there is some decent research showing alpha lipoic acid aids in the uptake of creatine, especially for those non-responders who get nothing from creatine on it's own. If you're a decent responder than the there is little need for ALA for sure. It his cheap however and has some decent antioxidant properties, so worth the expense for those who don't respond well to creatine on it's own.

Two and a half months until my next Muay Thai smoker... Easter weekend and my new infrared grill have me over 190.  Gotta get below 180.


///time to have a cigarette and think about losing weight...

i'm starting to see 219 on the scale regularly now. (was seeing 250 a little over a year ago. 230 in early may right before i had the accident and stopped working out)

maybe if i start doing the interval training shit again it will drop a bit mroe before the muscle makes me heavier.

i wonder if i will even get back down to the 200 range


i feel rather good about myself and am encouraged to actually clean the workout room so i can get back into a regular workout other than soccer.

OK, so I've been struggling with eating healthy (I say that like someone is to blame other than me... like everytime I stroll my lazy ass into the kitchen a troll jumps out and forces me to eat Twix instead of apple slices...) so I decided to begin logging my food intake.  A friend's wife lost 40lbs not working out, just logging her food on MyFitnessPal.com... figured I'd give it a shot.   ///not a plug, DTRAL is not compensated to use the site, etc etc...///

So,  I signed up this morning.  Thus far, it's a decent easy-to-use d-base with lots of pre-programed caloric and fat values.  It definitely takes the work out of tracking what you're eating.  It's got a couple tools for figuring BMR and BMI, but they're very general... it's obviously not for anyone that is into a hardcore training regime, but it should be enough for what I'm trying to accomplish.

Plus, the shame of my BK breakfast and easter snacking was IMMEDIATE.  Good gravy, I blew my fat cals before 10AM. 

Farewell, bacon.  I knew thee well.

Quote from: dropstharockalot on April 27, 2011, 09:58:44 AM
Farewell, bacon.  I knew thee well.

let's not do anything hasty here.

moderation is the key sir.
turkey bacon is NOT the key.

noooooooo!!! baconator to the resucue!!!

I lost 8lbs in 9 days....not water weight. That road trip to NOLA took a crap ton out of me. I was 144 when i got back and ive been slamming back water like im about to take ad rug test, i only weight 146.

Quote from: He Man on April 27, 2011, 11:36:12 AM
noooooooo!!! baconator to the resucue!!!

I'm here!  Who needs my help? 

Been out of town and only able to run for exercise. Took an opportunity to go for an early morning run one day last week and ran 4 miles in 30 minutes flat. I took it easy, wasn't really pushing myself too hard and tried to keep a relativly comfortable pace.

Finally getting back into it after  a month vacationing on key west...Time to burn off coconut juice and a bunch of food. 

I'll cycle to the gym, lift, and cycle back.  It should be enough to get this fatty sore!

I think I've gone crazy...

Going to register for an F1 Duathalon at the end of the month.

Run (1.8 ), bike (10.2), run (1.8 ), bike (10.2), run (1.8 )

I'm super stoked cause the ride course is 3 laps of the long road course of Watkins Glen Speedway!!!  We acutally get to ride the track!!!The run is around the interior of the track.

Now I just need to get my ass on the bike to build up my endurance.  Not really worried about the run.

Quote from: DesmoDiva on May 02, 2011, 05:10:45 PM
I think I've gone crazy...

Going to register for an F1 Duathalon at the end of the month.

Run (1.8 ), bike (10.2), run (1.8 ), bike (10.2), run (1.8 )

I'm super stoked cause the ride course is 3 laps of the long road course of Watkins Glen Speedway!!!  We acutally get to ride the track!!!The run is around the interior of the track.

Now I just need to get my ass on the bike to build up my endurance.  Not really worried about the run.

That sounds awesome! Go for it!!! 

Starting an eight-week elbow 'module' in Muay Thai... Kru Ray decided that none of us use elbows well enough for his tastes, so we're focusing on elbow strikes extensively for the next two months.

DTRAL loves him some elbow strikes.  Permagrin affixed!

Eight weeks is also the length of time until the next "smoker" - in-school fight.  I'm hoping to fight at 180. Crossfit resumes on Saturday, and the AM running resumes June 1st.

So, in addition to bacon getting the 86, cigarettes are gone as well.

are you going to jump to sanctioned amateur fights after the smoker?

and Elbows are the shit! They'll teach you to keep your hands up!

A good read for those who use protein powders and eat processed foods

http://www.msgmyth.com/msg.htm

Been swimming, cycling, and running a lot more the past few weeks. I'm feeling as good as ever!