Made myself eat 3k kcal yesterday. Repeating that today. My gains stalled during the last week since I wasn't paying attention to what I was eating. I'm back on track and hungrier than ever for gains! Current goal is to get my arms to 15" flexed unpumped before I do a cut to 10% body fat or so. They're currently 15" after a push workout.
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12-04-2012, 02:04 PM #3121
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12-04-2012, 02:49 PM #3122
Why dirty bulk? I don't understand
Protein shakes
Turkey meatball and whole wheat pastas
Chicken
Nuts
Tuna / Peanut Butter
Oatmeal
Eggs
These are all things that cost literally a few dollars and you can get multiple meals out of
I don't understand why you would put chit in to your body.NCSF Certified Personal Trainer
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12-04-2012, 03:53 PM #3123
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12-04-2012, 11:54 PM #3124
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my god you guys are not eating near enough! its sad how easy it is to make gains if you just eat. the best advice i ever got was "if you want to get to 200lbs, you gotta eat like your 200lbs"
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12-05-2012, 05:07 AM #3125
See, and I don't even have kids yet! But in a way, that might make things easier. My wife and I both work at the same school, leave in the morning at 7:00, get home at 6:00, and then we start making dinner. And that's not counting the nights when we have bible studies or things at church. And the fact that we still have correcting to do when we get home? How do couples where both people have full-time jobs make it work?
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12-05-2012, 07:57 AM #3126
Start eating a lot of lettuce and drinking a lot of water and your stomach will expand.... also it will expand the more that you eat. The better you eat the better you will feel and the better you will perform. I used to want to throw up after every meal that I ate because I was stuffing so much food in my body, but it was all food that was good for me and it paid off.
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12-05-2012, 08:03 AM #3127
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12-05-2012, 08:18 AM #3128
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12-05-2012, 08:30 AM #3129
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Yeah i de-loaded recently and every lift went up, i could have gone up in deadlift, but i have been going easy and staying at 175ish until i feel confident again.
I suffer from sciata pain, and after getting it consecutively recently, mentally i've been traumatized lol. But i figure in about a month or two i will go back to 225+. Its fun as ****.“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.”- Edward Herbert
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12-05-2012, 08:31 AM #3130
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Exactly what I do every day.
Failed 350 deadlift for the 3rd week in a row. Time for a deload (on all my lifts really). Rather than deloading everything right now, I'm going to take a break from Madcow and give Kris Gethin's 12 week program a shot. I'm going to see if I can gain a bit more mass now that I have so much more core strength than I did a year ago. I'll definitely go back to either Madcow, 5/3/1, or TM after a Kris Gethin's.Last edited by HoneyBadger300; 12-05-2012 at 09:14 AM.
My log http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149523363
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415/295/455x2 1165
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448/339/515 1302
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12-05-2012, 09:15 AM #3131
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Glad you decided to join in on all the fun Well if your eating habits are on point I could give you a routine. I tweak my routines every month or so. What bodypart are you looking to add mass to? Big ups for getting past 140, you can't stop now!
I hope this coming semester you have more free time available so that you can get a jumpstart on your program. Its def possible though, have you tried preparing your foods for acouple of days in advance? I'm also VERY BUSY, but I am motivated, so I cook for 4 days ahead of time. So every Thursday and Sunday I make sure to cook all my foods for the coming days and just bring them along with me. I'm sure you can do it if I can.
Dam bro, every 2 hours! I aim every 3 hours, much easier for me plus every 2 hours would be too much for me. I eat roughly 6 times a day. Great advice for anyone needing help. Thank you. Props for your gains, 50+ pound gain is impressive. Just noticed your stats, lol you are facking tall lol What are you aiming to hit? Or have you decided to stay at roughly 205ish?
I wanna get my arms to past my 16.5 i had flexed last semester ahhhh lets see how it goes. Today I'm doing tric and chest, i SHOULD SEE A HUGE PUMP
Just move up slowly, Don't wanna start having problems with your lower back bro. Are you pushing your legs hard? As in on leg days destroying them, I noticed I was stuck at 225 also, then I started killing my hams and quads, this helped alot and now I'm pulling much moreWe Win OR We Learn
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12-05-2012, 09:16 AM #3132
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SO LETS DO IT. In ? Or you plan on giving up ? Im ready so lets try and get to that benchmark bro
I hope to pull 400 by 2013... thats a BIG DREAM lol do you think its possible? **** YEAH
Props for still being very active at age 56! Keep working at it and it will come. Have you tried changing up your routine rather than doing upper and lower split? Also you should look into Testofen. Read up on it after talking to one of my friends who is sponsored! Take a look
AHHHH, You remind me of myself bro. I'm 5'9 and I started at 110. So you started 7 lbs lighter than me. Last semster I got up to 170. aiming to get back to 170 then 190 then 210 lol But you want to stay away from too much sugar, Wouldn't want you to just get a huge gut.
