nvr2loud - I'm 24, male, about 5'8" and I currently weigh about 158. I started working out and bulking as a complete beginner about 8 months ago and I used to weigh 135. I've been putting on some muscle as well as getting fat. I'm not sure which one is winning so far the fat or muscle... My diet is pretty erratic but it's been more consistent recently. I'm thinking maybe I should start cutting and then bulk again.
My Resting Metabolic Rate is about 2800 and my total metabolic rate is about 4200. So I should be getting about 5200 to bulk, does that sound right? I'm not sure if I'm getting that in my "diets."
Lately my diet has been consisting of:
1 cup oatmeal in the morning with 1 cup of 2% fat milk and a banana.
2-3 hours later, a sandwich of some kind. Usually 2 slices of whole wheat bread with cold turkey slices, cheese, lettuce, sometimes tomatoes.
2-3 hours later a subway club sandwich with no mao.
2-3 hours later a can of tuna with a glass of 2% fat milk.
Then it all goes down hill from and I eat something like a chicken bake for dinner or something I can just pop in the microwave.
A chicken bake has 43g protein, 22g fat, 6 sat. fat, 45mg cholest., 1500mg sodium, 55g total carbs, 5g fiber, 4g sugar, and they are soooo good...
And in between all of those I'll ocasionally try to have some almonds, cottage cheese, and peaches and sometimes a power bar.
Lately I've been eating a lot of junk food cause of the holidays. And then when I'm hanging out with my people, then we sometimes go get dell taco or something.
If I'm working, I'll have a fried chicken breast every two hours or chicken strips.
I have not done any cardio until recently. Now after every workout, I run for about half a mile as a cool-down. I usually work out 3 days a week with a day or two of rest in between.
Why is whey protein better than other proteins?
jjohn - do you mean multi as in multi vitamins?
What kind of vitamins do you think I will need?
How long has creatine been tested? Are there any side effects.
