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Well I'd say they indirectly help you lose weight in the sense that they are a good tool to help you hit your macros or maintain a moderate to high level of protein in your diet. I'm a muscle milk person myself....though lately I've been eating MONSTER milk. 50 grams of protein for breakfast.....

LOL. Yes, alcohol and lots of it. :laugh: :laugh:

EuroDriver, do you think someone who is currently skinny-fat (well, kinda sorta) should bulk first and then cut?

Yeah yeah, kill him, maim him, whatever. Love and hate are just two different horns on the same goat (just saw the move The Help). This is just his way of making you love him more! Hate just fuels the passion...

As you get closer to your goal weight, the pounds will be a bit more stubborn. If you haven't made any progress for a while, then it is time to change things up. I would try giving yourself a diet break for a few days by eating at maintenance. When you return to your dieting, I would aim for a slightly higher deficit.…

Lean cuts of meat, like pork chops, eye of round steak, 96% fat free ground beef patties, ff cottage cheese, ff greek style yogurt, chicken breast, tuna, egg whites, cod fillets, shrimp.

You are taking her comments out of context. Also, you're not exactly taking a position that is diametrically opposed to what she is saying. She is making a reference to a lot of protein. You are making a reference to a lot of protein which leads to excess calories. Not exactly the same thing....

There are benefits to both forms of exercise... For resistance training, you'll strengthen your bones, increase lean body mass (critical as you get older), positively impact your hormones, increase self-confidence, improve your posture (with back exercises), accelerate fat loss, get stronger in general, etc.

I agree. Compared to most other fitness sites, this place is a love-fest for exercise DVD's along the likes of P90X, turbo-this, or whatever other exercise DVD's are out there. Some of these other people from other fitness sites do have legitimate complaints about P90X, but I believe that is due to their goals being…

I think your carb settings are OK. The day you are referencing is a day in which you added 727 calories to your daily target level because of an activity you entered. On a day that you do that kind of calorie burn, I think consuming 294 carbs would actually be a good idea. But as experience is showing you, it probably will…

It's a similar dynamic to the way people behave behind the wheel of a car. Normally polite individuals turn into monsters behind the wheel because of the perceived anonymity afforded to them by being barricaded behind steel and glass. Internet rage, road rage... it's the phenomenon that exposes one's true maturity level.

"The fat you eat is the fat you'll wear"

Eggs along with their cholesterol/fat content are another example of how mainstream nutritional recommendations lag behind current research findings. It's interesting how some people are quick to vilify high protein consumption by citing mainstream nutritional guidelines, but completely ignore those same standards when it…

I agree 100%. Using percentages doesn't work as well for me as figuring my macro requirements first. I base my protein requirements on grams per lb of LBM. As long as I consume my protein requirements and stay within spitting distance of my total calorie allotment, the remaining macro breakdown will not matter much when it…

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If anything, this just tells me that high protein is OK. For a person like me whose average daily calorie expenditure is around 2200 or 2300, eating around 200 grams of protein per day will fall within the Mayo Clinic guidelines......which is currently what I'm doing (1.5 grams per pound of lean body mass for…

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I love almonds, they do taste effin great, and they provide a lot of essential nutrients, but honestly, they have got to be the most overhyped, "health" food out there. Personally, I prefer to snack on foods that are NOT more calorically dense than chocolates and have a better Omega fats ratio... Omega 6/3 ratio of various…

Good post ninerbuff. A common misconception I see is that people think reps should go up and weights should go down when cutting. By doing so, you are actually promoting the one thing you are trying to avoid when cutting....loss of strength and the shrinking of your muscles. When cutting, total lifting volume should…

Maltodextrine has no place in post workout nutrition. Article must be a bit old. People have since realized that to be truly glycogen depleted takes an immense effort. And even if you are depleted, the glycogen refill process take 24 hours. To the OP, if your workout will consist of just cardio, I would place a higher…

If you care about your health and your quality of life as you get older, train your legs and your posterior chain. I have a very weak posterior chain and my squat is embarrassingly low. RDLs, lunges, Bulgarian squats, and leg press are what I focus on.... I think it will be a life-time project for me to get my hip flexors…

Great, another topic where people will dig their heels into their "all-or-nothing" alliances and put up another internet-showdown between brave cyber-warriors.... All the while ignoring the fact that the answer is probably a bit more complicated and highly context dependent. Oh, except for you Kristhin. :flowerforyou:

I get accused of my photo being fake all the time. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Not!

If you've made the decision to follow a ketogenic diet but also want to incorporate a good amount of training into your regimen, then a CKD would be a good choice. But be sure you're making the right decision to follow a keto diet. Are you truly that insulin resistant?

Of course we do. But we also eat more carbs than we need and more fat than we need....but the calories have to come from somewhere, right? If you apply that reasoning to carbs and fats as well, we would hardly eat anything at all. This is why the whole argument on how much protein or any macronutrient we "need" is…

Agree. Too much protein is hardly the problem when it comes to the American diet. When I worked out my macros for the first time, I realized I was eating a staggeringly high amount of carbs. Sugar and refined carbs are everywhere.... downing 1,000+ calories on a carb-heavy meal can be done without blinking.

I spun my wheels in the weight room for quite some time till I decided to increase my protein. What does this prove? It proves that eating lots and lots of protein works for ME. Of course, according to some RDA Bible followers here, I should be super-fat because of all the excess protein I'm eating.

C'mon, no need for this....you guys aren't even all that far off on your disagreement. I think all three of you understand the benefits of supplementing your resistance training with MORE protein than mainstream science typically recommends. As for some of the BCATTO-Science... now that's another story.. LOL

The article doesn't define "need". We don't "need" much in the form of carbs either..... or fat for that matter. The ideal amount of protein one should consume is determined by individual differences along with what your individual goals are.

That's a really nice rotation you've got going there. That is similar to the kind of eating plan I try to do, but don't always have the discipline to adhere to it. But on days when I do, the weight falls off unbelievably quick. Any cut of fresh meat, minimally seasoned with just the most basic seasonings from Trader Joes…