Thinking out loud... thoughts welcome

[louden_swain]

If you can afford it, one thing that has helped me in the past is drinking 4 Myoplex drinks a day, while eating a piece of fruit.

You can purchase these drinks for $3.86 for a 4-pack at Wal Mart.

Eat a banana with this drink. . .each drink contains 220 calories, plus a banana is typically 110 to 130 depending on the size lol!!

Also pack a couple extra turkey sandwiches and a couple cups of low fat yogurt. This will definetly get you up over 5000 calories and the good thing is that these are light foods that digest easily.

 

[louden_swain]

You can drink a Myoplex and eat a banana in between your large meals. . never let your self get hungry.

 

[rbrown]

I wouldn't worry about it too much Clint. If you are stronger, that is a good thing. As JM Blakely once said though, "If you want to weigh X, then you must each as much as someone who weighs X eats." Ultimately, your weight is a simple matter of calories in vs. calories out. Apparently, even though you are eating a lot, it is only enough to maintain your 275 bodyweight given your current metabolism.

I'm not sure you need to gain weight. Lighter is actually better on some of the fast events. However, if you want to gain some weight, try eating more times per day. Liquid calories are an easy way to get a lot quick. I sometimes make shakes in the blender where I just throw some of everything in them--oatmeal, olive oil, package of power myoplex, bannana, mint chocolate chip ice cream and milk or OJ. A blender full of this will give you some serious calories. I try to eat clean, but too clean and it is too difficult to throw it all down.

 

[coolcolj]

Forget about how you look, forget about how you feel, forget about the scale. Let performance be your guide!

In fact throw away the scale

Remeber fat doesn't flex. I bet you will perform better, because that extra fat you lost will mean your not lugging around extra weight, so you wil be faster and you will go further. Less mass for your body to pump blood around as well.
It's not like your under 6% Bodyfat or anything

Hell the smaller waist may mean you can carry things a lot closer to you body. I know that makes a difference in pulls etc.

There is a certain Polish dude who looks pretty lean to me....

 

[louden_swain]

There is a certain Polish dude who looks pretty lean to me....

MARIUS P!!!

Good point. . he's 275lbs and an absolute freakazoid!!!

 

[Cuthbert]

Clint..

I have trained while feeling a little heavier (albeit probably stronger) and lighter, leaner, and MAYBE not quite as strong. As long as I feel energetic, well fed and well rested, there is no comparison, I would much rather feel a bit leaner and more athletic than a little fatter and stronger.

I greatly prefer when I am feeling leaner... as long as I am feeling strong, as you seem to feel. As long as you continue to eat well and set PRs... do not worry about it.

 

[NWinters]

My waist is 39"...up from 35" last year. My obliques are huge .(thanks the squats and deads)

Im 220. heaviest ive ever been. Are you eating cleaner? Im very interested in what else you have been eating. Im lucky to get in a few bites of meat a day. What have you been doing for cardio? I drink at least 3/4 gallon of milk a day and almost a whole box of cereal. Im not taking any supplements cause I want my body to depend on whole foods. Should I include greens? more fiber? Just curious cause your a hella huge lean ass freak and I know we are different people but I just want some advice from an experienced, weatherd individual.

thanx

Nick

 

[Ripe1]

Perhaps some extra virgin olive oil in the evenings before bed? 2-3 spoonfuls or so. Good fat and adds calories.

 

[FatRat]

B fold, I have never competed in Strongman, but have been following it here in the UK for a while (as well as on the world stage of course), and I have noticed a trend recently for those coming through to the top of the sport to be a bit leaner than has been traditional. I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this trend, but I think there is certainly a fine line between pure strength and the speed, agility and the certain amount of endurance needed in many of the events that the lower level of bodyweight tends to provide.

 

[slobberknocker]

Forget about how you look, forget about how you feel, forget about the scale. Let performance be your guide!

In fact throw away the scale

This is the attitude I've taken lately. Weight is just a number. If you can move, and if you have the endurance to do what you have to, just feed your body what it needs and let your weight be whatever it wants to be.


If you're training hard enough and smart enough, eat based on your hunger level, and your body will find the right weight for you. JMO.