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Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
Not a magic percentage, but muscle glycogen holds roughly 400g and liver holds about 100g, and ranges depending on total body mass, hence, the advice to eat ~500g of digestible (starchy) carbs. You c…8 -
Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
Physiologically, yes, 500-600g of glucose/starchy carbs will saturate glycogen. The long lasting belief was that was all that was needed to bump leptin back up. Even if you read Lyle's older books, R…21 -
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Mysterious whooshes are a nice surprise. After my 5lb spike weekend, I dropped 3.2 of it. I'm not intending to drop weight just yet. I'll probably do a mini cut in March, then back to gaintaining. I'…5 -
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Absolutely this! I think we share the same mentality. Aadam's earlier writings came from embracing the fact that we did come from a place we aren't proud of. I know what I was trying to convey last n…15 -
Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
You've poignantly made a statement that's pervasive among modern society - that will power and self-control are things that we are bound to and slip ups are ultimately seen as "it's your own dam…7
