I read that eating too much protein is just like eating too much carbs, too many just makes your body store them as fat. If that’s true why would someone need that much protein (Unless he weighs 400 ibs)?
I take 1.5 - 2 times my bodyweight in protien when I’m cutting. Mainly for the reason your body burns more calories processing protien that it does processing carbs and fat. If you take protien in gruadually througout the day, you won’t have a problem.
yea i started serious lifting a year ago too, but before that i was just doin pushups before i go to bed.
Hieght: 6’2"
Weight: 200-205 varies
biceps: 16"
i don’t know the rest :rolleyes:
WTF dude…I would have to eat like 8-10 times a day to take in 400 grams of protein…
Also I was talkin to a guy at GNC today and we were discussing how the body breaks down food…the popular belief around these parts as of late is that if u take in more than 35-40 grams of protein in one sitting then ur body shits out the rest…and this guy completely disagreed…saying that ur body will break down everything regardless of when you eat it within reason. So taking in 50-60 grams of protein at one sitting isn’t necessarily going to be wasted…I would really like to hear what chaos has to say about this seeing as he could prolly shed more light on the subject.
last i checked, the body should be able to process ~70 grams of protein per sitting. don’t quote me on the number… but yea, it’s supposed to be much higher than is widely believed.
how the fuck do you have the time and $ to get in 400g of protein a day?!?!?!?!??!?
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exactly, if theres a cheap cost effective way, let me know
Hey guys, i’m 17, 5’3 1/2 and about 129-135 pounds, and this year i’m going to take my Brazilian Jujitsu and Judo seriously for competing. I’m planning to buy me free weights, I’m saving up, but I don’t want anything too heavy because I’m going for muscular endurance and strength. So what’s a good amount of free weights for me?
What do you guys recommend as far as a workout routine to increase speed, and short and long term endurance for sports. I play a lot of indoor soccer and I want to increase my stamina.
when i did the math, whey protein isolate came out the cheapest with the most grams of protein per dollar. eggs and canned tuna came up just a bit lower.
but yea, it’s still a lot.
I see a lot of people working chest/tri one day and back/bi another day type workouts with everything else taken care of at other times.
I got a work out plan from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding that says that it’s more ideal to do something like this,
Chest/back one day and then bi/tris/shoulders on another day with everything else taken care of at other times.
I tried the chest/tri back/bi routine but after working chest I wound up with not a lot let over for a good tri work out. Same thing with the back. But on this new plan I got from the Arnold book I always have plenty of energy to come in and bash the muscles needed.
So my basic plan is this,
Mon - Back/Chest
Tue - Rest
Wed - Bi/Tri/Shoulder
Thu - Rest
Fri - Forearms/Legs
Abs worked when I feel like it.
This basic plan (which is slighty changed from the Arnold plan but still following the basic premise) is working wonders for me. Should I stick with it since it is working or is there some secret that’s been found out since the Encyclopedia has been published that says that a routine like this is better?
Mon - Chest/Tri
Tue - Rest
Wed - Back/Bi
Thu - Rest
Fri - Forearms/Shoulders/Legs or whatever else done throughout the rest of the week?
Do bear in mind that I’m just getting back into training I used to work out 5 days a week and over trained and under ate my self into a horrible several month long bout of illnesses so now I work out less and eat with what I consider reckless abandon with the above plan and seeing good results.
how long should the rest period be between days? i’ve read 48 hours, but does that count the day of workout?
I am personally trying something new that alot of people have said good things about…It’s been said that alot of testosterone is released when you work out legs…so something you can do to keep ur test levels high throughout the week is to split legs up and do a part of them everyday so next week I’m going to try this…
mon:
Chest/quads
Tues:
Back/Hams
Wed:
Shoulders/calfs
Thurs:
Bi’s/tri’s
And throw in abs once or twice a week for good measure…I’ll let you guys know in about 4 to 8 weeks how this is going for me.
Another reason for this is that when I do legs all in one day…I get sick for real…a friend of mine has even thrown up on leg day AT the gym after a set of squats.
Oh yeah and myoplex has a new protein shake mix with 500 calories per serving I’m going to try too…hopefully this will make up for me not eating quite enough to gain weight.
You need to give each muscle like 48 hours before you work it out again at least…Meaning you workout chest one day…do something else the next day and something else the day after that and then you can work out chest again if you like…but not if ur still sore. I workout 4-5 days a week…hitting every major muscle group once. The next week…wash,rinse,repeat.
Believe me, it’s not cheap at all. I eat 2 protien bars a day and 1 shake, along with 3 other high protien meals. The protien bars kill my wallet, but that’s the only thing my teachers allow me to eat in class.
question: i work at mcdonalds and i down 3 doublequarters a day, and with my high metabolism i haven’t gotten the least bit fat, is that a good source of protein, cuz i also read some where that there are certain types of protein, i mean i know im gettin the high cholestoral, but should i be worried about it at my age?
Romie you got just about the same stats as Salman Khan…no wonder why u got his pic in your avatar :tup:
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god damn that’s disgusting, every day man…your gonna get gallstones if you keep going like that
For lunch and dinner every day, I have about 6 turkey slices and about 2 small lunchroom sized containers of 2% milk. Is the milk any good because of the protein,or should I avoid it because of the carbs?
romie have ou got a pic of yourself, i’m curious to see your muscles.
No body pics, sorry.
JinTheAvenger: I think I outweight him. I doubt he’s over 200lbs. He’s gotten pretty big lately though. I like his movies, hence the avatar.
BoogerManVII: That’s fine. Milk doesn’t have that many carbs, so I’d say its alright if you drink it late in the afternoon.
goodgravy: Yes, it will affect you at a young age. If you’re gonna eat fast food, I’d suggest chicken (or McDonalds have salads I think). Fast food beef isn’t always the best quality.