pcastagner Member

I can't handle it either. So I do really short bulks, and on my days off I usually run a deficit. It's slower than regular bulking but I just can't go back to not having abs.

No, adding mass to the body means adding mass to the body. Building muscle means adding more muscle. And you still haven't defined "deficit". Is it not possible for an atrophied muscle on an obese person to grow after a limb has been immobilized, even while the patient loss weight? Is it not possible for an overweight…

You feel it is idiotic to look for answers on a difficult to understand subject with multiple variables that are difficult to quantify and work synergistically? Or to criticize your really deficient explanation of the issues at play, because it really leads nowhere useful? Or to make a distinction between practical advice…

I as having a similar discussion with some people yesterday who were wondering "how I did it". One person mentioned she would prefer a "natural and healthy" relationship with food. I only thought later that I should have pointed out there is nothing "natural" about a human living in an environment where he or she gets to…

My conclusion from the prison thing is I have a good argument next time a girlfriend doesn't want to do it "the other way". "But, but, it makes the prison guys get all ripped! You want me to be ripped, don't you babe?"

Not sure how someone could come up with that criticism, when most gyms are filled with things like hip abductor, back extension, and even crunch machines.

Get the book "starting strength"

Are you just being dismissive because you don't have a way to answer these points, or did you actually find my points so humorous that you laughed out loud? I doubt you laughed out loud, so I'll just assume you have no way to answer, because you don't understand how science works yet. Popper is a pretty good place to start.

Start with the total immersion book. It's cheap.

Learn the swimming style called "total immersion". It teaches you to balance in the water, and lots of the drills will be perfect for your fitness level. Once you learn it you'll be able to swim slowly without your feet sinking.

I experienced the same thing, but only up to a point. Now though, I need more calories to maintain my weight than I did when I was 50lbs heavier.

But again, it's not helpful to go touting science and not understand that when science says "in a deficit" it doesn't mean "in a daily deficit" or "in a weekly deficit", and it applies to overall muscle mass and not isolated areas of tissue. Easy thought experiment: can a person suffering from muscle atrophy and obesity…

Although, I have to say, I am amused by the gut flora aspect. Because if you can treat C. dificile with a pill made of human poop, maybe a poop pill can be created with the feces of lean people to help with weight loss!

Dry wines don't seem to do didley squat to my energy balance. I don't even log them now. I sort of wish they could help me gain, as I'm bulking now. Beer is a different story.

Wow, so interesting. Only if this were proven, dr. Attia would not be currently involved in a long term experiment TRYING TO PROVE IT. In a couple years, when the experiment is done, maybe we can get some updated caloric values on certain foods. Then we can take calorie counting, a method that works incredibly well, and…

Yeah, I never bought the EPOC thing. But HIIT is awesome. Benefits for me: Specificity - on stage, I may be asked to do something that raises my heart rate for a short time, but I'll never be asked to run for an hour" Mental benefits - HIIT is fun, and makes me feel refreshed and warmed up and keeps my mood elevated…

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Re: carb timing It matters to some! When I manage to get a big carb heavy meal in before bed, I sleep better.

My mouth knows good carbs from bad. It tells my brain "you could have eaten something tasty instead, like spaghetti carbonara". Come on man, whole wheat pasta is a sin against nature. Of course it's bad.

Ha! Great to hear! Now you can start telling people "you need to eat more if you aren't losing. I went from 2 oz portions of meat to 4 oz and started losing weight"

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2013/10/jimmy-fallon-miley-cyrus-the-roots-sing-we-cant-stop-a-capella/ Go on now, tell me she has no talent. This is just awesome!

Rep ranges don't matter for fat loss BUT.. If I had it over, I would go back and focus on strength for my weight loss. Since you aren't going to build much muscle anyway, you might as well get stronger, which will happen even on a calorie deficit. So... 5x5

I beg to differ. Good carbs: 100% semolina pasta! cooked al dente Bad carbs: freaking whole wheat pasta. Gross, man.

I think what's really missing from this is how we aren't necessarily after "muscle gain" in the sense that we want total lean mass to be higher. I mean, yeah, we do. But probably, or at least in many cases because it will give you a more desirable appearance. Of course it's enhanced by fat loss but that's not the only…

Trust me, cooking big pieces of meat at low temp works really well and takes very little effort. Almost the same as microwaving some lean cuisine. You need: Oven that will go to lower temps (sometimes you have to use the "keep warm" setting A temperature probe (they are cheap) A big pice of meat I'm talking low temps.…

I have had the debilitating kind. If it breaks, do everything you can to make the gym something that soothes you. I did that, and have been stable almost a year now.

Simplify! And I don't know how you can eat lean cuisine. It is fantastically easy to put your oven on a very low temp setting and cook a roast that way (it takes 6 or more hours but you don't have to check on it!). Or make a big pot of rice and freeze individual portions. Boom you have 80% of your food for the next week.…

I'd be thrilled with a pound a month, provided I can wear the same pants and not need special ones for bulking.

You're doing it wrong! ;)

Yes. And the smaller your surplus, the more your gains will be muscle. They will be slower tho.