Jason X

YEAH! i've used that one. I prefer the trader joes soy protein (unflavored, I use chocolate soymilk for my smoothies! It's $13 for two pounds here (st. paul). and the container is MUCH more useful after it's empy. (big plastic bucket. I use empties for bulk purchasing elsewhere.) Besides, I'm terrible at ordering things online and having them in time. I like being able to run out and go get more same day. I'm not patient enough for online ordering.

that's a really tough muscle to get to grow significantly, even on guys. I don't think you'll need to worry too much about it.

wow! all your food pictures look very nice!

welcome! always feel free to ask questions, regardless of how silly they might seem.

no way. 5'6" is super normal. oh, and I'm 6'0. maybe a hair shy.

that's the worst part of moving. it's sad leaving friends.

you're such a champ.

If you have more questions that aren't being answered, then you could try to post this elsewhere, otherwise there is a search button up top. I wouldn't be surprised if this has been discussed already. I'd have a crack at that. Sorry I have kind of exhausted my helpfulness on this one. good luck finding answers, though. There are many people far more knowledgeable than me.

No, not stupid.I take no issue with that. I havr no idea how cricket is played. For GAA sports. You never know until you're exposed to it. Glad you know now! And mary, which is the interesting part? Also, viva, I forgot to say thanks for the compliment. That's awesome.

We actually have an asshole coach, and people don't like her. We're not allowed to speak he name during my practices. Not my rule, I'm quite fond of her and I like being yelled at for motivations sake.

if the "if" is what you're worried about, then my answer is "yes". just stop eating eggs and cheese... I know that doesn't "help", per say, but that's really all there is to it. If you're asking for diet advice, that's something else entirely, if you're looking for validation, then yes, you can DEFINITELY "do it" on a vegan diet. "My questions are," "how would I get enough protein (one with a good PER score), and do I really need 1 gram per lb. of body weight? " Do you REALLY need 1 gram to lb? Maybe, maybe not, but it's easy to get, so why not just go for it. Better too much than not enough. I eat a diet pretty heavy in soy protein. Some people take issue with that. I do not. "What are some ways to hit my calorie mark (I need 3k-4k a day to continue to put on weight based on my metabolism)? Food. Eat a cup of oatmeal for breakfast. Some brown rice and veggies for dinner (a LOT of brown rice and veggies). Lunch? Again, I go with a box of something from Boca, or maybe some spinach noodles and tofu? At least one protein shake a day (add a ton of peanut butter and some olive oil for more cals). Clif products are also good. Lots of beans (lentils, kidney, whatever you like). I tend to make a lot of mega burritos (wrap, tofu, beans, spinach, salsa, sweet pickle relish, some veggies. a lot of all of it. enough rice beans and tofu and you can get north of 30g protein EASY.) Just a couple easy suggestions. How efficient are hemp and soy proteins as compared to egg (which has a much higher PER score)? I'll be honest, I don't know what "per score" means, BUT, The digestibility rate of high quality protein sources is 94 to 97% and even the protein in grains and beans is 78-85% digestible. read this: http://www.timinvermont.com/fitness/soyvswhy.htm "What can I chug instead of milk that's calorie/fat dense?" Chug? So you mean liquid calories? LOTS of chocolate soymilk/ricemilk/hempmilk/whatever (again, soy has the most protein.) But, that's up to you. again, protein shakes. Does that help a little more?

felt like a total asshole today directing the workout without actually doing it. I am NOT into that at all. "Here, you do this, even though I can't right now." ugh. went well though. people are into it, it's not super brutal, but people get worn out, which is ideal. better than them leaving room in the tank. anyhow, I ran a little today and carried joe (210) for 50 meters.

given that you're 6'1 and 165, you're super skinny and simply don't eat enough. I think you're aware of that. stronglifts/starting strength/whatever are all super programs. Just EAT. you'll be squatting bodyweight in no time. How you can bench more than you can deadlift is particularly baffling to me. at any rate. At the new year (2010) I was 160lbs (with shoes on!). Now I'm about 2 lbs shy of 200 without shoes on. Lots of rice, beans, tofu, avocados, quinoa, TVP, etc. I'll be honest, I don't care about eating lots of processed foods, so I do. Lots of boca stuff (when it's on sale, I'll eat a box of burgers or a bag of nuggets for lunch in a day). I also eat 4 meals by the time work is finished. Breakfast, and then another meal every 2 or so hours until my shift is over, then I go home and eat a snack, go to the gym and then eat dinner. To grow, you need to eat as hard as you lift. My metabolism is like yours. As soon as i put the fork down my weight goes down with it. sorry I can't get much more specific. If it's vegan, eat it. end of story.

