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i did no direct work for arms for quite a while, and got nothing out of it. of course it's all subjective, but some people (like me) need the direct arm work while others grow just fine without.

i think the point of the matter is not isolation vs. no isolation. i had been doing some isolation work (a couple sets of preacher curls and lying extensions), but focusing on compounds for a long time, and my arms didn't grow at all. when i started my last hst cycle after reading the pimp your...

i already have too much lower body mass to attain grecian ideal proportions as it is. i had 27.6" thighs at 5'8" when i was some 20lbs bigger/fatter. now that i've slimmed down, my legs are still too big for the ancient greeks. i'm not really a booby builder either, as it might seem...

ditto on calves. start heavier, increment larger, and more frequency. i have gone as far as working them 6 times a week. you should also make an effort to pause at the bottom (or at the stretched position), especially with standing calf raises. 3-4 seconds is good enough.

come on, man, don't burst my bubble. ;)

i'm a greek god!! not really, but i'm pretty close according to that site above. most of my measurements match the ones listed there. ME GREECIAN IDEAL height = 5'8" 5'8" to 5'9" neck = 16.5" 17" biceps = 16.5" 16" calf =...

sd = yes

hm... stay consistent. meaning, try to measure always at the same spot. if you're always measuring the same way at the same spot, at the same time of day (preferrably in the morning before breakfast), at the same day of the week, you will eliminate a lot of variables, and get a better idea of...

do a search on vinegar (acetic acid). many have reported a fuller (non-bloated) look by ingesting it after training and with a bunch of carbs (malto, for example).

before anyone flames me, the above book is about crash dieting, and it's for people who want to lose fat as quickly as possible with an acceptable loss of muscle. however, if you're not willing to let go of any muscle at all, you should follow a more moderate approach, and do things more...

at 20% bf, i think you should you should check out the book The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook, by lyle mcdonald. you shouldn't worry too much about muscle loss until you're a lot leaner. the more fat you have to lose, the more muscle you're likely to keep IF you're weight training.

there are two things that concern me with hst and cutting, i get the impression that you shouldn't really be restricting calories in your 15s, since you need the carbs for lactic acid buildup, and the hypertrophic signal (i suppose), is not as strong as in the 10s and later. so maybe you...

hm... that got me really curious. i need to get the book asap.

did you follow the instructions that came with your calipers? if so, at 10mm, you could safely bulk, but if you're not happy with the way you look right now, definitely do a little cutting. if you're maintaining 10mm easily, you could reach 7 or even 6mm in maybe 6-8 weeks.

i've skipped the 15s many times, and i must say that my results have been much better when i did them.

whatever you do, don't stress too much about it. stress raises cortisol. ;)

i am going to buy the book, as i already have 'the ketogenic diet' and 'bromocriptine'. i'm not trying to troll for free information, i was just trying to clear this up.

lyle mcdonald makes it very clear in his book that you should take bromo in the morning to reduce side effects, and also because of the natural hormone cycles of the body. there's no additional benefit seen from dividing the dose either. i've been taking it for a week now, and the sides are all...

my perhaps flawed understanding is that in the absence of glucose, the brain needs ketones for fuel, and the muscles need free fatty acids. is this not right?

hey, there's someting magical about being 5'8" and weighing in the 180-190 range. it's supposed to make you sexier or something. ;) we share very similar stats, old & grey, only i'm a little younger. about the weight increments, i think bryan mentioned somewhere that the minimum...