Posts by bmx9279

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Foods	Is Rice Turkey Stuffing and Less Healthy?	Nov 27 2008 20:05 (UTC)	5
I meant to say normal rice instead of normal turkey.
Foods	Is Rice Turkey Stuffing and Less Healthy?	Nov 27 2008 17:47 (UTC)	9
No. The two things up for debate are: plain rice cooked on its own in water and plain rice that has been stuffed inside a turkey So do you know of a calculation for the nutrition info on rice taken out of a turkey?
Foods	Is Rice Turkey Stuffing and Less Healthy?	Nov 27 2008 17:35 (UTC)	11
Well I'm just wondering if it absorbs fat from the turkey or whatnot. And the question is it LESS healthy. I'm just wondering if it gets worse from being cooked in the turkey.
Foods	Cheat Days	Nov 20 2008 15:51 (UTC)	4
Original Post by moonbay: i would practice some sort of self control and just relax and enjoy the company of your family ^_^ Yeah, I guess your right. :( Except my family tends to make good desserts. :P
Foods	Cheat Days	Nov 20 2008 12:27 (UTC)	6
Well I tend to have cheat meals, but because of their epic proportions, they are about the equivelant of a cheat day. haha I'm trying to gain muscle with no fat right now, and with thanksgiving coming up, I was wondering if I can justify having a free day from a physiological standpoint.
Foods	Is Equal sweetener really zero calories?	Sep 01 2008 13:14 (UTC)	5
But, if the serving size of a food gives it less than 5 calories, it can be claimed to be zero calories. So, it could be 4 calories even. Which would be 40 caloires a day. It is still not a BIG deal, but still, it's good to keep in mind.
Foods	How many cups are in one ladle?	Aug 27 2008 19:33 (UTC)
I made sure to notice the marking on the ladel today, and it read 3oz. So less than half of a cup.
Foods	How many cups are in one ladle?	Aug 25 2008 22:27 (UTC)	1
Ok, thank you.
Foods	How many cups are in one ladle?	Aug 25 2008 14:05 (UTC)	4
I just had an egg white omlette made for me at a cafateria. I don't think it was a cup, because I got 2 ladlefuls, and I have made egg white omlettes a lot before, and I definitely did not get 2 cups worth.
Fitness	New to bulking need help	Aug 01 2008 04:52 (UTC)	3
Original Post by queenmedia: Original Post by melkor: Nah, the 1-week thing is based on one-factor theory of performance; two-factor theory states that while it's true that it can take up to a week to recover completely, complete recovery is not neccesary for a training effect to occur as long as you deload every now and again. You're still overtraining of course, but you're doing it with awareness and purpose. As long as you plan your periods of overreaching and undertraining and work with your body's capacity, you're going to see better results than if you stay at the same relative percentage of maximal effort all the time. So, if I'm understanding it correctly, work out hard and every 4th week, work out with less intensity? How long does it take your muscles to recover? Obviously soreness is not an indicator, as I am never sore. Is it possible to completely recover if you're not taking in enough protein? BMX, sorry for the aside on your topic here! It's ok. I'm always looking to sbsorb more information on this stuff anyway.
Fitness	New to bulking need help	Jul 31 2008 17:03 (UTC)	7
Original Post by melkor: Received wisdom from bodybuilder circles says that more than 90 minutes of cardio a week makes it hard to put on muscle, anything below that doesn't seem to matter. So a little helps - if you do HIIT or sprint training it might even help with the nutrient partitioning and be a slight positive influence on muscle building. Berardi's the go-to guy for sports nutrition - check out Massive Eating - Part 1 and Massive Eating - Part 2 for more on meal timing and such. Though those articles are kind of old and he's refined his thinking lately they're still the basis of Berardi's recommendations for muscle-building nutrition. I just skimmed the articles right now, and I didn't catch anything on timing things. Like how much of my carb allotment is in the morning vs. the evening. Also, when I was cutting, I loved make a Whey/Milk/Natty Peanut butter shake. And I lost weight. Would that snack be considered a no-no because of the carbs in milk. Or, is the gist of what he's saying is dont have a slice of white bread a loads of un-natural peanut butter?
