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Fad diets are good business. It's easier to sell a book and/or a special food/shake if you claim that you know the "secret" or "short-cut." Calorie and macro counting is bad business. It's not a "secret" nor a "short-cut." It's not sexy, trendy nor novel. It's just boring science.

In my opinion rest days are a must. You should have at least one day of very low (such as a walk) or no activity. However, overtraining is relative. It depends on the intensity, duration and your overall health/fitness level. I don't think I can say there is an ideal amount of rest you need. You need to listen to your body…

I think I know why there's so much smh in this thread. The OP is constantly changing her arguments back and forth...back and forth....smh

It's really just a "stop being such big meanies" post.

I've heard rumors that they are going to make a (hopefully good) sequel to Aliens. They pretty much are going to make believe 3 and 4 never were made and continue the story from 2. Also, there will be a link to Prometheus.

Yes, because some people take insane amount of vitamins. The body can only absorb so much at one time and the rest is disposed of. Therefore, these "mega" vitamins are a waste of money.

"If somebody gets in your face and calls you a c*******er, I want you to be nice. Ask him to walk. Be nice. If he won't walk, walk him. But be nice. If you can't walk him, one of the others will help you, and you'll both be nice. I want you to remember that it's a job. It's nothing personal. I want you to be nice until…

But...but...I'm only eating 500 calories a day while burning 2000 and GAINING....I swear! Should I go Paleo?

Back from the dead!

You know now that I think about this statement, I'm confused. Is it supposed to be a statement or a question? Because Mr. Rogers must have been a real jerk if he demanded people to be his neighbor. Maybe I don't want to be his freaking neighbor! How dare he tell me what to do!

Won't you be my neighbor?

Sorry. It threw me off as it is Thursday!

So your OP should have been the following and we could have saved a lot of time: "People should be nicer."

+1 Thanks for answering for me! :smile: I really can't deal with the OP anymore anyway. !!!!!!!!!!! S M H !!!!!!!!!!1

Can you provide specific examples? "Only a calorie deficit works" when it comes to purely weight loss is a 100% true statement. Again, we need a specific example. There are about 1,000,452,506,130 threads on here asking whether green bean coffee extract and raspberry ketones work. There is very little scientific evidence,…

S....M.....H

It seems like a fair point except most of the time it is someone promoting a "miracle" supplement without providing empirical evidence that it works. The people "jumping all over" said promoter is usually challenging the claim because of lack of evidence. You can't make a claim without evidence and then say "prove me…

Bro...Are you saying my donut whey protein shake is not IIFYM?!?!

Few possible reasons: 1) To ensure that you have enough energy for your workouts. Probably more important for bodybuilders, runners and athletes. 2) To ensure that you do not lose a lot of muscle. This can get complicated though. 3) To ensure that you do not create too large of a deficit to the point where negative effects…

Considering that coffee itself is about 5 Calories per cup, I really don't see it as being a big contributor to weight gain. Of course if you go to Starbucks and order a venti caramel macchiato it could put you over your calorie goal for the day. TL;DR CI/CO

Agreed. I've met some of the coolest, nicest people at the gym. Both men and women. If I politely try to start a friendly conversation with someone and they act cold and uninterested I get the point and leave them alone. Not that difficult folks. It's called being a decent social human being. I know it might not be as…

WHAAAAAAAAAA!???

LOL... It amazes me too. My theory is that with the Internet, the few bad apples get all this attention with "viral" pictures and videos on top of the media overblowing and focusing on negative events. If you go by the Internet and the media you would think there are rapist, gun toting, radical, racist, abusive people…

Welcome to the Internets!

Thanks for the heads up. Cheers.

See what you are talking about is politeness and common courtesy. This is something that should be practiced by mature adults in all situations and settings. There is nothing special about a gym (or the sex/gender of a person as you also suggested) that makes it "off limits" from engaging in friendly conversation.

OMG common sense! Agree. I hate all these "rules". "Well, if she is tilting her head 39.6 degrees to the left and is wearing a teal shirt with off black shorts and it's a Tuesday DO NOT APPROACH." It's not rocket science. If you are not being overly creepy or rude what is the big deal?

Of course you shouldn't interrupt her mid set or even in between sets. However, if she happens to take a break or maybe she goes to get a drink or shake or whatever, just go over, introduce yourself and strike up a conversation. Maybe something like "hey my name is X... you got a good workout routine going... are you new…

LOL! However, back in the "golden age" of bodybuilding, Arnold would stand his heels on a 2x4 when he squatted. It supposedly helped with his form as well as kept him from falling backwards. Nowadays you can get special shoes to mimic this. And lifting in high heels is a BAD idea!

but but but....the guy in the documentary did...It MUST be true because documentary!!!