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mark.saved.duplessis said:
I then snack on rice cakes in the day.
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How many rice cakes are you eating?
They may have been touted as the ultimate diet food during the low-fat/no-fat craze of the late 1980s and 1990s, but don’t be fooled. Rice cakes can have a glycemic index rating as high as 91 (pure glucose has a rating of 100), making it the kind of carbohydrate that will send your blood sugar on a roller coaster ride. This is bad for weight loss and for your health
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http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/zaino14.htm
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-truth-about-rice-cakes/
 
I've just realised I've all but stopped bench pressing ever since I started doing weighted dips and pull ups I'm not doing my self a disservice am I?
 
rayven_king said:
I've just realised I've all but stopped bench pressing ever since I started doing weighted dips and pull ups I'm not doing my self a disservice am I?
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Elliot Hulse of Strength Camp posted a video once where he said all you need to do if you had to choose only four exercises to build a decent physique are (IIRC) dips, pullups, squats and deadlifts.
 
StrontiumDog said:
Elliot Hulse of Strength Camp posted a video once where he said all you need to do if you had to choose only four exercises to build a decent physique are (IIRC) dips, pullups, squats and deadlifts.
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I honestly feel a lot stronger, I took the weights off the other day and I can pull up to my sternum now something I thought I'd never be able to do before
 
rayven_king said:
I honestly feel a lot stronger, I took the weights off the other day and I can pull up to my sternum now something I thought I'd never be able to do before
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Personally weighted dips put a lot more strain on my shoulders than DB bench press. It's also easier to progress and fail with BP than weighted dips. Imo. I do both, but focus on BP more.
 
prOd said:
Personally weighted dips put a lot more strain on my shoulders than DB bench press. It's also easier to progress and fail with BP than weighted dips. Imo. I do both, but focus on BP more.
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Same here. I go as heavy as possible on Bench for 6 reps max per set. And on dips (non-weighted) I go until failure for 5 sets, which is usually around 15 or 16. Last set usually just 12.
 
What do you guys think of thermogenic supplements and do they work?

I have been able to get my weight down from 97 kilograms to 79 kilograms and quite happy with my weight at the moment (but I would like to try and drop another 3-4 kilograms). My body fat percentage is sitting at 19% and I would like to try and get it down to 12-15%. Would thermogenic supplements work for this?
 
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What do you guys think of thermogenic supplements and do they work?

I have been able to get my weight down from 97 kilograms to 79 kilograms and quite happy with my weight at the moment (but I would like to try and drop another 3-4 kilograms). My body fat percentage is sitting at 19% and I would like to try and get it down to 12-15%. Would thermogenic supplements work for this?
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Over the counter stuff is rubbish, tried the Ripped Freak ones and USN. Just gives me the jitters because of all the caffeine. (Basically all it is)

ECA and Clen is a different story though. But can't get it via your local pharmacy.

I managed to get my hands on some ECA for my current cut and not only does it greatly suppress appetite(making it a lot easier to stay in deficit) but it burns fat for real. I've dropped below 90kg from 99kg about 4 weeks ago. Some of it was water retention because I'm back on a keto diet. The rest is pretty much fat and my upper abs are starting to show already.

Aiming for 85kg. Which will put me at about 10% Bf. Then I will try and bulk a bit cleaner this time. Previous one was all over the place.
 
I'm doing 200g of protein at the moment. A little bit more than needed but I'd rather play it safe. Don't want to be losing any gains I made.
 
200g protein would surely keep you out of ketosis wouldn't it? Protein is also converted to glucose like carbs.
 
Not too clued up about it to be honest.

As long as I keep losing weight I'm going to continue doing what I do.

About 75g of my total intake is through whey and casein Shakes. The rest eggs, chicken and cheese. Along with a crap load of veggies.
 
ECA doesn't sound safe... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECA_stack
The ECA stack is a drug combination used in weight loss and as a stimulant. ECA is an initialism for ephedrine, caffeine, and aspirin, with variants of it including the EC stack, which removes the aspirin for those who can not tolerate it. Dietary supplements based on or including elements of ECA were popular through the 1990s and early 2000s, but the marketing of ephedra- or ephedrine-containing stimulant combinations for weight loss and bodybuilding is now restricted or illegal in the United States, Canada and Netherlands due to reports of heart attack, stroke, and death associated with these supplements.[1][2]
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When on a carb restricted diet, the body will use available protein to synthesise. That's why LCHF is low carb, medium protein and high fat. But I agree, 200g may or may not keep him out of ketosis. My guess is it would.
 
I must add that 200g is my goal. I doubt I hit it very regularly.

I guestimate most of the time and last night I actually entered everything into MyFitnessPal again to see how close I get to being right. For the last two days I only managed 170g of protein intake.
 
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