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Just signed up for the site after reading thru a few threads. Seems like there are a lot of things I can learn here. Just wanna say hello to everyone, and would like some advice.

Background:
During my University years I super gained from 150lbs to 203lbs. About a year ago I decided to work out, and pushed myself pretty hard every time hitting the gym. I would do cardio for an hour then workout a particular muscle group for another 2 hours. My weight dropped to 129lbs, and felt dizzy and tired all the time. What's weird is I still had a slight belly(errrr), and I was a lil too skinny but had defined muscle pretty much everywhere.

Goal:
To be built with six packs.

What to do:
Currently eating a lot trying to gain more mass, and decreased cardio to 30min each time after weight train. Also drank coffe a small cut of coffe before each workout(works almost like hydroxycut). Doing heavy weight of reps 6-8 per set. But My belley isn't going away, but I did manage to bring my weight back up to 155lbs. What can I do to get that lean muscular body? Thanx for any advice, really appreciated.
 
make a choice...gain mass, or lose it. You are trying to do both.
 
xander said:
make a choice...gain mass, or lose it. You are trying to do both.
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heh I was wondering why i didn't get big at all, I was simply over training.

I have one question regarding your post when you said "eating 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight". Does that mean I should be eating 155 grams of protein a day?

Also when you got really lean and defined you didn't have a belly, but I still didnt have abs then. Is there a reason to this, is it possible that some ppl just can't get defined abs?

Thanx xander
 
yes 155grams of protein per day. this si difficult to do though. You cane at les and still get muscle, but dont exect to gain much mass.

When i was lean and defined, I did have abs, and no fat on my belly, but then again, I was overtrained, exhausted, and looked skiny and unwell. This si nott he way to be.

Anyone can get abs, if you lift heavy with fre weights, and eat enough protein, they will come. Then in the cutting phase, if you lose enough body fat, THAT is when they will really show!

the post I first gave a link to is on a new forum I have just started up, and am trying to get off the ground (difficult) you can show your support by joining there too and contributing to the posts!

thanks
 
So now I'm eating big, but I shouldn't concern with my belly right now? I just keep focusing on gettin' big first then get ripped?
 
well its hard to say. everyone has differnet goals and different ways of approaching them.

I want to go from being slim to gaining mass, so for me it is simple, just eat more. For someone who is alreay overweight or has excess fat, you may want to be more careful so you dont gain even more fat, and clog up you arteries with cholesterol, eat big, but eat clean.

once you start doing regular weight sessions, your body fta will drop naturally anyway. Then when youve gained anough mass, go to the cutting phase.
 
You gained 53 pounds? Nice job if no gear was involved! Your body sounds as if it tends to store fat in the abdominal region. To see a definded abdominal area you have to have a low bodyfat percentage. Some can see visible abs at a total BFP of around 11-12%, while others have to get their BFP all the way down to around 8%. Just because you did not weigh much doesn't mean that you had a low BFP, this is why you still had a gut.
1) Bulk- increase your caloric intake by 500 calories a day until you begin gaining around .5-1lb of bodyweight per week. Try to get the bulk of your calories from good foods that your body needs (limit junkfood, sweets, sodas, ect.) By limiting the amount of junkfood and simple carbs you take in you will be able minimize the amount of fat you add on.
2)Once you have reached the desired weight and feel you have put on the amount of muscle you desire, cut down. Decrease your caloric intake slightly, SLIGHTLY being the key term here. Cut down to the desired total BFP. BFP is more important than pounds here.

It is important to know that there will be a little extra fat put on during the bulking phase.
 
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genius said:
You gained 53 pounds? Nice job if no gear was involved! Your body sounds as if it tends to store fat in the abdominal region. To see a definded abdominal area you have to have a low bodyfat percentage. Some can see visible abs at a total BFP of around 11-12%, while others have to get their BFP all the way down to around 8%. Just because you did not weigh much doesn't mean that you had a low BFP, this is why you still had a gut.
1) Bulk- increase your caloric intake by 500 calories a day until you begin gaining around .5-1lb of bodyweight per week. Try to get the bulk of your calories from good foods that your body needs (limit junkfood, sweets, sodas, ect.) By limiting the amount of junkfood and simple carbs you take in you will be able minimize the amount of fat you add on.
2)Once you have reached the desired weight and feel you have put on the amount of muscle you desire, cut down. Decrease your caloric intake slightly, SLIGHTLY being the key term here. Cut down to the desired total BFP. BFP is more important than pounds here.

It is important to know that there will be a little extra fat put on during the bulking phase.
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haha 53lbs of PURE FAT. I sat there and studied and just kept on gaining and gaining.

Now another question. I eat about 5-6 meals a day. Now that I'm eating BIG, it's kinda hard to eat 5-6 BIG meals a day. Do I just eat as much as I can for 6 meals?
 
what most do is take their total amount of calories for the day and divide that by 5 or 6 meals.

so if someone is consuming 3000 calories a day from 6 meals, they would aim for 500 per meal
 
I personally just eat what I want, not being too sctrict, but I continuously record what i eat on fitday.com. This is handy if your near a PC with internet all day (lik me!). It shows your calories divided into protein fat and carbs, and you can set yourself goals.

So I check it periodically, and suppose I have so far consumed 1500 calories by 2pm, and Im aiming for 3000, I know I need to eat a big calorie meal. Wheras, if I see that Ive had 2500 at 2pm, I can relax, knowing that whatever I eat for dinner will probably bring me to my total goal for that day.

I cant document on the effectiveness of this method yet, but so far I have gained 1lb of lean muscle in 2-3weeks. I will keep the board updated on my progress.
 
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