Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

g'em

eroo wrote: »

Duly noted g'em. As I said in my last post, I have said my piece.

And when I say drop it that's exactly what I mean, your post has been deleted.

Hanley

g'em wrote: »

And when I say drop it that's exactly what I mean, your post has been deleted.

Just as well I resisted the temptation to reply so!! Look at me learning...


Hey guys, how do you like your eggs in the morning?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x-JVXkd8SQ

g'em

COH wrote: »

As a self made man who worships his creator I strongly disagree

DIY enthusiasts will alway think what they've made is best. Great effort though

dartstothesea

I wish my gym was having a Christmas party. And that I was friends with everyone there. All I've got is some work excuse for piss-up. Do not want.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

dartstothesea wrote: »

I wish my gym was having a Christmas party.

I'm having a Christmas party with the MMA club - I'm gonna try to convince everyone to have it in the actual club, so we can stick on the gloves and beat the crap out of each other, while steamed! What could possibly go wrong?

WHIP IT!

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

I'm having a Christmas party with the MMA club - I'm gonna try to convince everyone to have it in the actual club, so we can stick on the gloves and beat the crap out of each other, while steamed! What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing. Nothing at all could go wrong.

WHIP IT!

Anyone else watchin Commando?? Jaysis the Arnie fella is some man for killin lads...

Molly

Just had Buffalo for the first time. It's pretty nice, like beef but slightly nicer

Mellor

Yeah, tis pretty nice, to this day the nicest steak dinner i've had was a "fillet trio" in Paris.
3 100g fillets, beef, buffalo & ostrich, serves with the usual, choice of sauce etc




Has anyone ever had a dexa scan done?
Was thinking of getting bf% measure with calipers, i've contacted a few guys and they are trying to sell bigger services, basically, biosignature type advice to problem areas.
The dexa scan, alone with no analysis is cheaper?

Thoughts

Red Cortina

Mellor wrote: »

Has anyone ever had a dexa scan done?
Was thinking of getting bf% measure with calipers, i've contacted a few guys and they are trying to sell bigger services, basically, biosignature type advice to problem areas.
The dexa scan, alone with no analysis is cheaper?

Thoughts

I've never had a dexa scan done, I get my BF% measured on a continuous basis with the same person taking the measurements using a capilers.

Are you planning getting a once off measurement or will it be more continuous monitoring? Based on this article http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/problems-with-measuring-body-composition.html you are probably better off getting the dexa scan. Then you could 'calibrate' the reading yourself with another method such as by photos or taking your own skinfold measurements or getting one of those bio-impedence BF scales and monitor your status from then on.

Frogdog

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah, tis pretty nice, to this day the nicest steak dinner i've had was a "fillet trio" in Paris.
3 100g fillets, beef, buffalo & ostrich, serves with the usual, choice of sauce etc

Buffalo and ostrich are nice, but you can't beat warthog fillet. Seriously. It's a slighty darker colour than pork but is as tender as veal. And is absolutely savage! Had it a couple of times in Zimbabwe earlier this year.

token

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

I'm having a Christmas party with the MMA club - I'm gonna try to convince everyone to have it in the actual club, so we can stick on the gloves and beat the crap out of each other, while steamed! What could possibly go wrong?

CFI are having their christmas party at the gym. I can see it now drunken thrusters and kipping pullups to a cacophony of camera flashes right after of course popping that shirt off.

mloc

Mellor wrote: »

Yeah, tis pretty nice, to this day the nicest steak dinner i've had was a "fillet trio" in Paris.
3 100g fillets, beef, buffalo & ostrich, serves with the usual, choice of sauce etc




Has anyone ever had a dexa scan done?
Was thinking of getting bf% measure with calipers, i've contacted a few guys and they are trying to sell bigger services, basically, biosignature type advice to problem areas.
The dexa scan, alone with no analysis is cheaper?

