Vai Fan

Okay, now that we're talking about cheerful little munchkins, I've got a question.
I've got a 13 year old daughter and 9 year old son. The question is, what type of nutrition guidelines, if any, do you try to establish for them? I'm by no means a Food Nazi with my kids, but I do have them make healthy choices some times.

Also, what about exercises for the monsters? My son and I may take up Karate in the spring, or another form of martial arts, and my girl goes to aerobics with mama. I'm wondering whether any of you get them involved with weights, however moderate, or any other forms of exercise?

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine

w8lifter2

He watches your back, and you know it. Besides, everyone is a pain in the ass, in one way or another.

YOU MUST SHOW NO MERCY -
NOR HAVE ANY BELIEF, WHATSOEVER, IN HOW OTHER
JUDGE YOU - FOR YOUR GREATNESS WILL SILENCE THEM ALL !

Warrior Wisdom

w8lifter

I've got a 12 yr old boy & a 7 yr old girl. They both used to train in karate w/ us and they eventually got bored w/ it. The 12 yr old is really lazy...but he's just begun to get interested in w8 lifting & grappling. The 7 yr old is determined to compete in a fitness comp by age 10, lol. She's in gymnastics right now.

Basically anything you can get them to do that isn't sitting in front of the computer or tv is good You're older one should be able to start lifting weights....assuming she's mature enough to listen to you regarding form and a program.

As for nutrition...I let them eat their junk...cookies, granola bars...etc. They usually get all that stuff in their lunch cause I know if I send healthy stuff they won't eat it. Then they usually eat a meat & potatoes type dinner. I try to sneak extra protein when I can...in smoothies and when I bake and stuff.

craig777

You bake, do you wear a pretty little apron. Our own little Betty Crocker. I bet you are sooooooooooooooooo cute.

I am just teasing you.

Vai Fan

That's funny about your little one. Well, my 13 year old does lift occasionally with Mrs. Vai Fan, but doesn't really enjoy it.

However, being the mean, old man that I am, and also in wishing that my parents knew about fitness when I was a lazy, chubby lad, we are 'encouraging' her to do something, her choice, but it's gotta be something. She wants to try out for track this spring, so that may get things off the ground.

The little boy, now, he likes to grab the 1-2 pound weights that the girls use for aerobics and do curls and presses, he's a riot. He also wants to be a jazz dancer, of all things???? Where the hell does that stuff come from? And he LOVES to get a MRP bar for a snack, as well as take a snort or two from dad's Berry Blast Met-RX. He also has a metabolism to die for, where his sister can take in calories just walking by a food container.

Gotta admit it, though, I couldn't imagine life without them, they're both hilarious.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine

w8lifter

Don't think I won't kung-fu your ass!

Vai fan...both my kids have really fast metabolisms...they are both realy small for their age, not an oz of fat on them. I actually increased my son's calories to see if he'd grow a couple months ago, lol. He put on a bit of weight, but he wasn't doing any exercise at the time so it was mostly around the waist...he still looks better though, a bit thicker. Now that he's w8 training I should up his cals again

Okay, today was chest/bi day....I used the smith machine for the first time in about a year today...still hate it, ha!

1. Smith bench, slight incline: 80/3, 80/3, 80/3 70/6, 60/7...120 sec RI

2a. Behind neck press on smith: bar/8, bar/8, bar/7...60 sec RI

2b. Standing ez curl: 45/ 8, 45/8, 45/6....60 sec RI

3a. Flat DB press: 25/8, 25/8, 25/8....0 sec RI

3b. Flat Flye: 15/5, 12/8, 12/8.....120 sec RI

4a. Standing DB curl: 15/8, 15/8, 15/7....0 sec RI

4b. Pushups off a bench: 10, 10....60 sec RI

.....and my lifts keep dropping

Elliptical: 22 minutes...intervals w/ 1:3 W:R ratio...first ten minutes was a warmup

Treadmill: Moderate Walking...grade 8...ten minutes.

Tomorrow is rest day!!!!



....I forgot to add that I did 30 minutes of conditioning exercises in the a.m. ...kicking drills, swiss ball training, etc.

w8lifter2

When you say;
"Flat DB press: 25/8, 25/8, 25/8....0 sec RI"

Isn't that really one set of 24 using 25# dumbells, since you have 0 second RI ?

YOU MUST SHOW NO MERCY -
NOR HAVE ANY BELIEF, WHATSOEVER, IN HOW OTHER
JUDGE YOU - FOR YOUR GREATNESS WILL SILENCE THEM ALL !

Warrior Wisdom

w8lifter

Well Mr. Smarty Pants...if you looked at the exercise order you'd see that it was a compound set w/ the flyes

CLPgold

Hi w8. It's 3:52am by my computer clock. I'm drunk as a skunk and I have to close one eye to see the screen and type. Hehehehe. But I'm happy. Starting, well, today It's 8 weeks out til April 6. I need to chug back a tonne of water so I don't feel too crappy in a few hours from now. I'm gonna post a new '8weeks out thread' cuz I'm drunk and it seems like a good idea at this time.

I'm spending a lot of time editing and correcting spelling mistakes right now so I don't seem to drunk. Hehe. So, as far is it looks right now, it's all AOK! Weeeeeeehhhhhhhehhhhweeeeeeeeeee.

