Recent content by bossman34

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    Seeking advice/criticisms of diet/exercise. Lost 14 pounds so far.

    Sorry, I wasn't trying to be arrogant I was suggesting that maybe your issues are coming from other foods. My fiance has dealt with excrutiating stomach pain because of foods...pain that brought her to tears. For a long time, it was attributed to lactose intolerance, bananas, and strawberries...
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    Anyone on the Paleo Diet?

    Loren Cordain, the author of the Paleo Diet, is pretty much against saturated fats for this reason so I don't agree with everything he says. Most high cholesterol profiles don't mean anything unless you look at the big picture and underlying factors. HDL and LDL numbers only tell part of...
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    Seeking advice/criticisms of diet/exercise. Lost 14 pounds so far.

    Congratulations on your tremendous weight loss! The health benefits of losing that weight are huge so good for you. With that being said, I agree with others that you lost a lot of weight too fast. You likely lost a lot of muscle mass along with the fat. There wasn't anything "healthy" about...
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    Anyone on the Paleo Diet?

    My fiance and I have been following a somewhat modified Paleo diet for about 6 months and we love it. I don't think I'll ever go back to conventional eating 100% of the time. My fiance used to have digestive/IBS and thyroid issues that have disappeared since we have started and we have...
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    Weight Lifting Routine ... add more exercises.

    I agree with SC and alkemyst that straight-leg deadlifts are definitely preferable to leg curls. Between squats, deadlift, and straight-leg deadlift there really isn't any reason to do leg curls. Your hamstrings and glutes should get plenty of work with those lifts. To add to SC's comment on...
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    Morning workouts = crash midafternoon

    We're also the only mammals that can make "milk" out of a bean and throw our kill on the bbq to cook it so I wouldn't put too much stock into that argument. I certainly wouldn't drink soy milk as a "healthy" alternative to dairy, but that's another conversation. In regards to the OP, my guess...
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    Fat loss - how to lose the bulge and gain the ripples

    To be fair, I never said that "individuals can consistently gain muscle in a caloric deficit." The original question was, "Does a person with a high body fat (20%+) need to be on a calorie surplus to be able to add muscle? Or at the other end, can an overweight individual be on caloric...
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    Fat loss - how to lose the bulge and gain the ripples

    You are absolutely right that fat doesn't magically convert to protein, BUT you don't necessarily have to be in a calorie surplus to gain muscle mass. The 3 main functions of fat are to provide a source of energy, protect vital organs, and construct/maintain structural elements such as cell...
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    Looking for overall guidance

    I agree 100%, SC's point is right on the money. I was just saying that P90X is a decent program and can help people lose weight and get toned. As I mentioned, one of the reasons I like P90X is because it covers everything including nutrition. Of course, it won't do you any good if you...
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    Looking for overall guidance

    I actually really like the P90X program. It's extremely intense and combines cardio, resistance training, plyometrics, flexibility, nutrition, etc into a nicely designed program. Granted, there isn't really anything special about it...just different and it covers all of the bases. If you...
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    Looking for overall guidance

    Amen, brother! Only doing cardio is a good way to become "skinny fat" meaning that you'll lose weight, but it will be in the form of both fat and muscle leaving you soft. You want to hold on to your muscle tissue at all costs. Well balanced nutrition, resistance training, and cardio are all...
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    what is the fastest way to increase bench press

    I dont know what you're looking for...you've been given some good tips in the 3 threads that you have asked your question. You need to eat more, make sure your technique is sound, and change your program. One way to go would be to change to an upper body/lower body split. With this program...
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    Have GTX280 - Can Step-up to GTX295 for $70. Should I?

    I'd do it if I were you. Your 8400 @3.6 is about as good as it gets (game performance wise) and I don't think it would be holding a 295 back much if at all. Who knows when the next generation of gpus will be out...could be towards the end of the year. You can play the never ending "waiting...
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    Muscle Milk or is there something better?

    Muscle Milk isn't just a protein supplement...it's pretty much an entire meal replacement/PWO shake meaning that it has carbohydrates and fat as well. I am a believer that a protein supplement should be your last course of action after figuring out the rest of your diet and making sure you're...
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    Squat form check

    Of course, another Rippetoe reference. The guy knows his stuff, but is everything he says really the end all, be all? Just because one guy and a bunch of powerlifters use a certain technique does not make it right for everybody. Does it work? Yes. Are the risks low? Yes. But, are there...