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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: d aspartic acid
« on: December 19, 2012, 02:37:06 pm »
what you've heard/read is probably voodoo. you probably get all the aspartic acid you need from your diet. any supplemental probably has at best a small effect. and i hate to break it to you, but the people for whom this (and lots of other boutique dietary supplements) might have an actual training effect are light years ahead of you or me or most of the dudes on here.

only abstract i could find, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence:

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Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009 Oct 27;7:120. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-120.
The role and molecular mechanism of D-aspartic acid in the release and synthesis of LH and testosterone in humans and rats.
Topo E, Soricelli A, D'Aniello A, Ronsini S, D'Aniello G.
Source

1Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, 80121, Villa Comunale, 80121, Napoli, Italy. enza.topo@szn.it
Abstract
BACKGROUND:

D-aspartic acid is an amino acid present in neuroendocrine tissues of invertebrates and vertebrates, including rats and humans. Here we investigated the effect of this amino acid on the release of LH and testosterone in the serum of humans and rats. Furthermore, we investigated the role of D-aspartate in the synthesis of LH and testosterone in the pituitary and testes of rats, and the molecular mechanisms by which this amino acid triggers its action.
METHODS:

For humans: A group of 23 men were given a daily dose of D-aspartate (DADAVIT) for 12 days, whereas another group of 20 men were given a placebo. For rats: A group of 10 rats drank a solution of either 20 mM D-aspartate or a placebo for 12 days. Then LH and testosterone accumulation was determined in the serum and D-aspartate accumulation in tissues. The effects of D-aspartate on the synthesis of LH and testosterone were gauged on isolated rat pituitary and Leydig cells. Tissues were incubated with D-aspartate, and then the concentration (synthesis) of LH and cGMP in the pituitary and of testosterone and cAMP in the Leydig cells was determined.
RESULTS:

In humans and rats, sodium D-aspartate induces an enhancement of LH and testosterone release. In the rat pituitary, sodium D-aspartate increases the release and synthesis of LH through the involvement of cGMP as a second messenger, whereas in rat testis Leydig cells, it increases the synthesis and release of testosterone and cAMP is implicated as second messenger. In the pituitary and in testes D-Asp is synthesized by a D-aspartate racemase which convert L-Asp into D-Asp. The pituitary and testes possesses a high capacity to trapping circulating D-Asp from hexogen or endogen sources.
CONCLUSION:

D-aspartic acid is a physiological amino acid occurring principally in the pituitary gland and testes and has a role in the regulation of the release and synthesis of LH and testosterone in humans and rats.

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Bios / Re: Animals
« on: December 19, 2012, 02:23:42 pm »
i may have already posted this somewhere else. don't care.

giant. fucking. eagle.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI</a>

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Basketball / Re: A WHOLE BUNCH OF DUNKS AND SHIT.
« on: December 19, 2012, 10:37:33 am »
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVjKplvLqnU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVjKplvLqnU</a>

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WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: awake but kind of blah, not very amped

- warm up

- SVJ x 10
went for PR's, as prescribed. best was about 1.5 knuckles over the vent. no idea how high that is, i'll try to remember to bring a measuring tape the next time i'm at the gym. right knee tweaked on the third jump but i shook it out and stretched a bit and it was okay.

- pull ups x 13
went for a PR, strict form. weak

- push ups x 32
as above. weak. my posterior delts fatigued first. what's up with that?

- GHR sit up, elbow to opposite knee x 60
max reps in 120s. not as horrible as the above. didn't have a spotter so i used GHR, think i could get close to 79 with a spotter on the ground.

- stretch

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squatting back to back days may not be advisable for other reasons but soreness is not really one of them.

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I mean, the root of most mental illnesses is a problem with the heart and mind.  Some physical aspects of it can be genetics, but after all we all inherit something inevitable; human traits/characteristics/flaws.  Obviously there is a GREAT mind and body connection, and mental illnesses do cause some chemical imbalances in the brain and vice versa, and there are meds that help chemical imbalances, BUT that won't fix the core problem that all humans have, which is this need to feel good, content, happy, joy, etc.  It's just that most people look for those things in the wrong areas of life. 

Source: life experiences and words from the wise...

thanks for the words, man. i disagree with you but appreciate the sentiment all the same.

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Track & Field / Re: WWII fitness test
« on: December 17, 2012, 03:13:37 pm »
makes me want to substitute the 20 pull-up challenge and 100 push-up challenge for my upper body work.

http://hundredpushups.com/index.html#sthash.hrkb0FKT.dpbs


http://twentypullups.com/

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Chris' training journal
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:46:04 am »
killing it on the squats, man, good job.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:33:55 am »
Hey

Are bulgarian split style good alternative to barbell

i.e. barbell squats - dumbell bulgarian split squats

RDL - bulgarian split RDL - one leg on box behind and aim for a single leg RDL with dumbbell

bulgarian split calf raises - same thing one leg behind and one leg calf raise on floor dumbbell

actually laughed out loud. upvoted to return this post to neutral. :trolldance:

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How did the 32 kg KB swings felt like?

felt easy but like, "why am i doing this?"

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: beast
« on: December 17, 2012, 09:30:20 am »
1:45 - 1:50 of the tyson video is so sick.

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WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings and glutes a tiny bit
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: good, jittery

- warm up

- SVJ x 7

- depth jump x 4,4,4
pretty bad. on the plus side, i found something in the gym i can reach for and touch to get a sense of how high i'm jumping. only works if the gym is uncrowded.

- KB swing 70.5 x 10,10,10

- DB OHP 60 x 4; 50 x 8
60 was really heavy, much more than i'd have expected

- DB row 65 x 8,8

- SS1: curlzzzz 30 x 10
- SS1: tricep pull down 130(?) x 10
- SS1 info: 2 rounds

- stretch

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yeah that's why i think extended planks are silly. you can make it harder in other ways. lift one leg and one arm or put a weight on your back or wear a vest.

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WEIGHT: 177.5
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: distracted for obvious reasons

- warm up

- SVJ x 7
didn't feel very explosive

- squat MSEM 330 x 4
there must be something in the water over here, this was great.

- RDL 225 x 10,10,10
i'm probably doing these wrong, nevertheless felt primarily in glutes and hams

- BSS 110 x 8,8,8
knees felt bad after doing them. ???

- SS1: OHP 55 x 8,8
- SS1: low cable row 160 x 8,8
- SS1 info: no rest between sides, about 30 seconds between exercises

- ab pull down x 25,25,25

- stretch

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my brother got arrested for robbery last night and is in jail.  :(

dafuq???
How old , what kind of robbery , why would he do that?
Not being indiscreet , don't answer if its personal...

don't know particulars but he was surely stealing whatever it was to buy drugs. my youngest brother is mentally ill and a hardcore drug addict. it's a very sad state of affairs when i'm relieved that he's in jail. deeply sad, too, obviously. but that's a general feeling, not specific to him being in jail.

There is no problem that is too big to be solved.  I know what he is going through.  And he needs to find somethign in life that he is passionate about that will fill the void that he has, and drugs obviously is not the answer.

finding something he's passionate about would help, but he's powerfully mentally ill, so that's not really going to be enough. thanks for the words, though.

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