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By the way, this is a good question, I'm gonna go ahead and consult Lyle on this one. I always remember him saying that it didn't matter how the deficit was formed, but I'll double check. Plus it's also possible that he's since found evidence to the contrary. I always thought of doing this...

That's pretty funny, I'm exactly the opposite. Anyway, to go into depth on the details of the starvation response, it's all probably related to the hormone leptin. Understand that leptin is emitted primarily by fat cells and (very) basically signals the brain how fat we are. So, while you may...

Agreed. Plus with 'burning' calories by exercise, you have the issue of increased cortisol to deal with. Not sure how important that is in the end, but something to think about. The body tends to look at overall energy balance. You cannot fool it to think you're not dieting by eating a...

The 'refeed' period described me perfectly for the whole month of January. I'd been dieting steadily for several months previously and had been locked in. Once I came off the diet, however, my willpower was nonexistant and I ate all day long, every day for several weeks, at least 5-6000...

Yes, you will be able to reach your goal. Worst case scenario is that you might have to eat an awfull lot to gain. Luckily this will get easier over time, I think it just takes the stomach awhile to get adjusted to a higher intake of food.

ALKALINE diet? Is that for a MEDICAL condition? The word on the STREET is that it's all HYPE. (sorry, couldn't resist) I'm curious as to what sources have convinced you to such a program. As for commercial whey proteins, they're probably all just about the same. You might be able to tell...

When bulking up you're likely to gain both muscle and fat. To emphasize muscle gain you'll need to be able to give your body enough fuel for it to grow, but not so many extra calories that it doesn't know what to do with. If I were you I'd shoot for 2500-3000 calories per day. This will make...

I'll add that diet will probably be the key for you. And you're going to read a lot of information on how you should be eating chicken breasts and oatmeal. Don't listen. A guy like you will never get enough calories eating 'healthy'. Focus on calories dense foods and concentrate on keeping...

That's interesting, maybe I got a weak batch. Perhaps I'll try to increase the dosage next cycle, though I didn't consider 20mg to be all that conservative. Not as if I'm all that big either (187lbs). Is there such a thing as a higher tolerance to hormones, as I have done a few cycles of more...

This was hard for me to fathom a couple months ago, but I now have come to agree with it up to a certain point. There are long term health consequences to eating largely high GI foods, of course, but I seem to remember Lyle saying that for those exercising regularly with their weight in...

http://www.avantlabs.com/divider....idth=10 It's hard to say. I still haven't been off cycle long enough to determine my real gains. I don't have a good basis for comparisis since I've never used 1-test, only 1-ad.

This question has been a can of worms lately, but the newest consensus (that I've heard) has been that eating 3 meals should be sufficient, provided you eat enough protein at each of these meals. A thread of interest; http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/forums....did=487

Oh yeah, I will add that Avant, like Arbitro has pointed out, has been a wealth of information regarding M1T, and it was only after reading all the experiences and information there that I decided to try M1T. I do highly reccommend a search.

I did a two week M1T/4AD cycle about a week ago. My dietary discipline was far from ideal (I noticed zero appetite suppression, I really wish I had, as I was easily eating 5000cals of junk per day - rebound from 6 months of eating all clean I guess). Everyone wants to know about the sides...

You're dabbling in insignificancies. (Err, I mean it probably doesn't matter to any great degree unless this is one gigantic sized mars bar). You don't really need 'extra' insulin after you've just had a meal of pasta and chicken. However, if you're not gaining significant fat mass, it's...

Just to clarify, are we talking 6g of EPA+DHA, or just 6g of total fish oil?

I've heard the thing about how we should scramble our eggs, but I've also heard from Loren Cordain (of paleo diet fame) that ideally we should hard-boil eggs. It had something to do with preventing oxidized cholesterol. Who knows. Nowadays I just do a little of both and try not to worry about...

You'd be surprised at the fat content of some cuts of meat. But if you'd rather get your fat straight, start adding olive oil to your protein shakes - that'll pack in the calories quicker than anything else. Your body fills its cholesterol need (and it is a need) in two ways; through dietary...

1). Sure, why not? Personally, I'd elect to eat all of the yolks too. Don't worry about the dietary cholesterol, it has only a very minor effect on serum cholesterol levels. (Contrary to what we've all been lead to believe) 2). This is highly individual. Generally fat is kept somewhere in...

While it's hard to extrapolate when n=1, I thought Joel Marions (Rugged Mag chief) experience with Sytenhance was fairly impressive. http://www.ruggedmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=686 As I recall, he gained over an inch on his arms in a very short time (albeit some was 'regained' muscle)...