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Wow dstan- O thought I had it thought because I have the "bitter gene" (aspartame and other artificial sweeteners taste unbearably bitter to me). Given your bad reaction, is there any chance you have phenylketonuria (PKU)?

I agree- besides, 12oz of grape juice is a LOT of concentrated cals- are you bulking? If not, you might try reducing to 4-6oz of juice for each 5gm. And, you could try switching juices.

I use it occasionally, but I focus on flaxseed meal- 1-1.5 tablespoons/day in my oat bran,and I'm in heaven ;) I prefer the meal for the fiber, but that's me. I don't take fish oil, as I'm a vegetarian. Jake

I didn't know that! Where does that come from?

holy mackerel- that's fantastic!

correct- that makes no sense.

No- you want a slow protein- whey's OK, but mix it with milk instead of water. This might sound gross to some people, but when I'm bulking, I've make a post-w/o "dessert" from nonfat cottage cheese mixed with chocolate whey powder and maybe a little chocolate syrup, whirred in a food...

No- you want a slow protein- whey's OK, but mix it with milk instead of water. This might sound gross to some people, but when I'm bulking, I've make a post-w/o "dessert" from nonfat cottage cheese mixed with chocolate whey powder and maybe a little chocolate syrup, whirred in a food...

What mr Nasty said, but also what ilFacell said too- in other words, I'll increase when I feel ready, and usually by about 10%.

Ian, try looking *out* (as in looking at a distant object on the horizon). If you look *up*, you'll risk hyperextending your back (not to mention putting excess strain on your neck). You should feel SLDLs in your hammies, not your lower back.

This is one of those cases where you really do need to do a full-body w/o- no split for you! Using that as a paradigm, I'd go with 1-2 sets in the 15s, 2 in the 10s, and 3 in the 5s. Add dropsets in the 5s if you have the time, or even substitute one of the thrtee sets in the 5s with drops. what...

You know, this is what I love about the Forum- people looking out for each other. You just don't see that on other boards! Kudos to Dan and everyone else in here for making this a real home

Jeff- Welcome to the Forum! I'm not sutre I understand the numbers, so more detail on that would help. But in the meantime, you don't need squats+leg extensions, or bench presses+dips. I'd either drop one (i.e., do squats only and no leg ext), or alternate them between workouts (i.e., M-Squat...

Hi Dave- You can make good progress on machines, although I'm personally biased against them, mainly because I don't have machines . It would be helpful if you posted your workout so we can give you feedback on that. In the meantime, here are some free weight exercises I've found particularly...

Sard- I have a movie recommendation for you- I don't know if you've seen it yet, but even if you have, check out Supersize Me. I just saw it, and it's pretty disgusting, but I highly recommend it for every school health class- they should show this thing every grade right up through 12th. Ugh!

Or Proust...

What you said- you answered your own question. Jake

well..... just a guess here, but given that the half-life of caffeine can vary wildly from person to person (from 3 to as much as 48 hours, or even longer), I'd say your coffee intake is a possible source of the problem. Even if you drink decaf, you could still have caffeinism (what an ugly...

Sard, it's a simple mathematical equation: calories_in-calories_out=calories. In other words, if you think you're eating less (and BTW< eating 2 meals/day when you used to eat 3/day doesn't necesarrily translate to eating "less"), then something is wrong with the...

I usually eat oat bran- 1/3c bran in 1c skim milk and a dash of salt- microwave for 1.5 minutes, mix in a tablespoon each of walnut pieces and dried fruit (cranberries are my favorite, but raisins or prunes are good too). If you don't like gloppy oatmeal, you might like oat bran instead. Also...