Journey, Not A Destination
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Curvie Girlie
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Steve, I wish you the best of luck in packing!!!!
For some strange reason, I've got a really good feeling about this trip, Steve. I know you won't read this until you get back, but I'm really stoked for you and your crew
I wish you nothing but the best! GOOD LUCK!
Hey Steve,
first off, you look great! And it sounds like you have a lot of knowledge on this issue, so I'm going to ask you a question and hope that you'll want to answer.
What I wanna know is - I've done extensive research and talked to trainers and basically, what I now know is that endless, restless cardio is both ineffective and a huge waste of time. I also know how to eat right, which is due to my almost life long interest in nutrition and such. I've always been "fit", but last 2 years have been down-hill, got mono and what not, did nothing what so ever and eventually, got fat. Haha. So I'm 160lbs now (80 kg, the pounds were roughly calculated my by anti-math brain).
Anyway. Seeing as I am still "fat" - Should I actually do any cardio, or should I stay with the plan that I am now (that consists of very little cardio and mostly just lifting and resistance training)?
Basically what I am asking is, is cardio completely a waste of time for everybody, even those on the heavy side, or should you do cardio until you reach a more slimmer frame, and then do the resistance training? All this confuses me.
What I do is I run to warm up, then resistance training and floor exercises for like 1,5 hour. When I do get on the treadmill, it's only about 20 mins tops and it's always HIIT.
It's still awkward.. being the only girl in my gym lifting weights. Hehe
first off, you look great! And it sounds like you have a lot of knowledge on this issue, so I'm going to ask you a question and hope that you'll want to answer.
What I wanna know is - I've done extensive research and talked to trainers and basically, what I now know is that endless, restless cardio is both ineffective and a huge waste of time. I also know how to eat right, which is due to my almost life long interest in nutrition and such. I've always been "fit", but last 2 years have been down-hill, got mono and what not, did nothing what so ever and eventually, got fat. Haha. So I'm 160lbs now (80 kg, the pounds were roughly calculated my by anti-math brain).
Anyway. Seeing as I am still "fat" - Should I actually do any cardio, or should I stay with the plan that I am now (that consists of very little cardio and mostly just lifting and resistance training)?
Basically what I am asking is, is cardio completely a waste of time for everybody, even those on the heavy side, or should you do cardio until you reach a more slimmer frame, and then do the resistance training? All this confuses me.
What I do is I run to warm up, then resistance training and floor exercises for like 1,5 hour. When I do get on the treadmill, it's only about 20 mins tops and it's always HIIT.
It's still awkward.. being the only girl in my gym lifting weights. Hehe
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LowFatMilk
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We just got a cold front here after some very lovely spring weather. I'll be hiding under my blankets while you're doing that
Lots of pictures please.
Wind Chill Advisory in effect from noon today until noon tomorrow...
Weather: Light snow, drifting snow, fog
Temperature: -3°F
Wind: W 25 mph
Visibility: 125 feet
Relative Humidity: 100%
Station Pressue: 22.90" falling
Ground Conditions: 17" of snow/ice/rime w/ deeper drifts
A colder northwest flow will dominate the weather today behind an exiting cold front, permitting chillier air from the north to set up shop over the summits. The duo of storms responsible for the snow event spanning the last couple of days will continue to pull away during the day, leaving snow showers through this afternoon. An additional 1-3 inches of accumulation is possible by tonight atop the summits. Meanwhile, deepening high pressure over the southeastern US will interact with the departing low pressure systems, ramping up wind speeds during the afternoon and evening hours. Winds are expected to fall just shy of hurricane force sustained at their forecasted peak, although models currently disagree on the exact timing of that peak (tonight vs. early tomorrow morning). Amidst these strengthening winds will be temperatures hovering a few degrees below zero, resulting in wind chills that warrant caution. A wind chill advisory has been issued beginning noon today thanks in large part to accelerating winds. Despite the invasion of the drier air mass, moisture will remain sufficient enough to allow fog to keep its stranglehold on the summits through late tomorrow afternoon, at which point it may begin to thin out a bit. Blowing snow will be a big danger throughout the next 36 hours with the increase of the winds, as there is plenty of freshly fallen powder to be blown around. Near white-out conditions can be expected at times during the overnight hours. The next weather maker is already waiting in the wings for Sunday. At this time, it appears that another significant snowfall event is likely, but more details will come tomorrow.
