Brat 2006

Hi Brat,

If you are doing the 7 Tiger Moves that I know of, we use the term "tension" rather than "pace". I'm sure we mean the same thing but tension refers to the degree with which you engage and contract your muscles in the movement, whereas pace sounds more like the movement itself without the tension.

[CF-OC_gal]

Originally Posted by pierini

Hi Brat,

If you are doing the 7 Tiger Moves that I know of, we use the term "tension" rather than "pace". I'm sure we mean the same thing but tension refers to the degree with which you engage and contract your muscles in the movement, whereas pace sounds more like the movement itself without the tension.

Yes those are they and I am referring to the speed at which I make the movements ( the animated gifs are dreadfully slow but good for learning the movement). I wanted to warm up with them rather than climb stairs since I did my workout at home this morning.

[ajarvis]

I like to use them as a warmup also. Although I often forget to post them!

[CF-OC_gal]

Feb.1 - Treadmill (Precor)

5min run /1 min. wall x 4 total including WU and CD - 33 min.

upper HR - 158, running speed setting 4.5-5.0 (?)

[CF-OC_gal]

Feb. 2 - Upper body workout with light weights and high reps (12-20). This was not so bad, I felt it the next day.

Feb. 3 - Cardio
Treadmill (Precor)

5min run /1 min. wall x 4 total including WU and CD - 33 min.

upper HR - 158, running speed setting 4.5-5.0 (?)

Still 134 lbs (a good weight for me )

[CF-OC_gal]

Yesterday was a day off. I went in to work though. The pontoon boat I am making an enclosure for is so close to being finished! (Then I have another to do right after!) This overhaed lifting, holding and pulling is so hard on the shoulders it's not funny!

Today it's a fullbody workout which I'll take to the gym - (I'll edit it in when I'm done.)

I must be nuts! Here I said I wouldn't have a drink for a month as one of my goals. So I'm thinking it's been 4 weeks this weekend, I'll kick back an open a bottle of wine. Then I look at my written goals and it said Feb. 8 was the end date. So last night I dreamt that I went out with friends and drank a beer. I woke up feeling like I had failed!

Meanwhile they served us pizza at work for lunch yesterday so that goal went out the window this week ! I'm back down to 132lbs and the mirror is being complimentary these days so I guess the way I manage pizza and booze are non-issues. I'll drop them off my list of concerns.

[.V.]

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Brat,

I thought the pizza and alcohol fast was part of a well-thought out plan of yours driven solely by a desire for healthy eating and good health. I didn't realize that there was a vanity aspect to it which you gave a clue to now that your BW is at an ideal level.

Now that you are enjoying your pizza and beer, the only thing you need to do is bellow out a loud belch or a giant fart when everyone is looking, then smile, and you'll be like one of the guys at work.

[CF-OC_gal]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

Pizza eater.

I consider that a compliment! BTW - I absolutely detest pizza style pepperoni and do not order it. If its there I politely and discreetly (sp) peel it off. I eat mostly vegetarian toppings or bacon (the real stuff) and pinapple.

Originally Posted by pierini

Brat,

I thought the pizza and alcohol fast was part of a well-thought out plan of yours driven solely by a desire for healthy eating and good health. I didn't realize that there was a vanity aspect to it which you gave a clue to now that your BW is at an ideal level.

Now that you are enjoying your pizza and beer, the only thing you need to do is bellow out a loud belch or a giant fart when everyone is looking, then smile, and you'll be like one of the guys at work.

You can call it vanity if you want. I wouldn't be caught dead in public sporting excess flesh if I could help it anymore than I would dress like a slob. It's that personal presentation thing. The pizza and alcohol thing is driven by health concerns but I honestly can't find any damage at the levels I consume now or during the holidays (except I am more tired the next day when I have too many martinis). I think that how we present ourselves reflects a deeper respect for our health. Even animals groom themselves so it must have a link to basic animal instinct!

As far as being like one of the guys, well I won't smoke like they do, nor will I fart or belch outside of my house (oh my if the walls could talk), but I will keep up with their teasing me. The inuedos are endless!

Workout - Full body with nice long warm-up routine. I felt so damn good afterwords the endorphins had me almost singing in the supermarket!

[CF-OC_gal]

Yesterday I missed my chance for a morning workout because I forgot to reset my alarm from the weekend and got up an hour late . I was wiped out after work anyways from the FB workout on Sunday so I did 25 min of yoga before bed.

