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Very nice! A lot of guys can't do nearly that close to their bodyweight. Vanity is a good motivator and one that probably drives us more than most might want to admit. :smile: Thanks, I've been back on weight lifting for almost 6 weeks after the 12 weeks in a cast/splint, and I'm back to about 90% already. It really does…

I would definitely say that it's not necessary unless you are training for the accumulation of small advantages in a competitive situation. For aesthetics and personal goals you won't notice the difference since it's very small. Any lifter that has anything advanced is impressive, what's your OHP at? EDIT: just as an…

I've seen a bit on the studies you list on cognitive benefits. It's interesting to add that exercise that increases lactate in the blood also have similar benefits, so that might be related.

HCL is just a different suspension so it should be roughly the same I would think.

You missed my edit, I realize we are talking a liquid now so 1500ml is 1.5L, hmm that still doesn't sound right. Could you double check that?

$26US? Man, that's like $5000 Canadian! :open_mouth:

Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense. Edit: oh wait, ml? Is this a liquid? How much is in 1500ml?

Thanks for the information, I haven't priced it in a while but it's certainly was a lot higher. I think the designer ones like Purple K are probably still way too expensive. In any event, the CreaPure that I got was only $20 a KG, less on sale, and that's Canadian so it was one of the cheapest supplements. You could even…

The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.

Well can't say I have much experience with the being a woman part. ;) I can say that I have had the same conflicted thoughts on my bulks as well, however. It's definitely hard since you have a lot to balance AND keep on track with diet and exercise. You have my awe and respect! I posted on your wall as well, maybe we can…

I hear that!

I've done a few mini-cuts. Usually if the bulk goes a little dirtier than I wanted I'll do a mini just to get back on track. They aren't unusual for a lot of bulking cycles, particularly long term ones. You could also try a slightly longer recomp but that can put your bulk on hold longer. I'm not too worried about macro,…

That would be a bootcamp I would sign up for if I could gain 2lbs of muscle like that! :smile:

Why is everyone picking on cats. :open_mouth:

Agreed here on much of this but not all. Many have success employing methods other than calorie counting but a lot of people have had great success by lowering fat rather than sugar. There are many ways to get to the goal including calorie counting, macro counting, portion control, low car, low fat, and so on. I…

None of which contradict his statements and essentially confirms the thesis of CICO that has been discussed. If you eat more you are more likely to be in a caloric surplus and thus gain fat. Efficiency? What do you mean by this term? Every hypothesis of a macro advantage has been defeated. Some evidence points to a small,…

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Rowing is definitely hard work! I take it you are just getting back into it, the first month will be a huge adjustment but then it gets easy. When I came back to the gym it took me about 6 weeks for me to feel really into the groove again. Keep us posted and kill it. Also, feel free to shoot me a FR, I'm your age and I…

Good luck to you. What is your workout program?

Interesting thing to point out on genotype vs phenotype, my identical twin (same genotype) has 20/20+ vision and I was short-sited since grade 12. We grew up together so our environments were fairly congruent.

Muscles are metabolically expensive and we spent a lot of our days foraging and eating insects and plants as well as hunting so it's not as if we needed to be massive beasts just to eat in times of need. If muscles where seen as more essential we would not have the mechanisms I discussed they would be just like every other…

I definitely agree with you. You need to eat and exercise to achieve a healthy weight and variations just mean you need to change what you do.

The court does not recognize you yet. Please state your name for the record. ;)

I added in the edit above, the company claims 1-3% off of the gold standard, which, of course, has it's own rate of error. However, this will still be a good number to use for your logging and you can adjust slightly as you go along.

True, but I wonder what the error rate is on these machines. I know that the hood method (indirect calorimetry), which this seems to be a portable version of, is considered to have a fairly large rate of error (can't remember exactly offhand but it's not as accurate as a metabolic chamber). This is just my academic…

But, but, but...you...you are NATURALLY thin...you are GENETICALLY BLESSED! I hate when science shows up and spoils my party! :wink:

Most people think thin people have faster metabolisms, but in fact the heavier person will have the faster metabolism under normal conditions. I say normal because there are people with metabolic conditions and there are some perfectly healthy people that have either unusually fast or unusually slow metabolic rates for…

Oh, just wait for the "raw" water scam too. I wonder when the first person will die or fall gravely ill from parasites and various other pathogens from that hot mess.

I actually wrote a huge response but my service crashed so apologies for the terse response. The issue has to do with the basic biochem of AMPK, and it's relationship to MTOR, insulin, IGF-1, and various other substances which control muscle growth. Unlike almost every other cell in the body, skeletal muscle growth, and…

This is a medical question. Your drug information should answer this and if not you should talk to your pharmacist and they can give you the proper answer.