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Post by Mr. Espey on Mar 3, 2008 15:34:33 GMT -5
Just a note that may be of interest... I was 328lbs on the Sunday before the Arnolds. I then started loading creatine and eating like crazy for the Arnolds and by Thursday I weighed in at 346.5lbs.
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Post by Mat Helmer on Mar 3, 2008 17:42:53 GMT -5
Just a note that may be of interest... I was 328lbs on the Sunday before the Arnolds. I then started loading creatine and eating like crazy for the Arnolds and by Thursday I weighed in at 346.5lbs. Wow! What a difference. How did it affect your strength and endurance? |
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Post by Mr. Espey on Mar 3, 2008 17:50:42 GMT -5
Well... had I pulled with those guys the week before I would know... but I really have nothing to gauge it with.
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Post by Todd Schreiner on Mar 4, 2008 20:15:35 GMT -5
wow thats alot of weight really fast ,how many calories a day was that  if you keep track that is |
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Post by Mr. Espey on Mar 4, 2008 20:42:54 GMT -5
I was not keeping track... but it was not as much as you might think.
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Post by Todd Schreiner on Mar 4, 2008 21:46:44 GMT -5
anyone know if its true that in order to keep a constant weight it goes by this formula 170lbs=1700 calories 320lbs-3200 calories |
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Post by Brian Kehler on Mar 5, 2008 0:23:00 GMT -5
No. It's not.. There are too many variables... a pound of fat yields about 3500 calories of metabolizable energy and a pound of muscle yields about 600 calories... It will also depend on your resting metabolism, activity levels, and how those relate to maintaining a positive balance vs. a caloric defecit... So as generalization at 170lbs, training hard taking in 1700 calories.. you'd be at a caloric deficit at 170lbs, and you'd likely lose muscle tissue to energy... which would mean an even greater loss in bodyweight since the muscle tissue will metabolize much quicker than fat... depending on circumstances... Insulin prevents muscle tissue from being metabolized Then If you're fat or skinny, everything changes. and also because of body composition, hormonal levels, and caloric density... I don't want to go into it any further than that  |
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Post by Ben Pilon on Mar 5, 2008 7:09:14 GMT -5
Insulin prevents muscle tissue from being metabolized That is true. I am insulin dependent and diabetic's metabolizism is different then people without diabetes. I cannot take any creatine because I already have a higher then normal amount of creatinine in my urine. Creatine after years of use, in my opinion, can cause kidney problems, as I have to watch my creatinine levels, it can lead to kidney failure. |
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if you keep track that is
