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sentencegame
General
219 points
17/M/waterford, Ireland
Join Date: Mar 2008 | magically_delicious said:
Muscle Milk is good, but it does have a lot of calories in it and a lot of them come from Carbohydrates and fat. If you have a fast metabolism then the extra carbs and sugars are good because you will burn them. Given the fact that you are 16, I bet you can probably eat whatever you want and not gain an ounce. If gaining muscle is hard for you, protein probably we help some, but age and genetics have more to do with it than anything else. Just remember that fat is not the enemy, but too many dense carbohydrates and sugar are. If you get your carbs from vegetables and fruit, and your protein from lean sources, you will lose fat and gain muscle.
thanks,that has really helped
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sentencegame
General
219 points
17/M/waterford, Ireland
Join Date: Mar 2008 | golfingbug said:
100% is what I have used in the morning.
I little tick that i have been doing, but I don't know if it makes difference, is buying liquid protein, fruit punch flovor, adding it to some cold Vodka and ice...Volla, nice cocktail with some added protein, low on suger, and taste pretty good.
wow,that sounds nice,where did you get the idea
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thekidd88
Über-General
550 points
19/M/Fort Washington, Maryland
Join Date: Jul 2008 | jonnythan said:
First things first: If you consume more calories than your body burns, you gain weight. If you consume fewer calories than your body burns, you lose weight. End of story.
If you just add lots of protein to your diet and do weight training, you're going to put on almost as much fat as muscle. I'm sure that's not what you want.
If your goal is to build muscle mass, you're going to be going through a series of bulking phases and cutting phases. In the bulking phases, you'll be eating a boatload of calories with tons of protein to build up as much muscle as possible. Fat will come along with this, so you'll also go through cutting phases where you limit your caloric intake and work out so that your body rids itself of more fat than muscle.
Muscle tone comes from having little fat. You can't lose fat and gain muscle at the same time.
Proper nutrition is absolutely critical to body building and sculpting.
Yo, this is exactly what I'm trying to do. What I've been doing so far was hard lifting 5 days a week. I'd pick 5 upper body machines with at least 2 being chest (since that's my main target), and do 30 reps, 10 per set. If I didn't finish a set, I'd tack it on the end, so I'd end up doing more than 3 sets where applicable so I can get those 30 reps. I'd do the lifting for a whole week, and I'd also add lots of meat, milk, and eggs to my diet for protein.
Then next week, I'd do heavy cardio. Right now, I don't think it has been heavy enough, but starting this monday, I plan on running 1.5 miles, then doing the machine that goes forward and backwards for maybe 10-15 min (like a standing bike???), then biking for 15-20 min (will effort level increase cardio, or should I leave it at 1?), and running another 1.5 on the treadmill. I would do this Monday - Friday, and then switch back to weight training the following week. I'd also eat a lot more fruits, vegetables, and other low calorie goods. Is this a good idea? | | | |
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magically_delicious
Über-Meister
2884 points
23/F/29 palms, California
Join Date: Oct 2007 | thekidd88 said:
Yo, this is exactly what I'm trying to do. What I've been doing so far was hard lifting 5 days a week. I'd pick 5 upper body machines with at least 2 being chest (since that's my main target), and do 30 reps, 10 per set. If I didn't finish a set, I'd tack it on the end, so I'd end up doing more than 3 sets where applicable so I can get those 30 reps. I'd do the lifting for a whole week, and I'd also add lots of meat, milk, and eggs to my diet for protein.
Then next week, I'd do heavy cardio. Right now, I don't think it has been heavy enough, but starting this monday, I plan on running 1.5 miles, then doing the machine that goes forward and backwards for maybe 10-15 min (like a standing bike???), then biking for 15-20 min (will effort level increase cardio, or should I leave it at 1?), and running another 1.5 on the treadmill. I would do this Monday - Friday, and then switch back to weight training the following week. I'd also eat a lot more fruits, vegetables, and other low calorie goods. Is this a good idea?
It's not so much effort but length of time that you work out. The French are so skinny because they walk everywhere. Marathoners are really thin because they run over 100 miles a week. So really you need to find out what your target heart rate is for fat burning, which is lower than cardio. Basically it's just hard enough of a work out where you sound winded when you talk. Then, you have to sustain this state for at least 45 minutes to get the best results, preferably over an hour. So those people you see in the gym that have the elliptical turned all the way down and seem like they aren't really trying are doing the right thing for weight loss. High impact cardio is good for you, but obviously you don't want to be sustaining that for over an hour. | | | |
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jonnythan
Twinky
91788 points
27/M/NY, New York
Join Date: Aug 2005 | enrikole said:
If you want to build muscle then you should cosnume 1 g of protein for every pound you weight. So i am 180 lbs and i try to consume 170- 190 g of protein.
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You should be shooting for about 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight if you're doing any significant exercise. That means that a 180-lb person who works out regularly should be getting about 80-85 g of protein, not 180. Perhaps a bit more than 80 (like, say, 120 g) if you're seriously bulking up like a bodybuilder.
A 180 lb person should absolutely not be consuming up to 200 g of protein per day. That's way too much. It's very tough on the kidneys and can lead to significant calcium loss from the bones.
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vitality
Recruit
7 points
22/NA/Broome, Australia
Join Date: Aug 2008 | Hi,
I just noticed your post about protein shakes and muscle building. I don't believe in using expensive drugs and supplements and shakes to gain muscle. I learnt from a world champ body building model how to develop serious muscles, 6 pack abs and burn off body fat without going to great extremes and expense and it WORKS. I like that the system is all natural and the information and exercise techniques are new - not known to most people.
The SeriousAboutMuscles website has the system cut back to half price but only until this Thurday evening, 7th (wish I bought it during the sale!), and it's the only program to guarantee 6 pack abs in six months naturally. It's the number #1 muscle gaining system online. I can't speak highly enough of it.
You want to be careful of protein shakes. Not only are they expensive, but have you read the list of ingredients?! Go for whole foods - healthy, living foods that are packed with nutrients.
Sprouted buckwheat makes a fabulous high quality, dense protein shake. Buckwheat is the highest protein grain, but in fact it's actually a member of the rhubarb family  Soak the raw groats for 1/2 an hour, then sprout them in a colander for a couple of days. Make a shake using however much you want (it will be thick) and add water or nut milk or regular and some honey or banana or something to sweeten it with. Buckwheat shakes have been a secret tool for body builders for ages and I personally think it's the healthiest, cheapest, most naturally high quality option. Excellent alternative for vegetarians/vegans, too.
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