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  1. JXiiXViii

    New to this.......

    I would give yourself a day or 2 of rest somewhere in your routine. You make progress outside of the gym while you're eating, sleeping, and resting. 7 days a week is a bit overkill IMO and you may burn yourself out. Then again, I don't know what you're considering cardio. If it's just going for...
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    New to this.......

    The symptoms sound like they could potentially be thyroid related. I know your tests said you're within the "normal" range, but there's a lot of people who are normal as far as tests go, but that in reality have an underactive thyroid and respond well to thyroid medication. Try taking your...
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    New to this.......

    It's a tough program, no doubt. But I also like it's simplicity and think that since you're really only utilizing a handful of lifts, it could benefit a beginner so that they can really focus on mastering those lifts. The difficult part I suppose would be finding his maxes since the program is...
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    New to this.......

    Since you're just starting out, keep things simple. Supplements are one of the last things you need to worry about at this point aside from maybe a good multi-vitamin, some fish oil, and some protein powder to get enough protein in throughout the day. Creatine monohydrate is good too and you...
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    Rocket's Volume of Fun IronchampUSA (Sponcered Log)

    Sweet. Thanks for the response man. Will probably order it tomorrow.
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    Rocket's Volume of Fun IronchampUSA (Sponcered Log)

    Sorry if I missed this, but are you supposed to do 3 in the morning and 3 at night every day, or only on days you plan on getting busy? I'm interested in trying this stuff out. The reviews look awesome so far. Also, would it be fine to take in conjunction with Anabeta Elite? Currently running...
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    Masking BCAA taste w/o Artificial Sweeteners

    Yeah I'm with you on the citrus juices. Some people think it sounds disgusting, but when I go out and drink, I just do vodka, water, and fresh lemon/lime juice and it tastes pretty damn good. Can barely even taste the vodka. On the note of stevia though, I've just noticed a lot of people say...
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    Masking BCAA taste w/o Artificial Sweeteners

    What's everyone's beef with stevia? I don't mind it at all. What kind are you guys using that you don't like, the powder or the liquid?
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    Masking BCAA taste w/o Artificial Sweeteners

    You could try out these flavor packs from True Nutrition: Invalid Link Removed They are sweetened with natural ingredients like lemon juice and stevia. Just mix them in some water with some instantized BCAAs: Invalid Link Removed Or here is a pre-mixed BCAA product: Invalid Link Removed...
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    Supplements for Losing weight?

    ^^ This. Based on the pic you posted OP, I would recommend focusing on building muscle first. Eat clean, pound the weights, and don't worry about supps or cardio until you have a good foundation and some experience in the gym. The cardio isn't gonna get you anywhere at this point.
  11. JXiiXViii

    Getting lean

    Try to start at a 500 calorie per day deficit. At 210 lbs right now, your maintenance calories are probably around 3100, so aim for about 2600 cals per day. Get your 1g per pound of bodyweight in protein, then get the rest from carbs and fats. I would do higher carbs on training days and lower...
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    Insomnia Help

    Yeah I agree. These days doctors just want to write people a script for something and get them out the door instead of finding what the underlying problem is and addressing that. This just masks the problem - it doesn't solve it. It sucks, but that usually leaves people like us trying to...
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    Insomnia Help

    Ah okay. Yeah not sure then. Could be something underlying that you aren't necessarily aware of. One other thing I would recommend trying is a sublingual B12 during the day. Get methylcobalamin, not cynanocobalamin which is a lower quality one. The body prefers methyl B12. It's gotta be the...
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    Insomnia Help

    I'm not sure if this is in the supps you already tried using, but have you tried straight melatonin? I'd give that a whirl along with possibly some 5-HTP. 5-HTP is a serotonin precursor which is then a precursor for melatonin production. I'd try and figure out what's causing the insomnia in...
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    Sodium Pre-Workout

    I put 1/8 teaspoon of sea salt in with my intra-workout along with 1/4 teaspoon potassium chloride just to get more electrolytes in during training. I've also read the sea salt helps give you more of a pump especially used in conjunction with intra-workout carbs.
  16. JXiiXViii

    What type of program

    Found it. Thanks. So it seems like it's pretty similar to BBB in that you're doing 5 sets of 10+ for the assistance work, but the exercise selection is just different (more choices). What did the routine look like for you guys when you ran it if you don't mind sharing? Mainly which assistance...
  17. JXiiXViii

    What type of program

    I'm gonna have to disagree with this. If I'm training squat for example and I do my heavy 5/3/1 day on Monday, and then I squat again on Thursday and do my 5x10 volume work, they aren't going to conflict with each other. By the time Thursday rolls around, it's been 3 days in between workouts...
  18. JXiiXViii

    What type of program

    Sounds interesting. Do you have a link where I can find it? I tried searching Google but can't seem to find it. There's something by Karsten Jensen called 'Flexible Periodization' but I'm not sure if that's the same thing.
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    Article: Gluten Free Myths

    I can't take this author seriously. They are basically saying we need gluten based foods, especially the refined, processed crap of today, because it's "enriched" with essential vitamins and minerals. If only fruits, vegetables, meat, and eggs had vitamins and minerals.... Oh wait.... How...
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    What type of program

    I know what you're saying, but the program is designed that way for a reason. If you follow it exactly as it's laid out, you actually make progress every single week (assuming your diet is in check as well). I've been following it since around October of the previous year with Boring But Big...
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