Fitness Questions & Answers - Page 107

On October 31 2012 11:11 FFGenerations wrote:


x_X that is crazy. what job is it and where can i get one? bank?

On November 01 2012 04:29 ieatkids5 wrote:
is there any difference between taking vitamin D supplements and getting it from vitamin D-enriched whole milk? i dont think there's a difference (besides the whole milk) but i was just curious. i can handle milk perfectly fine and it tastes delicious. i'd think that getting some sun would be the best way, but i dont have enough opportunities to get out into the sunlight, although i try to as often as i can. and even less nowadays, since daylight is getting shorter.

if i want to become more flexible, should i be doing static stretches, dynamic stretches, or both? i've heard that dynamic stretches are fine for warming up, but that static stretching before exercising can decrease performance. what if i just want to get more flexible? i like stretching after a workout to cool down.

On October 31 2012 22:22 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
How bad is doing pure hypertrophy stuff for your strength when you're an intermediate lifter? I basically lift for vanity, so I'm tempted to start doing pure hypertrophy. However, I'm scared that my deadlift will collapse if I do so for a few months.

On November 01 2012 12:08 eshlow wrote:


Yeah, vitamin D in milk is non-existent. Like 400 IU for 8 oz. You only get 3200 for drinking a gallon.

You get about 10,000 IU if you're outside on a sunny day with a shirt off in less than an hour.

That's why typical supplementation tends to be 2000-5000, if not up to 10k for those deficient and whatnot.

On November 01 2012 13:09 ieatkids5 wrote:

dangg, didnt know i needed that much lol. time to get some vitamin D supplements then.

On November 03 2012 01:01 aloT wrote:
I'm just going to throw it out to TL since you guys have never failed to provide an answer. My brother has repetitive strain injury al over his body, but it hurts most in his hands (he is a programmer). Over three days he went nuts trying to be Mozart on the piano while learning to dance. This being someone who has had a very idle life as you could expect from a geeky programmer. 6 months later, many doctors and physios later he still can't use his feet or hands for more than a few minutes before he is crippled by pain.

He has been told that he needs to exercise to regain his muscle strength. But he can't hold a pen or walk. What extremely non-impact ultra ultra ultra light exercises can TL recommend to rebuild body strength?

On November 03 2012 01:43 decafchicken wrote:
Water aerobics? About as low impact as I can think off lol

As Creatine is stored in the body, you can take it any time. While some personal trainers recommend taking it after a workout, this has no difference in uptake.

On November 03 2012 20:47 rEiGN~ wrote:
creatine every day or only after workout?

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On November 04 2012 02:41 iLikeRain wrote:
Yeah just spread it out over the day. Also, don't buy into the whole cycling/loading creatine thing, scientifically it has no value whatsoever.

On November 03 2012 00:26 kaisr wrote:
For a hypertrophy 4x/week body part split program what sort (if any) of weight/rep increase goals should I aim for?

Example Chest+Tris day
Weighted Chest Dips: 1x10 (BW Warmup) 3x8 (45lbs)
Incline Barbell Bench: 4x10
Incline Dumbbell Flies: 3x8
Flat Dumbbell Bench: 3x10
Skull Crushers 3x10
Tricep Straight bar Pushdowns 3x10

I was trying to play around to see what weights I should use for this new program and found that my volume work is pretty atrocious as this is my first time attempting a high volume routine. By the time I got to flat dumbbell bench, doing 45lbs was very difficult (failure at rep 8 on 2nd set and rep 5 on 3rd - current 1RM of barbell bench is 245lbs - was doing 85 3x5 dumbbell bench during the summer).

So to reiterate, what sort of progression should I be aiming for?

You may have experienced a metallic taste in your mouth during exercise. There are many conditions associated with this symptom, so it is important to discuss your particular case with your doctor. However, a metallic taste during exercise is not necessarily cause for alarm, particularly if there are no other symptoms. The metallic taste may present when your heart is unable to keep up with the physical demands you are placing on it. Or, it may be due to mild pulmonary edema and the subsequent accumulation of red blood cells in your phlegm.

What is likely happening during exercise is a very mild form of heart failure, or poor heart performance. Normally, your heart is pumping out exactly how much it is pumping in. The system usually runs very smoothly, resulting in the proper flow of blood. If one element of the pump is not performing at full capacity, fluid may accumulated in unwanted places. If your left ventricle is not able to pump blood out of the heart at the rate the right ventricle pumps it into the lungs, fluid accumulation, or edema, may result.