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Jerubaal
United States125 Posts
I guess I'm stuck with lifting for the time being. There are all these different sports clubs, but I don't think that there's really any replacement for it. | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States7 Posts
Over the past few months, my wife and I have really started to focus on our physical health; we've joined a gym, started eating healthier overall, portion controlling, sleeping more, etc. and we're happy with the progress we've made. We've been working with a bunch of the gym's trainers and nutritionists, and they suggested that we continue on our path with one additional modification: taking supplements. All of the assistance we've received from these trainers previously have been helpful to us, but we're skeptical about supplements. We know that supplements don't require FDA approval, and that many of them literally lie on the label (from promising all sorts of absurd things to even listing misleading or nonexistent ingredients). There are so many reports on how supplements are essentially just false advertising, that I literally use them as an example when I teach "placebo effect" to my students. I guess my question boils down to a matter of whether or not there is any way to trust certain supplements. Our trainers have really been on point with all of their other advice, but we're worried that we're gonna waste money on a scam. | ||
GoTuNk!
Chile0 Posts
On September 28 2019 04:21 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I have a question: Over the past few months, my wife and I have really started to focus on our physical health; we've joined a gym, started eating healthier overall, portion controlling, sleeping more, etc. and we're happy with the progress we've made. We've been working with a bunch of the gym's trainers and nutritionists, and they suggested that we continue on our path with one additional modification: taking supplements. All of the assistance we've received from these trainers previously have been helpful to us, but we're skeptical about supplements. We know that supplements don't require FDA approval, and that many of them literally lie on the label (from promising all sorts of absurd things to even listing misleading or nonexistent ingredients). There are so many reports on how supplements are essentially just false advertising, that I literally use them as an example when I teach "placebo effect" to my students. I guess my question boils down to a matter of whether or not there is any way to trust certain supplements. Our trainers have really been on point with all of their other advice, but we're worried that we're gonna waste money on a scam. There are some true and tried supplements. Mainly whey protein, mono hidrate creatine, zma and vitamin D for males. This supplements are nothing that doesn't exist in food or sun (vit D), but it's hard for most people to get the right amount so that's an easy way; they supplement. They are also quite cheap. Brand doesn't really matter, as long as you think they are legit Creatine is widely studied, dirt cheap, and has not known negative side effects on any reasonable dose. There's another batch of "supplements" that work even better but I'm sure they are not refering to those. | ||
IgnE
United States11 Posts
On September 28 2019 04:21 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I have a question: Over the past few months, my wife and I have really started to focus on our physical health; we've joined a gym, started eating healthier overall, portion controlling, sleeping more, etc. and we're happy with the progress we've made. We've been working with a bunch of the gym's trainers and nutritionists, and they suggested that we continue on our path with one additional modification: taking supplements. All of the assistance we've received from these trainers previously have been helpful to us, but we're skeptical about supplements. We know that supplements don't require FDA approval, and that many of them literally lie on the label (from promising all sorts of absurd things to even listing misleading or nonexistent ingredients). There are so many reports on how supplements are essentially just false advertising, that I literally use them as an example when I teach "placebo effect" to my students. I guess my question boils down to a matter of whether or not there is any way to trust certain supplements. Our trainers have really been on point with all of their other advice, but we're worried that we're gonna waste money on a scam. “supplements” is far too broad a category to talk about in general. you need to narrow down the question to specific ones, possibly even specifying brands | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States7 Posts
