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My brain's immediate interpretation of this was of a field of study devoted to anesthetizing nurses.

I think you should go ahead and work out. If you only had one day of low-cal, low-protein, it's unlikely you greatly compromised your glycogen reserves. But as DV said, make sure you hit the protein and carbs long enough before the workout that you have something in the tank. Your body wants to utilize muscular glycogen and triglycerides as much as possible during high-intensity exercise. They're readily available and quickly converted. After that it will probably start to focus on serum glycogen and fatty acids, also working in some fat stores, serum aminos, and muscle stores, hopefully in that order. As long as you have available sugars and fats in the bloodstream, you shouldn't trigger any more muscular breakdown than during a normal workout, and you'll still promote growth. Personally, I'd chow down on a couple of bananas and some BCAAs, wait a half-hour or so, then hit the gym. And properly refuel during and afterwards.

You make it sound as if medicine and drugs and vaccinations are all the same. They aren't. Taking all drugs and lumping them together and labeling the whole collection "harmful" is as foolish as doing the same thing with all plants and labeling them "healthy." I cannot understand such a black and white view of what's clearly a disparate set. The utility of drugs is dependent upon a variety of factors, including illnesses, age, gender, environment, and a plethora (el guapo!) of genetic traits. The short- and long-term effects of those drugs on individuals, society, and the planet are complicated. And the question of whether the benefits outweigh the risks in a given situation is more complicated still. Each situation deserves its own consideration. Applying a blanket condemnation to all drugs is either ignorant or intellectually lazy or dishonest.

oh my god...It's true (probably ... it's not something you can really "prove"). Nature only cares about keeping us alive long enough to reproduce. We don't know whether it's because of some sort of programmed senescence or mutual accumulation or disposable soma phenomenon, but for whatever reason, we naturally age and decay. And unlike problems that affect us before or during reproductive age, there's no evolutionary mechanism to mitigate post-reproductive diseases. As far as natural selection is concerned, once you can't breed, you're useless. As biological K-strategists, though, we get the respite of comparatively long lifespans. (However, some could argue that we've "broken" things by sabotaging the circumstances that made us K-selective in the first place, particularly a constant population competiting for resources, leading to overpopulation.) This has given us the chance to fix some of the things that nature doesn't care about, as DV mentioned. And I plan to take advantage of those fixes.

Gretchen looks hot no matter what she wears. Gretchen would look hot in a baggy sweat shirt and baggy pants. Gretchen is gorgeous. You guys are blind.That's what I'm saying. Gretchen is still as hot as that agent, and she doesn't need to get half-naked. It's the eyes.

That agent was foxy, but they've been dolling her up all season, whereas Gretchen has remained clothed, so it's not really a fair comparison.

I don't know it all off the top of my head, but the interweb is a wonderful research tool. I do know that the Pequot massacre is frequently cited as evidence that Thanksgiving is a horrible, Native American-hating, genocidal holiday, and that it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Yes, the Europeans and colonists did terrible, unforgivable things to the native people, and it's intellectually dishonest to pretend that the Pilgrim feast imagery represents the whole of colonial-Native American relations, but there's no direct connection between the massacre and the holiday.

Presumably the kind that uses enzymes isn't heated. Interesting. So I assume the raw foodies have some sort of temperature threshold that cannot be exceeded while remaining raw? And why a distinction between hydrolization via heat vs enzyme?

Presumably the kind that uses enzymes isn't heated. Interesting. So I assume the raw foodies have some sort of temperature threshold that cannot be exceeded while remaining raw? And why a distinction between hydrolization via heat vs enzyme?

Welcome! This is a great set of exercises, but be careful not to do too much as you add intensity. Right now you're getting away with alternating these every two days, but as you get closer to your body's real potential, you'll also need more time for recovery. At that point, or even now, you might think about splitting muscle groups. You'll almost certainly need to space out the squats and deads before anything else, as they're hitting some very large muscles. Feel free to ask for advice in the training forums, too! And good luck!

That was the most awkward breakfast conversation ever.

No, I've always found her a little goofy looking, and she certainly can't sing. I think she's gotten prettier as she's gotten older, and when she's really in shape she has an admirable body, but she's still nothing special. I'm really a voice guy, though.

Interesting ... What's the nutrition like on the soy creamer and the margarine? (I have limited web access at work, or I'd check myself.)

I am indeed a guy. That's pretty much the only reason I added a sig. I'll put an avatar up eventually, but I need to get a good pic. Historically, I'm either drunk or holding a puppy in most photos.

Also, as long as this remains a niche market only appealing to conscientious dog owners. If it's in danger of becoming a wider market in which a non-trivial segment of the general populace is willing to pay for dog fur apparel, it could become an issue. I don't think that's a factor here, though.

