In Fitness and in Health
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I don't think you can really go wrong with any of the current generation devices in the field, really. Jawbone would be the only WTF one I think, and that's because of it's syncing and I've read about many people losing the caps to it.
For me as a data & numbers geek, it's interesting gathering personal metrics that help explain my is-ness. Obviously it's very easy to draw conclusions from numbers in short term. I'm keen to see longer term feelings and trends. If I can literally hack my life to make me feel better real-world by going to bed 10 minutes earlier or getting up 20 minutes earlier, no brainer is an understatement.
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So I've been back in they gym for about 5 weeks now.
I'm for the first time in my life eating right while going to the gym i.e. 5-6 meals a day and I'm finally putting on weight for the first time ever.
I've put on enough weight that my MBBs actually fit better now and the thigh are has gone from having slack to being tight now. I might have to quit doing squats in the near future
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^great tool
"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"
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Wondering If anyone has had the same problem and can help me out
Started lifting weights 6 weeks ago and have been going good steadily increasing my weight but the past week every time I lift ( right at the start of my workout ) I get this throbbing headache and feel a little sick , I googled and found a few things about "weightlifters headache"
Has anyone had a similar problem and have any advise on how to tackle it ( don't know if it makes a difference but I had a cold a few days before the first headache ) -
What has helped me in the past is staying hydrated, controlled breathing, and I never pop up from the bench after a set. I take a few seconds to let things equilibrate. On the topic of weights, I finally reached my goal bench press goal for the summer of 225lb. So very proud of myself
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Congratulations!
Based on my one time experience with 'weightlifter's headache', I got it from not breathing. Make sure you breathe. Some guys count out loud to force it.
Drop the weight for a session or two so the strain is less and focus on form and breathing.
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recently i've gotten into lifting more and i have been noticing some gains in the muscle department and losses in the chubby department. I've been doing interval running, burpees, kettlebell swings, shuttle running and jump rope for high intensity cardio but anyone out there have any additional ideas i've yet to try?
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I had a quinoa cake today that must've had wheat in it. Almost immediate nausea and allergic symptoms.
I need to be more careful, that shit sucks. I imagine the suffering will continue for a while.
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It's embarrassing how dumb mainstream medicine is when it comes to diet. They pretty much are stuck in the seventies; I don't get how they can be so clueless. There's so much conventional wisdom that still circulates even after having been conclusively, clinically debunked for decades.
Here's an example:
This is the American Diabetes Association's dietary guidelines, which are nothing short of an epic disaster for anyone, but especially for diabetics:
http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.htmlThe whole grains and non-fat dairy are awful recommendations. The former causes or worsens diabetes thusly:
The sequence is simple: carbohydrates trigger insulin release from the pancreas, causing growth of visceral fat; visceral fat causes insulin resistance and inflammation. High blood sugars, triglycerides, and fatty acids damage the pancreas. After years of overwork, the pancreas succumbs to the thrashing it has taken from glucotoxicity, lipotoxicity, and inflammation, essentially "burning out," leaving a deficiency of insulin and an increase of blood glucose–diabetes.
–Dr. William Davis, Wheat Belly
The starch in wheat is extremely bioavailable, and that's why a piece of whole grain bread has a higher glycemic index than table sugar. So you can just substitute "wheat" for "carbohydrates" in that quote to see why this is exactly the opposite of what the ADA should be telling diabetics and pre-diabetics, unless they're trying to swell their membership.
The low-fat milk recommendation is also bad for everyone, but especially for diabetics:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/21/why-you-need-to-avoid-low-fat-milk-and-cheese.aspx -
unless they're trying to swell their membership.
Drug companies don't make much money from healthy people. Most Americans (over 70% IIRC the stats correctly). Are currently on a prescription drug of some sort. More and more we're finding out that a diet that is free from grain, gluten, dairy, and other toxins that have traditionally been accepted as healthy foods are bad for us. Problems ranging from diabetes to autism to cancer. Think billions of dollars potentially disappearing from those markets…
If everyone stopped buying grain today, the farming collectives/grain industry giants would be bankrupt tomorrow. A lot of people make a lot of money making shit food and do not want to see grain free/paleo/gluten-free/etc take off. This is not a conspiracy/tin-foil-hat issue. It's a money issue. Just like everything else.
I'm very happy to see nutrition discussed here and knowledge being shared amongst us all. Especially the positive results some guys have had this year.
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Alright guys, 2nd opinion needed
I've been working with a trainer for the last 2 weeks and he has suggested to me that I do very minimal cardio and do mostly strength training to lose weight. He claims that cardio exercise eats muscle where as strength training builds it and thus cardio negates any gains you would be getting from the strength training. I have always heard that cardio is the best fat burner but I'm not a professional
Also, I haven't lifted in probably 8 years on a regular basis so any advice on how to deal with REALLY sore muscles would be appreciated. We're talking not being able to straighten my arm all the way and thighs hurting so bad I'm walking like Forrest Gump before he lost his leg braces haha
