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TSiamyuanwu	Feb 15 2009, 12:29 AM, updated 16y ago Return to original view \| Post #1
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE( How to MAXIMISE your search!) How to maximise you search in this thread: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Do a quick search before asking questions here to avoid congestion, OK? It might have been posted before. Since I'm a n00b myself, so I kesian those n00ber n00bs . Here's a few tips on how to optimise and maximise your search. - Use the search function on the top right of the page - Before you click "perform the search", select "Show results as posts". - Now you get your results. It's like a trash can, full of all sorts of results. - Press Ctrl-F, then type in the word (or partial of the word) you're looking for (e.g. protein or prot). <--- works in Opera, Chrome, Firefox & Internet Explorer. - Click search next and it will highlight & jump to that word you're looking for. (You can close the search dialogue & press Ctrl-G to jump to next word in Opera & Chrome) Busting all the myths, fwd emails and bro-science in Lowyat.net [Hope to have it pinned] There are simply too damn many ridiculous threads and even more ridiculous replies. Some people are just too darn thick-headed to listen and choose to believe in psuedo-science and crap. First myth to be busted: QUOTE Myth: Drinking cold water can cause oil/fats to solidify in the stomach and cause cancer/heart attack/stroke/constipation/etc... Truth: By the time all food/drink reaches the throat (well before it reaches the stomach), it's already body temperature. References: http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp BUSTED! More myths to be busted soon... (use the template above if you have any myths to bust) This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: May 22 2009, 03:38 PM
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TSiamyuanwu	Feb 15 2009, 12:32 AM Return to original view \| Post #2
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	Myth: Doing only abs exercises (sit ups, leg raise, crunches, etc) will make me lose fat/belly fat and give me a six pack like Brad Pitt. Truth: Spot reduction of fat is IMPOSSIBLE. You need to do some weight training + cardio exercises + good clean diet to reduce fat. However, abs exercises will still strengthen the abs. (You won't have the abs to show off, but your abs are getting stronger.) [Digressing a bit] Sit up is actually bad for the back IF you are heavy & have weak abs & weak back muscles. If your abs is weak, your hip flexors will pull your body up while your abs loosen & flex backwards and strain the spine/back. Reference: no links yet. This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jun 11 2009, 09:33 PM
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TSiamyuanwu	Oct 11 2009, 11:39 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(strinq @ Oct 11 2009, 10:24 PM) Disagree, I observed my friends food intake and he eats almost (the difference is almost negligible compared to the difference in weight) as much as me with the same height. But he's way underweight. Doesn't exercise much and sleeps as much as I do. He doesn't eat enough for his level of metabolism. Conclusion: he doesn't eat enough. & he is eating junk. End of argument & discussion.
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TSiamyuanwu	Oct 12 2009, 10:04 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(strinq @ Oct 12 2009, 01:47 AM) Actually the conclusion is: It is a fact that some people can eat more than others and not gain weight. Not a myth and not busted. Different people actually have different metabolic levels. And no, he doesn't eat junk. Dude, you just restated what I said in your own sentence! I have no idea what you are trying to achieve by saying that. Added on October 12, 2009, 10:06 pm QUOTE(ipodnani @ Oct 12 2009, 08:36 PM) I always take a late night shower and some of my peers told me that if you shower at late night or something you will get a heart or lung related diseases ? I dont think it is relevant but im curious . Why not you go google around and tell us what your preliminery findings? Then we'll continue from there. This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Oct 12 2009, 10:06 PM
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TSiamyuanwu	Oct 13 2009, 01:41 PM Return to original view \| Post #5
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(strinq @ Oct 12 2009, 10:14 PM) I just separated your correct conclusion and your wrong one to make it clear. Too difficult to understand? Nah, just confused about your motive/intention/reason behind your actions. LOL! Explantion: the dude's got pretty high metabolism (and probably he moves around too much) --> thus what he eats now (even if it is A LOT by normal standards), it is not enough. So the fact/conclusion/summary/essence is still the same: QUOTE(iamyuanwu @ Oct 11 2009, 11:39 PM) He doesn't eat enough for his level of metabolism. ------ QUOTE(ipodnani @ Oct 12 2009, 10:17 PM) ended up with this http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...23154036AA7a4bL That's a good answer. And the risk of infection stated by the answer is soooooo small, even the doctor mentioned it as a fun fact.
