You may be right about the uber-low cal diets, God knows I'm too scared of them to experiment. If they worked, everyone that spent their money on crap like SlimFast would be slim, fast. I'd still be willing to bet that my body would start storing fat if I dropped my calories far below maintenace. And you don't need to drop cals to lose fat. Don't get me wrong, since most people eat WAY too many calories in the first place, what should be "normal" for them ends up being a lot less than they're used to and cutting calories is a fabulous idea. So yeah, most people need to cut their caloric intake, but only to a certain point.
For a society raised on corn byproducts and white flour, the best thing you (this is a general "you," don't get defensive) can do is go on a low-carb diet for a while to bitch-slap your insulin response into line. After that, you can bump up the carbs, as long as you do it right (high-GI carbs only after workouts, stick to nutrient-rich, low-GI carbs any other time).
I think the problem is that we're speaking to different groups. I'm long done losing fat, and am now focusing on weight gain. I lift weights. A lot. I do zero "cardio," if by that you mean schlepping along on a treadmill or bike, and I never have. But a good couple sets at the squat rack will have you huffing and puffing just as hard as the treadmill anyways-- so why bother with a seperate cardio session? Cardio should be incidental-- through the occasional game of softball, surfing, or vigorous sex. My best bet for a diet is closer to around 50% fat, and if that means a shotglass of olive oil every night before bed, so be it. So the best I can do is tell you what worked for ME. I credit my initial fat loss to low-carb dieting (not so far as ketosis, though). I still don't eat the carbs that I did when I was younger, but I do allow myself whole-wheat tortillas and the like. Now, however, I've switched to very high fat, adequate protien, and medium-to-high-GI carbs after a lifting session only (which is 4-5 nights per week, so it's not that bad (and I still get to eat my potatos!)).
Of course Testosterone is marketing fluff. Show me a muscle mag that isn't. It's the only way they have to make money. That's why I recommended the Ian King workouts-- consistently effective, especially wave training. If your balls are big enough (mine aren't, yet--this nearly killed me), I also suggest Coach John Davies' "renegade training."
But again, that's what worked for me. Food is only fuel, your mileage may vary.
Who gives a shit? He makes some awesome bikes. I'm a jerk, too. There are jerks in the world with aggression problems, and not all of us are bad guys. Sack up and stop puling.
When you drop you your calories to that far below maintenance, your body starts storing every damn calorie it can because it thinks you're starving to death. I eat about 3000 calories daily; I guarantee that if I dropped to 1200 calories (it doesn't matter what the food is) I'd start gaining fat and losing muscle mass within a week.
You can lose weight on reduced-calorie diets (NOT ultra-low calorie diets, those are unsafe and ineffective), but as much as 50% will be lean muscle mass, which is not the point of the excercise. It also yo-yos back a lot faster.
So you're right about the reduced carb lifestyle, it does work, and is much safer and more consistent in the long run.
For more information than you'd ever want to know about looking good nekkid, visit Testosterone Magazine. I especially recommend the Ian King 12-week workouts; they'll add inches (!!) to your chest & arms in around 3 months. For those of you just worried about fat loss and not muscle gains, check out the T-Dawg diet. Believe me, though, once the fat starts coming off you'll start seeing how fun it is to watch your body change and you'll be dying to hit the weights.
Gotta give you that one. He was in something else I just saw, but for the life of me can't remember what.
At any rate, I didn't notice it was him until a little ways into the movie, and when I did realize it, all I could think was (to use your eloquent term) "fap fap fap." Totally ruined the movie. Maybe it was "Blow," but I can't be sure.
Yup. FOX for the Simpsons and the odd NFL & MLB games (even though I can't stand the announcers-- wwhen the fuck did Deon Sanders and Howie Long become acceptable announcers? They sound even more idiotic than John Madden. What a bunch of retards.), Spike for ST:TNG, and Discovery for Monster Garage and Monster House (Monster Garage is cooler). The only thing the major networks get my time for is the remaining NFL & MLB games. Oh yeah, Nova on KPBS is occasionally interesting.
Thank you, nicely put. This discussion should be closed now, and you can all go home.
As an offtopic sidenote, THIS FIRE SUCKS. It hurts to breathe and my eyes are watery all the time. On the plus side, it makes for some bitchin' sunsets.
