i need WEIGHT !!!
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From: inver grove heights MN
i need WEIGHT !!!
ok alot of you know that i have been lifting weights pretty regularly.
now alot of you also know that i was sick for a week ( post- "isnt it enough already?" ) i couldnt eat anything or lift weights.
well i went back to the gym yesterday... in a week lost 12-14 valuable pounds. i am 6 foot 1 and WAS 184 pounds...now im at 170 right now... my bench pressing sufferred- i went from easily benching sets of 185 doing sets of 10-12...
yesterday i only benched 165 for 5 sets of 8...
but my curling got better! i was "hammer" curling the 55 pounders... last week i was doing the 50s for the heavy stuff and 45s for the repetitious workout ( 6-7 sets of 12-14 reps )
so now i want that weight back- and want to know about those weight gainer shakes- are they a waste of money?
and i DONT have time to eat much during a work day- so i cant pig out all the time like i want to... so are they still a waste? are they just solid calories or what? i think ive beat the POP/SODA habit. my goal weight is to be back around 190-200 like i was over a year ago
now alot of you also know that i was sick for a week ( post- "isnt it enough already?" ) i couldnt eat anything or lift weights.
well i went back to the gym yesterday... in a week lost 12-14 valuable pounds. i am 6 foot 1 and WAS 184 pounds...now im at 170 right now... my bench pressing sufferred- i went from easily benching sets of 185 doing sets of 10-12...
yesterday i only benched 165 for 5 sets of 8...
but my curling got better! i was "hammer" curling the 55 pounders... last week i was doing the 50s for the heavy stuff and 45s for the repetitious workout ( 6-7 sets of 12-14 reps )
so now i want that weight back- and want to know about those weight gainer shakes- are they a waste of money?
and i DONT have time to eat much during a work day- so i cant pig out all the time like i want to... so are they still a waste? are they just solid calories or what? i think ive beat the POP/SODA habit. my goal weight is to be back around 190-200 like i was over a year ago
Last edited by BuiltToughF250; Apr 10, 2003 at 08:10 PM.
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From: Topsfield, MA
i need WEIGHT !!!
Not trying to really push the Arnold book on you, but did you check it out? Lots about nutrition in there too. One thing about muscle fibers are that it takes a bit to get them used to the work load you put on them. If you stop like you did because you were sick, they will feel/seem like they are smaller. The fibers didn't get any smaller, the fat between the fibers is missing, and the bloodflow is down a bit. It won't take you long, week or two, of good lifting to get the weight back. The reason you can't lift as much as before is because you havn't put that stress on your muscles for a week. It'll come back quickly.
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From: Mesa Arizona
i need WEIGHT !!!
There are a lot of good links to nuitrition and weight training on the internet.
Do a Google search on "weight training diet" or "weight training nuitrition". I found a few sites that list several diets based on your goals (ie- gaining mass, loosing fat, pre- competition dieting).
Try this: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne17.htm
Or this: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/animalpak18.htm
Here is a good site for fat loss with max muscle retention:
http://www.fatlosstips.com/
Do a Google search on "weight training diet" or "weight training nuitrition". I found a few sites that list several diets based on your goals (ie- gaining mass, loosing fat, pre- competition dieting).
Try this: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne17.htm
Or this: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/animalpak18.htm
Here is a good site for fat loss with max muscle retention:
http://www.fatlosstips.com/
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i need WEIGHT !!!
To gain some real size, you really need to do heavy lifting and eat clean. 2-3 exercises per muscle group (ie chest, legs) 2-3 sets per exercise of 4-6 reps with maximum weigth. Increase weight each set. Don't overtrain and eat alot of protein with mod.carbs and fat.
Do the basic movements like squats, deadlifts, flat bench and military presses. These are all great "all muscle" building exercises.
Train hard, eat good, rest alot. Remember, muscle grows during rest times not during training.
Do the basic movements like squats, deadlifts, flat bench and military presses. These are all great "all muscle" building exercises.
Train hard, eat good, rest alot. Remember, muscle grows during rest times not during training.
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