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Obviously, you did.

No, it won't. In fact, it's quite the opposite.

Yep. I've had some days where I didn't want to be in the gym, but ended up hitting a PR. Heck, just this past Tuesday, I wasn't feeling it, but it was the last heavy day of training before my upcoming meet. Somehow, my deadlifts flew up, even though I was expecting them to be slow as poo.

I also like Pure Protein bars - for pretty much that exact reason. I would recommend not eating more than one of those per day, though - occasionally two. I've found that more than one on any sort of regular basis - sorry for the incoming TMI - gave me pretty ugly diarrhea. I think it was the sugar alcohols, but I'm not…

As an EE, it's a huge part of my field. Next?

I would say that "carefully planned" rapid weight loss could be OK. What you're planning on doing isn't "carefully planned." If you really intend to try to achieve rapid fat/weight loss, I'd suggest you peruse bodyrecomposition.com and look at Lyle's Rapid Fat Loss Protocol.

I don't believe this for a nanosecond. Considering you don't understand what CICO is (hint: not a diet plan), I see no possible way you could have done anything past basic high-school science class. Hmmm... Political scientist? That would actually pretty well explain things.

On further reflection, that refers to "relative" gains. As such, since it was noted that women generally start off with less muscle, a similar % of LBM gain might end up being 30/70 (or somewhat less than 50/50) after all. I guess I really should dig into the studies myself. I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend.

This meta-analysis by Greg Nuckols (https://www.strongerbyscience.com/strength-training-women/) may be of interest. edit: TL/DR: doesn't appear to be a real difference between men and women.

It's pretty well documented he substitutes his own reality.

Considering Viagra is (was originally) intended as a med for a few cardiac issues, it makes sense that it would be a prescription medication. My chem professor was on the team that "invented" Viagra. It wasn't until trials where they noticed that it helped with erectile dysfunction. He told us of their looking at side…

OK, so you're willfully talking nonsense and misapplying the term. Got it.

Generally, it's where there are several exercises that you perform - one after another. Hence, a "circuit." Sometimes, you'll repeat the circuit such that you perform each exercise 2 or 3 times.

It certainly can be. Context. Dosage. These two words/concepts are critical in determining healthiness of dietary choices. And, FWIW: there's very little difference as to what happens when eating a Big Mac meal compared to similar "clean" meals -…

@stevephi01 The only one(s) that would woo that would be those that didn't actually read the whole thing. Or fools.

Regular full-shin socks (like dress socks) help. They're not fool-proof, but help. And they're fairly inexpensive, so even if you have to replace them 2-3x a year, it's likely not a big deal. Additionally - and depending on the particular bar you use* - you might find that bringing your legs closer together (so that…

Any sanctioned USAPL meet can qualify you, provided you meet minimum total (as quiksylver mentioned). Certain age groups (60+, I think?) just need a total - no minimum. Regionals are like mini-nationals. They're a good idea to prepare you for what to expect at Nationals, as things are typically run tighter - and…

Weekends are when I tend to eat out. As such, I seem to retain water (due to sometimes some extra carbs and definitely extra sodium) - so I'd tend to weigh a bit more on a Monday or Tuesday than I would on Friday or Saturday, too. Additionally, what sort of exercise pattern do you have? There can often be water retention…

I understand your pain. Back in the 90s, when I worked at a factory as a technician, there were 3 things to ask/verify when a piece of equipment wasn't working properly: 1) is it plugged in; 2) is it turned on; 3) what is it doing that it's not supposed to be doing, or what is it not doing that it's supposed to? On a few…

That, and it seems highly reminiscent of the threads we see where - on page 2 or 3 - oh, yeah OP has undisclosed medical issues (aka the cracked board). Oh, you have PCOS? Yeah - low carb would probably be a really good idea for you. But, until that was disclosed, there was no reason for anyone to think OP would "need"…

QFT. Protein farts rule.

Vid or it never... never mind.

OMFG!!! I used this same analogy in my discussion earlier. Just because you can launch a ship into space that will (likely) never return to Earth doesn't mean Newton et al was wrong about gravity.

I'm late to this, but I ran into someone today that was a firm denier that Calories had anything to do with weight management - rather he insisted it was insulin. In our (at times heated) discussion, it became apparent that he had a little bit of information, but couldn't properly apply it. He couldn't get past insulin's…

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Fascinating if you like bad fiction.