I just got a new truck and I can't even wash the thing because the ash will turn to sludge and I'll just be rubbing the mud in (not to mention wasting water that firefighters need). Does anyone know if fire ash is acidic enough to ruin a new paint job?
If people were not afraid of death, Then what would be the use of an executioner?
If people were only afraid of death, And you executed everyone who did not obey, No one would dare to disobey you. Then what would be the use of an executioner?
People fear death because death is an instrument of fate. When people are killed by execution rather than by fate, This is like carving wood in the place of a carpenter. Those who carve wood in place of a carpenter Often injure their hands.
You not only missed the boat, you missed the water, too.
Parenting skills got jack to do with it. And at what point did I say the government is bad? Of course the card doesn't "teach" the kids anything. There's no active goal here other than to keep tabs on the kids-- which, if you notice, I said is laudable. The effect in the long run (talking generations here), could be that people stop questioning small intrusions into their lives. Is this a case of intrusion? If so, I'll agree it's a very small one, and one with best interests in mind. BUT, that doesn't prevent unforseen side effects.
You missed the boat. The bad news is that by doing this as early as elementary school, the children grow up not seeing a problem with having their every move tracked. The tracking itself isn't the problem, it's the acclimatization to and ambivilance about the tracking that is carried throughout their lives that should be worrisome.
Now, whether or not kids should be tracked is a different debate. I don't think there's any doubt that the idea is good on that level. What parent wouldn't feel more secure leaving their kids at school with this in place? Of course it's smart.
But becoming accustomed to being tracked everywhere, anytime, all the time is something that children shouldn't have to grow up blindly accepting.
I haven't played Half-Life yet, but was tempted when I saw it for $15 or $20 at Target the other day. Is it worth spending the money on after I've been impressed by recent whiz-bang games (RtCW)?
You think you've got problems? The Terminator is our fuckin' governor. We're gonna need all that uncontrolled booze to get through "state of the state" speeches for the next few years.
I was wondering the same thing. This should not be complex operation. I don't understand what could possibly need to be patched (other than an OS). The fed wasted more money in the last hour than I'll make this year, seems like they could afford a programmer or two to write the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, and then deploy it. ??
Many theorize that it s part of a clandestine operation to implement the New World Order (NWO) by eliminating society s "useless eaters" and the infirm and/or to reduce the population to a support level for the "elite".
Hey, how do I find out if I am one of the "elite"?
The point is that tall people, in general, have more confidence and bearing in the way they carry themselves, leading to all kinds of things like undeserved marks on performance reviews. There's no doubt that confidence influences the way people see you, and the more you have the better you look to other people (at least to the point of excessive arrogance).
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For a society raised on corn byproducts and white flour, the best thing you (this is a general "you," don't get defensive) can do is go on a low-carb diet for a while to bitch-slap your insulin response into line. After that, you can bump up the carbs, as long as you do it right (high-GI carbs only after workouts, stick to nutrient-rich, low-GI carbs any other time).
I think the problem is that we're speaking to different groups. I'm long done losing fat, and am now focusing on weight gain. I lift weights. A lot. I do zero "cardio," if by that you mean schlepping along on a treadmill or bike, and I never have. But a good couple sets at the squat rack will have you huffing and puffing just as hard as the treadmill anyways-- so why bother with a seperate cardio session? Cardio should be incidental-- through the occasional game of softball, surfing, or vigorous sex. My best bet for a diet is closer to around 50% fat, and if that means a shotglass of olive oil every night before bed, so be it. So the best I can do is tell you what worked for ME. I credit my initial fat loss to low-carb dieting (not so far as ketosis, though). I still don't eat the carbs that I did when I was younger, but I do allow myself whole-wheat tortillas and the like. Now, however, I've switched to very high fat, adequate protien, and medium-to-high-GI carbs after a lifting session only (which is 4-5 nights per week, so it's not that bad (and I still get to eat my potatos!)).
Of course Testosterone is marketing fluff. Show me a muscle mag that isn't. It's the only way they have to make money. That's why I recommended the Ian King workouts-- consistently effective, especially wave training. If your balls are big enough (mine aren't, yet--this nearly killed me), I also suggest Coach John Davies' "renegade training."
