[Force of Green]

Originally Posted by ofwolfandman

how is protein bad? i said i am living off whey protein (protein shakes) and that's why im bloated, not from protein itself. i dont have a stove in my dorm room to hard boil eggs nor anything that cooks anything for that matter!

damn man, that's some pretty substandard living! that sucks. You can't make the impossible, so either keep living on powder (which isn't food), get a job at a restaraunt or market and start using an employee discount, boil some eggs on someone else's stove, get a foreman grill, or start a fire outside and start roasting some meats.

[ofwolfandman]

i've never heard of a dorm room with a stove in it. i cant keep living on powder though. i wish they made pre-maid hard boiled eggs you could buy at the store. do they? i would do beef jerky but all the sodium would just make me bloated still....stupid dorm living

[EasyEJL]

there are some stores that sell eggs preboiled, I know publix does. under $3 a dozen, so really not too bad

[ofwolfandman]

Can I get some suggestions on this: I'm 180ish pounds and about 14-15 percent bodyfat.

Is 8 percent do-able in 2 months?

How low could I drop the calories to without losing much muscle?

My supplements are: animal pak, whey, l-glutamine, xtend, fish oil.

I workout 5 days a week with each body part getting its own day and run after each workout for about 15 minutes. Thanks again!

[Force of Green]

Originally Posted by ofwolfandman

Can I get some suggestions on this: I'm 180ish pounds and about 14-15 percent bodyfat.

Is 8 percent do-able in 2 months?

How low could I drop the calories to without losing much muscle?

My supplements are: animal pak, whey, l-glutamine, xtend, fish oil.

I workout 5 days a week with each body part getting its own day and run after each workout for about 15 minutes. Thanks again!

1. Anything is do-able. Anything is possible.

2. What kind of whey are you using?

3. Better start finding a way of eating whole foods. Dorm-room dwellers don't starve and they don't all eat powder.

4. Better switch your 'bodybuilder split' routine and start a high intensity approach to your training.
(EXAMPLE)
Monday/Weds/Fri: HIT full body workout
Tues/Thurs: HIIT training (15-20 minutes)
Weekends: Light cardio before breakfast

5. Look up some meal plans online and get a good cutting strategy, but I bet your metabolic rate is $#!+ if you've been sucking on whey for the majority of your meals.

[rolandajoint]

my recomp/cut progress thread

i hope this can help you a little bit. im now a huge fan of carb cycling.

in response to your goal: think marathon, not sprint. trying to lose that much fat will probably mean a little bit too much of an effort (i.e. too extreme of conditions). what i mean is make mild changes, so when you come off your cut and reach your goal, you dont gain it all right back.

[ofwolfandman]

its not like whey protein is all i eat man. why would that have a bad effect on my metabolic rate?

[Force of Green]

Originally Posted by ofwolfandman

its not like whey protein is all i eat man. why would that have a bad effect on my metabolic rate?

hey guys what are some good non liquid forms of protein that i could buy and put in my dorm room? i have been practically living off whey protein for my protein source and i know this is bad...im boated to all hell because of it. do they make hard boiled eggs you can buy or something?

Just try the tips I gave you. Listen to me and everything I tell you and it'll all be okay.

Haha. J/K. Just try it out, it does work though.
"It works if you work it! Work it 'cause you're worth it!"

Consuming whey as a primary food source will slow down your metabolic rate. Although protein has a high thermic effect on the body, whey protein by itself is too easily digested and assimilated and will leave a lot more metabolic down-time in between meals.

[EasyEJL]

really there isn't much that you can keep non refrigerated

[IronImpact]

I think the best diet would be a bodyopus or Palumbo type diet. I have been training my clients with a modified version of those diets and it has worked wonders, and they actually gain LBM while dieting.