Weather: Light snow, drifting snow, fog
Temperature: -3°F
Wind: W 25 mph
Visibility: 125 feet
Relative Humidity: 100%
Station Pressue: 22.90" falling
Ground Conditions: 17" of snow/ice/rime w/ deeper drifts
A colder northwest flow will dominate the weather today behind an exiting cold front, permitting chillier air from the north to set up shop over the summits. The duo of storms responsible for the snow event spanning the last couple of days will continue to pull away during the day, leaving snow showers through this afternoon. An additional 1-3 inches of accumulation is possible by tonight atop the summits. Meanwhile, deepening high pressure over the southeastern US will interact with the departing low pressure systems, ramping up wind speeds during the afternoon and evening hours. Winds are expected to fall just shy of hurricane force sustained at their forecasted peak, although models currently disagree on the exact timing of that peak (tonight vs. early tomorrow morning). Amidst these strengthening winds will be temperatures hovering a few degrees below zero, resulting in wind chills that warrant caution. A wind chill advisory has been issued beginning noon today thanks in large part to accelerating winds. Despite the invasion of the drier air mass, moisture will remain sufficient enough to allow fog to keep its stranglehold on the summits through late tomorrow afternoon, at which point it may begin to thin out a bit. Blowing snow will be a big danger throughout the next 36 hours with the increase of the winds, as there is plenty of freshly fallen powder to be blown around. Near white-out conditions can be expected at times during the overnight hours. The next weather maker is already waiting in the wings for Sunday. At this time, it appears that another significant snowfall event is likely, but more details will come tomorrow.
Curvie Girlie
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Update
Steve is probably exhausted and busy, but for those are you wondering about him, he and his gang are alive and well and back!
"Hey everyone.
Thanks so much for the well wishes.
We are back and I'll write a full update for the blog soon enough. Suffice is to say that the trip wasn't possible. We don't consider it a failure... what we did climb was damn hard and turning back was a growing experience. I feel much more mature as a climber.
I also had a chance to speak with some of the people working at the ranger check in when I went in to check out and he congratulated me on a successful trip and thanked me for knowing when something simply isn't right.
We climbed Madison which was hellish. The trail is very long and very steep and they had a ton of snow. Walking in snowshoes is hard enough, let alone 5000+ feet straight up.
We got off to a late start thanks to gear trouble and a speeding ticket... so we didn't make it up to the summit until near dark. At the top things were violent. Winds were 90 mph, snow was drifting like crazy. Real temps on my thermometer were -5. God only knows what the wind chills were.
Setting up a tent in that sort of wind simply sucks.
We were standing around for a long time trying to get things situated. My toes got real bad but thank goodness they 'came back to life' rather quickly once we were in our tents and bags.
Everyone was pretty gassed and we didn't get much sleep given the temps and winds. The next morning we were sent a weather update which included a huge blizzard. It ended up dumping 16-20 inches up there depending on where you were.
We concluded that it would be near impossible to press on. The next leg of the trip was the most dangerous since it's a huge span above tree line with little cover. Visibility would be near zero.
Rather than dying, we went down to fight another day. At times man is no match for mother nature.... and if you don't respect that idea, that sort of delusional foolishness will get you killed quick up in the Whites.
All in all it was a very fun trip. My conditioning didn't pay off as much as I had hoped but I was also working with a terrible pack situation where my chest support strap broke leaving me with all kinds of problems.
I didn't get much in the way of pics and vids; survival seemed more important at the time. I'll throw up what I have once I upload them from the cam."
I'm so glad for him!
Steve is probably exhausted and busy, but for those are you wondering about him, he and his gang are alive and well and back!
"Hey everyone.
Thanks so much for the well wishes.
We are back and I'll write a full update for the blog soon enough. Suffice is to say that the trip wasn't possible. We don't consider it a failure... what we did climb was damn hard and turning back was a growing experience. I feel much more mature as a climber.
