eggs is eggs, does it matter how you cook them?

i prefer scrambled eggs, are there any benefits that hard-boiled eggs has that scrambled doesnt? and vice versa?

Raynor, I've been doing more reading and would like to clarify

What is a 10-8-8-6 rep scheme focusing on? More mass, or strength? Switching to your plan is so different from what I'm used to (followed more of what Burns laid out for certain plans for quite a long time).

It almost seems like the above sort-of rep scheme with 1-1.5 minute rest is an "in-between" that you say I shouldn't be doing.

Just trying to get a better grasp on these things I have left myself in the dark with my lifting routines for quite a while... so I am spending a bit of time now just catching up on my knowledge. I'm trying to keep myself on my toes doing new things, stepping outside of a repetitive comfort zone, and generally I just want to stop being ignorant when it comes to my set & rep schemes.

Thanks

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Nov 17 2011 01:31am

What is the best plan to lose flask skin?

I used to be a crazy fatty who wouldn't go out of his house at 14-16. Got up to 220 lbs 5'10

16 i started loosing weight a bit to 205 lbs 5'11.

At 17 i actually got a job and started doing mah thangs + Intense training but i really wasn't healthy, i was barely even eating and i was training really hard.

Now i'm 18 5'11 140 lbs, got much flask skin on the abs area and my legs still are quite big.

What kind of diet should i under go?

Is a proper diet + cardio the best way to go to loose it?

As long as they are cooked, no there is no difference.

10-8-8-6 is more of a beginner strength routine. 5x5 is for intermediate lifters looking to get the most out of their workout. The same goes for the 3x5 and so forth. Generally the lower the reps upon muscular failure, the better for strength - as this mean you are going heavy enough to both shock and fatigue the muscles relatively quickly. More repetitions at a higher weight wears out the muscle as well but not in the same way.

For your purposes, you want to be doing 5x5 alternated with hypertrophy for MAXIMUM benefit.

You are already a low enough body fat % right now. What you need is to start building muscle in order to support the excess skin and give yourself a good physique.

You need to get on a good lifting routine like this:

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345358141
Hypertrophy Plan 3-on-1-off (regular)


and follow a diet like this:;

Meal 1 - 3 whole eggs + 1 cup oatmeal + 1 large serving of fruit (any type)
Meal 2 - 2 slices whole grain bread w/ 4-6 oz sliced low-sodium meat (turkey/chicken/ham) and cheese (2% reduced fat and low sodium) w/ veggies made into a sandwich
Meal 3 - Protein Shake (any brand, make sure to get approx 40g protein) + 1 large serving of fruit + handful of mixed nuts
Meal 4 - 5 oz chicken breast or lean steak + 1/2 cup brown rice + 1/2 cup black beans + large serving of veggies
Meal 5 - 1 can of tuna + whole grain crackers + mayo/mustard + veggies or salad
Meal 6 - 1 cup cottage cheese + cinnamon + mixed nuts

how do you calculate body fat %?

calipers, electronic impedance devices, and underwater test

Raynor, about to start your hypertrophy plan next week, just want to make sure that I understand it

as far as sets / breaks go it should go like this right?

For single exercise sets -

Set 1 - Warm up 15x reps light weight
30 sec break
Set 2 - 10-12x reps medium weight
30 sec break
Set 3 - 8-10x reps medium/heavy weight
60 sec break
Set 4 - 75% max weight to failure, wait 5-10 sec repeat to failure
60 sec break
Set 5 - same as Set 4
no break
Set 6 - Cut weight in half, go to failure

For superset exercises -

Set 1 - Warm up 15x reps light weight
30 sec break
Set 2 - light/medium weight to failure
60 sec break
Set 3 - slight increase in weight, go to failure
60 sec break
Set 4 - slight increase in weight, go to failure
60 sec break
Set 5 - slight increase in weight, go to failure


am I understanding this correctly?

What determines how much facial hair you grow? Is it just genetics or does testosterone play a part at all (or is that broscience?)