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    Lats - once and for all

    It's also worth pointing out that, just from a leverage standpoint, wide grip is harder than narrow (less range of motion but more load). In fact, you get the most mechanical load with your arms completely straight out, doing something like the "iron cross" routine that gymnasts do on...
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    Do sups cause acne?

    Hee. It's worth mentioning, though, that diet (regardless of supplements) has effects on testosterone. See these two articles that were posted over in ThinkMuscle (first one contains link to 2nd). diet vs T
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    How long does it REALLY take to get big?

    Well dang, I am already pretty close to that now. (Bodyfat significantly higher than 8% though, so I have a little room for improvement, at least!) If I were not worried about my liver and my family tendency to heart attack and stroke, it might be time to go "non-natural" :)
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    How long does it REALLY take to get big?

    Define "big". Seriously, nobody can answer this question (which is quantitative, "how long" in months or years or whatever) without knowing what quantities you care about. Of course, there are lots of effects from genetics and diet, too. All that said, I don't even know if...
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    Is dirty bulking better than clean?

    Most likely because of the "digestion profile" of the "dirty" foods: you generally get an insulin spike that makes you feel good for a bit, then a drop that makes you kind of logy/sleepy, then a slow steady supply of blood sugar via fat metabolism in your liver. The...
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    Maintaining Caloric Intake

    I don't bother separating out grams of protein, fat, and carbs, or trying to slice-and-dice saturated vs unsaturated fats, etc. I just count total calories and grams-of-protein (estimating if needed, but I do have a kitchen scale now and weigh out chicken, spaghetti, etc). I write them down and...
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    Berardi says...........

    Casein digests slowly, which is good since you will be asleep for many hours. (Of course your systems all slow down while you sleep anyway, so it's not exactly critical.) I also find it helps settle the stomach. :) And of course it has lots of protein with few calories. The only downside is, it...
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    TAKE THIS POLL...PLEASE!!!!

    I filled in the poll but I'm not really a good candidate. The only supplements I bother with are whey (which is super-cheap at Costco), omega-3s (fish oil, cheap at Costco), a daily multivitamin (cheap at Costco), and creatine. If Costco had cheap creatine I'd probably buy it there. :) (I also...
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    Ultimate Diet 2.0

    I realize this thread is a little old, but... Not right, no. The brain (and CNS in general) requires glucose. Ketones are produced in the liver as a sort of side effect of overwhelming the aerobic cycle ("TCA") during gluconeogenesis. (Some, but not all, of the brain's metabolism can...
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    HELP . Water Intake During Creatine : : :

    It is difficult (but not impossible) to drink too much water. I have had kidney stones, and the urologists always start with "drink more water" :) As BIZ said though, the main thing is to keep the color light. If your pee is dark yellow, it is getting highly concentrated, and some of...
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    how big is everyone?

    I am 5'10" and (currently) 224 lbs. Been lifting weights off and on (more off than on for too many years) since, hm, 1986 or so I guess. Just finished one complete HST sequence (in SD now) and I really like it – HST is much simpler than trying to remember how often I went heavy last week etc.
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    New to HST

    The nausea is probably from throwing off your blood pH. Your muscles will be dumping a lot of CO2, lactic acid, etc., and pushing the pH towards acid. Your body has a buffering mechanism but it may get overwhelmed, especially when you are first starting. More rest time between sets should help...
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    Where'd you get your username?

    I made mine up years ago as a unique name to use on systems where all the usual names were taken. It has worked really well for that, with only one problem: I am told that, in Finnish (I think), it means "the heroin addict". I don't even like using legal drugs.... (Also: it is partly...
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