LiftHuff

I'm just going to put this here and refrain from actively feeding the troll. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/protein-requirements-for-strength-and-power-athletes.html

Wrong. In order to build muscle, you have to challenge the strength of a muscle. Eccentric and concentric motions of those muscles aren't necessary if the muscle's PURPOSE is stability. The primary actual function of the core musculature is to protect the spine by providing stability. As such, isometric exercise under…

Squats, Deadlifts, Chin ups

Makes me happy.

I'm curious where you are getting that number from. Pretty much any well-recognized exercise nutritionist will say 2g/kg minimum for those engaged in regular strength training.

If you don't have a pre-existing kidney condition, you can easily intake 3g of protein per kg of bodyweight with no adverse effects. Perhaps more, but that's usually prohibitively expensive. ;)

Timing is entirely irrelevant.

MFP's protein settings are amazingly ridiculously stupid.

Look for evidence in your research. DON'T believe me, or anyone else here. Believe professionals with science to support their arguments. I can tell you right now that I'd contradict half of what the poster above me says. We are just people on the intarweb, each with our own levels of experience and accuracy. I know that…

Threads like this are awesome for fleshing out my Ignore list.

If you have been lifting for a year and a half and 15 lbs is heavy for you in any capacity, you're doing something wrong. No offense, but that's just a fact.

Nice cherry picking. You CANNOT possibly be stating that it is impossible to create the proper calorie deficit to lose fat without cardio. I cannot believe that you actually hold that opinion. OBVIOUSLY it burns additional calories, which then allows you to eat more while still creating a caloric deficit. The point is, the…

trufax

It's actually generally true at competition levels. There are very few bodybuilders strong enough to be competitive powerlifters in their weight classes, and most serious powerlifters carry way too much bf to be on stage in a bodybuilding comp.

Your clients, maybe.

Meh. Yes, some people are more inclined to be low bf%. However, the fact remains that fat burns during a caloric deficit, and lifting is the best way to maintain LBM while eating at a deficit. Careful, smart eating coupled with a sensible lifting program is all one NEEDS to get shredded. The key is having the willpower to…

FWIW, I think this table is skewed to be a bit generous, or else I'm genetically blessed. I don't see myself as stronger than people of comparable size in my gym, but according to these charts I'm at a higher level than ~8 months of intelligent heavy lifting would merit.

To be strictly accurate, hypertrophy generally falls into the middle of strength and athletic endurance in terms of rep ranges. To train to get stronger, you lift something that's very hard for you to lift. As stated above, something you can do 3-6 times. If you can do it more times than that in a single set, it's probably…

Why would I care? I'm competing against gravity, not them.

This is simply silly. Google Martin Berkhan. He lives at ~5% bf and does little other than heavy compound lifts. Getting ripped is all in the kitchen. Sure, you can do cardio to create a larger caloric deficit, but the deficit is creating the fat loss, not the cardio specifically.

I don't see too many people saying that it's not beneficial. I see a LOT of people, with whom I agree, saying that lifting weights is a much more beneficial way to look and feel better, and that cardio is not *necessary.*

Scarlett Johannsson

aka Most Chauvinistic Workout program Evar

Rae: I love you

Buy Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe. Read it cover to cover. Follow the program.

I've been right around the same weight for a year or so. I pip up and down as I go into miniature bulk and cut cycles but essentially I float right around the same weight now. It's a weight I'm comfortable at and as I slowly gain a bit more muscle I'll likely lose a bit more bf% and end up maintaining at this weight for…

OMG Y U SO SMRT!?! :eyeroll:

It generally happens when your s/o feels like they are getting forced to eat in a way that they don't like, OR they are backlashing because they know you are doing something that they *should* do, but they don't have the willpower to effect the change in themselves so it's easier to try to bring you down.

thigh gap = heinous emaciated look 99% of the time.

Sounds like you have the right attitude about persevering. Maybe the problem with your weight loss is that you're thinking of it as weight loss? Maybe take a look at your goals and decide if they are really healthy? If you've been doing mostly one style of exercise, do something else. Women, in particular, can have…