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caviardreams

Zillah wrote: »

Despite being entirely happy with chocolate I might get this out of sheer curiosity.

It would be much better if you could pick the ten flavours yourself imo.

I should warn you about the pecan pie :eek::eek: Might be one to give away to a 'friend'

Alf Veedersane

All those flavours....it's like digital tv: a million channels and only 7 decent ones.

And they're all vanilla-flavoured.

Shove yer toffee bullsh*t up yer hole.

cloudatlas

Does anyone go to the gym on your lunch break?

I have a split shift on a Monday and I'm wondering if it might be an idea to take 2 hours in between have food and go to the gym in between. How do other people find dividing the day up like that.

Killgore Trout

cloudatlas wrote: »

Does anyone go to the gym on your lunch break?

I have a split shift on a Monday and I'm wondering if it might be an idea to take 2 hours in between have food and go to the gym in between. How do other people find dividing the day up like that.

I do this often - its grand - go to the gym at lunch. Dine al-desko when i get back to the office. If i haven't finished all my stuff i do the remainder ~8/9pm.

If i had a 2 hour break I'd get everything done in one go.

cloudatlas

Killgore Trout wrote: »

I do this often - its grand - go to the gym at lunch. Dine al-desko when i get back to the office. If i haven't finished all my stuff i do the remainder ~8/9pm.

If i had a 2 hour break I'd get everything done in one go.

I'd be working from 11.30 - 15.00 and then 17.00- midnight.

Mellor

cloudatlas wrote: »

Does anyone go to the gym on your lunch break?

I have a split shift on a Monday and I'm wondering if it might be an idea to take 2 hours in between have food and go to the gym in between. How do other people find dividing the day up like that.

I do on most days. 1 to 2, maybe a bit longer to get there and back. Then eat lunch at my desk. I'd often go to the gym after work for a second training session. Usually from 5 to 6.30 or maybe from 6:30 to 8.30. Times vary

BrokenArrows

cloudatlas wrote: »

Does anyone go to the gym on your lunch break?

I have a split shift on a Monday and I'm wondering if it might be an idea to take 2 hours in between have food and go to the gym in between. How do other people find dividing the day up like that.

I used to do this when i worked beside by gym. It was literally just across the road.

Id usually have a premade lunch at my desk around 12 while continuing to work.
Head to the gym around 1 for a quick 35 minute session. Shower and be back at my desk before 2.

Used to do it 4 days a week and then spend a good session there on the weekend.

Lunch sessions were usually just focused on 1 thing. Either Cardio, Deadlifts, squats or bench press. With whatever time i had left i would do some core work, stretching etc.

Not much time to accomplish much else.

Tea-a-Maria

Quick question. I'm planning on training for a 10k race for the next 2 months, meaning I'll have to dial back my gym sessions from 4 a week to 3. Would you recommend a catch-all workout each time or 3 split sessions?

If split sessions, what would you suggest? (For an relative newbie female)

caviardreams

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

Blacktie.

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

The whole clean eating movement has gone mad. Orthorexia will start gaining momentum with this kind of crap out there.

Caliden

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

This guy thinks you'll shrivel up and die if you don't eat straight away after working out. Ok.

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

I was going to watch but.....







...I'd rather have a bowl of Coco Pops.



You're welcome.

caviardreams

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I was going to watch but.....


...I'd rather have a bowl of Coco Pops.



You're welcome.

Careful, I hear the kids are calling them catabolic-pops these days... the 'cocoa' covering is actually a chemical acid that burns through your music within 20 minutes of eating them.

Try a "sugar-free" agave-raw-date bar instead - so much more clean and natural and healthy compared to small quantities of processed foods occasionally.

Brian?

Tea-a-Maria wrote: »

Quick question. I'm planning on training for a 10k race for the next 2 months, meaning I'll have to dial back my gym sessions from 4 a week to 3. Would you recommend a catch-all workout each time or 3 split sessions?

If split sessions, what would you suggest? (For an relative newbie female)

3 full body sessions a week. Just be careful to up your calories for recovery.

Brian?

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

He curses too much.

Blacktie.

I just bought a box of coco pops. Bulking after 10 months of cutting. So much fun! GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR CALORIES!

I love coco pops so much.
The gf ones aren't the same. All the taste is in the barley
The dove farm ones are grand though. I don't buy them very often because i could sit down and eat the box

Currently I'm on a cheesy puffs kick

Jimmy Iovine

Blacktie. wrote:

I just bought a box of coco pops. Bulking after 10 months of cutting. So much fun! GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR CALORIES!