I also had a chance to speak with some of the people working at the ranger check in when I went in to check out and he congratulated me on a successful trip and thanked me for knowing when something simply isn't right.
We climbed Madison which was hellish. The trail is very long and very steep and they had a ton of snow. Walking in snowshoes is hard enough, let alone 5000+ feet straight up.
We got off to a late start thanks to gear trouble and a speeding ticket... so we didn't make it up to the summit until near dark. At the top things were violent. Winds were 90 mph, snow was drifting like crazy. Real temps on my thermometer were -5. God only knows what the wind chills were.
Setting up a tent in that sort of wind simply sucks.
We were standing around for a long time trying to get things situated. My toes got real bad but thank goodness they 'came back to life' rather quickly once we were in our tents and bags.
Everyone was pretty gassed and we didn't get much sleep given the temps and winds. The next morning we were sent a weather update which included a huge blizzard. It ended up dumping 16-20 inches up there depending on where you were.
We concluded that it would be near impossible to press on. The next leg of the trip was the most dangerous since it's a huge span above tree line with little cover. Visibility would be near zero.
Rather than dying, we went down to fight another day. At times man is no match for mother nature.... and if you don't respect that idea, that sort of delusional foolishness will get you killed quick up in the Whites.
All in all it was a very fun trip. My conditioning didn't pay off as much as I had hoped but I was also working with a terrible pack situation where my chest support strap broke leaving me with all kinds of problems.
I didn't get much in the way of pics and vids; survival seemed more important at the time. I'll throw up what I have once I upload them from the cam."
I'm so glad for him!
Me too!
I'm very glad that Steve has the knowledge, experience and foresight to recognize a bad thing when he sees it
Not that I had any doubt in the first place.
That mountain is like a hell hole, though!!
I'm very glad that Steve has the knowledge, experience and foresight to recognize a bad thing when he sees it
Not that I had any doubt in the first place.
That mountain is like a hell hole, though!!
Cardio is not at all pointless.
Nothing is good/bad, either/or, right/wrong in fitness without context.
I firmly believe anyone should be doing some form of cardio at least a couple of times per week if they're interested in improving/maintaining health.
I take it you are female, right?
LowFatMilk
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Wooohoo!!! Welcome back.
That story explains the tracking map. I was looking and couldn't quite figure out what you were doing.
That story explains the tracking map. I was looking and couldn't quite figure out what you were doing.
hickgurltx
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Hi ya Steve.
Whelp, I've not seen a change yet with the experiment exercises.
LOL
I'm still going to do them though bc it makes me feel like they 'may' work..
HeeHee...
I hope your week is going great!
Stacy
LowFatMilk
New member
Good morning Steve!
I hope you have a nice day today!
Have you warmed up from the trip yet
I hope you have a nice day today!
Have you warmed up from the trip yet
LowFatMilk
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bethann1156
New member
Hi ya Steve! Welcome back and hope you are having a relaxing/fun/productive (choose one or all) weekend!
Thanks Beth, and backatcha!
This weekend has been very enjoyable which is great after a very stressful week. Friday I did some reading and research.
Saturday I split wood with my father all morning until it was time for me to watch my little nephew. I needed a little innocence in my life so it was a great time. We went hiking/exploring, rode the tractor all around the property (I would control the gas and he would steer), played lacrosse, build a big fire, put fishing waders on and walked all around the stream, on and on.
It was a blast. He loves coming here b/c he lives in a somewhat urban area. He's 3.
Today I'm up early to go pick up the wood my dad and I split and bring it to my house to stack. Then I'll most likely do some yard work with Krista and take it easy the rest of the night.
This weekend has been very enjoyable which is great after a very stressful week. Friday I did some reading and research.
Saturday I split wood with my father all morning until it was time for me to watch my little nephew. I needed a little innocence in my life so it was a great time. We went hiking/exploring, rode the tractor all around the property (I would control the gas and he would steer), played lacrosse, build a big fire, put fishing waders on and walked all around the stream, on and on.
It was a blast. He loves coming here b/c he lives in a somewhat urban area. He's 3.
Today I'm up early to go pick up the wood my dad and I split and bring it to my house to stack. Then I'll most likely do some yard work with Krista and take it easy the rest of the night.