Is that six oz of chicken? If it is, my scale is off, by a lot. LOL! I read white rice is a fast carb, where brown rice isn't. Have you ever heard that before.

carbs in them the same difference is in the mineral content and fibre some are lost in process to make white rice

bro science lol

Interesting. I only eat brown rice, but because I like it better. I need to introduce a fast carb after my workouts again. I feel better after some dextrose or fruit.

I ate some of the meal before I snapped the pic!

Avoid the fruit post training the fructose replenished liver glycogen. Dextrose is great! But I like simple stuff like cereal post training I eat 3cups of cinnamon toast crunch with 1cup fat free milk and 50grams whey iso

Ah I see, lol!

Really, well didn't know that. Dr. Stoppani claims fruit or Dextrose would work. But he also sells suppliments, and pushes us towards his dextrose. I just know I recover quick when I have fast carbs. I do like Crunch!

Fructose

Fructose is a sugar found naturally in many fruits and vegetables, and added to various beverages such as soda and fruit-flavored drinks. However, it is very different from other sugars because it has a different metabolic pathway and is not the preferred energy source for muscles or the brain. Fructose is only metabolized in the liver and relies on fructokinase to initiate metabolism. It is also more lipogenic, or fat-producing, than glucose. Unlike glucose, too, it does not cause insulin to be released or stimulate production of leptin, a key hormone for regulating energy intake and expenditure. These factors raise concerns about chronically high intakes of dietary fructose, because it appears to behave more like fat in the body than like other carbohydrates.

Structure

Simple carbohydrates are classified as either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Monosaccharides are the simplest, most basic units of carbohydrates and are made up of only one sugar unit. Glucose and fructose are monosaccharides and are the building blocks of sucrose, a disaccharide. Thus, disaccharides are just a pair of linked sugar molecules. They are formed when two monosaccharides are joined together and a molecule of water is removed -- a dehydration reaction.

Glucose

The most important monosaccharide is glucose, the body’s preferred energy source. Glucose is also called blood sugar, as it circulates in the blood, and relies on the enzymes glucokinase or hexokinase to initiate metabolism. Your body processes most carbohydrates you eat into glucose, either to be used immediately for energy or to be stored in muscle cells or the liver as glycogen for later use. Unlike fructose, insulin is secreted primarily in response to elevated blood concentrations of glucose, and insulin facilitates the entry of glucose into cells.

That's fascinating. I use an app like Myfitness Pal to track macro intake, and I've always wondered why they didn't separate the type of sugars. I knew fruit sugar was different than say Soda, but now you explained why. It really should be separated. I don't drink soda, but it would be nice to have two categories of suger.

It's clear why dextrose makes me feel refreshed after a tough workout. This is exactly why I love this site, because people have a lot of great information. I don't have time to wade through the scientific papers, you just laid a path in, what, less than two or three paragraphs. Thank you for that. I truly appreciate it.

yes so much you dont
so much

ive read you type this multiple times. just read and learn, dont type

You did what with whose dog? That is indeed strange.

That's sick man.

Anytime my man

Strength
Strength, in some form, is involved in every sport. It is important to develop a general base strength, and then enhance the general strength with sport specific strength training. The strength training exercises selected should fol- low specific movement patterns and muscle actions that are involved in your sport. Muscular balance should also be con- sidered when strength training to avoid injuries, especially not having one muscle or group of muscles significantly stronger than another. Strength training uses concentric (tension in a muscle as it shortens), eccentric (tension in a muscle as it lengthens) and isometric (tension in a muscle when the length does not change) muscle actions to produce strength gains. This type of training emphasizes the force produced and increases the activation of the neuromuscular reaction to build strength. One can become stronger without getting significantly bigger using this type of training. The movements that are most important to your sport should be emphasized early in the workout in order to focus on the skills most similar to the sport move- ment before the muscles become fatigued. Strength training uses heavy intensities of work, with low repetitions, moderate to high number of sets, with moderate to long rest periods .
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy training is best represent- ed in the sport of bodybuilding ). However, this type of training can also be used with beginning lifters to increase muscular development, with athletes that want to go up a weight class (in sports like boxing and wrestling), or with athletes such as football linemen and shotputters who will benefit from an increase in mass. Hypertrophy training uses a variety of exercises including iso- lation exercises with concentric and eccentric movement patterns using a variety of joint angles. Muscle groups that the athlete wants to emphasize are targeted first or very early in the work- out. Hypertrophy training uses moder- ate to high intensities of work to the
Training Goal
Strength Power Single-effort Multiple-effort
Hypertrophy