Granola for me. Can't get enough of it. Just can't let it into the house anymore.

Zillah

Cereals are dessert food nutritionally speaking.

Blacktie.

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Granola for me. Can't get enough of it. Just can't let it into the house anymore.

Porridge, chocolate caramely whey, Wyldsson porridge topping for me. Mmmmm. And today I added in one of those Liberte mango yoghurts. So good. So filling too! Which I guess isn't what you want bulking but whatever my leptin levels are probably still all over the place so plenty of room for a big ass curry at lunch.

Cereals are dessert food nutritionally speaking

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And they're socially acceptable at breakfast. Isn't life grand!

papu

caviardreams wrote: »

Is it just me or is there serious bro-science in this anti coco-pops video?
https://www.facebook.com/briankeanefitness/videos/1071548996232608/

The guy has such a massive following and so many people will be influenced by him stating things like eating coco-pops give your body lots of "other jobs" to do compared with eating clean, whole foods, leaving you with no energy to build muscle. Surely coco pops are much easier to digest than a lot of foods (not that I advocate them as the basis for a diet or anything), but even if eating processed food did take so much extra energy to break down, then it would surely be a good thing in terms of fat loss?

I can't see how 200 cals of coco pops compared with 200 cals of rice/oats/sweet potato etc. is going to ALL THE CAPS "massively affect your progress"

But that doesn't make for a clickbaity video..

deadlybuzzman

Rahman should be benching in about an hour or so in Rio.
And if you don't know who he is here he is benching 301
https://youtu.be/UA5enui0pRU

Alf Veedersane

This is going to sound like the answer is there already but was wondering if there was any leeway at all as regards belts...

I got the strengthshop double prong belt but the IPF approved equipment list only allows for strengthshop lever belt. So does that definitely rule that belt out of being used in an IPF meet?

juke

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

This is going to sound like the answer is there already but was wondering if there was any leeway at all as regards belts...

I got the strengthshop double prong belt but the IPF approved equipment list only allows for strengthshop lever belt. So does that definitely rule that belt out of being used in an IPF meet?

Could be wrong here - but I think the belt just needs to be IPF spec., not necessarily on the approved list, depending on the comp. I remember this coming up on the facebook group

Hanley

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

This is going to sound like the answer is there already but was wondering if there was any leeway at all as regards belts...

I got the strengthshop double prong belt but the IPF approved equipment list only allows for strengthshop lever belt. So does that definitely rule that belt out of being used in an IPF meet?

Someone doesn't follow the IPF facebook group.

IPF approved only for regional, national and international comps.

IPF spec (look in the rulebook for what that is) for all open comps etc.

Alf Veedersane

Hanley wrote: »

Someone doesn't follow the IPF facebook group.

IPF approved only for regional, national and international comps.

IPF spec (look in the rulebook for what that is) for all open comps etc.

Thanks. Much appreciated.

I wasn't entirely sure if "Only belts from manufacturers accepted onto the “Approved List of Apparel and Equipment for Use at IPF Competitions” mean what was prescribed in the approved equipment.

I did not know there was a Facebook group but I will join it forthwith!

Hanley

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Thanks. Much appreciated.

I wasn't entirely sure if "Only belts from manufacturers accepted onto the “Approved List of Apparel and Equipment for Use at IPF Competitions” mean what was prescribed in the approved equipment.

I did not know there was a Facebook group but I will join it forthwith!

What you're missing is that for open competitions in ireland, that statement is irrelevant.

Any belt is fine once it's within the technical specifications (sizes) dictated in the rule book.

Approved manufacturers and approved products only matter at regional, national, international level, for Irish competitors.

Can't speak for any other nations.

Alf Veedersane

Hanley wrote: »

What you're missing is that for open competitions in ireland, that statement is irrelevant.

Any belt is fine once it's within the technical specifications (sizes) dictated in the rule book.

Approved manufacturers and approved products only matter at regional, national, international level, for Irish competitors.

Can't speak for any other nations.

Perfect. I didn't think it would be the case but I just wanted to be certain. Found the conversation on it on the FB group a while ago as well.

All's good in the hood.

LuckyLloyd

Speaking of belts, anyone want to recommend a good leather one? My Inzer Lever belt broke a couple of weeks ago and I think I'd rather a simpler option.

Hanley

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Speaking of belts, anyone want to recommend a good leather one? My Inzer Lever belt broke a couple of weeks ago and I think I'd rather a simpler option.

If you just broke the lever you can buy a new one in d8 fitness.