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If it's .5 kg lighter, why wouldn't Eleiko inform its customers about it? A bar being 0.5 kg off, defeats one of the purposes of an expensive Eleiko bar, namely to have guaranteed that the bar is...

How strong are you in bench, squat, deadlift, chin-ups, overhead press etc? If you're strong, then you have a lot of muscle. If you're weak, then you probably don't have as much muscle as you would...

Week 1 (March 28): 230,4 lbs
Week 2: 228,4 lbs
Week 3: 227,7 lbs
Week 4: 224,4 lbs

How much stronger have you gotten? In which exercises, and how much? I often see that people claim they are getting stronger at dips and chins, but losing strength in other exercises. I hope you're...

The first week basically doesn't count. All males who weigh more than 200 lbs at the start of a diet will lose 5-6 lbs the first week.

Nobody ever got strong or big by eating alone. Many people got strong by training alone. Their diet was just there.

If you want a skinny pack, surely your training can be mediocre while nutrition...

Surely it's 90% workout. Some form of eating will be present in all cases. This is not the case with training.

Good to hear. But then again, since you only lift 185, you're probably still a novice, and pretty much anything works on a novice.

This is not really correct. A belt enables you to brace your core MORE than if you're not wearing one. A belt is something against which to contract your muscles, just like a barbell is.

I'm sure you're right. But Answering "no" to his question isn't enlightening. You should also supply a reason why "no" applies to his question.

So where does the energy go, more specifically than "out"? Does it turn into heat?

The last thing we need in a discussion on metabolism is more acronyms and abbreviations which nobody knows what means. We have enough of that.

What does this mean? Where does the energy from the food consumption go?

Thread starter asked this question: "If their body is metabolizing calories at a faster level than normal, wouldn't that...

So, theoretically (and in practice, if the theory is right), one should only do negatives?

Walking places stress on the knees. Squats place stress on the knees.

You have not comprehended the program. It says add 10 pounds between the first few workouts, then go down to 5 pound increments.

Sounds like an interesting study. But does the leg press count as a "machine"? The criticism against machines within the non-academic strength training community (such as bodbybuilding.com,...

Although I'm doing Starting Strength myself, I think you have a healthy skepticism towards claims made about strength training. No one should believe extraordinary claims without extraordinary...

He was definitely closer to 20% than 30%. 21-22% would be my guess.

The kid did a set of 5 at 350 lbs after eight months of training. I think that is an extraordinary achievement. He didn't turn fat, although his body fat percentage did go up 20 or so.