Post: #26

I was thinking HIT retreats, I was looking and I couldnt find any. Look at how many people are interested in going to thailand to lose weight and get in shape. HUGE difference in price too, I was looking at the retreats here in the USA. I think the cheapest was actually the biggest loser at around 6k and they go up to 12k a month... crazy. My buddy has a resort in costa rica, if someone did a destination retreat I think it would be a great idea. To fly to costa rica from florida or new york/new jersey area (even california I think) is only around 250-300 bucks.

Post: #27

Yeah...most of the English speakers I met in Phuket were Aussie/Brit/Scandinavian. There is clearly more of a Euro audience going to Thailand than American. If such a thing were set up for AMericans it would probably have to be either in Ameria or in places like Puerto Rico, DR, and Mexico/Belize.

There are a lot of venues for this sort of thing but they are not very well marketed in general. Also people don't necessarily want to do muay thai and muay thai only.

Post: #28

I'm going to be doing an anabolic diet and workout program as recommended to me by passport hustler. I've seen the results and, needless to say, I am impressed.

Carb restriction is not a problem for me. It's calorie counting that kills me at the end of the day.

My goal is to lose 10 pounds of fat in five weeks. I'll keep you guys posted on my results in case anyone becomes curious about how it all works.

Post: #29

(11-04-2010 01:45 PM)youngmobileglobal Wrote:  I'm going to be doing an anabolic diet and workout program as recommended to me by passport hustler. I've seen the results and, needless to say, I am impressed.

Carb restriction is not a problem for me. It's calorie counting that kills me at the end of the day.

My goal is to lose 10 pounds of fat in five weeks. I'll keep you guys posted on my results in case anyone becomes curious about how it all works.

Take a "before" pic and put it up somewhere you can see it. Take an "after" pic and show us the results!

To lose 10lbs (fat only) in 5 weeks you would need to have a daily caloric deficit of 1000 calories. (1lb fat = 3500 calories)

Post: #30

Fellas,

I always check my advice when something is outside of my expertise. That said, this is where I know wtf I'm talking about. I'm an professional MMA fighter in Vegas, I train at Extreme Couture in the pro practice. I grew up wrestling and placed 4th in the Olympic trials. To look good naked, you have to have a good diet and exercise correctly. All this bodybuilding benchpress stuff is horseshit. You wind up looking like a musclebound oaf where none of that bulk is functional and it actually inhibits your athleticism. The two best things you can do is go to crossfit.com for a wealth of information and workouts that change everyday and then study the paleo diet. If you do this, you will look as close to a sleek, brawny, athletic wildcat, as your genetics will allow. To stick with the post of training while on the road, one workout I do is called a "tabata" orignally developed for speedskaters. It goes like this, 20 secs on 10 seconds off continuously for 1 round (5mins). You are effectively working for 40 secs out of every minute and during the 10 sec intervals, your heart rate does not go down much. You would do 3 rounds (1 min breaks in between rounds), on of squats, pushups, and situps each. or you could rotate by minutes, in which case you would want to do 2 mins of squats, 1 min of situps and the last 2 mins of pushups. It's a 17 min workout (including breaks) that will beat morons working out in globo gyms any day of the week. If you want more info, message me.

Post: #31

@Fisto, for the paleo diet, I have read up on it, but what is the real world application of it? what do you eat generally, how much, how often etc....

Post: #32

(11-09-2010 07:09 PM)clr Wrote:  @Fisto, for the paleo diet, I have read up on it, but what is the real world application of it? what do you eat generally, how much, how often etc....

Well, I noticed a lot of changes after about 10 days of paleo. Less gas, more energy. People don't realize, but carbs make you weak so your strength and endurance will improve. High glycemic index carbs like sweet potato are allowed. Also you won't have those severe insulin spikes when you eat so food coma isn't so bad. Athletic performance will go up and you'll trim down fatwise almost immediately.

Typical day:
AM- Big handful of blueberries and almonds protein shake (not paleo though) and an apple after (honeycrisp are the best apples!)

Lunch and dinner I usually have a whole avocado with spinach, steak, and millet (really good gluten free carbs, consistency of grits)

Post: #33

so you are eating pretty big dinners and lunch and a smallerish breakfast, as opposed to the current idea of big breakfast, medium lunch and small dinner?

how do you eat when traveling? do you box it a lot or what? Alcohol?

Post: #34

Well, I should say that I'm only about 80% paleo consistently (which is pretty much non paleo since it's all or nothing) at this point because it is difficult to do when traveling and when just wanting something easy

As far as portions, I don't think it matters for me right now. I train pretty hard 2x per day and I eat throughout the day, in the same manner I just sort of labeled it "breakfast, lunch and dinner". Regardless, I truly believe (scratch that, I KNOW) the guy (and gal) casually training will reap huge benefits from a crossfit routine and paleo diet.

Alchohol is something I don't partake in too much, it affects my sleep/recover which effects my training/performance so it's really something I try to shy away from. Even though it tastes so gd good!

People I know do train and drink but, I haven't been able to reach a comfortable balance.

When traveling though, crossfit is great because it teaches you to get creative when you form your own workouts, so you can easily come up with something with very little.

Post: #35

YMG, congrats on working out while traveling. It's a real pain in the ass and can get expensive ie. day passes in gyms. Most hotels only have cardio machines. It seemed every time I got to a good spot in the gym I would travel and lose it. The P90x you mentioned earlier is great but requires a pull up bar. So I came up w/ a new strategy.

http://www.bodylastics.com/

These are the best resistance bands I found anywhere.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw10.htm

This is a great workout that can be done in the hotel room.

Pair this w/ a travel set of perfect push ups and you'll be alright. Add some running for cardio. I use this to maintain when not in the gym. Switching routines like this helps w/ muscle confusion.