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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: September 04, 2011, 08:08:59 am »
week 2 day 1, right on track

Matt

Are the pushups getting easier?

I'm starting to see some lean muscle gain.  My wife is fond of that fact.

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 27, 2011, 01:27:10 am »
Excellent!

I have, for the first time on these challenges, completely failed. Minor injury and completely chaotic life killed my regular workouts for a few weeks. I totally dropped the ball.

But I'm back at it for next month's challenge!

It's all good, man.  There's a two word saying: "shit happens."  So, when it does, we just wipe up and keep on keeping on.  Enjoy!

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Today's workout?
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:22:25 am »
Thursday:

TG warm-up
100 push-ups
200 sit-ups
200 squats
lite cardio


How long does it take you to do a workout like this?  I've carved the 100 pushups down to 10 minutes, so I'm wondering approx. how long you allot yourself to get all of the above done?

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Hello
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:19:55 am »
Welcome aboard!

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Personals / Re: Whitehorse, Canada: Anyone?
« on: August 26, 2011, 12:17:31 am »
I do aircraft maintenance....it's a small industry, I know what's up there and the conditions they work in....it's not for me!  If AirNorth ever built a new hangar, that might intice me to come tho!

Matt

Aircraft maintenance.  Nice!  I have a friend living in Pickle Lake and he does aircraft maintenance, too.  He's going to be moving up here next year, though much further north than me because he wants to be in an area that has a higher concentration of dog-sledders.

Well, if you're ever up in the area, PM me.  We'll get together and chew the fat, as it were.   ;)

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Personals / Re: Whitehorse, Canada: Anyone?
« on: August 24, 2011, 05:44:10 am »
I'm in southern small town ontario-Shelburne.  I was there in Whitehorse once just for work...literally just for a day.  If there was decent work for me up there I'd easily make the move!

Matt

What do you do for work?  What kind of work do you need?

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 24, 2011, 04:21:59 am »
Yesterday I did 100 pushups in the a.m. and 100 in the p.m.  That was freakin' hard!  But then I slapped my hand to forehead, and realised that I might be able to push things a little more intensely if I elevate the pushups.  So today, I took my 20 lbs. dumbells layed them on the floor, and did pushups elevated off the handles of the dumbells.  I reduced the number back to 100, and instead of finishing off my sets (20/30/20/30) in 10 min. or less, it took me about 30 min. to get through the whole set.  The burn was incredible!  I'm going to stick with this plan, for sure.  And if it gets easier for me, I'm going to get my Perfect Pushups out, and really hurt myself.   >D

How are you guys/gals doing with the challenge?

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 24, 2011, 02:18:51 am »
100 squats a day it is!


Perfect.  I'm gonna love the pain.

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 23, 2011, 01:12:42 pm »
SD, what's September gonna be? :D

Why not work the opposite end of the body: let's do 100 squats per day.  What do you think SD?

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Personals / Re: Whitehorse, Canada: Anyone?
« on: August 23, 2011, 09:12:54 am »
I'm there with you in spirit!!!  Love it

Matt

Lol!  You've been here before then?  Where are you at now?

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It usually takes c. 8 to 12 months to get used to all the various kinds of raw meats, on a psychological level. Raw organ-meats usually take longer, with raw wild game taking even longer. this is only because they are far richr in taste, and newbies are, at first, only used to denatured, rather tasteless cooked foods.

My solution re raw liver was to cut it up into tiny slivers, and then pop each sliver into my mouth, one at a time, quickly followed by a huge gulp of alkaline mineral-water afterwards. That got rid of the gag reflex. After a few weeks, I got used to and started to enjoy the taste of raw liver.


My advice:- buy tiny bits of 100s of different raw animal foods. At first, you will find that 90 percent are appalling in taste, but that 10 percent are enjoyable or just OK. After some weeks, you will find that more and more of the raw meats you previously disliked will start tasting great, until eventually you will find most raw meat types to be enjoyable, taste-wise.

This is very helpful and timely advice, Tyler.  Thank you very much.  We're about to go shopping, so we can parse our opportunities while we're out, and keep your tips in mind.

On a side note: is there any way to indicate a dual-citizenship at this board?  I have the Canadian flag up because that is where I live.  I also have British citizenship, too, my family all being from Liverpool and Darlington.

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 23, 2011, 02:36:02 am »
SURE!!!!

Excellent!  Then as of yesterday (Sunday, August 20), I have accomplished 725 pushups.  Today I did another 100, and will continue on for the remainder of the monthly challenge.

The extra 25 pushups comes from helping my kids learn how to do proper pushups.  But let me tell you, it was ridiculously hard to make up for the missing days by stacking in an extra 100+ pushups on top of the 100 needed for that day.  Up until I saw this challenge, I was doing pushups every second day (M,W,F).

