Recent content by pvcpeterson

Thanks very much for the info guys. My cousins who are docs, also want to make sure eveything is OK with me physiologically...right now there getting together a list of test they want me to get done, and trying to get a good deal for me price-wise through a lab they regularly use. They...

Hi all. I have been an off and on again lifter, never used AAS or anything for muscle building purposes. Over the past couple years, libido completely vanished, sexual problems ensued, and I started developing man boobs. After attempting to get back into lifting after a couple years off due...

I was on Ultram for about 4 years due to a severe back injury. I tried every pain medicine--oxycodone, oxycontin, dilaudid, morphine, darvocet, percoset, amytriptyline, gabapentin/neurontin etc--and nothing worked EXCEPT Ultram. Eventually, I had 2 back surgeries, the 2nd one being a success. I...

I read a few recent studies about the effect of fasting on body composition. (I have a degree in psychology, and am a science nerd, so I'm ALWAYS reading studies...) The latest info is that fasting, eating less meals per day (1-2) and restricting calories, as a whole makes insulin response more...

I just bought some of the Naturally More peanut butter-- it tastes great! But it is REALLY thick. I needed a glass of milk just to wash down a piece of toast with 2 tbsp of that on it. I added in the peanut butter to my diet as I needed some (relatively) health fats...that, and flax oil. For...

Well, I have had some interesting diet/lifting experiences in the last 2 months, so I thought I'd share. I tried the old Protein Power/Atkins/Ketogenic diet for a couple weeks. I lost perhaps 12-15 pounds, but I felt weak and had no energy. I then read an article by a fellow from the forum...

I just thought of something else. Sometimes you feel so horribly exhausted working legs, you don't think you can possibly add any more weight. What I did to increase my weight was simply add more pounds, and decrease reps. For example, even if you can do only 10 reps with a 45 on each side...

I don't know how to answer your question specifically, but I can give an interesting experience I have had. I weighed 148 during my senior year of high school, at 5'11" tall. I weight trained like crazy for 3 years, went up to 207 lbs. During that time, I went from one 45lb plate per side on...

I've done the Atkins/Protein Power/Paleo diet three different times. The first thing that happens each time (to me,) is loss of water weight--and I mean A LOT OF WATER WEIGHT. During the first week alone I would lose 10 pounds. It is almost certainly water weight and not much else, unless you...

My advice too would be to just lift, and not do the cardio. I was out of the gym for 7 years due to a severe back injury. I gained a TON of fat-weight-- roughly 60 pounds!! I too only wanted to do cardio at first...I was embarassed to be so out of shape and uncomfortable. I did ONLY cardio...

Yeah, I guess my question was stupid...inasmuch as I should just try things out for myself. When I gained 60 pounds over 4 years, I ate roughly 225-250 grams of protein, and I never bothered to count calories at all...I ate whatever I wanted. BUT, I only had a bodyfat percent of around %15--...

Well, I'm going to try this out: 2000 calories, 235 grams of protein. 45% protein/ 30% carbs /25%fat

I should add that I will be upping the cardio as my body gets used to working out again...probably doing some plyometrics, jogging, or otherwise more "calorie burning" type exercises compared to a simple elliptical machine. I haven't been counting my calories as of yet; however, I have just...

Hello All, This is my first post--I just discovered this forum, and love learning from everyone's experiences. Here is my background: I'm 35, started weightlifting at age 17. Went from 148 to 207 in 4 years time, Au Naturale. At age 28, sustained a back injury herniating 3 discs... stopped...