Cellar Yeti

Have you ever experimented with intermittent fasting for any of your clients with medical issues, specifically digestive problems? I find IF to be my most powerful tool for general health as well as in my training. Even outside of lifting I found a lot of my fatigue issues went away when I started IF. I had mentioned I used to get over trained very easily, I'd become irritated, sleep poorly, and get tired during the day. When I started IF all of that went away and it's very hard for me to become over trained now, especially with the assistance of a powerful diet, plenty of hydration, and a properly structured routine, for me, anyway. I find that the 12-16 hours my guts are totally inactive to be an incredible period for them to rest and heal, as well as balance out my hormones to help me sleep more efficiently, and my insulin sensitivity to help with nutrient delivery after my fast period. I don't think my training frequency is too high. I have 15 days a month of hardcore training, or around 4 days a week, the other 15 is rest, to some degree (I honestly don't consider a 3-4 mile run exerting myself, I don't even sweat when I run). I've been at it at this pace since September 23rd and I am not having ANY issues.

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Thanks buddy. It really is a work of love. Ran 3 miles at 29min today, and trained abs and calves. Mom and I are doing a lot of cooking today. We picked up some soy chorizo and a cooking pumpkin so we made baked pumpkin stuffed with soy chorizo/rice/peppers/onion/garlic topped with some baked pumpkin seeds. And baked spiced apple raisin for desert. It's going to be delicious! Veganism rules!

Well I am younger by 10 years, but I have a lot stacked against me in terms of recovery because of my missing intestines and health problems. I find if I am not consuming vast quantities of food and sleeping 8-9hrs a night my ability to recover shit cans. I don't mean to sound ungrateful for your advice, but when you are used to tip-toeing around a delicate medical condition you learn to listen to your body very, very well.

Beware of overtraining mate, IMHO you should be taking at least a week off every 3 months - 3 days is nothing. Same as only having 5 scheduled rest days in a month. Even 'enhanced' lifters would struggle with optimal recovery, muscular adaptation etc not to mention the hammering our CNS gets from consistent hard training. Recovery is just as important as the training! I'd have to disagree with you here. I am aware of the symptoms of over training as I have gotten myself into that pickle a bunch of times. I tend to sleep poorly and get quite grumpy when I am over trained and my CNS is burnt. Training with low reps and high weight tends to burn me out very fast no matter what my rest periods are. On high rep, 8+ with moderate weight, I am not feeling that burden, at all, even after nearly 2 months. Half of my month is essentially rest as on 10 days I only run, and train abs/calves/hamstrings (which I don't find demanding at all), the other 5 are pure rest. I consider all of those 15 days rest in some form or fashion. I feel 3 months is good, solid, arbitrary number to rest at, and I feel starting off at 3 days of solid rest is a good idea. I can always take another 3 if it does not work out. I find that following defacto standard suggestions of what to eat, how to train, and how to rest never ever worked for me and experimenting and forging my own path is really only the true way for me to function. Thanks for the advice though!

11-15-12 1hr 20min DB stiff leg deadlift 116# x10x10x10x10 > 121# 1 arm DB deadlift 108# x8x8x8 > 110.5# 1 arm DB row 100.5# x8x8x8 > 103# 1 arm DB row drop 78# x12x12x12 > 80.5# Pullups + 17.5# x10x10x10x10 Seated DB shoulder press 96# x8x8x8 > 101# DB shoulder flys 40.5# x12x12x12x12 > Stay 1 week Rushed my workout this AM as mom and I went off mountain for our Thanksgiving dinner! The menu is: Tofurky w/ stuffing and gravy Mashed potatoes Baked yams Green bean casserole Corn Cranberry sauce Home made rolls Sweet potato pie w/ coconut ice cream Pumpkin pie w/ coconut ice cream Home made soy nog Yum! Can't wait.

Very cool. I work out at home too. Do you mean BB bent over rows and 1 arm rows? I think using both a bar and dumbbell play equal and important roles in building a physique. You cause a lot more CNS demand when using a barbell because of the dual recruitment, in my opinion. I don't have a bar at all but do two armed dumbbell rows for the CNS demand sometimes.

My age is in my profile. But I am 25.

You look fine Bear. Looks like you're pre-built for a nice v-taper. Hit the wide grip pull ups and rows hard and you'll be golden. How long you been lifting man?

Taking a day of R&R today. Seems like I am settling into a pattern that allows me 5 days rest a month: Lift, Run, Lift, Run, Lift, Off x4. Planning a 1/2 week (3 day) rest period every 3 months.

11-13-12 1hr 45 min DB chest press 146# x8x7x6 > X Pushups +22.5# x20x20x20 > 25# Dips +10# x12x12x12 > 12.5# Chest flys 48# x7x7x7 > X Chinups +25# x12x12x12x12 Bicep curls 35.5# x15x15x15x15 > 38# Triceps kickbacks 28# x15x15x15x15 ? 30.5# Squats 123# x8x8x8 > 133# I will rest tomorrow except for a walk into town and some chores.

