Recent content by sd526

isnt all glycogen made in the liver anyway??? the muscles have no mechanism to turn carbs into glycogen...correct?

There is a lot of info about your exact question all over this page... Most it referrs to ECA stacks (Ephedrine, Caffeine, Asprin). Just look at the posts about "fat burners."

xenadrine makes me jittery as hell. if i take the recommened dose (2X2 a day) i feel like im on speed or something. even (2X1) makes a difference for me. however, i think im just sensitive to stuff like that. my roommate took some to stay up and study for finals and it didnt do anything for him...

Dont flame me if this issue is addressed in another post but.....I was reading that it was better to consume food high in fructose rather than glucose prior to endurance training because it is metabolized slower and prevents your muscles' glycogen stores from getting depleated as quickly. Is...

thanks, this information is helpful. these other studies ive read are slightly dated (from the mid to late 90's), so maybe they were wrong.... or maybe they based too much of their conclusions on incorrect assumptions. Either way, I'll have to review them. I'm glad to hear that none of you have...

as far as a "good bench" is concerned, i think it totally depends on the person. you shouldn't compare yourself with others around you. this week i had a personal best (235) on bench and i was totally stoked even though the guy next to me was putting up some ridiculous weight like 400lbs. for me...

if you want a diuretic, eat grapes............seriously. many herbal diuretics have other stuff in them that you may not necessarily want. grapes and grape juice are supposedly the best natural diuretics out there.

although staying in ketosis is a good way to burn body fat and ketones are a relatively good source of energy, from my research i see that a keto diet can have some consequences if youre not careful. im not a doctor (...yet... im a med student) but from what i know, the brain does not utilize...

im in college, and what i do is steal fruit and vegetables from the caf (i take like 1 after each meal) and buy a thing of whey protein(its pretty cheap...even we college students should eb able to afford it). in the mornings i have a whey protein shake (this is also decent for a post workout...

basically, as everyone has said, they are a waste of money for lazy people. however, they may actually help you recover SLIGHTLY faster because they have been shown to increase blood flow to the specific area. This explains why physical therapists use them to help quicken the healing process in...

taking time off is defnately good. most olympic swimmers and runners taper their workout down leading up to an event because it definately helps. when i take time off from lifting, i still do some moderate cardio so i dont lose any endurance. also, ive always had good results when I change my...

GO SEE A DOCTOR.... trust me. In high school I started having pain in my low back while I was playing baseball, but I dismissed it as sore muscles. I didnt want to go see a doctor because I thought that if I went, the doctor would tell me that I couldnt play ball, and that could compromise my...

If it really bothers you, then maybe you should go with him and see if he's telling the truth. however, as you addressed, he probably will say "oh.... i lifted hard yesterday so im going light today..." or something like that. if i were you, i wouldnt worry about it. it sounds like youre making...

milk by itself is a decent source of protien. what i like to do is add a little whey protein (also a dairy product, coincedentally) to a glass of milk. it tastes good and it adds protein and some other helpful vitamins.

I know that a lot of people use caffeine to help induce weight loss, and arguably have had good results. However, according to what I've learned about biochemistry, using caffeine may actually be counterproductive. Studies have shown that caffeine induces the pancreas to release insulin, and, as...