taking tonight off just in case my way lower abs area is worse than just sore. I'm thinking that's the case, but i haven't been this sore in a LOONG time. hopefully i feel up for running tomorrow. (not a whole lot of choice in that matter...) My inguinal ligament is awful tender today i'm desperately hoping i'm' not on the verge of a hernia. sports or otherwise. dun dun dun...

the record number of yellow cards in a world cup game is either 16 or 22. i can't remember which, but it's happened twice. SO, the 12 in this game wasn't all that ground breaking, even if it was frustrating.

Not only am I confident you'd do fine (for one, because I tailor it for who's around, and for two, because you're tough), if you ever find yourself in minnesota, we'll have to find out! Open invite to vbbf forum members, if you're ever in the same city as me, let's work out together!!!

agreed the 3rd place game between uruguay and germany was PHENOMENAL though. Such a pretty game that one... the final was pretty weak. and I was holding out hope that Webb would call a good game (I was excited to have a Premier league ref!) Oh well, another month and we get back to the good soccer.

nothing to get better at swimming than more pool time! good work! 1500 yards seems like an eternity to this guy (who happens to be unable to swim to save his life...)

conditioning practice again! still a light turnout, which I'm starting to expect. It was beautiful outside today. 5 people today (plenty enough, but I prefer even #'s for the teaming exercises) maybe 3 minute jog/rugby ball movement warmup. then a few minutes of stretch it out time. we moved right into teaming up 2 on 2 (the 4th guy was late) for buddy carries out/back (switch shoulder on the far side) x2 (4 total, 2 on each shoulder per person) and then crabwalks x2 (each person. out, switch back, switch out, switch back. these get tough) over 30 meters. (for my own personal notations and records to beat, I was teamed with Grinder. Big guy, 6'2 or 3 and 265 lbs. made it with relative ease.) after that we did lunges out and squat jumps back. only 15 meters, though. then we went down and did some rugby drill i devised. not tricky. start 30 meters away on your belly, jump up and sprint at a guy with the ball (who then passed it to you when you called for it.) 4 rounds of 3. everyone seems to like this one. THEN, we did a set of 3 hill sprints. (run up, jog down, run up, jog down, run up, jog down, walk it out). By then I was starting to get a wicked side stitch and others were ready to call it (one had to poop, another was exhausted, etc.) SO, we called it, and then Bill walks up. He had missed the workout, but I told him to give me a few minutes and i'd be ready to go again (hehe..) so I saw everyone else off and we stayed an additional hour and change throwing and kicking a rugby ball, and then a soccer ball. great time! good workout. I'm eating as I type this. I'll never get big if I keep this up!! I suppose there are worse things...

varies. clif bar. a couple oz of berries. maybe a bolthouse farms "juice". something small yet nutritious. you?

well, tvp would work pretty well. it's pretty much straight protein.

LOBSTER! upon rereading my closing I feel I need to point out that IN NO WAY was I saying that your performance was poor. bollocks to that! You're AWESOME! my point is that you'll continue to get better!

i'm with julia on this one. despite lookin' good all around, those quads are great.

jeeez. i like that you in your current weakened state is SO much stronger than i am. I should probably start doing some ultra wide squats, if that's the remedy for a diving knee. about how wide do you have your feet?

well, let's break that down. stomach pains? don't swallow so much lake water!!! You've got a month and change to get your technique down. cramps? nutrition. Try a Nuun tab just before the race. Or even a clif shot. wheezing? either you were breathing funny, or you were overexerted, which you yourself said you did in the swim. so, they're all easy fixes. sounds like HTFU'ing is your answer. YES! believe me, i know what it's like to have shitty races. on more than one occasion I had questioned what I was doing and almost just quit the sport after a bad performance.