Black metal? Death metal? How about The Berzerker? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxZWin1EaeQ

Ran 4 miles in 40 min, trained abs, obliques, and hamstrings. Good day.

I was just working over my food budget and thought you guys might to see what I typically eat. 100g pea/rice protein, 5g creatine monohydrate (Split into two servings) ---------------------- 5 cups of pea soup with fresh veggies or 5 cups of beans with fresh veggies ----------------------- 100g wheat meat 56g whole wheat pasta 1/2c tomatos 1 cup of frozen veggies Perhaps a bit of olive oil ----------------------- 150g oats with 2TBSP flax and 1/2 TBSP coconut 1-3c non-milk ----------------------- 1/3rd loaf of home made whole wheat bread (around 225g) OR pancakes w/ a bit of syrup and a bit of non-butter ---------------------- Some cookies or animal crackers as a treat, perhaps dipped in peanut butter ----------------------- If one where to count my kcal, it comes out to about 3,250-3,750 kcal and 250-275g protein.

11-11-12 1hr 30min DB stiff leg deadlift 111# x10x10x10x10 > 116# 1 arm DB deadlift 105.5# x8x8x8 > 108# 1 arm DB row 98# x8x8x8 ? 100.5# 1 arm DB row drop 75.5# x12x12x12 > 78# (Stopped here to take wood delivery for 15 min) Pullups +15# x10x10x10x10 > 17.5# 1 arm DB shoulder press 65.5# x5 (Severe core instability behind ostomy, stopped) DB shoulder press 121# (Severe core instability behind ostomy stopped) Seated DB shoulder press 96# x8x8x6 (I am now cutting one arm standing DB presses from my regime, and doing them seated) DB shoulder flys 40.5# x12x12x12x X (Burnt out) A turbulent day. Experienced severe discomfort and instability behind my ostomy while doing standing DB shoulder presses, both with 1 and 2 arms, no permanent damage. They are now on my black list of lifts I will not do ever again. I will do seated DB shoulder presses and 1 arm seated DB presses from now on, perhaps wall-handstand shoulder presses.

40 minute 4 mile run in sub-freezing temps today. A first for me. But certainly not a bad first. After 15min I warmed right up. Also trained abs but did not do hamstrings as I need to go off-mountain today to get groceries and such. Will do hamstrings tomorrow with back.

11-9-12 1hr 55min (Hehe, got kinda carried away) DB chest press 146# x8x8x4 > X (Out of weight, I can only add reps now) Pushups + 20# x20x20x20 Dips + 7.5# x12x12x12 > 10# DB chest flys 2x48# x8x8x8 > X (I really only use these to exhaust my chest, so it's, always variable) Hammer chinups + 17.5# x12x12x12x~12 / ~ denotes a struggle, I always win (; Overhead triceps raises 43# x15 > 45# x14x15x15 > 47.5# Biceps curls 33# x15x15x15x15 > 35.5# Lunges 85# x15x15x15 87.5# Squats 118# x10x10x10 > 123# Also manged to bleed on my journal today. Woohoo! Mom has begun hiding food on me because of my incredible eating habits. http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k615/WanderingYeti/DSCN3830.jpg That's the only blood in my ledger...

This is not a Christian message board. I may use whatever language I please to express myself. You are entitled to your opinion but I still think you're over analyzing my post(s).

I am not hostile. You just interpreted it that way.

Taking a day off today, 100% rest. I'll just go for a walk later. Just started a nice fire for mom and myself and am sitting here with a big cup of tea chilling. Planning a 1/2 week off around Thanksgiving, 3 or 4 days of absolute rest. I am thankful for the ability to lift. (: I hope my pal Amy/divamom comes to visit us soon! <3

Haha, thanks Amy. 11-7-12 Stiff leg DB deadlifts 101# x10x10x10x10 > 111# 1 arm DB deadlifts 103# x8x8x8 > 105.5# 1 arm DB rows 95.5# x8x8x8 > 98# drop 25% 73# x12x12x12 > 75.5# Pullups +15# x10x10x10x10 > X 1 arm DB shoulder press 65.5# x8x8x8 > Stay 1 week DB shoulder flys 38# x12x12x12x12 ? 40.5# Struggled with shoulders more than I wanted. Going to hold at 65.5 for one week.

I refuse to work out at gyms, the people, the stupid rules. I'd rather collect my own equipment and train at home. I prefer working out as naked as possible as well as making any noises I see fit to move the iron, that is not acceptable at pretty much any gym.

Sounds like another pseudo science load of horse shit just like the caveman diet or whatever nonsense. The human body is infinitely adaptable to many diets, routines, schedules, climates etc. My fasting window is from 8-9pm at night and ends at 10am-12pm the next day, I lift in the AM as well. I go to bed late and rise late as well. I am ripped, below 8% body fat. Know what works? Finding out how YOUR body reacts and find what works best for YOU, both physically and psychologically, because hey, it doesn't mean crap if it makes you bonkers.

Should have taken today off but ran for 45 min instead. Was upset, but now I am happy. ^_^

It's a null point for me. I don't care how much of a disadvantage I am, or am not at. I will never kill in the name of my own progression.