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That was you tonight wasn't it?????!!!!
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I just smashed a major PR!!
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That was you tonight wasn't it?????!!!!
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needtogetaas
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oh hell, yuck!!!
I hate broccolli.
fuck that I love it. I love veggies like a mofo. All of them. Except beets I fucking hate beets.
I usually go for asparagus. I eat brocolli, but I hate it.
needtogetaas
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asparagus is by far my favorite of all. Its even good in the morning with eggs.
OneBreath
Elite Mentor
Preliminary lab studies of monkey and human cells conducted by researchers at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio show that a compound found naturally in broccoli, cabbage, and brussels sprouts-- indole-3-carbinol--may be a key to inhibiting the herpes simplex virus. And it works really well. The compound blocked the virus from reproducing by an amazing 99.9 percent--essentially 100 percent effectiveness.
The indole-3-carbinol compound works by interfering with factors that help cells reproduce. It inhibits the herpes simplex virus in the same way, since the virus needs those same factors as the cells to reproduce.
OneBreath
Elite Mentor
JK!!!!!
Seriously, broccoli is the ultimate superfood. Aside from the fact that i like to take in a ton of fiber when eating over maintenance, its helps big time in muscle recovery (which i desperately need right now in DC) and keeping the dreaded bodyfat off. Here are just a few tidbits:
Cliffnotes: If you want to get jacked and shredded, eat a shit ton of brocolli
1. Broccoli contains a phytochemical known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C), which gets converted in the body to 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM reduces the strength of estrogens by converting them to weaker varieties in the liver. This diminishes estrogen’s effects on fat gain and water retention, and strengthens testosterone’s anabolic effects. Broccoli also contains the cancer-fighter sulforaphane, an antioxidant that forms from the inactive compound glucoraphanin when you chew your broccoli.
2. In a scientific review examining the nutraceutical compounds in broccoli (Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, May 17, 2006), researchers noted that broccoli is a good source of calcium--about 65 milligrams (mg) per 1 1/2 cups. In the pursuit of a ripped physique, making sure you get enough of this mineral is important because it controls fat storage and breakdown by determining whether to release the hormone calcitriol, which causes the body to produce fat and inhibits fat breakdown. Consume enough calcium and calcitriol is suppressed. Calcium also helps to increase the amount of dietary fat that is excreted from the intestines before being absorbed.
3. When you think of food sources of vitamin C, oranges are probably the first things that come to mind. Broccoli is also a good source of this antioxidant (about 120 mg per 1 1/2 cups of chopped broccoli). Vitamin C helps you recover faster from a particularly intense workout and helps ensure that the hard training session hasn't taken such a toll on your immune system that you miss your next workout.
4. It contains cousins to amino acids. Broccoli also belongs on the bodybuilding plate because it is an excellent source of glucosinolates--sulfur-containing chemical compounds that help in cell defense. Glucosinolates are derived from methionine, phenylalanine and trytophan--branched-chain amino acids. When broccoli is chewed or chopped, the glucosinolates are converted into isothiocyanates. There is still much to be understood about these phytochemicals, but researchers do know that they help protect cells from stress--the kind an intense workout can cause--as well as help defend against certain types of cancers.
5. In a scientific review examining the nutraceutical compounds in broccoli (Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, May 17, 2006), researchers noted that broccoli is a good source of calcium--about 65 milligrams (mg) per 1 1/2 cups. In the pursuit of a ripped physique, making sure you get enough of this mineral is important because it controls fat storage and breakdown by determining whether to release the hormone calcitriol, which causes the body to produce fat and inhibits fat breakdown. Consume enough calcium and calcitriol is suppressed. Calcium also helps to increase the amount of dietary fat that is excreted from the intestines before being absorbed.
6. Broccoli has about 30 micrograms of chromium per 1 1/2 cups (chopped). Chromium is an essential trace mineral that the body needs to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and proteins; it also helps control blood-sugar levels by enhancing insulin's effects at the cellular level in muscles. This means muscles can absorb more glucose and creatine (which both rely on insulin for uptake by muscle cells). It also means that this anabolic hormone can better stimulate muscle growth. About an hour after a postworkout protein shake, eat a whole-food protein and carb meal that includes broccoli to enhance muscle glycogen loading, creatine uptake and muscle growth.
Seriously, broccoli is the ultimate superfood. Aside from the fact that i like to take in a ton of fiber when eating over maintenance, its helps big time in muscle recovery (which i desperately need right now in DC) and keeping the dreaded bodyfat off. Here are just a few tidbits:
Cliffnotes: If you want to get jacked and shredded, eat a shit ton of brocolli
1. Broccoli contains a phytochemical known as indole-3-carbinol (I3C), which gets converted in the body to 3,3’-diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM reduces the strength of estrogens by converting them to weaker varieties in the liver. This diminishes estrogen’s effects on fat gain and water retention, and strengthens testosterone’s anabolic effects. Broccoli also contains the cancer-fighter sulforaphane, an antioxidant that forms from the inactive compound glucoraphanin when you chew your broccoli.
2. In a scientific review examining the nutraceutical compounds in broccoli (Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, May 17, 2006), researchers noted that broccoli is a good source of calcium--about 65 milligrams (mg) per 1 1/2 cups. In the pursuit of a ripped physique, making sure you get enough of this mineral is important because it controls fat storage and breakdown by determining whether to release the hormone calcitriol, which causes the body to produce fat and inhibits fat breakdown. Consume enough calcium and calcitriol is suppressed. Calcium also helps to increase the amount of dietary fat that is excreted from the intestines before being absorbed.
3. When you think of food sources of vitamin C, oranges are probably the first things that come to mind. Broccoli is also a good source of this antioxidant (about 120 mg per 1 1/2 cups of chopped broccoli). Vitamin C helps you recover faster from a particularly intense workout and helps ensure that the hard training session hasn't taken such a toll on your immune system that you miss your next workout.
4. It contains cousins to amino acids. Broccoli also belongs on the bodybuilding plate because it is an excellent source of glucosinolates--sulfur-containing chemical compounds that help in cell defense. Glucosinolates are derived from methionine, phenylalanine and trytophan--branched-chain amino acids. When broccoli is chewed or chopped, the glucosinolates are converted into isothiocyanates. There is still much to be understood about these phytochemicals, but researchers do know that they help protect cells from stress--the kind an intense workout can cause--as well as help defend against certain types of cancers.
5. In a scientific review examining the nutraceutical compounds in broccoli (Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, May 17, 2006), researchers noted that broccoli is a good source of calcium--about 65 milligrams (mg) per 1 1/2 cups. In the pursuit of a ripped physique, making sure you get enough of this mineral is important because it controls fat storage and breakdown by determining whether to release the hormone calcitriol, which causes the body to produce fat and inhibits fat breakdown. Consume enough calcium and calcitriol is suppressed. Calcium also helps to increase the amount of dietary fat that is excreted from the intestines before being absorbed.
6. Broccoli has about 30 micrograms of chromium per 1 1/2 cups (chopped). Chromium is an essential trace mineral that the body needs to metabolize carbohydrates, fats and proteins; it also helps control blood-sugar levels by enhancing insulin's effects at the cellular level in muscles. This means muscles can absorb more glucose and creatine (which both rely on insulin for uptake by muscle cells). It also means that this anabolic hormone can better stimulate muscle growth. About an hour after a postworkout protein shake, eat a whole-food protein and carb meal that includes broccoli to enhance muscle glycogen loading, creatine uptake and muscle growth.
Tatyana
Elite Mentor
You would have to try my beetroot salad or my borscht.
I also do a great roasted beet root risotto that is freaking YUM!
