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I do not log my food, so feel free to add! I may or may not eat cookie dough, ice cream, cookies, cake, pizza, chocolate, donuts,....

Mine either ;)

Whoa! That's crazy, inspirational stuff right there!

:D Back at you ;)

Yea, in for encouraging. Out for motivating.

Yes, This and That. The nice thing about HIIT is that it is time efficient. I also prefer doing my intervals on the stationary bike. There is no impact and I get an insane quad pump. But, yea, HIIT is not magic. I still follow it up with some incline walking.

Hi! I turn 45 in a few weeks.

One for (studies cited). One says it is a crock. Like with most things, it is easy to get far down the rabbit hole in a hurry. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/time-to-grow.html - They reference a study done with cats, so you know it is good. http://www.t-nation.com/training/is-time-under-tension-a-crock

That kind of interaction from Ben is unfortunate. Yea, I have heard some of his nutritional ideas that kind of raised my eyebrow. He is an IFBB pro, so the pharmacy assistance is a given :smile: . I will poke around and see if I can find more supporting data that Dr. Wilson has produced or that Ben references. Yes,…

I got ya SS. Ben is very scientific/data driven, but that does not mean he is correct. He had Brad on an episode of his podcast, but I can't recall the topic. I do not have a horse in this race either, I just think it is an interesting topic.

The printed info I have is in PDFs which is not the easiest to share.. If you care to listen to more info.. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-pakulski-podcast-muscle/id725296816?mt=2 I would start with episode 008 Muscle Expert Ben Pakulski & Dr Jacob Wilson How the Structure the Perfect Workout for Growth

Also, for the purposes of full disclosure. The article is by Ben Pakulski. He is an IFBB pro, so that is the realm/context here. Yes, he is hitting some very complicated and in depth topics as bullet points. The points may not apply (or not as much) if you are more focused on performance (powerlifting, oly lifting, etc.).…

Neither I nor the article stated that you can't build muscle with something other than hypertrophy training. If you are going to participate, you need to stay away from straw men.

2 of the 5 points clearly state that the goal is hypertrophy/building muscle. So you really just typed all that to say that if someone has a different goal then these points might not be as useful. Yea, that is a given, but thanks anyway.

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I am repeating some of what was already said, but this is something I am working through as well. I go to food for comfort. I am a binge eater. This has been my default for so long, that I am often not even aware that I am doing it...eating zombie. I am trying to be more mindful about my eating. This means slowing down and…

BW 188 BP 225 x 10. 285 1RM Toucch and go. Not paused but no chest bounce either.

Will power is finite. I have been at this for 3 years and have had many days where I still binge. I just have more responsible days than binge days, so I have made progress. Controlling calories will lead to weight loss. However, I think that strategy alone usually fails people in the long run (90+% of all people who diet…

HAIR PR!!! Nice work, Ben.

Phenomenal! Congrats!

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Don't vomit after your meals.

My office has donut Friday twice a month. Most of the time I have none. Sometimes I have 6. Either way, I can't blame the office for not adhering to my fitness goals. The world is going to put food in front of you constantly. You will not have long term success if you do not figure out how to handle those temptations. Will…

I enjoyed scrolling through this seeing all the 40+ people who are staying active and looking fantastic. Someone in the thread mentioned this, but I think it is really important to find something that you enjoy. 44. Heavy, compound focused lifting 4 times a week for about an hour. I walk my dogs a couple of hours a week.…

I also wonder if the context changes the prescription somewhat? Bulking vs. Maintenance vs Cutting? I could certainly see it being more useful to drop calories on resting days when cutting. Since the OP is trying to gain, maybe not as useful? In for thoughts...

Haaaave you heard of the 6 day cleanse? So much better. You get 7 days of cleaning in 6.

People will believe anything.

This was also my first thought. It is pretty easy to drop weight early on, but the leaner you get the more the slip ups and inconsistency tend to make you regain weight or stall. If you get consistent, I bet you can shed another 10-20 lbs pretty steadily. The last 10, as they say, can take a bit more tweaking…

Another useful tool is a composite score like Wilks that takes gender and weight into account. http://wilkscalculator.com/lbs I am not quite at 2.5 x BW on deadlift. Last 1RM pull was 445 at upper 180s BW. I will test again in a few weeks. And I do have vids (YT channel on my profile).

In DFW area. Giddy up.