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Cynical Simian
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I like how he ignored the '-70%' part of his own '50-70%' estimate of clean/squat ratio, which would have yielded ~290 pounds (close to your 270-280 estimate) as a squat max. 
Everybody's lift ratios are a bit different, and there's no need to prove anything to anyone by taking a vid.
The only advice you need for gaining weight has already been given: consume more calories than you expend. Creatine won't help with that, aside from perhaps a bit of an initial increase in water retention.
Everybody's lift ratios are a bit different, and there's no need to prove anything to anyone by taking a vid.The only advice you need for gaining weight has already been given: consume more calories than you expend. Creatine won't help with that, aside from perhaps a bit of an initial increase in water retention.
needfasp3ed
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Cynical Simian said:I like how he ignored the '-70%' part of his own '50-70%' estimate of clean/squat ratio, which would have yielded ~290 pounds (close to your 270-280 estimate) as a squat max.
The only advice you need for gaining weight has already been given: consume more calories than you expend. Creatine won't help with that, aside from perhaps a bit of an initial increase in water retention.
i made my estimate off of my daily lifting. I do 225 x 10 no problems so i guessed around 270.
Im starting to drink alot more milk because that is what all of you have said. So you're also telling me creatine isnt doing anything? I seem to be seeing results from it?
nooob
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you prob squat more than 300
i squated around 225x10-15 times when i was a junior in HS at 160 and i maxed at 360 so you def shouldnt be far off
as for gaining weight
take some weigh protein. i am a nooob too and i got some weigh protein about a month and a half ago and it definitely helps.....alot.
good luck!
i squated around 225x10-15 times when i was a junior in HS at 160 and i maxed at 360 so you def shouldnt be far off
as for gaining weight
take some weigh protein. i am a nooob too and i got some weigh protein about a month and a half ago and it definitely helps.....alot.
good luck!
JoNeS
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Find out what your daily maintence calories are by going here.
http://www.healthrecipes.com/calories.htm
Add 1,000 calories to that number and eat it daily. Preferably in 6 smaller meals.
http://www.healthrecipes.com/calories.htm
Add 1,000 calories to that number and eat it daily. Preferably in 6 smaller meals.
BiggT
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Just keep your life simple. Gaining weight is as easy as calories in vs calories out. Creatine is a waste of money and it won't do anything that milk, eggs, and red meat won't do. Protein is important, but in terms of supps, it is what it is, protein, nothing more and nothing less. If a powder helps you get what you need, it is okay, but look at it like this, what is a protein shake? 90 cals? Drink 3 a day and that is 270 cals, that won't put any weight on you. If I were you here is what I'd do.....
meal 1: 5 whole eggs scrambled, lots of bacon, 3 slices of toast with peanut butter and jelly, and a quart of whole milk
meal 2: foot long turkey sub, small bag of chips, and a quart of whole milk
meal 3: 2-3 servings of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, a salad, and a quart of whole milk.
meal 4: two cans of tuna with mayo, make 2 sandwiches with 4 slices of bread, and a quart of milk
If you wanna get crazy have a quarter of a Snickers bar after every meal
in between meals a shake or a bar is fine and bonus calories......but this is simple and do-able.....you don't need to be running around with tupperware containers filled with brown rice and chicken and you don't need to use nutritional supplements to gain weight and you don't have to run around carrying a cooler of food and supps like a fag, lol......do the math on the nutritional breakdown of a gallon of whole milk in a day, I doubt you'll even want to bother with supplements.
Eat a lot and keep it simple.....if you're in high school eat 2 school lunches, the real lunch not the french fries and nutty buddy line. Eat 3 helpings at dinner. To get big and strong you'll more than likely have to carry at least a little more bodyfat than you'd like, but you can probably stay fairly lean.....at 6' and 155 you're not thin, you're emaciated, so you've got plenty of room to grow....eat real, wholesome, calorie-dense foods. Between 8th and 12th grade I went from 160-ish to 235 without much change in bodyfat eating similar to the above outlined "diet" and we're about the same height.
meal 1: 5 whole eggs scrambled, lots of bacon, 3 slices of toast with peanut butter and jelly, and a quart of whole milk
meal 2: foot long turkey sub, small bag of chips, and a quart of whole milk
meal 3: 2-3 servings of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, a salad, and a quart of whole milk.
meal 4: two cans of tuna with mayo, make 2 sandwiches with 4 slices of bread, and a quart of milk
If you wanna get crazy have a quarter of a Snickers bar after every meal
in between meals a shake or a bar is fine and bonus calories......but this is simple and do-able.....you don't need to be running around with tupperware containers filled with brown rice and chicken and you don't need to use nutritional supplements to gain weight and you don't have to run around carrying a cooler of food and supps like a fag, lol......do the math on the nutritional breakdown of a gallon of whole milk in a day, I doubt you'll even want to bother with supplements.
Eat a lot and keep it simple.....if you're in high school eat 2 school lunches, the real lunch not the french fries and nutty buddy line. Eat 3 helpings at dinner. To get big and strong you'll more than likely have to carry at least a little more bodyfat than you'd like, but you can probably stay fairly lean.....at 6' and 155 you're not thin, you're emaciated, so you've got plenty of room to grow....eat real, wholesome, calorie-dense foods. Between 8th and 12th grade I went from 160-ish to 235 without much change in bodyfat eating similar to the above outlined "diet" and we're about the same height.
Protobuilder
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Great advice, T.
It's really not rocket science. IMO, I wouldn't worry about counting shit. I'd take a look at my current intake, realize that it's NOT making you gain weight, and start ADDING food until the scale starts to move. When it does, you're on the right track.
An easy way to get your calories is to blend up a Get Big drink every day and sip it throughout the day. You can easily add 2500 calories and 200 grams of protein into your diet w/ the proper drink.
It's really not rocket science. IMO, I wouldn't worry about counting shit. I'd take a look at my current intake, realize that it's NOT making you gain weight, and start ADDING food until the scale starts to move. When it does, you're on the right track.
An easy way to get your calories is to blend up a Get Big drink every day and sip it throughout the day. You can easily add 2500 calories and 200 grams of protein into your diet w/ the proper drink.
Cynical Simian
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lol @ 'impossible'. There are plenty of guys his age/height/weight who are putting up higher numbers than that thanks to good coaching/training, dedication, and genetics. IIRC, Glenn posted a vid of a lanky high school kid barely missing (for dropping the bar from too high) a ~400 lb C&J a couple months ago.JKurz1 said:
needfasp3ed
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JKurz1 said:
alright, ill have it up monday when i do cleans... wanna place a bet on paypal first? haha jm of course
o and biggt... VERY helpful thank you
