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What kind of program is best for reducing strength defcit without hypertrophy, in regards to reps/sets/load/ workouts per week?

I know a lot of people have the opposite problem.....but my quads are too big, I am trying to reduce them. Any suggestions? I never train them with weights but somehow they are still way more built up than I would like. It is just genetics. (Or perhaps it is in the drinking water...I live in...

What is your opinion on yogurts, fruit drinks, etc. sweetened with aspartame and other sugar imposters? I try not to have it too often but sometimes I will cave in if I want something sweet but don't want the sugar overload. I am also a chronic gum chewer and unfortunately sugarless gum...

What is considered a healthy body fat % for women? I have heard 18-22, but that seems like a lot to me. Is it even possible to look fit at this level? I have read that if you reach 12-13 percent you will stop menstruating normally but I know from personal experience that isn't true. So what is...

Check this out, it was on the msnbc site http://www.msnbc.com/news/743063.asp Scary, huh? Are oatmeal and hot cereals like wheateena heated in their preparation? I eat cereals all the time, especially oatmeal! :( Who knows where they come up with these things...I hope further research...

For all you buffalo wings fans..... Buffalo Dip: Mix fat free blue cheese dressing with Frank's Red Hot sauce (available in most grocery stores) and you have a great "buffalo dip." I find that Wish Bone makes the best fat free blue cheese. The Kraft version is not nearly as good. I take the...

How many of you guys buy organic foods vs. regular. I try to eat healthy and read up on nutrition, and some of the info out there is scary, what the FDA allow us to consume. Meat and milk that is full of antibiotics and hormones, pesticides on fruits and veggies. All kinds of chemicals and...

Multivitamins make me very nauseous unless I take them with a big meal. And I don't always eat big meal, I prefer to eat a bunch of little meals throughout the day. Sometimes the little meals are not enough to keep the vitamins from making me nauseous. I have tried several different brands. I...

It was a show that featured all these people getting cosmetic surgery. The kid was such a bonehead. He was walking around after the surgery bragging about how awesome he looked and how he now had "everything" to offer to the ladies. Hahahaha like any girl in her right mind would ever go out...

There are so many theories on this. I have read you should strive to get your body weight in protein grams, I have also heard from some people that this is way too much. What is everyone's opinion on this? Especially from the ladies, how much protein do you get? I like to work out a few times...

I have been thinking about getting started in fitness competition and possibly fitness modelling, and I was wondering if anyone here has done it and if so do you have any advice? I was a gymnast for a long time and this looks like something I might be interested in doing and might be good at...