Thoughts

I've had a DEXA scan done. It was delightfully free as I work in a facility that has one. We also have a BodPod, which I find more accurate. The DEXA is great for bone density, obviously enough.

d'Oracle

token wrote: »

CFI are having their christmas party at the gym. I can see it now drunken thrusters and kipping pullups to a cacophony of camera flashes right after of course popping that shirt off.

I can see this being a problem with the no bucket philosophy you guys have....

lastlaugh

I'm sure it must have been linked before all the same...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nppzGV1U8y8

Edwardius

token wrote: »

CFI are having their christmas party at the gym. I can see it now drunken thrusters and kipping pullups to a cacophony of camera flashes right after of course popping that shirt off.

Bagsy the whiteboard.

columok

Dead Ed wrote: »

Bagsy the whiteboard.

Threshold, fran, margheritas, overload, weider magazines, birthday party...

deadlybuzzman

Molly wrote: »

Just had Buffalo for the first time. It's pretty nice, like beef but slightly nicer

funny ya posted that today cos Im just after havin wild venison for the 1st time. something cool about eating meat that is completely uncontaminated, never eaten anything but what grew on the land in our area and wasnt butchered in some big industrial unit along with god knows what else.
....Plus its dang tasty!!

Remmy

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

funny ya posted that today cos Im just after havin wild venison for the 1st time. something cool about eating meat that is completely uncontaminated, never eaten anything but what grew on the land in our area and wasnt butchered in some big industrial unit along with god knows what else.
....Plus its dang tasty!!

I'd prefer Venison over any meat I've had so far.Its very lean though so you have to know how to cook it or its gonna dry out real sharpish.Its lovely with a red wine marinade.

Hanley

Everyone's going on about venison... gonna have to try it out.

deadlybuzzman

Remmy wrote: »

I'd prefer Venison over any meat I've had so far.Its very lean though so you have to know how to cook it or its gonna dry out real sharpish.Its lovely with a red wine marinade.

yeah couldnt get over the sheer lack of fat on it-I just seared it while covered, job done, I sliced some off n havin a go at jerky as we speak, hangin it infront of the fire....hope its ok, if not ill know in the morning!!

deadlybuzzman

Hanley wrote: »

Everyone's going on about venison... gonna have to try it out.

well if ya like steak ull def like it, what i had there was like when ya get a particularly strong tasting steak. Im very lucky though, I found out my cuz has taken up hunting and my familys land and surrounding area is infested with them and he just gives away any excess he has

Mellor

mloc wrote: »

I've had a DEXA scan done. It was delightfully free as I work in a facility that has one. We also have a BodPod, which I find more accurate. The DEXA is great for bone density, obviously enough.

Why do you find the bod pod more accurate? I thought dexa was direct measurement of density, where others (calipers, hydrostatic, maybe bod pod) assume density values.
What sort of difference are you talking between the two.

It's not that expensive for a dexa scan, they offer various packages where he give a complete explanation and run through various things for an hour afterwarsd, but I just what the scan. It's mostly just for me, so I know my own figure, then use pics and tape from here for a few months, then repeat maybe in 6 months

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

well if ya like steak ull def like it, what i had there was like when ya get a particularly strong tasting steak. Im very lucky though, I found out my cuz has taken up hunting and my familys land and surrounding area is infested with them and he just gives away any excess he has

I doubt he has a deer rifle if he just took up hunting, you'll prob have to wait a while for freebies.

Mellor

Frogdog wrote: »

Buffalo and ostrich are nice, but you can't beat warthog fillet. Seriously. It's a slighty darker colour than pork but is as tender as veal. And is absolutely savage! Had it a couple of times in Zimbabwe earlier this year.

hmm, never had boar, would love to try it.
I kinda have a running thing where I try out strange meats, (not all are strange, just not supermarket stuff)
on top of buffalo and ostrich, there's been rabbit and about 4 or 5 different game birds, venison, kangaroo and I passed on crocodile, looked awful

d'Oracle

Hanley wrote: »

Everyone's going on about venison... gonna have to try it out.

