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My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!
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gjohnson5
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JKurz1 said:
Jkurz1 i want to disgree with that link you posted where they guy quite simply said drink protein shake and eat glucose/dextrose for carbs and stay away from fats and fiber. This is a horrible diet and I do want to post an article in T Nation basically saying that this guys diet is silly in more or less words.
Anyone who posts a diet saying stay away from fiber is already an idiot... If they say stay away from fats, that is just a bad idea in my book. What really makes his idea bad is the notion that since fats are high calorie , then they will automaticall "satiate" you for hours to come. This is totally not true, and it is a proven fact that eating fats causes one to "snack" more and not fill you up for hours...
The other problem with his diet is that he advocates spiking your blood sugar for the purposes of eating more food. This leads to diabetes. It is safer to eat moderate carbs and use R+ALA to send sugars to muscle instead of allowing your blood sugar to spike. That diet was moronic... Simple as that.
High fat diets can give you more lean mass gain if carbs are added in moderation, but can also be used in conjunction with foods high on the "fullness factor" to lose weight as well, as long as carbs are restricted.
Anyway as far as my carb intake I have gotten pretty strict there and my carbs are yogurt , grapefruit juice, spinach, and maybe a pasta lucch 1-2 times a week.
Tweakle
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alternating your routine on a regular basis is moronic unless you're tapped out. There is a madcow post on this @ http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5427025&postcount=941
I have a 3 way rotation because I'm at a point where linear progression no longer works, and stuffing my face for fat gains isn't an attractive option. But to come into the gym and change the stimulus every week just because muscle & fitness says so is a ticket to staying under 200lbs. You need to get strong, brutally strong in a handful of core lifts. and some of the guys here who do 20 sets of iso work every workout wonder why people never ask them if they're juicing...
I have a 3 way rotation because I'm at a point where linear progression no longer works, and stuffing my face for fat gains isn't an attractive option. But to come into the gym and change the stimulus every week just because muscle & fitness says so is a ticket to staying under 200lbs. You need to get strong, brutally strong in a handful of core lifts. and some of the guys here who do 20 sets of iso work every workout wonder why people never ask them if they're juicing...
JKurz1
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I have been on this routine, given to me, for close to a month and m not changing a thing......all I have done is instead of working in the 10-12 rep zone for some core lifts, I asked Big t, to give me a different range....I said initially I am sticking to the diet and training and since then, I have. Although it is hard to get all the meals in, I am working at it, but training hasn't changed. When I feel both have failed or I have failed, I'll check myself in...sure I've inquired on other rotuines. I like and enjoy reading....you guys have made some nice gains with your 5x5 and other core lifts. For me right now, I don't see a problem with my routine as long as I continue to keep in the core training. Do you know how many people do the routine I do yet do not bench, row, squat or dead? Give me some credit man.....Tweakle said:
todays back routine:
wide grip pulls 4 sets 8-12
Deads 4 x6
close grip puldown to chest 4 sets 8-12
barbell rows , 4 sets of 8
seated rows 4 sets 8-12
barbell shrug. 4 x 8 to 12
BiggT
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JKurz1 said:
The leanest I've been was the year after I finished college, I just got on kind of a no need to try to peak my strength and size kick.....I trimmed down to 216lbs at 6'.....I didn't take BF measurements, but I could clearly see all my abs, so I had to be 10% or a little bit less, not paper thin skin or depleted looking though, although with water pills, and some intense manipulation, I probably could have gotten close.
Unless I were to do a BB show, I really see no reason to be any leaner than 10% or so at any given time, it is plenty lean enough to have vascularity and abs and pretty crisp separation....for me, it is too lean to make any kind of significant, worthwhile progress on my lifts and grow any appreciable muscle, but yeah, at times cutting down pops into my head, and I know I will for at least a time at some point......as far as sub-6%, it isn't the healthiest state to be in for any extended period and usually requires severe measures, and other than being necessary to be competitive at a BB show, I really am not a fan of the look, oh....and the guys claiming 2-3% bodyfat need a reality check or a re-test because they'd be a corpse if that were true, lol........again, I never condone becoming obese or distending your stomach for the sake of a squat, I think that's plain foolish, but you do need to be above 13% or so to be able to consistently up your lifts and pile on muscle either at all or at anything more than a snail's pace, from my experience....your joints will thank you too....it is much easier to shed a little excess than it is to try to grow without giving the body what it needs......
JKurz1
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If I dont get some help right now....I am finished for good........I've ben to endo, docs, I even had a friggn liver biopsy done a few years ago........all was neg and tey just said it was because I was so underweight etc. Here's m problem. I have SEVERE pain/bloating. Its in the region above the pubic bone and below the belly button. It honestly fels like a friggn beach ball with trapped gas etc. I am also losing feeling in my legs and arms, feet go numb.....but that prob. is due to low blood pressure. Has anyone heard of this? Is it caused by - too much fiber? Too much gum? Too much sugar alcohols?
Today I've had 1/2 cup of oats cooked, 1/4 cup oat bran cooked, and 1/4 cup of oats raw.....I've prob. had 15 packets of stevia. Zero gum and I feel like crying........any docs?
Today I've had 1/2 cup of oats cooked, 1/4 cup oat bran cooked, and 1/4 cup of oats raw.....I've prob. had 15 packets of stevia. Zero gum and I feel like crying........any docs?
gjohnson5
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bruce410 said:
The simple answer to this is eat more fiber. Please don't follow any diets that say don't eat fiber. soluable fiber will cause water to be absorbed in the colon thus allowing for the stool to pass easier. Insoluable fiber such as the ones in wheat will stop too much broken down food from entering the intestines so that this (assuming it's protein) will be asborbed in chunks... it helps for digestion basically
