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Thanks, Diesel. I'll give it a try. Do you mix with water or milk? I like to keep the carbs low at bedtime, so water is what I normally use.<br /><br />Appreciate your advice. Keep hitting it hard!<br /><br />Take care,<br />Kevin

Diesel--<br /><br />Do you supplement your diet with a protein powder and if so, what do you recommend and where do you get it? I'm not a huge fan of GNC, but I've been taken their PM Protein product before bed for several months now. It's supposedly a 60:40 blend of whey (fast acting) and casein (s...

Rob--<br /><br />Search on this site for some helpful advice from Diesel and Yoda (Super Slow). I believe there is actually a dual thread right now on the benefits of weight lifting. It's really not that complicated and with a very few basic exercises you can get a great resistance workout. If you a...

Thanks for the advice. I do recall you mentioning that guy you ran into while out on a hike or something...the "one minute rep man". I'm going to give it a shot next week and will let you know how bad the face plant was!<br /><br />Glad all is well (notice no yelling here either).

Come on Yoda, don't leave me hanging like that! What do you have to say?<br /><br />BTW, how are those bionic shoulders doing? Are you still using the Total Gym (or whichever one it was)? I think I need to do a few weeks of SS again just to make you happy...<br /><br />Kevin

RowtheRockies--<br /><br />Out of curiosity, do you perform the sets in a slow, controlled method, i.e., Super Slow protocol, or are you going regular speed?<br /><br />I've done SS before and found it very effective, but frankly I missed "the pump" you get from doing the reps at normal speed. I'm t...

Xeno--<br /><br />You're doing a good thing there and I'd love to take a class either on or off water with you sometime if I'm ever out your way. In the meantime, I'm ordering your DVD's for some training inspiration.<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br /><br />Kevin

Yes, that's what I'm talking about! These are great--I knew you could do better than me. Ray, I thought the one about needing someone to take your feet out of the straps just so you could get yourself into the fetal position was the best. I've had my wife coming rushing down to the basement after a ...

Trust me, I don't break any records on the erg; but I've been enjoying training on it for a couple of years now and it has led me to trying on the water rowing this past season, which I'm convinced is where it's at. I wasn't feeling all that great this morning when I started my 10K erging session, b...

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Yoda and others--<br /><br />I know I've seen pull-up bars you can mount to the ceiling, but does anyone know of "portable" dip bars? I don't have room for one of those big dip stations, but would still like to have something. Of course, I could put two chairs back-to-back like I did as a teenager a...

Yoda--<br /><br />I was wondering when you were going to get in on the action! How's your summer going...staying out of the heat or are you still doing your daily hike up the mountain? It's been hard for me to stay inside so I've been putting in a lot of miles on my road bike and hitting the weights...

I've been using the slides almost exclusively for indoor workouts and find they are great--very smooth and seem to help me get a better leg drive. And if you don't have an extra fan around to cool yourself off, order a "CBreeze" from Paul Smith and you'll be glad you did!<br /><br />Kevin<br />

Hi Sue--<br /><br />I talked to the coach for our club and he said the whole week would be intense, but the long weekend would be a great start. He said they'll give folks individual instruction based on their skill level. Oh, and I understand from talking to others in our club who have gone that th...

Neil and Sue--<br /><br />I'm a newbie on the water this season, too, and have found it very challenging and rewarding. I caught my first crab last Sat in the 4 (with 3 experienced women who were understanding with me!). It happened so fast and thankfully only my pride was hurt. I had been rowing fo...