Fitness	New to bulking need help	Jul 31 2008 12:57 (UTC)	13
thanks, there is a lot of good advice in there. As far as the first article goes, I never intended on eating bad foods. I always planned on eating more of the healthy foods I was eating while cutting. I'm trying to figure out now the timing of macronutrients so that I put on the least amount of fat. Like can I have oatmeal/fruit in the afternoon if my workout is in the morning. Stuff like that. And on a side note, whats your opinion on cardio while bulking.
Foods	How guilty should I feel about this pleasure?	Jul 30 2008 16:50 (UTC)	3
Yes, thats one serving. I'm trying to clean bulk right now and I'm not sure if I should be eating all thos carbs at one time in the afternoon.
Weight Loss	Binge Weekend	Jul 14 2008 17:47 (UTC)	2
In order to gain 4 pounds of FAT, you would have had to consume 14,000 calories over your calorie output. It's pretty much impossible. Yes, you might have put on a lot of fat. But trust me, your just feeling guilty right now, its never as bad as you make it seem after a slip up.
Fitness	In-line skating/swimming	Jul 01 2008 00:57 (UTC)	1
Original Post by jdw3018: Original Post by bmx9279: A 1300 calorie deficit is way too large in my opinion. You should never go above 1000. By creating that much of a deficit while training so hard, you will over train your body. Your body needs nutrients to repair itself after working that hard. I only burn an excess of 300-400 calories each day. And it works. Burning 1300 calories doesn't mean a person has to have a deficit of 1300 calories. I have a couple days each week right now where I burn between 2000 and 2500 calories in addition to my 2500 I burn at sedentary levels. But, I am eating back a majority of those. For example, last week I had a 5100 calorie burn day, and ate 4400...for a deficit of 700. That said, the only thing I'd add in regards to the OP's post is that mixing it up some might be more effective. Doing an hour of inline skating will be a blast - but probably not every day. I'd suggest doing some running, biking if you have one, etc, in addition. Also, if you're working construction every day you probably have a basic level of fitness, but the skating (and swimming, to a lesser extent) will be an entirely different stress on your body and you should be sure to pay attention to any new aches and pains and take rest days when necessary to limit exposure to potential injury. I interperted it as that being the deficit. I would still like to know what the actual deficit is though, because it seems it would be large with that much exercise. Regardless, my point still stands. That much exercise will lead to overtraining.
Fitness	In-line skating/swimming	Jun 30 2008 14:20 (UTC)	6
A 1300 calorie deficit is way too large in my opinion. You should never go above 1000. By creating that much of a deficit while training so hard, you will over train your body. Your body needs nutrients to repair itself after working that hard. I only burn an excess of 300-400 calories each day. And it works.
Fitness	preworkout snack=no fat loss	Jun 30 2008 14:13 (UTC)	3
If you are doing high intensity workout, that I think you should definitely eat something. I lose fat, and I ALWAYS make sure I eat something before I workout. Something high in carbs preferably, like a banana or bread etc. My goal is to get lean while preserving muscle. From what I have read in my own research, is that its easier for our bodies to break down muscle and protein than body fat. When your exercising, your body needs a lot of energy, quickly. If you don't eat anything, your body will start to canabolize it's own muscles. It won't run off of your fat stores.
Fitness	Did my recent workout changes possibly cause me to lose more muscle vs. fat?	Jun 22 2008 02:53 (UTC)	1
Original Post by melkor: You may not be as pumped up from your workouts, but assuming you're at a level where a split schedule makes sense you're going to see more muscle growth from the more intense workouts you can sustain with the lowered frequency. Well then that raises the question of wether or not a split workout is appropriate. I just changed after doing full body workouts for the last 1.5 years.
Foods	Friendly's - Lunch Dilemma	Jun 21 2008 00:37 (UTC)
I would have gotten the chicken sandwhich, just without the roll/bread.
Motivation	It is going to be a looooong night tonight, and I need some help	Jun 20 2008 18:15 (UTC)
Thank you! I'll keep all that in mind. Now I need to go out and buy some gum...
Calorie Count	Who would love a way of seeing what you eat and WHEN	Jun 18 2008 12:07 (UTC)
Yes I know, but I want to see that information graphed versus time of day.
Weight Loss	Fat after Exercising?!	Jun 17 2008 21:34 (UTC)	5
I get this too sometimes. I have been told by other people, and believe it as well now, that exercises causes water retention and swelling of your muscles. I took 2 weeks off from exercising in February when I had my wisom teeth removed, and it was obvious that my stomach was a lot flatter. After realizing my kozyshack pudding and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream diet could not be the cause of this, I did research and found out what I just told you about water retention.
