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low carb diet?? (pg. 5)
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| tranzformer |
| what intensity is it best to do cardio at to burn the most fat??? i heard something like 60-80% |
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| Orbax |
thats about right, yeah.
At low levels it is a vasodilator, it opens up capilleries and increases blood flow. Its been linked to an increase in cognitive function due to the thinning of the blood brain barrier and the increased transport of oxygen.
however, at higher levels (more than 1-2 beers) it is a vaso constrictor. It STOPS blood from flowing and reduces oxygen transport.
Also, Alcohol is a solvent. Now at low levels, again, its good. It helps dissolve the fatty stuff in your veins and arteries. Moderate drinkers tend to have 14 times less of a chance of getting heart, kidney, liver, brain, and a variety of other organ diseases.
Drink too much and it starts ripping apart your brain and muscle fiber. A beer with dinner or lunch after working out would be great. REally get the blood flowing.
The final thing to remember is that your muscles are 70% water (whatever the exact % is doesnt really matter, its high like that). Alcohol is a diuretic. Which means it increases the urine flow. IE it pulls water out of your system and flushes it out. If youve ever eaten a protein bar and gone on a run, you know how bad protein sucks moisture from everything. You have hundreds of lbs of muscle, not 30g thats in a bar. it takes a LOT of water to keep you functioning properly. That being said, the max # of beers you should have a day while working out is two.
I tried to limit my binge drinking to 1 time every two weeks, but sometimes that didnt happen :P
now im just cutting it all out. Tea is helping hehe. |
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| Sean Walsh |
| In Van I was pretty much keeping my drinking down to once every Friday, but binged because I had unlim bartab on that night. This would usually result in like 2000+ calories from beer followed by hangover next day, which would more or less ruin 5 days worth of cardio =P Hopefully in MTL now, without a bartab on Friday nights and not as much to do I can seriously cut back the alcohol. I didn't realize that 1 beer with dinner after my workout would actually help matters; I'll be sure to test that out =P |
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| montie |
your not aparently not supposed to drink alcohol on the atkins/low carb diet, but doesn't hard liquor (ie 80 proof gin, rum, bourbon) have no carbs
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| Orbax |
ahhh holy people
ETHANOL IS A CARBOHYDRATE its made of Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen!
Carb - O - Hydrate
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| montie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
ahhh holy people
ETHANOL IS A CARBOHYDRATE its made of Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen!
Carb - O - Hydrate
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indeed
but even on the atkins website on their charts they say hard liquor has no Carbs (at least whatever type of carbs they are counting)[ |
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| Orbax |
| Take it from me, Vodka calories add up. |
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| Omegasox |
| quote: | Originally posted by montie
indeed
but even on the atkins website on their charts they say hard liquor has no Carbs (at least whatever type of carbs they are counting)[ |
Atkins is a sham. All those fad diets are complete bull. Don't take what they say at face value. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omegasox
Atkins is a sham. All those fad diets are complete bull. Don't take what they say at face value. |
That made me invent a new diet value.
Its called the Ass Value. Just look at their naked ass and see how attractive it is. |
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| Verona^My |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omegasox
Atkins is a sham. All those fad diets are complete bull. Don't take what they say at face value. |
Really eh, I lost 100 pounds doing the Atkins diet, and I'M NOT complaining. Personal experience will shatter anyone's attempt to sham the Atkin's diet from my world view. |
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| Verona^My |
| quote: | Originally posted by torontotrance
Why spend a ton of money to hit up the gym....go walking....lose weight. |
Heh, or walk to the gym like me. :D |
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| KarenLuvs2Party |
I have a personal trainer and he says LOW CARB is a NO NO, well at least atkins is wise... u can easily get osteoperosis (s/p?) as well other types of problems in the long run...
he says yes u do lose a lot of weight but its not all fat that you are losing.. he gave me an article from the Journal of Medicine for me to read.. ill have to scan it..
give this atkins trend a few more years before attempting it like any type of new fad diet... |
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