I want to give my comrades advice and help the swoletariat grow. This isn't just about muscle gain, but cardiovascular health, diet, nutrition, and whatever weird shit your body may be doing.

If I don't know it maybe I can help you figure it out.

  • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    As an example of how knowledgeable I am: I've been cutting fat and gaining muscle through diet and exercise, and recently found my weight loss slowed and I started getting runny noses and sneezing. I know this was due to low glutathione resulting from too much exertion. Basically the oxidization from exercise was outpacing my liver's ability to make glutathione. So I started taking N-Acetyl-Cysteine, the protein precursor to glutathione. I feel much better and the weightloss has resumed.

    Yes this means I'm not eating enough calories, no I won't change that, no you should not undereat. Undereating causes your body to scavenge proteins from both your skeletal muscles and organ muscles, including your heart.

    • Oso_Rojo [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Yes this means I’m not eating enough calories, no I won’t change that, no you should not undereat.

      Uhh, what? What do you mean by undereat then? Also how are people supposed to lose weight if you don't do that?

      • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        I mean in excess. A caloric deficit is necessary for weightloss, but to this degree may be unhealthy. If I'm at the point where I need exogenous N-Acetyl-Cysteine I'm likely pushing myself a bit farther than one should.