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Hey hey, So I switched up my protein supplement recently; I went from a half-decent product called DynaWhey (Nutritional Information) to a highly-recommended and very 'simple' whey protein isolate (AllMax Isoflex Natural - Home*::*SPORTS NUTRITION*::*ALLMAX*::*Allmax IsoFlex Natural 90g)...

Hey guys, Long story short - I injured my right wrist two months ago on the dot. Basically nasty tissue damage (fluid in the wrist and all) and it's still not fully healed. It's better, but there's still a small fluid-bump in the wrist, and it does hurt if I over-exert it. Physio estimates it...

A fairly layman's response will do; it's not that I can't follow the technical jargon, but I don't really look at this is a too technical a question ;) ! This is also for someone who happens to be female (i.e. - not me!). Being both male, and having never (ever) had a problem with weight in my...

Hey guys, Been awhile (too long) since I designed a new routine; was looking over this here thread (http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/training/58699-guide-designing-routine.html) and found the information therein to be unsurpisingly very good. I don't quite understand some of the terminology...

Not sure what caused it, but 90% sure I have one, even without visiting a doc. Immediately after sitting down in my car after a particularly heavy day, the very top of my abdomen (right between the two halves of the rib-cage) felt quite crampy and sore; this is definitely more than just the "I...

Hello friends, Fairly long time reader/poster, and have made some decent gains over the years, thanks to the sound advice here (as a couple of photos I have up may show). I was indeed one of those "skinny weaklings" when I started, and have run the gamut from bulking up to a strong 173lbs all...

EDIT: Feedback sooner than I thought, and considered. Ramblings tend to be my way of things, and it's good to air things to keep my head clear. Want to provide the most supportive environment that I can, and I think I have the tack on that now. In the end, it's more about my role than anything...

Hey guys, Kinda hard to admit this, but I'm rather failing to help my fiancee with her fat-loss goals. I've been with this website for years, and have used everything I have learned from you guys very well - even though I am an extreme ectomorph, hard work and the right diet has me fairly well...

Heya lads, ladies Have spent the last week barely eating anything (we're talking a few hundred calories per day, tops) and expelling most of anything I managed to get down. Gastroenteritis (i.e. the stomach flu) is a pain, as I'm sure lots of you know, and this was a really bad one that...

Hey hey, Been a member for years, but haven't posted in ages (or added new pics, yeesh the ones I have up are old... though not bad, heh). Couldn't find an exact answer after searching, so here it is: Male, wishing to maintain body weight, how many grams of carbs per pound of bodyweight is...

Hey guys, I joined the site years ago, a scrawny wee boy, and have put on lots of muscle since thanks to the great advice here; even as a busy university student, I still find that most of the core exercises and diet tips I learned here help keep me sane :) Anyway! I have a female friend of...

Hello, Simple question... when measuring one's waist, does muscle (say lower back muscle which I have a fair bit of) distort waist size measurement, compared to a 'normal' person? I used to use an online (I know, bad, bad, bad) bodyfat calculator that uses a height/waist/gender formula to help...

Recently, I hit about 19% in BF. It seemed all I was doing was putting on fat, instead of muscle, regardless of the cleanliness of diet, or how rigourous exercise is. I've stopped taking creatine (I don't respond to it at all unless its one that gives a high GI spike) and I've started to cut...

To be brief, I've become fat. Well, not fat by a longshot according to 'normal' standards, but I'm sitting around the 19-20% range, which is a long way up from the 12% I had when I started seriously lifting two years ago. That's not a huge increase (I don't think), but it's in the last few...

'ello ladies and gents, it's been awhile since I've posted. I've got a couple of pics in my profile, and while they don't look too bad - they were taken nearly 6 months ago. Since then, I've only managed to put on about eight pounds, some of which is certainly fat, as my waist has gone from...

Quick question on waist measurement - what area exactly is considered "the waist" when measuring? an inch above the navel? At the navel? At the "widest" area? At my narrowest, I'm about a 32.5 inch waist, and about 34 at my absolute widest. I've been gaining weight in an attempt to gain muscle...

Hello all, The GNC here in Canada is flogging "Anavol" - some sort of creatine suplement with D-Pinitol, and glutamine. And in case you're wondering why I would ever shop at GNC... well... there really isn't anywhere else around here, despite the fact that Vancouver is a huge Canadian city. Ah...

Heya, quick problem, and I have no idea where else to ask. I uploaded a couple of my own pics to the photo gallery section, and one of them has about 230 views, and two comments. I'd like to see what they are, but whenever I try to check what they are, it tells me I need to register to view...

Well I started to try to "lean out" for summer. I've dropped eight pounds in about a month. When I started the cut, I stopped creatine, and cut back calories, but I've implemented no cardio whatsoever. I've simply worked out three times a week as per usual. I've lost about half to 3/4's of...

Well as I posted a bit of a ways back, I'm gonna try and cut. I'm 5'6, and I hit 153 pounds in March, up from 128 pounds last October/Novemeber. Although I'm sure a good chunk of that is muscle, it's hard to see. I look... puffy. I'm up to about 14 to 14.5% BF from my former 12%, so that's...