Yes.
Yes you are.

token

Dead Ed wrote: »

Bagsy the whiteboard.

A lecture on broad time and modal domains as it applies to drinking and getting smashed would go down well. With notable mention to the drinking of gin.

Frogdog

Mellor wrote: »

hmm, never had boar, would love to try it.
I kinda have a running thing where I try out strange meats, (not all are strange, just not supermarket stuff)
on top of buffalo and ostrich, there's been rabbit and about 4 or 5 different game birds, venison, kangaroo and I passed on crocodile, looked awful

Croc isn't too bad at all. It's got the texture of a fleshy, meaty type of white fish and would you believe it, tastes like chicken. Had a nice Croc burger up in Cairns earlier this year.

lastlaugh

Frogdog wrote: »

Croc isn't too bad at all. It's got the texture of a fleshy, meaty type of white fish and would you believe it, tastes like chicken. Had a nice Croc burger up in Cairns earlier this year.

Croc is good alright, yeah it does tastes like chicken.

Shark is nice too, kind of like cod, nice and meaty with no bones either.

Degsy

Mellor wrote: »

hmm, never had boar, would love to try it.
l

I was in Greece in September and wild boar is in season there for the religious festivals..they spit roast it or cook in a giant oven,..it is literally the finest food i've ever eaten.
Alll this talk of wild meat reminds me i must do a spot of shooting soon,see if i can get a pheasant or two!

g'em

I had a lot of camel stew in Africa, it was awesome. The best meat though was the goat that we bought, killed, skinned and roasted ourselves - it wasnt necessarily the best tasting meat, but it was fantastically satisfying to kill your own food and eat it Raging I didn't try boar, I've heard it's really good.

dartstothesea

lastlaugh wrote: »

Croc is good alright, yeah it does tastes like chicken.

Shark is nice too, kind of like cod, nice and meaty with no bones either.

My mate once ate some shark at a house party. He came home to our estate and called me up to insist I come outside to look and marvel at the stars in the night sky above. Then he rolled over in the grass he was lying on and threw up violently for a few minutes.
He may have drank too many pints of shark beer, though.

banshee_bones

g'em wrote: »

I had a lot of camel stew in Africa, it was awesome. The best meat though was the goat that we bought, killed, skinned and roasted ourselves - it wasnt necessarily the best tasting meat, but it was fantastically satisfying to kill your own food and eat it Raging I didn't try boar, I've heard it's really good.

When goat is cooked properly, it can be alright. Bad goat in Africa is just so so bad! I only ate rabbit for the first time ever when I was over there too

Remmy

g'em wrote: »

I had a lot of camel stew in Africa, it was awesome. The best meat though was the goat that we bought, killed, skinned and roasted ourselves - it wasnt necessarily the best tasting meat, but it was fantastically satisfying to kill your own food and eat it Raging I didn't try boar, I've heard it's really good.

Goat curry is very nice..but maybe thats because they end up putting in so much spices that you cant realise how crap the goat tastes:D

dartstothesea

I like how I actually don't have to feel uncomfortable about being a big meat eater on this forum. Definitely one thing it's got going above other circles I'd normally be in where every second person's a veg or vegan. Can't help thinking they're judging me, like

Hanley

dartstothesea wrote: »

I like how I actually don't have to feel uncomfortable about being a big meat eater on this forum. Definitely one thing it's got going above other circles I'd normally be in where every second person's a veg or vegan. Can't help thinking they're judging me, like

Find new friends.

Mellor

Frogdog wrote: »

Croc isn't too bad at all. It's got the texture of a fleshy, meaty type of white fish and would you believe it, tastes like chicken. Had a nice Croc burger up in Cairns earlier this year.

