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I've heard swimming in reasonably chilly water (not necessarily hypothermia cold) triggers a response to retain body fat to maintain warmth. I don't know if I believe it or not, and I don't know where the calories go. When I was swimming 5 days a week for a few months in a row, I found that my body weight was static for…
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Niner, on your profile it says that your inspiration is to prove that age really doesn't matter.
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You're right. Nerves grow and make us stronger, but they aren't massive. Bones gain mass, as well. I didn't consider either of these when I was lifting heavy weights. But I'm certain that my muscles gained more mass than my bones or nerves. I think it's safe to assume that most of my strength gain and weight gain were due…
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Not totally true. A certain measure of strength is just improvement in your neurological pathways that control the muscles. You can gain strength and not gain muscle mass.
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I'm surprised how low the numbers others are posting are. In Mark Rippetoe's book Starting Strength (basic barbell training), Rippetoe advises his readers how to get stronger. Since strength requires additional muscle mass, the result of using a barbell for strength training will be a gain in body weight due to larger…
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I make room for beer around a meal by removing other carbs. Why would you have a dinner consisting of salad, wheat roll, chicken, and 1 beer, when you can have salad, chicken, and 2 beers? You can exercise beforehand to make room for it, but you're never going to get 2-3 craft brews deep and decide to go for a long…
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I've failed OHP so many times... Think about going up when you're going down!
