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Suggest a mid-workout snack

Just eat a burrito
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- Post #15
- Dec 23, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Natural supplements to reduce blood pressure

There is evidence that Hibiscus tea can reduce blood pressure as well as many prescription medicines. Easy to make, cheap, and it tastes good (it's tart so adding some stevia is always nice, or mix it with something else).
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- Post #20
- Oct 8, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Beta Alanine is toxic?

Rat LD50 was 1000mg/kg. You'd have to choke down 75-100g of the stuff at once to reach that (15-25x the normal dose).
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- Post #10
- May 7, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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2 day hangover?

I would definitely attribute it to not drinking for the month prior. The more you drink, the more your body adapts to being able to tolerate the alcohol (upregulates certain enzymes and processes within the liver and endocrine system), and once you take away the stimulus for that process, it...
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- Post #7
- May 7, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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App that tracks how healthy my meals are?

I think you might be over thinking it. In general, if it grows in the ground, swims in the sea, flies in the air, or roams the earth, and you can eat it as is (plus cooking, obviously) then it's better than anything that doesn't fit those criteria. More ingredients = less good (again, in...
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- Post #2
- Oct 24, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Give me your thoughts on my exercise plan

If you're afraid of lifting, the trick is to start super light. If you never squat or deadlift you'll never increase your strength or muscle mass in those areas, which will help *protect* you from further hernias. 2 years is plenty of time to recover from the surgery, just start out super light...
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- Post #16
- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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recommended online workout routines?

Lulz.
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- Post #3
- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Quick snack high in protein?

As tasty as bacon is, it's mostly fat. Not the greatest protein source. Not a slam on bacon, that's just how it is. Lately I've been doing a whey shake with 50g protein, 5g fiber, and 10g creatine every morning, then eat some kind of breakfast (I make a big egg scramble on the weekend and...
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- Post #18
- Jun 4, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Give me your thoughts on my exercise plan

For maximum fat loss/muscle gain (or at least muscle sparing) I would not recommend a body-part split type of routine. They take too long, and focus on small muscles. The focus should be on large, compound movements (squat, deadlift, bench, barbell rows, Olympic lift variants such as power clean...
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- Post #12
- Jun 4, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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All that effort gone. Back to square 0

Cardio isn't a waste of time, it's just not the best way (in and of itself) to lose fat. Especially the way most people do it (i.e. steady-state for long periods of time). Intervals/sprints have been shown to help improve muscle mass gains (or prevent loss) and speed up fat burning when compared...
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- Post #25
- Jun 4, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Really? 2 months no difference...

I wouldn't be surprised if it is at least partly hormonal to some degree. Alcohol consumption, in particular, has been shown to reduce testosterone levels, and things like thyroid hormones, cortisol levels (stress hormone), leptin, and sex hormones are extremely important when trying to reduce...
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- Post #45
- May 7, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Any factual info on when your body goes into starvation mode?

You probably won't die, but you'll lose more lean mass than you'd probably prefer, especially doing high intensity cardio as your main means of exercise (without heavy weight training to help preserve muscle). I would say at least 1800 a day, but also listen to your body. If you're recovering...
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- Post #4
- Dec 10, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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can I build biceps with just a pull up bar?

Weighted chins will get you sick guns. Do them like you would do squats or deadlifts: heavy. I would probably shoot for 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps, based on your current stats. If you hit the full 12 reps on each set, increase the weight next time. Pretty simple and effective progression, IMO.
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- Post #14
- Sep 5, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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meals a day, calories and metabolism

Actually, there are some cases where a ketogenic diet *is* ideal for health, as in certain types of cancers (since cancer cells predominantly use glucose). But yeah, a ketogenic diet isn't ideal for most people, especially anyone who's active. Obese, sedentary people, on the other hand...
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- Post #37
- Aug 15, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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what are your thoughts on wave loading?

If your press is only at 90 pounds, you don't need to stray at all from a basic 3x5 or 5x5 template. Maybe once you're pressing 220+ will you need to tweak your loading parameters, but now is not that time. Right now you just need volume.
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- Post #3
- Jul 26, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness

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