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TSiamyuanwu	May 2 2010, 12:17 AM Return to original view \| Post #6
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(Beat~ @ Apr 29 2010, 03:32 PM) » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « hello all... not sure if this have been ask before, but here's goes does weight-lifting/bodybuilding stunt body height growth? like when ur on the age where body start to grow, around 12-18 or more?.... heard alot of ppl saying this, but just about all doesnt have any proven fact to support this. so what u all think? Not true at all. Look at athletes and olympic weight lifters around the world. In fact, it is the opposite. Resistance training (weight is a kind os resistance) will stimulate the production of growth hormones. The name growth hormone explains itself: it makes you grow. And during puberty, not just the muscles grow, your bones too. YOu think you can become short if your bones grow? Unless you are too stupid and break a bone (or worse, your spine)... then your growth could be stunted by the injury. This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: May 2 2010, 12:19 AM
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TSiamyuanwu	Jul 20 2010, 07:19 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(entryman @ Jun 4 2010, 01:48 AM) Then why can I feel the cold icy drink slither "burn" my mouth & throat, slither down my throat, chill my oesophagus, and makes my tummy feel a little less warm? Sometimes feeling my bare chest with my own hands after one or two icy drinks clearly shows that the temperature there certainly went down..... Anyway, please help mythbust at this discussion http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1445723 It's regarding multivitamins. Because water has higher specific heat capacity. It will take slightly more time and energy to normalise water to body temperature. That is why your body is running on water and not oil or alcohol. Besides, you're digressing into minutae. Drinking lots of ice cold water will bring down the body temperature... very SLIGHTLY (maybe half or 1 degree or so) for a SHORT WHILE. Definitely not enough to turn liquid fats into solid. Fact remains that the fats we eat is almost impossible to solidify in the body. ----- 4Rings already gave a superb response. And no, it's not a concoction of whatever things you say it is. If the earth can pressure & heat turns carbon/coal into diamond, does diamond have similar function as carbon? And yeast turns sugar into alcohol, so alcohol is a concoction of sugar and have the same effect as sugar? However, this is the real reason why you should be worried: There could be (or not) residue amounts of the chemicals in the products... which can accumulate over the long term. <--- So far, not much of research and reports about it. Probably due to tight regulation, and increased production efficiency. And this: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(peonies08 @ Jul 12 2010, 05:28 PM) There is a vast difference between whole-food and synthetic supplement. In whole-food supplement, there are many factors present. When you take whole-food supplements, you are getting all the factors, known and unknown. Whole-food supplement, means vitamins as they are found in food, untampered with in any way that would change their molecular structure, their biological or biochemical combination or their actions. Vitamins in their natural state always exist as living complexes with specific synergist co-factors, enzymes, phytonutrients and mineral activators and never as isolated single factors. A vitamin needs all of its synergists to function. In synthetic supplement, only parts of vitamins packaged in large doses and these are chemical substances which have been produced in laboratories to fake the molecular structure of natural vitamins. Almost all vitamins and minerals supplement that are sold in grocery stores and pharmacies contain ingredients that are synthetic. This means they are not natural and have been formulated in a lab somewhere. Synthetic supplement contain vitamins and minerals that are only fractions and not full factors of vitamins and minerals. That means, synthetic supplements are split into singular products and don't contain the total complex family of micro-nutrients as they are found in nature. The body can only properly metabolize and absorb natural whole-food supplements in the presence of these micro-nutrients. This supporting family is missing in synthetic products. Because synthetics are produced in isolation without the family of micro-nutrients necessary for maximum utilization, they are far less potent than natural whole-food supplement. Your body is built to absorb nutritional substances from food. Therefore, most health care professionals recommend whole-food supplement and not synthetics supplements. So, WHOLE-FOOD supplements yield far better results than synthetics because it needs all the co-factors in order to complete its action. This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jul 20 2010, 07:21 PM
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TSiamyuanwu	Oct 19 2010, 01:50 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(beast_doadore @ Oct 18 2010, 10:43 AM) Where can I get the proper information regarding on how to train a lean body (personally no prefer too strong body) and how the proper way to use the machine in Gym..thanks! Train like an athlete or a fighter. They mostly train for strength;so size and shape of muscles/body is less important. And they don't use machines as much as bodybuilders do.
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TSiamyuanwu	Nov 5 2010, 01:06 AM Return to original view \| Post #9
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(El Sol @ Nov 4 2010, 09:06 PM) is it Ok if I eat a lot..of Brown rice, bananas, apples at night?.... WTF is this question? Of course it's OK. It's food, for Pete's sake, not drugs/medicine or poison.
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TSiamyuanwu	Nov 5 2010, 11:19 AM Return to original view \| Post #10
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(night @ Nov 5 2010, 09:34 AM) No problem bro. Just remember that your food need to be completely digested before going to bed. Thus, the 3-4 hours before your bed time. No such thing. The digestive system never goes to sleep. Added on November 5, 2010, 11:20 am QUOTE(El Sol @ Nov 5 2010, 03:41 AM) some people said that u can't take any foods at night...because of digestive system wanna sleep or something like that..and you'll get fat if u eat at nite The reason is to help control food intake/calories. Many people tend to still eat heavy supper or eat all sorts of tidbits after dinner. So asking them to stop eating after XYZ o'clock is just a way to avoid eating too much. Then again, the better choice is to eat some fruits (instead of some junk) if you're hungry at night: apples are very filling. This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Nov 5 2010, 11:20 AM
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TSiamyuanwu	Nov 5 2010, 11:36 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	QUOTE(El Sol @ Nov 5 2010, 01:07 PM) @Night Thanks..!! @Imyuanwu so, u mean..I'm allowed to take heavy supper as long as it's not junk foods?..I mean...I can take 5 bananas, maybe 3 apples...and a bowl of brown rice(and boiled chicken breasts)... huahuahua oh, my weight is 70 kg - 71 kg, my height around 175cm I think...and currently I'm using Nitro-Tech and Lipo-6 Yeah. No problem, if you don't feel uncomfortable or anything. Anyway, why would you want to eat such heavy supper for?
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TSiamyuanwu	Nov 14 2010, 07:35 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
Look at all my stars!! Senior Member 2,425 posts Joined: Mar 2007	Aloe vera gel (can be a little strong. Just be careful) or psyllium husk.
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