My Intro:
I have listened to Daniel Gastelu's (Ph.D., trainer, researcher, author) Seminar series on Developing Awesome Muscles and I believe there is a good deal of information of value in there for bodybuilders, powerlifters, physique athletes and even those looking to just get ripped.
These are free to stream or download and packed with information. They range in time from as little as 15 minutes to as much as an hour...on average being 30 minutes. (I will show you how to cut 33% of the time off if your time is precious.) There are no ads and no fluff.
I want to know if anyone would be interested in listening to the segments Daniel has presented, one at a time and discussing them...I will answer any questions anyone has about the content. I am corresponding and will be talking with Daniel and if there is anything anyone wants to know more about, I am sure I can get him to cover it.
There are 22 topics from supplementation and nutrition for fat loss and muscle gains to some specific methods and techniques for maximal performance and development.
I will highlight the key points as I see them and try to clarify anything that I feel is presented in a complicated fashion.
Everyone else is free to do the same as well as discuss the points, ask questions, debate, and together work out practical scenarios for applying these things to our training to get the most of the cutting edge science that is presented.
P.S. Daniel builds on ideas as he goes through the series and I feel that listening in order is very helpful in getting some of the insights he sharing.
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Here is the Fourth audio in the series. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/rdadripodcast.htm January 2006
20 minutes
This seminar reviews the downside of the RDA/DRI approach (Recommended Dietary Allowances/Dietary Reference Intakes) versus the PDA (PDI) Performance Daily Intake approach to nutrition and weight loss.
This review also includes shocking information revealed in a recent Military Nutrition Research report about how our fighting men and women are semi-starved in combat as a result of following the RDA nutrition approach (read it for yourself online for free, "Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, High-Intensity Combat Operations").
Dan also covers energy expenditure is discussed; and fine-tuning the daily energy expenditure estimates based on your dominant somatotype (endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph).
Highlights:
Whats wrong with the RDA and sub-optimum nutrition
Military starved in the field (I can vouch for that!)
Start with taking your own measuremnts!
Gain mass and lose fat not gain fat!
The Body performs better in a fat burning mode vs a fat building mode
Build your anabolism
Metabolic rate changes as body composition changes!
Margin of error in food labels...
Different energy expenditure based upon body composition and type (by muscle fiber type dominance)
If you want to talk about anything you hear...post a comment in this tread! Remember this is a moderated forum so comments may not immediately appear.
There are 22 topics in this series and I will put the links to them in here later...