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Ready for some knowledge? "Only in prolonged fasting does protein catabolism become an issue. This happens when stored liver glycogen becomes depleted. In order to maintain blood glucose, conversion of amino acids into glucose must occur (DNG: de novo glucogenesis). This happens gradually and if amino acids are not…

You're citing me a website run by a guy who is trying to sell you products.

I'm not a fan of ratios as they will skew numbers greatly between different intakes. Some people eat 1,200 calories per day, others eat 2,800 calories per day. To say that x% is encompassing for all, or even most, diets is a bit too general for me. 1g per pound lean body mass, ESPECIALLY for those who are active. So for…

The only thing I'd change in her advice is to up the protein as it has muscle-sparing effects that result in better pure fat loss.

Sounds like you've been brainwashed...

There is no time cut-off where you can't eat anymore. Meal timing has zero bearing on body composition. Eat whether it's a minute, hour, or 12 hours before sleep. Your body really doesn't care.

1) How in the heck do you accept those links as being valid or credible? Find me SCIENTIFIC research, not websites that are essentially built on opinions. 2) Neither of those links implied that bodybuilders need to consume protein every 6-8 hours. I suggest you go back to the link I posted earlier, leangains.com, as that…

What are you talking about? I've given my stance in this thread multiple times in regards to paleo. Your diatribe here has served no purpose. None. What were you trying to accomplish with that paragraph of nothingness? Yeah evolution is valid, but you assume that we HAVE to eat a certain way because of it? Under what…

Yes, they will balance out. Why do you not count fruit, though...? Your body will store that as fat just as quickly as it'd store any other food source as fat assuming you're in a caloric surplus.

I don't get it? You presented anecdotal evidence, so I refuted with anecdotal evidence. Dude, NO ONE has to eat high protein right before bed for bodybuilding goals. You don't understand. If you eat a high protein diet as is, your body is PERFECTLY FINE going 6-8 hours without protein. That's a fact of human physiology…

You think he's right solely based on how he looks? Do you question WHERE he got that information? How about this guy? http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/PBateman2b2w/ He fasts for 16 hours per day, eating all of his calories in an 8 hour window every single day.

You ate a diet of 150g carbs + 45g protein, which equates to a mere 900 calories, while working out for 3 hours and you felt tired...and that surprises you? For that kind of activity you should have been eating way more, and I'm going to assume your fat was not above 50g, meaning you were at ~1,400 calories per day? I'm…

Correct, that is NOT scientific validity. And what's interesting to me is that you see a correlation, and say, "it's the whole grain! It MUST be the whole grain!" Don't look at pollution, no. It's the whole grains. It can't be cigarettes or second hand smoke or smog or anything like that. No, no it's the whole grains. And…

Really? I'd love to hear where you got that information from. leangains.com

Except you said you won't get the high protein needed for 6-8 hours of starvation (sleep). THAT is wrong. If you say you feel more full from high protein, cool, but that has nothing to do with eating carbs before bed. Carbs before bed is not wrong or bad or worse. Period.

Absolutely agree. Like I've said: I promote anyone who wants to go on paleo. It's totally healthy. But if you start to claim my diet is unhealthy for the fact that it has dairy and whole grains, I will shatter your nutritional dreams. Womp womp.

Oh, I know what 'starvation mode' typically refers to. Catabolism and/or slowed metabolism? My statement still stands. If you eat a higher protein diet, you will NOT see "starvation mode" in a matter of 5-8 hours, nor will you see it in a matter of 24 hours. I last ate at 11 pm last night, and it is now 6:20 pm. Do the…

I would actually argue it's a pretty major offender in terms of its scientific validity. It's a shame that high schools don't force more empirical classes on students. Reading scientific data and approaching empirical literature is an art, make no mistake about it. People will interpret and disagree on different articles…

Haha, wow. Body starving in 6-8 hours, eh? You should drop the Men's Health and pick up some scientific literature, my friend. Your body will not go starving in 6-8 hours. Your body won't go starving in 24 hours. Why? I would like to hear a rationale. And using dietary ratios is so universal. Kind of silly to use ratios…

Glycemic index is outdated. It's been disproven time and time again by science. Forget about it. Just keep track of calories and macronutrients.

What is the relevance? I don't believe my diet to be the optimal, best, Parkinson's-curing diet that the masterminds of paleo believe theirs to be. I believe mine to be healthy, but not universally superior. My diet, in terms of what I claim it to be (generally healthy), is legitimate. Lots of vegetables, fruits, hummus,…

Do you think before you type? -When did I claim my diet is superior? -When did I imply that my diet cures cancer and Parkinson's disease? -When did I claim anything about my diet with nothing but correlations? Do you even KNOW my diet? Didn't think so.

I don't need to read a book to tell you that anyone who thinks 150+g carbs is considered "steady, insidious weight gain" is bat**** crazy. He never talked about muscle or anything. That's like, reverse strawman you're pulling. He said 150+g carbs is insidious weight gain. THAT statement is so disgustingly wrong which does…

Your body will interpret the macronutrients different - fats, carbs, and protein. From there, your body will interpret saturated fat different from polyunsaturated fat, or glucose from fructose. However - it will treat glucose as glucose regardless of food source, as well as polyunsaturated fat as polyunsaturated fat…

That's not surprising considering there's nothing to prove. Paleo stands on no practical, scientific foundation. If you want to do it, go for it. I fully support your healthy eating habits. But the second you tell me that my diet which consists of whole grains/legumes/dairy is unhealthy, except for those with a clinical…

Actually, it wouldn't. Because if someone's caloric maintenance is 2,000 calories and they eat 400g of pure sugar, which equates to 1,600 calories, they would STILL lose weight. Yet according to MDA here, that qualifies as insidious, steady weight gain. Activity level is irrelevant; caloric level is all that matters in…

I chuckled. Get it?

None of these are relevant for a few reasons: 1) All except for one (the one with the ncbi in the url) are NOT scientific publications. They were websites. They are not specific scientific, peer-reviewed journals. I could go find lots of websites with articles written by people who may have some academic credentials that…

You can consume your protein shakes whenever you want. Whether it's immediately before/after working out, or 4 hours before/after working out. It truly, TRULY does not matter so long as you hit your calories/macronutrients at the end of the day.

No, breakfast is not necessary and has absolutely zero bearing on "kickstarting your metabolism." Your BMR runs all day, every second of every day, whether you are sitting still or moving around.