Recent content by bugpowder

y'all crack me up.

i know this started as a simple vs. complex carb thread, but if you want good information on trans fat, try http://www.cspinet.org. the Center for Science is the Public Interest is predimoninantly responsible for the presence of nutritional labeling as it exists today and has just recently won...

my name is a reference to Naked Lunch, a movie by Cronenberg based on a book by William S Burroughs. when i read the book, i discovered the term was not actually used. too bad, a literary reference would sound more sophisticated :-). anyway, beyond referring to the term as it is used in the...

these articles should adequately address your burning question:

aside from the warnings already stated (and high glycemic index), no, i don't really see anything wrong with using juice when attempting to boost calories as carbs. juice is not inherently bad, and there are certainly worse sources of calories than juice. -bug btw, 600g of protein is 2400...

the point made was that fruit juices will make you fat just as easily as sodas. the problem is that juices contain all the sugar from fruits but without the fiber (and some of the beneficial phytochemicals are also lost). in fact, many juice products are concentrated (essentially dehydrated...

the masses hear what they want to hear (which is typically "lose weight with a bad diet and no exercise"). refined grains and simple sugars indeed typically add calories with little or no nutritional value and generally have high glycemic indexes. instead of acknowledging that...

trans fat is considered as bad or worse than sat fat, because not only does it raise LDL (low density "bad cholesterol") it may also lower HDL (high density "good cholesterol"). although your attempt to eschew all trans fatty acids is indeed laudable, keep in mind that it...

as long as it is "less than 0.5 grams (g) fat per serving", FDA regulations on food labeling allow them to claim that it is trans-fat free. FDA regularly sets such minimal thresholds. for instance, a food product can be called calorie-free if it has under 5 kcal/serving, which means...

dkm1987 certainly provided valuable advice. my only thought would be if you are just starting to work on acclamating your palate to healthier foods, you might as well cook those vegetables to whatever extent necessary. i would still rather eat broccoli steamed to death rather than raw anyday...

the National Sleep Foundation said something to the effect of, "you can train yourself to sleep less, but you can't train your body to need less sleep." sleepiness during the day (even after lunch, or in a quiet, darkened environment) is a sign of sleep deficit. "A century...

Bryan, I was glad to receive HS: Report - Issue 10 today, but it made me realize that I have been missing out on other reports. The Articles tab of hypertrophy-specific.com only has shortcuts to HS:Report - Issues 1-6. I found 7 and 8 by manually typing the URL but still cannot find 9 and...

you're covering a lot of territory, so i'm not sure how to respond. without resistance training, consuming more calories than you burn leads to an increase in fat. this is true regardless of the "ratio of fat intake." protein, carbs (except fiber) and fat can all used for energy...

don't take my comments to mean you should post less frequently. sure, you could just post your results at the end of your program, but comments like: "I was pretty tired and just decided to go lay down in my room for a few minutes. Hmm... bad choice, I was out cold. I woke up in the...