Brian Cook: Trapped in a chair, but unable to write?
Let me be the first to say that this week has been an extreme disappointment so far. There was a good Spring write-up a few days ago, but nothing else since. I was under the impression that Brian's misfortune would result in the best week of front page writing since the coaching transition.....
And "Physical Therapy" is a really poor excuse.......
April 18th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
I take it as well. I take 2 scoops and I am good up to 90 mins easy. I highly recommend it as well.
April 18th, 2012 at 12:17 PM ^
See I find it fades in around 30 minutes. It comes on in about 30 minutes then it stays on for about 30 then it's gone. Weird. I usually go for around an hour. Then take some protein right after I'm done. The one thing to remember is you can't take the stuff into perpetuity. Buy a tub, use it until it's gone then go off it for as long as you were on it. Then get another tub. That's what I do.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:47 AM ^
April 18th, 2012 at 10:57 AM ^
If you're going to burn any calories, chocolate milk. Seriously. Milk is like $2-3 a gallon. Whey (which is found in... milk) is like $16/lb or something ridiculous.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^
Yeah, that's a post-workout thing, and although I agree that milk is a good way to get protein, a glass of milk has about 10g of protein, and a couple scoops of whey (which is the typical serving) has 40-50g. Since I'm not going to pound 5 glasses of chocolate milk after my workout every day, the whey is a lot better option.
For reference, the protein I take is about 30 bucks for a 2.9lb tub, and that gets me around 30 servings. At that point, you pay about the same as the 4+ glasses of milk you'd have to drink, you get fewer calories, and a lot of other essential and non-essential amino acids that milk just doesn't have.
I drink a lot of milk, but milk alone doesn't do as much as a good protein supplement does.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:03 AM ^
Pre-workout meal was always loaded in carbs. Post-workout meal is the one that matters most. High in protein for sure.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
Yeah, not looking for a meal because I work out at 530 in the morning. More of an energy/focus supplement.
And yeah, I take lots of protein after, and I agree that matters much more.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:46 AM ^
Jack3d for pre workout or a cup of coffee. 1MR is a good choice as well.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:14 AM ^
Actually, I just read that the pre-workout meal is the most important, since you're body usually is still digesting the meal during the workout. In essence, the pre-workout meal becomes the post-workout nutrition.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:16 AM ^
April 18th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
I got raspberry lemonade. I've heard that you need to take a lot too, that the recommended serving size is half or less of what you really need to take. That might be the problem with it.
I drink a ton of water during my workout, so that's OK. I'm cool with pooping too.
April 18th, 2012 at 12:46 PM ^
/s
Honestly, everything I know about getting up for a workout (mine are more running-based ~ 6 miles or so in the morning) involves eating some low-grade protein beforehand, like peanut-butter/nuts or some beans. I've taken a couple handfuls of almonds before a run and that helps. In terms of lifting, the only supplement I've tried is "pure" whey (i.e. no NO or anything else), and that helped me recover a bit afterwards. Of course, I'm not really going for mass/bulk - my bench tapped out around 200 lbs for 150lb guy, and that's cool enough for me - but I did notice a quicker recovery than just the usual gatorade/water.
April 18th, 2012 at 10:57 AM ^
There's a plant in there too
April 18th, 2012 at 11:04 AM ^
It took me a full 60 seconds to see that clearly. Worst part: I've seen it before!
April 18th, 2012 at 10:57 AM ^
It would be hard to create a follow up for this. Give him time man. Patience is a virtue.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:05 AM ^
Brian didn't make that. Chunkums did.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:18 AM ^
I guess reading is a skill I don't have. I need willing minions to create incredible content for me! Really, I could use the help, any takers?
April 18th, 2012 at 10:58 AM ^
Brian, I will excuse...but I'm just dissapointed we haven't had another 10 recruit weekend.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:04 AM ^
Mods delete, failed reply
April 18th, 2012 at 11:06 AM ^
Sealed for posterity.
/moderator fun
April 18th, 2012 at 11:05 AM ^
The man's gotta rest up. He's going to go swimming in coins Scrooge McDuck style when the Kickstarter money comes in, right?
April 18th, 2012 at 11:15 AM ^
Brian's probably just all hopped up on painkillers and meditating on the many utilizations of bubble screens.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
Back in college, I was hopped up on painkillers after a surgery and apparently "drunk dialed" several lady friends of mine at the time. Two of those converations ended very badly but one turned out to be very, very fruitful. This is what I was looking for from Brian - two posts that would cause extreme backlash and one that would be such a gem that it would get picked up by the AP.
Blame the painkillers.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:22 AM ^
From three weeks ago:
Sitebulletins. We are two weeks away from the Spring Game and the it's hard offseason after. We'll be ramping up the usual stuff—profiles of the incoming freshmen, ranting about offsides in hockey, recaps of our insane predictions—and yes, now is the time when a Sugar Bowl UFR gets done. All timely like.
There are a couple of complicating factors, most prominent: knee surgery. I'm having it. Unfortunately they've moved the date from April 17th—blissfully amidst nothing at all—to April 10th. That's four days before the Spring Game. Glarble. I'll do my best to give you the usual breakdown, but I'm not sure how with-it I'll be. I'm supposed to be able to walk in two weeks, so hopefully I'll be coherent after four days.
The other project, one that I wanted to get started on earlier, is whacking the server in the right spot so it's a bunch faster. This should be doable, but it is going to take some time. Between that and the surgery don't be surprised if my posting frequency drops a bit. I'll get at least one thing up a day; the rest of the time is going to be spent on laying a groundwork for keeping things upright when next season rolls around. Death to the 503.
Emphasis mine.
April 18th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
who just has to show up with facts and stuff and interrupt a perfectly good thread!
April 18th, 2012 at 11:45 AM ^
Edit: Schembo beat me to it, sorry for looking like a copy cat and not reading the whole thread first before posting.
April 18th, 2012 at 11:45 AM ^
See this thread is Fucking awesome
April 18th, 2012 at 11:52 AM ^
FF7 was the beginning of the end for the once proud series. Do yourself a favor and get your hands on FF6.
April 18th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
I prefer to get my hands on a job and a woman, and not necessarily at the same time.
And prefer something else completely. That usually combines them at the same time.
Because clearly they are mutually exclusive...
April 18th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
Whatever the administration charge spent on bandwidth for this thread, plus all the minutes spent by MGoBloggers who have viewed this thread while at work X $50/hour should be tallied up and charged back to aamichfan.
It may be a slow day for Michigan sports but it's never slow enough to have a thread like this. by the way, isn't this OT?
April 18th, 2012 at 12:05 PM ^
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!!!!
April 18th, 2012 at 12:31 PM ^
Chances are, yes, I am older than you. Now what?
April 18th, 2012 at 12:49 PM ^
I got nothing
April 18th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
I DEMAND MORE FOR THE $0.00 I PAY FOR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE
April 18th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
You know something Brain, I'm retracting my bevelled guilt donation. That's right, I'm guilt-tripping YOU now!
I will leave your planet for no raisin!
April 18th, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
I think Brian expected to be feeling a buzz a lot of the time.
WE NEED MORE DRUGGED POSTING FROM BRIAN.
some of those lines from the spring recap were beyond brilliant.
There's another drug thread for that!
The knee surgery is just a cover for the truth: Brian forgot to take out the trash two weeks in a row so Mom disconnected the cable internet for a month.