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  1. Great. Now you tell me. I would have used raisins gladly. Oh, well, I'll give the dates a fair shake.
  2. I hate dates... but love brownies so I bought some dates to give this a try. I'm scared, though... am i gonna be able to taste the dates?
  3. You live in Germany, right? I love it there. My bro (brother) lived and worked in Berlin for a year, my mom is from France/Germany and is fluent in 6 languages (she lived/worked in Frankfurt for many years), and I have lots of family in France and Austria. Can't wait to go back. My advice is read, read, read. Read everything whether you think it's related to your needs or not. One day you may need the info. Read stuff that's written by non-vegans, don't discriminate. What you can't apply can be modified. I posted a bunch of my fave links here: http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=55216#55216 I have this site on that list, but take a look at deadlifts here. Each exercise has a video to show proper form. http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html#anchor169231 Depending on what type of deadlift you are doing, I've found that 1) looking slightly upward keeps back from slouching 2) keep toes pointed out slightly to keep knees from buckling in 3) think of arms as lifeless strings that are merely keeping weight attached to you - they should not be engaged in movement at all and 4) at the bottom of the movement, think only of using your ass and legs to push you up. 5) Keep back straight, straight, straight! and most importantly.... 6) keep the weight lighter until you master form. Trying to use weight that is too heavy before you are doing it right is a recipe for disaster.
  4. Can I add some? Gurus: Lyle McDonald - http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/ I *heart* this man's brain I also love Berardi, but he's already been listed here. Eric Cressey - http://www.ericcressey.com/home.html Erik Ledin - Great trainer with some good info here... http://leanbodiesconsulting.com/q-a.html Other Sites (Some have hype and crap, but there are also really worthwhile articles out there): Wannabebig - http://www.wannabebig.com/index.php Testosterone Nation - http://www.t-nation.com/index.do Bodybuilding.com - http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.htm Female weightlifting - http://stumptuous.com/cms/index.php Vegan Weightlifting Needs - http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2003issue4/vj2003issue4weight.htm Muscle Tech - http://www.muscletech.com/TRAINING/MAIN/Training_Bodybuilding.shtml Specifically, some good articles on muscletech written by Erik Ledin: Top 5 Dieting Mistakes - http://www.muscletech.com/NUTRITION/HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NUTRITION/ISSUE_4/index.shtml Carb Cycling (can be wonderfully modified for vegans with good results) - http://www.muscletech.com/NUTRITION/HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NUTRITION/ISSUE_3/index.shtmlFlexibility Training: http://www.trickstutorials.com/index.php?page=content/flx3 Exercise Instruction: http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html Core Training - http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459822
  5. Yeah, it perfectly does So you have made a major turn in your life. Not only have you gotten yourself in great shape and ready for competition, but also are you are changing your profecion. Or will you be doing that aside? Have you been doing something with nutrition or training before? Have you been on your own while you were training and "transforming"? If you tell me what a "hubbie" is, I am completely happy The clueless K-oz You've never heard anyone refer to their 'hubbie' before? I thought that would be an easy one! Profession changes: Yes. I've worked in the veterinary field for the last 9 years. Not happy with it. I've always had a huge interest in nutrition/health, and I finally decided that the perfect career would be one that revolves around my passions. I come from a long line of herbalists, aromatherapists (I'm one too), vegetarians, and various health minded people. It's in my blood. And yes, I've been alone during my 'transformation'. I just started doing it, and before I knew it I had immersed myself so much in the lifestyle and research, that I knew more than anyone 'local' could help me with. I'm the kind of person that doesn't just want to be told... I want to KNOW myself. Ok, I've scanned this post and I don't see any new abbreviations that you should have a problem with..
  6. Oh, Daywalker did. All I did was asking But now I know, and it is faster typing. I'll use what I can from now on too DH and FIL and MIL is not valid for me though Cool - I forgot to answer about the NSCA-CPT. It's the National Sports Conditioning Association - Certified Personal Trainer. http://www.nsca-cc.org/ There are lots of personal trainer certs out there (ACE, IFPA, NSCA, National/regional ones), but the NSCA is the most comprehensive, difficult one around. It's also recognized worldwide. You study for the exam for what seems like forever, and then go write it at specified sitting each year. It's very hard to pass, and it's like 3 hrs long. My goal is to use my nursing and personal training for cardiac rehabilitation and helping unwell clients to get started being fit/nutritious, but my MAIN goal is to train and prepare competitors. So along with the nursing, studying for the NSCA, I'm also getting my provincial personal training cert. I find that while the NSCA is most prestigious and 'better', many local gyms still want you to have the provincial certification... so I'm doing both. My hubbie is american, so if I ever want to go live/work in the states, the NSCA is recognized everywhere, whereas my provincial one wouldn't be. So it's a win/win. Hope that explained it better.
  7. K-oz, i guess the abbrevations mean this: DH - either "dear husband" or the initials of cls' dear husband i guess MIL - Mother in law FIL - father in law WTH - Why the hell AB - Alberta, Canada, where cls is from J/K - joking OL - Olympic lifter/lifting/lifts = olympic weightlifting = clean & jerk + snatch. Sorry... I obviously spend WAY too much time on internet forums because of the abbreviation abuse. At least I don't talk like that in real life... yet. K-oz explained them right. DH is definately Dear husband.. j/k I use for just kidding. Saves typing.
