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[RADAR]

Dang RADAR, a walking talking typing enclyclopedia! Dam good answeres there bro!

Thank You Brother, I try not to get too technical,sometimes it slips out!

 

[RADAR]

Radar what do you mean by sut and straight sets in your routine?

Straight sets (rest 1 1/2 minutes between sets)

Lat-pulldown to the front (wide parallel grip), 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6
T-bar rows, 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6
One arm dumbbell rows, 4 sets of 10, 8, 6, 6

Sut (rest 1 minute between each sut)

Sorry! That was a mis type, I had eye surgery monday

It was meant to be "set"
Straight sets mean you go right into the next set (no rest)

 

[ledhead]

It is important to understand just what is meant by "N balance" or "Nitrogen balance" while reading these abstracts and the nutritional literature, as this term is misleading, perhaps intentionally so, as are other misuses of the word "balance" in the pseudoscience of orthodox nutrition.
This usage refers to a rewording of the Law of Conservation of Mass/Energy, which states that mass/energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
This can be stated in reference to any system, in this case the human body, as:

Input - Output = Accumulation

In "N balance" studies, the nitrogen 'input' (which exists only in proteins, not in carbohydrates or fats) consumed in "foods", is measured, as is the 'output' (which is the nitrogen lost in feces, urine, sweat, hair and nail growth, ...) and the net accumulation calculated. If this net accumulation is positive (input > output) this condition is referred to as "positive N Balance"; and conversely, if the net accumulation is negative (input < output) this condition is referred to as "negative N balance".

So, in the growing child, (and the severely protein-malnourished patient who is recovering) new tissue is being created daily, thus the N balance should be positive, as this means that net new protein is being accumulated.

However, in the adult, no longer growing, the N balance should be zero, as input and output should be equal under weight-static, no-growth conditions. Positive N balance in the adult means that excessive protein is being eaten and proteinaceous wastes are being stored in the body, thus the body is gaining excess weight; a condition of pandemic obesity exists among cultural-diet eaters. Thus, a positive N balance is not a healthy state for the adult; however, you will see that most abstracts suggest that a positive N balance is desirable.

Further, N balance should be negative if the body is detoxing from the excessive protein consumption, common in cultural diets, including most vegetarian/vegan ones, since nitrogenous wastes are being excreted.

Therefore, a positive N balance does not mean 'positive' in the sense of being "good", and a negative N balance does not mean 'negative' in the sense of being "bad". Nor does a zero N balance mean 'bad', or impoverished, in the sense of having nothing.

The major problem caused by the N balance method of estimating protein needs is manifest in short-term dietary studies that try to determine human protein needs by restricting or eliminating dietary proteins, measuring "losses", and regressing the results to zero N balance, without the researchers being familiar enough with the dynamics of dietary changes sufficient to understand that a reduction in protein consumed relative to a 'normal' excessive intake will produce cleansing reactions, the excretion of stored proteinaceous wastes, and that this increased excretion is not indicative of protein needs, but rather of bodily toxicity. For these studies to be meaningful, the low-protein diet would have to be maintained for several weeks, or even months, to allow the body to excrete all excessive protein wastes and come to relative equilibrium, and only then present true and constant "obligatory nitrogen losses".

As a logical and unavoidable result of this fundamental error and ignorance of the dynamics of human diet, protein "needs" and the resulting RDA's are highly overestimated.

Excellent post Radar! You should sticky this thread.. Let me think of another question.

 

[RADAR]

Excellent post Radar! You should sticky this thread.. Let me think of another question.

Out of all Questions this one was the most difficult to put into words..........

 

[hadbadexp]

does size of th balls tell how much LH lvl is ? or, can smaller one produce more than bigger one?

 

[ledhead]

Out of all Questions this one was the most difficult to put into words..........

That is why I posted it, to see if you knew about it. I knew about it somewhat, but not like how you synthesized it, pretty much perfect... I have another question churning in my brain, it is coming shortly...

 

[Nelson Montana]

It is important to understand just what is meant by "N balance" or "Nitrogen balance" while reading these abstracts and the nutritional literature, as this term is misleading, perhaps intentionally so, as are other misuses of the word "balance" in the pseudoscience of orthodox nutrition.
This usage refers to a rewording of the Law of Conservation of Mass/Energy, which states that mass/energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
This can be stated in reference to any system, in this case the human body, as:

Input - Output = Accumulation

In "N balance" studies, the nitrogen 'input' (which exists only in proteins, not in carbohydrates or fats) consumed in "foods", is measured, as is the 'output' (which is the nitrogen lost in feces, urine, sweat, hair and nail growth, ...) and the net accumulation calculated. If this net accumulation is positive (input > output) this condition is referred to as "positive N Balance"; and conversely, if the net accumulation is negative (input < output) this condition is referred to as "negative N balance".

