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Do you measure your waist right at the belly button?
I notice that when I measure my waist above the belly button it's smaller, what is the “valid“ method?
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High protein diets can reduce testosterone levels in men, study finds.
"The study, published in The Journal of Nutrition and Health and led by nutritionist Joe Whittaker, tested the testosterone levels of 309 men over the course of eight weeks. Subjects were fed a diet that included 35% meat, fish, and protein shakes. By the end of the study, their testosterone levels had decreased by an…
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At what age does Brad Pitt look the best?
Asking the women (or men) of myfitnesspal, genuinely curious : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b1Z3W8ysNc
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The usefulness of making funny faces when we lift
It turns out making funny faces when we lift is useful, jaw clenching can increase your grip strength by 16% : "There is a lot of studies that showed a strong relationship between hand and mouth muscles. But this one in particular show precision and power grip are systematically connected to motor processes involved in…
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Your average macronutrient distribution?
I'm just doing a quick survey on what is the average macronutrient ratio of most users here. It seems that everyday, without even trying, I eat 50% carbs, 30% fat and 20% protein. What is your average macronutrient distribution and do make any efforts to reach certain macro ratio?
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How healthy is dark chocolate?
So I have at least 60-100g of dark chocolate per day. I'm wondering if it can be considered as a health food or is it more of a treat? What do you think?
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Training upper trapezius making you look “narrower”?
Is this a myth or a true thing? I have not trained upper traps since I started working out again. I want to ask the experts in fitness, is training upper traps necessary at all and does it really make you look narrow?
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Children born during the pandemic score lower on cognitive tests, study finds
You can read the study for yourself, but it's pretty dramatic : https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2031 Children born during the pandemic score markedly lower on standard measures of verbal, motor, and overall cognitive ability, US researchers have found. In a longitudinal study of 672 children from Rhode Island that has…
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Smart people listen to this kind of music
Do you like ambient or instrumental music? You may be smarter than average : https://www.inc.com/eric-mack/science-says-smartest-people-listen-to-this-kind-of-music.html Researchers from Oxford Brookes University surveyed and tested 467 Croatian high school students to assess their smarts, their preferred type of music,…
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Toxicity in cleaning products?
I'm wondering what cleaning products I should use as i'm seeing a lot of articles about toxic substances mainly endoctrine disruptors being present in many cleaning products. Is it ok to just use water and buy a window cleaner? What do you personally use?
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Cable rows form?
Is doing the cable rows like this dangerous? I thought about doing it in this matter to stretch the back muscles and also for the purpose of strengthening my lower back. I tried it yesterday and I didn't feel any pain on the contrary I felt an increase in flexibility in my lower back, what are your thoughts?…
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Lat pulldown weight used vs chin ups
So if i'm wondering if there's a correlation between the weight used on the lat pulldown machine vs chin ups and vice versa. Personally i'm stronger on the reverse lat pulldown vs the chin ups, which is the same movement. But my brother for exeample can pull a lot more weight on the chin ups. What is the explanation if…
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Does chest measurement include upper back?
So I have a question regarding chest measurement. If you measure your chest aren't you also measuring you upper back circumference? Meaning if someone were to train heavily their back muscles but not do anything for their chest they would still have a large chest measurement, is that correct? It seems for me when I put the…
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Taking an ibuprofen/tylenol when having a headache?
I often have headaches at least a couple of times a week and almost one severe migraine per month. But when I ask most people in my entourage they say they don't take any pills when they do have headaches, it seems I am the exception as I always take 3 advil pills at the minimum. What are postitive and negatives for taking…
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Neutral grip dumbbell bench press
So I have shoulder mobility issues and this exercise is one of the rare pressing movement I can do with no discomfort in my shoulder. I'm wondering if it's easier to use more weight on this exercise compared to the traditional db press? It seems as though it's easier to go heavy. And can you still develop good pectoral…
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Body fat calculator (US Navy Method)
It's the first result on google search when typing body fat calculator, it does seem accurate for me. It puts me at 16% which is pretty much what I look like. Have you tried it and how accurate is it for you?
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Is waist size largely genetics?
I've always had a big waist for as far as I can remember, even when I was very lean I had a 32 inch waist at 1m75. Is waist size mostly hereditary and should we just ignore the number and instead focus on definition and body fat? Isn't it what matters at the end?
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Phytates in plants?
Assuming our diet is rich in whole grains and other plant-based foods shoud we worry at all about anti-nutrients? I hear phytates have health benefits but they also prevent the absorbtion of certain minerals like iron, calcium, zinc..etc Should we try to limit those at all?
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Rib cage visible at a high bodyfat percentage?
How common it is to have visible ribs at a fairly high body fat percentage like 15-17%? Only when I get really fat that I don't see my rib cage. What does it say? Skinny fat syndrome?
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Can't keep my back straight during push ups.
When doing push ups I have a tendency to arch my lower back and no matter how hard I try to keep a good posture my lower back will arch after a couple of reps. And because push ups are a high repetition exercise it's particularly hard to keep a good posture the whole time. I don't know what might be the problem but I was…
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For those of you who do pull-ups or chin-ups at home.
How many sets per workout and how many times a week? In the past 2 months i've been doing chin ups 3 times a week, 5 sets of 12-15 reps. I have gotten a little bit stronger even if I gained 5lbs in that period, but I still can't do 15 reps on every sets. Should I start doing weighed chin-ups? I have a 25lbs vest, but i'm…
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Expanding your rib cage with training?
We all heard the myth that you can expand your rib cage with weight training, particularly with certain exercises like the pull over and chest flyes. I asked Frederic Delavier, the author of Strength Training and Anatomy. He said it is possible if you train while young, while you are still developing. I found an article…
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Too much dairy leading to constipation?
Sorry for the gross topic. I consume a lot of dairy, almost 1L of milk a day along with cheese. I notice when I eat a lot dairy products I get constipated and whenever I stop the problem is fixed. The thing is dairy is a very convenient source of protein for me and if I were to stop it would be hard to get the high…
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Did you get any benefits from quitting caffeine?
I decided 3 months to quit caffeine to reduce my stress, get better sleep and reduce my cortisol levels . It turns out three months later I don't sleep any better, i'm just as stressed out and my cortisol is still high. I'm wondering if it's all worth it. Did you try going caffeine free and what happened?
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One arm feels more pumped than the other, is this a concern?
Whenever I workout I notice my right arm gets more pumped and swolen, to the point where I feel my bicep is going to tear (it's a strange sensation). I injured my bicep 5-6 years ago. It also happens that my right arm is significantly weaker than my left arm. Is this normal, what can I do to correct this?
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How accurate is this free IQ test?
https://test.mensa.no/ It's a free mensa IQ test with only images, and there is a timer. I always thought I was average or below average IQ but it turns out I scored 112. Any of you did this? How well did you do?
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What happens if you only train arms? (Upper body training)
Because of a chronic shoulder injury I only train arms along with squats and other lower body exercises. What happens if my arms get too big for the rest of my upper body? Is it bad in the long run? Can it increase the risk of injury? Eventually I will train the rest of my upper body but i'm still recovering.
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Boiling milk and nutrition?
Does boiling milk affect its nutrition content like vitamins, minerals and protein quality? I like to cook oatmeal on the stove and I use milk because it tastes better, I boil milk for 5-10 mins on average.
