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Methods for gaining muscle and losing fat
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Baron
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The use of stimulants like Adderall is not a long term solution to losing weight and getting in shape. Stop taking stimulants for a month or two and then see what happens to your weight. You'll blow back up in no time just from the rebound effect, even if your diet is in check.
If you require amphetamines for a medical condition, that's one thing, but to use it for weight loss only is losing long term strategy in my opinion.
If you require amphetamines for a medical condition, that's one thing, but to use it for weight loss only is losing long term strategy in my opinion.
I've lost about 10 pounds over the last few weeks following these recommendations for low reward food. The basic idea is that it isn't fat or carbs that makes us fat, it's the great taste that tastes great. Reduce the reward factor of your food and you will eat less and lose weight. I have found this to work.
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/06/food-reward-dominant-factor-in-obesity_28.html#more
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The low-hanging fruit:
Avoid the highest reward foods: candy, sweetened chocolate, ice cream, cake, cookies, other sweet baked goods, fast food, pizza, and other foods that you know are particularly problematic for you. Don't put yourself in a position to be tempted by these if you can avoid it.
Minimize liquid calories, particularly sweetened beverages, beer and sweet cocktails. Modest quantities of milk, wine, and unsweetened spirits are fine.
Don't snack. In France and many other countries with strong food traditions, snacks are for children. Adults eat at mealtime, in a deliberate manner.
And so on.
http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/06/food-reward-dominant-factor-in-obesity_28.html#more
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The low-hanging fruit:
Avoid the highest reward foods: candy, sweetened chocolate, ice cream, cake, cookies, other sweet baked goods, fast food, pizza, and other foods that you know are particularly problematic for you. Don't put yourself in a position to be tempted by these if you can avoid it.
Minimize liquid calories, particularly sweetened beverages, beer and sweet cocktails. Modest quantities of milk, wine, and unsweetened spirits are fine.
Don't snack. In France and many other countries with strong food traditions, snacks are for children. Adults eat at mealtime, in a deliberate manner.
And so on.
baron has good genes, I can tell. I'll bet his untrained 10RM on the bench press was much higher than a typical untrained 5'10" male.
either that or he's on PH/AS
either that or he's on PH/AS
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So I just turned 40 and I recently bulked up and then dieted back down to see what I was left with. I ended up with about 7 or 8 pounds more muscle this time over a period of about 6 months. I still feel like I could have done a little better, but I will try again for sure.
Baron, is that all natural? Be honest.
I know you said you don't push the heavy stuff anymore, so do you just lift the same weight now every week and just mix up the exercises or are you still trying to increase the weight gradually?
Baron
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I'd love to honestly answer your question, but I need to know what you personally consider the definition of "natural" to be? I'm only asking because the supplement industry has completely blurred the "natural line" within the last decade, so tell me where you think crossing the line is at, and I will tell you if I've crossed it.
Instead of increasing the weight, what I do is mix up the exercises and come up with other ways of making an exercise super difficult, like using super strict form or implementing something really tortuous like making the last rep of set and a single negative rep that takes 20 seconds to complete.
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