dem beats

I agree with everything you said. They have actually done studies where they fed people cholesterol, not fat, but pure cholesterol, and they didn't have a rise in cholesterol at all on subsequent blood draws. The only fats that are "bad" are when you eat more than you can burn off and get fat (or puke.... or shit slime). Tras fats can also be bad, but it reeally depends on the definition, and then the type. Some classify perfectly fine forms of MCTs as trans fat. Those are probably ok. What isn't ok is when you take a healthy fat, high in the "healthy fats" and heat it, or alter it to a point where it is plasticized(this is the easiest term to understand what happens). Basically making a fat that was once a liquid at a given temperature a solid at that same temp. Those are actually found to be a possible carcinogen, and at bare minimum cause mutations of your fat cells. They are also really really really likely to increase the plaque build up. Maybe by the pathway you mentioned, or maybe during digestion it hits the bloodstream and starts causing shit on it's own. We don't know the pathway as far as I know. Doesn't change the fact that you would have a better anabolic response and easier time digesting and using carbs as a source of energy. Insulin is king for gaining weight. Muscle or fat. That is all there is to it. The discussion on that subject is completely 100% been hashed out.

Let me lay everything out so less speculation can be made. eat something light in morning. few hours later I drink 1L water + 30g whey + 30g dextrose ten minutes later I start my workout, and for the next 1.5hours I drink 1L water + sodium + 60g dextrose After workout I drink another 1L water + 60g dextrose + 30g whey + sodium shower For the next hour I eat carbs + protein After an hour or so I start drinking whole milk which lasts for the rest of the day, and eat other shit. Currently I'm getting in approx 3300kcal, and for the last three months it has netted higher strength, but likely still limited due to less muscle mass grown (no substantial weight change, and bf% doesn't seem any different to the eye). In the past when I could drink an entire gallon of whole milk daily without lactose issues I was getting around 4000kcal, and after a month or so the gains were noticeable. So at this point it's simply more kcal I need. I recognize the use of carbs for refilling muscle glycogen stores, and anabolic response from high insulin levels, but it's not my plan to eat a shit-load of "sugar" to get the rest of the kcal I need. I could also argue all day long that I don't believe there is anything wrong about eating that much butter in terms of cardiovascular health, but I feel it would be wasted energy so I'll simply shrug it off. I don't give a shit about "all natural," I just eat what I feel is healthy, and that happens to include butter. Also fwiw I tested my RMR with an o2->co2 meter: 1600kcal. What is a sodium shower? I also don't believe butter will do anything to your heart either. I do however believe that olive oil and other omega rich fats have value MUCH MUCH greater value to brain, heart, and many other organs over saturated fat. Not related to cholesterol at all, but how they interact both with your organs.

What's the argument? I have some Tapioca Maltodextrin here. Let's you make fun powders which fuck with people when you serve them :o/> In the sports nutrition world maltodextrin is always jumping from being a sugar to being a complex carb. Chemically it is complex but at times it causes a fast increase in insulin and quick intrance into the blood stream. This makes it act like a simple carb aka sugar.

What's the argument? I have some Tapioca Maltodextrin here. Let's you make fun powders which fuck with people when you serve them :o/> In the sports nutrition world maltodextrin is always jumping from being a sugar to being a complex carb. Chemically it is complex but at times it causes a fast increase in insulin and quick intrance into the blood stream. This makes it act like a simple carb aka sugar.

Hard to believe how much work I could output in a day back then. I should have played football....

Half gallon of milk for before lunch almost every day. Huge lunches. 2 double whoppers no problem. 3-6 fried egg sandwiches for breakfast. Every meal was basically 2 meals though. And then pounding snacks all day.

And activity plays a huge role. Stefan you sound like you never stop moving. Always going and moving and even your work outs are less force driven and more energy output driven. When I was lifting, taking martial arts classes worked 2 jobs, one of wich was a laborer, I constantly ate over 6000kcal. I lost about 10 pounds that summer.

I also think BSN makes a really solid product. I hate paying for it though. They made a pre work out booster that made me feel Herculean. It had beta alenine in it though and if it is HQ beta alenine and a healthy dose of it my ass itches like crazy. Some people get tingles down there back.... me I get ultra ass itch.

I agree with you. Especially the part about using sups to help as a way to expedite the process. It may ultimately be healthier too in many ways. I also agree that for us to bulk then cut, it is much easier. However, this is exasperated by living in a place that gets cold in the winter. I find it much more natural to gain fat in winter.... even though up until recently I was more active in winter. Snowboarding, snow shoing..... I used to run in the winter too. I get too hot in the summer lol. For educated people like us I think supplements or even drugs for that matter are just fine. If you want to get an Rx for some weightloss drug or just find it and take it, it's probably healthier than carrying around an extra 75 pounds. Then again that is for smart people who know how to eat and exercise in general already. I wouldn't recommend anything but piles of vegis and whole foods to an imbecile.

I think his argument with gainers is the high carb/sugar content. And I know they whole maltodextrin argument about how it works in the belly, but it is still inconsistent for time of digestion. Personally I think the guy could use a HUGE boost in insulin from sugar/carbs in general and would see AMAZING growth with how often he works out. But I do understand the fat being perceived as a healthier option.

