Recent content by Krelian

I knew you Americans were silly for not using the metric system, but I can't imagine what you use in place of the decimal system! ;)

I don't mind the taste of drinking olive oil by the spoon, but how much is too much? Once I drank three servings of two tabelspoons each spread out throughout the day, and I had a stomach ache for a day or two after. I love olive oil though b/c it's such a convenient, easy way to get calories...

I should have said that the pound was a unit of mass. So I looked it up, and the units for a calorie are kg * m^2 / s^2. And the units for pounds could be thought of as kg (since you just multiply a pound by a constant factor to get a kilogram). It doesn't seem like you can multiply a...

I've heard the claim on a number of occasions that you have to "eat 3500 calories in excess to gain a pound". Where does this come from, and does it actually have any basis in fact? Given that a calorie is a unit of energy and a pound is a unit of force, it doesn't seem like they could be...

I already use whey. I said in my post that I'd like a weight gainer as a convient *supplement* to my food intake, as its somewhat difficult for me, for a couple of reasons, to eat enough calories while I'm at work. So, anyone? What's a good commercial weight gainer supplement?

Hi guys, I have a few questions about weight gainers: 1. I've heard that, even though some weight gainers claim to have lots of complex carbs and not much sugar, they have lots of maltodextrin, which is a "crappy" complex carb. Is this true? What's wrong with maltodextrin? Looking at the...

I just saw a bottle of generic creatine monohydrate (London Drugs brand) at London Drugs, and it was ultra-cheap. Would this stuff be OK to get, or would it be crappy quality? In other words, are all brands of creatine pretty much the same, or is it worth it to get a more well-known brand? If...

As I said milk won't work very well because there's only a very small fridge, not large enough for a carton of milk. I actually take fruit to work already; usually a banana and some nectarines or apricots or an apple, but I'm looking for extra calories. Nuts would probably be a good idea. Any...

Hi guys, I have the following situtation: due to my schedule, I always workout in the morning before I go to work. I work at a university, and the gym is in the kinesiology building at the university, so I head straight to work after working out. I'd like to be able to make a post work-out...

Forgive my ignorance, but when you're talking about the CNS and its recovery... what exactly are you talking about physiologically? What part of the body is actually "recovering"? Your nerves?

This may seem like a strange question, but I've been working out for awhile now, and I seem to have developed a chronically sore jaw. I can't think of any reason this is occuring - I didn't injure it, and I don't grind my teeth or anything. Seems like one might clench the jaw when lifting...

I started working out a few months ago. Before I started, I played tennis quite a bit, and since I'm right handed, my right arm is noticably larger than my left arm. Now that I'm started working out, I've made gains in both arms, but they're still uneven. What would be the best way to "even...