That's were I seen it too, the white colour put me off (seen it raw before, v.white). Must try it, cos the colour of ostrich was off puting too, not what you'd expect from a bird. Dark red

COH

Ostrich is tasty as hell, as is boar and gazelle. I cant remember what else I ate. 'Carnivore' restaurant in Nairobi is the greatest place on earth

Mellor

hmm, forgot to mention, my dinner tonight
BBQ kangaroo steak, broccolli and homemade cayanne guacamole
nyom nyom nyom

Frogdog

COH wrote: »

Ostrich is tasty as hell, as is boar and gazelle. I cant remember what else I ate. 'Carnivore' restaurant in Nairobi is the greatest place on earth

Haha I've heard about that place, it's awesome!

I went on a trip earlier this year around a few countries in Southern Africa and some guys that were on my trip had started in Kenya and been to that place. Apparently the waiters come around to your table with the different meats on swords that they slice off right in front of you. You have your own green flag on your table which shows that you want more meat and when you put up the red flag that's when they stop coming up to you.

The place where I tried warthog (among various type of antelope/gazelle, ostrich, buffalo, etc) was called "Boma, The House of Eating" just outside Victoria Falls.

Cool restaurant names, if nothing else! :pac:

COH

Frogdog wrote: »

Haha I've heard about that place, it's awesome!

I went on a trip earlier this year around a few countries in Southern Africa and some guys that were on my trip had started in Kenya and been to that place. Apparently the waiters come around to your table with the different meats on swords that they slice off right in front of you. You have your own green flag on your table which shows that you want more meat and when you put up the red flag that's when they stop coming up to you.

Yeah, I walked in, saw the meat on swords and new I was in my spiritual home. We went last man standing on it.. still have my green flag of victory!

Hanley

I'm not gonna lie... I'm a bit scared of squatting tonight.

Parsley

i'm going squatting now, and it's in my knee's interest to cooperate... or i'll be tempted to try fix the f*cker with a hammer.

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

I'm not gonna lie... I'm a bit scared of squatting tonight.

Ugh. Better go. 172kg 5x7 here I come.

COH

Parsley wrote: »

i'm going squatting now, and it's in my knee's interest to cooperate... or i'll be tempted to try fix the f*cker with a hammer.

I'll be trying the 'fix knee with hammer' approach tomorrow if it doesn't cop on soon

leopardus

Ostrich is tasty as hell, as is boar and gazelle. I cant remember what else I ate. 'Carnivore' restaurant in Nairobi is the greatest place on earth

It used to be fantastic, in recent years it hasn't been able to get a lot of the wild meats due to changes in wildlife legislation. Even the farmed ostrich isn't always on offer. They used to have everything from giraffe, eland, buffalo to warthog. As far as I know everything is now farmed and subject to availability.

Shark is nice too, kind of like cod, nice and meaty with no bones either.

I thought shark stored nitrogenous waste in their flesh and had a very acquired 'ammonia' taste!

lastlaugh

leopardus wrote: »

I thought shark stored nitrogenous waste in their flesh and had a very acquired 'ammonia' taste!

The Shark I had was 'Gummy Shark', it's sold as 'flake' in Austrailia and you get it in the chip shop.
Lovely battered fillet, no strange taste.

banshee_bones

dartstothesea wrote: »

I like how I actually don't have to feel uncomfortable about being a big meat eater on this forum. Definitely one thing it's got going above other circles I'd normally be in where every second person's a veg or vegan. Can't help thinking they're judging me, like

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Not-being-Vegetarian/214985465358

:pac:

Mellor

lastlaugh wrote: »

The Shark I had was 'Gummy Shark', it's sold as 'flake' in Austrailia and you get it in the chip shop.
Lovely battered fillet, no strange taste.

Hmm, might try that next

JJayoo

Holland and Barretts have some excellent sales on at the moment. On their website everything is half price, plus free delivery over 30 euro.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/

I was in their Galway shop yesterday and they have a "Buy anything in the shop, buy any other item for 1 cent" deal. I stocked up on vit c .

They also sell Meridian peanut butter. The guy in the shop said it was going to last for 2 weeks.

JJayoo

With awesome music like that he was never gonna fail LOL