i'm in a world of hurt. combined cholesterol level is at 7.1 now. 2 years ago was 7.7, went down to 6.8 last year, shot up to 7.1 the last i checked about 2 months ago. i'm always active in sports, namely tennis and basketball and i've been putting extra effort in controlling my diet since my last check up. hopefully it'll go down to normal soon...

Do not be afraid of fat. Even saturated fat has its place in our diet. Blood cholesterol level is a marker of what is going on inside our body, but they are not the culprits. Internal body inflammation will push body to produce more cholesterol to repair systemic inflammation, hence you will see higher cholesterol in your blood work. I take lots of eggs, animal fats, fats from fish, but limit my carb intake to veges and it doesnt elevate cholesterol. Carbs like oats, bread etc and too much omega 6 (compared to omega 3) in your body will elevate cholesterol due to higher systemic inflammation.

Reducing carbs and increasing fat also helps body to learn to use fat as energy source. There is a reason why body store excess energy as fat (not carbs - carbs are converted to fat). I find eating this way work well for me and I never really need to do cardio or cutting routine like I used to, just to stay lean. Try it out and see and if you need more info, try googling Primal / Paleo diet.

hi, are u on atkin's diet?=)

No, I'm on Primal / Paleo diet. Basically I eat animals and plants mostly real food. I try and avoid post agriculture age stuff like wheat, vegetable oil, processed meats etc. Basically I eat like a caveman If I am trying to gain some muscle mass like now, I do insert some carbs in my meals after workout, but I take mostly sweet potato, yams (root vegetables) or occasional rice & fruits. Very similar to Atkins, but Atkins doesnt rule out processed grains and carbs, and focused mostly on low carb in general. I do take carbs but about 50-150g a day depending on my training goals. Anything below 50g you will go into ketosis no necessarily bad but not something I want to do.

Since we're on the topic of dieting, I'll just pitch in and say the Anabolic Diet worked pretty well for me. I did a little bit of a cut for 1-2 months at the beginning of the year. It was after my 8/9 month layoff from training and obviously I had gained some fat. Managed to lose quite a bit off the waist whilst maintaining muscle.

What is Anabolic Diet? Care to explain?

What I realized is that calorie doesnt really mean much. A few years back, in a rush to get in shape for Phuket, I actually made a plan to bulk and cut in 4-5 months to look great I did well but it was a pain trying to monitor all my calorie intact and worrying about loss of muscle during cutting phase etc. Work my hind off on cardio/HIIT trying to get the last 2 pack to show in lower abdomen LOL.

Now whatever I am doing is more relaxed and I could get away with minimum work even in the gym. I only go 3 times a week for about 45-60 mins each time. I dont do cardio, I eat what I want within my diet of course but eating this way its easy to stay in shape. I rarely do direct abs work and choose mainly to focus on Big 3 with a few others thrown ins. If I want to go to the beach, insert some Intermittent Fasting and will get you there in 2 weeks. Someone posted above, IF does work and he has posted the link (Martin Berkhan) as well. I personally follow a different variation of diet but the principles are the same.

recently stomach a lot of gas....just took ultra carbon charcoal

Dammit. Strained a pec tendon on Saturday when doing weighted dips. Hurts when I inhale fully or move in certain ways. Anyone had this before? :/

im used to be 59kg and 175cm tall. now after 2 weeks of training + supplement i got into 61kg. feels good and hoping to keep develpoing

Iron gym, its the same row with V2. I dont think alpha stills open, went there yesterday and it was close.

[quote=Mihawk7,Oct 19 2011, 10:43 PM]
im used to be 59kg and 175cm tall. now after 2 weeks of training + supplement i got into 61kg. feels good and hoping to keep develpoing


Didn't you.type this in another thread?

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is there any legal steroid sold in malaysia? im a hard gainer, and thinking of using one for a very long time but shy to ask pharmacy. is it over the counter?

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Just stay consistent and stop looking for shortcuts.

i thought u said that u are a hard gainer in the other thread.

takut buat deadlifts, btw i am 56kg now (hilang 2kg pasal tak cukup makan ( LOL STUDENT) )

everytime i want to deads more that 105KG, i takut that my back will snap into 5 parts

any advice?

hows the DL form? make sure you have at least one other person look at your form. self check only goes so far. and increment slowly la, if 105kg doesnt snap your back i doubt 115kg would

Adix4 , where's your bench video mate

i am hard. im only increasing in mass. but no significant improvement can bee seen in muscle size =(
im still the old skinny guy

how much mass do you think you're gonna get in 2 weeks anyways.
adix you bench and DL the same weight @@

Guys I have a question..I was doing shrugs just now and my right pinky finger just gave way..it literally went numb and I couldn't balance the dumbbell at all..I am going to see a doctor to determine whether is it a nerve problem but if it's not then would straps help with my grip problem?

new shop lot at care4 express? food court tat area? opposite BRJ?

GUYS!! Jacked or Superpump Max??!! Faster tell!!