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I didn't get this for a long time. What I didn't realise was that your body instinctually decreases your NEPA in response to a caloric deficit.

Yes, needing more sleep as a result of exercising is completely normal, especially if you're exercising intensely and often, and especially if you're in a caloric deficit. How much sleep you need is something you have to work out for yourself. Unfortunately, time spent sleeping is time spent not living but if you live in a…

Will tricep exercises aggravate your elbow? Perhaps. I have never injured my elbows and they get aggravated by certain exercises, or simply too much direct tricep work. However my elbows feel right as rain when pressing so close-grip bench press is a staple. I have seen many "bros" develop elbow issues from endless arm…

Guys, the best thing you can do for your health is get to a healthy weight, eat "reasonably" and exercise regularly. All the other stuff is close enough to a waste of your time.

I get cravings... then satisfy them. Rice, potatoes and pasta are great. In fact I would have assumed they were everyone's default carb source when they're trying to "eat healthy"

You should definitely consult a medical professional about this.

Start with 1g/lb bw and go from there.

Precisely

Great video, smart guy. Eric Helms amongst the Youtube "fitness community" is like that guy at the back of the town meeting who has the only sensible idea but can't be heard over the fear-mongering and bickering up the front.

The subjective experience of weight loss offers many illusions. Even when you think you're being consistent and accurate, the results can vary wildly. This is because you are not in fact being consistent and accurate, and you don't have the full picture.

There is a fair amount of evidence to support the idea that meals of different macronutrient composition will affect satiety in different ways, but for me I've never felt this particularly strongly so I can only offer my advice: vegetables ;)

I think there is merit to this kind of information as a starting point to determine what foods tend to satisfy your hunger the best. At the end of the day it varies because there is an extremely strong psychological component to hunger (obviously).

I think there's no harm in utilising some 10x10 protocols for fun here and there but unless you're already an advanced bodybuilder or physique athlete it might just be unnecessary. The problem is if you're not already fairly strong, then 50-60% of your 1RM isn't much.

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I find all the ****ing around with macros to control hunger to be a waste of time. Hit your macros for the day (according to a sensible plan), and add foods that are not calorie-dense for hunger. Read: vegetables The problem is most people, myself included, hate cold vegetables for breakfast. If you have the time, grilled…

Beer, measured in pints :D

Setting aside this fallacious notion of healthy vs unhealthy food, the fact of the matter is if you're trying to lose weight then concentrated energy sources like cream, oil and sugar-based products (such as syrup) may not be a good choice. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with cream and if you enjoy it you should fit it…

Some of these posts sound like they came from a book of magic spells...

If you control your caloric intake, sugar is mostly irrelevant. Research shows links between sugar intake and diseases because many people who are obese consume a lot of sugar, and obesity is terrible. Being fair-skinned leads you to wear sunscreen. Sunscreen doesn't give you red hair.

This. We're talking a few percent at best, for people already under strict controls. No. The majority is maintaining a caloric deficit, followed by macro-nutrient breakdown and resistance training.

Haha! Don't they make stretchy shorts where you live?

Surely to be able to squat 280 as a 155 lb woman, you must have spent enough time training that you know this already?

Yes, that is what I was getting at. I think pre-, 'peri-,' and post- workout is very overrated and is a serious case of majoring in the minors for most.

When it comes to recovery the first place to look at is how you are training? Bro split, upper/lower, push/pull/legs, 5/3/1, 5x5, some sort of powerlifting or olympic method? Or what happens?

Ruptured intestines from aspartame. That's a new one. As for the water, you'd better get used to it quick smart if you want to take care of your health. Do you brush your teeth? Shower? Make small talk with strangers? Avoid staring at the sun? The best way to get used to it is to drink it!

Most days, after waking, then I average it out over the week. This helps to eliminate some of the jitter that occurs due to weight fluctuations. Actually even on a weekly time scale funny stuff happens, such as losing no weight one week then twice as much the next week. It's really just for my amusement and motivation.…

You musn't react so quickly to changes in scale weight whether it's gaining muscle or losing fat. There is a lot of variation in the body and you can't really account for all of it. Sometimes it just is what it is. The reality of gaining muscle is that it is a slow process. Even if you "only" put on 1 lb of real dry muscle…

I like to pick the hi-fibre cereals that no one actually eats (except for your grandparents). They're high in fibre, low in energy, and with a scoop of whey and some fruits it's a beautiful thing.

I prefer to drink my water because it's a necessity, and have coffee, tea or diet soda (yes) when I want to enjoy the drink.

If only people would calculate their TDEE, start with 80% of that, then monitor their weight loss and adjust as necessary, we'd all be a lot happier.