I never said diet is not important, in fact its THE MOST IMPORTANT thing. What I meant is that based on the pics you gave, it would be a lot easier if you started training to pack some muscle than...
Do not worry about you body fat percentage just yet. You need to pack some serious muscle first. Take it as a priority. Go check out a beginners program, pack some muscle, then plan on cutting. You...
As long has you have a healthy diet during your trip, you won't lose muscle mass.
If there was something I've learned during my metabolism classes on biochemistry in med school is that catabolism...
Do cardio, but not on excess.
Apart from that, you really need to pack some muscles.
Big chest, wide back, thick arms will make anything you put on look badass.
Check out a beginner program on...
Pack some muscle, then try cutting down. You want to cut so your muscles show. Why cutting if you ain't got any fine muscle mass. Check out the beginners programs on the site. They are really helpful...
You are going to hate what i'm about to tell you, but its all about the diet, brah.
1) Eat clean
2) Lift heavy/ 3 or more times a week.
3) Make use of your noobieness.
Beginners enjoy the...
Just like the guy above me said. It's not efficient and unless you gear, it won't happen. You need to be willing to pack some fat if you are looking to pack some mass. That is how bulking works.
I've done that for 4 years. Worked my arms, back/chest muscles twice a week with two days in between and it has worked so far as a charm. I don't see the problem. As long as you have proper nutrition...
You can either add more weight or change a couple of exercise to add variation to you routine. Most people do that. Experiment, you may find something to work better for you.
Happy to have you here, James. Read the stickies, and check out a beginner program if it's you first time, to get you started.
Any questions you may have, feel free to ask! Its better to be safe...
No need to go so deep. Balanced diet + Multivitamins should comply more than enough to your required daily dose of vitamins and minerals. Anything more than that would be a waste of your money and...
Protein shakes should be consider as a way to get to your recommended/ goal intake of protein for the day. You should try getting most of your macronutrients from your diet. Think of protein powder...
Gaspari Anavite is one of the most complete multivitamins i've had the pleasure to use. Still, you just need to make sure to compensate for those vitamisn that your body can't produce. As long as you...