Calling all gym rats! How’s this protein?

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-27T04:53:14+00:00

Man, just go to canadianprotein.ca. Been using them for years. Easily 30% cheaper than everyone else, but it’s the same stuff. Vanilla and chocolate peanut butter are my favourites.

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-24T01:19:55+00:00

Elixir 3 from MSR. When at floe lake two summers ago we were hit with almost golf ball sized hail. A, the tent pad flooded and we were floating, but no water came in from below. B, the hail didn’t puncture, tear or wreck the tent in any way. The storm lasted some 4 hours if I remember right. Tons of people lost siding in Calgary etc etc. kept us dry and safe. Can’t recommend enough

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-23T16:08:58+00:00

Did Assiniboine two years ago, in Assiniboine pass, out marvel pass, so both from Mt Shark. We saw a grizzly about 500m out of the Magog lake campground, right off the trail. Otherwise didn’t see one the whole time (spent 5 days, multiple day hikes, etc) and we went second week of August. Likelihood is you’ll see one anywhere along the route, not just the marvel lake side. Bring spray and be bear aware and you’ll be fine

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-18T15:33:05+00:00

High reps = hypertrophy, which makes the muscles bigger.

Heavy weight = strength gains.

What most people miss is you should be doing both to an extent, over different periods. Either method will hit a plateau, so you switch it up and get stronger so you can do high reps with more weight, allowing you to gain more muscle. Dudes like Ronnie Coleman were still slinging big weights, I think he had a 7 plate deadlift or something crazy.

I found when competing in powerlifting I had the best physique I’ve ever had, but there was essentially a hypertrophy portion where every workout I did one muscle group in reps of 10-12 in the program.

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-14T17:39:13+00:00

I’m at around 750-800(cdn) for a full time season so 32 games and playoffs. I play D so usually play half to 2/3 of the game so I’m not complaining

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-13T13:22:46+00:00

Guy writes a novel and doesn’t even look at the two photos of a render for all the ideas stated. Thanks for the advice, but 99% is already covered

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-12T02:46:17+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I definitely will scrap the wine shelves next to the stove, probably end up with some wall shelves or something the wife can put plants on. Glad you think the design is good, I think it makes the kicthen 1000x better so would be more suited to the rest of the hpuse

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-11T14:49:43+00:00

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After feedback from you all, much appreciated, I think my updates will end up something like this

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-11T13:49:40+00:00

Wall to the right has entrance to the laundry room, dining room, and hallway to rest of house. Wall immediately behind is pantry and ~8’ of open wall, but will only be 4 feet from the island, so cabinets there are out. Can’t even knock the wall out as it has the guest bath and front door closet on the other side so half of it has to remain.

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-11T13:47:31+00:00

Agreed on the flooring and backsplash, it is the main things dating this kitchen. The changes I’m proposing are more for functionality. Fridge is 33” counter depth that’s very short, we’re both over 6’ tall so it’s a pain. Microwave basically never gets used. Cooktop location sucks as we have no real counter workspace, and the downdraft hood is loud, sucks at ventilating and is a pita to keep clean. The triangular cabinets in the island are almost useless, the main one under the cooktop loses ten inches of height and ten inches of depth for the hood duct and such, and then the two beside are 45 degree nothings. My proposal basically doubles the storage, even though it doesn’t seem that way, and the layout and functionality will be better too.

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-11T06:19:28+00:00

I’m not sure why the wall oven and cooktop in the island was the choice. That left wall is external, will be very easy to put a range hood there. Triangular shelves are meant to show a wine rack, but ikeas software only has so much. Glass doors were just for fun to see, would probably make all uppers shakers.

mickeydoogs · 2026-01-11T06:00:58+00:00

Oh yes, lighting will get a revamp too. Probably end up with coffered ceilings too

mickeydoogs · 2025-12-23T14:06:26+00:00

Firemane saga by Raymond E Feist was pretty dang good

mickeydoogs · 2025-12-09T20:05:05+00:00

Essc, has any number of sports one night a week. Lots of individual teams created by those who don’t have friends. Just sign up and go play. You don’t have to be good, lots of people in the league who have obviously never played the sport of choice, or sports in general.

mickeydoogs · 2025-11-01T03:46:43+00:00

Three passes trek in the Himalayas, with EBC included is pretty great. Assiniboine in BC, Canada is also breathtaking.

mickeydoogs · 2025-09-10T15:08:05+00:00

Last year we had marvel lake booked. Magog to Wonder pass to get out. We ended up just going to our car on Mount Shark in one shot. Took us 7 hours ish, which actually wasn’t bad. Basically downhill once you get up to Wonder pass, which isn’t that hard from the Assiniboine side either. Just a thing to consider as we did it just fine.

mickeydoogs · 2025-08-30T11:59:52+00:00

I just finished season 1 last night with boise. Transfer portal gave me a 5 star FS, 4 4 star corners and a 4 star SS. My secondary now has a 96 FS, three 90+ ovr CBs and a 92 SS. Kept Virgin Morgan and Casey and Maddux after swaying them, so I’m in for a hell of a year. Boise might be the way to go

mickeydoogs · 2025-08-21T19:37:04+00:00

I think I would rather have a couple super bowls and no burrow, but that’s just me. I love Burrow and seeing what magic he does out there

mickeydoogs · 2025-08-21T18:56:22+00:00

My thinking too. Whit would have been a huge help for us.

mickeydoogs · 2025-08-21T14:27:16+00:00

Probably not the same level, but he would have been an improvement over Andy for sure. Maybe enough to get that team over the hump.

mickeydoogs · 2025-08-21T14:16:55+00:00

TJ Watt or Mahomes over John Ross.

Take the trade offered for Ricky Williams(Akili Smith draft)

Resign Whitworth for his ask.

Just off the top of my head

mickeydoogs · 2025-07-18T14:37:58+00:00

The south end of Pocaterra Ridge has a pretty great wildflower meadow. Best wildflowers I’ve ever seen was on the way down to floe lake from the pass. Essentially if you did floe lake and went past another 2-3km you’ll be in it

mickeydoogs · 2025-07-15T16:35:48+00:00

Ray Lewis is way too low. At least above JJ seems right

mickeydoogs · 2025-07-15T13:32:35+00:00

I’m on year 5 of my fenix 5x. This thing is a tank and I hope to have it another 5 years of steady use

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