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On January 05 2013 01:56 phyre112 wrote:Not sure if my slowcooker is big enough to make that much at once... But I'm definitelyscaling it down and making that. I usually get the chicken at chipotle, but at home, pork is just so much easier to do. You can pretty much do whatever you want with pork and it'll come out tasty, chicken gets dry too easily =(
I've never been to chipotle or seen one, but I heard many good things from day[9] haha. So I'm definitely trying this one out.  Won't know if tastes anything like the original though.
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On January 05 2013 01:56 phyre112 wrote:Not sure if my slowcooker is big enough to make that much at once... But I'm definitelyscaling it down and making that. I usually get the chicken at chipotle, but at home, pork is just so much easier to do. You can pretty much do whatever you want with pork and it'll come out tasty, chicken gets dry too easily =(. As far as favorite things to make in a slowcooker, hands down it's chilli. I think every family ever has their own recipe for this stuff, and it's always delicious. Plus there's nothing I want to eat more when I come home from class on a cold day.
Yeah it is a lot but I really like the leftovers :D Also it's beef, unless I am misunderstanding your comment about pork. It's a little pricy to get 4-5lb of chuck roast lol
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Hello guys. I need help regarding supplements in Europe. Do you know any good websites with cheap and fast shipping to Central Europe, in particular to Poland.
I’m starting a new program, but the main supplement needed with it called ANACONDA protocol is only available in the US. Its main ingredient is Casein Hydrolysate. I was wondering if you know any similar products or substitutes which contain Casein Hydrolystate.
Below I post the label from Anaconda Supplement.
Thank You in advance for all the help.
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I cannot help you regarding where to get this supplement but I imagine you got your new program off T-nation? They put out some good articles every once in a while but their supplement marketing is absolutely ridiculous. Sure, Anaconda could maybe improve your gains slightly(I'm guessing very, very slightly), but the claims they make about this product are downright retarded.
"Christian Thibaudeau gained 27 lbs of muscle in 6 weeks and increased seated overhead press to 375 pounds for 5 cluster reps."
That's a pretty damn bold claim to make. Considering Thibaudeau already is/was an advanced athlete, that's the amount of muscle you can expect to gain in 2+ years, and he appearently gained it in 6 weeks.
Here is an article discussing the supplement if you wish to read further:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/supplement-marketing-on-steroids-by-alan-aragon.html
It's your money so if you believe in this product by all means buy it, but you absolutely don't NEED to use any kind of supplement to do any program, and you should not expect to get even close to the gains they advertise. There is no magic, only hard work and consitency.
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It is evening here and I'm too tired to make a big post about it.
But basically, 95% of the things this supplement supposedly does is made up or greatly exagerated, it is borderline a scam. I don't know how long you have been training, but chances are that you do not need that stuff at all.
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Any recs on a meal I can make that will be good to take with me to school to have in between classes and/or after the gym?
For example: mashed potatoes mixed with corn and Fickin'. (I'm a vegetarian). This is something I enjoy eating cold and easy to take.. however it isn't the healthiest/ best thing I should be eating right now while trying to cut.
Just looking for some ideas ^^ If anything I'll just bring whole meals.. But hoping for some things I can prepare once a week that tastes good cold
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On January 10 2013 09:46 LovE- wrote:Any recs on a meal I can make that will be good to take with me to school to have in between classes and/or after the gym? For example: mashed potatoes mixed with corn and Fickin'. (I'm a vegetarian). This is something I enjoy eating cold and easy to take.. however it isn't the healthiest/ best thing I should be eating right now while trying to cut. Just looking for some ideas ^^ If anything I'll just bring whole meals.. But hoping for some things I can prepare once a week that tastes good cold
Cook extra for dinner and bring it for lunch.
At the gym whey is fine if you are going to buy some.
Also, I don't recommend vegetarian for health reasons but that's up to you.
