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Unless one of your goals is muscle loss, start lifting weights.
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The China Study has a lot of flaws (epidemiological, animal studies, etc.) so you shouldn't really jump to any conclusions from it. Plus, Campbell is heavily biased. http://anthonycolpo.com/?p=129 http://beyondveg.com/billings-t/comp-anat/comp-anat-8e.shtml http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/China-Study.html
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I don't know why MFP doesn't have a default allowance for it, you should ask them. MFP does a lot of silly things, i.e. their default protein intake is ridiculously low in most cases, causing many people to worry that they're eating too much protein (which is ironic). They panic when they see the red. And that's on top of…
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No. You are making the assumption that your body burns 0 calories/day if you do not exercise. Multiply your weight by 13-15, and this will give you an estimate of your daily maintenance caloric intake. That's about how many calories you need to eat to maintain.
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You can store fat without insulin.
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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/632443-poly-and-moly-unsaturated-fats
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As I said in the very beginning, which is best would depend on the individual. Some folks do well on low carb/high fat, some folks do better on the opposite. Some folks do best on moderate fat/carb. A fortunate few will do well on any. Low carbs don't offer any metabolic advantage as opposed to high carb, so your paper…
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Get whatever is the best deal. The brand doesn't matter much, the dosage will. Have him take 10g/day.
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To avoid spinning your wheels, you should pick a goal. Because it's impossible to both in most situations. So choose either muscle gain while limiting fat gain or fat loss while limiting muscle loss. Simply because you pick a goal doesn't mean you are stuck with it forever, you can cycle between them.
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In most cases, you will have a much easier time creating the majority of the caloric deficit through your diet.
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Exactly. Direct ab work is not a waste of time. The "engaging the core" exercises that work the abs isometrically will not optimally hit the abs, in terms of hypertrophy.
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Depends, but MFP's recommendation is usually absurdly low. If you do not have any pre-existing kidney issues, don't worry about it.
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Most men lose fat/gain muscle faster than most women.
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Doesn't matter. Focus on total caloric/macro intake for the day.
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Yeah some people who just eyeball it tend to vastly underestimate how many calories they've eaten (unless they've been doing it for a long long time). All the more reason to measure things out. Not to mention that there's a psychological factor where people are more inclined to log during the days that they actually…
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Metabolic rate slows down when dieting.
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Because people are silly. More intense doesn't always equal better. Plus, you can lose weight without exercise anyway. Which isn't to say you shouldn't exercise at all, rather that it's just not mandatory. Particularly in your case since you still have a lot to lose, you won't really see much LBM loss at this point.
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During the meal yeah, but fat tends to keep folks full for a longer time between meals
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It's not as simple as cardio = fat loss and lifting weights = muscle gain. You should be lifting weights for either goal.
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She did not gain 3 lbs of muscle in a week.
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The scale can be deceiving. Water weight fluctuates.
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BMI doesn't distinguish between fat and muscle mass. You can have two individuals with drastically different BF% and yet have the same BMI. Therefore, BMI is useless for your purposes.
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I like their fruit spread.
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Weight lifting isn't only beneficial when building muscle, it's also beneficial when dieting. To avoid spinning your wheels, you should pick a goal. Either muscle gain while limiting fat gain or fat loss while limiting muscle loss. Simply because you pick a goal doesn't mean you are stuck with it forever, you can cycle…
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I'm in Chicago but I hate everyone.
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Oral arginine isn't really going to impact NO much anyhow. The fact is that it's not going to matter much and is probably a waste of money. Creatine on the other hand, will be of benefit, so I agree with you there. And without getting too much into why going to failure isn't always a good idea, the fact is that she's…
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^Just disregard that entire post, too much misinformation. Don't need to bother with nitric oxide. And soreness doesn't matter. And going to failure isn't mandatory.
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Starting off too heavy too fast is a big mistake. You're just screwing yourself over in the long run in terms of connective tissue damage/joint injuries. It doesn't do much in terms of getting in practice to learn the form either. Start off by reading both of these if you are new to weight lifting:…
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I did it last year. Turns out there is a parachute that deploys so you don't die. Going hang gliding in a couple weeks.
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The two aren't mutually exclusive. And which is most effective will depend on the person/goal.