hardgainer help plz!

B

ballin23

0
so im a hardgainer and about 1 year ago i weighed 135 pounds and i was 6 foot. i was sick of being skinny so i did some research (not enough) and i found the usual info for a hardgainer, eat tons of food with protein and eat roughly 1 gram of protein per pound and lift heavy 3 sets 4-8 reps well i ate anything with protein in it cheese burgers,pizza,kfc,whey protein shakes for about 1 year with strength training and in dec 06 i weighed 205. yeah i gained alot of muscle but alot of fat as well.


well for the past 2 months starting january 1 until now march 5 ive gone from
205 to 185 in my cutting cyle but i have yet to see any more definition of my muscle, oh and also i just started drinking 8 glasses of water a day on january 1st, and someone told me it could be water weight?? what the hell??

so i just am at a loss do you think i should keep cutting even though im seeing no results, and also next time i bulk ive heard of clean bulking how would you do that? just by eating tons of healthy foods?

so if anyone knows any good info for a hardgainer to cut and clean bulk, oh and if the weight i have lost is water weight plz help thx.
 
Cheer-up. A 20#-loss isn't just water-weight.

Keep lifting while you eat cleaner (drop all fried foods plus the pizza & fatty-burgers... make your burgers with super-lean beef & grill 'em, or just avoid them altogether); go with good, low-fat cuts of beef (on occassion; cuts like top-round, top-sirlion, & filet mignon); (non-bottom-feeding) fish is great (non-fried), & white-meat chicken & turkey is good (non-fried). Cook with a good oil like Olive-oil or Canola-oil (there are other good oils... research 'em).

Avoid most cheese (esp. in the States) -- low-fat cheese such as Mozerella & Feta are alright in moderation (small portions, on occassion).

Avoid anything with "partially hydrogenated" listed in the ingredients. Avoid soda-pop, refined sugars, & things with high-fructose corn-syrup.

Eat your veggies (mom's right on this one). And eat 6-to-7 small-to-moderate-sized meals each day.

These are just suggestions of some things that worked well for me. I'm too tired now & too lazy in general to write a booklet here covering more.
 
You went from 135 to 205 in one year? trust me Its not "alot of muscle and alot of fat gained" its Some muscle and a hell of alot of fat gained.

Unless you are on steroids you can gain anywhere from half to 2 pounds a month of lean body mass (muscle), You do the math.
 
well it mighteve been 140 to200 in one year but it was alot but i dont look fat at all cuz i was basiccly skin and bones then, but i just cut dwon from 205 to 180 ( current ) do you guys know a good list of foods for a clean bulk?? so i dont gain very much fat this time
 
ballin23 said:
well it mighteve been 140 to200 in one year but it was alot but i dont look fat at all cuz i was basiccly skin and bones then, but i just cut dwon from 205 to 180 ( current ) do you guys know a good list of foods for a clean bulk?? so i dont gain very much fat this time
Click to expand...

Stay away from (or limit):
Foods high in processed sugar
Foods high in sugar before bed


Good Carbs:
Vegetables and fruit
Whole Grain Foods (whole wheat bread, oats, ect.)
Whole grain pastas

Protein:
Chicken
Eggs
Lean Beef
Fish
Tuna
Almonds
Pecans
Beans
Whey

The more you can stay away from processed foods the better.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top