Who works out?

[The Germanator]

Originally Posted by Joeiss

The Germanator: If you drink only when you become thirsty, your body is allready dehydrated.

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Other claims discredited by scientific evidence that Valtin discusses include:

* Thirst Is Too Late. It is often stated that by the time people are thirsty, they are already dehydrated. On the contrary, thirst begins when the concentration of blood (an accurate indicator of our state of hydration) has risen by less than two percent, whereas most experts would define dehydration as beginning when that concentration has risen by at least five percent.

* Dark Urine Means Dehydration. At normal urinary volume and color, the concentration of the blood is within the normal range and nowhere near the values that are seen in meaningful dehydration. Therefore, the warning that dark urine reflects dehydration is alarmist and false in most instances.

Just read this...It's a very informative article. http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/200...runc_sys.shtml

[Ace195]

One doctor vs. the many hrm.. interesting.. show me more...

[Joeiss]

Good site. What I said is just used to keep people drinking water. When somebody is bodybuilding, they must feed their muscles water to help grow.

For help on what do drink in your PWO Shake, click this link: http://abcbodybuilding.com/magazine/...pportunity.htm

Great information on nutrient density: http://abcbodybuilding.com/magazine0...entdensity.htm

And dyne, please give me some quotes or something about your thoughts on only 25% of your diet coming from proteins. Thanks.

[Dyne]

After a quick google search:

What builds muscle?

Protein builds muscle. Without an adequate supply of protein, your body will not support any kind of muscle growth. If you supply your body with the optimum amount of protein, you ensure optimal growth, it's as simple as that.

After all, you want to build muscle and to do that, you need a steady supply of high quality protein. You must include an optimal amount of protein in your weight lifting diet in order to build and sustain muscle growth.

So how much protein should you include in your weight lifting diet for maximum performance and muscle gain? Each of us have very different body types and the amount of protein will differ from individual to individual.

Protein intake will also depend on the amount of activity involved and how frequently you do it.

Your weight lifting diet should be comprised of 20% to 30% protein. That roughly translates to .8 to 1.3 grams of protein per pound of body weight. If you weight 145 pounds, your daily protein intake should be anywhere from 102 grams to 189 grams of protein per day.

You will have to do a bit of experimenting at the beginning to find out your optimal protein intake.

http://www.building-muscle101.com/we...ting-diet.html

Of course, that's a rough estimate. But the two trainer's I've been under have given me this guidline to not gorge on just protein. And it's ok to disagree.

[Mushlafa]

To get as much protein as the above article sais 1.3 grams per pound of body weight you pretty much do have to gorge on protein. Its not easy to get that much.

[Joeiss]

I rarely go over 1g to each pound per day. It's hard, plus I have hereditary kidney problems, so I do not want to kick start that at a young age.

Well, that is a decent site...But where are the footnotes to scientific journals or research papers? And looks at this post workout shake:

Power Drink II
1 ½ cup strawberries
1 cup low fat strawberry yogurt
1 scoop(2oz) vanilla protein powder- 22 grams protein
1 tbsp honey
1 ½ cup low fat or 1% milk
1 cup orange juice
5 grams creatine monohydrate

Why would you put milk in it? It just slows down the absorption. And instead of the fruits, get some dextrose and maltodextrin in there.

[Acebot44]

Alright guy's, my left arm is slightly smaller than my right (I shot one handed and basicallly do EVERYTHING with my right) so if I wanted to even out the size, would I have to use heavier dumbells on the left or keep the weight even?

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Acebot44

Alright guy's, my left arm is slightly smaller than my right (I shot one handed and basicallly do EVERYTHING with my right) so if I wanted to even out the size, would I have to use heavier dumbells on the left or keep the weight even?

I would say maybe keep the weight the same, considering its weaker, but increase the number of reps you do with the weaker arm. Always do more with the weaker arm IMO, until you feel they are close to the same, then even it out.

[TheGame]

Erm... I work out!

But anyway. What I have learned is you should never do more with one arm than another. Just work them the same amount... if one arm is weaker it is just working harder to do the same job as your strong arm, and will eventually even out.

If it is so much weaker that you can't do the same with both arms (which obviously isn't the case given your solution) you slow down and work on smaller weights with both arms and work your way up to what your strong arm can do.

[Joeiss]

Are you talking about your biceps or triceps?

Anyways, stop using barbells if you are using them. Stick to dumbbells. Try some 1-armed preacher curls, those are always tough. Try some shocking techniques to blast both arms, everntually your left will catch up.