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 23, 2011, 02:32:31 am »
Well I've gotten to week 5, right on track, but then I did some in front of a mirror and I'm not really going "down" all that much.  Probably about 1/2 way.  So I've restarted, touching my nose to the ground.  I can do 15 of these as of today, as opposed to the 50 half pushups I was doing before.  I'm amazed how much strength it takes to do a full/proper pushup :o

Matt

Yeah, it's a bit of a revelation, isn't it?  The same knowledge came to me when I was in martial arts at 17.  The thing that made the difference for me was my instructor standing by, and if didn't go down all the way he would push me down further by pressing his foot into my middle-back.  Then he would lift-off when I was down to the right point, and I would push-up again.  Push-ups, at that point, became so much harder than they were previously.

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Just to make sure we're clear here: I didn't buy this liver from the store.  It was given to us by our friends, who are organic, free-range, grass-fed fanatics.  Everything on their farm is pure.

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I've enjoyed the raw seafood I've been eating lately, especially the Tilapia soaked in lemon juice.  Tonight (Aug. 21), I had my virgin experience with raw liver.

Subject Animal: grass-fed, free-ranged cow.
Subject Organ: liver.

I'd say that my reaction was disfavourable.  My wife soaked the liver in apple cider vinegar, and mixed in fresh green onions with it.  A new way to have liver and onions!

Anyway, I was good to go when it was on my plate.  It was a small portion, roughly a table-spoon's worth, and a nice deep red colour.  I spooned about half of it into my mouth and gave it a cursory chewing.  By the time I was ready to swallow it, I was feeling a little queasy.  I dared myself another try, and managed to get it down, too.  On the third little bit, however, I attempted to cushion the repulsion I was beginning to feel toward the taste of blood in my mouth by chewing up an almond stuffed olive first, and then layering the liver on.  Didn't work.  I almost lost the contents of the rest of my meal (dark cherries, and pineapple)  Perhaps it was the mixture of liver and blood, or perhaps it was simply the blood.  I suppose it could also have been the mixture of everything together.

In any case, the rest of my family ate heartily, and reported quite happily that they would like more.  I could not eat any more though.

My wife suspects that my adverse reaction may have been more emotional than anything else.  There's merit in that theory, but I'm honestly unaware of any negative or ambiguous emotions surrounding raw liver.  Though, just the other day, I did state to my wife that I'm not sure I can go so far as injesting blood as part of a routine diet, or lifestyle.

On the other hand, because I have not been able to afford the astronomical bills that would accompany the removal of my amalgam fillings, I have to wonder if there was some sort of reaction between the organ meat and blood, and my fillings.  Please, if anyone knows anything about this sort of issue, I would very much appreciate reading your response.

In the end, I'm not opposed to continued experimentation.  I do know that organ meats are the most nutritious parts of animals, so I will willingly try more.  I have no difficulty with muscle meats -- though I haven't attempted raw chicken, or raw pork yet.  That will come in September when I slaughter my chickens, and in October when I kill my pig.

What were your reactions to first time organ meats and blood consumption?  And how did you adapt to being at ease with it?  Is it simply a mental game that one has to win over the body?  Or are there instances where people's particular constitutions cannot stomach certain things (e.g., blood, as it seems in my case)?

Thank you for your answer in advance,
Kane

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 21, 2011, 05:10:59 am »
Breeds can also be important. I've tasted grainfed wild boar, for example, which tasted way better than standard grainfed pork. Of course, genuine raw wild boar, NOT fed on grains but on wild plants/carrion etc., tastes even better.

You're quite right, TD: breed is important.  That is the only failing in my chicken raising venture.  I ordered what I thought were redboros, but I have my suspicion that they're either not quite redboros, or they're genetically deficient in some ways (they have no hunger shut-off).  In any case, the hatchery we bought them from (this is our first attempt at this, by the way) ripped us off quite formidably.  So, next year, we're going to order heritage breed ducks.  They will be a far superior bird with much nicer fat.

I would love to try wild boar!  So far, we have a pink pig that we're raising on organic scraps left-over from our (large) family every day.

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 21, 2011, 01:11:17 am »
I avoid free-range and organic chicken, however raw it may be. Chickens are almost universally fed on grain-heavy diets which means their meats taste foul and are most unhealthy. By comparison, the raw wild mallard duck I've eaten tastes fantastic.

Interesting.  In the case of my chickens, I've raised them and they've eaten mostly grasses and bugs.  Just recently -- because they started to wander into our neighbour's garden -- we've had to put them in their corrals (which are spacious) and have been feeding them wild weeds and wild seeds.  Despite being the same breed as our farmer friends' flock, they have commented that our birds are much different than theirs.  I know that is because they have had a more approximately natural diet; natural to a chicken, that is.

Anyway, its nice that you mentioned ducks.  We're planning on ducks next year.  They're less laborious than chickens, and they taste way better than chickens, too.

Thank you for the links!  I have opened them and will start reading at some point today.

Cheers!
Kane

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Personals / Whitehorse, Canada: Anyone?
« on: August 20, 2011, 11:26:45 am »
I think the idea is to make contact.  Anyone here kickin' back in Whitehorse, Canada?

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Exercise / Bodybuilding / Re: Push-up Challenge
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:34:29 am »
Is this challenge still on?  'Cause I'd like to take it up.  I've already done 320 this week.  But more would be better.

