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[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

oh an when i was doing that i weighed about 225 and my max bench was 305

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

Gotcha. I think I'll move my shakes then to 1 for breakfast, 1 after workout, and 1 before sleep.
Then that leaves me with 2-3 other meals that I can kinda-sorta eat healthy.

There is a quiznos near where I work (I work at starbucks) and a McDonalds...thats about it... Theres a Safeway too, if that makes any difference.

McDonalds you can get there chinese chicken salad. Fairly healthy. As far as Quiznos, turkey on wheat with practically nothing on it or one of there salads. IMO the chinese chicken salad from Mcdonalds is better than quiznos.

The reason to not drink the shake before u work out is, because your body burns the most fat on a completely empty stomach..Also, what do you use to mix your shakes with?

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

McDonalds you can get there chinese chicken salad. Fairly healthy. As far as Quiznos, turkey on wheat with practically nothing on it or one of there salads. IMO the chinese chicken salad from Mcdonalds is better than quiznos.
The reason to not drink the shake before u work out is, because your body burns the most fat on a completely empty stomach..Also, what do you use to mix your shakes with?

That makes a lot of sense as to why I am gaining muscle but still have some fat in areas I know I shouldn't.

I use a large glass of nonfat milk. Right now I need to gain weight so it is roughly 900 calories per shake.

I think Ill start hitting up those salads.

Thanks

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

That makes a lot of sense as to why I am gaining muscle but still have some fat in areas I know I shouldn't.
I use a large glass of nonfat milk. Right now I need to gain weight so it is roughly 900 calories per shake.

I think Ill start hitting up those salads.

Thanks

Dont use milk when drinking protein shakes. Since milk has its own source of protein it cause a cancelation of the enzymes in the powder you drink. This then causes you to get bloated...Best to use water.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

Use water, Or maybe if you have a blender freeze some fruit and make smoothie with the powder. Like above poster said milk really isn't good you can tell because it is hard to get some protein to fully mix with it. Also try to keep it limited to 2 muscle groups a day, be it arms and back, then chest and shoulder or w/e. Also I like to take a nice 5 min jog before I start to lift it helps me get my energy pumping.

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

Use water, Or maybe if you have a blender freeze some fruit and make smoothie with the powder. Like above poster said milk really isn't good you can tell because it is hard to get some protein to fully mix with it. Also try to keep it limited to 2 muscle groups a day, be it arms and back, then chest and shoulder or w/e. Also I like to take a nice 5 min jog before I start to lift it helps me get my energy pumping.

Not really an issue of if it mixes or not. More of how the protein and milk combo mixture reacts to the body

 

[rjcs03 10+ year member]

thanks for bringin up the topic. im 5'11 and my weight is 160 (small frame). i really wana have a model-body, ima enrol in l.a. fitness, and i dont know anything bout lifting weights, coz back in highschool i was a basketball player, all i do is run, push ups, situps, pull up, run, run, and run. i wanna know the routine, how many pounds/kg shud i lift, what shud i drink? and what foods can/ cant i eat? thanks guys...

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

thanks for bringin up the topic. im 5'11 and my weight is 160 (small frame). i really wana have a model-body, ima enrol in l.a. fitness, and i dont know anything bout lifting weights, coz back in highschool i was a basketball player, all i do is run, push ups, situps, pull up, run, run, and run. i wanna know the routine, how many pounds/kg shud i lift, what shud i drink? and what foods can/ cant i eat? thanks guys...

everyone's body reacts differently to food and supplements. Best suggestion would be to see a personal trainer. That goes for lifting as well. You lift what you can, not what the guy next to you does.

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

Use water, Or maybe if you have a blender freeze some fruit and make smoothie with the powder. Like above poster said milk really isn't good you can tell because it is hard to get some protein to fully mix with it. Also try to keep it limited to 2 muscle groups a day, be it arms and back, then chest and shoulder or w/e. Also I like to take a nice 5 min jog before I start to lift it helps me get my energy pumping.

Gotcha.

I do 10 minutes of cardio before I start my workouts. Stretching, etc.

I asked my trainer today about some workouts and learned some new ones, so I think I'll be able to get some more variety in.

This next week (I'm gone this weekend) I will be going to the store and getting lots of eggs/milk/ healthy foods. I think I'll start waking up earlier and making myself some eggs and toast from now on or something like that.

I figure if I spend the money I used to spend on alcohol on food that is healthy, I'll be eating pretty **** well.

 

[pitbull12888]

and marley is ur avatar... quit the weed smokin //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif it dont help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif lol

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

Gotcha.
I do 10 minutes of cardio before I start my workouts. Stretching, etc.

I asked my trainer today about some workouts and learned some new ones, so I think I'll be able to get some more variety in.

This next week (I'm gone this weekend) I will be going to the store and getting lots of eggs/milk/ healthy foods. I think I'll start waking up earlier and making myself some eggs and toast from now on or something like that.

I figure if I spend the money I used to spend on alcohol on food that is healthy, I'll be eating pretty **** well.

make sure its egg whites only..

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

make sure its egg whites only..

Ok. Any number to start off with?

Thank you for the help.

and marley is ur avatar... quit the weed smokin //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif it dont help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif lol

I stopped a while ago. I stopped drinking as well.

I will smoke maybe once a week, and drink on saturdays, but thats about it. I try to smoke as little as possible now that I am working out.

If you knew me last year, you would have just shit yourself reading that.

 

[dalucifer 10+ year member]

Ok. Any number to start off with?
Thank you for the help.

I would go with 3 or 4..

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

I'll keep you guys updated on this.

I think another one of my issues is I haven't been drinking NEARLY enough water.

Which will change as of today.

 

[pitbull12888]

ya i drink about a gallon a day most of the time