Atkins Diet

[Ryan]

Put those guys in the off season in street clothes and they almost appear "fat".

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yep, they smooth out for sure. You gotta eat a lot to make muscle. It's actually not healthy to stay that ripped all the time.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

My buddy eats 500grams of protein A DAY during competition season. ANd yes he does look 'fat' in street clothes when it isn't comp season.

And Carlos...those white boys get spray on tans for the comps...

 

[woodworkingboy]

How is flexibility when your muscles are huge like that?

 

[MasterBlaster]

It's a trade off, but it's not like they can't touch their toes.

 

[RIVERRAT]

I know what you mean Ryan. That guy looks pretty gross.

Got to agree. He's a freak.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hell yea he is!!!

 

[RIVERRAT]

Tweny years ago, I would go into McDonald's and order two Big Macs, one Filet-O-Fish, large fries and a large Dr. Pepper. Then I'd finish off with one of those little apple pies.

Can easily eat two 1' longs from Subway or Quizznos for lunch. I can knock off an 8 egg omelet, with 4 pcs. of toast, bowl or 2 of oatmeal & a couple of glasses of whole milk. With that I am snacking constantly while I work. I take pride in working 20 something wannabes into the dirt. Climbing or dragging brush.....I ain't making this chit up! Resting heart rate is below 50 most times I check it.

Don't understand how some one who climbs & does other tree related work can get fat.
But a lot of folks here don't work full days. Which I understand is why some choose to own their own bizz...so they can make that choice.

 

[Ryan]

I find most of the twenty somethings I work with are lazy and slow. Nobody takes pride in putting a hard day's work in. We have guys that will nap any chance they get regardless who can see them. Useless.

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Don't understand how some one who climbs & does other tree related work can get fat..

Because everyones metabolism is different...

 

[Blinky]

We have guys that will nap any chance they get regardless who can see them. Useless.

Those guys bug the shit out of me. I don't like working with guys who party so hard they don't get but a few hours sleep before they come in. Most times they're still halfway loaded or hungover.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Still drunk n the morning is not a good thing.

 

[wiley_p]

Still drunk n the morning is not a good thing.

Jay, it's way better than being hungover in the morning.

 

[treetx]

Jeez, pissed up drunk climbers.

I had an English coworker pass out cold, sleeping after a night of booze and lots o cocaine.

Here in Texas I had a really nice guy come work for me..... he started to crash as he was still on methadone.... passed out cold in the tree.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Well, I'm back on it. :>(

 

[OTGBOSTON]

good luck wit dat!

 

[MasterBlaster]

It worked great before... that year at McDonalds caught up with me.

 

[treetx]

It is just plain healthy. We eat way too many carbs. It wrecks your energy cycle, etc.

I need to cut way back myself.

I lean more direction primal than atkins, but not a big difference (I don't think). Main thing is kick out those carbs and eat lots of food with yummy, healthy proteins and fats.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's it right there. Potato's and bread just fatten me up!

 

[stig]

Anything will fatten you up, if you eat more of it, than you use for energy.

I eat loads of bread, pasta and veggies/fruit, and hardly any protein.

So according to Mr. Atkins theories, I should be a complete blimp.

Yet I weigh the same as I did when I was 21 and in fighting trim, and haven't changed my pant size since then.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I could never minimize my potato intake, might switch from hash browns to mashed for awhile. The tendency to carry a little extra weight depends on how much i am riding my bike.

 

[treesandsurf]

Or take it to the next level - the caveman diet:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet

I try to watch my carb intake but it's tough. I find when I'm working a lot I don't focus too much on my diet I just pound whatever is convenient. When I get some time off I think more about it and can get into salad mode pretty easy. The late night carb load is no good for me, and the $3 starbuck coffee drinks got to kick that habit.

jp

 

[stig]

Yet another fad diet.

When it really is so simple:

Eat the same amount of calories that you burn off!

How frigging hard is that to figure out?

 

[DMc]

I think it really is more complicated than that, Stig. Just like not all trees grow well in the same types of soil, I believe not all people process the same foods in the same way. I have no proof of this and certainly this thinking is not endorsed by the medical community but it would explain a lot. Some people just don't do well on foods that others thrive on.

 

[stig]

I'm not speaking of doing well, but of getting fat.

It is physically impossible to get fat if you ingest less calories than you burn.

As for the rest, I believe you are right.

A good example is the inability of most of the earth's population to digest lactose.

I just tend to get a little peed off when told that you have to eat lots of protein and fats to function, when I've managed to handle one of the hardest jobs there is + doing martial arts at top level my whole adult life on a vegetarian diet.