So here it is...
Bulking up isn't my only goal. I'm training to become a firefighter while I'm in school so keeping up my endurance is important. I don't want to just be huge and bulky because I still need to be able to run a decent mile time. But I'm 175 and 6'3" right now. Im in great shape with very lil fat. I figure 200 pounds would be about right for me. Right now I'm on Whey protein, a muti vitamin, and soon to be a GB/WB stack. So I think I got the supplements covered. I have changed my eating habits to healthy food only. (fastfood once a week only) I have two eggs for breakfast and a two scoops of whey protein in a shake. Along with a big glass of 2% milk and another big glass of water. I bring a one liter bottle of water around with me. I probably go through (have to refill) 2-3 times in a day. After I workout around 11am I eat a tuna sandwich (12inch from subway) along with about another liter of water. And maybe a shake from jamba juice if it sounds good. Then when I get home around 4-5 I make another sandwich (sometimes chicken sometimes roast beef sometimes ham) along with a glass of milk. But I still am eating burgers (home cooked no fastfood type crap) I probably drink half a gallon of milk a day. Dinner seems to change a lot. Could be burgers one night, chicken another, and pasta another night. But I have a full meal each night. So what more could I do that's within reason. Any ideas? Right now I'm on a three day a week workout routine (tues, thurs, sat) I might change that but my EMT class involves a lot of study time (along with my 4 other classes) so I don't know if I could work out five days a week. BTW my time frame on my goal is over a year away so I think I have time on my side. Do you think my overall routine is good? Any and all helpful opinions are wanted!
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02-02-2006, 10:50 PM #1LA EMT
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Future Firefighter...How is my routine? Need advice
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02-02-2006, 11:12 PM #2Gone Spacedockin'
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No real advice to give, but good luck man, I'm on the same boat. Taking EMT classes this coming semester actually.
Clean up your diet though, especially PWO, a tuna sandwhich isn't enough. Just read up on nutrition, check out the nutrition form, and clean up your eating a bit, this will only help.
Best of luck.Age:22-Height: 6'5"-Weight: 230- Bulking - Bf%:no idea
Don't be weak.
"I like swiss cheese. It's the only cheese you can draw with a pencil and identify. You can draw American cheese, but someone will think it's cheddar. Swiss cheese is the only cheese you can bite and miss. "Hey Mitch - does that sandwich have cheese on it?" "Every now and then!" I got some swiss air on that bite." -Mitch Hedberg
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02-02-2006, 11:14 PM #3Registered User
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I'm trying to get stronger and bigger so I can do volunteer firefighting this summer man...
Best of luck to the both of us!
Dec 1st 05: 120 lbs.
Jan 1st 06: 130 lbs.
Feb 1st 06: 137 lbs.
Mar 10th 06: 142 lbs.
GOAL: 170 lbs.
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02-02-2006, 11:15 PM #4Gone Spacedockin'
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Oh and personally, I'd opt for skim milk unless it's pre-sleep meal which 2% would be good for it's delayed digestion.
Age:22-Height: 6'5"-Weight: 230- Bulking - Bf%:no idea
Don't be weak.
"I like swiss cheese. It's the only cheese you can draw with a pencil and identify. You can draw American cheese, but someone will think it's cheddar. Swiss cheese is the only cheese you can bite and miss. "Hey Mitch - does that sandwich have cheese on it?" "Every now and then!" I got some swiss air on that bite." -Mitch Hedberg
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02-02-2006, 11:20 PM #5Gone Spacedockin'
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I'm hoping that once I turn 21 I'll land a cadet position for a nearby department (as of now, 21 is the min. age requirement). And get to an academy within the next two years, and continue to take classes in hopes of getting a fire tech degree (if I haven't reached the ultimate goal by then). Competition (and hell, the number of applicants) is stiff though, especially in my area (as I imagine it is in yours), so best of luck man. Keep your head up.Originally Posted by FrankMcKeeverI'm trying to get stronger and bigger so I can do volunteer firefighting this summer man...
Best of luck to the both of us!Last edited by Biff_McFresh; 02-03-2006 at 11:55 AM.
Age:22-Height: 6'5"-Weight: 230- Bulking - Bf%:no idea
Don't be weak.
"I like swiss cheese. It's the only cheese you can draw with a pencil and identify. You can draw American cheese, but someone will think it's cheddar. Swiss cheese is the only cheese you can bite and miss. "Hey Mitch - does that sandwich have cheese on it?" "Every now and then!" I got some swiss air on that bite." -Mitch Hedberg
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02-03-2006, 11:27 AM #6Registered User
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i've been a vol. firefighter for alomst 3 years its some of the most rewarding stuff you can do to help out your communtiy, i'd reccomend a stong back for the SCBA tanks, you dont want to get overly huge incase you have to breech a wall also dont want to weigh alot bc if you go down someones gotta be able to carry you out
"what we do in life echoes in eternity"
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02-03-2006, 11:44 AM #7I would eat the cat
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You better add some hip thrusts for all the @ss you will be getting.......Chicks dig firefighters. lucky sons of biaches
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