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God d@Mn you, now I really gotta do it. I should not have eaten those dark chocolate peanut m&m's at lunch.
AND I am up a few lbs since my season has ended. Diet starts now, I mean it this time.
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140lb kids who are 5'10 don't have definition because there's little muscle to speak of. If you work your way down to single digit body fat but aren't happy with what you see it's likely because you don't have much muscle to begin with and you look like a twig. Fine for bike racing, but our young friend who wants more definition isn't going to get quads like this if he diets down.
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No doubt. I was speaking to the late night actors and competitive BB's. There are tons of those who are, and even the "natural division" guys use diuretics and unhealthy eating strategies prior to comps to look that ripped. Point remains that "definition" by definition is meaningless metric in this discussion.
Some of the food stuff they do to manipulate where the water sits is kind of cool.
Not that I'm shooting for any of that...
It was just really interesting to see how crazy for details this guy was measuring food, weighing almonds, etc etc etc.
Hahahahahhahaha.
umd he just called you out (for something he started).
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My goal is to actually stay at a relatively healthy weight throughout the collegiate season and then throughout my second "peak" later in the season (still don't know which race this is going to be because fitchburg got axed ). I need to get a scale, but assuming that using the erg has not added too much upper body mass, I'd like to race at 130. I had no problem getting that low last winter (got down to 120), but I let my eating habits slip (I wasn't just eating enough to fuel my workouts, I was eating a lot of crap: m&m's, chocolate, ice cream, etc.). I also want to get some calipers so I can monitor my bf% (I'd like to be at or below 10%).
The biggest obstacle right now is snacking. I can't really afford to keep fresh fruits/veggies in my dorm (I take bananas from the dining hall occasionally, and I should start getting to go boxes with vegetables), so most of my snacks are healthier cereals (cheerios, kix, life), which aren't awful, but I'm definitely eating more carbs than I did at home.
Also, the weekends adds a lot of liquid calories. I can avoid this, but it gets expensive.
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This thread has been cleaned up. There are no rules as to who is "allowed" to post in what forum.
Please keep posts on topic.
Please keep posts on topic.
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And not worth drinking.
Mikey, that's how I am with cognac. The only stuff I've ever had was Hennessy XO for a special occasion. It was great, but I'm a bit afraid to try anything reasonably priced after that. I also don't seem to know anyone who drinks cognac, which limits how many opportunities I've had to try it.
Mikey, that's how I am with cognac. The only stuff I've ever had was Hennessy XO for a special occasion. It was great, but I'm a bit afraid to try anything reasonably priced after that. I also don't seem to know anyone who drinks cognac, which limits how many opportunities I've had to try it.
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I still plan to drop down to the 145lb range by the time my important races begin in late May/early June, though I'll reserve the right to alter that goal as I get closer. Having never truly dieted before I don't know how it will impact how I feel/my strength etc.
Also, I have a lot of organizing to do before I can realistically expect to shed the weight. Specifically I need to shop better and plan to have adequate whole food lunches and snacks for at work every day. It won't take very long eating garbage take-out for lunch to undo what work has been done... and if I don't have a proper alternative I WILL eat the wrong foods. I did it today and I sure as hell will when it's -20 and snowing.
Also, I have a lot of organizing to do before I can realistically expect to shed the weight. Specifically I need to shop better and plan to have adequate whole food lunches and snacks for at work every day. It won't take very long eating garbage take-out for lunch to undo what work has been done... and if I don't have a proper alternative I WILL eat the wrong foods. I did it today and I sure as hell will when it's -20 and snowing.
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i put mine in there, but think i deleted someone getting all thumb tied.
i'm fatter than crap right now, my race weight has been around 145 - 147, but i'm planning to assert the discipline necessary to take that down to the 135 to 140 range in an effort to target races with more elevation change on the west virginia abra calender, and maybe killington or gmsr during 2011. problem i always have is i get lightest in may, every year, then my body craves carbs, which i give it to in the form of sweets, and i gain weight through the end of the season when i need to be smallest.
motivation is easy, discipline is hard.
i'm fatter than crap right now, my race weight has been around 145 - 147, but i'm planning to assert the discipline necessary to take that down to the 135 to 140 range in an effort to target races with more elevation change on the west virginia abra calender, and maybe killington or gmsr during 2011. problem i always have is i get lightest in may, every year, then my body craves carbs, which i give it to in the form of sweets, and i gain weight through the end of the season when i need to be smallest.
motivation is easy, discipline is hard.
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There we go again...
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183 right now. Ready to pound you weenies into the ground.
Ideal race weight is 165. And based on the numbers fast young guy put up when I loaned him my cross bike I'd be right with him power to weight wise if I can hit that goal.
Ideal race weight is 165. And based on the numbers fast young guy put up when I loaned him my cross bike I'd be right with him power to weight wise if I can hit that goal.
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You son of a gun JB!! I guess the diet starts now. Good thing I had my Trader Joe's Jo-Jo's today along with the honey wheat pretzels, dark chocolate and some cheddar cheese with water crackers (during break in class -- double session that covers lunch time; the students and I need snacks to sustain us, so, I brought them in). I'll report back in a month as requested sir.
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My goal weight is the weight that best prepares me for getting good race results for the races I care about.
I could focus solely on weight loss and lose a lot of fitness. That won't help me, so that isn't the best way to do it. It ain't that simple.
The only thing that I do know is that it is a smaller number than my current weight. By at least 15 lbs. Maybe more.
I am ready to embrace "base" training.
I could focus solely on weight loss and lose a lot of fitness. That won't help me, so that isn't the best way to do it. It ain't that simple.
The only thing that I do know is that it is a smaller number than my current weight. By at least 15 lbs. Maybe more.
I am ready to embrace "base" training.