So, in the growing child, (and the severely protein-malnourished patient who is recovering) new tissue is being created daily, thus the N balance should be positive, as this means that net new protein is being accumulated.

However, in the adult, no longer growing, the N balance should be zero, as input and output should be equal under weight-static, no-growth conditions. Positive N balance in the adult means that excessive protein is being eaten and proteinaceous wastes are being stored in the body, thus the body is gaining excess weight; a condition of pandemic obesity exists among cultural-diet eaters. Thus, a positive N balance is not a healthy state for the adult; however, you will see that most abstracts suggest that a positive N balance is desirable.

Further, N balance should be negative if the body is detoxing from the excessive protein consumption, common in cultural diets, including most vegetarian/vegan ones, since nitrogenous wastes are being excreted.

Therefore, a positive N balance does not mean 'positive' in the sense of being "good", and a negative N balance does not mean 'negative' in the sense of being "bad". Nor does a zero N balance mean 'bad', or impoverished, in the sense of having nothing.

The major problem caused by the N balance method of estimating protein needs is manifest in short-term dietary studies that try to determine human protein needs by restricting or eliminating dietary proteins, measuring "losses", and regressing the results to zero N balance, without the researchers being familiar enough with the dynamics of dietary changes sufficient to understand that a reduction in protein consumed relative to a 'normal' excessive intake will produce cleansing reactions, the excretion of stored proteinaceous wastes, and that this increased excretion is not indicative of protein needs, but rather of bodily toxicity. For these studies to be meaningful, the low-protein diet would have to be maintained for several weeks, or even months, to allow the body to excrete all excessive protein wastes and come to relative equilibrium, and only then present true and constant "obligatory nitrogen losses".

As a logical and unavoidable result of this fundamental error and ignorance of the dynamics of human diet, protein "needs" and the resulting RDA's are highly overestimated.

A part of this is the concept behind developing GEAR. Instead of adding more and more protein foods, it makes more sense to have immediately bio-available nitrogen. In this way you're not taxing the system to assimilate more nitrogen (since it can only utilize so much). By making MORE of the available aminos do what you want them to do (regenerate and enlarge muscle tissue) the body will build more muscle more easily.

 

[RADAR]

does size of th balls tell how much LH lvl is ? or, can smaller one produce more than bigger one?

Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are called gonadotropins because stimulate the gonads - in males, the testes, They are not necessary for life, but are essential for reproduction. These two hormones are secreted from cells in the anterior pituitary called gonadotrophs. Most gonadotrophs secrete only LH or FSH, but some appear to secrete both hormones. Unless there is a problem associated with the larger of the testicle such as a rupture,cancer or tumor,the LH produced by both,if the larger Testicle is healthy in conjunction i see no reason one should produce more than the other,and if in some cases it does, tests would show it would be not by much.

Some medications can cause testicular atrophy. Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS) can cause testicular atrophy by reducing the amount of luteinizing hormone (LH) produced by the pituitary gland. LH stimulates the testicles to produce testosterone. Testicular atrophy caused by steroid use can be prevented by taking hCG, a drug which mimics the effect of LH. However, hCG will simply address the symptoms. Endogenious levels of anabolic-androgenic steroids will remain the cause, and testicular atrophy will continue until the male body regains homeostasis.

 

[ledhead]

Here is my question regarding gear (aminos). I eat every 2 1/2 hrs, so I take 2 gear capsules every 1hr and 15 min between my meals for constant nitrogen retention. Ie. eat 7:00 am, 8:15 2 gear tabs, then eat again at 9:30 repeat it throughout the day... do you guys think this is the best way to keep constant nitrogen retention and help with protein synthesis? If so, why?? Second, do you guys think taking you multi vit and other vit on an empty stomache and doing cardio for 45 min to allow the vit to absorb first. woudn't eating with taking your vits diminsh some of the vitimins absorption??

 

[Flash421]

This may be a stupid train but in your workout program what does "ret" mean and how would you incorporate it in the workout