tasfarelel
Member
Hi All,
I am glad I found and listened to some interviews of Dr. Ray Pete on YouTube. He made me rethink my supplementation with fish omega-3 (I had already long before excluded all omega-6 sources). I also learned more about the potential roles of estrogen & progesterone - I have a lot more to learn.
Some info about myself - I'm a 40+ male, I'm active as a Ph.D. in Human Genetics with >50 peer-reviewed papers. I find titles not directly important, I mentioned mine and my active involvement just to highlight that I'm used to reading scientific studies and making connections. I read since ~2010 more seriously about anti-aging and have observed throughout the years an increasing amount of misinformation. I think meanwhile that there is an intentional deception going on which is not only driven by financial interests.
I'm also interested in bodybuilding (aiming for competitions), which I'm pursuing since I was ~18 years old. In all this time - I never managed to get in real good shape for competitions. I was always too watery/fat, especially when trying to get heavy. At some point, I started to think that maybe my body is just not made for low body fat. However, when I reached my max at 242 pounds @ 5'10", I decided to give it one more go. Now 5 years later and several periods of low-carb/high-protein dieting with recovery phases in between, I am 190 pounds @ ~12% body fat and looking much "bigger" than with 242 pounds. I have recently started another diet phase aiming for 8% body fat. I attribute the success I had in the last years to lower my body fat to all the information I collected on how to eat/supplement for a healthy and fast metabolism.
I look forward now to skimming through the forum!
Best,
Tasfarelel
I am glad I found and listened to some interviews of Dr. Ray Pete on YouTube. He made me rethink my supplementation with fish omega-3 (I had already long before excluded all omega-6 sources). I also learned more about the potential roles of estrogen & progesterone - I have a lot more to learn.
Some info about myself - I'm a 40+ male, I'm active as a Ph.D. in Human Genetics with >50 peer-reviewed papers. I find titles not directly important, I mentioned mine and my active involvement just to highlight that I'm used to reading scientific studies and making connections. I read since ~2010 more seriously about anti-aging and have observed throughout the years an increasing amount of misinformation. I think meanwhile that there is an intentional deception going on which is not only driven by financial interests.
I'm also interested in bodybuilding (aiming for competitions), which I'm pursuing since I was ~18 years old. In all this time - I never managed to get in real good shape for competitions. I was always too watery/fat, especially when trying to get heavy. At some point, I started to think that maybe my body is just not made for low body fat. However, when I reached my max at 242 pounds @ 5'10", I decided to give it one more go. Now 5 years later and several periods of low-carb/high-protein dieting with recovery phases in between, I am 190 pounds @ ~12% body fat and looking much "bigger" than with 242 pounds. I have recently started another diet phase aiming for 8% body fat. I attribute the success I had in the last years to lower my body fat to all the information I collected on how to eat/supplement for a healthy and fast metabolism.
I look forward now to skimming through the forum!
Best,
Tasfarelel