Eff yahoo! I cannot get into my Flicker page. I know my password, but because I have not gone on the site for a long time they made me answer my security questions..... which I must have blown off because it isn't working.

Here is mine. http://www.chefknivestogo.com/henckels-miyabi-7000d.html 8" also VG10 with a little dimascus touch to the outside.

Biggest reason why I stopped my fasting for 16hours, and 8hour eating window. Simply couldn't get enough kcal in 8hour window, so it became counterproductive in my situation--though others would venture to say it was always counterproductive. qu'est-ce que c'est?

From a weight gaining perspective eating before bed is a complete non issue. Kcal in Kcal out when it comes to pure weight gain factors. That being said from an anabolic perspective it is HIGHLY preferable to have fat and protein before bed. It is also highly preferable to have fast carbs and fast protein in the morning. This takes advantage of our hormone release cycles. Stefan, there is one thing I think I should touch on. The human body can only digest X amount of fat, protein, and even carbs(though we can process way way way way way way way more carbs in the same amount of time as the other two). When you "flood" your GI with protein or fat one of 2 things happen, you get sick(happened to you) or it just goes through your body undigested. You may not always notice it coming out though because it does change. You puked it up when you GI revolted against trying to process it. The fact you didn't get it into the intestines is also a bit of a tell take sign you should try easier to digest foods, and spread it out over a longer period of the day. It doesn't just come out the way we ate it though so some people don't notice.... ****gross notice for those with weak tum tums*** Case in point, if you ever have a big dump that sticks to the side of the bowl, it is usually caused by fat that didn't get absorbed or digested properly. This isn't always true, but if you notice it after certain meals, it's an indicator. Same if it smells chemically. Most describe it as an acetone smell. That is more common with the liver not being able to cope with it, usually due to liver shut down. It also it pretty common in babies to have what some moms(chicks go figure) as nail polish remover smell. This can happen if you get wasted drunk and have a tripple whopper with extra fat. Your liver decides it has better poison to work on than the fat nutrients and doesn't cough up the bile needed. The smell or bowl sticking shit isn't always a big deal, but indicates to unabsorbed and not digested properly fat. Could be you just ate too much. If you eat a lot of fiber this can be masked however. You would probably have the highest volume shits on the planet made of a nasty froth of insoluble fiber and fat, but some would just crap per normal.

Baller. I love it. It reminds me I need to sharpen all my knives.

I could drink a couple cups of olive oil I bet. Good for the ticker like crazy too. My knee jerk reaction would be to splash some balsamic on it with salt and pepper. I like the parm idea too.

I'm glad you at least post your ideas....terrible as I think they are. Amusing. What didn't you like about the way I make hot chocolate. 3 pints of heavy cream is close to 4500. If you can't find real heavy it may be 5 pints. Still yummy versus wtf. You were making hot chocolate stefan? Shit I thought you were just eating butter. Cream is the only way to go.

You could try lard. It would probably be easier on your stomach.

Read any Arthur C. Clark? He writes some great sci-fi, but he was an amazing scientist. I did when I was running through a lot of sci-fi books. Now I am focusing on as much SSA beneficial related info now. Currently reading "What the Plus?", a short book on Google+ and all the in's and out's. I don't always read books, but when I do, I read Ayn Rand. Ok Dale Carnegie too. Ok Sun Tzu also.

With the bicep curls one can simply place their elbow against their stomach correct? Gets rid of additional shoulder "help" and can't swing the weight behind you for momentum. That's about the only weight I pick up now, and occasional DL. Sure you can still swing it. You just keep yourself honest man. It's like pull ups. Technically if you complete a pull up, then you complete it, but you know that you can yank it up and cheat. Same thang mang.

Nice plinking gun.

My gym now is much better. But it was a fucking nightmare before. I would get accosted at least once a week. Once while benching a dude actually rushed over to spot me. Not like, make sure I didn't kill myself spot but actually grabbed the bar as it was moving up. I had a good 3-4 reps in me too and it wasn't with my heaviest work set. I yelled so loud he stumbled backwards over a bench. What a good way to wreck my rotator cuff, taking off weight unexpectedly and unevenly.... I still heat up over that. Fucktards who know just enough to be dangerous are the worst accidents waiting to happen in any situation.

You are an extreme minority Stefan. Most jack holes who start training in the style you do are even worse with form. Normally I don't care about people fucking around like that, but every one, and I mean every last one of them, has to tell me about how I may or may not be doin it wrong. If your pushing my weight or more, and want to be constructive, talk to me. Lets share tips etc, but when you are yanking a 55 for bent over rows and see me arch up and slowly bang out rep with 80s don't walk up and open dialog with me doing it wrong.

My roommate swings the fuck out of weight. Probably not bad compared to many, but to me it's fucking atrocious. I cannot see the point of using weight that requires you to emply muscles other than the targeted ones unless you are doing extremely complex compound movements and trying to break through a barier. If you cannot plant you feet and lean against a way and still do that same bicep curl you are using too much fucking weight. Unless you are Ronnie ain't-nothin-but-a-peanut Coleman, stop, just stop. The miniscule weight we lift does not require the ballance altering motion that you see on freaks of that caliber. And even then, I think he swings too much at times. However he is the biggest and best and had no major injury related to bad form that I know of. Same as guys pedaling with bad ergonomics. It will take it's price out of your body someday.