Today (Feb.7) Cardio
Treadmill (Precor)
6min run /1 min. wall x 3 + 2min run, total including WU and CD - 33 min.

upper HR - 158, running speed setting 4.5-4.7 (?)

[CF-OC_gal]

Yesterday I took a complete day off. My right shoulder was very tired (overuse). I thought best to give it a day off.

Feb.9 - Today - had a day off work so I went to the gym a little later , did my Cardio and then a high rep weight workout! Yes I did weights after cardio - It actually really felt good. With that in mind I need to be realistic about the wear and tear I'm putting on my upper body and how DOMS overall affects my day. My workouts need to support my physical demands during the day not be so in the forefront that they get in the way. Time for a little tweaking.

Cardio- Treadmill (Precor)
6min run /1 min. wall x 3 + 2min run, total including WU and CD - 33 min.

upper HR - 161, running speed setting 4.5-5.0 (?)
lower HR - 141
cooldown HR - 121 bpm

Weights (10-15 reps)
BB Bench press
Flyes
DB shoulder press
Cable rowing
Bent over rowing (BB)
Tricep rope pushdown

[CF-OC_gal]

Now with that in mind, does anyone know whether glycogen depletion is muscle specific? And by the same token is muscle breakdown for fuel also specific to the muscle being worked at the time?

If you go on a long run say for cardio, to the point that you have exhausted the glycogen stores in your quads and glutes does that mean that you will start taking glycogen stored in your lats, delts pecs and biceps ? Same thing is if you body needs fuel and you don't feel it will it break down your quads first for fuel?

I ask because it would seem OK to do an upper body workout after a quad- intensive cardio session and probably OK to do a leg workout after a mixed upper body/lower body cardio session like maybe a game of squash or tennis. Now I am not talking all out to failure powerlifing or bodybuilding style weight workouts but rather maintenance or building support type workouts.

[CF-OC_gal]

Now for the goal tweaking.

The goals:

1. Give up alcoholic drinks for 4 weeks (maybe more if I feel like it) then switch to weekends only until the late spring. (ends Feb. 8th) DONE - I'll keep it to the weekends for the most part but it is not a pattern of concern enough to even track it now.
2. Pizza once a week only. (Ends in March) That's a good one still.
3. Make sure at least one of my vegetable servings per day is green (too many raw greens make me cold in the winter). (A guideline more than a goal 'til March) I'm not totally there yet but it has improved. I'll keep it up.
4. Work-up to and run a 5K before the end of June. (There's the St. Patty's Day run I was talking about last time and/or the MDS Nordion fundraiser in May) 3 days per week training. This is going well but I won't be ready for March. I'm at 6 min runs and have to get up to one 20 min run.
5. Find a good weight workout scheme that won't excite my metabolism too much. 3 days /week. Nothing happened to my metabolism this time. I suppect that winter eating and activities has a bigger influence than anything on me. I won't bother following this one anymore. My weight is as good as stable (maintained)
6. As always priorities take precedence. That means workouts are skipped If I end up fatigued, losing too much weight or sick. (None of which I expect to happen!) This is a wise reminder.
7. Stay within 128- 140lbs weight range. Adjust eating if too close to either end. ( Really it's a non-issue right now)

My new list of Goals:

1. Stay with workout schedule and timing (6:30am weekdays and anytime on weekend) doing at least 3 cardio sessions and 2-3 weight workouts.
2. Pizza once a week only. (Ends in March)
3. Make sure at least one of my vegetable servings per day is green . (A guideline more than a goal 'til March)
4. Work-up to and run a 5K before the end of June.
5. As always priorities take precedence. That means workouts are skipped or tweaked if I end up fatigued, losing too much weight or sick.

[CF-OC_gal]

Feb.10

Cardio- Treadmill (Precor)
6min run /1 min. wall x 3 + 2min run, total including WU and CD - 33 min.

[Talus2112]

Hi Brat!
In response to your glycogen storage question. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think your body would tap the liver's storage of glycogen first and use other processes of gluconeogenesis before transporting glycogen/glucose from gastroc to bicep. Think of the brain. It doesn't store glycogen, yet uses extreme amounts of glucose. (Brain gets first 'dibs' on energy.) So it is gathering glucose from liver, bloodstream and other gluconeogenesis processes.