any of y'all into working out?

[V]

Oh, and when I say I diet, all I really did was stop eating anything after supper, and I started drinking my coffee black, instead of with 3 sugars. And I tried to get more protein in my diet. Nothing other than that.

[AcGold]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

None of this sounds like it has any basis in science whatsoever.

Your body cleans itself out, that's why you have organs.

It's a pretty fundamental science and has been used in cooking for thousands of years.


"Digestive enzymes are enzymes that break down polymeric macromolecules into their smaller building blocks to facilitate their absorption by the body."

Source: Boundless. “Digestive Processes of the Small Intestine.” Boundless Anatomy and Physiology. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 06 Apr. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physiology...ine-1096-5210/

read these

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbiota

[blankall]

Originally Posted by AcGold

You are correct, the lettuce doesn't contain the bacterial culture. It contains the enzymes that drastically aid in maintaining a healthy gut.

The bacteria you want is in such things as saukraut, kimchi, miso, fermented vegetables. Probiotics. You can just buy them in pills but fermented foods are where the bacteria you want comes from.

It's not really a cleanse, it's more of a chemical balance. The lemons and limes help to alkalize the blood properly and the entire endocrine system starts to come back into proper functioning.

How much the weight loss is attributable to an intestinal "cleanse" or an overall metabolic improvement I don't know but it worked and that's all I can say.

Lettuce enzymes? What enzymes specifically are you referring to?

[blankall]

Originally Posted by AcGold

It's a pretty fundamental science and has been used in cooking for thousands of years.


"Digestive enzymes are enzymes that break down polymeric macromolecules into their smaller building blocks to facilitate their absorption by the body."

Source: Boundless. “Digestive Processes of the Small Intestine.” Boundless Anatomy and Physiology. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 06 Apr. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/physiology...ine-1096-5210/

read these

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_flora

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbiota

The question is what enzymes and flora are in lettuce that your body doesn't already have.

[AcGold]

lactate dehydrogenase and glycolate oxidase

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by AcGold

lactate dehydrogenase and glycolate oxidase

Can you post a picture of them, currently in your fridge?

[AcGold]

you first

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by AcGold

you first

such a tease

[taco.vidal]

Originally Posted by heep223

Yeah I hear you, and that's fine.


The general consensus is that my hips were so tight (and my back was weak) and combined with my flat feet it made it really difficult to maintain my lumbar angle without falling backwards. I couldn't even sit in a squat without falling backwards or putting my weight on my toes.

After about 18 months of doing a hip flexibility program combined with putting an arch on my foot with good shoes, I'm finally breaking through. feelsgoodman.gif. Also - I stopped going for longer runs altogether (ie. 8km+). Made everything worse.

Not picking on you in particular as many people say "my hips are tight" without really knowing what they are saying. The hip is a joint. The joint itself is not tight. Its the muscles and fascia in the area that are tight. Its an important distinction because many people dont understand the basic anatomy of their own body and dont understand what is not functioning properly or what the cause of it is and how to solve it.

[Weitz]

I posed the question because my current work out regime goes like this:

- back
- Legs
- Chest
- Shoulders/Core


Not specific days as workout and day depends on when I play sports in the week. 4 days a week Monday to Friday. I go to the gym at lunch time then after work I will go for a run between 3 and 5 km's at least 3 of those 4 days a week.

[Kybosh]

I love when people talk about "alkalizing the blood properly". If your blood is too acidic, it's typically a very serious condition implying basically kidney failure. If for some reason your blood pH is out of the acceptable range, you need medical attention and the treatments do not include juicing.

I think I've written about this before, but the body displays many different pHs depending on the solution being measured. As a whole though, the body is essentially a buffer system which means that it can chemically accommodate wide varieties of acids and bases without significant shifts in the various pHs. A change in pH beyond the acceptable range, is an extremely serious medical condition. I'm not going to go into the chemistry of a buffer but this simple explanation is still applicable to the body:

http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Core/Phy..._Bases/Buffers

[heep223]

Originally Posted by taco.vidal

Not picking on you in particular as many people say "my hips are tight" without really knowing what they are saying. The hip is a joint. The joint itself is not tight. Its the muscles and fascia in the area that are tight. Its an important distinction because many people dont understand the basic anatomy of their own body and dont understand what is not functioning properly or what the cause of it is and how to solve it.

I am aware that hips are joints. I guess it's just easier to say "my hips are tight" than "the muscles and fascia in my hip areas are tight".

[nik-]

I don't know how people can work out on lunch breaks. I sweat like a pig when I work out.

By the time you get there, change, and then shower after and change to head back to work, how can you fit in a workout?!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by nik-

I don't know how people can work out on lunch breaks. I sweat like a pig when I work out.

By the time you get there, change, and then shower after and change to head back to work, how can you fit in a workout?!

It depends on what you are doing and how much you perspire as not everyone is the same. If I'm just doing shoulders or arms I'm not going to sweat out a whole lot in an hour. I don't shower after as I have a phobia for public washrooms and showers and use them only if I haven't showered in a day.

[heep223]

Originally Posted by nik-

I don't know how people can work out on lunch breaks. I sweat like a pig when I work out.

By the time you get there, change, and then shower after and change to head back to work, how can you fit in a workout?!

I take 1.5 hrs to work out at lunch. Make up for it on either end, at nights, weekends etc. People understand you want to take care of your body and if your employer doesn't provide that flexibility well then that sucks.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by nik-

I don't know how people can work out on lunch breaks. I sweat like a pig when I work out.

By the time you get there, change, and then shower after and change to head back to work, how can you fit in a workout?!

As Heep said.

- 3 mins to walk there
- 5 mins to change
- 60 - 75 minute work out
- 10 mins to shower and change
- 3 mins to walk back to work

About an 1:30 to 1:45 lunch. Into the office 30 mins early in the morning. Not that anyone in my office would care..

I also got at 11:00 am to beat the lunch rush.

[GreenLantern]

I just go in the morning before work, best time of the day. My wife works 10s with a big commute so were up around 5:15 every morning, I'm at the gym by 5:45-6 and at work by 7:45-8. Works out perfect.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Kybosh

I love when people talk about "alkalizing the blood properly". If your blood is too acidic, it's typically a very serious condition implying basically kidney failure. If for some reason your blood pH is out of the acceptable range, you need medical attention and the treatments do not include juicing.

Naw...just drink some lemon juice. It'll clear that right up. The things you eat go directly into your blood stream...that's the way digestion works right?

[nik-]

pseudoscience worked for Steve Jobs, why not everyone!?

[burnin_vernon]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern

I just go in the morning before work, best time of the day. My wife works 10s with a big commute so were up around 5:15 every morning, I'm at the gym by 5:45-6 and at work by 7:45-8. Works out perfect.

I just switched to this schedule last August after a lifetime of afternoon/evening weekends and it's been the best gym change I've ever made. I can put so much more energy into my workouts this way.