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Unfortunately, I can not eat whey or oats. This is why I use Egg Protein powder and grits. I am guessing cream of rice would be acceptable, but olive oil? That has 14 grams of fat for 1 tablespoon, I have IBS and can not have more than 25% fat per meal. How does that work? What about...

I wanted to know if my current meal placement shake is sufficent, and if not, if you could offer any suggestions as to what would make a good meal replacement. I need this meal replacement because I am simply not able to eat whole foods 6 plus times a day, for convience factors it is not...

What exactly is the benefit of maltodextrin over say plain sugar or none at all?

I have recently been having my last meal an hour or less before I go to bed, I am trying to gain weight, but in general I wanted to know if this was too late. Tonight I had a protein shake an hour before bed, which consisted of 1 scoop Egg protein powder, 8 oz water, 3 ice cubes, banana, and a...

Is there any reason why we should use maltodextrin instead of just plain sugar?

Thanks.

I can't have oatmeal, are grits just as well? What do you have before a workout, a shake then additionally?

I'm curious, what exactly do you have as your preworkout and postworkout shake? How long before a workout do you take it?

I am currently trying to gain weight, and had a few questions regarding protein shakes. I understand it is best to get your food from whole food, but with the amount of food I have to eat coupled with working, it would be easier if I could have shakes as a substitute. My question is, for...

Ignore who, me, I was asking a serious question. I was told to take maltodextrin by somebody, but I am not sure what or how use it. How would that be making fun of somebody?

What exactly is maltodextrin? What is it used for, protein or weight gain, and do use it in a shake? Is it mixed in there? What and how do you use?

Thanks for the clarification Rob. I know what you're taling about in terms of people who bring basically use thier elbows to completely raise the barbell. I might have used my elbows at the begining to get from having the barbell down to were it was close to 90 parallel to the ground, but as far...

Scott, I don't think I cheated that much. In fact, when I did the 5rm workouts the next week, I used my elbows for just a small virtually if any noticable portion at the begining of raising the bar. If this was cheating, what should I do for my next cycle? Should I kep the weight the same, raise...

Scott, were you being sarcastic or is this ok? I was doing this on my 5rm max for barbell curl, so I wanted to know if 'cheating' like this just slightly was acceptbale for this load and thus the set and max are legitimate.

I know you are supposed to avoid using your elbows, but is it ok to have a little elbow movement during the lift? Yesterday I did my 5rm max for barbell curl. I tried my best to squeeze from my bicep, but I noticed in the beginning I couldn't help but have my elbow move out just slighty as I...