Damn, either you were a really strong 4 yrs older or started working out late. I was curling pint of milk as a baby!!!! concrete, you started as a teenage..blaaa!!!! :angry3:
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Need help isolating my chest
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Damn, either you were a really strong 4 yrs older or started working out late. I was curling pint of milk as a baby!!!! concrete, you started as a teenage..blaaa!!!! :angry3:
Also, your diet is BY FAR more important than your training, how's that look?
This is the first time I've ever worked out in my entire life.
I mean really worked out, weights, running, the whole 9 yards. I've worked at a desk for the past half decade.
I figured my muscles were wobbly having never really used them. I'm a week into my training and focusing on mastering my diet and hitting weights 3 times a week, 10min of cardio warmup prior.
I can't afford to purchase anymore equipment and wanted dumbbells because I'm doing this alone, the gym is too far (cant afford the gas or the time.. working 2x shifts to make ends meet).
I've been eating clean for 4 months now, but I've about doubled my calories so I can hit the weights.
Meal #1: tuna on wheat, slice of cheese, healthy choice chicken soup
Meal #2: quaker oats oatmeal, 1/3rd cup of cranberries, fat free milk
Meal #3: 4 eggs, onions, peppers, little A1 sauce
Meal #4: chicken breast with either salad (no dressing), white rice/vegetables, or pasta/tomato sauce.
No beer, no pizza, no sweets, no butter, no cheat meals period. Sorta driving me crazy as the foods are making me sick (mentally..) but it seems to be working thus far.
The veins in my hands and forearms are pulsing recently. I feel stronger. Could be in my head but it's a nice feeling all the same.
I'm no expert by any means, so I'm just going to send you this link and say "keep looking around this site, there's lots of good stuff."
http://training.fitness.com/nutrition/nutrition-101-a-32846.html
http://training.fitness.com/nutrition/nutrition-101-a-32846.html
"You need to eat 5 - 6 small meals, eating every 3 - 4 hours."
I read on this very same forum this was debunked. Is the rest of the information trustworthy?
I don't see anything wrong with my diet at the moment unless someone can tell me otherwise.
Where? Are you sure it wasn't some n00b making an incorrect statement. Maybe you saw Chillens post about eating frequently "raising" your metabolism. That in itself is untrue.
You need to eat frequently for a fewreasons:
1) keeps your sugar levels high so that you don't crash and become more likely to succumb to cravings for crappy food
2) Keeps your metabolism up...doesn't raise it, but keeps it at its working level.
3) provides constant fuel for your muscles to rebuild.
There is a TON...let me emphasize that again TON of info on this site. Take some time, read it (especially chillen's info) and work out your diet and exercise plan.
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I didn't read this entire thread but figured the OP might find some utility in this article:
Where? Are you sure it wasn't some n00b making an incorrect statement. Maybe you saw Chillens post about eating frequently "raising" your metabolism. That in itself is untrue.
You need to eat frequently for a fewreasons:
1) keeps your sugar levels high so that you don't crash and become more likely to succumb to cravings for crappy food
2) Keeps your metabolism up...doesn't raise it, but keeps it at its working level.
3) provides constant fuel for your muscles to rebuild.
There is a TON...let me emphasize that again TON of info on this site. Take some time, read it (especially chillen's info) and work out your diet and exercise plan.
And while we're reading Lyle, you might want to check out this article: