the fatninja

So running 45mins 3 times a week can make mice live healthier and longer. I wonder what this means for us fat lazy apes.

Just picked up this drink today and I must say its pretty good. It’s called alo exposed from http://www.alodrink.com

It’s been very hard to train lately but that’s my fault , as it’s not my first priority.

i’ve done jits only once a week for the last 6-8weeks. i haven’t hit the weights in almost 2months again, but becasue of my trusty myfitnesspal andriod app , which  i’ve continued to religiously use to watch my calorie intake and guess what i am now 199lbs.

Which means i hit my first goal 1 set- up back 1 year ago which was getting down to 200lbs.

To celebrate here is a 20% off coupon code = thefatninja200 that can be used at www.gorillagear.ca till the end of the week.

my next few body weight goals are;

• 190lbs
• hitting 36″ waist
• hitting 34″ waist
• hitting 18% body fat
• hitting 14% body fat

I was just watching a you tube video on the recent mr.olympia final and i couldn’t believe the size of these guys, when i was a kid between 8-10 years old i was a huge Arnold fan, and wanted to be just like him when i grew up.  Now i look at these monsters and i’m like what the hell is the point it doesn’t even look good anymore, they just look like blown up freaks. They are just so massive they are in reality useless, like a 800lbs fat man. Sure they have huge muscles, but these guys aren’t even close to being considered athletic. it’s just sick. Any ways i just wanted to show you how the top male body builders have changed over the years.

Steve  Reeves – won a few titles in the late 40s and early 50s

Height = 6′ 1″ (186cm)

Weight = 216lbs (98kg)

Neck  = 18.5″ (46cm)

Chest = 54″ (132cm)

Waist = 30″ (73.6cm)

Arms =18.5″ (46cm)

Forearms = 15″ (37.5cm)

Thighs = 27″ (66cm)

Calves = 18.5″ (46cm)

Arnold wins a bunch of titles in the early 70s to and again in 1980

Height = 6′ 2″ (188cm)

Weight = 235lbs (106.5kg)

Neck  = 18.5″ (46cm)

Chest = 57″ (145cm)

Waist = 33″ (82cm)

Arms =22″ (56cm)

Thighs = 28.5″ (72cm)

Calves =20″ (51cm)

Ronnie Coleman wins a bunch of titles in the late 90s  and in the early 2000s.

Height = 5’11″

Weight = 296lbs

Chest = 58″

Waist = 36″

Arms =24″

Thighs = 36″

Calves =22″

SO how do you match up to these monsters of their day

Only training twice a week right now in jits that is. However I’m hitting the weights at a steady 3 times a week. So all is good

I tried the calorie counting thing in the past and i could never go longer then 2-3 meals before giving up on keeping track on what i was eating. Since i got myfitnesspal app for my andriod phone i’ve gone over 2 weeks now without missing a beat. it’s to easy to keep track of your calories. So far i’ve been able to track 90% of my meals perfectly with the other 10% i just have to get creative and pick the meal that most closely matches up with what i ate. The data provided is based on product nutrition labels which kinda sucks as i wished it would keep track of all my vitamin and mineral consumption as well, but the app is free so i can’t really bitch about it.

things i’ve learnt from this app;

• look up food with app before selecting your meals, a few times i placed an order just to sit down and be shocked by how many calories or saturated fat i was about to eat.
• I naturally eat 2-3 times my recommended sugar
• Meeting my daily fiber needs is not easy
• Meeting my daily potassium needs is not easily down
• I naturally meet and exceed my protein needs on a daily basis without even thinking about it
• I easily blast past the RDI for sodium like it was nothing.
• Blasting past the saturated fat can easily be done daily.

Well Im playing with something new and I’m not sure what I think about it yet. However it is pretty intense.  I’ve changed my strength training routine to incorperate a heart rate monitor. All I do is try to stay in my target heart rate zone while hitting the weights. I do my reps for a set and only rest till my heart rate gets to a certain level. So far the rest intervals have been pretty short maybe only 8 to15seconds tops. While the sets themself have gone to failure and have been full 100% effort the weight keeps dropping with each sets. I just did dumbell presses today and by this evening I’ve never been so sore. We will see how it goes before I judge it.

Goals Must be S.M.A.R.T!

A powerful way of creating goals is to make them S.M.A.R.T. goals. What is a S.M.A.R.T. goal you ask? Well S.M.A.R.T. goals must have the following .

• S - Specific (does it clearly state what you want to achieve)
• M - Measurable (Will you know when you have achieve it)
• A – Attainable (is this goal actually achievable or would stars need to be aligned)
•  R - Relevant (does this goal reflect your values)
• T – Time Specific (When do you want to achieve this goal?)

I was just looking into how much sleep you need and it seems that this subject is still heavily debated, but it seems that for adults we need anywhere from 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep. if your only getting 5.5 to 6 you may be be seriously accumulated sleep dept that you can’t pay back. Over the years if you deprive yourself of too much sleep (1-2hrs a night) then it may lead to obesity and chronic heart disease. Some people can get away with only 6hrs sleep without depriving their bodies but that is because of their genetic makeup and based on current research only 3% of the human population have this gene that allows them to function perfectly and not accumulate sleep debt on 2-3hrs less sleep a night.

What happens if we get enough sleep and can find the time to catch up on that sleep with daytime naps, going to bed early, and or sleeping in on weekends? You will start to have the following symptoms;

GOt to sit down and create some goals this time i’ll make 5year goals and work my way back from there.