The Journey of the Skinnies

[redmond3]

Hey man, 2 questions. What's the diff. between Power, Muscle, and Burn? I'm assuming Power is less reps with heavy weight, muscle is slightly more reps with slightly lighter weights, and burn is large reps, with light weights? ( I also have to look up pinwheel curls, and the seated arnold)

2nd question: Does stretching before and after workout stimulate muscle growth? I'm probably the worst person when it comes to stretching. I never really stretch before or after workouts, which I know puts me at risk of injury. I'm going to make sure though from now on that I stretch every time, but just wanted to know if it promotes muscle growth, Vs. not stretching.

Working in def rep ranges I find pretty useful. Arnold said that everyone should include a power day/ exercises in their routine atleast once a week! This routine helps put on mass, helps you increase your strength and power, and also edurance, and also shape.

Power- (powerlifting) helps you build your strength/power.
Muscle- helps you with hypertrophy, and build muscle
burn- helps more with endurance, and shape


Stretching is important, it helps you prevent injuries, AND help you get a better range of motion. As well as loosen you up a little. I don't really stretch seriously, just a brief stretching out of my chest, arms etc legs.

[caustin1986]

Working in def rep ranges I find pretty useful. Arnold said that everyone should include a power day/ exercises in their routine atleast once a week! This routine helps put on mass, helps you increase your strength and power, and also edurance, and also shape.

Power- (powerlifting) helps you build your strength/power.
Muscle- helps you with hypertrophy, and build muscle
burn- helps more with endurance, and shape


Stretching is important, it helps you prevent injuries, AND help you get a better range of motion. As well as loosen you up a little. I don't really stretch seriously, just a brief stretching out of my chest, arms etc legs.

Got ya. Good info like always man.

[pamajosh]

Yup thats it! I wouldn't get a weird flavor, might be nasty, stick with chocolate. Kind of hard to mess that up! And no problem, measure yourself and post your stats!!! Take a picture also!!

ha okay thank you again. i appreciate it.

[pamajosh]

Working in def rep ranges I find pretty useful. Arnold said that everyone should include a power day/ exercises in their routine atleast once a week! This routine helps put on mass, helps you increase your strength and power, and also edurance, and also shape.

Power- (powerlifting) helps you build your strength/power.
Muscle- helps you with hypertrophy, and build muscle
burn- helps more with endurance, and shape


Stretching is important, it helps you prevent injuries, AND help you get a better range of motion. As well as loosen you up a little. I don't really stretch seriously, just a brief stretching out of my chest, arms etc legs.

wait.. i still don't quite understand the differences between them...

[caustin1986]

Working in def rep ranges I find pretty useful. Arnold said that everyone should include a power day/ exercises in their routine atleast once a week! This routine helps put on mass, helps you increase your strength and power, and also edurance, and also shape.

Power- (powerlifting) helps you build your strength/power.
Muscle- helps you with hypertrophy, and build muscle
burn- helps more with endurance, and shape


Stretching is important, it helps you prevent injuries, AND help you get a better range of motion. As well as loosen you up a little. I don't really stretch seriously, just a brief stretching out of my chest, arms etc legs.

Those pinwheel curls look brutal. I LIKE.

[caustin1986]

wait.. i still don't quite understand the differences between them...

Between what? The workouts or the supplements?

[pamajosh]

Between what? The workouts or the supplements?

workouts:
power
muscle
burn

[mitch2147]

It looks like I don't need to use weights anymore haha. My new job involves lifting very heavy things everywhere including up stairs eg reclining sofas, washing machines, photocopiers etc.

I'm getting a full body workout every day. Got to get a good eating routine as the hours are always changing. It's just about to reach bulking season here so bring on the weight gain.

[redmond3]

It looks like I don't need to use weights anymore haha. My new job involves lifting very heavy things everywhere including up stairs eg reclining sofas, washing machines, photocopiers etc.

I'm getting a full body workout every day. Got to get a good eating routine as the hours are always changing. It's just about to reach bulking season here so bring on the weight gain.

They have you powerlifting hahah I'm guessing your a mover???

wait.. i still don't quite understand the differences between them...

not too sure how to
Power sets - are designed to help increase your power or max/strength

muscle sets- helps with hypertrophy, and used to build muscle

burn sets- helps you increase your endurance, and help shape

[Whiteybird]

not too sure how to
Power sets - are designed to help increase your power or max/strength

muscle sets- helps with hypertrophy, and used to build muscle

burn sets- helps you increase your endurance, and help shape

imo, you're making it more complicated then it needs to be with him.

Take away the terms, and just have the exercises. He doesn't need to have explained to him why/what it works. Just making him confused since he's so new. Really needs to pick up a magazine or read some articles on muscle building/hypertrophy before he even begins to lift heavy or hard. Otherwise, he'll just see slow gains, like most people in here.

The breakdown of it is this, knowledge is the #1 tool in bodybuilding. You won't get ANYWHERE if you don't know what you are doing, or what you are putting in your body.

I've spent countless amounts of hours reading/learning/experimenting with as much possible, and I'm still learning.

