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Haven't tried it, although sounds like something I would like. At this point is might be a good time to switch things up. One thing that I end up getting fixated is set/rep volume. How many reps should each workout cover in total? 30 reps per muscle group total? E.g. Power workout: 5 sets x 6 reps, Hypertrophy: 3 sets x 10…

That's allot of eggs. I wonder what the cholesterol levels of the ski team members are?

It's been about 8 weeks, initially was mlan attempt at MAX-OT that modified by adding more reps/sets because I wasn't completely convinced that 4-6 reps would be enough put on muscle mass - looked more like a strength building regimine. So I've been doing something like 15 sets of 6-10 reps per muscle group but only about…

Nice article! It's pretty much correct. I explain this to my friends every time they tell me they're going to turn the corner and start working out to lose weight. I have to reiterate to them that not changing your diet with make all your exercise efforts fruitless. As for me, if I want to lose weight I eat less. If I want…

Yeah, for the past 8 weeks I've been doing a split routine: Day 1 - Back: 6 sets Lat Pull (8-10 reps), 3 sets seated row (8-10 reps), 3 sets db row (8-10 reps), 3 sets assisted pull ups (6-8 reps). Day 2 - Chest: 4 sets BB Bench (6-8 reps), 3 sets db incline bench (8-10 reps), 2 sets BB decline bench (8-10 reps), 3 sets…

Here's your ideals: Chest 39 13/16 Hips 33 58/69 Waist 27 86/99 Thigh 21 1/10 Neck 14 19/26 Upper Arm 14 1/3 Calf 13 37/69 Forearm 11 6/11 Bone Structure Light

In that case, w/ you currently at 172, if you were at 19% body fat, you'd weigh 139 [172 - (0.19 * 172)]. So that range you have between 138-145 is just about right.

I think it depends on your build and how much muscle you have. You're probably better off first figuring out (roughly) what your % body fat is and work backwards from there. For a fit man who isn't taking his shirt off all the time, a bf % between 14-18% isn't bad. If you want to be seriously athletic in appearance go for…

Here's my ideal to current numbers based on that site (given a 7" wrist) Ideal 1. 45.5" chest (current 39") 2. 38.675" hips (current 37.875") 3. 31.85" waist (current 32") 4. 24.12" thigh (current 22.25") 5. 16.84" neck (current 14.5") 6. 16.38" arms (current 14.25") 7. 15.47" calves (current 14") 8. 13.2" forearms…

Charts look great!. It's nice to do this with a team on this site, thanks. Man I'm off to a rough start...hurt my left bicep after doing heavy weighted dumbbell shoulder presses without a spotter after already being fatigued from my upper back routine on saturday. Had to cut my chest training after six sets today because…

Idk, about whether it's association or not, but the other day I was at my parents house and they had a bag of Doritos and I couldn't believe they didn't have any pepsi around. For me that's like a requirement, you can't have Doritos without Pepsi, that's like having apple pie without ice cream - that's why I buy neither.

Here's a study kinda related to the topic that shows that even if atrophy occurs it shouldn't take as long for the muscle to regain it's former glory as muscle cell nuclei don't die as readily even after the cells losing 45% of their mass: http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/muscle-memory/ This doesn't mention how…

I've looked for this before and it appears that muscle atrophy isn't something that occurs as quickly as after one week of neglect. Most put it at closer to 3 weeks or a month before any noticeable atrophy is detected. And even in those cases it's based on your diet and how sedentary you are, like if you are bedridden and…

As for goals, I've got to think about what I'd want my goals to be exactly, it's moreso a body fat % issue, I'd like to have the added weight be primarily muscle rather than fat :), what that translates to w/ regards to 1 Rep Maxes, I have no idea.

