Lost 6 lbs in the past few weeks. I’m happy even though I was trying to bulk for a while then just got lazy with the number of meals and calories.
I’m down to 188lbs. I’m assuming its because I’ve been walking after all of my workouts along with playing hockey one day a week. I’m beginning to think its better to be lean than massive, but I’m not sure yet lol.
Yahoo has consistently been putting up crappy “Featured” columns on its main site, and one of them was related to nutrition. It was a video link to abcnews talking about certain “healthy” foods being rich in fat. At first I thought they were gonna talk about certain plants or whatnot, but this dude immediately starts off on Diet Soda.
Jesus…is America that behind on common sense? Or are the citizens just in denial of the stupidity of their daily intake? Who the heck still falls for the “Diet Soda” label nowadays? How hard is it to just switch to water? Sorry but when I see “news reports” like this I can’t help but shake my head…
Does anyone else work 3rd shift and finds it a little difficult to get in the gym?
if your trying to bulk up and eat alot does it matter u have to shit like right after u eat?
what? if you are shitting right after you just ate, you are not shitting what you just ate, you are shitting something you ate hours ago… just go when you gotta go… no changing that
nah its not like immediatly after i eat but its close to it…and its always after i just eaten not before then. so i always semi feel hungry again.
Oh. Yeah, I think thats normal. My guess as to what is happening is that when you are eating you are filling up your stomach, intestines etc… and you are pushing what you ate previously down, hence feeling the need to shit. Thats what I think is happening. Happens to me too. You are definately not shitting what you just ate, it takes about 12-24hrs normally for food to pass through the body. The only difference is I dont actually feel hungry unless I miss a meal (3hrs after a meal would be a miss). I don’t think you can possibly control that. All I would say, if you are really trying to gain mass, and you get hungry, just eat. Maybe you digest a lot faster and use up more energy a lot faster than normal people.
aiight coo coo thanks mang. im on a mission to bulk up a lil before school starts in september. starting next week imma be at the gym 2-3 times a week, have to give my body a rest this week cuz its still recovering from a bboy jam i was at. plus i do martial arts n stuff.
No prob. Yeah, I read about you and martial arts in the mma thread. To be honest, you would bulk up a lot faster if you just concentrated on it and cut out the cardio, and worked out at least 4 times a week, but thats probably a sacrifice you aren’t willing to make.
yeah i know the tkd/dance has really made it hard for me to gain weight. i’m constantly burning off anything i eat so i gotta just outeat my workout in essence.
Its more than just outeating. Your body usually enters one of two states. Anabolic and Catabolic. Anabolic is associated with building mass and catabolic with the opposite. When you are doing both things, your body is being counter-productive. Concentrating on keeping you body in the anabolic state most of the time is crucial to bulking up.
Please elaborate.
uhhh u didnt explain how to do that. if i dont know how to…none of wat u said matters.
Part 1
Part 2
Talks about the anabolic/catabolic effects on body from weight training and how to minimize the negative aspects.
maxx, basically you have to eat a lot more calories to supply your body with energy from all your activities. If you’re on the skinny side, definitely take in more carbs, especially on the days you lift.
this is what i currently look like
If you lift 3 times a week, I say a diet consisting of high protein and healthy fats with moderate carb intake should be good. This is assuming you’re gonna bulk and don’t mind gaining some fat. If you want to keep it minimal, eat moderate carbs on days you lift and low carbs on days you don’t. Try getting the extra carbs mostly from beans, fruits, and vegetables. Whole grain foods for your post-workout meal are good.
I need some help guys. Lately when I lift, the underside of my left forearm really hurts, but it’s only when I curl. Anybody know what the problem could be? I tried to let it heal for sometime but it just comes back.
Try switching to dumbell curls if you have been doing barbell curls. I get that kinda pain from barbell curls, but I work through it.
Eat fava beans people. High in protein, high in fibre and tastes awesome if you know how to cook it.
Either I was sleeping on the wrong side of the bed today or I just started working on my forearms. When I woke up today, my wrist felt super cramp. I hope this is normal.
Wait… just one arm? Is one of your arms stronger than the other?