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[QUOTE=PushBabyPush;971055093]The thing with HIIT is that it is an 8 week program and you're going to drop 2% body fat in that time frame. I need to drop 10% body fat before I even think about bulking and I'd like to do it in a 4-5 month period of time but that isn't going to happen if I'm only losing 1% each month.[/QUOTE]
Forget anything you've heard/read before.
Step 1. calculate macro's.
Step 2. Use all pro beginner program
Step 3. Read sticky's twice a day.
Step 4. Track daily intake of kcalories and macro's.
Step 5. Sleep well
Step 6. Use protein shakes/chicken/tuna and other high protein/lowcarbs/lowfat products to increase protein intake while leaving you in a big enough deficit to eat under maintenance.
Step 7. if this is to hard to do ( i.e. you would like more carbs/fat or meals containing carbs/fat, increase maintenance by doing more activity, i.e. cardio/more lifting etc.)
Step 8. Track weight/make pictures and adjust if neccesary.
Note: meal frequency and food choices do not decide if you are going to lose body fat. Total macro's and a calorie deficit are going to. You can lose weight eating pizza and protein shakes, and you can gain weight on chicken/veggies/brown rice. If you do not understand this, read the sticky's and read everything on this forum 100x times or pm me.
Thank me later.
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Okay guys, I just picked up a 2 kg protein powder for 35 dollars. The price was the best I could find and it's 110 calories, 2 gram carbs and 23 grams of protein per scoop (about 70 scoops altogether) so it looked good to me. I'll definitely be taking about 2 scoops of this on my workout days. My question is, do I need to be consuming the same amount of protein during my off days? If not, how much more/less? Money is tight at the moment and I'd like this thing to last about a month and a half at least. Thank you!
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who said you need 1.5g per bodyweight?
1g per pound of LEAN BODY MASS is more than enough. You will be fine on around 180g.
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[QUOTE=PushBabyPush;970569643]Hi guys, I'm 18, 195 lbs and 22% body fat. I have just got into bodybuilding and am going to be starting within the next week or two. I have decided to start with a cut to get my body fat down under 15% and then I'll give bulking a try. I hope to get my BF down to 15% in about 4 months time.
I've spent a lot of time reading up on nutrient and diet and apparently for cutting you need to be getting close to 1.5 grams of protein per lean body mass, which means that I'd be consuming about 230 grams of protein per day. Isn't that near impossible to do, especially since you're wanting to keep your calories under maintenance? Unless you take protein shakes, in which case, what do you recommend and what is the best time to gulp it down, right after a workout?
PS: I'm going to be doing All Pro's beginner routine. Would you recommend it?
Thanks guys :)[/QUOTE]
Do you lift much? Point of cutting is to maintain muscle while maximizing fat loss. Just do 1.2 g lol
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i have to struggle to keep my protein between 180-190g per day and dont drink protein shakes. i dont understand what people eat as meals if they arent getting enough protein?
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I don't eat meat. Seriously, I'd need to be taking like 3 shakes a day to get 180 grams of protein. I'm willing to do it, I'm just not sure if it's for on days only, off days only or both.
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Yeah all pros is fine.
Whey protein, chicken, tuna, fish, beans, milk
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only get .6-.8g per bodyweight a day
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Seriously? That sounds perfectly doable even without shakes and powder, but everyone else seems to be suggesting 1.0-1.5 grams per lean body weight. I could do close to 130 grams a day, would that be fine?
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Seriously. It's like a quest for protein every day... Protein shakes do help though... I'm lucky if I get 100g a day :/
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[QUOTE=PushBabyPush;970569643]Hi guys, I'm 18, 195 lbs and 22% body fat. I have just got into bodybuilding and am going to be starting within the next week or two. I have decided to start with a cut to get my body fat down under 15% and then I'll give bulking a try. I hope to get my BF down to 15% in about 4 months time.
I've spent a lot of time reading up on nutrient and diet and apparently for cutting you need to be getting close to 1.5 grams of protein per lean body mass, which means that I'd be consuming about 230 grams of protein per day. Isn't that near impossible to do, especially since you're wanting to keep your calories under maintenance? Unless you take protein shakes, in which case, what do you recommend and what is the best time to gulp it down, right after a workout?
PS: I'm going to be doing All Pro's beginner routine. Would you recommend it?
Thanks guys :)[/QUOTE]
This is a very debated topic. Studies shown that 0.8g/lb is sufficient. However I make sure I am in the between 1g/lb to 1.5g/lb.
For me it's obviously not that much protein as I only weight 105lbs. I take 2 shakes a day, in the morning 25g of protein and post-workout will be at the end of the day, it will either be 25-50g of protein depending how much I ate throughout the day. 1 chicken breast has around 25-30g of protein while 4oz of steak has around 15-20g of protein, tuna has about 15-20g per can. It's not that difficult if you can find a way to incorporate one of these food sources into your meals. If you're still having issues, try having 5-6 meals a day with a good protein source.