But again, that's what worked for me. Food is only fuel, your mileage may vary.
Looks like a good site. I'll have to spend some time looking around. Thanks.
Who gives a shit? He makes some awesome bikes. I'm a jerk, too. There are jerks in the world with aggression problems, and not all of us are bad guys. Sack up and stop puling.
You can lose weight on reduced-calorie diets (NOT ultra-low calorie diets, those are unsafe and ineffective), but as much as 50% will be lean muscle mass, which is not the point of the excercise. It also yo-yos back a lot faster.
So you're right about the reduced carb lifestyle, it does work, and is much safer and more consistent in the long run.
For more information than you'd ever want to know about looking good nekkid, visit Testosterone Magazine. I especially recommend the Ian King 12-week workouts; they'll add inches (!!) to your chest & arms in around 3 months. For those of you just worried about fat loss and not muscle gains, check out the T-Dawg diet. Believe me, though, once the fat starts coming off you'll start seeing how fun it is to watch your body change and you'll be dying to hit the weights.
At any rate, I didn't notice it was him until a little ways into the movie, and when I did realize it, all I could think was (to use your eloquent term) "fap fap fap." Totally ruined the movie. Maybe it was "Blow," but I can't be sure.
Best. Slayer. Evar.
Yup. FOX for the Simpsons and the odd NFL & MLB games (even though I can't stand the announcers-- wwhen the fuck did Deon Sanders and Howie Long become acceptable announcers? They sound even more idiotic than John Madden. What a bunch of retards.), Spike for ST:TNG, and Discovery for Monster Garage and Monster House (Monster Garage is cooler). The only thing the major networks get my time for is the remaining NFL & MLB games. Oh yeah, Nova on KPBS is occasionally interesting.
That is all. Carry on.
Dude, he just called you a llama. You gonna take that?
As an offtopic sidenote, THIS FIRE SUCKS. It hurts to breathe and my eyes are watery all the time. On the plus side, it makes for some bitchin' sunsets.
I just got a new truck and I can't even wash the thing because the ash will turn to sludge and I'll just be rubbing the mud in (not to mention wasting water that firefighters need). Does anyone know if fire ash is acidic enough to ruin a new paint job?
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If people were not afraid of death,
Then what would be the use of an executioner?
If people were only afraid of death,
And you executed everyone who did not obey,
No one would dare to disobey you.
Then what would be the use of an executioner?
People fear death because death is an instrument of fate.
When people are killed by execution rather than by fate,
This is like carving wood in the place of a carpenter.
Those who carve wood in place of a carpenter
Often injure their hands.
~Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching, 74
Parenting skills got jack to do with it. And at what point did I say the government is bad? Of course the card doesn't "teach" the kids anything. There's no active goal here other than to keep tabs on the kids-- which, if you notice, I said is laudable. The effect in the long run (talking generations here), could be that people stop questioning small intrusions into their lives. Is this a case of intrusion? If so, I'll agree it's a very small one, and one with best interests in mind. BUT, that doesn't prevent unforseen side effects.
What do those get per click, anyways?
You can hide, what, a Noisy Cricket in a ballcap?
Now, whether or not kids should be tracked is a different debate. I don't think there's any doubt that the idea is good on that level. What parent wouldn't feel more secure leaving their kids at school with this in place? Of course it's smart.
But becoming accustomed to being tracked everywhere, anytime, all the time is something that children shouldn't have to grow up blindly accepting.
I haven't played Half-Life yet, but was tempted when I saw it for $15 or $20 at Target the other day. Is it worth spending the money on after I've been impressed by recent whiz-bang games (RtCW)?
You think you've got problems? The Terminator is our fuckin' governor. We're gonna need all that uncontrolled booze to get through "state of the state" speeches for the next few years.
I was wondering the same thing. This should not be complex operation. I don't understand what could possibly need to be patched (other than an OS). The fed wasted more money in the last hour than I'll make this year, seems like they could afford a programmer or two to write the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, test the damn thing, and then deploy it. ??
The point is that tall people, in general, have more confidence and bearing in the way they carry themselves, leading to all kinds of things like undeserved marks on performance reviews. There's no doubt that confidence influences the way people see you, and the more you have the better you look to other people (at least to the point of excessive arrogance).
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Methinks the $1400 will not be yours...