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Posted: 6/24/2002 4:24:07 PM EDT
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Try to increase your intake of protein. If you're working out lifting heavy with few reps (as opposed to light and many reps) and getting plenty of protein in your diet you should gain muscle mass.
Eating lean steak will give you plenty of protein, and a Foreman Grill is a great tool for lean cooking; however, since you have fast metabolism you don't have to worry as much about the lean part. Just make sure you get plenty of protein. A common rule is that you should get a gram of protein for every pound you weigh. There are plenty of Whey Protein products on the market, but you can also buy egg yolk protein in most grocery stores for about $8. |
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Posted: 6/24/2002 4:34:43 PM EDT
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Ever try the 'sea' food diet?....you SEE food you eat it!..[;)]..Good food that is.
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Posted: 6/24/2002 4:35:06 PM EDT
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DO NOT DO CARDIO! Workout hard with heavy wieght and give your muscles at least a day off in between workouts. Within one hour of your workout (i.e. the "golden hour") consume 40 grams of protien in the form of a whey protein shake for fast absorbtion. Consume about a gram of protien per pound body wieght (155 grams per day) and six times that amount in soft, read potatoes and such, carbohydrates (750 grams) per day. And last but not least find a gym, someone to workout with and a buff dude to lead you in the right direction.
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Posted: 6/24/2002 5:04:59 PM EDT
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Good advice. There is also a book called "Arnold Schwarzenegger's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding" which has a lot of good information about diet and weight excersize. At age 19, I was 6'2...155# and went to a semi-lean 195 in a few years. The main thing is to EAT all the time and DO NOT overtrain. Good luck.
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Posted: 6/25/2002 3:58:24 PM EDT
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Thanks, everyone. Will do.
Any advice on supplements and all those other things I see in the GNC and so forth? There are about a million different things to help people *lose* weight -- anything to help gain? |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 4:40:20 AM EDT
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Quoted: There are about a million different things to help people *lose* weight -- anything to help gain? The formula for gaining weight is easy to list...and I realize it is easier said than done...but: 1-Eat more calories(heavy in proteins but don't exclude your carbs)than you spend(500/day more)to build muscle.Space your calories into 5-6 meals and one of them should be BREAKFAST. At 155lbs,you should be eating at least 2,300cals/day(+500)to gain muscle. Do not forget to eat "good fat" like Flaxseed oil,CLA,olive oil,etc. 2-When you work out with weights,go as heavy as you can IN GOOD FORM,and without injuring yourself! 3-Sleep 8-10 hrs per day if you want to gain. 4-(Supplements)Take creatine and powder protein meals for convenience 2-3 times /day Good luck! |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:35:07 AM EDT
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yeah, my problem is physically eating that much. But thanks, I'll get to it.
Which of the various supplements do people find most palatable? I tried "weight gain 2000," but it took weeks to get a mix that I could drink without gagging (banana flavor, in a blender with orange juice.) |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:51:40 AM EDT
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I found this list of high protein foods with the amounts in grams of protein they contain.
[url]http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9847/protein.html[/url] Yeah, I know it's a girl's website but the info may be useful nonetheless. For example, I did not know that white meat has slightly more protein than dark meat. [:\] |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 9:31:16 AM EDT
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Quoted: yeah, my problem is physically eating that much. But thanks, I'll get to it. Which of the various supplements do people find most palatable? It is not so difficult to take in 3,000 calories. Most of us have the opposite problem.We breath and gain weight! If you drink 3 shakes a day to supplement your regular meals you will take care of 1200cals,and if you buy the right stuff,you will love the taste. I have been using EAS Myoplex plus Deluxe and love the taste.Mix it with milk instead of water and you got 400cals in each shake.Add icecream to it! Get low fat icecream.You don't need the fat but you want the calories!Burn them up in an intense workout and build muscle. I just bought Methoxy-Pro and CytoPro,both are protein powders,the latter is low in carbs(you don't need to economize in carbs).But a serving of both combined has less cals than Myoplex. Add peanut butter to your shakes.Buy Protein bars like Metoxy-pro(260 cals packed with proteins)if you like sweets and eat one before and one after your workouts! If you eat a breakfast,a lunch and a dinner at 500 cals each,you alrewady have 1500cals...not counting dessert. Add 3 shakes between BK and lunch,after dinner and at bedtime(another +1200)and 2 protein bars= 1500+1200+520--->you are over the top! |
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