I was feeling anxious and annoyed last week studying for finals, so like any rational being I took a quick break to aim my negativity at people who probably don’t deserve it. There were thoughts of submitting this to the school paper, but it has run its last issue already; and someone else suggested printing handbills, but that’s too much effort. So alas my arrogance and snideness will be resigned to that forum where all such thoughts are relegated: the internet.
Healthy Tough Love: An Arrogant 3L Farewell
Hi there, some of you may know me as the asshole in the gym seen at various times dropping shit, grunting, and/or collapsed on the ground in my own vomit. I’ve been told from time to time that my behavior is “disruptive” to other people trying to exercise. Sorry if my intensity throws off your rhythm on the elliptical and makes it tough to focus on the latest gossip in People magazine, but to be honest I don’t really give a shit.
I’ll speak plainly because that’s what I do best. I’ve spent three years mostly keeping my thoughts to myself as I’ve watched so-called “trainers” teach worthless exercises and girls avoid the nut mixes in the cafeteria because they have “too much fat,” and then loading up on pretzels. Let me also be clear: I don’t blame you. I blame Read more…
furry, May 12th 2010 |
Tags: arrogant, exercise, nutrition, rant, Training
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Ice and mixed climbing guru, and all around badass, Will Gadd has been toying with Crossfit as a general training tool for the last year, mostly as a tool to prepare for his recent Endless Ascent at the Ouray Ice Festival (187 pitches of WI4+ in 24 hours, say whaaaaa). If you’re a nerd with too much free time like myself interested in analyzing training modalities etc. then you should check out his recent posts about Crossfit and his experience at a Crossfit Level I Cert.
Since I’ve been playing with the Crossfit game for a few years as a training tool I shot Will a reply email with some of my own thoughts, and we had a nice little back and forth about the whole deal. For posterity’s sake, I figured I would post the relevant portions here.
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furry, April 14th 2010 |
Tags: crossfit, endurance, nutrition, Training, will gadd
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No, not the movie, although Jason Statham and his British, gritty, popcorn action flicks are fantastic. I’m talking about Crank Forearm Fuel, the stuff pedaled by Redpoint Nutrition which they guarantee will make you “Climb harder and longer.” After I made fun of Crank a few months ago on this very blog, they offered to send me a month’s supply in exchange for my opinion after using it. So here goes…
I’m very wary of supplements, the only non-food items I ingest in my diet are fish oil, glucosamine-chondroitin, and the occasional whey protein. Other than that I think the vast majority of things you pick up at your local GNC are a waste of money and a poor alternative to a real, natural food source. Feel good about your 36 vitamin and mineral daily supplement? Then you might find it sobering to learn that a single apple contains innumerable vitamins and minerals, the vast number of which the supplement industry has yet to identify and isolate.
My first order of business was to make sure the little bucket of powder wouldn’t give me kidney stones or make me vomit up blood. I shot off a few emails Read more…
furry, November 11th 2009 |
Tags: crank, nutrition, redpoint, supplements, Training
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