  8. Ok... I think I understand what you are applying now... but it is definately different than the anaerobic sprints.
  9. Studies I've seen indicate that there is no evidence that pre-consumption of creatine is a benefit. In those cases, I think it's a manufacturing ploy... if they can get you to double your consumption, more $$ for them. Once daily, pwo is sufficient. If you are not training that day, then take in the am. Loading doses are usually not required, either. I did have a good article link to something Lyle Mcdonald wrote about it, but can't find it at the moment. In the meantime, here's a pretty thorough one I found on T-Nation. http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=768093 While I usually read articles there with a huge grain of salt, this one was well done and well-researched.
  10. But if it lasts for hours... then it's aerobic and endurance, right? The HIIT I'm referring to are maximal intesity sprints of 20-30 secs, tops. With only 40-60 secs recovery between. At that high intensity, you shouldn't be able to go more than 20 mins without nearly dying. If I'm able to crank it out longer, either in interval length or total time, then I wasn't sprinting hard enough. I think we may be talking about two different types of Interval training. I do agree, however, that no HIIT can be done more than 3x/week. I don't advise people to do it more than 1-2 times. If they want to add in SS, then I still say no more than 2-3 SS sessions with HIIT. Reason being is that HIIT is such a lower-body workout that too much will lead to overtraining and muscle mass loss. I consider my HIIT intervals to be a lower body training... so since I already train lower body heavy with weights 2x/week, I wouldn't do more than 1 HIIT a week.
  11. Thanks, Robert. Actually, I really liked that. I love it when someone lays things out so cleanly like you did. I also bookmarked it, as I'll refer to it when preparing my prep diet. Daywalker - You like my back ? Thank you! I should actually update that as it's a pic from way back in April. I KNOW my back is bigger than that now. loveliberate - WTH would you want to come up to AB? J/K. It's a great place. Where I live is pretty remote and northern, so not very vegan-friendly. In fact, I was at a 4-way stop the other night, and the CAR in front of me had a dead deer strapped to the trunk. Hello? Who goes hunting in a Chevrolet Celebrity? k-oz - Thank you for the link. I appreciate the help and suggestions! As for competitions, right now I plan on FAME Vancouver (Apr), FAME Calgary (May) and either FAME Toronto or IFBB AB Provincials in June. Busy season, but I figure since I'm in shape for it, why not? Well, ok, I'm convinced... you are all a nice friendly bunch!!!! I believe firmly that anyone can do what they aim towards, especially if they have great support. As for heading towards veganism, my intermediate goal right now is to plan a prep diet for myself in which the last 6-8 weeks is 100% vegan. Off-season, I will return to vegetarian for now. I think that's a reasonable babystep goal.
  12. This depends on what her goals are. Increasing endurance cardio alone will catabolize her muscle gains considerably... all for the sake of a couple extra lbs lost. A more effective (and less time consuming route) would be to add in some High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). One 20 min session of HIIT will burn significant amounts of fat, not only from the increased cardiovascular load during the sprints, but also the raised metabolic rate for hours and hours afterward. The anaerobic aspect of it will retain muscle (and likely stimulate growth) in her large muscle groups. But the biggest benefit (in my mind) is that she won't have to spend hours and hours doing extra cardio. Given the choice of 20 mins HIIT vs. hours of Steady-state endurance cardio for the same fat loss benefits.... I'd say the best choice is the HIIT. Sure, you'll burn the same amount of total fat. But you get more bang for your buck... and you are out of the gym in way less time.
  13. Ah, the standard cry of women everywhere...... If you remember only one thing, remember this (I speak from experience)... we hold our primary fat stores in our ass/upper thighs/abdomen. For men, it's abdomen/lower back. This is the very last place your body will hold on to it's fat. It will try hard to lose it everywhere else first. Sounds bad, but it gets good.... As you lean out, you are actually losing fat all over. But since your upper body/arms/legs generally have less covering, they lean out fast. Then and only then does the ass fat get tapped into. Generally, your upper body has to be really lean before you notice tremendous changes in your lower half. But once that occurs, it happens at a rapid rate. If you ask any female bb/figure/fitness girl, she'll tell you that everything up top will look pretty damn excessively lean, but she'll still have butt fat. Those last few weeks of stage prep take care of that. What I'm trying to say is this: If your upper body has already gotten lean, then continue doing what you are doing, because you are obviously doing something that works. Assuming you continue making progress, You will now naturally start tapping into changing the lower half/middle. Your upper body will NOT get scrawny and skinny. Trust me. Just continue what you've been doing. Don't turn into a cardio bunny and sabotage what you've already achieved.
  14. Thank you, yes, I want to look into those more. Maybe start out with one or two, see how I like them. I do want to cut back on the soy, mostly to stay away from the phytoestrogens right now... but there's gotta be something good that I'll like!
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