Quote by MarinaC
A recent article I read was interesting regarding when you should drink your protein. When is the best time to drink protein

There are other articles out there that will tell you to drink after a workout, others say you should drink 30 g within 30 min of waking up, so .... You be the judge.

Quote by ]Hierarchy of Importance

When speaking of nutrition for improving body composition or training performance, it's crucial to realize there's an underlying hierarchy of importance. At the top of the hierarchy is total amount of the macronutrients by the end of the day. Distantly below that is the precise timing of those nutrients. With very few exceptions, athletes and active individuals eat multiple times per day. Thus, the majority of their day is spent in the postprandial (fed) rather than a post-absorptive (fasted) state. The vast majority of nutrient timing studies have been done on overnight-fasted subjects put through glycogen depletion protocols, which obviously limits the applicability of the outcomes. Pre-exercise (and/or during-exercise) nutrient intake often has a lingering carry-over effect into the post-exercise period. Throughout the day, there's a constant overlap of meal digestion & nutrient absorption. For this reason, the effectiveness of nutrient timing does not require a high degree of precision.


The Primary Laws of Nutrient Timing

The First Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.
The Second Law of Nutrient Timing is: hitting your daily macronutrient targets is FAR more important than nutrient timing.


NOTE: Please do not misinterpret the above to mean that timing is irrelevant. On the contrary, it's very relevant. Timing just happens to have MUCH LESS impact on results than hitting your macro totals for the day. This doesn't diminish the fact that people need to individualize their meal timing so that it maximizes their training performance (& does not hinder it). The latter manipulations vary widely, because people have different training protocols, goals, and tolerances. For example, some people experience their best training performance in an immediately fed state, while others do best in a semi-fasted or fasted state. Endurance athletes who neglect carbohydrate timing will not optimize their training capacity. Strength/power athletes with minimal endurance demands have much less of a concern for this. There's no way to 'universalize' a nutrient timing prescription that applies to everyone & all types of athletes. But to reiterate, macro totals for the day overshadow timing in terms of importance, especially for bodybuilding. If macro totals for the day are not hit, the most precisely neurotic timing of meals is all for sh!t.

Quote by Magical_felix
I do quite a few of these dangerous exercises. But like, what's so dangerous about leg presses? Or using a smith machine for the squats, deadlifts and bench presses.

And to be honest kettlebell swings can be fucking dangerous. People let go of that shit, you can smack someone in the brain if you're not paying attention, you can tweak your lower back if you get one that's too heavy and you can smash your fucking nards too.

Quote by T-Nation
In this article, I'm relying upon the following criteria to determine what I consider to be the safest way to train effectively:

• Practical evidence. What I've learned through twenty years of lifting in commercial gyms and athletic training facilities, things I've learned through the dozens of training partners I've had over the years, and things I've learned as a strength coach and personal trainer.

• Biomechanical rationale. What I've learned during my study of biomechanics, physics, and functional anatomy.

• Evidence in the literature. What I've learned through reading research pertaining to strength training related injuries.

Some lifts involve more risk than others. For example, nearly every seasoned lifter I know has incurred an acute injury from heavy squats, bench presses, and deadlifts. Yet I've never seen anyone injure themselves with inverted rows or sled pushes.

The study of Biomechanics can provide mathematical support for safest training practices. It's possible to use inverse dynamics and modeling to calculate joint moments and forces as well as loading on the individual muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Though the research is scarce concerning heavy strength training, the calculations in the studies I've seen tend to jive with what experienced lifters already know. For example, the greater the trunk lean in a squat and the greater the lower back rounding in a deadlift, the greater the sheer loading on the spine.

Finally, studies have been undertaken to determine injury risk in various joints with experienced lifters. For example, behind the neck presses and upright rows have been shown to be more injurious to the shoulder joint than other shoulder exercises.

With this knowledge in mind, here are the exercises I believe should be avoided as well as the exercises that should be employed by lifters who are prone to injury.

Quote by Dani
Reverse image searching is not always a sure thing.

Some people are also good (or not so good) with Photoshop. So they can place their heads on anyone's body and/or choose any background, creating a unique image that won't be found using a reverse image search. Just because you can't find someone's pictures online doesn't mean they're in the clear.

It gets quite convoluted and can be exhausting to keep track of. That's why I don't bother unless it's so obvious that someone's basically insulting my intelligence.

Quote by Buz
I dare say that very few people, much less than 10%, use their real picture or name on Lush. For most that could be disastrous for their jobs, careers and family. And really, you can know a person's real name and real face, but that doesn't stop them from being a 'fake'.