pm to RedStickBR
I brought my bike, but the closest park with a reasonable biking area is 20-25 minutes away, and I don't get home until 730-8 at the earliest, and I'm certainly not getting up at 5 every day either, so that pretty much limits my biking to Saturdays and Sundays. There is a track not 500 feet from my apartment that I've been running on, and I've been running intermittently since the CFA, I'm just trying to add something a little different. I actually don't completely agree with the physical/mental thing, although I know that is pretty much conventional wisdom. For me to really capture that, I need complete lifestyle change, effectively literally nothing but working out and going to work, and that's just not going to happen, because I don't want to hate my life. 
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:17 pm to kfizzle85
Yeah. For me, there is definitely a difference. I'm a runner and I have zero doubt whatsoever that I work better due to my active lifestyle. Nothing clears my head like a long run. Sweating profusely also rids your body of toxins, etc., that could hinder brain function. Running is like a reset button for my brain.
Also, if you're on iPhone, download RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal. I use both to properly diet/exercise and find them very useful.
Also, if you're on iPhone, download RunKeeper and MyFitnessPal. I use both to properly diet/exercise and find them very useful.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:20 pm to kfizzle85
Work doesn't have a gym you can use during the day?
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:24 pm to Athanatos
Gotta get up at 4am and knock that shite out.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:30 pm to RedStickBR
BTW, no more stock talk after today boys. But y'all have fun.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:32 pm to RedStickBR
I'm not saying exercise isn't better than no exercise or anything, I'm just saying that I only have so much energy, so I can only do so much exercise before the physical energy output bleeds into the mental energy reserve. I mean when I run in the morning, I'm definitely more focused when I'm at work, but I also hit a wall at like 4 or 5 and get tired, so I just personally find that I need to balance them. I can't run 4 miles a day and then focus for 12 hours until 8 or 9 PM. If you can, 
. I haven't really gone out late at all since I've moved to Houston, so maybe without that extra energy output on the weekends, I can keep the other stuff streamlined and accomplish both, who knows.
I use CardioTrainer (Android). It has an add-on for dietary stuff, but I've never found those very useful. I cook a lot of my own food, so I find it really difficult to fit the meals within the parameters of the program. I know what I'm supposed to eat/drink and how much, that's not the problem. I'm pretty sure if I just cut back on drinking, which is happening on its own by virtue of not being in nola, the diet side will solve itself. Athanatos, I think there's a gym in the tunnels, but I'm not really in a position to be taking hour long breaks at lunch to go exercise. Maybe if they give me a full time offer.
. I haven't really gone out late at all since I've moved to Houston, so maybe without that extra energy output on the weekends, I can keep the other stuff streamlined and accomplish both, who knows. I use CardioTrainer (Android). It has an add-on for dietary stuff, but I've never found those very useful. I cook a lot of my own food, so I find it really difficult to fit the meals within the parameters of the program. I know what I'm supposed to eat/drink and how much, that's not the problem. I'm pretty sure if I just cut back on drinking, which is happening on its own by virtue of not being in nola, the diet side will solve itself. Athanatos, I think there's a gym in the tunnels, but I'm not really in a position to be taking hour long breaks at lunch to go exercise. Maybe if they give me a full time offer.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:34 pm to RedStickBR
Is that just semis or everything? Even general economic stuff?
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:35 pm to kfizzle85
I run 30 or so miles a week and bike maybe 20. I have more energy than if I didn't do those things. And a lot of those are 4am mornings. I can also function off less sleep when I exercise regularly (which I know sounds weird).
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:38 pm to kfizzle85
Well, technically I'm not supposed to talk about anything without making the necessary disclosures. But I'm also a lawyer so I'm held to a higher standard. I can still talk in private, but I'd be uncomfortable doing much on a public forum like this. And I'm actually not covering semis (data storage for the most part).
Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:50 pm to RedStickBR
4am? I have a nice schedule where I place my order for dinner and then go to the gym for 45 minutes. Get back to the desk and the courier has arrived w/ my food. Posted on 7/31/11 at 6:55 pm to Athanatos
That's pretty nice.
I love 4am. I like knowing I'm one of the first people around awake.
I love 4am. I like knowing I'm one of the first people around awake.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:06 pm to RedStickBR
frick that noise. If I'm up at 4am, it's because I haven't left the office yet.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:07 pm to Athanatos
Ha. Good point.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:34 pm to Athanatos
That's really all I'm getting at. I would love to be able to get up at 5 and run 5 miles every day, but there's no way I'd make it till 9 every night like that. So, back to the original point about Insanity, I can do it in my apartment for 35 minutes when I get up or when I get home, so I can fit into my schedule as need be. I need light for running/biking, I'm not doing that shite at night and risking getting smoked by a F 350.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:35 pm to kfizzle85
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:39 pm to RedStickBR
Sounds like the lawyer/accountant "this is not tax advice" spiel. I understand your position, I feel like its okay on here as long as its generic, very non-specific (eg you think consumer spending is going to continue going up because of x) and your POV as opposed to the firm's POV, but clearly that's all a judgment call on your part. Your contributions will be missed. 
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:52 pm to kfizzle85
Appreciate it. I'll still shoot the shite around here for sure. Just gonna play it safe until I know the ropes.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 7:56 pm to RedStickBR
Wise move for sure.
Posted on 7/31/11 at 8:27 pm to RedStickBR
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I can also function off less sleep when I exercise regularly (which I know sounds weird).
I'm the same way and everyone thinks I'm crazy for it. I can sleep 4 hours, get a few miles in and work all day, but if I sleep more than 8 hours and don't work out I'm pretty much rendered useless. I start my job Aug 8 so hopefully I will be able to keep up a good workout routine and have that mind/body synchronization type shite still going on.
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