Thats a LIE!{snip Pequot massacre} http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/thanksgiv.html Ugh. The Pequot massacre was more complicated than that, and had little to nothing to do with Thanksgiving as we know it. The massacre as reported by the victors was horrible, yes, and was part of a war essentially forced by the colonists (though the Pequot and the Mohegan had been at odds for at least a decade by that point, the colonists didn't need to get involved). The massacre did not involve the Dutch, but did include the Narragansett and the Niantic, who were the "mercenaries" mentioned. However, to their credit, they abandoned the fight once it became clear that the English were using total war tactics. The Pequot killed were mostly women and children because Sassacus had taken the warriors to make a raid on Hartford, not because they were gathered for a festival. And Winthrop declared a day of thanksgiving not because of this particular battle, but because it marked the end of the Pequot War as a whole. It's doubtful that "for the next 100 years, every Thanksgiving Day ordained by a Governor or President was to honor that victory," for several reasons. First, we didn't have any presidents for the next 100 years, so that's silly and biased to even include. Second, this was a victory of significance mostly just for the Puritans, not for other colonists or even for the Pilgrims. In fact, the Pilgrims refused to send assistance. Third, this was just one thanksgiving declaration among many. Winthrop himself had already celebrated a day of thanksgiving in 1630 when his ships arrived safely at the colony. Jamestown held an earlier one in 1619, and Charlestown a later one in 1676, which was giving thanks for a reduction in indian attacks. The latter was the first "official" thanksgiving, in that it was declared on record by a governmental authority. However, all of these were religious thanksgivings, not the harvest feast we're familiar with. And finally, Mr. Newell's credentials are unsubstantiated. UConn has no record of him ever teaching in any department. The Department of Anthropology didn't even exist there until 1971, but nobody remembers a Newell. The first official November thanksgiving was in 1730 by decree of Gov. Belcher and was specifically giving thanks for, among other things, the health of the royal family, peace with the natives, and a plentiful harvest. His later decree in 1749 and Washington's in 1789 were similar, though the latter focused more on God and government and less on the royals (obviously). Washington had earlier declared days of thanksgiving in 1776 and 1777, but these were very specifically about the Revolutionary War. Each of these was more peacefully religious and harvest-based, and none had anything to do with the Pequot or conflict with anyone except the British. Also, none of them started a tradition. It wasn't until 1863 that the tradition was established, thanks to Lincoln and Sarah Hale, though it still remained mostly religious. Over time we've attached the Pilgrims and the feast to it. Thanksgiving as we know it is a religious declaration conflated with a harvest festival and associated with questionable imagery from a celebratory feast held in 1620. There's nothing that associates it with the Pequot massacre in particular any more than with Washington's Valley Forge declaration or Jamestown's 1619.

Yeah and the worst is that this chicken is wearing an apron; are they trying to insinuate that the chicken is butchering and cooking other chickens ?If it helps, don't think of it as an apron. Think of it as a loincloth.

In fact, there aren't any others at all. Obama is the first person of color elected to lead any majority white country.

Too long Not at all! .coms can be up to 63 characters long. And even better, it's not registered yet. DV, get it while you still can!

I'm still stuck on why we should encourage people to have children. Ick.

That site is spectacular, thanks. I'll be going with the 4-day split using their template and most of your exercises. I appreciate it!

Hey everyone. I want to start a new 5-day, 5x5 split, but this will be the first time I've come up with a routine (mostly) on my own instead of taking one straight from a book or website as-is, so I need a little help. I'm thinking: Day 1 - Legs Day 2 - Chest Day 3 - Back Day 4 - Shoulders Day 5 - Arms My primary goal is probably mass, but I wouldn't complain about strength. I need particular work on the chest and shoulders, so any specific help there would be great. I'd also like to try some new exercises, as I feel like I've been limited so far. These are what I'm familiar with: Deadlifts, RDLs, good mornings, lunges, squats, split squats, military press, BB/DB incline/decline bench press, chek press, hammer press, seated row, BB/DB bent over row, dips, pull/chin ups, crunches, leg raises, step ups, curls, lat pulldowns. Any advice would be great.

What are these? Could you give me a link to these products please? These are various protein isolates. They have different amino acid profiles and digestibility. There's an amino acid profile sticky thread around here somewhere that goes into depth, but the pea and hemp proteins are generally considered best. Pea is quite cheap, too. You can find them at trueprotein.com, or possibly at local natural foods stores. Also, it's worth noting that this is a vegan newsgroup, not vegetarian, so a lot of the advice you get will urge you away from animal products. No whey, no cheese, no eggs. If you're just starting out, you shouldn't lift heavy every day. Your muscles and nervous system aren't ready for it. How much and what type of cardio and lifting you do depends on your primary goal. If you want to lose fat more quickly in the short term, more aerobic cardio and less lifting might help. If you want to gain mass, more reps and more food, not much cardio. If you want strength, fewer reps, close to failure, and medium cardio. Cycling of some sort is often a good idea. Activities that are recommended for one goal might be counterproductive for another, so focusing on a single target can help. In the past year I've done a cutting period with tons of aerobic and minimal weights, now a bulking period with minimal aerobic and lots of weights with varying reps, and next is strength and neuromuscular training with HIIT and high-weight/low-rep lifiting. But it's all about what works for you. If what you're doing now isn't working out, find what's not working and change it, but realize that you might have to sacrifice in other areas. More muscle might mean slower fat loss. What foods are good for energy when working out?

But doesn't the word encompass the privileges? No, which I believe Vegan Joe may have mentioned in another thread. Even if you're married in MA or CT or CA, you're missing out on over 1,000 federal marriage benefits. (It's debatable whether some of them are really "benefits," but that's how they're intended.) Even within individual states they can apply the word without applying the privileges. I know in MA they're equal to the fullest extent that can be granted by the state, but I can't speak for anyone else. I want to get married someday, call myself 'married' to my future husband (WITH all the privileges!).... but I'm not religious, and would never have a religious ceremony.... should the word not apply to me? (Mostly playing devil's advocate here!) In reality, I think the word would swiftly become a catch-all for any sort of private commitment, religious or secular, associated with the civil commitment previously referred to as "marriage" and consummated (not like that, pervs) in some sort of ceremony.

I haven't been sick since I went vegan about 16 months ago. Not even the sniffles, which I point out to the omnis around me all the time. Of course, now I've jinxed myself ... So anyway, I have no problem believing in the power of greens in general.