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Is 5/3/1 big and beyond -good for muscle building as well?
Hello all, As my cut comes to an end- I'd like to regain strength which went down somewhat. I'd like to put in as much lean muscle mass as possible until Nov 1-2017 . How do I start with it? I've used 5/3/1 and my numbers went up. Do you guys think that's a suitable program for my goals ? muscle mass? or muscle is purely…
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Hypertrophy program vs 5/3/1
Hello all, What do you think? Is one better over other? Trying to gain size and I understand size is a side effect of caloric surplus and overload. So if I add just a tad bit more volume to 5/3/1 I should technically gain size on 5/3/1 as well right? Im able to get in approx 10 working sets of each body part per week.…
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114 P 34 C 93 F - is this some form of Keto ?
Hello, So 114 P 34 Carbs 93 fats Is that some sort of Keto ? or no where even close to keto ?
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Fats and cholestrol
Hello all, This has been an awesome community so far, not just this group, I mean the entire MFP community. I have learned so much in 2 years that I had missed my past 20 years of my life. Yet the more I learn the more I realize how little I know so in the spirit of that lol Could someone please explain at an elementary…
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Question may be stupid
Hello, So I am wondering- is there anything that has less sugar but same sweetness? As in for my coffee at McDonalds I get 3 cream and 2 sugar -I'd like to reduce it since - those two sugar are 8g carbs. Any way to get same level sweetness or more but with less carbs ? lol If there isn't -think about if there were- it'll…
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Is this ketogenic ? these Macros
Carbs 27 g -net Fat 58 g Protein 113 g ? I was helping someone out by point out that protein is too high and they might not be ketogenic. They said I need to do more research and they have been in keto for over 2 years and I am dead wrong. So I am just trying to learn. Am I wrong?
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How to enable Carb-fiber calculator to our diary on web version?
Hello, Someone posted a while back a script that displays net carbs on web version of mfp - made it easier to keep a track of net carbs versus total with fiber. Could I possibly get that script posted here again please? TIA
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What if I lift hard but don't want hard?
Hello, I've lost 26kg in last 9 months and now I'd like to put on some muscle. If weight loss is strictly CICO what is muscle gain then? I've maintained for two months and even if I eat out and I did on my vacation for 45 days, I didn't gain even a single pound not as much as water weight lol. So I haven't logged for…
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If Ketogenic diet is the answer to all our problems-why is still based around caloric values?
Hello, Just wondering-isn't this basically answer to all our prayers. I mean going on a maintenance caloric allowance and then replacing all the carbs with Fats/protein. Voila! we stay at the same weight and everything is replaced with muscle. I was reading that energy is taken from fats instead of carbs and then when fats…
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Is metabolism in any way shape or form time dependent?
Hello,. As in during certain times of the day it's faster or slower? I got in an argument with someone that it doesn't matter, it'll be the same speed and they said it's slower at night so we should eat light food before going to bed. I was like, it's strange because I think it'll work better during night since most…
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Plant protein vs animal protein- better health vs lower mortality-New research
Hello all, Just came across this research - http://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-compared-cigarette-smoking/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27479196 I know most here talk about animal protein being totally fine for us because all the studies related are "correlation" studies and not actual studies. So…
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In layman terms - why is fat okay?
Hello, So tried and tested LCHF three times successfully and had wonderful results but obviously eating 10% fat yogurt raises eye brows and fury of questions when family saw me eating when I was dieting. Now I'm on maintenance, achieved ideal weight. How can I better explain in layman terms the idea of fat being okay?…
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If calories is a calorie-what's the issue with Sugar then? how to reduce intake? HELP!
Saw a documentary "Fed up" and "Sugar Coated" are there different types of sugar? like good sugar vs bad sugar? sugar in fruit vs sugarcane vs jaggery vs molasses vs honey? How do I reduce my intake? -i'm not diabetic or have any one in my family or extended family suffering from it or have history of but those…
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Are all fats equal?
Hello, So far I've learned (by experimentation) that basically all carbs are equal in weight loss. Eating a sweet potato versus a regular potato -if eaten in similar caloric levels would have bring same effect. I'm just wondering- are all fats equal truly ? science backed? fat from dressings and fat from omegas , fat from…
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Concocting my own protein shake-possible?
Hello, I saw pea protein has like 25g protein per 30g scoop and 0.5g carbs. Now I have a Blendtec blender, if I put the yellow dried peas I bought from store into it and blend -is that it? done? I went to bulk n barn (canadian store) - they sell pea protein powder for ~10$/per lb- which is very expensive. I'd rather stick…
