The jaw is definitely healing, but from what I’ve gathered, it’s something I’ll have to watch for the rest of my life!
If it gets bad again, I’ll definitely get a mouthpiece.
Thanks for the advice!
[quote]mroussell wrote:
DB,
Are you still having jaw problems? If so you should ask your dentist about getting an ENT mouthpiece. It may cost a little bit but it will solve all your jaw problems. -MR[/quote]
Wow vroom, these are great questions. This is such a misunderstood area of applied research that it really needs clearing up.
-muscles don’t take up nutrients unless there is a demand or a “push” (ie from insulin)
-during long term exercise, our energy comes from glycogen stored in the liver and fat. It gets dumped into the bloodstream and sucked upo by the muscle demand
-increasing muscle blood flow does not necessarily always feed the actual muscle cells. It’s pretty complicated, but you can have increased flow to feed the tendons and support structures. Unless you’re specifically looking at flow distribution, it will be generally be observed as “increased flow”.
-as mentioned earlier (buried in another post), the increased energy demand from exercise increases a substance in our muscles called AMPK. While this has many effects, the one that were concerned with is its ability to increase the number of glucose transport proteins at the muscle cell surface (insulin can do this too). More transport proteins equals more glucose uptake, even in the absence of insulin!
Great questions! I hope this helps!
[quote]vroom wrote:
Ack, all these name jokes, I think I’m going to Barrf!
Ha! Just kidding. Though I think there might be something in the post about inventing the concept of Barrbells. Might catch on.
Anyway, to get down to a question, I’m interested in muscles and their care and feeding.
Specifically, are they as picky as we think they are? For example, if blood happens to be flowing to them, and it contains nutrients, are the muscles going to react to that, or are they more passive, prefering to sit around waiting for insulin to push nutrients in?
I know blood flow is increased to muscles during exercise, and that is when they obviously need nutrients, but this is also a time when insulin usually isn’t in large supply – and they have no trouble keeping us going for hours on end (think cardio). It’s not all simply present in the muscle as energy stores is it?
Is increased blood flow to muscles inherently metabolism boosting? Will muscles generally find something to do with some quantity of energy with respect to growth or heat production if it is present?
Do we know what causes them to hoover in the nutrients, when insulin is not a factor?
I know this doesn’t appear directly related to anabolism, but during a time of growth, getting nutrients into the muscles will obviously be important… and I’ve seen you hint that some exercise may be needed to get optimal deliver in some of your other responses.
Anyway, I know this is all over the map, thanks for any thoughts you care to share.[/quote]
Thanks for the questions all! I’m signing off now but will be back on Thursday!
Cheers
cool…
-Get Lifted
Good news! I just saved a bunch of mon… oh never mind.
For those who are asking, I have submitted the article to peer review, so you’ll be seeing it sooner than later.
What’s on your mind tonight?
From Get Lifted on another thread: [quote]How can you determine if you have a food intolerance? Not talking about anaphylactic shock… That may be easy to spot. LOL
I don’t think I have any but I am just curious. I can eat lots of peanuts and feel fine, Dairy etc. Just curious. [/quote]
Usually it’s only from symptoms felt after eating the food. Sadly, sometimes it takes quite a while for the problem to develop to the point where people actually do something about it.
As for allergies, there’s always the little prick test [insert Shugart joke here]
I have a question for tonight’s Open Barr… Just wondering if you had any thoughts/tips/suggestions regarding training and nutrition for women. I’ve lost 20lbs of fat since January and am almost at my goal weight/body comp and ready to start focusing on strength gains. Thinking of doing TBT or a 5x5 program next and finding my maintenance calorie range. (What’s a good formula to find this?) I’m thinking of tapering off HOT-ROX and trying Methoxy-7. I use Surge and Grow! and make sure to get 1g of protein per lb bodyweight. I take fish oil and grd flax seeds. Thanks!
DB, not that it’s any of my business, I just wanted to say that I think the attached picof you would serve as a better avatar than your current choice. 
Impressive lift. Heavy DB snatches are one of the lifts I like to call “man-makers.”
Wow, that’s an incredible transformation! Congratulations!
