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    There is precisely one controlled study that I am...

    There is precisely one controlled study that I am aware of regarding thermal therapy for weight loss. The study was done at Kagoshima University in Japan, an institution that has a good reputation...
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    Water makes a huge difference in both weight and...

    Water makes a huge difference in both weight and body fat % when you are using a bioimpedance scale. Water weighs 8.3 lbs to the gallon, so if you weigh yourself before and after several cups of...
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    Sounds pretty heavy on the carbs. You can lose...

    Sounds pretty heavy on the carbs. You can lose weight on practically any diet that is not crazy, but it will take longer.

    If you want to maximize the speed of weight loss, get at least 1.5 grams...
  • Thread: Hiit (swimming)

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    I don't know that you can do HIIT with swimming. ...

    I don't know that you can do HIIT with swimming. I love swimming, don't get me wrong (I have a 20m lap pool in my house) but the kind of physical exertion required to get the benefit of anerobic...
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    My guess is that you are eyeballing the portions...

    My guess is that you are eyeballing the portions and getting it wrong. Get a copy of Fitday or use one of the online calories counters but then, and this is very important, get a food scale and a...
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    If you are getting 170g of protein, you are...

    If you are getting 170g of protein, you are probably getting all the BCAA and EAA you need, especially if it comes from high quality sources.
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    The snipping from wikipedia lists at least four...

    The snipping from wikipedia lists at least four causes for spherocytosis. Some of them involve protein groups that interact with other proteins and thus could have an effect on your program. Others...
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    I guess you don't watch informationals and...

    I guess you don't watch informationals and advertisement where they show some incredibly buff guy and hot lady working out with the latest gizmo guaranteed to give you a six pack with just ten...
  • I got that too, but only at first. It is not...

    I got that too, but only at first. It is not your tailbone per se, but the connective tissues around your tail that you are feeling as they are stretched to new limits. When I first got some...
  • Thread: HIIT confusion?

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    You set the resistence to where you need it to...

    You set the resistence to where you need it to get the body working at high intensity. There is a published study on trained athletes who needed resistence of more than 500 watts to get the...
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    What Conky said. There are many clinicals...

    What Conky said. There are many clinicals studies reporting on "very low calorie diets" that subject extreme obese people to restrictions as severe as 800 calories per day with no ill effects. Very...
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    Aspirin is aspirin. There is a single chemical...

    Aspirin is aspirin. There is a single chemical plant in St. Louis, Missouri that manufacturers the bulk active ingredient (acetylsalicylic acid) used in about 95% of all aspirin sold in the United...
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    The effect of HIIT is due not to heart rate or...

    The effect of HIIT is due not to heart rate or how you time the sprint intervals, but rather the fact that your metabolism shifts from the normal aerobic mode to anerobic mode because your body is...
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    The answer to this is the dreaded "it all...

    The answer to this is the dreaded "it all depends". Skin cells are embedded in a collagen scaffold and when the scaffold gets stretched out of shape the skin will look loose. The skin cells are...
  • Thread: Noob questions

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    Food has two effects on the human body: 1. It...

    Food has two effects on the human body:

    1. It provides energy (calories)
    2. It regulates metabolism

    Everybody on this forum seems to focus on the first to the exclusion of the second. ...
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    The scientific literature is very clear that...

    The scientific literature is very clear that additional protein in the diet helps with weight loss and that the quality of protein (exact amino acid composition) is likewise important.
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    Pasta and anything else made with refined white...

    Pasta and anything else made with refined white flour is not the best thing on a cut. Whole wheat pastas are readily available and are better for you. Just watch the quantity like everything else...
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    Stop here. That is all you need to know. If you...

    Stop here. That is all you need to know. If you look good and feel good, do you really care what the scale says?

    I have been on a cut since May 31 and my weight has been up and down, although...
  • Thread: Fat memory?

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    Fat is stored in a special type of cell called...

    Fat is stored in a special type of cell called adipocytes. You are born with a certain number of adipocytes and absent surgery your adipocytes never go away. In that sense you have some "fat...
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    In a word, yes. Personally I believe it is very...

    In a word, yes. Personally I believe it is very hard to achieve the physical state necessary to call it HIIT when running on a treadmill. You need to be at a supramaximal effort during the...
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