Fitness	Is Creatine Appropriate for my Goals?	Jun 06 2008 11:50 (UTC)	6
I'm worried about the water weight making me look bloated, and losing definition.
Fitness	Is Creatine Appropriate for my Goals?	Jun 05 2008 23:21 (UTC)	8
Well thats pretty impressive.
Fitness	Running in the morning or evening?	May 31 2008 13:57 (UTC)	8
I prefer running in the morning. I feel it sets the tone for my day.
Fitness	Losing Fat And Gaining muscle at (Relatively) the same time	Apr 29 2008 22:39 (UTC)	1
Well tomorrow I'll only have 30 minutes to work out, so I'm going to try and "shock" my muscles. I guess I'll try and work on finding that fine line. This week. I had a really bad diet weekend, so I haven't been able to really monitor any accurate results from the changes I've been making. My goal for right now. Pretty much just comes down to 6-pack. My long term goal. 6-pack, V-shaped back, dinner plate pecs. I've decided to aim for getting that six pack before I go for more muscle. I think I'm just going to keep my diet about the same, maybe eat a few more calories each day, eat more protein, and just try to push myself at lifting. That should help me get leaner, while not losing any muscle right? I went to a nutritionist a few months ago, told her my fat-loss goals and my level of exercise, and she told me to eat between 2200 and 2400 calories a day (When I work out) to lose at a healthy rate. And it usually winds up being closer to 2350 calories that I consume each day.
Fitness	Losing Fat And Gaining muscle at (Relatively) the same time	Apr 29 2008 02:25 (UTC)	5
PS. I am expecting to lose muscle in a deficit. I am just trying to make sure that I am doing everything possible to minimize that muscle loss while still maximizing fat loss.
Fitness	Losing Fat And Gaining muscle at (Relatively) the same time	Apr 29 2008 02:22 (UTC)	6
Original Post by iamme1270: how tall are you? weight? what goal do you want really? fat loss or mass now? help us out a bit! I'm about 5'-10" 170lbs. I've been on the bubble about this the last few days, but I'll decide right now that I want fat loss to be my primary goal. Especially since thats what my lifestyle has been working towards for the last several months. What I mean by, "never getting any stronger," is that I never see any improvements in reps, therefore I never get to increase the amount of weight I'm moving in my exercises. I know now that I can't build muscle while in a calorie deficit, but I'm afraid that I'm losing too much muscle and that I am slowly getting weaker. So my question is, Is my diet SOLELY to blame(e.g not enough protein, etc.), or is it perhaps something to do with my workout? Like today I tried resting a little bit more betweens sets today and that really helped my reps go up. I'm resting about 1:30 in between sets now. I know I can't properly express what is going through my head, but thanks for listening anyway. I'm really just trying to gather as much information as a can, and then make an informed decision for myself.
Fitness	Abnormally GREAT Workout Today And I Need Help Figuring Out Why.....	Apr 28 2008 22:13 (UTC)	5
Original Post by floggingsully: Original Post by bmx9279: Original Post by melkor: The increased rest between sets probably played a role too - more time to allow the dissipation of localised muscle fatigue. Decreasing rest periods is one way of increasing work density, but it comes at a cost to strength developement because you can't train at a very high intensity using that model. If you've got strength-specific goals this is not good - if you've got other performance goals in mind with your training this may or may not be useful to you. So increased periods of rest between sets if good for building muscle/strength? Also, keep in mind that just because you lifted more weight after the longer break doesn't mean you've increased your strength or your muscle, it means your muscles weren't as tired during your later sets as they would have been if you took a shorter break. But wouldn't being able to do 9 reps of a set with more rest versus 5 or 6 with less rest, throughout an entire workout, work my muscles harder? It's not like I'm watching tv, and doing one set during each commercial, it's only 1:30 of rest.
Fitness	Abnormally GREAT Workout Today And I Need Help Figuring Out Why.....	Apr 28 2008 22:09 (UTC)	6
Thanks. My concern with this, is that I have been losing a lot of fat recently with what I was doing before. Which is what I want to do; get leaner while still keeping and maybe gaining a little muscle. Do you think because the longer rest periods slow down my workout, it would affect my fat-loss goals? I've been thinking about it, and I'm undecided. It's helping me get stronger by letting me push out those 8th and 9th reps. So I guess it balances itself out.

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