Journey, Not A Destination

Plyo Pullups are surprisingly pretty simple if you have a baseline of strength. Of course not for women, they're not. But most guys who can rep out pullups can do plyo pullups.

Of course Gordy didn't film when I was doing two finger pullups. But I'm not a hot dog! :)
 
There's not much need for them outside the realm of sports where you're looking for explosive/speed strength.

I've actually never done them in a structured program... not to say there's no benefit.
 
Curvie Girlie said:
:rotflmao: MAL!

Steve, what happened to your ankle? I missed that...
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I didn't post it b/c I've been trying to forget about it. About a week ago I stepped akwardly off of a wall I was standing on and didn't realize the surface I was landing on was uneven. (it was dark)

My ankle sort of popped and I didn't think much of it. It hurt for a split second and went away.

A few days back my training partner asked, "Why are you limping?"

I didn't even realize I was.

The next day it start hurting a bit.

On Sunday, it got pretty swollen and had a bunch of broken blood vessels around it. I never bruise so I definitely banged something up in there. If things don't improve by the end of the week... I'll have to be more proactive with it.
 
Damn, dood, sound like you're trying to ignore it away! Sorry about that, but yeah--no one likes to think "I stepped wrong and screwed myself up." Been there, done that, HATED IT :cuss:
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Damn, dood, sound like you're trying to ignore it away! Sorry about that, but yeah--no one likes to think "I stepped wrong and screwed myself up." Been there, done that, HATED IT :cuss:
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I mean I don't mind that it was my fault... I just don't like the idea of it being anything more than a mild sprain. So I'll pretend it doesn't exist for a few more days. :)
 
There are instances where metabolism seems to slow as an adaptive response to dieting for a prolonged period of time. Obviously metabolism slows as you lose weight, right?

But beyond that, restrictive eating, especially when you get nearer ideal weights, tends to shift things hormonally that lead to a slower than would be expected metabolism.

That's that whole leptin, thyroid, insulin, gherlin, etc thingamajig.

Does that answer your question?

I still have to reply to that thread, I know.
 
Steve said:
restrictive eating, especially when you get nearer ideal weights, tends to shift things hormonally that lead to a slower than would be expected metabolism.
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Yes, I understand that, I think "should my goal now be to get my RMR back up to around 1849? I believe the way to do this is to continue to bump my calories up until I get to my supposed maintenance @ this RMR (2866) park there for about two weeks or so then create the 500 deficit (2366) to continue with weight loss?" was what threw me for a loop--it seems complicated and I wasn't sure if things really work that way!
 
Well, the only true way to reverse the metabolic slowdown is to gain the weight back. Obviously that isn't the answer.

There are ways to 'reset' some of the metabolic adaptations but never do they go back to pre-weight loss levels. Refeeds, I'm not sure if you're familiar with them, is one tool to 'reverse' some of these adaptations.
 
Steve said:
Well, the only true way to reverse the metabolic slowdown is to gain the weight back. Obviously that isn't the answer.
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Yeah that was what was tripping me out, and what seemed like she was going to try to do! Or at least, lean towards that route, then pull back, is THAT a refeed?
 
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