REST
you’ll have a harder/longer time recovering if you stress you’re body while you’re sick.
oh yeah, nice thread!
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I MUST use your avatar…Ive been trying to find that particular shot for a long time
For protein supplement, I use: Optimum Nutrition’s 100% Natrual Whey Protein. I get the strawberry flavor, it’s pretty good. At first I didn’t like it a whole lot because it wasn’t as sweet as I would have liked it to be. But after drinking it for a bit I got to where I love it and can’t stand sweet protein drinks. When you think about it, you don’t really want something super sweet anyway after a tough workout. Think about water (not sweet at all) or gatorade (somewhat bland sweetness). That’s kinda how I view this Whey.
It’s also rated as one of the best whey proteins you can get for whey per $ or something. I’ll see if I can dig up the link to that later.
Also a good tip for protein supplements is to take it in water in the morning and after a workout, and in milk before you go to bed. The reason for this being that it gets to your body very quickly through water, but slowly through milk. Obviously you want to get protein in you quickly after a workout to help with the muscle repair process as soon as possible, and in the morning when you haven’t eaten all night. Milk before bed because it releases the protein slowly as you sleep.
TIP: Although it mixes pretty well with a spoon, to get the best results, I buy bottled water. I drink half a bottle a bit before hitting the weights to help hydrate myself, and when i get back i put in a scoop of protein and screw the lid on and shake it up. THAT’s the best way to mix it. No clump at all. =)
Hey, I’m about 132 lbs, and 5’7 looking to increase muscle mass, but I cant really afford to go to the gym.
At the moment Im just starting with elevated push ups and chin ups. Is this right, to build muscle you lift more weight with less reps and lift slowly?
Does anyone know what kind of exercises I can do at home without weights?
You can use Bricks, jugs of water, your bed, or a little sibling( Im not kidding).
Do push-ups with sibling on your back (or small person on your back).
I just got a 10lb bag of ON 100% whey for 50 bucks…that’s a great deal IMO. I was paying more for a 4lb jug of nitrotech. I’m going to try Xpand too. I also got some BCAA powder to mix with my protein shakes…All this and I’m going to make a concious effort to eat the right stuff more often. I’ve been training for almost two years but I’m usually lacking in an important area and that’s nutrition. It’s been holding me back for too long and I’ve got somewhat of a plan this time. For a short while when I did commit to all the protein and the creatine and was eating more often. I saw tremendous gains in strength very quickly.
lol thanx Eugene. I dont have access to any small people, so I filled up my backpack with textbooks and im doing elevated pushups. Also im doing bicep curls using bricks tied together that are attached to a stick. I think its working.
How long before you normally see results guys? If you train regularly…
Subscription post. I’m a fatass so i’ll read this during school or something.
You’ll see some “fake” results immediately after a workout due to increased bloodflow to the areas. That obviously dies down over the next half hour or so, but it’s always encouraging. =p
As for real results, you should notice that you feel healther after a few weeks and should see some slight visual results after about a month. You may be the only one to notice though. After about 3 months, you should see decent gains and other people will be commenting.
As for your situation with weights, don’t fret. My dad was poor as dirt when he was younger. He made his own weights. He told me about how he dug a hole and poured cement into it, and stuck a bar in there. Once it dried he pulled it out and did the same thing for the other end. Except when he pulled the first end out, it pulled out some grass/dirt with it and made the whole bigger, so the weights ended up lopsided. He had to do his benchpresses while holding the bar off-center lol. My dad went on to win some weight-lifting competitions later in life. He benched 395 lbs and he only weighed 175 lbs. (he might not have acheived all that with his homemade weights, but that certainly was a start)
so about the entire bulking / cutting thing.
i think genetics plays a big role but the most efficient way to gain muscle mass is to bulk. some people have good genes that allow them to do weird shit and get away with it - e.g. eat less than maintance and gain muscle yet lose fat … but nost people can’t. hence people BULK. you can bulk without gaining fat - called a clean bulk. not effective because you need to pinpoint the exact border between gaining muscle and gaining fat. bulking for just pure mass is easy … just eat a shitload of protein (1gram+ per pound of bodyweight) and calories … you’ll be gaining muscle and fat. As long as you limit your calories to right above maintance … you should only gain muscle … and not fat. i read this in some keto article
If you have little body fat you could see something in as little as 2 weeks,or less.
If you are fat then it depends on how much fat you burn. It is possible to lose 20 in one month, but wouldn’t recommmend it to anyone unless your body-fat is over 21%
Yeah I have fuckall body fat. Think I can already see results, just in bicep size is a bit bigger and I already have more definition.
Question: I train Mon, Wed and Friday, but I think I could manage more. If I trained everyday would that be bad???
Just a quick question. Are we suppose to stretch before we go to bed or after we wake up? And what’s the benefit of doing so? Thanks.
If you lift alot of weights and stuff, then yeah its bad because your suppose to let muscles rest since they get sored. But SInce your losing weight like me, yeah you can workout like 5 times a week doing stuff like cardio or running at the park or in trenmill.
I just started excercising last monday. I bought myself some protein mix. Anyways, yeah i worked out everyday. Probably burned like 1000+ calories a day and ate 1500, good choice. I’ve lost already 2 1/2 pounds.
Oh yeah i got Optimum Whey Protein 5lb for 25 bucks, good deal.
How exactly did you burn 1000+ calories a day? I run for 45 mins 3-5 days a week and thats between 400-500 calories burnt off. Keep in mind if you used a treadmill there calorie burning estimmates are really high. 1500 sounds reasonable, but the weight you lost so far is most likely water weight since you started not to long ago.
I’ve been working out for quite awhile now, i just used to maintain my weight. But now im really trying to lose weight. For the 1000+ a day.
In the morning at the gym, i dont use the trendmill i used the one like if your climbing steps. In 48 minutes the most i can burn in that is 700. Then after that instead of taking the bus for a couple of blocks i walk. Probably like a 100 calories burned right there. Then at night i go to the park and walk 1 1/2 miles.
I’ll keep ya updated on my weightloss. right now im at 170,
For the record why are you trying to lose weight if you’re 170?
And the weight you lost is almost guranteed to be 100% water.
Even if it is water im still trying to lose weight, im around 15 pounds overweight. After that im going to then lift weights. I am right now too but light weights.
You guys, I want to work out my arms and chest without sacrificing punching power.
I read a article recently that said that’s a myth so can i just curl as normal?
what are good exercises for the stomach area and what are the optimal sit ups? (arm position? crunches or full sit ups?)
For abs I hang upside down and the chinup bar with my feet and do upside down sit-ups/crunches… works really well, i can wash clothes on my stomach
And dude if you’re only 15 pounds overweight you don’t ened to make a concious decisino to hit the cardio like a madman…just lift weights, do normal cardio and eat well and you’ll be fine.