On September 28 2019 04:44 IgnE wrote: “supplements” is far too broad a category to talk about in general. you need to narrow down the question to specific ones, possibly even specifying brands That's definitely fair. Below, in the spoiler tag, are pictures of the 2 powder supplements primarily suggested for me: the isolate protein is supposed to be a relatively healthy way for me to take in more protein (to build more muscle, etc.) on top of my usual eating, and the life greens is supposed to be a healthy, low sugar way for me to take in more good nutrients that are typically found in fruits and vegetables. Not only am I wondering how effective these ingredients typically are, but I'm also trying to deal with the fact that some supplements don't even contain the ingredients they say they do (e.g., there's a difference between knowing that fish oil is healthy and knowing that the supplement you're taking even has fish oil in it, and that the bottle isn't just lying). I'm worried about the lack of oversight and vetting when it comes to supplements. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/lBoOSa7.jpg) ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/9HJQJlJ.jpg) ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/XcHI9h0.jpg) | ||
IgnE
United States11 Posts
“effectiveness” is relative. protein is protein. its not magic, but to say its “ineffective” raises questions about what its ineffective for. likewise greens wont change much in the short term, but maybe, if you eat more greens than you were eating before, at some point 30 years down the line your body will be in better shape in some dimensions than it otherwise would have been.* maybe you think its too expensive. maybe it is. but it is convenient and thats what you are paying for. maybe youd rather spend time cooking whole brussels sprouts and kale, or maybe not. maybe you like the taste of the powder better. *it is hard to judge the benefits of greens to subjective well being, partly because most people dont actually eat enough to hit a “tipping point” (thanks gladwell). but there are many people who say regularly eating greens (in whole form, or juice form, or powder) is worth the cost, and i am one of them | ||
DarkPlasmaBall
United States7 Posts
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IgnE
United States11 Posts
whey protein used to be very cheap and now is only somewhat cheap compared to other sources. there arent a whole lot of reasons to adulterate it for companies that have been around more than several months | ||
decafchicken
United States0 Posts
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mordek
United States2 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/OLhFOTV.png) | ||
VHbb
0 Posts
I've been looking for hip mobility exercises, and I found this: any suggestions? To be honest, I don't know anything about stretching, so I'm kind of in the dark.. the idea is to have a routine that I can go through in the morning to improve my mobility, since my hips are super tight.. thanks | ||
Lmui
Canada2 Posts
https://old.reddit.com/r/flexibility/comments/9212b8/dont_know_where_to_start_click_here/ Flexibility has always been a pain point for me since I have limited training time. I managed to hit my fitness achievement for the year a bit early. I went from ~2-3" short of the rim to dunking a tennis ball, at my height of 5'10", standing reach of 7'4" I think that's pretty good. Works out to a running vertical of 33-33.5" or so. I got it 1/6 tries last time I was at the court, and it wasn't so much a dunk as rolling the ball over the rim, but I'll take it. Hopefully I can consistently get it by the end of December. I guess next year, I'll try to hit a 3ft running vertical, which would be about as good as I realistically need. I'm guessing I need another 4" or so to dunk a basketball properly which is a longass ways away. Training wise, my squat is now at ~325x5 and I'm pretty happy here. It's starting to get really heavy without a belt so I might need to invest in one, both for protecting my back and for the gains. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
Canada5 Posts
https://i.imgur.com/Kx3Luy1.mp4 The rupture occurs at 2 seconds in her left calf. Note the left calf muscle rolling up her leg. At the exact time of the rupture she is not in pain. Also, note how little pain she is in afterwards. Tendons do not have many nerve endings. Tendonitis is extremely painful because of the inflammatory fluid that rushes to the scene of the microtears. Tendons have relatively few nerve endings and relatively little circulation. It is confounding how brutally painful a pulled muscle is and yet you can be back and ready to play your sport in 2 weeks. Whereas, a tendon rupture is not very painful and you are out 6 to 12 months. | ||
JimmyJRaynor
Canada5 Posts
Here is another achilles tendon tear. Durant is not in agonizing pain. The lack of nerve endings limits the pain. A tendon must be as strong as a muscle while being much smaller. The only way this can be accomplished is by having fewer weak structures in teh tendon. Nerve endings and blood vessels are weak structures. Tendons have less circulation and less nerve endings. This accounts for a tendons amazing strength despite being so small. The reason chronic achilles tendonitis is so painful is due to the inflammatory fluid that rushes to the site of the micro-tears.. that swelling and inflammatory process takes several minutes and can peak days later.. It is not instant.. Now if the tendon ruptured and the patient has another structure rupture or tear due to losing all strength in the tendon ... then the patient can experience great pain. But, that pain is from the other structure tearing and not the tendon itself. | ||
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