Got some cocounut oil today is that the same/similar to MCT?
Feel a LOT better this evening, last night I had swollen glands, really congested and had bad sweats in the night suggesting it probably wasnt all down to the no carbs and probably a little virus/run down.
I probably would of slowly reduced but I got back from a 14 day trip of Italy on Sunday, so had ridiculous amounts of carbs and felt extremely bloated and fat so wanted to dive straight in.
Coconut oil contains MCT's. There's a little bit of snobbery about where people who've more recently discovered coconut oil think you're a bit thick if you take MCT oil. Coconut oil is rich in Lauric acid, which is one of the four medium chain triglycerides (MCT's). MCT oil is a processed oil and don'ts contain lauric acid.
Technically coconut oil is better, but you'd take MCT oil for a slightly different purpose. MCT oil is hits your system faster, although it gets used up faster too. It produces more ketones in a shorter period of time than coconut oil does, MCT oil also has a higher concentration of the MCT's that convert to Ketones.
In the short term use MCT oil, but once you're ketone adapted you could just switch to coconut oil and use it for cooking
Here's a decent, and short
reference:
http://www.quora.com/How-much-better-is-MCT-oil-than-coconut-oil
sounds good mate, I've heard the low weight/high reps is more for getting ripped than packing on muscles, dunno about weight loss but it makes sense,
@maddison will know for sure
1-5 predominantly stimulate myofibril hypertrophy, 1-3 being better for neurological efficiency.
8-12 are better for Sarcoplasmic (Bodybuilding)
15 and up can have an anabolic benefit too, but don't base your workouts on this rep range. It's handy to flush the muscle with a high rep movement, but don't make it the main focus of your workout.
Geting ripped is more about diet, although you can change the way you lift weights to assist your goal. It's mainly diet though.
no carbs is a terrible way to live, i've done it for about 2 years now and im constantly exhausted.
Could be a thyroid issue, have you and it checked? Low carb diets can affect your thyroid output over the long haul. Do you carb spike every so often? That might help. Berries are handy too, and organ meat a few times a week helps.
I'm not sure what this post is about.
I simply disagreed with what you said, which is that you can't see a benefit from creatine if you bodybuild with low reps. That's not true.
Creatine allows you to do any strenuous weight exercise for longer/at heavier weights than when not using it. Doesn't matter if it's 50 reps or 6.
Fair point, I'll rephrase. 6 reps is a bit of a no mans land, and to me makes no sense when using creatine. Five's and lower stimulate predominantly myofibril hypertrophy, 8 and above are more in the sarcoplasmic stimulating range. If you're using creatine for bodybuilding purposes, it makes sense to get the most out of it and stick in a range that is going to give you the best benefit for the purposes of your training goal.
