I do drink zevia from time to time. I like the Cola and Ginger Ale flavors. The ingredients are safe, but as you mentioned, the aluminum cans have traces of BPA. In general, if you were going to drink any more than 2-3 a week, I would try to find the glass bottles. If you visit a Whole Foods or Trader Joes or Publix Greenwise store - you will find many other stevia sodas with similar ingredients.

will be starting my bulk sep 1st. was wondering whether i should do your strength or hypertrophy routine first? and for how long?

also, would it be beneficial to switch up the accessory exercises every few weeks?

I would suggest starting with strength and moving to hypertrophy later.

Bulking should last approximately 6-8 months.

You can change accessory exercises every 4 weeks (approximately)

Besides squats and db lunges, what else can I do to target my glutes and hamstring

And what rep ranges should I be doing? Not looking for size, just strength/less fat

How's ur schooling n training going?

injured my wrist doing reverse curls and its killing my gym mood..

if i have my arms sticking straight out in front of me, the pain comes from twitsting (right) wrist clockwise. bending them up and applying pressure also sucks

if i go to the doctor i figure theyll give me some ibuprofen and tell me to cool/warm for 2 weeks, do you have any other words of wisdom?

This post was edited by SC_Leader on Aug 27 2013 02:13am

Leg Press, Straight leg deadlifts, leg curls (laying and seated)

Assuming your injury is probably caused from repetitive motion in a non-neutral position (ie: straight bar), the solution will be the following:

1. Rest (No lifting for at least 1 week) - however, keep the area mobile within reason

2. Ice (20 mins on 40 mins off at least 3-4 times a day

3. Wrist Wraps (when you begin lifting again in 7-10 days, use wrist wraps or gloves with wrist wraps)

4. DO NOT USE STRAIGHT BARS, but instead opt for dumbbells, EZ Bars, Ropes, etc in order to keep your wrists in a NEUTRAL position and avoid further injury


After at least a few months you might be able to try straight bars again, however, some people have unique body mechanics which prohibit straight bars. In this case, stick to dummbells and the other items mentioned above to prevent injury with heavy weights and straight bars.

hey thank you man but i have a problem. i'm a full time student and sometimes i have 5 hours straight of classes and i can't eat in class.. should i combine 2 meals in one when it happens and have bigger intervals?

This post was edited by Patches on Aug 27 2013 05:50am

You da best. What is it that's wrong(if you have a guess)?