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  • thavoice
    BR1986FB;1694367 wrote:5 new strategies for fat loss (interesting read)......

    http://www.t-nation.com/training/5-new-strategies-for-fat-loss
    Interesting.
    On the first one I would do the opposite. I would run 1.5-2.0 miles out, and then interval the way back. Guess I should reverse it!
  • BR1986FB
    Kind of off topic but still a bit "fitness" related. Recently, well known trainer/actor/etc Greg Plitt was killed by a train in California while supposedly taking pictures of trains on the tracks with friends. Initially, rumors came out that it may have been a suicide. Recent developments have come to light that the dumbass got jacked up on energy drinks and tried to "race/outrun" the train. Another Darwin Award nominee...smdh
  • Automatik
    I heard about it. I've also seen his videos. That guy is fucking weird.
  • vdubb96
    Automatik;1698672 wrote:I heard about it. I've also seen his videos. That guy WAS fucking weird.
    FIFY
  • BR1986FB
    I found the second one to be interesting....

    http://www.strengthsensei.com/john-meadows-two-things-i-know-for-sure-about-nutrition/
  • Sonofanump
    BR1986FB;1700627 wrote:I found the second one to be interesting....

    http://www.strengthsensei.com/john-meadows-two-things-i-know-for-sure-about-nutrition/
    I always plan my meals post workout. Been trying to figure on right time and amount for pre-workout consumption. Been trying small 4oz snack 15-30 minutes prior lately.
  • BR1986FB
    http://www.t-nation.com/powerful-words/4-biggest-lies-of-the-biggest-loser
  • thavoice
    Not totally buying into that bashing of BL. They do put a heavy emphasis on cardio, but they also are lifting much. I think just that cardio stuff makes for 'better tv' than lifting maybe!

    It is a show, for obese people, and they put them through more than what anyone could expect to do. Much has come out over the years and what they do is total extreme.
    I think more harmful than what the show does is the so many myths out there about how to lose weight. One person will say this, one will say that, another will say something totally different.

    Weight loss is a multi million, if not billion, dollar industry wanting overweight people to buy this book, buy that food, join this group, purchase this supplement. I started into the fasting thing last year and the backlash of some people say how bad it is because of the infamous 'starvation' mode.

    In reality, for a vast majority of people, it comes down to burning more than you take in. Now, when you are getting to a certain point, or have a certain goal, you get much more technical but too many people make weight loss too confusing, too expensive and just make it too hard on themselves.
  • Automatik
    Fuck that show.
    http://nypost.com/2015/02/01/reality-tv-torture-inflicting-horror-to-fake-drama/
  • BR1986FB
    Agreed. Most of them could've done a couple of rounds of P90X or just lifted and walked on a treadmil 5x's a week and gotten similar results. May have taken longer but they may have sustained the weight loss, which many have not. Never been a fan of BL.
  • rrfan
    I liked the BL to watch the first year or two but then Jillian and Bob ruined it for me. I hear the new trainers are better but I have not watched. I do love to see what the human body can do, but for sure is not sustainable with how they do the weight loss on BL. The ones that make it tend to develop there own way or become trainers from what I have seen.
  • BR1986FB
    rrfan;1703630 wrote:I liked the BL to watch the first year or two but then Jillian and Bob ruined it for me. I hear the new trainers are better but I have not watched. I do love to see what the human body can do, but for sure is not sustainable with how they do the weight loss on BL. The ones that make it tend to develop there own way or become trainers from what I have seen.
    Someone who made it through a season of BL would have to adapt their workout after that show.
  • like_that
    Maybe you don't need to kill yourself to lose weight, but developing some mental toughness is part of it.
  • thavoice
    BR1986FB;1703623 wrote:Agreed. Most of them could've done a couple of rounds of P90X or just lifted and walked on a treadmil 5x's a week and gotten similar results. May have taken longer but they may have sustained the weight loss, which many have not. Never been a fan of BL.
    True.

    But obviously they could never stick to anything. Heck, it is a tv show. A weight loss show. What did they expect? Seing people lose 1-3 lbs in a week isnt rivoting tv!
    I saw a season of it a few years ago. Maybe 1 ep a season after that. The host is hot. Saw one this season and they had a sexy new female trainer this year.......
  • Sonofanump
    thavoice;1703724 wrote: The host is hot.
    Sammie from Days of our lives?

  • rrfan
    Sonofanump;1703734 wrote:Sammie from Days of our lives?

    Yes...Yes she is!
  • Zoltan
    I just had my first cup of "bulletproof" coffee this morning and I'm feeling pretty good. I guess it's not actually bulletproof because I didn't use low toxin beans with a metal filter, but I did add 1 tbsp of grass feed butter and a tbsp of MCT oil. I'll slowly work up to adding a little more as my body gets used to it.
  • rrfan
    Zoltan;1705234 wrote:I just had my first cup of "bulletproof" coffee this morning and I'm feeling pretty good. I guess it's not actually bulletproof because I didn't use low toxin beans with a metal filter, but I did add 1 tbsp of grass feed butter and a tbsp of MCT oil. I'll slowly work up to adding a little more as my body gets used to it.
    What are you talking about? I am sure I could goggle it but I don't want to...
  • Automatik
    I did the bulletproof coffee thing for a bit.

    Not for me, honestly I think its total BS.
  • rrfan
    never mind I goggled it...does not sound interesting to me...
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    Zoltan;1705234 wrote:I just had my first cup of "bulletproof" coffee this morning and I'm feeling pretty good. I guess it's not actually bulletproof because I didn't use low toxin beans with a metal filter, but I did add 1 tbsp of grass feed butter and a tbsp of MCT oil. I'll slowly work up to adding a little more as my body gets used to it.
    Read this on Gizmodo. Interesting read. http://gizmodo.com/bulletproof-coffee-debunking-the-hot-buttered-hype-1681321467

    "Bottom line: It's almost certainly a bad idea. Ultimately, it seems to me that Bulletproof Coffee is a scheme to get you to buy some very expensive magic beans. There are better ways to get healthy, and there are tastier was to drink coffee that don't involve coating the inside of your blender with butter every morning. Keep it balanced, folks."
  • rrfan
    That sounds horrible and proof that you can make some people believe anything is healthy.
  • Sonofanump
    I just take and sprinkle coffee grinds on my oatmeal every morning for my caffeine
  • Sonofanump
    Also, if there a better frying source than coconut oil?
  • ernest_t_bass
    Sonofanump;1705260 wrote:I just take and sprinkle coffee grinds on my oatmeal every morning for my caffeine
    This sounds gross as well.