help me out bros. advice?

[travis1014]

Ok, so I've decided to start lifting seriously and consistently in hopes of improving both my physique and confidence. I've been lifting for less than a year, but it has been mostly just messing around. My results prove this, as I haven't really made any great gains. I took a few personal training sessions at the gym I go to from this guy name Gary Weissman (http://unitedfitnesscenter.com/personaltraining.html). It was really freaking expensive as I emptied out my month's world of income from my two jobs all in about 4 days. First he made me track everything I ate for a week (which was a pain in the ass. I hate counting calories.) Then he took body measurements. Next, we discussed my goals. I want to get bigger AND leaner (a.k.a lose my love handles and belly). He told me to eat 3-5k calories a day and he set me up with an exercise plan I should follow for two months. *note I used his plan and put it onto my iPod (Jefit app) to make logging easier and to make creating/future editing of my routine easier.
2 month plan.docx


Although I am ready to take this next step to becoming a new bigger and better me, I wish I had done it earlier. I am leaving for college in roughly 3 weeks, but I am planning on incorporating my new lifestyle along with college life. I'm heading off to UW Oshkosh (in Wisconsin) to hopefully get into Pharmacy (I am still undecided for the most part, but I have always liked Chemistry and Biology in school.) Anyway, based on my school schedule I will be any early morning lifter, and i mean EARLY.
Unfortunately I am going on a college meal plan (3 meals a day) and so my diet is going to be very hard to track. Looks like I'm going to have to just eat 3 big meals (along with my 2 protein shakes) of lean meats and veggies, and a good carb source.

College daily Schedule.xlsx

As for supplements I'm sticking with a basic stack: ON gold standard 100% whey, ON gold standard Casein, ON micronized creatine powder, Opti-men Vitamins (2 a day), and NOW omega 3-6-9 (fish oil) tabs (2 a day also). Here's a little about me: I'm 5 ft. 8 in, 148 lbs. (as of this morning). I have been in sports throughout my life. I joined track and cross country this last year in hopes of gaining endurance and losing some fat. Well my wishes came true, and i dropped down to a measly 136 lbs. Sure I could run the 5k in 16 minutes, but I looked like a twig haha. I started lifting after that because I wanted to get bigger (muscle wise) and look like a football player. My trainer told me that in order to get to where I wanted to be I would have to put on weight. He said to eat 3-4 large meals a day. And so I've been on this bulking diet for a few weeks now. I've gained roughly 4 lbs. I think? (Note that I started taking creatine also which I think has contributed a couple lbs.). IMG_20110816_133415.jpg
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As you can see I have quite the belly and love handles which are my most hated part of my body. I had a poor diet growing up and so I was pretty overweight in Junior High, which is when I started to realize that I needed to change. Of course when I decided that, I practically crash dieted (started eating salads and healthy crap and completely cut out junk food) over 1 summer and I lost about 30 lbs. I went from 180 lbs. down to about 150. At the time I didn't know any better, and this left me with loose skin around my midsection. When school started out again I got many compliments and people couldn't even recognize me. This made me feel great, I had never been happier in my life.
SO, back to the point of my thread: Does anyone have any comments/advice on my routine/nutrition. Any advice on how to eat for those going to college or from those have gone through it already? Is there anything I can improve on? Any ideas on how to get rid of this belly fat? Is bulking on 3 meals plus 2 shakes (1 pwo and 1 casein shake before bed.) efficient? How long should I bulk for and how long should I cut for? I'm all ears dudes. Thanks

[SWOLLKID]

try to take in more calories and burn less, and bulk til u get to your desired weight, or swimsuit season haha same with cutting, get to where you want then quit if u want to, just keep eating man, u can gain 10 pounds a months in u go ham

[travis1014]

thanks man. Come on peoples let's keep the advice rolling in.

[travis1014]

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[LukeMcD]

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[travis1014]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...1703981&page=1
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Thanks I'll take a look.

[NickShelters]

Great post, I was appalled at the correct grammar. It made it very easy to read. Let me start off by congratulating you on your success and your decision to better yourself. Diet- 3-5k cals is perfect for bulking, you should aim for 500-800 above maintenance. Which just means above what you burn. Make sure your on a solid workout regimine, and stick to it. For your meal plan 3 meals is fine as long as they're large. I suggest going to a bulk store and stocking up on good snacks for cheap. Get in the right cals, protein (1-1.5g/body pounds) 8hrs of sleep with sufficient rest and your set dude. Keep up the good work.

[travis1014]

Great post, I was appalled at the correct grammar. It made it very easy to read. Let me start off by congratulating you on your success and your decision to better yourself. Diet- 3-5k cals is perfect for bulking, you should aim for 500-800 above maintenance. Which just means above what you burn. Make sure your on a solid workout regimine, and stick to it. For your meal plan 3 meals is fine as long as they're large. I suggest going to a bulk store and stocking up on good snacks for cheap. Get in the right cals, protein (1-1.5g/body pounds) 8hrs of sleep with sufficient rest and your set dude. Keep up the good work.

And as in snacks you mean canned tuna and chicken, pb, oatmeal, nuts? Stuff that is quick and doesn't require much preparation? Remember I'm dorming up there, so all we have in our rooms is a microwave and mini-fridge, oh and a blender im bringing for shakes. I also got this Universal Gains weight gainer a while back I could use as a replacement meal if need be...

[travis1014]

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