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On January 10 2013 11:50 eshlow wrote:Show nested quote +On January 10 2013 09:46 LovE- wrote:Any recs on a meal I can make that will be good to take with me to school to have in between classes and/or after the gym? For example: mashed potatoes mixed with corn and Fickin'. (I'm a vegetarian). This is something I enjoy eating cold and easy to take.. however it isn't the healthiest/ best thing I should be eating right now while trying to cut. Just looking for some ideas ^^ If anything I'll just bring whole meals.. But hoping for some things I can prepare once a week that tastes good cold Cook extra for dinner and bring it for lunch. At the gym whey is fine if you are going to buy some. Also, I don't recommend vegetarian for health reasons but that's up to you.
Thanks Been vegi for going on 8 years and I don't see myself changing.. but lately I've been realizing that I need to be a lot more careful / make sure I am getting everything I should be.
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Hey TL, I have a question regarding nutrition. First I need to tell some backstory. My American football season ended in early November. Workouts for football have just started back up so I'm getting in the weight room and lifting weights. We lift Monday through Thursday. We do a program called "Bigger Faster Stronger" for our lifting. (Link: http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/home/ProgramStrength.asp ) It's the workout at the bottom. We do two cores lifts a day and we will do various auxiliaries (around 4 or 5) a day. We will then do an abdominal circuit with different exercises that you can preform with no equipment. After that we will do something to work on strength or agility. We might go to the parking lot to push a truck around the parking lot or flip tires, or we might do an agility circuit in the weight room (If you want to know the specifics I can edit and give it to you). We then finish with stretching. Once it is June, we will start going out to our field and work on specific football drills. We will also start doing running then. We will continue this until the season starts in August. I am also going to start running on Fridays and the Weekend
Since the season ended in November I have gained 15 pounds  I was actually hoping to stay at my same weight the whole offseason so I could have a lower BF % and have more muscle. In the OP it says that heavy lifting is the best way to lose weight so I am doing that right. The thing is that I have no say in what foods are bought since my parents buy everything. So it is tough to completely regulate my eating. But I think if I suggested some healthy foods they wouldn't mind buying them.
Finally to the question
What are some foods that would be good to recommend to my parents to buy for me that would help in my weight loss. I think vegetables would do well. So maybe what vegetables are the most filling for the least calories? But I don't know much about nutrition except processed foods are bad  I'm trying to cut them out. Thanks in advance!
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On January 11 2013 08:41 autoexec wrote:Hey TL, I have a question regarding nutrition. First I need to tell some backstory. My American football season ended in early November. Workouts for football have just started back up so I'm getting in the weight room and lifting weights. We lift Monday through Thursday. We do a program called "Bigger Faster Stronger" for our lifting. (Link: http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/home/ProgramStrength.asp ) It's the workout at the bottom. We do two cores lifts a day and we will do various auxiliaries (around 4 or 5) a day. We will then do an abdominal circuit with different exercises that you can preform with no equipment. After that we will do something to work on strength or agility. We might go to the parking lot to push a truck around the parking lot or flip tires, or we might do an agility circuit in the weight room (If you want to know the specifics I can edit and give it to you). We then finish with stretching. Once it is June, we will start going out to our field and work on specific football drills. We will also start doing running then. We will continue this until the season starts in August. I am also going to start running on Fridays and the Weekend Since the season ended in November I have gained 15 pounds I was actually hoping to stay at my same weight the whole offseason so I could have a lower BF % and have more muscle. In the OP it says that heavy lifting is the best way to lose weight so I am doing that right. The thing is that I have no say in what foods are bought since my parents buy everything. So it is tough to completely regulate my eating. But I think if I suggested some healthy foods they wouldn't mind buying them. Finally to the question What are some foods that would be good to recommend to my parents to buy for me that would help in my weight loss. I think vegetables would do well. So maybe what vegetables are the most filling for the least calories? But I don't know much about nutrition except processed foods are bad I'm trying to cut them out. Thanks in advance!
If you stick to real food, it's going to be much harder to consume a lot of calories. Veggies are low calories but they are also not very filling at all. I'd recommend having more meat instead (but without so much sauce).
