Help with Newbe Diet/Training

[sixsixtysix]

I want to start off by thanking all of the posters on this board for such good information.

I started to train last October 2001 for the first time in about 12 years. I was 30 years old 6’1 210# 36-38 waist (don’t know body fat percentages….but it was not pretty. ) My diet was mostly fast food, coffee, red bull and cigaretts. I have slowly gotten into weight training and cardio. I do weights about 4 days a week and cardio about 3. I still have not figured out a solid weight program yet……I get ideas from this board (currently the 5x5) and split body parts as suggested in the “Arnold Bible”. I don’t know if this is a good idea….but anyway….

My diet has been pretty clean (no junk food)…but I don’t know if I am eating too much or too little…I still can’t figure it out. A “typical day” looks like this (I try to eat every 2-3 hours)

Workout 5-6am (weight or cardio)
2 scoops whey shake after workout
1 cup oatmeal and one scoop of whey mix around 7-8
about 3 check breast OR 4 cans of Tuna before lunch (split up 1 every hour)
maybe a 2 or 3 protien bar snack.
4 more cans of tuna OR 2-3 chicken breast in the afternoon.
1-2 cups of Oatmeal + 1 scoop whey for dinner and maybe some more tuna/beef or chicken)
2 spoons of Flax Oil at night
2 scoops of whey shake b4 bed.

I only drink water. And have some apples and brocolli when I can through the week.

I supplement with multivitimens, whey (designer or nitrotech) and use an ECA stack a few times a week b4 cardio or when I’m sleepy.

Since October my body has changed for the better…I like how I look….but still really want to improve things. (I just don’t know how to do it) I know I can get FAT EASY…and DON’T want to get fat again!
I just had a Bio Profile done last night at the gym looks :
31 years
6’1
176#
12% bodyfat (id like to drop this and get bigger)

Bicep:12.5
Flexed Bicep:14.25
Upper Chest: 39.50
Mid Chest: 38.25
Umbilicus:32
Smallest:30.5
Hips 38.5
Thigh: 21.75
Calve:14.5
Forearm: 10.75

Body Composition (mm.) 37.0
Chest: 4.0
Abdominal 16.0
Thigh 17.0

My goals are to get stronger and ‘look’ better…..I have changed a lot since October but don’t know where to go from here. Any suggestions with my diet? I have no idea if I’m on the right track….I’d like to be a solid 185 with a32- 3- waist and little fat I guess? Does this sound about right? I'm not too interested in bodybuilding......I just want to push my body and see what it can do. (for the first time in my life)

 

[mlomker]

Offhand it sounds like you are doing just fine. You should calculate or p/c/f and calorie totals. You can get the numbers at fitday.com or by reading the labels on your food.

I think you just need to stick with it for a while....I think what you are looking for is within your reach...it just might take a couple years of consistency to get there.

If you wanted to get huge then you'd want to look at eating more carbs but I think you're on the right path for your goals.

 

[johnb]

One small thing, if you're using ECA, there's no real point in using flax, caffeine pretty much negates its benefits. Use fish oil instead.

 

[Cap'n Cooke]

looks solid - that diet is ace. just hammer out a routine you're comfortable with, then do it up for a couple months. good luck!

 

[TheBigDog]

definitely figure out your total cal. intake to see where you are at. Also figure out the Protein / Carb / Fat split will also help you and us out to fine tune your diet.

 

[Greek Freak]

Looks pretty good to me but every person responds to things differenty...try it out and see how you feel and play around with it a little bit to find whats right for you.

 

[sixsixtysix]

Fish oil / Octosanol

I am going to replace Flax oil with some Salmon oil Pills...how many should i take? (my stats are listed in the "Newbe diet thread)-btw thanks for all the help! The pills i got were the Carlson Salmon Oil 2 pills contain 750 mg omega3. Should I take them twice a day with meals? Gotta love the fish burps!

I was also told to take 1x 5000mgc of Octosanol.....is this worth the bother? I read conflicting reviews. (i got the wheat free...it looks like most comes from Spinach)

Thanks for your help!