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Hi all, I am into fitness and bodybuilding so therefore staying in shape means alot to me. My girlfriend is overweight and I am worried about her. Being overweight affects her health and thus I do not want that. I wont deny that I would like her to be in better shape for appearance, but mainly...

hey all, been reading through some threads and some emphasis has been made on low-sodium diets.. either by not adding in extra salt or choosing low-sodium foods.. is there a major health risk in having a high-sodium diet?? the only one that i've heard is that it tends to dehydrate you.. but as...

hey all, after reading thru the newbie stickies, i came across a very interesting article which states that "saturated fats arent as bad as what ppl think.." ok, i agree that sat. fats are needed by our bodies for various reasons (but in small amounts), and from the article, they state that...

hey guys and gals.. yep, currently it's winter in australia.. and darn itz freeeeezing... i have a question in regards to weight(fat) gain during winter.. I know that some of the reasons behind this is that, generally, ppl tend to get more hungry in winter thus eating more calories in a day...

hey guys and gals, im a newbie so please excuse my limited knowledge in this area.. just wondering, how does a muscle actually grow? I hear that when you weight train, you damage your muscle fibres, and when you rest, the must fibres repair itself and grow.. So my question is, in the process...

Hey all, Just a basic question concerning the consumption of fats. While my understanding of fats is that, EFA's are the only fats we need to take. Saturated fats (which cannot be eliminated out of our diet completely), should be kept to a minimum. By reading an article on saturated fats...

hi all, I just have this little confusion about diet which I would like to clear up.. Just say my maintenance calories are 1500 per day, and if I eat 1000 (just a figure), theoretically i lose weight.. regardless of the fraction of P/C/F i consume.. If that is the case, then why should we...

hey all, i've been into weight training for about 4 months now and absolutely love it, am seeing alot of progress and want to continue! im now planning on taking up martial arts and doing about 2/3 nights a week on that.. the problem is.. with the training that i'm doing.. plus 2/3 extra...

Hello all, I recently posted a thread on this topic but soon after my computer crashed and was unable to reply to any queries that w8lifter asked, sorry :). My stats are 24 y/o, 154 lbs, 5'8".. Firstly, i have not got a diet planned organised yet as im new to this field, and i would like to...

Hi all! I'm new to this forum, and this is my first post. I have only started weight training for about 1 and a half months now and I must say I absolutely love it! Pity I never discovered it before, but oh well, i guess it's never too late to start right? :) Firstly, I have switched from the...