2020 Fitness Adventures

[AUChase]

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Anyone here use any sort of nitric oxide supplement? I'm not much of a supplement person. I take a little bit of Spark before a workout and that's about it besides the occasional protein shake. Gone are the days of vitamin packs, creatine, etc.

I was talking to a friend about how morning workouts have left me kind of exhausted mid workout. My muscles aren't necessarily tired, I just feel really exhausted and lacking energy. I didn't have the same problem later in the day.

He suggested a nitric oxide pill he's taking and after doing some research it looks like they just contain L-arginine and L-citrulline.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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What time are you working out?

What are you eating prior to working out?

I've been exercising in the mornings since July and have found myself with more energy in the morning than trying to do the same routine when I get home from work in the evenings. I work out as soon as I get up and eat breakfast afterwards.

[DJ]

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I managed to bruise both of my heels pretty severely, and haven't been able to do much in the way of exercise since that happened a little over a week ago. Combination of flat shoes and a basement floor did it, I presume. Pain has gone down the last couple of days, so I'm able to at least walk around without discomfort, but still trying to avoid overdoing it and keeping pressure off of my heels when I can.

[AUChase]

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What time are you working out?

What are you eating prior to working out?

I've been exercising in the mornings since July and have found myself with more energy in the morning than trying to do the same routine when I get home from work in the evenings. I work out as soon as I get up and eat breakfast afterwards.

I woke up around 4:15 this morning to get to the gym by about 4:50. I wish I could push it back a little later and just shower at the gym, but I help my wife with a lot of stuff in the morning.

Eating before isn't really an option so I've just been eating after. I don't really like to eat when I first wake up anyways. I just think readjusting to morning workouts is the problem because my body is used to that cup of coffee in the morning to get me going.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Ah the caffeine.

There you go.

[RockinDaMike]

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Anyone here use any sort of nitric oxide supplement? I'm not much of a supplement person. I take a little bit of Spark before a workout and that's about it besides the occasional protein shake. Gone are the days of vitamin packs, creatine, etc.

I was talking to a friend about how morning workouts have left me kind of exhausted mid workout. My muscles aren't necessarily tired, I just feel really exhausted and lacking energy. I didn't have the same problem later in the day.

He suggested a nitric oxide pill he's taking and after doing some research it looks like they just contain L-arginine and L-citrulline.

You might be low on electrolytes. Find a good electrolyte powder you can put in a liter of water and drink that before and throughout your work out


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[jb12780]

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You might be low on electrolytes. Find a good electrolyte powder you can put in a liter of water and drink that before and throughout your work out


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I would recommend LiquidIV.


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[KG]

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Anyone here use any sort of nitric oxide supplement? I'm not much of a supplement person. I take a little bit of Spark before a workout and that's about it besides the occasional protein shake. Gone are the days of vitamin packs, creatine, etc.

I was talking to a friend about how morning workouts have left me kind of exhausted mid workout. My muscles aren't necessarily tired, I just feel really exhausted and lacking energy. I didn't have the same problem later in the day.

He suggested a nitric oxide pill he's taking and after doing some research it looks like they just contain L-arginine and L-citrulline.

I take one first thing in the morning (I usually workout 30-45 mins after i wake up). It's pretty good and I feel like it gets my blood pumping.

If you want a good clean pre-workout, just put some MCT oil in your coffee/smoothie. I can feel the difference when I don't take it (out of town for work/vacation). If you do take it BE SURE to follow the directions. It's a bit of a diuretic too so too much can have in the bathroom. My buddy tried it and started with a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon and he said it cleaned him out in like an hour lol.

[DJ]

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In San Diego for work. I've gotten in two runs for a total of just under 10 miles. On my first full day here, between running and walking I did over 14 miles of movement, which is crazy.

My heels have done OK with that, too. In some odd way, I think they're getting stretched out with the movement and the soreness goes away, only to return if I'm standing too long in one spot or placing pressure on my heels when seated.

[tdawg3782]

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In San Diego for work. I've gotten in two runs for a total of just under 10 miles. On my first full day here, between running and walking I did over 14 miles of movement, which is crazy.

My heels have done OK with that, too. In some odd way, I think they're getting stretched out with the movement and the soreness goes away, only to return if I'm standing too long in one spot or placing pressure on my heels when seated.

Nice. You're in my neck of the woods. What part of SD are you staying. Lots of good trails and running areas around town.

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[DJ]

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Nice. You're in my neck of the woods. What part of SD are you staying. Lots of good trails and running areas around town.

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I was right off the Bay next to the Convention Center. Had a great trip, now back to the cold!

[AUChase]

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I looked into the overnight oats thing and I started doing it some days for breakfast at work.

This week I've been alternating between a jalapeno, onion, and sausage egg bowl and my mixture of:

1/2 cup of oats
1/4 cup of unsweetened almost milk
1/4 cup of PB2
1 banana cut up
1/2 cup greek yogurt

One day I subbed the banana for strawberries and it was good too. I really just now started using PB2 and I like it a lot when it's mixed with things.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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That egg bowl sounds good. I'd probably leave out the sausage and maybe throw in some black beans and salsa.

I have a similar breakfast recipe I grabbed off of the Hasfit site and have been using it for several years: https://hasfit.com/healthy-recipe/br...r-banana-oats/

1/3 cup of rolled oats
2 tbsp cooked quinoa
1 tbsp chia seeds
2/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tbsp unsweetened cocao powder
1 tbsp peanut butter (or sub PB2)
Stevia to taste

Topping:
1/4 of a banana (mashed)
1/3 cup of non-fat plain Greek yogurt

I use peanut butter and leave out the stevia. For me, the fruit topping typically makes this sweet enough - not to mention the chocolate in there already helps quench that craving. Admittedly, it takes get use to since there's relatively minimal sugar and chocolate is naturally a bit bitter. I also will sub out the banana for strawberries (even sweeter) and other times I completely leave off the topping.

Outside of that I typically am eating cottage cheese with pineapple (or strawberries) or a piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter, strawberries, and honey to taste.

[tdawg3782]

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Finally got back into doing some sort of routine. It's very simple. Started with doing a total of 25 pushups and 5 chinups during a day. The next day I add 5 more pushups and 1 more chinup. I keep doing this until I reach my goal number (100 for pushups and 25 for chinups). I'm on day 14 for pushups and day 12 for chinups (added that after I already started the program). It's incredible how even doing just this my body is responding quite well. Chest, back, bi's, and tri's are already filling fuller and bigger.

My biggest obstacle is always myself. I want to have a perfect routine and if I miss a day I beat myself up over it. Really feeling good about this laid back routine. Going to add a leg and ab exercise to the routine soon to round it out.

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[jeremym480]

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Back in the summer of 2017, I got down 195 which was pretty much what I weighed in High School. I had slowly slipped back into old habits and got back up to 232. I decided to lose some weight at the beginning of the year and started Keto.

I lost 8 pounds in the first two weeks, then hit a bit of a stall for the last two weeks. Around the first of February, I started Intermittent fasting (16/8 method) along with Keto and have lost 6 more pounds since then. I'm 218 now, down 14 pounds for the year and can already tell a pretty big difference in my clothes (now I can wear dress shirts that were almost too tight to button in December).

Working out wise, I've only been playing basketball a time or two a week and that's it. I'm hoping to ramp that up a bit and with spring just around the corner, then I should be able to get some swimming in soon. I'm hoping to get back around the 200 range before summer.