Gym And Supplement Discussion

[L33SH]

My Fitness Pal can be hard work Dan, but I agree with Troy's point about using it on a PC so you can see the nutritional value confirmed by other users. You also see a much more detailed food content breakdown.

I eat a banana every day and when I put it into my food diary I always laugh, 'banana, medium, no skin' - who the f**k eats the skin?

[No Crust Racing]

I I was using it on a PC, still thought it was shitty to use.

I work in IT though so I'll happily bitch about everything that isn't fully awesome.

[Trozzle]

My Fitness Pal can be hard work Dan, but I agree with Troy's point about using it on a PC so you can see the nutritional value confirmed by other users. You also see a much more detailed food content breakdown.

I eat a banana every day and when I put it into my food diary I always laugh, 'banana, medium, no skin' - who the f**k eats the skin?

Similarly to your banana example, it isn't clear that when using "Fresh - Banana Raw" or other reliable entries whether or not you should weigh the f**king thing with the skin on or not. Weighing it without skin isn't exactly what I'd consider practical, but weighing it with the skin isn't accurate either.

[No Crust Racing]

If I had to do that shit on the regular I'd rant as hard as Birds did about calorie counting and would honestly just add 1 rep to everything as a calorie buffer rather than waste my time with apps like that.

As I said earlier though, you do what works for you. I do not have the patience for something like that, I'd rather just jog an extra few mins (or have another shake if I was trying to go up instead of down).

I'm a lazy kent.

[L33SH]

I just go the banana, medium (without skin) which is the 110g one.

Bananas arent really as nutritionally good for you as I thought (105 calories, 27g carbs, 1g protein) but they satisy hunger cravings, hence why I eat them.

[Birds]

I I was using it on a PC, still thought it was shitty to use.

I work in IT though so I'll happily bitch about everything that isn't fully awesome.

Like most graphic user interfaces and website navigation these days! Have totally turned to shit and are NOT user friendly!

[Trozzle]

I just go the banana, medium (without skin) which is the 110g one.

Bananas arent really as nutritionally good for you as I thought (105 calories, 27g carbs, 1g protein) but they satisy hunger cravings, hence why I eat them.

Potassium and fibre, among other vital nutrients that we completely overlook when focussing on calories and macros.

If you want something filling that has barely anything to it, hit up pumpkin/butternut squash and salads more. Decided to actually measure everything I put in my salad the other night, and for something that filled me up quite well (given my appetite and stomach capacity, this is decent), it came to 66 calories LOL

[No Crust Racing]

Birds: Funnily enough, I tend to find that the increase in "app" development for things like phones and tablets has made developers a bit smarter at presenting info and more efficient navigation.

PC App and Web interface devs still have a ways to go.

[Birds]

That's just apps though; they're idiot proof and often have so little customisation/info that you can't get it wrong presenting info (some still do). Websites though, fark me they use terrible psychology in their menus and layout. It's all cluttered and overlapped in favour of looking pretty and sacrificing functionality! Bring back websites of the 90s and early 2000s where you knew where to find what you needed in two clicks.

[No Crust Racing]

I know right?!

[bozodos]

best type of website layout

[L33SH]

Potassium and fibre, among other vital nutrients that we completely overlook when focussing on calories and macros.

If you want something filling that has barely anything to it, hit up pumpkin/butternut squash and salads more. Decided to actually measure everything I put in my salad the other night, and for something that filled me up quite well (given my appetite and stomach capacity, this is decent), it came to 66 calories LOL

I do eat pumpkin but not so much squash, do you put it into your salad?

[Trozzle]

I do eat pumpkin but not so much squash, do you put it into your salad?

As far as I'm concerned, it's pumpkin lol. Just technically it's apparently a squash. And yeah, I'll put it in anything and everything I think it will fit lol. Diced into small cubes, oven roasted, then ditched in salads or as a side to steaks etc.

[L33SH]

alright, I'll give it a whirl in a salad.

[Birds]

I know right?!

Exactly what I'm talking about! In 10 seconds you've read all the relevant links to all the info you need, faster than anyone could from a modern website. It's right there, clear as crystal, in black and white. Good day sir!

[No Crust Racing]

So I wont be getting my lifetime supply of chocolate then =\

[Birds]

What would a computer do with a lifetime supply of chocolate?

[No Crust Racing]

Computers gun' compute son.

[No Crust Racing]

Well tonight was very beneficial in terms of learning.

Working with Matt was really helpful.

Here's what he had to say.

Squat: high bar form is fine but flexibility is not great, he had me widen my stance and let my feet rotate out a bit which helped with depth, even without my block under the heels.

He said I should be aiming to low bar though as its better for an overall workout and uses more posterior muscles. I tried it and found it "interesting" he said keep practicing but said my form was fine overall, but again not great flexibility and depth.

He said ultimately I was selling myself a long way short on the weight I could be doing right now and that I was not trusting my strength enough.

Bench he said was pretty decent but wanted me to keep my elbows closer to my body. Same thing as squat about the weight, plenty more in the tank he said.

Deadlift was the main reason I went and after showing me a few things I pulled a set of 8 at 80kg with ease then did another set at 100kg. He said he was confident I could rep 120-140. I was blown away with being able to get 100 up and far easier than I thought. I believe him that I could do a few reps at 120 plus.

Maybe the most important thing I learned was a better idea of my lower back position and that I have been over compensating. When I think it's rounded it's actually very flat.

All in all money well spent.

Edited June 12, 2013 by ActionDan

[L33SH]

Good to hear, Dan