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Fitness |OT3| BroScience, Protein Dysentery, XXL Calf Implants, and Squat Rack Hogs
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Jason's Ultimatum
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I'd skip on the GOMAD. Not healthy at all, even on a short-term gain.
There are other ways to bulk up. I'd make sure brown rice (or sweet potato) and chicken are apart of my daily diet.
There are other ways to bulk up. I'd make sure brown rice (or sweet potato) and chicken are apart of my daily diet.
ajim
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Super skinny and trying to bulk? If you're not worried about fat gain, eat anything - try and be a little bit healthy about it.
If you're worried about fat gain, increase your carb intake (low GI throughout the day, and high gi before and after your workout), and increase your healthy fat intake. Your protein intake should already be high.
My favourite source of low gi carbs are: rolled oats (blended into my morning protein shake) and brown rice. omnomnom. Favourite sources of high gi (purely for pre/post workout) are white rice, glucose (mixed into some juice) or white potatoes.
Essentially, eat more meat and carb foods and you'll grow. If you're still not growing, eat some more.
Your diet and what you eat will be the biggest deciding factor in your growth and performance at gym, imo.
If you're worried about fat gain, increase your carb intake (low GI throughout the day, and high gi before and after your workout), and increase your healthy fat intake. Your protein intake should already be high.
My favourite source of low gi carbs are: rolled oats (blended into my morning protein shake) and brown rice. omnomnom. Favourite sources of high gi (purely for pre/post workout) are white rice, glucose (mixed into some juice) or white potatoes.
Essentially, eat more meat and carb foods and you'll grow. If you're still not growing, eat some more.
Your diet and what you eat will be the biggest deciding factor in your growth and performance at gym, imo.
entremet
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I would also recommend starting off slow. A quart a day, then a half gallon, until you can do a gallon. Even if you can digest dairy fine, you still need to adapt to it.
fredrancour
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I've accidentally done GOMAD for short periods of time, haha. Yay college student budgets.
Jason's Ultimatum
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A cup of sweet potato has 41g of carbs, 4g of protein, and 180 calories. The latter two are not much, but it's the carbs that counts. Not to mention the amount of health benefits SP has.
I was just suggesting SP as one of the foods for bulking.
He can eat oatmeal, too, adding nuts, bananas, flax seed, and honey. My oatmeal for breakfast clocks in close to 800 calories.
But whatever, GOMAD is fucking dumb when there are other healthy ways to gain weight.
K. 4g of protein for 200 kcal is a good bulking food? Great way to waste your calories for the day IMO.
I personally wouldn't do GOMAD, as I like to keep track of my Kcal per day. For bulking, I would suggest eating some protein rich foods (milk is a good cheap choice though) that totals up to 500kcal above your current daily metabolic needs.
Man up. i take a shot of apple cider vinegar, one teaspon of hemp oil, 3 teaspoons of coconut butter and 2 protein shakes a day. Tastes like shit but what can you do.
What kind of protein are you taking that makes you want to throw up? If you're trying to bulk up, a little chocolate syrup isn't going to be a big deal.
Whey protein, double chocolate something. On other days I'm fine, but legs days are tough, I feel really nauseous at the end of a workout. I'm looking to bulk up and lose a bit of fat around my stomach area.
Edit: I use this.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I could have swore that people here said that tastes good.
EAS chocolate whey tastes great.
Also, if you're feeling sick at the end of a workout something may be wrong and you can't spot reduce fat.
I use that and I think it tastes fine with just milk. Have you tried putting it in a blender and mixing with other things besides the chocolate syrup? While I don't do it for the whey protein, for my casein protein shake, I put in a banana and some vanilla greek yogurt which helps out with the taste a lot. (this is on top of the milk of course)
But if you're feeling a little nauseous at the end of a workout, which can easily happen if you've had a tough workout, just drink some water or milk and wait until you feel better to have your protein shake.
It tastes kind of bitter to me. Like I said other days are fine but on most leg days I feel on brink of throwing up near the end. I'll try a bit of the chocolate syrup and see how that works out.
Also, I worded my sentence badly. I'm trying to lose fat (cardio) and gain muscle (workout), but my stomach area is the only real concern. It's not big (I have visible abs etc) but I have slight love handles that really annoy me when I look in the mirror.
