Is there ANY topic that hasn't been covered on these boards?

grapenutSF

When I glance to the right there, every topic I see has been repeated many times. It's fine by me to revisit an area of interest to people, but I'm just curious... is there anything fitness/nutrition related that has not been discussed A LOT?

I actually have no problem that folks write in about HRMs or whether you should eat back exercise calories or whether strength training is OK for women (hellz ya), but I'd also love to hear something new.

Anyone?

dls06

When you have been here for a while it gets frustrating, but then you realize NEW people join everyday. We have to remember how many questions we had in the beginning and how exciting it was.

grapenutSF

Yes, completely agreed. I actually don't want to dissuade those fundamental questions at all. Bring em!

I was just tossing out a query to see if anyone who has been here a while had some burning issue/ unique idea / new epiphany etc that they wanted to share, too. Just to mix it up.

SergeantSunshine_reused

I post most of my questions as statuses rather than a topic. Usually the only people who answer are the people who are already on my friends list xD

carrie_eggo

How about "Quinoa--it looks like the stuff that comes out of the corner of your eye...."

behind_blue_eyes_83

The questions is....has THIS question been asked before?

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ChaseAlder

Yes. I have shin splints in my forearms and I didn't find a thread about it. I ended up Googling it instead.

grapenutSF

I post most of my questions as statuses rather than a topic. Usually the only people who answer are the people who are already on my friends list xD

Ha! Good point. Supported by the data of this thread. Thanks, friends! :flowerforyou:

stormieweather

What I think is interesting is how little many of us knew about the metabolism and how our body works. My mother owned a health food store and I was raised a vegetarian, but I never knew or cared about any of this.

I didn't know about calories, I knew about nutrients like vitamins, minerals, preservatives...but calories? Whatever. I never knew that the food one eats is converted to energy or that a gram of carb is 4 calories, 1 gram of protein is 4 calories, but 1 gram of fat is 9 calories! I didn't know that ones muscles atrophy if not used. I didn't know that fat cells never go poof, they just shrink away as we lose their contents. I didn't know that it takes a long time to build muscle. I didn't know that too much salt will cause me to retain water. I didn't know that muscle tissue burns more energy than a fat cell. I didn't know that fiber slows down the conversion of carbohydrates to energy. I didn't know that one's body burns calories faster for an extended period of time after a good cardio workout. I didn't know that lack of sleep can inhibit weight loss. SO much I didn't know when I joined MFP. I wouldn't have even known what to ask or search for without someone asking and those who DO know, giving intelligent, fact-based answers.

So I try to help out the next noob who stumbles onto MFP, wanting to get fit and healthy and slimmer :flowerforyou:

jconnon

I have not seen any heart rate monitor threads :happy:

robin52077

I have not seen any heart rate monitor threads :happy:

REALLY?

Well, judging by your post count, you must not spend a lot of time on the boards...cuz there are like ten a day...lol

formersec

Nobody has mentioned the hcg diet in a long time...at least 5 minutes.

Bronx_Montgomery

Yeah I haven't seen a thread on how one can Catch Rainbow Brites horse Starlite. Seriously I need to ride on rainbows cuz there be some pots of gold at the end of those suckers.

Scott613

Why men are better than women= we have a penis
Why women control men= they have a vagina

I haven't seen this topic yet.

LJV1031

Hard to find new topics here.

Oh, and I THINK he was joking, Robin.

grapenutSF

On a related note, would the number of responses to the beloved "RATE THE PERSON ABOVE YOU" outnumber the responses to all actual fitness-related posts altogether? I'm not judging --yesterday I answered "what are you wearing on your feet right now?", so I wouldn't dare-- but I'm curious.

jconnon

Hard to find new topics here.

Oh, and I THINK he was joking, Robin.

I was.

Jeff92se

Most stuff has been covered.. Problem is there isn't a good faq and the search engine on this site is severely lacking. This the repeats.

Alexa712

Why men are better than women= we have a penis
Why women control men= they have a vagina

I haven't seen this topic yet.

HAHA So true

brk_1982

How about "Quinoa--it looks like the stuff that comes out of the corner of your eye...."

OMG. Quinoa was an acquired taste for me to start with, but that statement might set me back...to not liking it at all.:laugh:

jsteffen80

there are lots of duplicate topics... but that comes with the territory of having so many members.

What's more annoying to me are the people that make a topic, don't get the answer they want, and make the exact same topic the next day.

stormieweather

Yeah cuz maybe they'll get the "right" answer tomorrow?

katkins3

I haven't seen a thread on how medication affects the accuracy of the HRM. I'm on beta blockers, which suppress/slow my heart rate.
When I finish an hour of cardio my HRM says I burned, for example, 150 calories, or about a quarter of what MFP lists for an hour of that particular exercise. I'm not sure either number is "real" as my effort is high, but heart rate relatively low.
I log the calories the HRM gives because I eat back my calories and don't want to fool myself and consume more than my goal.

carrie_eggo

How about "Quinoa--it looks like the stuff that comes out of the corner of your eye...."

OMG. Quinoa was an acquired taste for me to start with, but that statement might set me back...to not liking it at all.:laugh:

Sorry....lol. Cook it in low sodium chicken broth with salt and pepper....much better

brk_1982

Totally I agree!! I also add some garlic and onions to the broth too.