[quote=CardiffBaseball]Brian doesn’t strike me as a guy who participated in power oriented athletic endeavors? Obviously the big-three sports, and things like wrestling, MMA, lacrosse (only because so many football players). You cannot get enough protein from eating food without going completely broke.
Thanks for the tip Fearful, I am feeling bitchy as hell right now at 43.[/quote]
Cardiff: You’re absolutely right, both about the protein and the deadlifting. I played football and wrestled in HS and power- and deadlifting completely changed my game. I played middle linebacker and it enhanced my speed to the ball, as the well as the ability to blow up the blocker (great core strength, combined with superior leverage) and make the tackle.
Now that I’m older, I focus on aerobics primarily, but still lift on a limited basis with an emphasis on the core and the “frame”. It never goes away if you maintain it properly.
As to protein, there is an excellent 100% Whey protein powder available at Costco (CytoSport) that’s about $5/lb (I won’t pay over $5 to $6/lb for this stuff, and the “pro” stuff from GNC is completely overpriced). I mix this (vanilla flavored) with orange juice, ice and a banana in the blender for breakfast. Good stuff and it sticks around till lunch time, so you don’t have that crash you get with sugar.
Bodybuilder joke for you. Q: How many bodybuilders does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Two. One to screw in the lightbulb and the other to stand below and yell, “You’re looking HUGE, man, you’re looking HUGE!”
