Ha man I am new to the entire working out thing and for you to be 31, workout like you do, maintain a healthy family relationship, and work the hours you do... Well man that's an inspiration.. Most people do not have the discipline you have. I hope to be as dedicated as you at 31..
stick with where your at now tho. Only 1 way to go.. UP
Thanks man.
Oh deffinitely. I know low carb diets work for some ppl, however for me, I gotta have a balanced diet, or my body eats itself. I plan to never let myself get so fat again. I was, whats the word, dilusional. Yea thats it. I ate like I always had. In high school I was about 215 my senior year, till football was out, but senior year after football, you get to sit and do shiyt at athletics, kinda was considered a senior perk. Kept lifting and eating without all the football or offseason drills. Shortly after senior year still at 18 yrs old, I was 235, but stronger. So I kept eating and lifting, not caring that I had started a stomach, because I was gaining so much strength. Over the next 4 years I went from the 220 class to the 309 class. It wasn't until I was at worlds and hanging out with this other extremely obese powerlifter(5 ta 600 pounds) and I saw how others were looking at him and how he breathed and how he got around. Well I saw myself headed that direction and it scared me. Thats when my unknowing self started dieting. Never got that fat again, but have been like 275 about 6 years ago. So easy for me to gain strength when gorging myself lol. For instance, this is what a typical day for me would be. Breakfast 4 sausage biscuits with jelly or syrup, 4 egos smothered in butter and syrup, and like 2 big azz glasses of milk. Probably snack on candy or pizza or something before lunch. Lunch could be a buffet or like I'd get two quarter pounders and fries and a shake and pop, or mix in a 20 pack of nuggets. Would always be snacking. Did go to subway sometimes, ya know eat healthy, 2 footlong meatball subs are healthy right? Dinner was usually as bad as the rest perhaps taco bell, I'd get like a mex pizza combo, and add enough other stuff to make it 3 times the meal. Prob eat again before bed too. I really ate alot. I imagine for a couple years I ate 8 to 10000 calories a day pretty regularly. Maybe more. I kinda got the diet that works for me figured out, and I have a lil will power at the table now so yep.Goodness man, you have been every size possible
hahaha nooo ****ttt ur body changes more than my gf's mood... n thats sayin something!Goodness man, you have been every size possible
I've never once regreted it. Just make sure what you get defines you, who you are, so it will never be a mistake.
Sounds like a plan man. I'm sure theres a plan that will perfectly fit your needs, and I'd deff train tha oldest to massage lol.
Hahaha, well for now I plan on getting leaner, and staying that way, and every now and then, throw on some more lean size.
i wish i could say i was kidding.......i think safeway put something in their donuts and made me addicted.
Well my route would be a appetite suppressant and possibly a slight boost to the metabolism. Keep your workouts hard, throw in plenty of cardio and rest. Have you ever figured your average bmr? If you have and you kinda know what you burn during the day, cut it back, still not losing, cut it back more. Well that is unless you was already eating too little and your metabolism has slowed. Have a cheat day at least once a week, it stimulates your metabolism to keep it going and keep it guessing. Did you post those pics???
Hey, I really don't see a need for you to be dieting right now. I feel you need to eat, and blast the weights. Get proper rest and you will get the results you desire. You have a body, which is a foundation, which is all you need. There is muscle there, but you cannot be discouraged you have been at it for four months. This is a lifetime kinda change. It will take time. I would totally discourage dieting for you right now. In my opinion it is totally counter-productive for your goals, and I do mean fat loss and building muscle. You are thin, and you are not carrying much bodyfat. Eat. I know you don't want to believe me, but eat man. Eat good thou. Alot of protein I'd say something like 60% protein 30% carbs and 10% fat. If your bmr is around 2000 I'd say a good starting point will be 32 ta 3500 calories, depending on how much cardio your doing. Watch the mirror. You will know if thats too much or not enough. I promise, that tiny little pooch you have going on will dissappear soon as your abdominals and obliques start growing. You could probably stay the bf% you are right now and add 40 pounds of muscle and look exactly how you are wanting. Concentrate on compound movements, eating and rest. When the muscles begin growing your bf% will decrease. You are hindering your progress by dieting at this point. You have to feed the muscle you do have, to allow it to grow when you rest. Please, give what I am telling you a big thinking session on. Eat right, which will help you gain the muscle you desire, and help keep any extra bf from coming along. This is going to take time. You gotta stay dedicated and you will make progress. If anything, eating right now, before you head off to the academy will help you, since you are working out and doing cardio. I am not telling this because I want you to fail, I want you to succeed. I want you to keep working out and for God's sake if I fall my happy azz down in a burning building, I don't want you ta be friggin dieting when your dragging me out!!! Lol. Your lifting, your doing cardio. The last two keys are eating enough of the right foods and rest. I know I am rambling on and I can do this forever because I totally feel 100% positive on how I feel on this. Man I can help you out with the workout or whatever you need. Sounds like capone is ready to help you as well. Looks like he's got his shiat down solid. I hope he's telling you ta EAT. Lol. The path is in front of you, run down the yellow brick road to the Golden Arches and tell'em ya want a grilled chicken sandwich no fooking fries and some tea or water or something!!! Jk. The other thing I wanted to address, is you wanting to take gear soon. Bro your 20 years old and just started. You really need to explore your potential before you go to gear. Stay on the right path, and you have a good chance of hitting your goal naturally. Either way, you need to have a good foundation before you use gear and that takes years. Your joints and ligaments and tendons need to have some working done first so they can thicken and get stronger. You go trying to throw on alot of mass right out of the gates and you could sorely regret your decision. Ya just want to be careful there. Your 20, your natural test is still high. As long as the rest of the pieces are in the right spot, you will progress, and probably quite well for awhile. Not trying to discourage you, just don't wanna see you get hurt. I will answer anything you ask to the best of my ability based on my research, my own experiences, etc.