Hit me up with an answer.

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:23:46 am »
Welcome aboard! How are the children adjusting to eating paleo? Was it an easy transition for them?

Oh, they're totally game!  In the non-I'm-going-to-hunt-you-and-eat-you sense.  No eating children here.  Even if we're not religious (which is a whole other digression for another time).   ;)

But more seriously, they were quite excited about it.  My eldest is 8 -- just to give you an indication of the descending order of years -- and he was quite enthusiastic to dig in and start rending raw flesh with his recently minted and semi-pointy bicuspids.  And to be clear, the other boys were just as eager to devour.  For them, cooking always "takes too long, so why can't we just eat it without cooking it?"  They've been ahead of their parents for a while now.

As for the wee girl, she still nurses.  I think that's about as paleo as one can get.  It's also about as local as one can get.  So, she's got the best (breast?) of it, for sure.

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:21:07 am »
I'm amused. Most people go for a raw, palaeolithic diet only after all other diets have failed, mostly or wholly, to cure their various health-problems. The irrational fear of bacteria/parasites is so strong among newbies that it takes people usually some weeks/months before they reluctantly realise that they are not dead yet and are in no danger from such a diet.

But yes, not cooking does save a lot of time and money, as well.

Well, it would be a little misleading if I was to leave you under the impression that our now defunct stove was the only reason for our lifestyle change, amusing as it is.  The other aspect of our switch has to do with our constant desire to improve our lives, to live in the fullest, healthiest way possible.

So saying, in the past 6 years we've migrated between a raw nigh-vegan diet to a traditional diet (whole foods and fats) to the primal blueprint, and now to raw paleo.  Given what little I've learned of raw paleo, I think we'll probably park ourselves here.  I see no reason to evolve past raw paleo: the research seems to indicate it's quite a healthy and fulfilling way of life.

I will tell you this: I'm very curious how we're going to prepare our free-range chickens now.  There are a good many ways to marinade and deal with the possibility of bacterias, but such fear-based preventative measures ring a little hollow to me overall.  I just want to know what they'll taste like uncooked and drenched in some nice garlic and apple-cider vinegar.   ;D

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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 20, 2011, 10:12:19 am »
I've eaten raw paleo since last April, when I moved into a new apartment that didn't have a stove. That wasn't my main reason for going raw, but I think it helped my resolve to be 100% raw. Sometimes I even think is was a "sign" that raw was right for me.

An apartment without a stove? Wow, that's a little odd.  I wonder what the reason for that was...

I've read a handful of books about cooked and raw paleo, but none of the book information comes close to the wealth of information I've gotten in this forum. I jumped right in to eating raw meat. Every time I read a post about eating a certain type of raw flesh, I went out and tried it.

I would love it if you could tell me what books you read on raw paleo.  My searches have yielded nothing.  A lot of articles, mind, but no books.  And I'm not sure if Robb Wolf is raw or not, but it really doesn't matter to me.  I'm interested in the science in his book.

Raw paleo has been a healthy and healing choice for me.

Excellent!  I'm looking forward to the benefits of raw paleo, too.  Primal has been awesome, but I've been very suspicious for a little while now that Paleo may be just that much better.
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Welcoming Committee / Re: Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 20, 2011, 07:35:07 am »
May I ask what reason you are going rawpalaeo, as opposed to sticking to the cooked-palaeodiet?

Thank you for the links.  I will read them happily.

To answer your question, going raw paleo was birthed primarily of necessity: our stove went on the fritz, and neither my wife or I want to put money into a new one if we don't have to.  Since with raw paleo we don't have to, we're now not going to.   :)

Thank you all for the warm welcome.

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Welcoming Committee / Kane: Primal to Raw Paleo
« on: August 20, 2011, 02:23:13 am »
I'm Kane.  Pretty sure my handle gave that away. 

Anyway, I'm 37, living in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.  So, more north than most people ever see on a map.  Winters are harsh.  Very harsh.  But the spring, summer, and autumn are all majestic.

I have a supremely awesome family.  I'm sure you'd agree if you met them.  5 kids (4 boys, and a wee, beautiful girl), and a monumentally gorgeous, prodigiously gifted wife.

Sometimes I gush.  Especially about my wife and kids.

On my wife's prompting, our whole family went primal (à la Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint) on Dec. 1st, 2010.  What a magnificent turn for the better that had on our family.  Everybody is 100% better-off for the change.

Now, as of yesterday (August 18, 2011), I'm going raw paleo.  I'm loving the raw, marinated scallops, that's for sure!  And I'll be picking up Robb Wolf's Paleo Diet Solution today, so I can advance my understanding of this newest chapter in my life.

I could write more about me, but I think that will come out in subsequent posts.

Thanks for being here.  I hope to get to know some of you -- well, as much as this kind of medium allows.  And I look forward to learning more from people who know more about this lifestyle than I do.  And I'm assuming many of you know more than I do, since I'm just starting out.  But put your mental running shoes on because I like to sprint full-speed into new understandings; it helps me satisfy my obsessive-compulsive curiosity.  ;)

Cheers!
Kane

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