Posts by Paul Vaughn71

Jonathan Miller7 said:Which store actually carries that?

I spotted it at Walmart and some local shops, but I'm pretty sure you can find it in most grocery stores too...

boldwalker9 said:I usually just grab some fresh mackerel from the local fish market by the Atlantic...
The meat is incredibly juicy and flavorful when it's fresh. For me, canned tuna is basically garbage...
Sometimes I get sea bream; those are farmed, but at least they come from the Atlantic, which is relatively clean compared to what you find with tuna sourced from Thailand...

Bottom line is, I get way more actual protein and fresh fish from a single mackerel than I ever would from your cans.
I've tried them all, and honestly, none of them are any good.
As for the Eva brand, I'm not entirely sure, but I think it’s not even local—probably Spanish. It used to be decent, with light fillets that were maybe a bit too salty, but the real issue is the inconsistency. Sometimes you get the good light meat, and other times they hand you this disgusting, dark red, smelly stuff near the head...
The Rio mar stuff is overpriced, and there's so little in the can it wouldn't even feed a kid. It feels like it's all just scraps...
Then there's the tune Maršić, which is expensive as hell. You'd think there was gold in those cans...
The cheap generic tuna is loaded with heavy metals from Thailand, or if you're lucky, maybe something from Spain...

uglavnom fuck tuna.

Most of the tuna you see in our local grocery stores comes from places like Vietnam. They taste terrible and are full of mercury. The Eva and (I think) Rio mar brands come from Spain, which is okay. But Rio mar is way too pricey for nothing special...

Still, there is some tuna from the Atlantic, produced by Postire Brac. That stuff is almost top-tier, and it's pretty solid. Let's support American products! 😁

Man... biking was never just a hobby for me. Even when we were kids, we were constantly tearing down hillsides. 😳 😍

Now that I'm older 🙂, I mostly stick to the pavement since I've got a road bike. I usually just ride around town because my schedule is pretty packed (plus, I'm typically out in the mountains on the weekends anyway). Still, I put in some decent miles around the city (decent by my standards 🙂), though I haven't tracked the exact mileage—I just know I’m out there for about an hour or an hour and a half on average.

Here's a shot of me:

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My training has been pretty hit or miss over the last year, and my diet hasn't been great either (between work and college 😢 ). I've put on a little extra fat—you can tell by the vascularity—but I’ve also lost some weight (classic ectomorph build 😁), but whatever... things will improve. Right now, the only things I have left are my forearms and my glutes. Maybe I'll post a shot of the glutes another time. 😳

And here's an older one 😛

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For Mary (no homo 🤣 ):

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:P

One from a rock climbing course:

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😳

(The quality on this phone photo is pretty rough, oh well 🙂 )

I’ve been riding for about 6 years now... started out on my brother's little kid bike. Eventually, I finally got my own BMX.

I usually grab a banana before I hit the gym, just to help with the climb... 😁

When I first started diving into all those health and nutrition blogs, the standard advice was always the same: cut out simple carbs immediately. But honestly, looking at my own build—being an ectomorph—I realized I don’t exactly struggle with weight gain from quick carbs. In fact, they actually work great for me in certain windows, like first thing in the morning... So, if they suit your body and your energy levels, there's really no reason to skip them.

placidranger said:Nope. It’s easily the best flavor out there.

😁

I'm with you on that. Honestly, I haven't found anything better...
And I'm not even much of a chocolate person. 😳

Jacob Carter6 said:I already had a hunch about some of this, but I really want to clear up any lingering doubts. I’m not exactly looking to become a hardcore bodybuilding fanatic or anything... I just train UFC, and honestly, just for the sake of the sport, I need to pack on a few pounds... 🙂

If I were in your shoes, I’d stick strictly to strength and explosive training. You'll pick up the mass from those movements anyway... provided you're actually eating enough to back it up.

You can honestly drink whey mixed with some glucose after every single workout... works like a charm. 😉

placidranger said:You're right that the ingredient lists aren't identical, but they function the same way. I honestly don't think a beginner would notice any difference whether they grab a pre-made gainer or just DIY their own mix of sugar and protein...

I wasn't suggesting the compositions were identical. Once you look at the math—seeing a gainer sitting at roughly 15g of protein per 100g, compared to Whey hitting around 80g per 100g (with a much better profile, too)... it's pretty obvious why people go for the Whey. Even for beginners, there's a massive gap. Gainers are usually just overloaded with carbs and lacking enough protein, plus they're overpriced for what you actually get. A newbie is going to feel the difference, both in their body fat levels and their bank account...

Scott Ortiz3 said:If you're really set on using supplements to pack on some size, you might as well grab a Mass Gainer...

It’s basically just Whey mixed with glucose... only you're paying a premium for it.

Jacob Carter6 said:hey everyone

I’m thinking about mixing some Whey with Glutamine to make a shake I can knock back after every workout. The goal is to pack on at least 10 or 15 lbs of mass. Since I don't know much about proteins or supplements, I was wondering... are there any "bad" side effects on how I look?
I've heard that once you stop taking protein, you basically "flush out" all the weight you gained. I know Whey is just processed dairy, but still... is there a chance my body will just wither away if I ever stop training or using supplements?

Good grief... 🙄

If you gain 10 pounds from eating steak, are you going to waste away if you stop eating meat? Use some common sense instead of listening to those old myths...

You aren't going to get fat from Whey unless you're chugging it constantly. You get fat from massive, heavy meals. And yeah, you'll lose weight if you stop eating right or stop hitting the Gym. The situation is a bit different for BB athletes because their muscle hypertrophy works differently than, say, Olympic weightlifters, so they tend to drop muscle mass relatively quickly. If you're actually worried about that—which you shouldn't be, since you're nowhere near being a BB athlete—just stick to strength training. That'll give you the muscle hypertrophy you're looking for anyway...

Soy can actually mess with how much protein you're really absorbing.

Michael Rivera63 said:I just take two scoops after my workout and I don't deal with any of that

Sometimes I accidentally grab three scoops and I'm fine too... 😁

Yeah, right... if I mess up and take a little extra, the gas is inevitable. 😳 😂

rustyowl4 said:It isn't about how much you eat per meal, it's about the hourly absorption rate. If your body can handle 30g of protein an hour, and you knock back 50g of Whey that digests within that same window, then at least 20g is basically wasted...

-but you could easily hit 100g of protein in one sitting if the food source is slow-digesting, like something that takes maybe three hours to break down...

Exactly right. 👍

If anyone's skeptical, just try taking a 100g scoop of Whey and see what happens. 😁

placidranger said:there’s zero proof that your body has some kind of ceiling on how much protein it can digest in a single sitting. honestly, sounds like a total myth to me. if anyone actually has some real data to back that up, let's hear it.

Just knock back a 100g scoop and you'll see exactly what kind of effect beans have on you... 😂