From the same book
Also worth considering the impact of these fats in the presence of carbohydrates. Saturated fats may be inflammatory in the presence of carbs, but in the absence of their intake we tend to observe an opposite effect. This most recent t-nation article talks to it pretty well, and if you read the comment I wrote at the bottom, I go into a bit of detail that’s relevant to here
Ultimately, my question is: are you concerned about cholesterol, or are you concerned about heart health? If it’s a matter of the latter, I’d say the concern is more about plaque rather than cholesterol. When they find arterial blockages, they don’t find it full of cholesterol: they find it full of plaque. To me, this would mean that a CAC score would be far more relevant data, as, in the videos I linked in that post, you can LOWER your cholesterol by introducing Oreos into your diet, and they’ll actually be MORE effective than statins.
HAH! As I was writing this post I saw your edit, but I’m going to keep this.
Excited to hear you’re on the red meat wagon there. Ruminant animals are an awesome choice as far as nutrition goes. Their ability to digest their food and break it down so much spares us from having to endure the soy/corn/whatever garbage that is fed to monogastric animals like pigs and chicken, and we tend to get a lot of great fatty acids from it.
OPERATION PLANET MONGO
AM WORKOUT (0355 wake up via alarm)
Tactical Barbell Operator Cycle 1, Week 4, Workout 5
“GO RUCK YOURSELF”
Treadmill walk w/45lb vest
- Speed: 3.5mph
- Time: 90 minutes
- Distance: 5.25 miles
- Incline: 4.5 for first 2.5 miles, 5.5 for remainder
Notes:
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We’ve experiencing a heat wave right now, and some decent humidity, so this was pretty miserable as far as general suckage goes, but wasn’t taxing to my cardiovascular system or muscles, which is good. I wake up an extra 5 minutes earlier to get in one more quarter mile and be able to get in exactly 90 minutes of rucking. It seems like a worthwhile trade.
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I think I’m going to continue my strategy of NOT doing my daily chins on this day to spare myself for tomorrow’s Cindy workout. I also had to skip the sandbag yesterday due to a very tight timeline, but we got to Tang Soo Do on time and got in 2 full classes. Neither individual class was as tough as the class on Tuesday, but combined they were exhausting. I’ve got another single class tonight, and then we’ll be done for the week.
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Weighed in at 79.8kg, which was post walk/shower, meaning there is a water loss element there, but I’m also just seeing a general downward trend, that is thankfully moving gradually. This is a 1.1kg drop from last week’s Thursday weigh in. I’m appreciating the twice a week data points.
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On the supplements front, I started using a K2 supplement yesterday. It was 200mcg, which is 2x the recommended dosage, so I may go with an every other day protocol. Crazy inexpensive.