Comments | verin_the_brown: Shiny New Stuff

verin_the_brown

Shiny New Stuff

Aug 17, 2009 10:39

This weekend I got two nifty new things. A pull-up bar finally. The construction of it on Saturday afternoon by hubby somehow interacted synergistically with Malcolm refusing to take a nap and resulting bad behavior left us all pissed off and crabby. It’s in the back yard (we have been discussing indoor possibilities for years and so far, none ( Read more... )

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echoweaver August 17 2009, 17:35:39 UTC

Hmm. I'm interested in this book. Maybe reading it would get me back in a lifting mood. I keep looking wistfully at my weight set, but it seems like there's anyway something distracting me from sitting down and coming up with a lifting plan.

When I was breaking my diet down by calorie source, I jacked my protein up to 30% based on my personal experience and something I'd read. I seem to need a lot of protein as a percent of intake to deal with blood sugar. I think I was eating close to the breakdown you're describing. It worked OK for me.

verin_the_brown August 17 2009, 18:29:28 UTC

Hmm. I'm interested in this book. Maybe reading it would get me back in a lifting mood.

Hmm, you might find it inspiring, but I doubt you would be able to actually implement their plan any more than I could. But then maybe I'm being too pessimistic. I don't recall if you belong to a gym now or not. Do you own a bench?

I keep looking wistfully at my weight set, but it seems like there's anyway something distracting me from sitting down and coming up with a lifting plan.

If the plan is what's getting in your way, I'd be happy to make a plan for you. Mu ha ha.

When I was breaking my diet down by calorie source, I jacked my protein up to 30% based on my personal experience and something I'd read. I seem to need a lot of protein as a percent of intake to deal with blood sugar.

Certainly this book claimed that if you are restricting calories, your best bet for minimizing muscle loss is with a lot of protein.

I think I was eating close to the breakdown you're describing. It worked OK for me.Were you doing a lot of cardiovascular ( ... )

enochs_fable August 18 2009, 17:44:00 UTC

What are negative pullups supposed to do for you?

verin_the_brown August 18 2009, 17:55:22 UTC

What are negative pullups supposed to do for you?

Well, they are essentially half a pull-up, so they are helping strengthen me for whole pullups. It's a well established way to train up ones ability to do pull-ups, especially if one doesn't have access to an assisted pullup machine.