Thats scary.. I slipped yesterday for the first time in like 2 months and yes I will start eating more but thing is why i didnt wanna gain fat b4 the academy so that I could run further and faster and be in better shape overall
Good morning as well brotha. Glad you are seeing the light. However I see a notion that you are wanting to go full swing the other direction, which to a degree is right, however, no do not take in all the carbs you want. You do that and I promise, you will overshoot your calorie needs too much and as soontobbeast said and I quote "OH ****" lol ok thats not a quote, but he ate to many donuts I think and well the DARKSIDE is hard to control once you let it get a grip. Thats exactly what I used to think too, I was gaining strength and basically said to hell with it. I would say thou, eat all the lean steak and chicken, tuna, lean protein sources you wanted, within reason. I would literally log all that you eat, get a book or whatever you need to give you calorie amounts for foods that aren't labled and log it ALL. I again would start between 3200- and 3500 and see what effects its having on you, then adjust higher or lower. Main thing is, stick to a certain amount of calories with little variance for at least two weeks at each change you make to the intake. It will take at least that long to see any difference it has made, positive or negative. I would make your protein somewhere in the neighborhood of 60% of your diet. 30% carbs, spread evenly across the day to help maintain homeostasis within your body, aka less cravings. That to me is more important than evenly eating the protein throughout the day, but you should still spread the protein out as well. How you feel during the day thou will be more regulated on the carbs you injest and how evenly you do so, go a long time without carbs during the day, cravings will begin to come over you, and they can be hard to control. Fat should be about 10% Just whenever lol. If your spreading the protein and carbs out, fats will be most likely spread out enough. Do not make your carbs that you do eat, whatever carbs. I know donuts and twinkies, candy, pop, sugared tea etc are most likely the better tasting carbs and the ones you will want, however they will spike your sugar levels and then when they drop, your cravings will skyrocket. Think wholegrain, blah blah complex carbs. Lol heres you a list of examples.
Thanks for the backup, sometimes my retarded side shows too damn much and sometimes people disagree with me just for my added stupidity I throw out there. Its how I enjoy life. Lol. I totally wanna see him prosper. Back when I was like 19 I trained two of my younger friends still in high school and helped them become state champs in powerlifting, it totally makes me smile to help someone.
HAHAHA!!! FATASS!!! lol. Joking. lol. Totally can appreciate the conviction to argue and finish the argument that you are correct. Wait maybe your just getting old, and your metabolism is slowing, and it started slowing that very day at the buffet. That would totally explain the gain. Oh sh^t dude your gonna become obese!!! lol. Loved it. HAHAHA.
Eating right, which means the appropriate calorie amount and the proper foods, aka don't eat crap food, is exactly what you need. I guarantee what I am saying. Don't eat junk food. Eat the proper amount of calories in good foods, feed your muscles and kill them. Rest. They will get stronger and gain endurance, because you are putting everything in its place, at the right time, and they will advance. Not only in size and strength, but in endurance as well. They will also possibly gain a little bit of efficiency between now and then, which will also help endurance. Starving or dieting at this point will not put you in better shape overall. It will just make you weaker than you could've been, slower than you could've been, and unable to go as hard or as long as you could have. Have faith. Your worries will be shown to be unwarranted.
I do 30 minutes cardio 6a.m. every morning. Mon: Chest:
Ok, been busy as hell since i got home, bout ta shower n shave, n i gotta get up at 315am, but ima answer some questions. My back is injured, not just sore, I screwed up and I will pay for it for a bit. It happens.
