The Health, Wellness, weight loss, and fitness thread

[hbombgraphics]

very cool,

I have been doing basketball style workouts, this week, really liking it.
sitting at 205 right now Goal is 190

[tuffteef]

i started running 8-10km at 5am to 6
im surprised ive made it to three weeks rolling into week four 6 days a week
if i can make it to 3 months i think i may have it in the the bag

[MaxMaps]

Back down to 220. I can see a little bit of gain. I cheated way too often this week but I am not going to kick a fuss about it.

I really feel like my diet can use a complete over haul. I need help but I am way too poor to pay a trainer.

ugh.

[Eric!]

So, since I've started dating this lovely pescatarian and absorbing her diet influences, I am more toned and healthy feeling than ever before. Kale and chickpeas, seriously dudes.

[Jwar]

Love Kale, but gotta have the chickpeas as hummus. That's the only way.

I've fallen off the wagon recently with my diet because I had to start cooking for myself! LOL! My wife had foot surgery and can't do anything. Ugh. It sucks!!!!

I'm looking to hire a bodybuilding coach now. I need that extra push. It'll be worth it.

[hbombgraphics]

what do you pay a body building coach?

also: rocking some chia seeds lately feeling really good

[D.o.S.]

Kale and chickpeas are also expensive, you high-falutin' hippie. I bet you listen to TED talks on your walk to work (at a startup in the Bay Area), too.

[gunslinger_burrito]

Anyone ever get a case of medial epicondylitis (golfer's/climber's elbow)?

Mine is better than it's been in a long while, but it still threatens to get worse when I do pullups, or pulling exercises in general. I've found a couple stretches and warm-up exercises that seem to be helping, but I thought I'd throw this one out there, since some of you are fitness pros

Thanks if you have any info

[jfrey]

I posted this it the Spite etc thread, but I figured maybe I could get some feedback here on what this might be.

On Saturday, I woke up in the middle of the night in almost the worst pain I have ever been in - centered in my right calf. The pain was so bad that I was thrashing around. It felt like my muscles were tearing themselves apart. It started to fade after maybe 15 minutes, but the after-effects of it are still with me. On Sunday I could barely walk. Today it's just sore and a little tight.

[D.o.S.]

So like a Charlie Horse X1,000,000?

[gunslinger_burrito]

I posted this it the Spite etc thread, but I figured maybe I could get some feedback here on what this might be.

On Saturday, I woke up in the middle of the night in almost the worst pain I have ever been in - centered in my right calf. The pain was so bad that I was thrashing around. It felt like my muscles were tearing themselves apart. It started to fade after maybe 15 minutes, but the after-effects of it are still with me. On Sunday I could barely walk. Today it's just sore and a little tight.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/50956 ... -cramping/

Maybe up your potassium intake some? Get yer bananas and coconut water.

[Jwar]

Tennis elbow.

Yes I have tendinitis. It sucks ass. Do wrist curls and grip strength exercises like holding a 45lbs plate and squeezing your finger tips on it as hard as you can. This will help. Also get a wrap for your elbow for the really bad days.


Spasms. Could be potassium, could be completely unrelated to that at all. Get into a doctor. My mother had the same thing and hers is caused by severe nerve damage. You're a runner, so it's possible that the case with you as well. Try a foam roller in the meantime.


Doctor Adam out.

[Twangasaurus]

I posted this it the Spite etc thread, but I figured maybe I could get some feedback here on what this might be.

On Saturday, I woke up in the middle of the night in almost the worst pain I have ever been in - centered in my right calf. The pain was so bad that I was thrashing around. It felt like my muscles were tearing themselves apart. It started to fade after maybe 15 minutes, but the after-effects of it are still with me. On Sunday I could barely walk. Today it's just sore and a little tight.

Yeah man I get night cramps too. It's chronic anxiety disorder related for me but like jwar said potassium deficiencies is a more common cause. Dude, don't lay in bed, the pain will be a thousands times worse. You have to jump up immediately and start walking and it will sort itself out in a matter of ten or so seconds. Nothing else to do for it.

[D.o.S.]

Foam Rollers are pretty sweet.

[gunslinger_burrito]

Tennis elbow.

Yes I have tendinitis. It sucks ass. Do wrist curls and grip strength exercises like holding a 45lbs plate and squeezing your finger tips on it as hard as you can. This will help. Also get a wrap for your elbow for the really bad days.

Doctor Adam out.

Thanks! The pain I get is on the inside of my elbow near my funny bone. With some experimentation I've been able to narrow down the exercises that aggravate it. For some reason, wide-grip pullups don't seem to bother it as much, while close-grip pullups and pushups do (things that really put stress on my elbow joint in general). I've been going through some workout routines and cutting things out while keeping others; I'm isolating certain movements to see which ones really mess it up. The only variation of my routine I have yet to do is an almost strictly pullup day. For that I'll do a reasonable amount of those wide-grip pullups (no use in overdoing them) and a bunch of kettlebell stuff that I think isn't making the issue worse. I'm hoping that the KB work will improve my grip and thus help with forearm and elbow issues. Also, I'm hoping that the added core strength from the KB will help with some back soreness I get at work (I work produce and lift heavy boxes all damn day).

Edit: Do you have an opinion on whether or not to eat carbs after a workout? I was drinking a coconunt water after my protein, because I read that the glucose would help replenish the muscles, etc.... but that advice seems to contradict what I've read about insulin release and growth hormone output I've always been a really lean guy and I don't know if just sheer calories (complex carbs and healthy fats, for the most part) is better, or if shifting to a "hormonally intelligent" regimen is what I need. Thanks if you do have any info you'd like to share! I've scoured the internet and can't find solid studies or anything convincing yet.