[caustin1986]

Well, today I hit the wall on my food consumption. I all of a sudden have an extremely hard time stomaching my diet. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick I guess 2 and a half months of only eating chicken, fish, steak, pasta, rice and veggies has finally caught up with me. It doesn't matter how I season the food, it still blows and makes me wanna blow chunks. Any ideas on what I can do about this? I'm NOT giving up but I need some motivation or some ways around this little problem. As we speak, my wife is out buying more chicken, steak, fish, etc lol. BLAH.

[mitch2147]

They have you powerlifting hahah I'm guessing your a mover???

A bit of everything; removalist, delivery man etc. Whatever comes our way. I'm dead by the end of the day, but on the bright side I'm getting stronger and eventually bigger, and getting paid for it

[ilovejunkfood]

How are you putting it together? Do you know how to make any easy stir fry or asian or pasta sauces? I always have to add some kind of sauce or curry to my pasta and rice.

[caustin1986]

How are you putting it together? Do you know how to make any easy stir fry or asian or pasta sauces? I always have to add some kind of sauce or curry to my pasta and rice.

Things like A-1 on the steak, worcester sauce on the chicken, roasted garlic seasoning, etc. etc. I've tried to spice it up as much as I can. Haven't tried asian styled anything yet though, but good idea. Maybe I'll get some asian noodles with some peanut sauce or what not.

[redmond3]

A bit of everything; removalist, delivery man etc. Whatever comes our way. I'm dead by the end of the day, but on the bright side I'm getting stronger and eventually bigger, and getting paid for it

Oh, well atleast your making good money, and lifting at the same time!

Well, today I hit the wall on my food consumption. I all of a sudden have an extremely hard time stomaching my diet. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick I guess 2 and a half months of only eating chicken, fish, steak, pasta, rice and veggies has finally caught up with me. It doesn't matter how I season the food, it still blows and makes me wanna blow chunks. Any ideas on what I can do about this? I'm NOT giving up but I need some motivation or some ways around this little problem. As we speak, my wife is out buying more chicken, steak, fish, etc lol. BLAH.

Hmmmmm

Maybe do a 360 on your diet, and change the whole thing around. It could get boring eating the same thing ......every .....day !!

[caustin1986]

Oh, well atleast your making good money, and lifting at the same time!



Hmmmmm

Maybe do a 360 on your diet, and change the whole thing around. It could get boring eating the same thing ......every .....day !!

How do you recommend that? I mean, what else is there?

[BamaBruce]

Hey Bama I'm Active Duty Military...where's my reps damn it!!!!

(joking about the reps, serious about being Active Duty haha)

already gotcha

[caustin1986]

already gotcha

haha right on man. reps back for supporting the troops!

[jayd1038]

I need to join up here. I may not sound that skinny being 195lbs at 6'4, but I sure as hell am. Problem I have is a eat a ton, and I drink too much beer, so I have gotten a little gut on. Other than that I am pretty damn skinny. I'll have to upload a few pictures on here. I have no chest at all, and overall I am really skinny. Hopefully I can shed any fat and be 195lbs of good solid cut muscle!

[redmond3]

How do you recommend that? I mean, what else is there?

Hmm well how about making omlets in the morning,


Get some tuna fish


Chicken breast, or mac and cheese

baked potatoes

beef


Pasta added to your diet,


weight gainer shakes


You would be surprised how much food there is out there





White chicken breast
Turkey breast
Tuna
Low fat yogurt
Fat free or no fat milk
Rice
Pasta
Bread
Steak with all the fat cut off
Fish
Cottage cheese
Good Foods For Regular "Big" Bulk:

Turkey Breast
Tuna
Low fat yogurt
1% or 2% milk
Rice
Cottage Cheese
Cheese
Bread
Eggs
Peanut Butter
Steak
Fish
Chicken Breast

I need to join up here. I may not sound that skinny being 195lbs at 6'4, but I sure as hell am. Problem I have is a eat a ton, and I drink too much beer, so I have gotten a little gut on. Other than that I am pretty damn skinny. I'll have to upload a few pictures on here. I have no chest at all, and overall I am really skinny. Hopefully I can shed any fat and be 195lbs of good solid cut muscle!

If you feel you are skinny, then thats all that matters. who are we to say otherwise. Welcome! GIVE UP THE BEER, once in a while ins't that bad but drinking a lot will halt your progres..

[caustin1986]

Hmm well how about making omlets in the morning,


Get some tuna fish


Chicken breast, or mac and cheese

baked potatoes

beef


Pasta added to your diet,


weight gainer shakes


You would be surprised how much food there is out there





White chicken breast
Turkey breast
Tuna
Low fat yogurt
Fat free or no fat milk
Rice
Pasta
Bread
Steak with all the fat cut off
Fish
Cottage cheese
Good Foods For Regular "Big" Bulk:

Turkey Breast
Tuna
Low fat yogurt
1% or 2% milk
Rice
Cottage Cheese
Cheese
Bread
Eggs
Peanut Butter
Steak
Fish
Chicken Breast





If you feel you are skinny, then thats all that matters. who are we to say otherwise. Welcome! GIVE UP THE BEER, once in a while ins't that bad but drinking a lot will halt your progres..

