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Ehhhh I'd say age has quite a bit to do with building muscle but that said, you can def still build muscle at age 38.

This. Outside of those two things the most important thing to find is something that you can enjoy/stand the taste of.

I like this. Was at a nutritional seminar this week and the speaker referred to plateaus as "maintenance practice". His assertion was that plateaus will always happen with long term weight loss. In most scenarios they will get progressively longer as well. He went on to say all they really were, was your body resetting to…

For me personally - I don't care about sugar. In fact I care so little I removed it from my tracking here altogether because the stupid red numbers annoyed me.

So now it is wrong to drink intoxicating alcohol to indeed get intoxicated... Alcohol shamers!!!!! Everyone is right! You guys are mean!

Yeah this is me. BUT my mind still thinks I can drink the same amount. This has led to both interesting evenings and turrible mornings.

Luckily the closest one of these is an hour drive away. Tried it twice and each time luh'd it.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: @ "Honey, I will return your luxuries today if I come home to a clean house." Whoever takes this advice - RIP.

I just use caffeine, but I have a couple of friends who love "Mr Hyde" and one of the key reasons is because they avoid the said "discomfort". Edit: oh wait I thought you meant gastro-discomfort. If the discomfort you feel is the beta alanine tingle, this certainly won't help with that.

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I don't think they are necessary or inappropriate - all comes down to personal preference.

This. I work out at home now - but I enjoyed the community aspect of the gym. I would never engage someone in a chat in the middle of a set. And I don't think anyone ever did that to me. One dude at my gym was an ex-pro basketball player (not NBA, played in Italy) and if I am being totally honest, knowing I was going to…

A) What equipment do you use? Punching bag, power rack, olympic weight set, recumbent bike B) Do you use any dvds, insanity, 30 day challenges etc? No C) How heavy do you lift if you use weights... ie what kg? As heavy as I can lol D) How long do you workout for? About an hour of lifting, 30-40 minutes on bike or punching…

I took the jump last year and invested in some home gym equipment. Specifically: Bob Body punching bag, power rack, olympic weight set, dumbbells, bench and a recumbent bike. I just love the convenience. My home office is actually in my gym, so working out is quite often on my mind. If I am having a stressful day at the…

Well if paleo/primal were indeed based on actual empirical evidence, then you might have a point...

This :drinker:

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Strong assumptions... Maybe some people just aren't wrapped up in the idea of being "within their calories" every single day and sometimes just want to throw caution to the wind to enjoy a care free day. As long as it isn't sabotaging their goals I don't see any danger with a "cheat day" (regardless of whatever you want to…

Agree with the missed his window comment. He probably should have looked at the fact that he threw the football like a a rioter throws a brick and switched positions earlier.

Purely personal preference. Do whatever helps you best stay within a caloric deficit long term. For me personally - I can't fathom a life in which every single day I am counting my calories and sticking to them. So I don't. Once in awhile I just "have at er" (usually in a social/party situation) and then get back at it the…

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651634 This was an interesting meta-analysis of the current research on sodium intake and morbidity/mortality. http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=5616 Breaks the study into laymen terms (weightology is a paid service though so you probably can't access it) The conclusion…

The Eat-Train-Progress group here on MFP is great for this kind of info... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress

Great post. Also: http://getdrunknotfat.com/ http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html

:laugh: :drinker:

You look amazing! Wonderful transformation!

Currently have Future - Blood, Sweat, Tears on repeat during workouts. It isn't really fast paced or anything, but I love the message. Keeps me focused.

"Honoring personal preference is one of the most powerful yet underrated tactics for achieving optimal health and body composition." --Alan Aragon

So that is the standard we should hold MFP to? It has a massive audience that includes people with little to no understanding of nutrition, and promoting a blog post from someone with "no qualifications and no education on the subject" is not a flaw?

You misunderstood my stance. I think terms like... healthy junk clean/dirty processed etc... Is a silly way to think of specific food items... a) You readily admit most of these terms are indefinable b) No single food item eaten sparingly will cause a person to have nutrient deficiencies c) No single food item eaten…

Yeah post and study don't seem to have a lot to do with Dr Oz really. I can't comment on the study since I can't get access to the full PDF< but I know Alan Aragon talked about this very study in one of his AARRs Potential Limitations he mentions... short time span (12 weeks) no supervision or provision of dietary intake…