/RANT ~ If the Shoe Fits....

[andrerox80]

I was thinking of getting an ISSA cert myself just to get some experience training but it might grate on my nerves if it's all bro science BS

go for a different cert. i have a bad issa trainer thing too (like you have w/ your friend). there's one issa trainer at my gym. a guy was trying to put on size and he told him to do lighter weights, higher reps. he told me he was on hydroxycut for a while b/c he figured some of his clientele would ask him abt it and he wanted firsthand knowledge. AND he lifts in a sweatshirt b/c then he'll sweat more and burn more fat. plus, any cert that you can do 100% online is totally suspect to me.

[kjake55]

go for a different cert. i have a bad issa trainer thing too (like you have w/ your friend). there's one issa trainer at my gym. a guy was trying to put on size and he told him to do lighter weights, higher reps. he told me he was on hydroxycut for a while b/c he figured some of his clientele would ask him abt it and he wanted firsthand knowledge. AND he lifts in a sweatshirt b/c then he'll sweat more and burn more fat. plus, any cert that you can do 100% online is totally suspect to me.

There is so much bro-science out there now that it's frightening. Look up "suits to make you sweat" or any combo of that on google or bing and there are tons of articles about it. Some on LiveStrong and EHow (2 sites I always kind of liked). My eyes almost popped when I saw how many there were! and yes, it's a slow day in the office so I was looking for a pic to post but got side tracked with all the new suits and the amazing things they can do for us.

I've heard the NASM cert is a good one to have.

brb, going to amazon to buy some new gym clothes!

[dreahere]

Speaking of sweating off the fat, a friend sent me this article last week:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fa...ures.html?_r=1

I'll admit I myself am going to start doing hot yoga just b/c I am finding that using the sauna at the gym *really* helps loosen me up and I think regularly doing heated yoga will help with my tightness, but the fact that people are pushing for cardio classes in 100+ degree rooms because they think sweating more = getting in better shape is just a head-->desk moment.

[danap3681]

There is so much bro-science out there now that it's frightening. Look up "suits to make you sweat" or any combo of that on google or bing and there are tons of articles about it. Some on LiveStrong and EHow (2 sites I always kind of liked). My eyes almost popped when I saw how many there were! and yes, it's a slow day in the office so I was looking for a pic to post but got side tracked with all the new suits and the amazing things they can do for us.

brb, going to amazon to buy some new gym clothes!

2 of the girls I work with have bought the long shorts to wear under their gym clothes because they think it makes them lose weight faster. They said they are soaking wet when they take them off. If I had something that thick compressed to my leg I would sweat like a beast too! I think they are Curves brand sold through Avon. They have a big belt that wraps around your waist too!

[kjake55]

Speaking of sweating off the fat, a friend sent me this article last week:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fa...ures.html?_r=1

I'll admit I myself am going to start doing hot yoga just b/c I am finding that using the sauna at the gym *really* helps loosen me up and I think regularly doing heated yoga will help with my tightness, but the fact that people are pushing for cardio classes in 100+ degree rooms because they think sweating more = getting in better shape is just a head-->desk moment.

I love saunas. My gym doesn't have one but once in a while we go on vacation to this one resort and they have them (I'll be there for Easter, can't wait for that!! ) I tried yoga once but I'm way more bull than China shop and I just wasn't garcefull enoiugh to move from one pose to another so I didn't finish the class. There is this one town by me that does naked yoga! YUUUUK!!!! Sorry, there are just some things in this world that I **NEVER** need to see.

2 of the girls I work with have bought the long shorts to wear under their gym clothes because they think it makes them lose weight faster. They said they are soaking wet when they take them off. If I had something that thick compressed to my leg I would sweat like a beast too! I think they are Curves brand sold through Avon. They have a big belt that wraps around your waist too!

I guess it's all good til you hit the water fountain and suddenly put all that "lost" weight back on!

[danap3681]

I guess it's all good til you hit the water fountain and suddenly put all that "lost" weight back on!

Other downfall is you can "hear" them walking when they have them on even under a pair of gym pants. It sounds like someone zipping a zipper-up and down-up and down!

[kjake55]

Other downfall is you can "hear" them walking when they have them on even under a pair of gym pants. It sounds like someone zipping a zipper-up and down-up and down!

Better than the sound of thighs rubbing together I guess...wait...did i say that out loud!?!

Hey danap, wtf is going on in training/legpress-squat thread?????? that is one rough convo takin place in there!

[danap3681]

Better than the sound of thighs rubbing together I guess...wait...did i say that out loud!?!

Hey danap, wtf is going on in training/legpress-squat thread?????? that is one rough convo takin place in there!

