Comments for VanDukester's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester 13.1 is just a number Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 Comment on the 13% challenge by Kymn http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/08/02/the-13-challenge/#comment-2782662 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:09:10 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/08/02/the-13-challenge/#comment-2782662 WooooHOOO!! You look awesome! Congrats! Now make that bed! LOL! :D WooooHOOO!! You look awesome! Congrats! Now make that bed! LOL! :D

]]> Comment on The surrounding influence by D.Alan http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/04/17/the-surrounding-influence/#comment-2075802 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:50:35 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/04/17/the-surrounding-influence/#comment-2075802 I find that people that you assume would be supportive aren't always that way, esp. if they themselves are not into lifting or even dieting. My own mother is throwing nasty shots at me about "how skinny" I am, and I still have a pretty good layer of fat on my waistline, being at around 14-15% BF. But then, mom is overweight and has been most of her adult life and I think resents anyone who loses weight because she has never done it herself. Maybe the person who gave the 10% remark to you is like that, out of shape/overweight and has never done anything about it? I have found that anything relating to health, dieting, BBing, etc. can be very polarizing with others, almost worse than religion or politics! Some will be tremendously supportive, others will throw shots and try to tear you down, and you often have no idea which way someone will go until the topic comes up. For someone to say that 10% BF is not attainable is just plain out of the loop. Look around BodySpace and you can see lots of folks at 10% BF and below. Getting below 5% is pretty difficult, according to the various articles out there (on bb.com), the body needs 3%-5% fat to keep itself going, but 10% is very do-able, at least to look at others out there... haven't gotten there myself yet, but I am trying. Being able to go at this BB stuff yourself is one of the big plusses for me... no one to rely on other than yourself. Keep liftin'. DA. I find that people that you assume would be supportive aren’t always that way, esp. if they themselves are not into lifting or even dieting. My own mother is throwing nasty shots at me about "how skinny" I am, and I still have a pretty good layer of fat on my waistline, being at around 14-15% BF. But then, mom is overweight and has been most of her adult life and I think resents anyone who loses weight because she has never done it herself. Maybe the person who gave the 10% remark to you is like that, out of shape/overweight and has never done anything about it? I have found that anything relating to health, dieting, BBing, etc. can be very polarizing with others, almost worse than religion or politics! Some will be tremendously supportive, others will throw shots and try to tear you down, and you often have no idea which way someone will go until the topic comes up.

For someone to say that 10% BF is not attainable is just plain out of the loop. Look around BodySpace and you can see lots of folks at 10% BF and below. Getting below 5% is pretty difficult, according to the various articles out there (on bb.com), the body needs 3%-5% fat to keep itself going, but 10% is very do-able, at least to look at others out there… haven’t gotten there myself yet, but I am trying.

Being able to go at this BB stuff yourself is one of the big plusses for me… no one to rely on other than yourself.

Keep liftin’.

DA.

]]> Comment on Eating right: I need help… by britonarius http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/02/02/eating-right-i-need-help/#comment-1136992 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:16:11 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/02/02/eating-right-i-need-help/#comment-1136992 The forum has a large nutrition section. It might be worth trying it. The forum has a large nutrition section. It might be worth trying it.

]]> Comment on Eating right: I need help… by randynoles http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/02/02/eating-right-i-need-help/#comment-1136942 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 06:46:00 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2008/02/02/eating-right-i-need-help/#comment-1136942 Fried foods... I live in the south where people would probably deep fry an already deep fried piece of chicken and then pour a little more grease on it for good measure...lol Once I got used to eating cleaner though, fried foods started making me feel a little sick when I ate them. Another thing that keeps me motivated is I feel like I bust my ass in the gym and would be erasing alot of my progress by eating junk. As for eating too little/too much... a written plan does wonders. Anytime I've just winged it, I either go over my macros or under them by alot. Fried foods… I live in the south where people would probably deep fry an already deep fried piece of chicken and then pour a little more grease on it for good measure…lol Once I got used to eating cleaner though, fried foods started making me feel a little sick when I ate them. Another thing that keeps me motivated is I feel like I bust my ass in the gym and would be erasing alot of my progress by eating junk.

As for eating too little/too much… a written plan does wonders. Anytime I’ve just winged it, I either go over my macros or under them by alot.

]]> Comment on Guidance by vandukester http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2007/12/13/guidance/#comment-905202 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:54:55 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2007/12/13/guidance/#comment-905202 I know that I got here to get advice. Heck, who knows? Maybe meet new people, but if someone is bigger or more ripped than I am, it means that I can get to where they are. Best of luck Turbomike. I know that I got here to get advice. Heck, who knows? Maybe meet new people, but if someone is bigger or more ripped than I am, it means that I can get to where they are. Best of luck Turbomike.

]]> Comment on Guidance by turbomike http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2007/12/13/guidance/#comment-895482 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:07:36 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/vandukester/2007/12/13/guidance/#comment-895482 I hear ya man... it seems like EVERYONE on here is either bigger than me or ripped. somethimes i wonder why im even on here. I hear ya man… it seems like EVERYONE on here is either bigger than me or ripped. somethimes i wonder why im even on here.

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