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Yay, you figured it out! Yes, at 100 g for both, the protein content of the cooked food will be higher, as will the vitamin content. The amino acid score is based on proportions, not on total amount. The proportions of some aminos decreased while others increased, bringing the total closer to an ideal ratio. It's a quality score, not quantity. It's nice you heard they don't have the technology, but testing food is not difficult. Students in high school chemistry class can break down macronutrient ratios, and it's not a big step to determining aminos and vitamins. It doesn't matter whether it's raw or cooked. If you really want to make a comparison, find out what 100 g of cooked beef equates to when raw, then compare. But unless you know that ratio, you're just guessing and blindly accusing PDCAAS scores of being impossible. I can understand thinking they're worthless, but they are at least internally consistent and verifiable.

Well, that's pretty much the best thing I've ever seen here. Frisky Dingo ftw. Also, Joe, you have a good point.

ROM the Spaceknight. Need I explain why?

ahah ! you didn't even bothered to go look at the links... is this a joke ?No, I went to the sites, but I want you to say it for yourself. What are the serving sizes?

if you wanna write something, write something, explain, don't just make suspicions and assumptions about what others write, what is the utility of such behavior?Amusement? Let's start more basic. What's the serving size of each, raw and cooked?

expensive and the results are stupid, false and impossible: for instance if you look at raw beef and then the exact same thing but cooked and braised, it says that cooking actually improved the amino acids score or protein quality and created more vitamins ! Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised I don't suppose you can actually explain why that's impossible. I suspect you're just assuming it's impossible because it doesn't match what you already believe.

That's what I like to hear!

So contract my abs back, pulling them into me. Feels odd, as if I'm making my ribcage more pronounced. Hmm.

I think +1, that's what. I wish this meant people would stop citing the DNA similarities between us and other primates, but I'm not that hopeful. Great post, though.

But yet you are going to tell people how it is, when it comes to Eskimos. You know the Eskimos have over 200 words for "inaccurate stereotype."

Ok, help. I've heard about this and read about this so many times, but I still don't think I'm doing it right. Do you tense the muscles on the inhale or the exhale? Are you pulling them in towards your back or pushing them out?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3411995377_2ee1eba7cf.jpg +1!

Well, that's just inappropriate!

I can't break the diet down by macro right now, but at a quick glance it seems you're pretty low on protein. About 25 from the eggs, 40 from nuts, 11 from yogurt, 42 from the shake, maybe 20 from the tofu, 16 from turkey. That's 154 total, call it 175 or so including the veggies and rice. On over 3500 calories/day, that's about 20% from protein, so there's a lot of room to add. Your fats looks like they're mostly coming from nuts, which is good. As a hardgainer, you probably need to up the carbs, since you're burning through them like crazy.

First of all, 12 pounds of muscle in 6 months isn't bad. Second, what are you eating? How many calories? How many meals?

Unless there are vets on the forum (and there might be, knowing this crowd ), I recommend you take him for a second opinion. Find another vet with good word-of-mouth and bring him in. Share your concerns.

ok, I guess this is the point where I fess up and admit that I went to an art school and didn't take much chemistry. The point that I was *trying* to make is that I would rather avoid POTENTIALLY dangerous artificial sweeteners vs. less processed natural alternatives. This is my personal feeling about food. Sorry for sounding uneducated dumbass. That's fine, and I know from your posts in general that you're not an "uneducated dumbass" at all. I just hate when people incorrectly use science to support an argument. Sorry if I was harsh.

Wha? Chlorine is a fundamental element. Chloride is anionic chlorine. Mother nature thought up both of them, just like she thought up arsenic and mercury.

Deadlift - 325. Bench - 200. BW up to 185. Shooting for Bench 225, Squat 300, DL 400 by the end of the year.

Wait, it's not?? Uh oh.

Well, then you've made your choice, which is fine, and I think it's a defensible position. As far as insects being hurt in harvesting, I simply do as much as I can to avoid it. I eat organic and local, and I shop at farmers markets. The only alternative is to give up fruits and veggies entirely, which isn't an option. With bees, though, it's simple. All I have to avoid are honey, bee pollen, beeswax, and related products. It's hardly a sacrifice.

It's pretty simple. Do you care enough about bees being hurt to go without bee pollen or don't you? It's a personal choice, but not a complicated one.

+1 I could not agree more with "do not use animals as a commodity." It's why "humane" farming is still unacceptable. As long as an animal product is salable, animals will be abused somewhere to produce it. Even the "artisan" who treats his sheep like royalty is likely shearing them out-of-season.

Actually, they probably do feel pain. They have more than sufficient nervous systems and respond negatively to what we would consider "painful" stimuli. They aren't self-aware and probably aren't even minimally conscious, so we don't know whether these reactions are just self-preservation instincts or indications of actual discomfort, but I don't see a reason to take that chance. I mean, really, are bees that much less intelligent than chickens?

If you want to replace the hip abduction with something that hits the same muscles, no. (Deadlifts will actually hit your adductors a bit, but I don't believe your abductors.) If you just want a better compound exercise, yes. I firmly believe that, with exceptions for injury, everyone should be doing deadlifts, even if only a few times a month. You'll want to make them the main compound exercise on whatever day you do them, though. I always think of RDLs as a secondary compound for when I really want to hit my hamstrings and glutes. As for your back, the best way long-term to prevent injury is to strengthen it. Deadlifts and RDLs will do this, as will Good Mornings and a variety of Hyperextensions. Always do these exercises with proper form. It's tempting to overload the weight and sacrifice form, which is where you see injuries. Work your way up slowly, keep your core tight and strong, and never round your back. If you have worries, you can always record yourself lifting and post the video here for tips.