I have yet to find a metabolic counter that I am happy with, although the more complicated the better. I believe that there is one at Dr. Berardi’s site (I’ll post it if I can remember where it is exactly).
The biggest difference I find with women is the capacity for work and the difficulty in performing certain exercises (like power cleans).
I’m excited by your results to date because this says a lot about your personality. From this, I’m sure that you’ll do well with whatever program you choose (both are excellent BTW).
Your supplementation looks good, so everything seems to be in order!
Keep us updated!
[quote]Jillybop wrote:
I have a question for tonight’s Open Barr… Just wondering if you had any thoughts/tips/suggestions regarding training and nutrition for women. I’ve lost 20lbs of fat since January and am almost at my goal weight/body comp and ready to start focusing on strength gains. Thinking of doing TBT or a 5x5 program next and finding my maintenance calorie range. (What’s a good formula to find this?) I’m thinking of tapering off HOT-ROX and trying Methoxy-7. I use Surge and Grow! and make sure to get 1g of protein per lb bodyweight. I take fish oil and grd flax seeds. Thanks!
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Why is everyone making fun of my avatar? LOL
I appreciate your suggestion… I thought of that one but it seems like the focus is too small. In other words, it wouldn’t look like anything once it gets to the small avatar size.
I’ll give it a try this weekend!
Thanks again
[quote]bino wrote:
DB, not that it’s any of my business, I just wanted to say that I think the attached picof you would serve as a better avatar than your current choice.
Impressive lift. Heavy DB snatches are one of the lifts I like to call “man-makers.”[/quote]
Thanks! Berardi’s site has a calculator for “Massive Eating” that gives me a pretty big number that doesn’t seem quite right. If you (or anyone) come across a better formula for finding maintenance calories, please let me know. Thanks again!
Hmmm… I’ve heard that too. Lets work with the numbers and see if we can tighten it up!
[quote]Jillybop wrote:
Thanks! Berardi’s site has a calculator for “Massive Eating” that gives me a pretty big number that doesn’t seem quite right. If you (or anyone) come across a better formula for finding maintenance calories, please let me know. Thanks again!
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I got a free TAURINE and an EPHEDRINE HCL supplement with an order made online.
After little research i decided i should start taking Taurine to improve my liver function, however i cant really tell if my liver function has improved cause its not like i had any problems in recent memory. Other than that time i used a methylated supplement. And i started taking ephedrine HCL to get a mental boost on days i have no motivation.
This week i am noticing a lot more cramps in the muscles. Other things are mostly unchanged, only major factor might be the weather.
Doing research i ran into a typical blown out of proportion article about the MLB players however i found this part interesting and possibly relatable
“The ephedrine binds to receptors in muscles and causes a more intense contraction, but it also means that the muscle is slower to release, so when you run there is a risk of pulls or tears,”
Does this mean i could get cramps and funny feelings in my muscles because of EPHEDRINE? Is EPHEDRINE and EPHEDRINE HCL even the same thing? Or is the HCl version only a weak Nasal Decongestant?
Sam Smarts
[quote]Get Lifted wrote:
Not eating anything like this but was curious about packages that say 0 grams trans fat but have hydrogenated oil in the ingredients sections… I’m a bit curious what all those “things” are.
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Hydrogenation can create trans unsaturated fatty acids, however it doesnt mean that it WILL create trans unsaturated fatty acids.
There is also labelling regulations, which legally start begining of next year, but allow a product with <0.5g per serving (and a serving has to be a realistic serving… well realistic in the proper sense, but none are realisic compared to normal intakes these days…) to be labelled as 0g trans fat.
After seeing Cocktail-Barr in this snatch pic, I’ve decided that I want to BE Dave Barr.
DB is rapidly becoming one of my fav contributors on here. Great sense of humor and probably triple digits for an IQ!! I’d wager.
DH
[quote]bino wrote:
DB, not that it’s any of my business, I just wanted to say that I think the attached picof you would serve as a better avatar than your current choice.
Impressive lift. Heavy DB snatches are one of the lifts I like to call “man-makers.”[/quote]
BTW, I meant heavy Dumb Bell snatches, not heavy David Barr snatches. Just in case… you know… someone was confused.