Apparently someone went off their meds or something. It got way out of hand and it was not good and when everyone attempted to get back on topic all hell broke loose. I got a neg for it because I was found to have posted a bitchy reply to said individual. This morning he/she/it was green then after calling most everyone in their a not so nice name, she/he/it was in the red!

Like I always say... can't fix STEWPIT!

[KPainter70]

There is this one town by me that does naked yoga!

I guess the biggest benefit of that class is what...appetite suppressant?

[Miranda]

There is this one town by me that does naked yoga!

I guess the biggest benefit of that class is what...

the downward dog

[kjake55]

Apparently someone went off their meds or something. It got way out of hand and it was not good and when everyone attempted to get back on topic all hell broke loose. I got a neg for it because I was found to have posted a bitchy reply to said individual. This morning he/she/it was green then after calling most everyone in their a not so nice name, she/he/it was in the red!

Like I always say... can't fix STEWPIT!

I tried to counter balance by greenin ya but I have to spread more love b4 I can get back to you...you're on deck though!

I guess the biggest benefit of that class is what...appetite suppressant?

I'll bet even money that it works better than most of the sh!t they sell in stores! Oxyelitepro lookout - we have a new "product" on the market that is guarenteed to work or your money back!!!!!

[kjake55]

the downward dog

Now that's just wrong on so many levels. LOL!

[danap3681]

I tried to counter balance by greenin ya but I have to spread more love b4 I can get back to you...you're on deck though!

No worries! It was just my first ever neg. Haha!

**and not sure how I missed the naked yoga comment- I think I may have vomited a little!

[Artistry]

the downward dog

...and just like that, my cut has been saved from the presence of shortbread cookies. Not hungry now. =S

[andrerox80]

I've heard the NASM cert is a good one to have.

i'vw heard it's kind of the gold standard and accepted anywhere. it's the cert my gym tries to get its trainers to have. maybe they forgot what they read or couldn't apply it or...???

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/29/fa...ures.html?_r=1

i posted that on my fb since i couldn't handle a blog, my fb is 1/2 my sh*t and 1/2 nutrition or fitness articles.

Hey danap, wtf is going on in training/legpress-squat thread?????? that is one rough convo takin place in there!

looks like i'm missing yet another good one. will have to check it out.

Like I always say... can't fix STEWPIT!

just like you can't argue w/ it (you don't want to know where i heard that quote! sentiment is true, though)

[Michelle_Rose]

Dear journal,

I would like to bulk on my upper body and cut on my lower body. Please help.

Btw : I eat clean !

[Artistry]

Dear journal,

I would like to bulk on my upper body and cut on my lower body. Please help.

Btw : I eat clean !

/Facepalm. Every time I see "I eat clean," I picture a raccoon washing its food. So many raccoons...

[danap3681]

/Facepalm. Every time I see "I eat clean," I picture a raccoon washing its food. So many raccoons...

LOL! I love when they pick up these terms and use them and have no clue what they mean. Better than saying "I eat dirty" though.

[DaniGrrl]

Oh, yeah, my friend with the Shakeology cleanse just posted on ******** how 300 calories from a dirty slice of pizza will not look the same on your body as 300 calories from brown rice, chicken and vegetables. Oh, yeah? I'm eating chocolate chips, sushsi with white rice(the horror!!!!!), and various other things - never looked better.

She can keep eating her 1500 calories a day and her stupid Shakeology. Whatever. I was going to comment but I'm just tired of wasting my time with her. LOL

[danap3681]

Oh, yeah, my friend with the Shakeology cleanse just posted on ******** how 300 calories from a dirty slice of pizza will not look the same on your body as 300 calories from brown rice, chicken and vegetables. Oh, yeah? I'm eating chocolate chips, sushsi with white rice(the horror!!!!!), and various other things - never looked better.

She can keep eating her 1500 calories a day and her stupid Shakeology. Whatever. I was going to comment but I'm just tired of wasting my time with her. LOL

I have learned preaching to people who don't want to hear it is useless! Dirty pizza? LOL! I had one friend who would starve herself during the day and drink her "allowed" calories in beer that evening. Liquid diet at it's best ya think??? I didn't even know how to respond to that one

[DaniGrrl]

I have learned preaching to people who don't want to hear it is useless! Dirty pizza? LOL! I had one friend who would starve herself during the day and drink her "allowed" calories in beer that evening. Liquid diet at it's best ya think??? I didn't even know how to respond to that one

Oh, geez. I feel like telling her I ate an entire 10-inch dirty pizza myself AND had ice cream cake on my son's birthday. And maintained my weight that week which was freaking frustrating since I'm bulking. LOL

[andrerox80]

Dear journal,

I would like to bulk on my upper body and cut on my lower body. Please help.