Well, thougth I'd share that with you. I almost forgot about my new thread I was gonna post til I reread this post on your thread whilst trying to make sure I had no punctuation, grammatical, or spelling mistakes. Oops. I think that was one, long killer sentence. Oh well, if I don't stop soon I will just fall asleep on the keyboard.....

To those who don't know, the best built people are us with kids cuz we try that much harder!! Right w8? LMAO if I didn't have any children I'd probably just be skinny. YUCK>

w8lifter

Yep.....that was a drunken post!

kuso

ROTF......

Would you be offended if I was to ask what the point of this post was? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CLPgold

Rule #1:
When you're drunk you don't have to have to have a point

I'm sober now. But I still don't have a point. Hmmmm.

kuso

I`d make up some smart a$$ed comment on this thread.....but my head still hurts from this....

"Well, thougth I'd share that with you. I almost forgot about my new thread I was gonna post til I reread this post on your thread whilst trying to make sure I had no punctuation, grammatical, or spelling mistakes. Oops. I think that was one, long killer sentence. Oh well, if I don't stop soon I will just fall asleep on the keyboard..... "

LMFAO.........

You`d be one fun drunk.

w8lifter

Sun...Feb 10

1. Toe Presses on Leg Press Machine: 2 plates each side, 3 sets 10.....60 sec RI

2. Standing Calf Raise: 100/12, 100/11, 100/10, 100/10.....30 sec RI

3. Seated Calf Raise: 30/12, 30/10, 30/8.....60 sec RI

A set of reverse curls in between each calf exercise + one set of decline curls.

45 minutes elliptical.

w8lifter

Feb. 11


Warmup w/ chins...5, 4

1. Pate Loaded Rows - 25's/10, 30's/8, 35's/8, 35's/6....90 sec RI

2. DB Overhead Tri Extension - 25/10, 30/8, 30/6....90 sec RI

3a. Cable Rows - 80/10, 100/10, 110/8, 110/8....60 sec RI

3b. Tri Pressdown - 70/10, 80/5 + 70/5, 80/5 + 70/5....60 sec RI

4a. Bent over Laterals - 12/10, 12/8, 12/7.....45 sec RI

4b. Bench dips - 25/12, 25/10, 25/10....45 sec RI

25 minutes moderate cardio....elliptical

ALBOB

Is that a real exercise or a typo? If it's real, what is it? I assume since it's a type of row it's for the lats, I need a good lat movement besides BB rows.

Rules? You mean we have RULES for that???

CLPgold

Hey w8!!! You gonna do the figure and fitness model? You should! Why not, eh? LOL

I was looking at some professional photos I had done of me when I was 25. I had straight hair down to my waist and an awesome tan. All my friends used to call me Pocahontas. I want my hair back. It's about halfway there now, maybe a little longer. It takes so darn long for my hair to grow.

7 weeks and 5 days left. LOL. I think about these last days constantly.

A chic on the move.

w8lifter

I suck more than anyone could possibly suck I have no willpower....I ate a shitload of crap today...I'll spare you the gory details but there was many carbs involved

CLPgold

w8!!!

Well, I wolfed down 3cps of raisins throughout the day. I love those things. They keep me away from junk food. But I eat far too many.

Come on w8, I'm pullin for ya!

A chic on the move.

ALBOB

HELLOOOOOOO!!!! What? Just because I kick your ass on a regular basis you can't be civil and answer a simple question? Ooops sorry I forgot, you're too fat to get close enough to the desk to type.

(I forget, is shame a good motivator for you or am I in for an ass whoopin'? )

Rules? You mean we have RULES for that???

w8lifter

STFU ALBOB!

I was a little out of it yesterday!!! Give a girl a break!!!!

Anyway, that should say plate-loaded....do you understand what it is or do you need me to explain it further


I kicked ass in cardio today WOOOOO WHOOO!!!!! instead of it kicking my ass for once. It felt like old times. Must have been the e/c stack I took. That hydroxycut & ephedra I got from the states suck compared to good old pure ephedrine!

Anyway, I did 45 minutes high intensity elliptical!!!!

And, I think I'm gonna go on a sugar-eating carb binge every couple days....I always seem to look leaner after I do that

CLP.....I don't know if I'm gonna do the fitness model....it's so annoying how ya have to have huge fake boobs in order to win...it's just not my scene

ALBOB

"Plate loaded" is one thing you'll NEVER have to explain to me. I usually start off with the meat selection then move to the potatos then maybe a veggie just for color then...........................

You're on a diet You're on a diet You're on a diet

P.S. In case you missed it the FIRST time I asked the question, I was completely polite and even asked if it might have been a typo WITHOUT giving you shiat about it. I sure won't make THAT mistake again.

Rules? You mean we have RULES for that???

CLPgold

Good job on the cardio w8!

I don't have big boobs, hell I hardly have any at all anymore. It's not going to stop me. I checked out the gal who won at the Winter Freeze and she was a non-boobed brunette just like us. LMAO. I think only the girl who came 3rd or 4th actually had implants. Any they were mighty BIG!!!

A chic on the move.

karategirl

I could always mail you the jello boobs w8!

Kick Butt! Take Names! and SMILE!

CLPgold

Update your diary w8

It's been 2 days. Time is flying by.

A chic on the move.

Lorraine

What flavor would those jello boobs be? Lemon, Orange or Watermelon?

'Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool
in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up to them.'
-Elbert Hubbard