I'm having a hard time finding stevia-based brown sugar for baking. I found something online which uses xylitol, which you recommended a few years ago. I noticed that you haven't mentioned it in quite a while. has some new research come out to suggest xylitol is bad?

http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Brown-No-Calorie-Sweetener/dp/B003WKJW5Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338325157&sr=8-1

Looks like theres 202 calories and 53 grams of carbs for a cup

1. It depends. usually in the area of 25-30g for a 170 lb individual. However this varies. Sugar carbs also have more impact.
2. No. You need to carb up properly to replenish glycogen. Follow the plan to its entirety for maximum results.
3. If you follow the exact workout, it explains it. It says 5 sets per exercise, and usually there are 3-4 exercises per muscle group.
4. I lift for pure maintenance right now. I rarely do 1-2 RM on any exercises. I'm hovering at the 175-180 lb mark right now. In regard to strength, I'm sure I would not be able to bench 455 tomorrow if I tried. However, give me a few weeks of 1-2 RM training and I would.

Well anything that's ONE a day is either a horse pill (there really isn't anything big enough to contain everything you need in one day that you can still swallow), or it's split into two large pills (such as the NOW! adam).

The easy way to remember to take the pills is to leave them in an area that you see them all the time. Just pop 1x with a meal twice a day.





The regular hard pills are the best in terms of micros per pill.

The soft gels are mostly for people who have a hard time swallowing the hard ones.





No lol.

Most vitamins such as Centrum and Store Brands are very low quality and have very low digestability. Furthermore, the micronutrient guarantee on the product simply does not exist except for FDA labeling. NOW! Products are relatively inexpensive and tend to offer a much better deal in terms of nutrients per gram/capsule - as well as tried and true testing and quality.

This post was edited by SKCRaynor on May 30 2012 02:50am

Yes and No.

First of all, I'd like you to ice your knees for 20-30 mins after leg day.

Secondly, I want you to wrap your knees with some good quality leg wraps prior to doing legs.

Thirdly, I'd like you to take joint support products. Try Universal Animal Flex. Take it every day.

I only stopped recommending xylitol because it actually has calories. Also, I prefer the flavor of stevia. However Xylitol is also a good product with respect to what it does.

In regard to that product you showed me - I'd avoid it. They add sucralose to it. Even a small amount, but still - I wouldn't waste my time.

As far as a stevia for brown sugar equivalent...did you try Stevia in the Raw?

I used to eat a relatively large amount of splenda (100-200 packets) on a daily basis for around 2 years :-| i cut down and I now use stevia about a year ago, though. I have the feeling a research lab somewhere is interested in me as a lab rat haha.



I'm actually using Stevia in the Raw as my normal-sugar replacement in baking. I don't know enough about baking to know if I can replace the brown sugar with it too O.o

Did you say 100-200 PACKETS A DAY? How is that even possible?? 1 Packet sweetens 12-20 oz of water. That's very dangerous amounts of sucralose.

I think stevia in the raw can replace brown sugar, it's worth a try.

Add a little bit of Molasses to the recipe maybe?

Give it a shot! lol

Edit:

Let's try not to get too off topic here guys - I think baking recipes belongs on another thread

This post was edited by SKCRaynor on May 30 2012 01:02pm

how can i test my max's on squat bench and dl ? i don't understand the concept of loading weight until i can only do "1" rep, if I'm loading I'm going to be getting tired thus i won't be able to do as much as if i were just fresh and hit it from the start.. can you explain please