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On January 11 2013 10:58 infinity21 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2013 08:41 autoexec wrote:Hey TL, I have a question regarding nutrition. First I need to tell some backstory. My American football season ended in early November. Workouts for football have just started back up so I'm getting in the weight room and lifting weights. We lift Monday through Thursday. We do a program called "Bigger Faster Stronger" for our lifting. (Link: http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/home/ProgramStrength.asp ) It's the workout at the bottom. We do two cores lifts a day and we will do various auxiliaries (around 4 or 5) a day. We will then do an abdominal circuit with different exercises that you can preform with no equipment. After that we will do something to work on strength or agility. We might go to the parking lot to push a truck around the parking lot or flip tires, or we might do an agility circuit in the weight room (If you want to know the specifics I can edit and give it to you). We then finish with stretching. Once it is June, we will start going out to our field and work on specific football drills. We will also start doing running then. We will continue this until the season starts in August. I am also going to start running on Fridays and the Weekend Since the season ended in November I have gained 15 pounds I was actually hoping to stay at my same weight the whole offseason so I could have a lower BF % and have more muscle. In the OP it says that heavy lifting is the best way to lose weight so I am doing that right. The thing is that I have no say in what foods are bought since my parents buy everything. So it is tough to completely regulate my eating. But I think if I suggested some healthy foods they wouldn't mind buying them. Finally to the question What are some foods that would be good to recommend to my parents to buy for me that would help in my weight loss. I think vegetables would do well. So maybe what vegetables are the most filling for the least calories? But I don't know much about nutrition except processed foods are bad I'm trying to cut them out. Thanks in advance! If you stick to real food, it's going to be much harder to consume a lot of calories. Veggies are low calories but they are also not very filling at all. I'd recommend having more meat instead (but without so much sauce).
But would you reccomend to stay away from red meats? Also, would fish be a good choice?
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no eat as much red meat as possible! good for recovery
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On January 11 2013 12:10 autoexec wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2013 10:58 infinity21 wrote:On January 11 2013 08:41 autoexec wrote:Hey TL, I have a question regarding nutrition. First I need to tell some backstory. My American football season ended in early November. Workouts for football have just started back up so I'm getting in the weight room and lifting weights. We lift Monday through Thursday. We do a program called "Bigger Faster Stronger" for our lifting. (Link: http://www.biggerfasterstronger.com/home/ProgramStrength.asp ) It's the workout at the bottom. We do two cores lifts a day and we will do various auxiliaries (around 4 or 5) a day. We will then do an abdominal circuit with different exercises that you can preform with no equipment. After that we will do something to work on strength or agility. We might go to the parking lot to push a truck around the parking lot or flip tires, or we might do an agility circuit in the weight room (If you want to know the specifics I can edit and give it to you). We then finish with stretching. Once it is June, we will start going out to our field and work on specific football drills. We will also start doing running then. We will continue this until the season starts in August. I am also going to start running on Fridays and the Weekend Since the season ended in November I have gained 15 pounds I was actually hoping to stay at my same weight the whole offseason so I could have a lower BF % and have more muscle. In the OP it says that heavy lifting is the best way to lose weight so I am doing that right. The thing is that I have no say in what foods are bought since my parents buy everything. So it is tough to completely regulate my eating. But I think if I suggested some healthy foods they wouldn't mind buying them. Finally to the question What are some foods that would be good to recommend to my parents to buy for me that would help in my weight loss. I think vegetables would do well. So maybe what vegetables are the most filling for the least calories? But I don't know much about nutrition except processed foods are bad I'm trying to cut them out. Thanks in advance! If you stick to real food, it's going to be much harder to consume a lot of calories. Veggies are low calories but they are also not very filling at all. I'd recommend having more meat instead (but without so much sauce). But would you reccomend to stay away from red meats? Also, would fish be a good choice?
Red meats and fish are both great, but if you want to lose weight you need to count calories, no other way to do it really
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i've been super lazy for the past 2 months. havent gone to the gym regularly. need to get my motivation back...
on the other hand, i've been being super lazy about my nutrition too, which turned out to be a good thing actually. been sorta getting bored of cooking my food via stovetop, so instead, i just dump everything into the rice cooker. it's so freakin easy - add raw rice, add appropriate amount of water, and throw in whatever else i wanna eat: raw chicken, beef, fish, pork, broccoli, spinach, onions, eggs, chinese vegetables, asparagus, whatever. and if it gets bland, i'll add some spices and/or herbs, or a bit of sauce after it's done cooking. it seems almost wrong to be this lazy.
tldr: lazyman's cooking = dump everything into a rice cooker (or crockpot), press a button, wait 20 minutes, and you get your dinner.
