I agree with this, no one excluded.
That being said, the only other thing that I DONT agree with is that machines are superior to free weights. Nothing could be further from the truth and I've proven this to you many times over the years. For BODYBUILDING purposes only, machines have there place but minimally at best.
i see a lot of value in using whatever provides you with the best workout. i have gotten some of the best results for my arms using strictly cable work. accroding to conventionality this should not possible over using free weights.
I didn't read every post here but...
I think eating pre and post workout, at least protein, is a good idea. Perhaps not absolutely necessary but the research points to it most likely being beneficial. In some elderly people there is zero increase in protein synthesis if there is no protein intake soon after the training session, the effect is lost altogether... but they were elderly, so...
If anyone really wants to know what the research says, i.e. not most of getbig, look at this.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3577439/
As far as gaining in a deficit, is it not true that muscle growth requires energy? And if you're
in a caloric deficit and eating enough protein, will not some of that protein be used for energy, gluconeogenesis etc? Yes I have seen recomps on many guys during contest prep. Especially if they went from being clean to starting a cycle. But the most successful recomps happen when you have periodic refeeds. I remember asking Disgusted if the cheat day on his diet contributes to the muscle gained during his prep diets and he said definitely. I think the muscle gain is realised when the body senses there is excess energy coming in. It's very hard to grow in a constant deficit. I remember Mentzer talking about this, he suspected the body could "steal" calories from bodyfat, that's how one could grow in a deficit, but he wasn't sure and he was no scientist either.
to be honest Van i care little for 'research'. i have found that 'real life' seldom reflects what 'research' would have you believe. i followed the research for years. it got me fat. then i started using common sense.
in my experience, in a calorie deficit the body utilises protein strictly for anabolism, and will use in the absence of carbs and fats, the bodies own fat for fuel.
you touch on something interesting- recomps, so lets examine that. think about the last week prep and the depletions that are undertaken, esp water. what occurs? we force the body to take in more fluid than it can use or need in oder to get it used to passing unwanted water. then we cut water off. the body keeps expelling it thinking there is more to come. as a result you end up nice and dry. its a little more complicated than that, but that will do for this example. now that the body is forced to remain without water when water is re introduced it hoards, because the body loves stasis.
now think of this in terms of protein and a higher cal diet. what happens. the body, knowing more protein is coming simply wastes it as it does the water in the above example. we have trained our bodies to know there is always more protein coming so it excretes it. now throw yourself into a severe deficit. what will the body do with the protein? hoard it. it does it for water, why would it not do it with nutrients it needs, esp protein, and thus utilise it for the purpose the body demands it for- regeneration and repair.
it is my belief and opinion that is why you grow in a deficit- im not talking a constant deficit- im talking going from say 8% to 4 or 5%. i dont think one can truly live in a constant deficit. the body needs fat to survive and, for the organs, including the brain to function properly.
No one-
Typically, what do you eat in a day?
Break it down please.
hey dude like i said when i am dieting i love fats and proteins.
my fat choices are peanut better (simon loves this:D) almonds, cashews.
my protein choices are extra lean ground beef, whole eggs and chicken breast.
my cals when dieting are typically around 1200 on my lower days to upwards of 1500 on days i graze on nuts (insert joke here
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one or two meals a day. i just eat when hungry. no set schedule.
when im not dieting i eat everything and anything. fasting and training fasted allows me to stay within a month or so of striking distance of a nice bf level for summer.
I can answer this one for ya... he had a wolffox with a side order of visualcorrection..... he ate them up and then shit them out lol
VP is my homeboy. he thought i was too terse at first. i think he understands me better now.
