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Hi Everyone. I am really bummed out because I have done so much to try to lower my Blood Pressure to no avail. In February I was up to 204 pounds (5'10" 45 years old) and I noticed my Blood Pressure readings were about 150 to 160/85 to 90. I decided I was going to work hard at doing things...

Most of the people on these Boards needless to say are into working out and being physically fit. the purpose of this is not only for health reasons but to look good. So if you work hard at something and are proud of it you want to show it off. So the subject of this forum is do you purposely...

Tofu is fairly high in protein and low in fat. How come it isn't mentioned more as a good source of protein? It makes me wonder if there is soem reason it would not be considered a good protein source.

I cannot believe so many people are supposedely shocked that baseball players have used steroids. There has been talk about it for years and I felt it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that many players used roids. Also why is Jason Giambi considered the worst offender because he told the...

I know I should eat more vegetables but never seem to choke down as many as I should. My question is are these vegetable juice tablets any good? I have seen some that say they have the juice of 45 vegetables in a tablet.

I had some time so I checked out Dr. Mercola's website as there was a link to it regarding the dangers of Splenda. I was shocked to find that he claims that Splenda is basically chlorinated sugar and had a good laugh reading the testimonials of people who had adverse reactions from it as they...

There seems to be 2 different schools of though out there. One is to do cardio on your off days and one is to do it after your workout to burn fat. Which is better or does it depend on if you are trying to lose weight? I used to do it before my workout but have switched to doing it on my off days.

I kind of let myself slip up to 200 pounds and my belly was getting out of proportion with the rest of me. I began closely watching what I was eating 2 weeks ago figuring on losing a pound a week to get down to 186 in three months. My question is I have went from 198 to 192 in a period of two...

So I eat a lot of Tuna and Cottage Cheese. The sodium is very high in those. I drink about 5 liters of water a day. My questions are should I be concerned about all the sodium in the tuna and cottage cheese and does drinking a lot of water help flush out some of that sodium?

Most people on these Boards seem pretty serious about Diet and thier workout routines but I know there are people of all different levels that read and respond to these Boards. I though I would do a poll as to how serious folks are regarding thier Diets as it relates to bodybuilding. I realize...

Has anyone ever calculated thier Body Mass Index or B.M.I.? I am really confused because all the calculators I found online simply had you plug in your weight and height and then spit out a number. Mine was 26.7 which indicated I was overweight. I could lose 10 pounds and still be in the...

I am curious, how many people on this board are "Natural Bodybuilders".

What fruits contain the most dextrose?

In my profile when I go to edit it, it is o.k. (7-6-60) but it shows up as 12-31-69. Not that I mind being 10 years younger ;)

Hi all. I have been working out for just about two months now and for about a little over a month I have had this problem with sleeping through the night. Normally I sleep 7 to 7 1/2 hours and I almost always slept through the night but since shorty after I started working out I seem to wake up...

I found a website where you can: 1. Put in all your activities for the day and it will give you the calories you are burning. 2. Put in all the foods you eat (you can customize them also) and get a breakdown as to cal/fats/protein/carbs along with %'s. 3. Get different reports on your eating...

Found a website where you can put in all your activities for the day and it will give you the calories you are burning, all the foods you eat (you can customize them also) and a breakdown as to cal/fats/protein/carbs along with %'s, reports, journals and a whole lot of cool stuff and it is free...

Hi all. Let me give a little background on myself. My name is Carl. I am 5'10", 187 lbs, 43 years old. I used to work out with weights on and off from the time I was in my early 20's to about 30 years old. I never looked into how to do it properly (I was not pushing myself enough, being...

I have a friend who tore his bicep. He said it was from not stretching before working out and going straight into a dumbbell curl (95 lbs.). He said on about the second lift of the dumbbell he felt it tear. He had to have surgery and supposedly the doctor said he may never be able to work out...

Hi all, a newbie here. I have been doing a lot of cardio (bicycle and swimming) the past few months. In the process I lost about 12 pounds by eating sensibly and cutting out fast food, cookies, ice cream, etc. I am 43 y/o, 5'11" 186 lbs. I normally eat oatmeal or cereal and fruit for...