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low carb 'pancakes' : 1 egg, 1 tablespoon cottage cheese. blend and fry in a nonstick pan or use just enough oil in a normal pan to stop it sticking. it's cheap, tastes ok and has about 10g protein each.

I meant because the intensity would be lower on the lighter weights, which would be easier for those on low carb/low cal diets. (having said that, let me correct myself and note that the second week of 15's can be quite gruelling as you approach RM's). I read a few posts saying most of their...

it seems to me that the light weight high rep phase of the 15's and possibly the first week of 10's is a good workout regime for cutting diets. Is it adviseable to cut for the first 3 weeks and bulk for the other 5? Does anyone go below maintainence for part of the cycle and then eat over...

what exercise would you guys recommend for someone who can't even do one chin-up or pull up? I do close grip pull downs and wide grip seated rows at the moment.

very informative post bluze, thanks. I think I'll stick to a minimum of 1500 cals per day (not including 2 tablespoons flax)

like restless, I took 75mg a day for two months, followed by a 2 month break and then 75mg a day for another two months. (Info on the stack I took here ) I developed severe symptoms during my second cycle, which ended in having to be catherised in the emergency room because of acute urinary...

Hi all, great forum. some excellent advice here and I hope I can get some more advice about a specific query. I weigh about 220 lbs with a high bodyfat level (> 35%). From everything I've read, I need to be shooting for about 2500 cals a day to create a deficit of 500 cals, or to use the...