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Before I read your post I saw your name and I thought about what thread you were posting in and had quite a giggle
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On February 06 2013 10:37 autoexec wrote:Before I read your post I saw your name and I thought about what thread you were posting in and had quite a giggle
someday i'll make a guide
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I want to start to try to get better with my nutrition. Basically now I just eat when I'm hungry until im full, and eat as much meat as possible. My goals are just trying to maintain my weight and eat a healthier diet, and possibly try to ensure im getting as much protein as my body needs (~1 gram/ lb?). (5'8 165lbs althought I wouldn't mind shedding some BF) My diet now is pretty awful. I'll try to go through a typical day. Lunch is where I struggle the most. My current diet has been doing the job of maintaining the weight, but I feel like my training probably suffers due to lack of protein and nutrients. The only vegetables I enjoy are potatoes and corn, occasionally onion and greenpepper if they are mixed in. But I think I will attempt to eat vegetables more force them down until I like them.
Spoiler of crappy diet:
+ Show Spoiler +Breakfast:
Skip breakfast during weekdays to get to class, weekends usually sleep through it. Otherwise eggs bacon toast on weekend.
Mid morning:
Unsalted almonds and a bannanna typically.
Lunch:
This ranges alot. If I come home for lunch usually eat anything from KD to pancakes to sandwiches (either cold cut meats or tuna w/ mayo)
If I take a lunch its usually a sand which never fills me enough though or leftovers from supper.
But lately I have been eating out a lot, mostly burgers or a slice of pizza (macdonalds 2-3 mcdoubles, quarter slice) sometimes a sub. I am cheap but lazy, and now I want to stop spending money on lunch and get healthier diet at same time.
Mid afternoon:
Usually nothing.
If Im starving I'll eat more almonds, but I don't like eating the same thing twice in a day. Or a can of tuna.
Sometimes baked goods if they are in the house.
Supper:
Anything from spaghetti to hamburger helper to meat in slowcooker with potatoes/rice or other pasta meat dishes.
Late night:
Usually nothing, sometimes toast or cereal.
On weekends after drinking always get either macdonalds, poutine, or pizza.
Drinks: Mostly water, occasionally milk, OJ once a week maybe with bfast, 8-16 beer on weekend usually
Supplements: Sometimes multivitamen, vitamen d, cod liver oil, protein (ideally I would like to take these more often)
So, I have some knowledge just from lurking around, but its overwhelming and I don't know where to start. I don't want a diet to go on for a couple months. Just want a diet that is healthier in general and allows easy cook time, and can cook a lot so I dont have to always make things. I'm not gunna count calories all day because that is unsustainable for me for my whole life.
TLDR; where should I start. And what should my nutritional goals be.
Random question:
How many cans of tuna is safe to eat / week, mercury content wise? Or is that a myth?
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Just ordered $200 worth of naturally raised meat :D
Pretty expensive but I hope it'll be worth it.
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@mementoss
do potatoes and corn even count as vegetables??
your best bet is to start by cooking your own food, rather than going to mcdonalds. i'll give you some ideas below that you might be able to incorporate into your schedule. i tried to keep them simple, healthy, cheap, and convenient so that it doesnt take up a lot of your time.
vegetables are definitely where your diet can improve the most, i'd say. i'm not talking about corn and potatoes, i mean stuff like broccoli, spinach, kale, collard greens, cabbage, and the like. one idea i can give you is to get a bunch of veggies (just pick one or two of the above), and throw it into your slowcooker along with a bunch of ground beef (or pork or your choice of meat), maybe add in some sweet/regular potatoes, onions, peppers, celery, and season it with some spices, pepper, salt, curry, etc. you might not like it at first, but it's super nutritious, really easy to make, and goes along with your goal of attempting to eat vegetables until you like them. since you'll be making a whole bunch at once, just put the rest in plastic containers and you can have it for dinner the next few nights.
