Man to Man: A Support System for Men

I apologize before this post... my dad forwarded this to me. :blushing:


I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass gas.
The music was really, really loud, so I timed my gas with the beat of the music.
After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me.
....Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod. :laugh: :laugh:

Anyone else have this problem following a diet with increased fiber?!? :sad:

The change in diet definitely has odoriferous effects. I agree with Casper. My experience has been no so much with quantity but with the down wind birds that keep falling out of the sky.

count me in!

I try to blame farts on the dog, but the dog protests, and my wife trust the dog more than me. As well she should.

Man there are certain days where it is just best you are alone when you have had too much fiber. :sick:

I tried getting some jeans this weekend. Big gut plus no butt equals no luck. :mad:

I'll try next month. :bigsmile:

I was gonna wake up grouchy this morning..........




But decided to let her sleep in.
:bigsmile:

With regards to the gas caused by healthy eating. I find that on my extended workout sessions at the gym I got to let them loose. Anything improper with that? I never had to before but I think its due to my dedication and effort in exercise...

That kind'a depends on where you are:

A real musclehead gym with big plates of iron and lot'sa mirrors? It's expected and approved and sometimes appreciated.

Your basic YMCA/Bally's/Anytime fitness? not appreciated, but what happens happens. You are lifting weights there.

Planet Fitness? They don't allow grunting or straining, so I'm pretty sure they don't allow farting. Might set off the 'lunk alarm',,, :bigsmile: Wierd,,, they give away pizza and bagels, and those starches always give me gas.

Why pose it as an either/or question. Why not do both... since they are mutually compatible?

Hey more serious question, every guy wants to be muscular and cut and have a low body fat%. I'm skinny dude under a layer of fat, my pursuit has been to remove that fat and then get muscular without getting fat, but it's taking it's time and I appear to get muscle gains a little faster than fat losses, so should I just pursue getting the muscle mass first and focus on losing the fat later?

They are not mutually compatible goals. In fact, they're almost mutually exclusive.

To gain muscle mass, you must have an excess of calories/proteins/building materials in your system. You're adding body mass, and that mass has to come from somewhere. Bodybuilders in a 'bulking cycle' eat phenomenal amounts of food - 5,ooo/6,ooo calories a day. They also lift like monsters and get lots of rest. They get bigger, huge in fact, and they get pretty fat. 3 or 4 months before a show, the Mr. Olympia contestants look like your dad's bowling team.

To lose bodyfat, you must be in calorie deficit. That means you're not eating enough to run the plant and your body has to 'burn' bodyfat to operate. That's how fat loss works, and it's the only way it works. With exercise and careful nutrition, you can maximize fat loss and conserve lean pretty well, but you're gonna lose some muscle too. Bodybuilders in a 'cutting cycle' eat very light, almost no refined carbs and very little fat. They live on lean meats, green vegetables, protein powder and vitamins. They also lift a little longer and a little lighter, and they do monster cardio to burn off cal's and bodyfat.

Anyways,,, either you're eating enough or you ain't. Very difficult to gain appreciable amounts of muscle mass while in a calorie deficit, and very very tough to lose bodyfat while in calorie surplus. A few rare genetic freaks can do it a little, very slowly. As a long time 'easy gainer', I've done it, and the progress is glacial. When I train seriously again it'll be with bulk&cut cycles.

Which to do first is up to you. What's more important to you - lean/trim or big/strong? My rule of thumb is "Cut 'til you see abs - then bulk for 15 pounds - then cut to abs again (and you'll lose 12 pounds, net muscle gain = 3 lbs).

If I'm trying to cut in that case, should I be increasing the weight when I lift or just leave it where it stands. What's the point of weight lifting at all if in the "cut" phase of caloric deficit if there's no excess to build up the muscles?

But thanks for that Casper, now I got to determine which route I want to take, bulk then cut, or cut first. I don't like how I feel when I'm fat so I'm veering more towards cut, but man it's slow.

Hey more serious question, every guy wants to be muscular and cut and have a low body fat%. I'm skinny dude under a layer of fat, my pursuit has been to remove that fat and then get muscular without getting fat, but it's taking it's time and I appear to get muscle gains a little faster than fat losses, so should I just pursue getting the muscle mass first and focus on losing the fat later?

They are not mutually compatible goals. In fact, they're almost mutually exclusive.

Thanks for clearing that CasperO. I guess when I think of weight loss, I think in terms of body fat reduction. I got to remember that most people refer to a number on the scale.

Eating healthy and burning calories. I'm feeling better each day!!

Heys, I'm in, although I'm probably younger than most of you (only 19) I hope I can relate still, since I am a guy
since it's just us guys here, I made a post before, but no one is really answering to it, here's the situation:
I went to the hospital yesterday because I had pain in my "ahem",... Turns out I have "Epididymitis" :ohwell:
So it feels like someone punched me down there, but the soreness won't go away, anyways, I want to exercise still but it says to get lots of bedrest, any suggestions on light exercise but still a good way to burn calories? As walking and such gets the infection and inflammation going again. :grumble: