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hey man u seems to focus quite alot of diet and training now lol. wanna be a bber?
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StiLL_ShurGGIN said:
That is my main goal down the road, right now I just want to get bigger, Im so sick of people looking at me and telling me why are you not big yet you have been lifting for 6 months and stuff like that and it gets me really down because I want to be bigger, And I want to make sure I am doing a routine that is going to help me get to my goals, I am sticking to this routine and hope I get big from it.
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anotherbutters
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At 6', I bet you won't put a pound on until you start eating more than that. Start adding your bodyweight to your journal so you can track it. You need to put on at least 1lb per week.
young_squatter said:
I am gonna tell it to you straight up bro no BS: You are dedicated as hell and I really respect you for that. You do things right. However, I think the problem may be the FFB inside of you being afraid of eating too many calories and reverting to your former self. I have to tell you man, its not gonna happen, you arent gonna get fat if you eat 3500+ calories a day. You have to realize that your body composistion and life style is completley different now. Essentialy you are a fat burning machine and you can eat a lot of calories and still not gain too much fat. But what will happen is you will start gaining more size and muscle like you want to. And the very worst thing that happens is that you can a little too much fat, but you will have gained a ton of muscle too so you will look pretty good. And dont worry cus you know how to lose fat, you have been very successful doing it before and now its gonna be a helluva lot easier to lose any extra fat due to your body composistion and high metabolism. Just eat bro...its fun anyways
Hope this helps.
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Thanks rip, that helps a lot. Im just really scared to eat a lot on this program because it dont feel like im doing enough work to put on muscle, but I could be wrong. Ill work on the diet a little more to get more calories in. Ill aim for 3500 or so and see how that works.
I appreciate the response ripstone, helped a lot.
Thanks anotherbutters.
I appreciate the response ripstone, helped a lot.
Thanks anotherbutters.
anotherbutters
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Just track your weight and use that to determine whether you need to eat more or not. After two or three weeks you'll find the right level.
Dude, take in from anotherbutters. That guy was the diet master. He should post a pic from his original spreadsheet that I saw or link it in some way. All that hard meticulous work was one of the main reasons I registered on another board just so I could PM him. And let me just say that all that work won't mean a thing unless caloric excess is present and good training in place. From what I gather he isn't nearly going to the extremes he used to and is making much better gains and progress. He's meticulous now about learning more about training, making sure he's progressing, and making sure he is eating enough when he wants to gain weight.
Bottom line - without caloric excess you are going to go nowhere. You don't suddenly wake up one day and find you are a lard ass. Just like adding muscle, adding fat comes over a time period. I give you my one and only diet post - why one? Because no one is screwing up not getting enough Ape Ass Oil or Isolated Dog Nutz in their diet but a ton of people are screwing themselves by not eating enough. http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4866519&postcount=465
Bottom line - without caloric excess you are going to go nowhere. You don't suddenly wake up one day and find you are a lard ass. Just like adding muscle, adding fat comes over a time period. I give you my one and only diet post - why one? Because no one is screwing up not getting enough Ape Ass Oil or Isolated Dog Nutz in their diet but a ton of people are screwing themselves by not eating enough. http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4866519&postcount=465
young_squatter
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Alright guys, Im increasing the calories, All I was really saying is I want to make sure im on the right program for muscle gains.
Ill increase my calories, im working on it right now. Ill post the new diet later on.
Ill increase my calories, im working on it right now. Ill post the new diet later on.
anotherbutters
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Thanks madcow. Here's my old diet spreadsheet, in all it's analysed to hell glory. I've used it for cutting and bulking, although it didn't go up to enough calories for bulking.
http://tinypic.com/f3z68p.jpg
It's laid out more as a list of quantities of food than a meal list. I had a column for each 100 calorie increment from 2000-3000 cals, so if I wanted to eat 2300 cals one day, I'd just look at that column. There are also calculations showing the percentage of each macro eaten within the 3 hour post-workout window, which I had a thing about. Crazy stuff.
My diet's much simpler now. I worked out a rough 3500 calorie diet to get me in the right ball park, then added more/less carbs (rice/oats/potatoes) until I gained my desired amount of weight each week. To be honest, I don't know how many calories I eat now, but I eat relatively consistently and let my weight changes guide me.
I don't think you need rework your diet, just increase the amount of carbs and maybe fat (I aim for about 20% fat) in the existing meals. But again, let the feedback from your weight changes guide you.
http://tinypic.com/f3z68p.jpg
It's laid out more as a list of quantities of food than a meal list. I had a column for each 100 calorie increment from 2000-3000 cals, so if I wanted to eat 2300 cals one day, I'd just look at that column. There are also calculations showing the percentage of each macro eaten within the 3 hour post-workout window, which I had a thing about. Crazy stuff.
My diet's much simpler now. I worked out a rough 3500 calorie diet to get me in the right ball park, then added more/less carbs (rice/oats/potatoes) until I gained my desired amount of weight each week. To be honest, I don't know how many calories I eat now, but I eat relatively consistently and let my weight changes guide me.
I don't think you need rework your diet, just increase the amount of carbs and maybe fat (I aim for about 20% fat) in the existing meals. But again, let the feedback from your weight changes guide you.
