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Oh, and yes to the fact that real HGs are pretty lean but not "jacked" and show quite a bit of variation. Lots of older HGs have a bit of a pot belly too.

I thought that Martin B pic was pretty gross and alien-looking. It's like a freak show thing. Look to athletes for your "ideal" not models of any type - sometimes they have a 6 pack but often not....

I think it's because your "normal" feeling is so much better. I used to wake up feeling like death no matter if I drank or not.

There is a wide range of gun control laws and traditions of carrying them, all around the world. The countries where lots of people are armed are all places with tons of violence. Guatamela, etc....

grassfed butter or home rendered lard for most cooking. Coconut oil to deep fry things (it's AWESOME). Olive oil on salads or as an ingredient, but not as cooking lubricant.

Just skimmed the paper. That's not a "study." That's what we call a "think piece" in my field, basically it's interesting speculation by someone with some knowledge on the subject. No research was...

Late to this thread. But, I think this is one thing that Crossfit really gets right - just train sensibly and hard so that you meet some relatively lofty athletic goals, and you'll look like the best...

Says the woman who hiked from Mexico to Canada, alone.....

Sounds great, SB, and about the bar height for deadlifting, Owly's idea will work. Although if you can do 95, starting with the 25 lb plates is really just a greater range of motion, nothing wrong...

Great that you are getting the hang of it. I'm not sure what program exactly you are running - it sounds like something your trainer made for you? The program that will really do the trick, simply...

Wow this thread is pointless! Thanks OP.

Also your clever little benching method is going to stop working in about 3 weeks of adding weight, big time. But it's cool that you are making it work for you! Congrats. Now, just follow the method...

Time to learn the power clean, it sounds like! btw your gym sounds weird.

I think it's a ridiculous idea. High carb and high fat together = a very high calorie meal. Very high calorie meals are indeed fattening. Your body clearly can make use of both types of energy, and...

When your bench press gets hard enough that you have to think about that kind of stuff, you need a spotter to help you. For my hard sets, where I'm not sure I'm going to be able to finish, I always...

If you haven't gotten this message yet - get Mark's book The Primal Blueprint. Get off the internet, read it, all of it, follow it. Come back in 90 days if you feel like chatting.

That hunger is your metabolism awakening. A good sign! feed it plenty of protein in your meal(s) after you work out, and eat less on the rest days. That's "leangains" style in a nutshell, how closely...

I spend less on food because I've learned where to buy things (co-op + a local rancher) and don't eat takeout, ever. But what I do buy is indeed more expensive. When I was doing Whole Foods +...

You need some better definitions of "refined" if you consider home-rendered lard, ground beef, and sauerkraut to be "refined foods" - they are basically cooked, cut up, and fermented, respectively,...

Hey, good luck and congrats on joining the strength training world! I would also highly recommend using the starting strength template, but his recommendations are geared to teenage boys, overeating...

Better for the knees that way!

What issue is that? I burn glucose and I burn fat every single day and I always have. You don't have to make a choice and stick to it! Mark's whole thing is to get better at using fat for fuel, not...

Your trigs and hdl were both fine as a vegan and didn't change that much. Also, blood tests vary quite a bit depending on the kind of week you've had leading up to them. Finally, total cholesterol...

That's all pretty normal behaviour. I like watching two bros work a bench press together, with one on top "spotting" (pulling) and the one on the bottom pushing. I also sometimes enjoy it when women...

When you've read a single book of paleoanthropology (or just anthro focused on pre-agricultural people) that's not Clan of the Cave Bear, or authored by Ron Paul, I'll give you some reading...