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Processed Foods - Did we ever find a definition?
I recall a few years back that there was an attempt to define certain foods as "processed" and that eating said foods was not good for weight loss and/or overall health. I don't believe an acceptable definition was ever reached. I believe at one point the term "ultra processed" was being used. IMO opinion any food can be…
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Cutting Techniques Post Bulk
This came up in a previous thread, and instead of derailing that one, I thought it would be best to post this and see if we can get a general consensus on cutting techniques post bulk to maximize fat loss, and minimize muscle loss. My basic understanding is the following:* Get sufficient protein, which I tend to define as…
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CICO, It's a math formula
Just want to put this out there for some of the newbies, and others that may be a bit confused about the whole concept of "CICO"- Calories in VS Calories Out. First, CICO is a math formula that will tell you one of three things. If you want to lose weight, then you need to make your Calories In less than Out = calorie…
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Sugar Addiction Myths
I was browsing the interwebs during lunch and came across the below article. http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/10_myths_about_sugar/14526#.WQOG8ojyuUk I found it interesting as it debunks every myth that we see posted in the forums about sugar every day. discuss...
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Calories and Nutrition, a primer on a calorie is a calorie
All calories are equal in the sense that they provide a unit of energy. So, 100 calories of carrots = 100 calories of cake, from an energy standpoint. However, all calories DO NOT have the same nutritional profile, and THAT is where they differ. So, one will not get the same amount of nutrients from 100 calories of carrots…
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why don't the low carb folks believe in CICO?
I am going to throw this one out there, because I got into a debate with someone in another thread and it left me pretty mind blown. The persons basic assumptions where the following: 1. they were not calorie restricting (however they were losing weight) 2. if they ate 1200 calories of a regular diet of say 30% carbs they…
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research: high-fat low-carb diets could mean significant heart risk
I found this article interesting and it links to the study referenced. Here is a snippet: The research study, conducted among a group of obese pre-diabetic adults, compared the results of following a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet (20% fat, 60% carbohydrate) with a high-fat low-carbohydrate diet (60% fat, 20%…
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A quick refresher on a calorie is a calorie ....
A quick rehash for everyone on this, as it seems to be coming up in the other nutrition debate threads. All calories are the same in that they provide the same amount of energy; HOWEVER, all calories do not have the same nutritional profile. so yes 100 calories of carrots = 100 calories of oreos from an energy standpoint;…
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Calorie Prioritization - Yes, a calorie is a calorie….
Seeing the whole calorie is not a calorie thing come up a few times in this forum, so just wanted to lay out some thoughts on the subject for everyone. From an energy standpoint, all calories are created equally; however, this does not mean that all calories are nutritionally the same. So while 100 calories of carrots =…
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transitioning from bulk to cut - routine question
Hello Everyone…hope that everyone is looking forward to a merry christmas! I have been bulking for about the past 18 weeks. Started at 176 pounds and as of yesterday I weighed in at 191 pounds. My goal was to get to about 190 and here I am. I was not too concerned about fat gains, my gain rate was just about a pound per…
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it is probably not "muscle"
Going to lay this one out there, because lately it seems like I am seeing this one a lot and it makes my head hurt. It usually goes a little something like this… OP comes into thread and says they are not losing and are on a 1200 calorie diet and are doing 30 minutes a day of "exercise", which does not involve a lifting…
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Longer inter-set rest periods enhance muscle strength and hypertrophy in resistance-trained men.
saw this on FB and just wanted to throw it out there for all to view.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605807/ don't have access to full study, but if anyone has it please feel free to link me to it...
