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Obviously you could just have a water
This is more about hacking other people than it is about diet. Managing other people's impressions of you without having to be upfront about what you're doing.
Am I the only one who eagerly clicked through hoping that through some scientific miracle drinking scotch could lead to weight loss? As to the actual topic, I'm not sure that its so much that people think scotch has a higher alcohol content, I've always imagined it had more to do with seeming somewhat classier and in control. Sipping a scotch while your companions pound beers establishes you (perhaps on a subconsciou…
Hard liquor abuse actually leads to weight loss. Plenty of alcoholics are dried out like raisins.
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Cyclist's and Marathoners have significantly different needs. A Cyclist is primarily limited by wind resistance and their ability to absorb oxygen, but they do not need to carry their own weight. A Marathoner has far less wind drag, and is mostly limited by their need to store energy and avoid injury both of which are hampered when they carry more weight.
On the contrary, we do need strength - without it your form will go to pieces as soon as you tire and your gait will become much less efficient, and increase your risk of injury. 10lbs of muscle on your back, core and hips could make a massive difference. Obviously a Marathon runner wouldn't be interested in adding 100lbs of muscle the way a bodybuilder would.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fabian_Cancellara_-_Tour_O...
Form, effecency, and power are important for both sports. However, cyclists focus more on power output.
"Oh and you still get the anti-inflammatory actions of alcohol too, just without any of the extra calories." Alcohol causes inflammation, it's not an anti-inflammatory in any way. Maybe the author was confused because both alcohol and aspirin reduce your risks of heart attacks, and the latter is an NSAID. But taking alcohol if you have inflammatory problems is an extremely bad idea.
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The point I was making along the lines of, just because a heavy drinker might be quite slender, it doesn't imply that they're healthy. They've lost their muscle mass along with their fat. PS I am a Marathon runner and I'd take the muscle... And have you seen the quads on a serious cyclist?
Cyclist's and Marathoners have significantly different needs. A Cyclist is primarily limited by wind resistance and their ability to absorb oxygen, but they do not need to carry their own weight. A Marathoner has far less wind drag, and is mostly limited by their need to store energy and avoid injury both of which are hampered when they carry more weight.
In my experience running is harder on your entire body, cycling just on legs and lungs.
Seems equivalent to being the one person with a D-SLR and 5 lenses when everyone else carries a point and shoot. Even if you take fewer pictures people assume you're the more serious photographer. Apparent overkill is an effective way to preempt annoying comments?
Or that you're a pretentious rich kid.
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Until you get cornered by the asshole with the Rebel and the abysmal EF-S 18-55mm kit lens who's badgering you with questions about why your 50mm f/1.2L doesn't zoom.
There are seriously people like that?!
My diet hack: Do not give a sh*t about peer pressure and drink what you think is best for you. "Mach dein eigenes Ding, dann klappts auch mit der Nachbarin." - German for "Do your own thing and it will work out with the neighbours girl."
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But no-one really wants weight loss, and that should be easy to prove: say you were offered a choice, drop 5lbs of fat or convert 5lbs of fat to 10lbs of muscle, what would you do?
Really? The only time I'd have taken the additional weight is when I was playing rugby, and then mostly because I couldn't really afford much food. I was 20, 65kg and worked really hard to try and get to 70kg. Being hit hurt when I was that light (ok, it hurt at 70kg too, but at least then the other guy noticed me when he ran over me) I think anyone into endurance sports would take the weight loss too (based on the r…
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