Search:

600 calories is stupid low, you will not make progress eating that little.

Read the sticky in the nutrition section on calculating calories and macronutrients. You should be eating at minimum...

Don't worry about dietary cholesterol, it doesn't translate into blood cholesterol levels (although the chemical reaction of sucrose in our bodies does;))

And why do you not want to/like to go to...

…CHEST & SHOULDERS…

Incline DB Chest Press
10 @ 30#
10 @ 35#
8 @ 40#
2x6 @ 45#
2x8 @ 40#
On the second set of 45s some guy jumped in and gave me a spot since I fail on getting the DBs up on...

Getting to the gym is.

If I'm sick and achy all I want to do is lay around the house and sleep....and eat lotso carbs :D

My BF's annual cross-country bike ride is always around mid June (1 week after the comp) . This year they are riding up to Portland, Maine so I'll fly up and meet him there on the 24th and we'll...

I guess I'm not either. I'm ready for a deload....motivation is tanking. Come on competition then vacation!

Creatine is just a substrate for the production of ATP and is utilized during short bursts of intense movement, as in lifting weights. It doesn't help with recovery. I would think if you were a...

I've been mixing my nut/seed butters (mostly tahini and almond) in my oats and egg whites with a bit of cinnamon and some sugar free butter flavored syrup...makes it last über long and is delish!

I've been closing my office door to eat so I can shamelessly lick every last gram out of my Tupperware.

My meals are starting to look and feel smaller but they haven't changed in 3 weeks....*sigh*...

I have an impedance scale at home and I weigh myself with it throughout my prep...and I took a DEXA scan at the beginning and end and compared the results and the scale is easily a few percentage...

What you are eating doesn't matter to us....what is helpful is knowing how many calories and grams of protein, fats, and carbs.

I sounds like you don't currently track at all. You need to be in a...

I gained 10# of lean body mass in a week.....by way of glycogen and water after my competition....completely depleted to completely saturated :D

I don't even think newbie gains are as...

Oh don't worry....when I first started lifting again I was stoked when I got my DL back up to my BW.

That's a great update.

Though I think you'll find that 1200 is a fairly large deficit and that you should start losing fairly quickly. You may want to begin increasing calories to a point that...

OP, you are already doing a lot of cardio (and weights)...it's most likely an issue with your diet.

How many calories are you consuming? Grams of protein, fats, and carbs?

How consistent are...

I have overly developed trap from working as a cocktail waitress at the casino. Those trays loaded with 21+ glasses of booze is heavy. I've stopped working traps all together and have built up my...

Well...I personally think I'm a bit behind...but my body does respond well to diet... in fact, weight is dropping like a rock these week. We'll see if I get to ease up a bit in the next week or two.

…MONDAY SHOULDERS…

Smith BB Military Press
10 @ 65# then 10 @ 85#
2x10 @ 105#
2x8 @ 115#
6 @ 115# drop to 6 @ 95# drop to 10 @ 75#


Superset:

Most oly bars are 45#....so if you are squatting 45# plus move on up to the squat rack :D

To not look so thin and at your stats you are in the perfect position to bulk (gain muscle).

There is a sticky in the nutrition section for calculating calories and macros. Give it a read and set...