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I cut out milk 8-10 weeks out. It tends to make me feel bloated, especially when low carb dieting, and it washes me out, leaving a thin layer of fat. In fact, I cut out all dairy 8-10 weeks out.

I agree, the 5 pounds you lost initially was probably mostly water and not body fat. This is a natural fluid correction that usually occurs during the onset of a new diet or exercise program - your...

Mostly water. As Mullins 5 said, weight can fluctuate significantly, even throughout a single day. This is one of the reasons why I recommend only stepping on the scale once a week (preferably on the...

Agreed.

I wouldn't recommend it.

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Keep adding calories (from clean sources) until you see yourself starting to build lean mass. Either that or quit cross country.

No contest - Gatorade powder is almost pure dextrose. A far better choice PWO.

I'd cut out the cereal or the bread before the oats. In fact, if you split your 2 cups of oats into two servings I think you would be just fine.

Throw all those in a blender with some lentils and a slab of ham with 3 scoops of Cell Tech. That's how I got SWOLE! haha

Carbs = good :D

Seriously though, the article outlines that carbs are heavily involved in many different metabolic processes and should be considered an essential part of an athletes diet.
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http://www.tssupplements.com/articles.php?id=29

They are fine to take together. In fact, I've taken an EC stack with NO-Xplode with good results.

Fruit juices don't work well because they contain fructose, which will only replenish liver glycogen, not muscle glycogen.

Dextrose can easily be found in powdered form from most grocery stores...

Fruit juice won't replenish muscle glycogen bro. The fructose is stored as liver glycogen instead. Dextrose is much more effective.



Will it work when you're in a bind? Sure. Is it ideal?...

Dextrose (either pure or Gatorade powder), oats, maltodextrin...I wouldn't use anything else.

Even in my off-season training when I'm clean bulking, I still do about 45-minutes of cardio 5-days a week.

Try neither.

^^ Only on a bulk though, and if you do it on a cut count it as a cheat meal.

Who says bodybuilders aren't athletes?

I'd say the overwhelming majority of people on this board who take protein shakes participate in sports other than bodybuilding.