I hear ya. I already eat all those foods every day, but I guess I need to find diff. recipes or sauces to put on them. I do the steak with pasta, chicken with rice, fish with rice, milk, 4 eggs in the morning, yogurt, whole wheat toast, chicken and pasta, steak and artichokes, chicken with broc, steak and asparagus, etc, etc. Like I said, I think today was just a bad day. Hoping tomorrow to get back on it and keep going. Wait, I KNOW tomorrow I WILL get back on it Bought 5 new big ass lean steaks, a family pack of chicken breasts, more rice, more pasta, more broc, more asparagus, yogurt, milk, wheat bread and a few other things. Plus I have my supplements. I think today I was just feeling "off" ya know? I still got 5 out of my 7 meals in, plus a protein shake and all my supplements so I dont think it did that much harm. (I normally eat 6 small meals and a big dinner in 24 hrs.)

[nevereon]

I need to join up here. I may not sound that skinny being 195lbs at 6'4, but I sure as hell am. Problem I have is a eat a ton, and I drink too much beer, so I have gotten a little gut on. Other than that I am pretty damn skinny. I'll have to upload a few pictures on here. I have no chest at all, and overall I am really skinny. Hopefully I can shed any fat and be 195lbs of good solid cut muscle!

Welcome bro! Haha, I totally feel you on the beer. I used to drink so damn much beer. I was in the habit of having 1 or 2 with dinner every night for awhile :C The good thing about cutting down though is that now instead of drinking daily, I award myself only a few beers a week and only when I know I'll really enjoy them (laying out in the sun, night at home with the guys etc ) The good thing about limiting yourself is not only that you'll enjoy them a million times more but also that you'll save money in the long run which means that you can use the money you've saved to buy some REALLY good beers instead It's so much more enjoyable drinking 1 really nice beer than a 6 pack of some random brand. Anyways, point is, as soon as you start giving up beer, start eating eating right and start working out it gets easier and easier

Oh and before anyone says anything, drinking age in Sweden = 18 lol.

Well, today I hit the wall on my food consumption. I all of a sudden have an extremely hard time stomaching my diet. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick I guess 2 and a half months of only eating chicken, fish, steak, pasta, rice and veggies has finally caught up with me. It doesn't matter how I season the food, it still blows and makes me wanna blow chunks. Any ideas on what I can do about this? I'm NOT giving up but I need some motivation or some ways around this little problem. As we speak, my wife is out buying more chicken, steak, fish, etc lol. BLAH.

I know how you feel bro. Luckily, I'm not quite there yet with my current food situation. A suggestion for the future is that all of us start posting recipes (perhaps in a thread in the group?) that we can share. In my experience everyone tends to eat the same stuff but everybody also tends to eat it in their own specific way It's usually easier to eat the food if you have lots of different ways to switch it up so it doesn't get boring. I got a few recipes I invented myself that I can post later when I get the time haha. Hopefully you might like one of them GL, don't lose faith!

[Whiteybird]

You guys need to sack up and stop whining about what the food tastes like.

If you want to get big, you need to view food as a "fuel", not as "fun".

Eat till you puke.

[lordnoak]

You guys need to sack up and stop whining about what the food tastes like.

If you want to get big, you need to view food as a "fuel", not as "fun".

Eat till you puke.

Then blend that puke with a protein shake and guzzle guzzle?

[nevereon]

You guys need to sack up and stop whining about what the food tastes like.

If you want to get big, you need to view food as a "fuel", not as "fun".

Eat till you puke.

Perhaps if bodybuilding is your only focus in life. For a lot of people - myself included - bodybuilding doesn't account for everything I enjoy in life. One thing I really like aside from bb'ing happens to be cooking :9 Don't know about anybody else, but I've been good at hitting my macros eating food I enjoy eating. There's really no reason you shouldn't be able to do so after a little fiddling and some calculations

Just my 2 cents.

[redmond3]

Then blend that puke with a protein shake and guzzle guzzle?

Lmao yes that is what he does

Perhaps if bodybuilding is your only focus in life. For a lot of people - myself included - bodybuilding doesn't account for everything I enjoy in life. One thing I really like aside from bb'ing happens to be cooking :9 Don't know about anybody else, but I've been good at hitting my macros eating food I enjoy eating. There's really no reason you shouldn't be able to do so after a little fiddling and some calculations

Just my 2 cents.

I agree, Same with me

[redmond3]

I'm going to create a discussion thread in the group for foods guys! Everyone give their input and their foods etc

[caustin1986]

Then blend that puke with a protein shake and guzzle guzzle?

Nice

[Thisisskinny]

How much do nutritional value of what you ate change in the puke? lol

[caustin1986]

How much do nutritional value of what you ate change in the puke? lol

Depends on how soon you puke it up and how much got digested. So you might wanna mix it with some pasta or rice to make sure you're getting your carbs haha