point of muscle exhaustion, with high repetitions, and back-to-back sets of exercises for the same muscle group, with short rest periods . Hypertrophy can be used as part of the beginning phase of an off-season (2 - 4 weeks) and pre-season (1 - 2 weeks) training program in a year-round train- ing program. If you want to get big, but you are not as concerned about absolute strength or power, then hypertrophy training is for you. If muscular strength and power are your primary concerns, then hypertrophy training should be kept to a minimum.
Power
Power training is used to cause an increased speed of movement and explo- siveness in muscles generating a force; therefore strength and velocity need to be emphasized in this type of training. Power exercises help to enhance the nervous system and the coordination of muscle actions to become faster, smoother and more precise. There are many ways to train for power using con- centric and eccentric exercises; plyomet- rics (an exercise where the muscle is loaded eccentrically followed by and immediate concentric contraction, also know as the stretch- shortening cycle), and isokinetic exercises involving changes in the speed of movement through a motion with a constant resistance. Power training typically involves exercises that employ multiple joint movements (i.e. running, jumping, Olympic-type exercises such as the power clean, hang-pulls, snatches, push press, etc.). These exercises are performed early in the workout before other strength exercises. Power training uses high intensities of work, with low repetitions, moderate number of sets, with moderate to long rest periods between sets . In order to improve power pro- duction, a base level of strength needs to be in place to increase performance and decrease risk of injury. Power training can be done year round. However, more emphasis may be placed on power toward the end of the off-season and during pre-season training because it prepares the body to respond and react in a way to mimic sports movements clos- er to the actual speed of performance.
Identify Primary Goal
In order to determine which one of these resistance-training programs is correct for you, identify your primary goal by evaluating your needs and objectives ). Even though you may have more than one goal, it is best to focus on one goal at a time. For example if you wanted to increase your size and strength, focus on hypertrophy first for a time (i.e. 4 - 6 weeks) and then switch to focus on strength (i.e. 4 - 6 weeks) after size has been developed. (Remember that hypertrophy and strength overlap—you cannot completely separate the two.) This gets into an area of training called periodization, which involves manipulating workouts in cal- endar time periods for specific goals and objectives3. A gen- eral seasonal guideline. So focus on your goals, know what you are training for and why you are training.

Designing the Program
Once a training program has been selected, one must design the actual program. To determine the intensity of each exer- cise you need to determine your one repetition maximum (1RM). From the 1RM, your weight load for a particular exercise is calculated based on a percentage of the 1RM. Your workouts will be designed based on the calculat- ed weight loads. After training for a while (when the exercise becomes easier to perform, or when repetitions are complet- ed with additional repetitions), it will become necessary for the intensity to change. A conservative method of increasing the weight load is the “2-for-2 rule.” This suggests that when an athlete can perform two or more repetitions over their assigned repetition goal in the last set of the exercise for two consecutive workouts, weight should be added to that exer- cise for the next workout.2 Using this rule will help to keep the training workouts progressing and maintaining intensity as strength, power and size are improved.
Summary
There is a specific use for training strength, size and power in sport. Knowing your sport and your goals will help to determine what you should focus on in your year-round training program. Hypertrophy for muscle growth, strength for generating force, and power for generating force with speed.

I'll probably have someone ridicule me for saying this, but I don't my sharing my mistakes.

When I first started lifting, I listen to a few friends who said just eat a lot and lift heavy. They said lift the heaviest thing you can for five reps, until that becomes easy, then add more weight. Additionally, I hadn't known about strengthens ligaments or stabilizing muscles.

Luckily by trade I am a natural researcher and question asker. I learned quickly that this was not gonna end well, but not quick enough to not set in a mild case of shoulder impingement. I was lifti heavier than I should have been.

Even as of recently I learned to lower weights and use more control, and it feels better.

My point is, info like real muscle is offering is a great place to learn why there is a system too lifting. People think it's all about just lifting stuff, and that's far from true.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...9313cc1fc7.jpg slowly tightening up http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...8cfeeae5aa.jpg

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09...17a0fec1b1.jpg one of my worst shots. Gonna really focus on fixing this

So ive been away a bit. Havent had much motivation to train. Been off of all supps for about 5 weeks now. I came off of a 12 week cycle of 500mgs test cyp per week. Past 5 weeks ive trained 3-4 times each week. I tend to take long breaks every winter let my body kick its natural output back on. Ill be off until January.

What I do to maintain the muscle i have gained is continue to eat the way im suppose to and train 4 days a week allowing adequate rest and cals.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...48e6f49c2a.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...683641edd0.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...edeebafa26.jpg reluctant to post these pictures as you can see I haven't held the best condition the past few weeks. But today everything changes gonna cut out all junk ive been eating and start some cardio. I hate to use the word diet just because people tend to confuse the word for starve or eating less. But really I will be eating plenty just no garbage.

Currently at 239 lbs
5ft 8in

Pictured above are over the counter supps I use to fight off the muscle loss.
Pre workout
-cellucor c4 2 scoops
-agmatine 2 grams
Intra workout (during)
-Optimum nutrition bcaa 10grams
Post workout (AFTER)
-Optimum nutrition creatine monohydrate 10grams
- Optimum nutrition glutamine 10grams
-Optimum nutrition whey 2scoops

Daily vitamins
Fish oil -2 1200mg a day (omegas
Gnc mega mens multivitamin 1serving
Turmeric curcumin 1000mgs
Blackstone labs eradicate 2 servings a day one upon wake and one before bed

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...c58ca08f91.jpg 30 grams intra training

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...e294803e78.jpg simple meal prep.
6-7 oz lean meat this happens to be chicken
250grams of jasmine rice
1 cup of frozen mixed veggiez peas carrots green beans
1 tablespoon of coconut oil 3xs a day

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...5ce46c4be0.jpg just so you guys know not all my meals are basic bro foods. No rhyme or reason to this meal other than I wanted it. I do switch what im having from time to time just to have variety but I always go back to my main staple rice and chicken

Been off all gear for awhile now. Staying off until January. Noticed strength is down endurance is still going strong. I feel like im getting more soreness from workouts. Sex drive is back to normal. Overall for being off of everything I feel great I feel healthy. Going to have bloods done in December then again in February.

Week 1-4
50 mgs test prop eod
250mgs test cyp per week split 2 doses
40mgs tamoxifen ed
1mg arimedex every 3 days

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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...a3ac65daff.jpg well one month in and this is current shape. I must say im not to happy with my conditioning so im gonna crank up some cardio 30 Minutes 3xs a week ppst training. before I was doing none only changed my diet at the start of the month.

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But since starting testosterone ive noticed a huge boost in libido and endurance as well as mental focus and overall sense of well being

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