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I would tend to think that from a psychological stand point, using exercise to produce a caloric deficit would be beneficial Vs just depriving yourself of food. It may not make much difference from a physiological point of view, but many of the starvation symptoms seem to be psychological...

http://207.42.78.201/StarvSympt.html This makes me think I need to take a break from the cutting diet and spend some time at maintenance calorie levels! I can relate to too much of this!!!

Since nobody else seems to want to tackle this one, I'll do my best. Protein is made up of amino acids. There are 20 different types of amino acids--a complete protein source will contain all 20. Free form amino acids are just what they sound like...individual amino acids in their free...

I haven't been able to find any recent feedback on this product...at least not from a non-biased forum! I'm wondering who has tried this stuff and what opinions are out there? $100 is a lot for me to dish out on a supplement that may not work as advertised. On the other hand, I'm doing the...

I gained 9lbs between Thursday night and the following Saturday at noon. Of course I'm doing the UD2 diet and Friday was my carb-up :D It's amazing how much glycogen and water my body can store....

Kama45...no offense man! I wasn't directing my comment specifically at you. I just can't help but think (based on personal experience) that a guy would be better off running a 6-8 week HST cycle while eating above maintenance (& cleanly) for optimum growth with minimal fat gain. And then...

I’m still perplexed by everyone on here that wants to combine HST and UD2 into the best of both worlds! I’m with Edziu on this one—I think you’ll end up losing out on the optimal benefits of both programs by trying to combine the two. Why not just do one at a time? We all know it’s not...

It's an excellent read...well worth the $20 IMHO! If you’re a male under 15% BF (or female under 20%) and willing to work your @$$ off for results, then pay the money and give it a try! I understand your reluctance--probably not unlike yourself, I've read about many-many diets and heard all...

You might want to check out The Ultimate Diet 2.0 by Lyle McDonald. Lyle was a good friend of Duchaine, and the two shared a lot of ideas. Lyle took Duchaines work, built upon it and combined it with up-to-date research (that Duchaine didn't have in the body opus days) to create the Ultimate...

I've used Gatorade in the past with good results (energy wise). But like I mentioned earlier, I already have several lbs. of malto to use up. :confused: I used to use Cheerios or Rice Chex post workout all the time. I've noticed that I feel better sooner and my energy levels recover...

Age also comes into play here! Trust me! I'm 32 and I can't get away with anywhere near the calorie intake that I could at 22! Things started to change in my late 20's....hair line & waste line being most notable! It's taken a ton of hard work to bring the waste line back in...

Reading that thread over at Avant has removed any desire I may have had to hear more debate on this topic! I think that both the main players in that debate had some good points. Just a side note--if those two guys were to be put in the same room, there would be much violence and possibly...

Okay, I read the whole debate over at Avant...I have a headache now, BTW! The only conclusion I can reach from that lengthy debate is that high GI carbs post workout may (key word) not be the major (another key word) benefit once thought. However, that's obviously highly debatable and I'm...

Thanks for the link Blade! I'm always up for reading the augments from both sides…always searching for the truth! Cliner9er: No, I don't have any papers supporting my belief. I doubt this issue has been studied well enough by science to provide any real meaningful info anyway. One study...

I'm sure a banana (or any other carb) will do just fine for replacing glycogen stores if that's all you expect from your post workout nutrition. But I have to respectfully disagree with your thinking. Endurance athletes and bodybuilders have very different objectives. Glycogen recovery is...

As far as using fruit post-workout, you're right, a banana is probably one of the best choices. However, a banana also has fructose which doesn't do us much good post-workout, and also fair amount of fiber that will slow digestion. All I was saying is that there are better choices than fruit...

You're right, those are high GI and that's why I was using them. However, I don't think they entered my system nealy as quickly (solids = more digestion time?). Anyway, I swear I can tell the difference! BTW, I can wolf down 70g of Rice Chex in nothing flat! As a matter of fact, it's hard to...

Unless you’re new to lift weights, don’t expect to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. I’m not saying it’s completely impossible (that’s debatable), but it’s not likely to happen (it’s difficult even on AAS!). As a general rule, you can expect to gain some fat while bulking and lose...

We’ve all experienced the loss of discipline on a bulking cycle! I’m not sure what to tell you as far as how low to take your calories. I’m sure there are others around here who have more experience than I have who will share some good advise. Definitely add the cardio back in your program...