I use to just eat alot, I made much better progress when I started tracking what I was eating and breaking it down with carbs, protein, and fats.
LMAO bro take all this motivation you have and determination to the gym and get it in!We Win OR We Learn
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12-05-2012, 09:26 AM #3133
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12-05-2012, 09:46 AM #3134
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I do need to hit my legs harder, brb guilt trip. I skipped last week... lame excuse, but no more excuses, i am going to destroy them Saturday morning on leg day.
You know what the problem is also? At my gym, the squat rack (which i use to deadlift as well) has a vent, where the cold air is hitting you constantly and it causes me to be in pain, because sweat + cold breeze on back is bad news. So i am going to do what every ******* in the gym does, and take the incline bar and do it back there. Just to save my back...
By the way, holy crap nice progress dude, i remember when you lost a boat load of weight and had to start over. Keep it up man“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.”- Edward Herbert
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12-05-2012, 11:51 AM #3135
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12-05-2012, 01:03 PM #3136
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^^ it's more than possible.
Wanna expand your stomach?
- drink a Fukton of water all day
- sit and do something while you eat, distract your brain from noticing how much food your eating.
- Drink water with meals.
- eat slow (srs) I eat for sometimes a half hour to get in every bite
- eat rice as it expands in your stomach
- don't take "breaks" just put your fork down, watch a bb doccumentary and resume eating.
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12-05-2012, 01:44 PM #3137
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12-05-2012, 03:55 PM #3140
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12-05-2012, 04:15 PM #3142
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12-05-2012, 05:02 PM #3143
Luckily this semester i only have 1 class a day, but i go to school Monday-Saturday. Im still busy as hell.
Saturdays im on campus all day, but heres my typical Mon-Fri schedule:
8:00 Eat
9-10:30 Class
10:30-12 Eat and Tutor
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3-7 work+eat during my break
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12-05-2012, 06:25 PM #3144
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12-05-2012, 06:46 PM #3146
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12-05-2012, 06:56 PM #3147
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12-05-2012, 11:12 PM #3148
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12-06-2012, 06:59 AM #3149
If I may put my "two cents worth" in on this conversation...NO ONE has 30 minutes to 1 hour TO SPEND EATING A MEAL when you have a busy schedule as the ones described!
And...besides you will most likely NOT feel good afterwards stuffing yourself...nor is it good for your body to do that.
I would suggest and strongly recommend to "graze all day long" to get your caloric intake up...as well as to increase your Protein intake.
Meaning...bring SIMPLE foods WITH you (that do not necessarily need to be refrigerated) to work...church...school...music lessons...the gym...family events...etc...in a large (lunch) bag...an office bag...attache case...gym bag...whatever works for you...(sometimes I just use a clean double bagged grocery store bag)...you can eat (these foods) "ON-THE-GO"...anywhere...all day long...it literally take just SECONDS of your time to eat SMALL quantities of good food OFTEN...ALL DAY LONG...eat Protein, Carbohydrates and Fats...Consume ALL 3 components (Meat = Protein / Veggies, Fruit = Carbohydrates / Nuts & Seeds = Fats)...ALL DAY LONG...use small plastic sandwich bags and / or containers to separate items if / when need be.
I do all of this to make it easier for me to consume more healthy foods more often.
Personal suggestions that actually WORK..AND...make (my) life EASIER:
1) Start to PLAN OUT the foods you wish to eat during the week IN ADVANCE while SHOPPING at the grocery store.
2) It is VERY FAST and SIMPLE to load your lunch box...attache case...gym bag...carrying case...etc...with foods the NIGHT BEFORE...SO YOU HAVE IT....READY TO GO...TO WALK OUT THE DOOR with you!
3) Buy pre-washed and pre-packaged "ready-to-go" "no preservatives used" packages of FRESH veggies...such as broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, etc....buy OTHER ASSORTED veggies and place them in "Glad" or "Ziplock" (brand-name) containers to take with you on occasion too...DO NOT ALWAYS EAT THE SAME FOODS OVER and OVER...CHOOSE A WIDE VARIETY!
4) Buy and bring avocados, apples, bananas, peaches, blueberries, strawberries, etc.
5) Bring nuts and seeds...such as macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts in sandwich bags (get these sandwich bags at the Dollar Store).
PLEASE NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO BRING THE FOOD(S) YOU WILL BE EATING FOR THE DAY...just THE DAY!
I bought and use a dehydrator...so I have beef...chicken...and pork...JERKY...every day...if I want...(and I do)...for added Protein...in ADDITION to my 3+ per day Protein Shakes...in addition to my "normal" family-time meals!
NONE of my "meals"...or shall I say "grazing times" take long to eat.
You can do this too.
If you don't like jerky...just simply bring "LAST NIGHT'S DINNER'S WORTH" Protein source with you in a small container.
You can make this a normal daily habit...and...this habit works...trust me...it does!
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12-06-2012, 08:15 AM #3150
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