I used to use Casein as well, and that one tasted pretty good to me, but my friend recommended the whey protein because he said it has a faster release of protein as opposed to the casein making it more efficient post-workout. I ended up buying 3 ten pound bags, so that will last me a while.
Thanks for the advice, I'll try the water method and see how it goes. It's just that I feel a need to take that protein shake right after my workout, so this issue was worrying me a bit.
Trying to go for the Legendary Recomp, eh? Well, that only happens in people who haven't been training for very long. Most people don't get bigger and leaner at the same time unless they're on drugs.
Also, if you're worried about body fat, don't put syrup in your shakes, man.
Also, if you're worried about body fat, don't put syrup in your shakes, man.
ajim
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Similar genetics to me, I need to get down to a very low body fat % before they even stop bothering me. It's the first place the fat goes and the last place the fat leaves. Still, I'd prefer it there to having it in my chest like some unlucky guys.
Drealmcc0y
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I love the taste of my serious mass protein shake. I look forward to drinking it to be honest
cuevas. PhD.
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Thought you wanted effective?
fredrancour
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But.... isn't water retention part of what creatine does? I don't know if what you're asking for exists/ makes sense.
All of them cause some water retention. ON creatine on amazon is dirt cheap, especially when you subscribe.
alright thanks
Post workout burn? Are you on Stronglifts or do you do split body workouts?
Split body, but I don't know why my triceps and biceps are so sore 2 days after I did my arms day.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Weighed in at 187 this morning.
Squat: 205
Deadlift: 275
Press: 115
I am just getting started within about 5 months of work (4 with my strength coach) from scratch and weighing in at 160 back in May. I got a ways to go but now I at least have some tangible goals in mind. I am right about (+/- 5-10lbs) where the Weightlifting Performance Standards for the Novice category and my weight would put me at.
A feasible goal would be to hit Intermediate numbers in under a year.
How long have you been working out?
Something that I did when I started that helped was the next day I would lightly stimulate my muscles with light weight (ex. if I did chest the last day, I'd do some pushups the next day to get my blood pumping to the muscle), which I felt helped recovery and recovery times.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I'm gonna try GOMAD in a week or two, after I have a job. Once I gain the weight, I won't lose it, right? Not as long as I keep working out?
I mean, I got up to 175 a year or two ago and haven't eaten the same since, but only lost like 3 pounds - even with a couple extended periods of no weight lifting.
With that said, back in the gym tomorrow. Finally gonna join it hahaha. But I have only been like twice in the past 2.5 weeks. Feel horrible. Pullups, pushups, and burpees are whats keeping me alive.
edit: What are some good ways to increase my explosiveness on the basketball court? I'm looking for lifts here, I know drills and whatnot to do on the court. My goal is Advanced numbers while playing on the Community College team here.
I mean, I got up to 175 a year or two ago and haven't eaten the same since, but only lost like 3 pounds - even with a couple extended periods of no weight lifting.
With that said, back in the gym tomorrow. Finally gonna join it hahaha. But I have only been like twice in the past 2.5 weeks. Feel horrible. Pullups, pushups, and burpees are whats keeping me alive.
edit: What are some good ways to increase my explosiveness on the basketball court? I'm looking for lifts here, I know drills and whatnot to do on the court. My goal is Advanced numbers while playing on the Community College team here.
Price Dalton
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Deadlifts, Olympic lifts (clean, snatch, etc). Anything that works hip extension.
cuevas. PhD.
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I suggest finding a diet that you can actually maintain. Plenty of people who go on Gomad just gain a bunch of fat. Look into some plyometrics workouts for your basketball needs
There's not really any place for Olympic lifts, so I'll have to see if they're allowed. Knowing what I know of the manager, she might not even know what those are though...
I'd be considered a hardgainer - can't really gain weight no matter what I'm eating and doing at the time. Wouldn't any diet for me be high in fat/calories?
cuevas. PhD.
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Yes but when you reach a good spot you can just reduce intake on a normal diet. On Gomad you're just going to have to find a new diet soon anyways.
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"+Cheat Mode"?
Heh. At least he's honest. You can tell something changed drastically between July and August.
Do what I told you in the chat.
What's up with Jan 11? His head looks so weird on that body. Looks like a bobblehead
cuevas. PhD.
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That tattoo, smh.
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