Btw : I eat clean !

love it. more and more common nowadays, for some reason.

haven't seen this one in a while, but we used to get it a lot. when people ask for tips on getting motivated. note: that's different than needing help after falling off the wagon for personal reasons or just being in a slump (maybe b/c you've plateaued or whatever) or something and wondering where to start again. finding support and getting re-motivated. but "tips" for motivation? it's a choice. you either want it or you don't, and it's fine if you don't or if other things take priority.

Oh, yeah, my friend with the Shakeology cleanse just posted on ******** how 300 calories from a dirty slice of pizza will not look the same on your body as 300 calories from brown rice, chicken and vegetables. Oh, yeah? I'm eating chocolate chips, sushsi with white rice(the horror!!!!!), and various other things - never looked better.

She can keep eating her 1500 calories a day and her stupid Shakeology. Whatever. I was going to comment but I'm just tired of wasting my time with her. LOL

does she know what you eat/what your diet is like? what does she say abt it? cuz obviously you look killer, so how does she explain that w/ you eating some "dirty" food? i dare you to post research disproving her/proving your point on her fb!

[Michelle_Rose]

my definition of clean eating : 5 meals/day. snacks are 5 pounds of raw almonds

another of my favourite :

help ! my gf is too retarded to ask questions herself, so im doing it for her. she absolutely hates weight lifting but i know what is the best for her and she doesn't listen to me. what can i do to force her to do what i want ?

[DaniGrrl]

does she know what you eat/what your diet is like? what does she say abt it? cuz obviously you look killer, so how does she explain that w/ you eating some "dirty" food? i dare you to post research disproving her/proving your point on her fb!

You're right - I should do that! My food diary is public on MyFitnessPal. When I talked to her about her 1300 calories one day and told her she needs to eat more, I did mention that she should look at my diary. Whether she has or not, I don't know. But I'm sure if she did look at it, she'd say something about how I'm bulking and she's trying to lose, and also about how she KNOWS she can't eat sugar or too many carbs because she blimps up and gains a ton of weight because she's "carb senstive." We all know it's probably just water from extra carbs when she does happen to eat more carbs one day, and not fat.

She just posted some other BS about some other 21-day cleanse she's going to do. I skimmed over it - I just can't take it anymore LOL What I saw briefly was that you will eat on this cleanse, but only specific foods to clean your body out of toxins. Massive facepalming LOL

[KPainter70]

Mmm...dirty pizza...

[DaniGrrl]

Oh, man. She just keeps getting better and better LOL. Now she's talking minimal fruit.

I can't wait to post about the red velvet cupcakes I'm going to eat later. LOL

[andrerox80]

help ! my gf is too retarded to ask questions herself, so im doing it for her. she absolutely hates weight lifting but i know what is the best for her and she doesn't listen to me. what can i do to force her to do what i want ?

or, my gf is trying to lose a little bit of weight. she's 5'5", 92 lbs. how many cals should she eat?

You're right - I should do that! My food diary is public on MyFitnessPal. When I talked to her about her 1300 calories one day and told her she needs to eat more, I did mention that she should look at my diary. Whether she has or not, I don't know. But I'm sure if she did look at it, she'd say something about how I'm bulking and she's trying to lose, and also about how she KNOWS she can't eat sugar or too many carbs because she blimps up and gains a ton of weight because she's "carb senstive." We all know it's probably just water from extra carbs when she does happen to eat more carbs one day, and not fat.

She just posted some other BS about some other 21-day cleanse she's going to do. I skimmed over it - I just can't take it anymore LOL What I saw briefly was that you will eat on this cleanse, but only specific foods to clean your body out of toxins. Massive facepalming LOL

sounds like she's bull****ting herself or others into thinking she's doing "good" and cleansing herself of toxins when really it's yet another weight loss strategy. i told you the fm at my gym does juice cleanses, right? one of the trainers (the issa one!) is so up her ass that he did the mo long one w/ her. most of hers now are 4 days. lame nonetheless.

Oh, man. She just keeps getting better and better LOL. Now she's talking minimal fruit.

I can't wait to post about the red velvet cupcakes I'm going to eat later. LOL

is her profile public?? if so, pm me her name. i so wanna get in on this. not comment, obviously, but just want to fb stalk and add some much needed entertainment to my day. i have misinformed friends - like the one who swears by paleo to lose weight - but none who make posts abt this stuff.

[BlowFarAway]

I came across this gem and this thread immediately came to mind haha. Enjoy!

[danap3681]

I came across this gem and this thread immediately came to mind haha. Enjoy!

Best quote of the entire ad..."You Will Be Able to Systematically and Predictably Drop Body Fat on Demand"...

LOL !

[AprilShowers13]

I came across this gem and this thread immediately came to mind haha. Enjoy!

I was surprised that it was written by a man.