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  • I've never really THOUGHT about it that much -...

    I've never really THOUGHT about it that much - I'll have to try that tomorrow (DL day), thank you!
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    ... wow. He was my age. Kinda puts things in...

    ... wow. He was my age. Kinda puts things in perspective...
  • Squats and deadlifts with Long-Torso/Short-legs?

    I'm getting conflicting information both at the gym and doing searches, so figured I'd ask what the rest of you Over-35'ers with my goofy measurements do... ?

    I'm about 6'3" (slightly shrinking as...
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    If you're taking metformin regularly MANY...

    If you're taking metformin regularly MANY diabetics find it assists in weight loss - mostly due to improving insulin sensitivity. Met' takes 2 to 3 weeks of regular use to really "kick in" for most...
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    For me HIIT worked both for fat-loss AND helping...

    For me HIIT worked both for fat-loss AND helping with muscle-retention...

    A couple years ago I was 320lbs and severely broken. When I got to the point I could exercise, LISS didn't help the...
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    It took me close to three weeks to get used to...

    It took me close to three weeks to get used to being very low-carb. The process of keto-adaptation isn't easy for everyone, and can vary greatly in the time it takes an individual to adapt. Once...
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    ^^ This. Here's the simple breakdown as I...

    ^^ This.

    Here's the simple breakdown as I understand it:

    1. For energy your body uses ATP (Adenosine Tri-Phosphate)

    2. Your body generates ATP primarily from glucose/glycogen OR from...
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    The classes are taught by CDE's (Certified...

    The classes are taught by CDE's (Certified Diabetes Educators) who are certified under your countries' Diabetes Associations... which is the problem. The American and Canadian diabetes associations...
  • Keep in mind the nutritional information panels...

    Keep in mind the nutritional information panels on food are, by law (at least in the US and Canada) allowed to be up to 20% off.

    Certain items labelled as "healthy", "low-fat", "low-carb",...
  • Typically they'll only get stored as fat if...

    Typically they'll only get stored as fat if digested in the presence of higher insulin levels. This happens with a high-carb (especially high-glycemic) meals or with people with hyperinsulinemia due...
  • Thanks. I figure if anything will put some...

    Thanks. I figure if anything will put some strength and mass back on, this program will. When I first stepped into the gym I was in such sad shape, LOL. I literally couldn't do more than a few...
  • Thanks for the tip - fyi though I spent two years...

    Thanks for the tip - fyi though I spent two years researching/self-testing and working on nutrition, and fine-tuned it constantly since I started exercising. I need to stay low-carb for glycemic...
  • 5x5 Stronglifts - do people nearly 50 survive this? LOL...

    So I'm working on gaining strength/mass (mostly to recover from atrophy due to 5 years of bed-rest), and decided to start a 5x5 stronglifts program... I'm impressed with the gains I've made so far...
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    I was diagnosed 2 years ago with an HbA1c of...

    I was diagnosed 2 years ago with an HbA1c of 12.1% and Fasting 267mg/dl (14.8mmol/L on my scale).

    After losing 100lbs, exercising 6 days per week (3 days/wk lifting - currently doing a SL 5x5...
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    Note: this is long. There is no TL;DR/Cliff Notes...

    Note: this is long. There is no TL;DR/Cliff Notes version. It's to answer the following question and anyone that doesn't like long posts should probably just ignore it.

    In my early 30's I first...
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    Sorry about that, there's so much posted in this...

    Sorry about that, there's so much posted in this thread it is sometimes difficult to keep track everything said by everyone.


    And I do likewise, yet I eat an extremely high amount of saturated...
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    Clinton followed Ornish's diet SOMEWHAT but not...

    Clinton followed Ornish's diet SOMEWHAT but not entirely. He adds fish and other fats. It's not a true low-fat nor vegan diet. He also exercised, gave up refined carbs and got healthier. Again,...
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    Well, first I think the person who posted it is...

    Well, first I think the person who posted it is exaggerating ... There's no way you lift well at 20g or under of carbohydrate a day. I *HAVE* to have a minimum of 100g of carbohydrate on my lifting...
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    My son is managing, but I've warned him it's...

    My son is managing, but I've warned him it's short-term and noob-gains. He's 16, about 20-25lbs overweight and just started training about 6 weeks ago. He's been on a 500 calorie deficit and...
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    You realize dietary cholesterol intake has no...

    You realize dietary cholesterol intake has no effect on serum cholesterol levels, right? Any clinical trials done to research this show extremely weak correlations at best...
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