since you like sandwiches for lunch, you can make them healthier if you buy a bag of spring mix salad or spinach and stuff that into your sandwich. though, add a bit of olive oil and/or black pepper to them if you don't like the flavor.
if you get bored of sandwiches for lunch, i can also suggest pairing white rice with a stir fry of veggies and meat or eggs. you can buy a bag of frozen mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, califlower, peas, etc), which is pretty inexpensive. add some butter to it for more deliciousness.
finally, rather than eating cold cut meats for lunch, you can make some slow-cooked chicken thighs/drumsticks. theyre really tender and tasty, and much better for you than cold cuts. buy a big package of chicken thighs or drumsticks (theyre like 99 cents a pound in the US), put them all in your slowcooker and fill it with water so that it covers the chicken. add in whatever sauces or seasonings as you wish (you can experiment with stuff like soy sauce, garlic, basil, sage, ginger, scallions, onions) and let it cook for an hour or so.
lemme know if you want any other ideas about what to cook, how to most easily cook it, etc.
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On February 20 2013 04:37 ieatkids5 wrote:@mementoss do potatoes and corn even count as vegetables?? your best bet is to start by cooking your own food, rather than going to mcdonalds. i'll give you some ideas below that you might be able to incorporate into your schedule. i tried to keep them simple, healthy, cheap, and convenient so that it doesnt take up a lot of your time. vegetables are definitely where your diet can improve the most, i'd say. i'm not talking about corn and potatoes, i mean stuff like broccoli, spinach, kale, collard greens, cabbage, and the like. one idea i can give you is to get a bunch of veggies (just pick one or two of the above), and throw it into your slowcooker along with a bunch of ground beef (or pork or your choice of meat), maybe add in some sweet/regular potatoes, onions, peppers, celery, and season it with some spices, pepper, salt, curry, etc. you might not like it at first, but it's super nutritious, really easy to make, and goes along with your goal of attempting to eat vegetables until you like them. since you'll be making a whole bunch at once, just put the rest in plastic containers and you can have it for dinner the next few nights. since you like sandwiches for lunch, you can make them healthier if you buy a bag of spring mix salad or spinach and stuff that into your sandwich. though, add a bit of olive oil and/or black pepper to them if you don't like the flavor. if you get bored of sandwiches for lunch, i can also suggest pairing white rice with a stir fry of veggies and meat or eggs. you can buy a bag of frozen mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, califlower, peas, etc), which is pretty inexpensive. add some butter to it for more deliciousness. finally, rather than eating cold cut meats for lunch, you can make some slow-cooked chicken thighs/drumsticks. theyre really tender and tasty, and much better for you than cold cuts. buy a big package of chicken thighs or drumsticks (theyre like 99 cents a pound in the US), put them all in your slowcooker and fill it with water so that it covers the chicken. add in whatever sauces or seasonings as you wish (you can experiment with stuff like soy sauce, garlic, basil, sage, ginger, scallions, onions) and let it cook for an hour or so. lemme know if you want any other ideas about what to cook, how to most easily cook it, etc.
Thanks a lot for your help! If I ended up making that for supper I would hope it would make enough for lunches too. Stir fry is a great idea.
Is it worth my time to try to cut bread out of my diet? If not, I will continue to eat it.
Also, white rice or brown rice? I switched to brown rice a long while ago thinking it was better, but I like the taste of white rice better.
Lots of good ideas. I never even heard of most the vegetables you named. My girlfriend likes broccoli a lot and carrots I think I can handle if they taste bad I can swallow them soft whole. I will try sweet potatoes for a potato substitute. I will pick some up tonight.
Also, what can I do for snacks that aren't nuts. Just like fruits I suppose? Hopefully something that could fill me at least a little. (I have generally a massive appetite despite my low weight)
Also, it seems like in a regular diet it would be really hard to get as much protein as 1g per lb. Unless there is more protein in meat than I think?
EDIT* Also are pastas every now and than okay? Hamburger/chicken based pastas.
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