Hey P90X guys, I'm really impressed with all your progress with this and I did try the chest/back routine once and it was killer, but I feel like just pushups isn't really enough to put mass on the pecs. I notice from allot of before/after pics of guys who go through this that they get decent size & definition from their…

I'd be Young-To-Old...Man. I looked like a kid during my teens and early 20s then all of sudden my hair started falling out and I'm graying in my early 30s. Weird.

...so if you just NOT EAT 100 calories less out of your normal diet, from the body fat burning perspective, you've just walked a mile...(from a cardiovascular and metabolic perspective it would've been more beneficial to walk the mile though). Also I'd imagine that you might be losing some muscle while putting your body…

+1 for squats. I do them in the cage but I always feel like I'm not going low enough, or I'm not doing it right. Doing squats without weight added is no problem though. It's just with the barbell and the cage that seems to screw me up, it's like I have trouble balancing myself with that weight on my shoulders. The next…

Nice! Count me in. I've been bulking for the past month and a half and it'll be motivating to be doing it with a team. I was first really out of shape and overweight so I used mfp mainly as a way to get back in shape and lose much of the fat. Went down from 167 at probably 24% bf (didn't measure), down to 148 at 13.5%…

That IS a really well written and thoughtful article there. I'm no fitness professional but I'm also a person who likes to play it safe and read up and be as certain as I can when it comes to getting in shape for the long haul and I'm not so much in a rush to pick one extreme fitness/diet ideology over another. I expect…

I've been working from home for the last 2 and a half years. I get serious with mfp this january BECAUSE in my first year and a half I gained close to 15 lbs due in part to the sedentary nature of the workplace and easy access to the kitchen being that my office is right beside the kitchen. Yeah, it's tough to be…

Yeah I was thinking this thing is not very accurate as one day it'll show me at 18% then the next day, same time of day in the morning, etc. I'm at 16%, but lately it's been putting me at 16% so if I were to trust it, it would mean that I've gained 2.5% of body fat back... But yeah I question it's accuracy. I think I will…

How long you been on the NOX? If it's been weeks, it might be time to lay off that stuff for an equal amount of time. It gives good pumps, allot of energy, but honestly you don't want to become dependent (psychologically, not physically of course). It's part of the new trend of supps and those things usually have allot of…

Yeah, as Grglandr mentioned there, you don't have to start w/ a cardio-style warm up at all, as long as you warm up with some light sets before lifting the weight that actually challenges your muscles. And then do the cardio after. The point that's been made is simply that you don't want to exhaust your body with cardio…

Very impressive! I'd suggest you start to incorporate some of the muscle building work soon b/c you may get down to a level where your body will be more prone to use caloric deficits to deplete muscle mass rather than fat stores. I got myself down to the 14% bf range and started to find myself losing weight but not losing…

Ha ha! Yeah I figured I'd get a variety of opinions in reply. I actually expected them all to be negative so it's good to know that not everybody is bothered by it. I have heard people shouting back on their cell phones but I don't do that. I know you could say I might be too distracted to know, but I'm not a loud talker…

If losing weight is what you're after, you could do 0 min/day of exercise and STILL lose weight as long as you eat below your maintenance calories. So yes, w/ 30 min/day you can lose weight. The key is calories in is less than calories burned, you burn calories just by getting up and walking throughout your house, to your…

saw it sometime last year. It's effect on me emotionally has somewhat calmed down, but I remember at the time being the most angry about what Monsanto has been doing w/ regards to complete take over of the seed industry. It's extremely disturbing - I actually find that part more problematic than the meat issue. Buying…

So I think with all this angst against carbs in the weight-loss environment these days, I assumed that carbs (complex or simple) aren't really needed for anything other than getting turned to storage (fat), and what you're saying is that complex carbs are needed if you want to build muscle, and lowering that carb intake…

Damn! Well it's really good to know you survived it without severe damage bro. That guy could've easily killed you considering the way these punks drive when they're trying to run from the cops. You were fortunate. So the broken arm was the worst of it, huh? You get an MRI or CT scan on your head due to that concussion...…