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  1. Anyone try going to a fruitarian diet? I've researched the whole raw foods thing for quite some time, any the only plan I find convincing is Dr. Doug Graham's 80-10-10 diet. The downside is that though my body feels fantastic, my mind starts to feel lethargic. I've been on it for three days at most and I just can't manage it. I need to think to do my job, and if I'm mentally zoned out It's not going to cut it. Anyone have a better experience?
  2. Hi guys. I'm 21, 6ft, 180 pounds. I run every day, usually about 40 minutes to an hour. I do yoga daily, practice Ninjitsu, and rock climb fairly regularly. I'm pretty strong, but I don't lift weights, as I find it limits my flexibility, which I value more. I'm vegan, with my diet consisting of about 40% fruit, 40% vegetables (mostly raw), and 20% "Other", usually whole grain brown rice, some nuts, some seeds, etc. Anyway, with that out of the way, I've managed to hurt myself while exercising. I've been trying to start a push up routine to build up my arms and pectoral muscles. I started about 2 weeks ago. Daily, I could feel my shoulders getting "tight". I tried backing off for a few days, and the soreness improved, so I went back to it. I'm up to about 30 push ups, twice a day. Nothing too strenuous. Today, I was in the middle of my yoga routine in an extended version of plow (You lay on your back and bring your knees to touch the ground behind your head.) It's a great back/shoulder stretch. I've been doing if for years. Today though, in whatever muscle is located on the lower inside corner of my left shoulder blade "popped" My god, I never knew that that muscle is responsible for so much. Whenever I turn or reach for anything or move at all muscle hurts like hell. I'm sure it'll be worse tomorrow. My questions are: 1) What did I do wrong? I don't think I overworked it, and I even took a break. 2) Is there a special stretch to combat this type of injury? 3) Is there a "wrong way" to do a push up? I thought my method was pretty standard. (Elbow straight back, hands on ground, toes curled under) My other unrelated question is: Does anyone know of a good link to an online site featuring weight-free exercises? Thanks for your help.
  3. As someone who studies Ninjitsu, it quite easy to do. Go to a Ninjitsu class -or At least mine-, what are we doing? It's essentially yoga masked by a word called warm up. I can't endorse taking high level yoga classes enough. Your average intro yoga class, while great to get oriented, isn't going to push you.
  4. Ha! I hope not! They're not really manboobs, as in any sort of body disfigurement. It's just that I've got extra fat/ skin in that area that I've got to get rid of. I think it's mostly the left over skin from when I weighted more. Man boob is just the term that's generally used to cover it in a joking manner. I've got a fair amount of testosterone I believe. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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  6. Hi. I'm not exactly a Vegan Bodybuilder, however, I am a Vegan who is very physically active and fit. I recognize it as pretty much the ideal diet for a number of reasons. Health, the environment, animal cruelty, etc. Despite not really being a bodybuilder, I do have some muscle type questions that I hope you'll be able to help me with. Here's my story: When I was 17, I weighed 240 pounds (6ft). That year, I started yoga and it somehow spurred my metabolism, which had remained sluggish through years of sports, into bringing me down to about 190 Pounds. Two years ago, I became a vegan (Pretty much on a mcdougall diet) due to the health benefits. I lost 10 pounds, bringing me to 180. I'm now fairly slender and am in good shape. I'm very strong, able to do hand stands/scorpions. I run about 45 minutes a day. I rock climb, practice Ninjutsu, spar, do Yoga every day, and generally enjoy other physical activities. My problem is that now I've got a slight amount of loose skin around the bottom of my stomach, and around my pectoral area, left over from when I was overweight at 17. I'm now 21. There seems to also be a very small amount of fat in my pectoral areas as well, which never seems to go away. I think I may be cursed with the dreaded "man boobs", for the rest of my life. I have a lot of lean muscle there, but its covered by a layer of skin, and I'd like to get rid of it. It's annoying. I'm in good shape, and I'd like to be able to wear a tight shirt without having the man boob effect. What can I do to get rid of it? Push ups/ Inverted push ups/ hand stands/ all manner of muscle bearing activities have increased the muscle underneath, but still left me with that little bit of skin and fat. I"m looking for advice, however, I don't especially want to start lifting weights, as I have tried it briefly in the past, and though I gained a bit of muscle in that brief time, it interfered with my flexibility, which is important in my Yoga, Ninjutsu, and Rock Climbing. Am I stuck with it? Is there anything I can do? Exercises, etc? Suggestions? Thanks for all your help.
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