tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post5354869622189509668..comments2023-06-19T10:25:06.293-04:00Comments on AllisonNYC: So Far, So Sore... I Mean.. GoodAllisonNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362203483800620774noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-26566714703197968012010-06-15T06:41:51.991-04:002010-06-15T06:41:51.991-04:00Hey i'm fresh here, I came accross this board ...Hey i'm fresh here, I came accross this board I have found It truly accommodating & it has helped me out so much. I hope to give something back & help other users like it has helped me.<br /><br />Thank's, See You About.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-33821754080127618292009-01-21T04:44:00.000-05:002009-01-21T04:44:00.000-05:00Hehe, I know that urge!The trick - for me at least...Hehe, I know that urge!<BR/><BR/>The trick - for me at least - is to think of the rest day as its own kind of WOD.<BR/><BR/>Work hard and smart right? Rest hard and smart! The harder you rest, the harder you can hit it when you go back; so lie down, breathe deep, drink lots of water, go to bed early and make your room really nice and dark. Clear your head and think happy thoughts. I think OPT has a really great perspective on this and has a few posts about it if you dig through his archives.<BR/><BR/>Rest hard!Steve Caddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590485731422195402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-4962771527844478062009-01-15T20:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:47:00.000-05:00Something else to keep in mind with the zone is th...Something else to keep in mind with the zone is that as you get REALLY lean, you will lose some strength. This is due to intramuscular fat loss that reduces the angle of attack that the muscle fibers have on the joints they are manipulating. Slightly smaller muscles are slightly less efficient than bigger ones.<BR/><BR/>After doing Rippetoe's SS program and gaining 35 lbs (20 muscle/15 fat)I've slowly brought myself back onto the zone. First I went to a 20 block 2x fat zone. This was WAY higher than my block prescription but, it was still a huge reduction compared to my weight-gain diet. After a couple weeks at 20 blocks, I went down to 18 blocks, 1x fat. Now, finally I'm at 15 blocks, 1x fat. At each of those reductions I went through a pretty rough 3-5 day transition period where everything sucked as I adjusted. But it worked! So, hang in there.<BR/><BR/>And, I'm subbing out carbs for fat like Rob suggests. This keeps me in a good place hormonally. My day currently looks like this:<BR/><BR/>15 P, 12 C, 24 FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-13969748367705991682009-01-09T16:43:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:43:00.000-05:00Did you ever get a MU? Sorry couldn't resist :). I...Did you ever get a MU? Sorry couldn't resist :). I got one a while back injured my left arm shortly after and have failed on every attempt since ... frusturating!!!<BR/><BR/>I was zoning but got tired of eating seeming like work so I now try to eat protien, fat, and carbs with every meal/snack but quit measuring and counting blocks. Maybe I'll get back on it but right now I don't have the mental fortitude.<BR/><BR/>I would suggest tabata running. It helped my run times last summer, it's painful yet short. Basically, set the treadmill to 12% incline, set speed to your 5k pace, jump on run 20sec, jump off 10sec, repeat. Sounds easy but after 8-10 rounds I'm gasping for air.Darcy 'D2'https://www.blogger.com/profile/18302098160172193900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-87761527686719223202009-01-08T15:12:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:12:00.000-05:00Ya know, I'm gonna have to go with Anon on this on...Ya know, I'm gonna have to go with Anon on this one. Zone says you don't have to bother with counting calories but you still have to bother with counting blocks. In Zone I would have to be 5 (P, C, F) and 2 (snacks). The examples in the book are broken into blocks of 4. So I would have to bust out the abacus to figure out what my intake would be. <BR/><BR/>Besides from what I've been reading the past couple of days, there isn't much difference between a Paleo and Zone diet. Zone does allow for more starch than Paleo though. <BR/><BR/>Who knows maybe the fact that you haven't eaten all your blocks may be a factor to it all.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928034637288122434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-80293583095372573242009-01-07T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:20:00.000-05:00Jimi -That sounds like it's in line with what most...Jimi -<BR/><BR/>That sounds like it's in line with what most people go through in the beginning. Including me..<BR/><BR/>I figured out that I haven't been eating all my blocks. I got a little confused when I switched up the ratios.<BR/><BR/>But i just bought a food and workout journal today. Front of the page -WOD and how it went<BR/>back of the page- all the meals i eat that day and when<BR/><BR/>And, NO, I'm not drinking enough water! Thanks for the reminder. <BR/><BR/>Let's stick with it!AllisonNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362203483800620774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-6451997898509040972009-01-07T15:13:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:13:00.000-05:00I'm zoning and main site WODs as well. After 3 fu...I'm zoning and main site WODs as well. After 3 full weeks off from any sort of work out and lots of bad eating, the first WOD back (actually the CFWU) wrecked me. My heartrate and breathing went through the roof after round two of the warm up. Day 2 went better and day 3 even better. Still not where I was a month ago though.<BR/><BR/>Zoning is going well for me so far. As long as I eat early enough in the day, I usually have no cravings throughout the rest of the day. Some nights I even have to force myself to finish off my last few blocks. I'm going to give it a month to see how I'm feeling and how performance goes. I'm staying off the scale and trying to ignore the mirror. <BR/><BR/>I'm no food expert but are you drinking enough water?Jimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556211361825278873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265585676905328293.post-38601466430731980422009-01-07T12:10:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:10:00.000-05:00Eat Paleo!!you won't feel like a starving bird.Eat Paleo!!<BR/>you won't feel like a starving bird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com