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im looking for any other natural sources of omega 3s outside of fish (would salmon be the best?)

Not entirely sure if this is the place for it but does anyone know roughly how long your metabolism stays spiked after a workout. if there is a difference in intensity compare light (jogging or low intensity lifting) to heavy (sprint training/plyos and heavy lifting max effort) workouts? thanks

I was reading through the shoppinglist.doc and noticed carrots were not in there. i was curious what everyones opinions on carrots were? I dont need to have them but every now and then I like thring a new taste into things and I will shave the carrots and use them in tuna or salads. thanks

should i take this every night or just the nights i lift?

well it was my roomates time to do the shopping and he ended up getting me "instant" brown rice... I was curious what the difference is if anyone knows?

what are the health risks to these supplements?

I started cutting and lost a lot of water weight the first week or so. I have noticed I am starting to cramp up more often when i run. A bare bone of my diet: milk cottage cheese oats banana or apple whey brown rice spinach lettuce red meat chicken yogurt tuna onions peppers eggs sweet...

so i made a realization about 5 minutes ago. My arms really havent gotten bigger in 4 years of sporadic lifting... even when i was consistant. I have cycled my diet with +calories and calorie deficits(sp?). but the damn things just wont grow. Granted I have never really cared and never given...

if you dont feel like reading - quick synopsis, i lost 4 1/2 lbs in about a week... should I be concerned for my health? should up the amount of cals im eating or not worry about it. well ill start breifly with stats, I am hovering around 17% body fat, 5'10". I have weighed myself at the same...

How does everyone eat them? I personnally cant stomach them because I feel like the taste is just too overwhelming... too strong... Does anyone mix sweet potatoes with anything? I was thinking of cottage cheese. any other ideas?

I kinda have a feel for whats good fat and bad fat but I would like some opinions about these foods that have fat in them whole milk whipping cream manonaise(sp?) cottage cheese (not reduced or non fat) canola oil thanks for the input in advance

i was at the gym lifting while a trainer was talking to another trainer about this class he just took. the class was related to carbs and carb cycling (from what i could hear). He talked about how your body will actively break down muscle when you are carb depleted because your brain needs...

I am currently bulking and taking a week off from training to "strategically decondition".... should I change my eating habbits( ie less caloric intake) or should I remain constant through this week. I wasnt sure what to think because my energy output during this time will be lowered... any...

I am 5'10" 180 lbs at about 10% bf. I have come to realize that my proportions are not even with my upper arms - neck - lower legs. (arms:15" legs: 16" neck: 17") I will be bulking come september and I am curious to what you think I should do now. I figure I can cut or bulk or maintain...

my overall goal is to lose body fat and i would like to gain LBM but i realize its probably not going to happen. I train with HST (3 training days) I was wondering if... on those training days if I get around 200 cals of excess and on non training days i get a ~650 cal deficit...

I have been carb cycling for the past 2 weeks now and supplementing with fish oil caps and on's whey protein. I have noticed that mainly on no carb days I am highly aggressive and I have a very short fuse. Does this happen to anyone else? If so why is this caused? How do you deal with it...

I am actually 4 days deep into this but I just havent had much time with school and what not to make a journal. The purpose of this journal is hopefully to gain more knowledge about lifting as well as constructive criticism from anyone who reads this. A little background on me first. I am...

When you personally do stiff leg deadlifts do you bring the weight all the way to the floor? I personnally wouldnt be able to bring it that low without injuring my hams... is this normal? bad form? if i keep my fett together and my knees locked i can touch my fingers to the floor... think i...

I was just curious to see how long everyone has been training consistantly without planned recovery breaks

I have been lifting on and off for atleast 6 years now but i never had any consistancy(high school sports and such). I finally decided to put my mind to it and I have been going 8 months strong now... My question is, when should I start creatine. I hear much talk about saving it for when you...