Bockman

As far as I know, the fat in olive oil/olives, avocado, nuts, peanutbutter and tahini etc. increases testosterone. And food with much zinc, such as beans, whole grains, spinach etc.

I'm Norwegian - but I'm also 1/4 danish, 1/16 swedish with some German blood waaay back (well, only 300 years).

DV, you could try barbell hack squats http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/BBHackSquat.html

..if you eat fat you'll get fat Wink

really? Well, I eat a great amount of fat (healthy fat, that is) , and I can't say that I'm fat... It's more like "fat burns fat" than "if you eat fat you'll fet fat".

 

(sorry to take the discussion a little off-topic, but I just wanted to comment )

Spinach

Tomatos

Onion

Lentils

Wild rice

Almonds

Banana

Apples

Oranges

what? honey... isn't vegan? new to me. vegetarian, then? sorry....

you could take some tablespoon of honey and mix it with water and drink it instead of coffee - that would "jump start" your day

you could try quorn - see quorn.com

that would be a good alternative to soy-based food.

edit: oh... it contains egg. so maybe not...

Hey

I've heard that the liver can only handle 70 grams of fructose. Is there any truth to this? Seems like a lot of people here have eaten a lot of fruit without becoming obese....

So - this talk about fructose - is it a myth?

Hey

I'm kinda new (or rather newly returned) to vegetarian diet, and I was wondering about soy. I've heard that soy lowerers testosterone - and that doesn't sound cool considering that I want to add some muscles to my skeleton-frame.

 

Anyone here on the forum that knows anything about this?

check out intermittent fasting. it's quite interesting: www.leangains.com

Well, recovering from exhaustion, I sleep 10-12 hours. and I've been thinking about night-time catabolism. It doesn't sound right, 'cause you'll always have stored energy in your liver. So your body won't start "eating" itself.

I have no plan of adding (to much) fat - some will come, I guess. But I'm planning on zig-zaging my kcals, as I've heard it will lead to less fat gain. And I only eat clean food. The other stuff ain't food.

Ok... the protein powder I use is whey (... well, that's all I have). Soy protein is quite expensive, and pea and hemp protein is literally unheard of here in Norway. So I'll stick with kesam and nuts until I can afford other alternatives.

Hello folks.

I'm new here, and relativly new to the vegetarian lifestyle. Currently I'm eating lacto-veganic, but I'm planning on becoming vegan.

Actually, I've only eaten lacto-veganic for two days and I feel better

So my question; I try to bulk up (lean bulk, that is) - and in the other forums there are a widthspread fear of night-time catabolism.

Usually people are adviced to eat protein-rich meals before they sleep, to prevent a catabolic period during night..

Is there any truth to this? And how do you solve it in a vegan way? Other than that, I'm looking forward to experience this new lifestyle.

I hope it will do me well...

Thanks again... yeah, I think it'll somewhat be healthy for me to gain some fat (because then I'll see that it's not "dangerous").

I believe a full body workout would do just fine - I've tried splits, but they doesn't suit me... I prefer to work my entire body.

Muscles are recovered after 48 hours, so 3 trainings a week is fine, I think... as long as I rest enough and eat enough.

See, I'm a restless soul, used to be active - thus the whole idea of gaining fat or muscles seems weird to me, as I've never been fat nor muscular.

But the whole activity thing is the reason why I'm having this year free.. so perhaps I should slow down.

Thanks DV

Well, I think I'll head for 250-300 kcal extra, as I believe it is enough.

My current work-out is a full-body workout 3 days a week, and I'm focusing on compund exercises.

One question about cardio: would walking count as cardio? I love to take a walk in the woods or by the sea, and I'm doing it quite often.

 

And I am male, that's right. And I guess I have to eat a lot... I'm having a free year (I'm burned out and exhausted mentally), so I can focus on training and nutrition. the "negative" side of this is that I'm quite active, probably walking 1-2 houres every day (I spend much time outside... it's my preferred place of meditation.).

 

I have usually eat about 2500-2600 kcal, and I don't know if I should eat more. You see, my underweight was caused by bulemia/anorexia nevrosa... and I... ehm, have this fear of gaining fat.

Hey, I'm new here (I'll introduce myself further in the right forum).

I have a question to you all, and would be thankful if you shared your experiences...

I have been underweight (54 kg, 174 cm, 20 years old), and now I'm 60 kg (about 130 lbs?) - I have little to no progress in my training, so I've thought about bulking up.

But... I am afraid of doing it. I know that it ain't dangerous etc, but I wonder if you could share your experiences with bulking (first time bulk, thoughts, advices - I have read the sticky...)

 

Thanks,

Bockman