Exercise and diet Update.

Hey everybody, I’ve been working out for the past month and steadily improving my diet to include snacks, eliminating all carbonated drinks, and increasing weights at the gym. Here are my new stats.

Height: 5’7”
Weight: 144 (up a few pounds from 1 month ago)
Waist size: 27-28 inches.
Age: 18
Body fat: App. 15-16%

In a typical day I will eat:

Breakfast: Cereal (Special K, Kellogg), non-fat milk, and 1 cup orange juice, 1 slice of 100% whole wheat bread with smoked salmon slices, several slices of apples, strawberries and/or other kinds of fruit.

Snack @ 10: Several Milton’s (healthy) crackers, non fat yogurt, and sometimes more fruit.

Lunch: Caesar salad (no dressing), 2-3 times a week I’ll have a footlong roast beef subway (with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, cucumbers, avocados, no cheese, no mayonnaise, sweet onion sauce), and several cups of water.

Snack @ 4: More fruits, a sweet treat sparingly, Milton’s (healthy) crackers.

Dinner: Depends, but mostly white meat and sometimes more Caesar salad. Sometimes I might interchange the lunch Subway for dinner. Homemade spaghetti (once a week), lightly fried rice with lots of vegetables (once or twice a week), several cups of water.

My meals are three times a day at 6:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 7 pm.

I have started going to the gym every other day, the following is my routine done in the order shown:

Treadmill: 1.3 mile at speed 7.0, incline 1.0, app. 10 min.
Seated leg curl: 3 sets, 10 repetitions @ 90 lbs.
Leg extension: 3,10 @ 90
Seated leg press: 3,10 @ 155
Pulldown: 3,10 @ 90
Row/Rear Deltoid: 3, 10, @ 60
Chest Press: 3,10, @ 90
Bicep Curl: 3,10 @ 45
Tricep Press: 3, 10 @ 80
Hip abduction: 3, 10 @ 7
Abnominal: 3, 10, @ 75

My total workout session is about 50 minutes with rest between sets and repetitions. Am I on the right path to improving overall body strength and toning? Am I eating the right combinations of food? What exercises should I focus on? Change routine? I’ve read a lot of posts about the importance of protein? What kinds of food (besides cheese) that has a lot of protein? Should I consider buying protein drinks? Personally, I haven’t really noticed that much of a difference, maybe you guys could judge by the pictures. Thanks.

Btw in case your wondering folks, the line across my chest use to be from the “creases” that my fat made against my body…that’s just to show how much fat I use to have lol.

1 month ago:

Now:
 
Are you trying to lose weight, or bulk up? Protein=meats, eggs. Meats include fish (#1), chicken, turkey, and lean beef. Dont go overboard on cheese for protein, as you will also get a lot of fat. Goto fitday and input your diet to see your numbers, I think you may be lacking in the protein department.
As far as your workout, I think its time you tried some new lifts. Remove the leg exercises you are doing and replace with the mighty Squat.
 
Yes, definitely need more protein. Tweak your routine as well, tony already mentioned the squats.

The chest press should be first on your list before the pulldown and deltoid stuff. Also change up your set and rep numbers, you are doing exactly the same number of sets and reps for everything, whether it be a heavier set with more weight a lighter warm-up set, switch it up.
 
Hey guys thanks for the replies. At this point I'm looking at bulking up. I am trying to integrate more meats into my diet but I'm not sure if I can manage to consume (as stated in other posts) an amount of protein equal to my body weight, so do any of you advice taking some kind of supplement pill or drink? Could someone explain the “squat” which machine do I use? Or do I just squat while holding weights? Thanks.
 
2 quick tips
1 - dont use the leg machines at the gym, they wont help you in any way. for your legs you should do squats, lunges and deadlifts.

2 - kelloggs special K is not all that great, there is so little diffrence between that and normal corn flakes that for cost you'd be better off buying the cheaper ones and save heaps of cash. If you can eat it, musli and bran flakes, and oats are a great breakfast in terms of nutrition.
 
newf- Thanks for the links. However I figured that the protein supplement is actaully quite expensive if I take it 4-5 times a day, it means that I have to buy a canister twice a month for a total of $70.00, is there any other more cost effective way?
 
buzz_bomb said:
newf- Thanks for the links. However I figured that the protein supplement is actaully quite expensive if I take it 4-5 times a day, it means that I have to buy a canister twice a month for a total of $70.00, is there any other more cost effective way?

yes its called food.

rememebr that its called a suppliment not a substitute. Eat properly and dont comsume more than 4 scoops of protein powder per day.
 
Chickcen breasts, tuna, salmon, eggs, turkey.

The protein i listed is cheap for what you get. HIGH quailty.
 
Are there any other supplements worth buying at this point? Please keep in mind I'm not looking to become a body builder, just strengthen up and gain muscle. What would happen if I decide to stop taking the supplements some time in the future? Would I lose all my muscle mass?
 
Protein is a nutreint supplement you can get all the same benefits from whole foods. Protein shakes are just convenient. You need protein to get strong and build some muscle.
 
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