I finished up TNT and have started in on Good Calories, Bad Calories now. I think I'm going to enjoy reading Good Calories, Bad Calories far more than TNT. TNT is like a cartoon or glossy mag type of reading, which is good when you want what you need to know laid out in quick, easily digestible fashion -- just not the type of thing I enjoy reading. But Good Calories, Bad Calories is much, much meatier (as far as I've read) and I'm digging it. I need to know the hows and whys and whatfors behind it all. Very cool book so far.
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I think your chiro is talking about the good ol' barbell hack squat.
Yep, that's what he was attempting to explain and demonstrate anyway. LOL
Diane, I hope the crick is better today. I'd go to the guy who fixes me the best and just pretend to listen to what he's saying, but that's just me . Curious to hear what you have to say about Good Calories, Bad Calories.
Diane,
Looks like you're doing great! I'll be interested to hear what you think of Good Calories, Bad Calories ... I think it started a bit of a debate around here a while back.
Your chiro sounds like most uneducated health professionals. I run into it all the time in my profession (physical therapy) ... drives me up a wall!!
Keep up the good work!!
Julie
I had a similar experience during one of my visits to the Chiropractor. I've suffered on and off with lower back pain (poor hip flexion, so he says) and he wanted me to go into detail about my exercise regimen.
I had just begun the NROL4W program and was excitedly telling him all about my newfound ability to perform back-weighted squats. The sheer look of disgust on his face instantly made me realize he did not share my fondness for such activity. He starts going on and on about how much force is centered on the spinal column from weighted squats and that "if I don't want to pay for one of his kid's college tuitions. . ." I would discontinue all such nonsense. This led to me to a few conclusions and actions:
#1: I had done the dang squats and certainly was well aware of the force it created on my body--I lived to tell and came out of the exercise with a lot more body awareness towards form.
#2: Why was I paying this guy $50 to lecture me like I was 5 years old and had just been caught drawing my name on the wall with crayons?
#3: Just like exercise, I don't believe there is a "one size fits all" diagnosis for what is and what is not appropriate for an exercising individual. Maybe some people should refrain, but his comment that "nobody should EVER perform back-weighted exercises" really got up in my crawl.
#4: I found a new Chiropractor who understands the principles of weight training and not only treats me as needed, by offers sound advice on technique and stretching to help avoid and minimize muscular soreness. #5: THE BEST LESSON OF ALL: Some medical professionals are just a$$holes!
Keep feeling better and my best to you and your workouts!
I felt pretty good today in general. Canned foot is still sore but much, much better and cricked neck is also getting better. Neither one really affected much of my workout today so that was very cool.
Diane,
Looks like you're doing great! I'll be interested to hear what you think of Good Calories, Bad Calories ... I think it started a bit of a debate around here a while back.
Your chiro sounds like most uneducated health professionals. I run into it all the time in my profession (physical therapy) ... drives me up a wall!!
Keep up the good work!!
Julie
I'm amazed by the conversations I've had with my PT recently. She doesn't know what compound movements are, and can't explain how I should or should not be squatting (which at the moment, is irrelevant because I'm not allowed to lift much weight anyway); she just said that I shouldn't be. When I asked about front squats, she nearly had a coronary.
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.Theodore Roosevelt 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)
I'd go to the guy who fixes me the best and just pretend to listen to what he's saying, but that's just me .
I'm too much of a smartass to keep my mouth shut for very long, though. LOL
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Diane,
Looks like you're doing great! I'll be interested to hear what you think of Good Calories, Bad Calories ... I think it started a bit of a debate around here a while back.
I'll have to do some searching on the forums here and see what it was all about.
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#5: THE BEST LESSON OF ALL: Some medical professionals are just a$$holes!
Exactly! Even nice folks have a stupid asshole streak in them. It just takes time to find someone compatible with my own stupid asshole streak.
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You are unbelievably strong, girlfriend!! wowee!!
Nice job!
Thanks! I'm a corn-fed heifer.
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I'm amazed by the conversations I've had with my PT recently. She doesn't know what compound movements are,
Is there someone else overseeing your case now and then? Someone who knows a bit more? Not even knowing what compound movements are would scare me.
Is there someone else overseeing your case now and then? Someone who knows a bit more? Not even knowing what compound movements are would scare me.
There is. And, I'm still improving in her care, so I've been content. However, after this epidural, I know my next step is second opinions and, perhaps, surgery. I'm not going to quit her yet, but plan to if things don't get better in the next few weeks.
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.Theodore Roosevelt 26th president of US (1858 - 1919)
You are kicking butt in these workouts, Girlie.
I'll be curious to hear more about your protein experience and how you get to a fix.
Wow, you are doing great on TNT. I think I have decided to do some of the kunch/dinner recipes and focus more on lower carbs than I was previously doing, but I can't give up my Kashi in the morning or my cottage cheese. Not just yet.
Well, I just wanted to check in on you girl and make sure you didn't have any incidents with goats or anything.
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"Suck it up for a week or two and you'll be used to it. Part of the problem is the somewhat recent line that goes something like this... "If you're hungry, you're eating too little." Total bullshit. We're hungry because we're on diets." - Roland
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." - Lou Holtz
Speaking of protein, and as one who has a whey allergy ... I'm going to try trueprotein's pea protein (I think it's called gemma or something). I've heard good things about it ... just trying to finish my nasty rice protein first as I hate to waste "food"!
I'm becoming more interesting in TNT as I read different logs and stuff. I might just have to pick up that book. I'm doing more and more carbless meals here and there.
. Curious to hear what you have to say about Good Calories, Bad Calories.
