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  1. Like Thunderplex I used to have steak well done simply because that was the way my mum cooked it. Nowadays I like it medium. Pink through but not bloody. I find a bloody steak makes everything else on the plate soggy and the iron taste is a bit off putting for me.

    A steak that bleeds like that is one that hasn't been rested properly.

  2. I read something today that cold baths do nothing for muscle soreness after working out.

     

    To be honest, I don't think you'll be able to avoid it. Warming down to me seems to be more about injury prevention. You're muscles will be sore because you've pushed them in a way they haven't been used before, so they have microtears and are now adapting, growing, and that's what hurts. If you do any activity you'll notice the first time you do it you'll be sore, if you keep on doing it you won't be. This is why when you are on a weightlifting program you increase the weight/reps/etc in order to stimulate that continued growth.

  3. To follow up my own post. A foam roller is a solid investment, it's like giving yourself a massage. Very easy to use.

     

    Richie- your legs are going to be more sore tomorrow FYI. I would suggest you keep yourself mobile as much as possible and do some stretching throughout the day.

  4. Seeing the gym is in n00b season and the treadmills/trainers are constantly packed on Mondays, I've been finally taking to street running. After a fairly poor (my standards) run last week, last night I successfully completed a 2.2 mile loop (from the gym up several main roads past the house I used to live in, light inclines and a steep drop) for three laps in a shade less than 80 minutes, having reached 10km in @74min.

     

    I welcomed the rain at the end of the last lap :)

    Running outside is a million times better than a treadmill. Treadmills in my mind are useful for when the weather is shit, or you want to do a strict interval type routine. Otherwise, get the fuck outside.

  5. Bacon and eggs isn't that bad really. At the end of the day it's all calories and then the breakdown of what makes up those calories. Eggs are pretty good, assuming not fried in a load of grease. Bacon isn't great due to the fat content, but it's protein at least. A worse choice would've to have something like toast.

     

    Post-workout I like to just ingest protein really. Be that a shake maybe right after and then when I get home some chicken/fish with some vegetables. I normally work out at night so it essentially makes up my dinner.

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