lukejoycePT Member

This is not what I am claiming and I think we are getting lost amongst the weeds here... I’m not actually claiming anything as fact or stating that this is the case for everyone. I truly believe that human beings all respond in different ways to foods, calories and environmental factors. In MY experience. Which is mine…

Activity was the same throughout. If anything I am training a little less now. Those above who want to throw the science card out there or even suggest I just ate crap and didn’t log correctly. That isn’t the case. I logged correctly, I have cut and bulked many times. I weigh my food. I scan everything and double check. I…

I did the treats part for a few months. Calories were the same. Macros were similar but obviously alcohol is empty carb calories Yes I had a period with no alcohol and treats of two weeks. It made a definite difference. I thought about the water retention but I also took measurements 3 x a week. I know all about the woosh…

I weighed all my food and drink. I logged everything correctly.

Hahah those who woo’d me have never had abs 😂

Don’t think too much about weight consentrate on how many abs you can see and lean you are. Weight fluctuates too much and can be misleading. You’ll know when you are sub 10%

Keep going dude. You’re so close. Hit your goal before you crack on with the bulk. You’ll find it so much easier to see your progress and you’re get a better sense of achievement. When you do bulk don’t go crazy with the calories, ease into it and keep track. Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day and the more fat you put on…

Yes of course I do, I think massage is really beneficial. I just think stretching isn’t.

When you have an injury your body tries to isolate the area, whether that be by swelling or through contacting the muscle around the affected area. This causes your muscles to feel knotted and tight. A deep tissue massage can help release the muscle and remove the knots.

Because the massage has most likely released the muscle, freeing the joint. But a deep tissue massage isn’t stretching.

Hip pain is normally related to the hip itself not the muscles. The muscles feel tighter and ache because they are trying to protect the joint. Deep tissue massage of a particular muscle will only reduce the pain local to that muscle.

Again like I said we don’t agree so...

Yeh well like I said, we don’t agree on those points.

Sadly, I’ve seen this “info” ages ago, it just throws bad shade to IF. Excess skin is not something you can avoid if you are very over weight. No matter how you look at it IF is a positive thing for someone to try in their attempt at a healthy lifestyle change. What we can agree on... 1. IF or no IF you will lose weight if…

I still stand by that. I still believe it is a superior method of eating. Conventional eating patterns negate many of the benefits of fasting. You could argue this all day but all eating patterns have their drawbacks. Ultimately the amount of benifits that appear to be gained from IF over a little dip in testosterone…

I dont feel anything about it, in fact I don’t care. Anything in the universe has it’s positives and negative outcomes. I’ve not come across anything that doesn’t. This doesn’t effect my that’s for sure Personally I do 16:8 Sunday to Friday Calorie/ carb cycling And on Saturdays I fill my boots. Lost 16lbs in 6.5 months…

It should work dude. It’s just a helpful guide on IF/TRE and how to do it. With some citations.

I’m just gonna leave this here.... https://www.foundmyfitness.com/topics/time-restricted-eating

Thanks man. I don’t really understand this hate that’s thrown for an opinion on here. Very strange. But hey I’ll stop by that thread sometime.

1. Didn’t say everyone had to follow it - I stated it was better for the body than standard food frequency. 2. I have made no false claims about it. Previously I even gave links to certain studies that nobody bothered to read. 3. While I’m not a historian I know enough about human history and evolution to know how we were…

That makes absolutely no sense. IF has existed since humans existed. You think we could just walk outside and buy raw meat? We’d go for days without food. Just because we didn’t do it intentionally does mean it’s not IF. IF is just not eating for prolonged periods of time. The only reason it’s set at these hours is because…

It’s pretty obvious that you two don’t like IF and because of this your don’t like hearing that IF is better than a “conventional” way of eating. I don’t need to prove myself to you or anyone. You guys are so intent on claiming IF has no benefits that even if I did provide you with studies to show evidence that IF is…

I didn’t invent IF, it’s been around for 1000’s of years, long before any regular eating patterns. It’s been practiced in many religions and festivals since the invention of said beliefs. It is a healthier way of eating and just because a small handful of people on here don’t believe that, doesn’t make it any less true. If…

Just seen this... it feels like you’ve shot yourself in the foot here... sleeping is fasting, Your body is doing many things on top of that I am sure you are aware. A lot of these processes are believed to happen during a woken fast too. All people fast around sleeping as this is the whole part of it. Otherwise fasting…

The labels are a new concept. And the 17th century is not very long ago.

It’s ok to be picky man, happy to be called out when I’m not 100% accurate. In Most cases kyphosis is correctable. Normally if it’s not you can definitely reduce it with the above exercises or at least mask some of it.

Same as other posters.. "bad knees" can mean many things. Sounds like you need to strengthen your knees after you find out what's wrong.

You appear to be kyphotic, it is totally correctable. You need to do two things... Stretch and strengthen. Stretch - Do wall angels every day. Stretch your chest area so there is less tension. Strengthen - lots of resistance training using your back muscles (Pulling exercises). Seated, bent over, single arm or chest…

Waste of money and time. If you want abs, reduce your body fat % to expose them.

Your Glutes are weakest in the chain. Try doing "fire hydrants" to warm up your posterior chain pre deadlifts. Add some glute focused assistance work such as bridges or banded walks afterwards. We all have imbalances, you just need to focus a little more on yours. Don't go higher on your deadlift till you can pull that…