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04-26-2013, 05:16 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Assistance work for Wendler 5/3/1 in Primal Blueprint Fitness

As it turns out, getting 100 body weight chins total for the week as recommended by the 5/3/1 book is going to be more difficult than I thought. ...

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04-26-2013, 04:29 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Am I eating too little? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I don't appreciate the zealotry of your response. You're defending this lifestyle like a religion. You even have the typical arrogance of a...

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04-25-2013, 02:48 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Assistance work for Wendler 5/3/1 in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I know you said it wasn't essential, but what is you're reasoning on swapping some of those? Rows and dips for instance: I figured after the bench...

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04-24-2013, 07:22 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Assistance work for Wendler 5/3/1 in Primal Blueprint Fitness

A couple of "developments" have happened before I saw you're very well thought out post. First, I read somewhere that just because I'm following...

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04-23-2013, 01:28 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Am I eating too little? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

As I understand, protein is more satiating than fat. So how could that be the issue? Besides, my carbs are so low on rest days that even with all...

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04-22-2013, 05:30 PM

atmetal started a thread Am I eating too little? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Okay, I have binged on all the bad foods that we're not supposed to eat a few times over the last couple of weeks. I don't know if my calorie...

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04-22-2013, 02:41 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Assistance work for Wendler 5/3/1 in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I eat high carb every workout day to keep leptin levels high, which helps with fat loss. Granted, I've read that only really lean people looking to...

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04-20-2013, 11:55 AM

atmetal started a thread Assistance work for Wendler 5/3/1 in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I'm going to try out the 5/3/1 program because it looks like it will be good while eating at a calorie deficit because of the slowness in which...

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04-16-2013, 07:24 PM

atmetal started a thread Is my routine good for my goals? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Unless someone requests it, I'm not going to describe every detail of my routine. For now, I'll generalize. My goal for a while has been fat loss....

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04-07-2013, 05:29 PM

atmetal started a thread Any good reason (for me) to lift in the hypertrophy range? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I've always been keen on strength based training, following StrongLifts 5x5 for a while, and when not doing StrongLifts, I still enjoy low rep, heavy...

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02-19-2013, 07:28 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Starting weight for kettlebell (HIIT) in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I am well versed in StrongLifts. Progressed fairly far. Then I herniated a disc. Didn't realize it was herniated so I continued to work those...

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02-19-2013, 02:44 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Starting weight for kettlebell (HIIT) in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I understand where you all are coming from. I may have implied that I would do kettlebell HIIT everyday. I meant just a HIIT workout of some sort...

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02-17-2013, 03:12 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Starting weight for kettlebell (HIIT) in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I really wanted to believe this. I used to sprint only once a week, walk on all the other days and strength train 3 days a week. I ate at an...

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02-17-2013, 10:03 AM

atmetal started a thread Starting weight for kettlebell (HIIT) in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Due to a recent desire to perform HIIT workouts as often as twice a day to keep my endomorphic metabolism going, I got interested in the kettlebell. ...

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02-03-2013, 09:36 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Sprinting doesn't seem too taxing to me. Though I think I have pretty powerful legs (actually a trait of endomorphs according to some of my...

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02-02-2013, 04:38 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Just to clear up potential confusion: Is HIIT the same as the sprint workouts Mark puts out. Where one sprints for about 50-100m, then rests a...

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02-02-2013, 07:53 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Heatseeker, another thing... When you discovered that HIIT was the key, how often were you doing them. I realize that HIIT workouts cause an...

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02-01-2013, 02:26 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I wasn't saying I don't have the time during the week. I definitely have time for a 15 minute workout everyday. What I was asking is if I could get...

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01-31-2013, 06:44 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Unfortunately, all your advice seems to jive with what I read. More HIIT. Exactly what I don't like. But if it is what's necessary, than so be it....

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01-30-2013, 07:13 PM

atmetal started a thread Training for an endomorph in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I have come to the conclusion that I am mostly endomorphic. I haven't made this conclusion lightly. In fact, I used to believe that body types were...

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01-21-2013, 10:11 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Does walking directly improve fitness? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

But I already do all that. I strength train 5 times week and sprint one, sometimes twice a week. I have recently taken to long periods of stretching...

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01-20-2013, 04:03 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Does walking directly improve fitness? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I guess there's one last thing I need to know. So far, my schedule has been so busy during the weekdays that I have to make walking a scheduled part...

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01-20-2013, 08:04 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Does walking directly improve fitness? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I'd still like to know if I would see any difference between keeping my heart rate at 75% vs 55%. But I like the suggestion of adding weight. I'll...

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01-19-2013, 03:07 PM

atmetal started a thread Does walking directly improve fitness? in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Having read an article on MDA about all the benefits of walking or other low-level aerobic activity, I noticed there wasn't a mention of anything...

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01-13-2013, 10:37 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Convict Conditioning questions in Primal Blueprint Fitness

jfreaksho, That was extremely informative. Thank you Though it looks like I should be safe and add in some high-rep endurance work once in a...

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01-12-2013, 07:49 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Convict Conditioning questions in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I appreciate the tip. I found it and gave it a quick read. Very helpful and I'm sure I'll reference it again. Unfortunately, it managed only to...

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01-12-2013, 02:53 PM

atmetal started a thread Convict Conditioning questions in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I recently decided to give up weight lifting for a while due to a back injury. For a while, I was doing what I can, but I was just informed of...

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01-12-2013, 08:31 AM

atmetal replied to a thread Request analysis of my routine in Primal Blueprint Fitness

I can' t stop everything because I'm in the Navy. I've already been medically waived from one PFA. Getting waived from the next one medically...

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01-09-2013, 06:07 PM

atmetal replied to a thread Request analysis of my routine in Primal Blueprint Fitness

You must have missed the point where I said 75% of max, which is the top end number Mark Sisson provides (55-75% of max at a minimum of 3 hours a...

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01-08-2013, 07:19 PM

atmetal started a thread Request analysis of my routine in Primal Blueprint Fitness

A few weeks ago, I injured my back...I believe a herniated disc. I was big on weight lifting, even though my numbers never got a chance to reach...

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